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Hardback. The studies in this book examine a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, martyrological laments written over the 12th and 13th centuries for the victims of judicial violence in northern France. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090535
ISBN
9780691090535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.53

Paperback. This is a selection of plays by the Israeli playwright and director Hanoch Levin. Levin's artistic credo was based on a constant urge to criticize Israeli society and its mainstream ideology while simultaneously confronting the basic human and existential issues of life and death. Translator(s): Harshav, Barbara. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748582
ISBN
9780804748582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.55

Hardback. The author examines the work of key figures in the early history of Jewish literature through the prism of their allusions to classical Jewish texts, focusing on the highly complex strategies the maskilim employed to achieve their potential and ideological goals. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 2CSJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749015
ISBN
9780804749015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.80

Hardback. Explores the use of allegory in the writing of the renowned eleventh-century Muslim philosopher known in the West as Avicenna, paying special attention to the ways he influenced theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic-and Western-intellectual and religious history. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; HPD; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231519
ISBN
9780812231519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 814. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309438
ISBN
9781477309438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.03

Hardcover. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479877928
ISBN
9781479877928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; HRJ; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889655
ISBN
9781479889655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.93

Hardcover. Presents the first English translation of two important texts, with a new critical edition based on several original manuscripts Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729144
ISBN
9780814729144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.46

Paperback. Scripture is at the centre of many religions. This book looks at the function, development and implications of the centrality of text upon the Jewish community. It forms an introduction to Jewish hermeneutics, exploring shifts from the Bible to the Torah and biblical religion to rabbinic Judaism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFP; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674661127
ISBN
9780674661127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.02

Hardcover. The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopedist 'Amr b Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. This book looks at letters from one of the most unique minds of the Abbasid era that cover sectarian and ethnic rivalries, ethical questions, intoxicating beverages and daily life. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692743
ISBN
9780748692743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.11
€ 107.83

Paperback. Focusing on the body as a site of rupture and signification, this book shifts the paradigm for the study of modernity in the Arab context from questions of representation, translation, and cultural exchange to an engagement with a genealogy of symptoms and affects embodied in texts from the nineteenth-century onward. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251728
ISBN
9780823251728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Donner, Fred M. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 2CSR; DSA; DSB; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640877
ISBN
9780691640877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3,700 entries. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSR; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 81 x 13. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781810449
ISBN
9780781810449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561559
ISBN
9780863561559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Presents definitions of grammatical and linguistic terms for spoken Egyptian Arabic in dictionary form from 'active participles' through 'writing system'. This title includes various entries that feature definitions and examples of various grammatical features including phonology, morphology, and syntax. Series: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CJBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589012608
ISBN
9781589012608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.76

Paperback. Includes scholarly articles and reviews that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy. Editor(s): Bassiouney, Reem. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160927
ISBN
9781626160927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.20

Paperback. Offers an annual journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic and serves scholars in the United States and abroad. This volume includes scholarly articles and reviews that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy. Editor(s): Ryding, Karin C. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 tables, 4 figures, 8 black & white halftones, 8 b&w photos, 4 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162488
ISBN
9781626162488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.52

Paperback. An annual journal of the American Association of Teachers of Arabic that serves scholars in the United States and abroad. It includes scholarly articles and reviews that advance the study, research, and teaching of Arabic language, linguistics, literature, and pedagogy. Editor(s): Alhawary, Mohammad. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 figures, 13 tables, 6 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163928
ISBN
9781626163928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.37

Paperback. With his characteristic perspicacity, subtlety, and wondering philosophic intelligence, Robert Sacks has produced a truly remarkable exploration of Hebrew grammar, not only illuminating for students of the Hebrew language but wonderfully suggestive for students of language and logos as such. An outstanding achievement. --Leon R. Kass Num Pages: 205 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Green Lion Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888009330
ISBN
9781888009330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.36

Hardcover. Abramovich brings together a batch of timeless classical Hebrew novels, short stories, and poems, and furnishes readers with commentaries and critical readings of each landmark work. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DS; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235940
ISBN
9781936235940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

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