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Regional studies
Paperback. Presents a feminist study that argues against the idea that the popularity of body work means that women are enslaved to a male-fashioned 'beauty myth'. This title demonstrates that women actually use body work to escape that beauty myth. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 181
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228566
- ISBN
- 9780520228566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498505338
- ISBN
- 9781498505338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.22€ 17.26
€ 106.22
€ 17.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137579607
- ISBN
- 9781137579607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Najam, Adil; Yusuf, Moeed. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 338 pages, 30+ tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857280749
- ISBN
- 9780857280749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77
€ 158.77
Paperback. Constitutes a comprehensive overview of "Francophone Postcolonial Studies". Moving away from reductive geographical or linguistic surveys of the Francophone world, this collection of original essays provides a thematic discussion of the complex historical, political and cultural links between France and its former colonies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340808023
- ISBN
- 9780340808023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648281
- ISBN
- 9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.36
€ 31.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRAM2; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417990
- ISBN
- 9781474417990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Hardcover. The articles in this economic history cover three large topics - land, trades and money. It is a view from the inside about economic realities of the Islamic lands, suggesting ways to understand economic history in a social and cultural context. Editor(s): Hanna, Nelly. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1QFM; GTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646997
- ISBN
- 9781860646997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.43€ 135.20
€ 153.43
€ 135.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Nadler, Robert; Kovacs, Zoltan; Glorius, Birgit; Lang, Thilo. Series: New Geographies of Europe. Num Pages: 409 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHBL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137575081
- ISBN
- 9781137575081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.00
€ 151.00
Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659280
- ISBN
- 9781850659280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.91€ 62.95
€ 64.91
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649974
- ISBN
- 9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.43€ 135.20
€ 153.43
€ 135.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 2061
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110000
- ISBN
- 9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 582.37
€ 582.37
Hardcover. This text looks at how since Robert Mugabe came to power with a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist programme, ethos and world view, Zimbabwe's position on the world stage has been affected by considerations of international political realities and has had to jettison much of its ideological radicalism. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTB; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646478
- ISBN
- 9781860646478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.43€ 135.20
€ 153.43
€ 135.20
Paperback. Presents a forum for debate between the different African cinematic communities (including North African filmmakers). This book features topics that range from the problems of production, exhibition, and distribution to questions of 'modernity', postcolonial theory, and the presence of western cultural imperialism. Editor(s): Givanni, June. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708553
- ISBN
- 9780851708553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.72
€ 48.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783605743
- ISBN
- 9781783605743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.36
€ 31.99
€ 26.36
Hardback. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 49 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854963
- ISBN
- 9781848854963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.43€ 135.20
€ 153.43
€ 135.20
Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434153
- ISBN
- 9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.91€ 59.02
€ 64.91
€ 59.02
Hardback. A filmmaker of truly international renown and the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award, Youssef Chahine is the director of one of the most diverse and prestigious bodies of work. This title also demonstrates how Chahine's intensely personal autobiographical trilogy spoke to the concerns of the Egyptian intelligentsia. Series: World Directors. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; APFB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708591
- ISBN
- 9780851708591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.22€ 94.57
€ 106.22
€ 94.57
Hardcover. This volume presents research on craft workers within and outside the guild structure of the Muslim Mediterranean world. Individual chapters range from the Ottoman Empire to traditional style crafts in 20th century Turkey and Egypt such as tanning or the manual production of copper vessels. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647000
- ISBN
- 9781860647000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.43€ 133.42
€ 153.43
€ 133.42
Paperback. Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Num Pages: 124 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575871
- ISBN
- 9789749575871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35