North Africa
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North Africa
Hardback. During the 1970s, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya began to spend due to their massive oil wealth and modernisation seemed imminent. What went wrong? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HBA; 1HBL; KCM; KCS; KNBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041744
- ISBN
- 9781849041744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.49
€ 51.99
€ 46.49
Paperback. Umm Kulthum was a celebrated musical performer in the Arab world, and her songs still permeate the international airwaves. This, the first English-language biography, chronicles her life and career. In particular, it examines her success in a society which discouraged women from public performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AVGH; BGF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136127
- ISBN
- 9780226136127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.46
€ 31.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. A companion to "Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt", this book contains the voices of the poor themselves, found in documents heretofore largely ignored. It provides access to the attitudes and philanthropic activities of the charitable, alongside the dramatic writings of the poor themselves. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092713
- ISBN
- 9780691092713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.12
€ 53.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195629
- ISBN
- 9780141195629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Hardcover. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 65 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; ACG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 302 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 65
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890364
- ISBN
- 9788772890364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.00
€ 36.99
€ 27.00
Paperback. "Ms. Grzyb's book is a commendable volume .. holding to account those states and organizations, including the UN, who have so callously broken their promise of 'never again.'" Embassy Editor(s): Grzyb, Amanda F. Series: Arts Insights. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HFG; GTB; HBJH; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773537293
- ISBN
- 9780773537293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.40
€ 35.99
€ 32.40
Paperback. The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause celebre of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785352423
- ISBN
- 9781785352423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.22
€ 20.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. A trans-national study of female beauty based in an ethnographic study of beauty salons in Cairo, Casablanca, and Paris. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBM; JFCA; JFFS; JHMP; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328964
- ISBN
- 9780822328964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): El-Samman, Dr Aly. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HRAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531391
- ISBN
- 9781908531391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.62
€ 32.99
€ 24.62
Hardcover. A systematic and chronological investigation into the nature and development of end-titles in papyrus rolls and codices of hexameter poetry from the 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- American Society of Papyrologists
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979975806
- ISBN
- 9780979975806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.09€ 79.14
€ 87.09
€ 79.14
Paperback. The 'Desert Rats' defeat Rommel: ' .. an impressive book .. highly recommended.' John Pimlott, MILITARY ILLUSTRATED Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Edition
- No Additional Printings Listed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304362585
- ISBN
- 9780304362585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452210
- ISBN
- 9780752452210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007176465
- ISBN
- 9780007176465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.88
€ 26.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Captures their white refractions in vignettes that teach us the truth of the coincidence of contraries, of how the impure lodges in the pure. This book offers a series of prose poems that draw their inspiration from the great Sufi poet of mediaeval Andalusia, Ibn Arabi, whose fervent love poetry both scandalized and transformed Islamic culture. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBT; BGA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231157
- ISBN
- 9780823231157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.54
€ 35.54
Hardback. Presents a series of prose poems that draw their inspiration from the great Sufi poet of mediaeval Andalusia, Ibn Arabi, whose fervent love poetry both scandalized and transformed Islamic culture, and from Dante, who learned from Ibn Arabi a poetry of sensual love as initiation into spiritual experience. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBT; BGA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231140
- ISBN
- 9780823231140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.39
€ 94.39
Paperback. Living in a poor neighbourhood of Cairo, Umm Ali has raised eight children with almost no help from her husband or the Egyptian government. This book draws on the author's firsthand experience of Umm Ali's life to create an intimate portrait of Cairo's back streets and the people who live there. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226898353
- ISBN
- 9780226898353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.79
€ 43.99
€ 33.79
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Rel...
Moss, R. L. B.; Malek, Jaromir
Hardback. Series: Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 284 pages, 40 plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416309
- ISBN
- 9780900416309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 622 pages, 49 maps and plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416187
- ISBN
- 9780900416187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79