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Paperback. The pre-modern period saw a background of inter-ethnic strife among Arabs and non-Arabs, mainly Persians. Starting from the symbolic and cognitive roles of language, the author shows how discussions about the inimitability and (un)translatability of the Qur'an in this period were, at some deep level, concerned with issues of ethnic election. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748680313
- ISBN
- 9780748680313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. What does it means to be Palestinian in the diaspora? This book offers a collection of 100 reflections on being Palestinian. It contributes to the debate on what it means to be Palestinian. It asks what the diaspora is for Palestinians. It looks at how being Palestinian varies across gender, generation, religious affiliation and more. Editor(s): Suleiman, Yasir; Suleiman, Yasir. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405393
- ISBN
- 9781474405393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.24
€ 26.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. In this work, Yasemin Soysal compares the different ways in which European nations incorporate immigrants, how these policies evolved and how they are influenced by international human rights discourse. She focuses on post-war international migration, paying particular attention to "guestworkers". Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768427
- ISBN
- 9780226768427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; APT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309506
- ISBN
- 9781477309506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443763
- ISBN
- 9780801443763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; APT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781477309513
- ISBN
- 9781477309513
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954706
- ISBN
- 9780241954706
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yaro, Joseph Awetori. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171024
- ISBN
- 9781624171024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 299.57€ 202.83
€ 299.57
€ 202.83
paperback. Focuses on Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, and remote region of New Spain. This book tells the story of the dynamic period prior to and after the Cajonos Rebellion of 1700 through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous elites conversant in Spanish language and legal rhetoric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341666
- ISBN
- 9780822341666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Featuring a sensitive and loving portrait of mankind as a community, as a family but most importantly as individuals, this book tries to answer the universal and ancient question of who we are and what we aspire to. It also reveals the dark side of the human condition, but it also sheds light on the best of it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; RNK; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500292143
- ISBN
- 9780500292143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 5.70
€ 26.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248229
- ISBN
- 9781442248229
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.29
€ 46.99
€ 44.29
hardcover. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733090
- ISBN
- 9780804733090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743403
- ISBN
- 9780292743403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271025322
- ISBN
- 9780271025322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.30
€ 49.99
€ 39.30
Paperback. Illuminates the dynamics of traditional Russian culture in the framework of contemporary events. This work enlightens readers about the various aspects of Russian life, covering social and interpersonal skills as well as the underlying cultural assumptions and values of the Russian people. Num Pages: 168 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930598
- ISBN
- 9781931930598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
hardcover. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Dimension: 219 x 148. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- OUP USA US
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195031997
- ISBN
- 9780195031997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Paperback. Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In this volume Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the construction of Israeli national tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981581
- ISBN
- 9780226981581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.88
€ 35.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111478
- ISBN
- 9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Hardback. Offers a fascinating, comprehensive analysis of the roots, manifestations, and consequences of evangelical Christians' interest in the Jews Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770689
- ISBN
- 9780814770689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Hardcover. This text provides a detailed historical study of Islam under post-war Soviet Communism. Yaacov Ro'i describes and analyzes all aspects of Islam which relate to the Soviet domestic scene, with the purpose of demonstrating how and why it survived in the face of Soviet repression and secularization. Num Pages: 775 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 1155.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 775
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654032
- ISBN
- 9781850654032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.97€ 75.25
€ 76.97
€ 75.25