North Africa
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North Africa
Paperback. Tracing the history of Western and Arab fascination with Egypt through spurious hunts for lost civilizations and the new economic disparities brought about by the oil industry, this title describes the ways in which moments of cultural contact, driven by tourism and labour migration, become eye-opening opportunities for defining self and other. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292717022
- ISBN
- 9780292717022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499062
- ISBN
- 9780752499062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. This classic work discusses representations in Egyptian painting, sculpture and reliefs, assessing how objects and figures are represented in two dimensions, introducing the idea of "conceptual" and "perceptual" art. Translated from the German by John Baines, who has revised the text and illustrations to take account of recent research. Editor(s): Brunner-Traut, Emma. Translator(s): Baines, John. Num Pages: 498 pages, 109 b/w pls, 330 figs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416514
- ISBN
- 9780900416514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Paperback. Examines the life and work of Muhammad Mitwalli Sha rawi, one of Egypt's most beloved and successful Islamic preachers. This book uses Sha rawi and his work as a lens to explore how traditional Muslim authorities have used various media to put forth a unique vision of how Islam can be renewed and revived in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287006
- ISBN
- 9780520287006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HBE; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534332
- ISBN
- 9781784534332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.28€ 54.65
€ 59.28
€ 54.65
Hardback. What was it like to be poor in the Middle Ages? In the past, the answer to this question came only from institutions and individuals who gave relief to the less fortunate. This book studies poverty in a premodern Jewish community - from the viewpoint of both the poor and those who provided for them. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092720
- ISBN
- 9780691092720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.00€ 63.94
€ 83.00
€ 63.94
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to and resource for cinema of the "Maghreb". This book examines the political and cultural context of the films and the film industry in the post-independence era. It includes a dictionary of more than 135 North African filmmakers and a chronological filmography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HB; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217448
- ISBN
- 9780253217448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. An analysis of Maghrebi-French and North African emigre cinema in France. It explores the work of these filmmakers on both sides of the camera since the 1970s, offering original perspectives and fresh interpretations of key films, both mainstream and independent. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640041
- ISBN
- 9780748640041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.71€ 102.99
€ 106.71
€ 102.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650920
- ISBN
- 9780691650920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.07
€ 225.07
Paperback. Provides an analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRHP; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149806
- ISBN
- 9780691149806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 halftones, 2 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816649129
- ISBN
- 9780816649129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Historical treatament of slaves, prostitutes and adolescent girls in Egyptian society Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632818
- ISBN
- 9780815632818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.80
€ 38.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043304
- ISBN
- 9781849043304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816625390
- ISBN
- 9780816625390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. An insider's account of the drama of Muslim women's lives in Egypt Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Abacus Software
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119809
- ISBN
- 9780349119809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Plant Genetic Resources of Legumes in the Mediterranean
. Ed(S): Maxted, Nigel; Bennett, Sarita Jane
Hardback. Designed to ensure that a breadth of legume diversity is conserved and to help maximise the use of that conserved diversity, this book introduces the subjects of conservation and use of legume diversity, the Mediterranean ecosystem and taxonomy of legumes. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel; Bennett, Sarita Jane. Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1DVW; 1HB; PST; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367079
- ISBN
- 9780792367079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.07
€ 240.07
Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523864
- ISBN
- 9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119054
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. "First published in French as Images d'Algerie by Camera Austria/Actes Sud." Editor(s): Schultheis, Franz. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 170 photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; AJC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524. Series: A Columbia / SSRC Book. 248 pages, ill. Editor(s): Schultheis, Franz. "First published in French as Images d'Algerie by Camera Austria/Actes Sud.". Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; AJC; JHMC. Dimension: 213 x 163 x 18. Weight: 524.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148429
- ISBN
- 9780231148429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.00€ 63.79
€ 83.00
€ 63.79
Paperback. John Feeney arrived in Egypt in 1963 to make a documentary film, intending to stay for one year and staying 40. This book brings together some of his now rare color photographs of Egypt, taken over the past 40 years and displayed in a retrospective in March 2005 at the American University in Cairo's Sony Gallery. Num Pages: 48 pages, 36 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774248917
- ISBN
- 9789774248917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.52
€ 21.52