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Hardback. Minarets have defined Cairo's skyline since its early history: they are one of the most characteristic features of Islamic architecture. This title offers insights into the religious, historical and architectural significance of the minaret in Cairo from the Arab Conquest, through the Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Illustrator(s): O'Kane, Bernard. Num Pages: 448 pages, 220 colour, 80 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QFM; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 226 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855397
ISBN
9781848855397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24
€ 63.60

Paperback. The book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HRH; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125734
ISBN
9780231125734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426442
ISBN
9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HB; DNJ; JFFN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846276170
ISBN
9781846276170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

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
€ 27.52

Hardcover. Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a people in flux. This book features columns, that are presented along with an introduction, notes and a glossary, all designed to give non-Egyptian readers the background they need to understand. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942714
ISBN
9781909942714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

Paperback. Series: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532185
ISBN
9781784532185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. For more than fifty years, Assia Djebar, winner of the Neustadt Prize for Contribution to World Literature, used the tools of poetry, fiction, drama and film to vividly portray the world of Muslim women in all its complexity. This book traces Djebar's development as a writer against the backdrop of North Africa's tumultuous history. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 220 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316852
ISBN
9781846316852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. The ultimate flight identification guide to Western Palearctic raptors, covering 60+ species accompanied by stunning photography. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 maps, 1200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1HB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472913616
ISBN
9781472913616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37
€ 41.60

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; AV; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327235
ISBN
9780226327235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; BGHA; BM; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241966280
ISBN
9780241966280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646807
ISBN
9780748646807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.00

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

€ 83.03
€ 63.79

Paperback. A new resource to help advanced students speak Egyptian Colloquial Arabic like a native Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163999
ISBN
9789774163999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.83

Paperback. In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595554246
ISBN
9781595554246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.74

Paperback. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, this book tells the story of colonial imposition on a desert community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123745
ISBN
9780226123745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468785
ISBN
9780752468785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Africa's newest nation has a long history. Often considered remote and isolated from the rest of Africa, and usually associated with the violence of slavery and civil war, South Sudan has been an arena for a complex mixing of peoples, languages, and beliefs.

Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422427
ISBN
9780821422427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. From late 2010 onwards, the Arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. As a result, Tunisia is now seen as the unlikely birthplace and exemplar of the process of democratisation in the Arab world. This is a full history of the Tunisian revolution, from its roots decades ago to the process of becoming a democracy. Editor(s): Gana, Nouri. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691043
ISBN
9780748691043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

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