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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Muslims in Non-Muslim Lands is a legal study that illustrates the flexibility of Islamic jurisprudence and its ability to deal with and to accommodate the minority status of Muslims living in Western countries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682753
- ISBN
- 9781903682753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.21
€ 34.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Kumar, Amitava (Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies, Penn State University, USA). Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638376
- ISBN
- 9780816638376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.18
€ 27.99
€ 26.18
Paperback. Argues that the laws governing Israeli electronic media are structured to limit the boundaries of public discourse. This title contends that free speech in Israel is institutionally muted to ensure the continued domination of the Jewish majority and its preferred interpretation of what Israel means as a Jewish-democratic state. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFD; JPVH2; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076930
- ISBN
- 9780252076930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.84
€ 23.99
€ 21.84
Paperback. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629856
- ISBN
- 9780815629856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Hardcover. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629641
- ISBN
- 9780815629641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Paperback. This collection of essays provides a greater understanding of the history of the Gulf and the Arab world and is of relevance to Muslim women everywhere. Editor(s): Sonbol, Amira El-Azhary. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633099
- ISBN
- 9780815633099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95
paperback. Independence Park, Tel Aviv, is the best-known meeting place for gay men in Israel, and the hope for independence is the dominant theme of this wide-ranging collection of personal narratives told in the voices of 12 gay men who represent a cross-section of contemporary Israeli society. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804738545
- ISBN
- 9780804738545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.03
€ 42.99
€ 42.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: A; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821878
- ISBN
- 9780761821878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.37
€ 111.37
Hardback. Explores movies on old age by old filmmakers, and movies on old age by younger artists. This title focuses on the cinematic representation of ageing from within, and examines the ways ageing is viewed from the outside. It is suitable for students and scholars of cinema, humanistic gerontology, psychology of art, and the sociology of old age. Num Pages: 140 pages, illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192808
- ISBN
- 9781845192808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442218376
- ISBN
- 9781442218376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.44
€ 154.44
Paperback. An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century provides an engaging depiction of Islam as a living religion. Exploring Islam's historical context and core elements of the tradition, the authors provide a global perspective that captures the diversity of Islam in different regions and countries. Editor(s): McCloud, Aminah Beverly; Hibbard, Scott W.; Saud, Laith. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 248 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193603
- ISBN
- 9781405193603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. The first pro-faith attempt by a Muslim woman to present a comprehensive, female-inclusive reading of the "Qu'ran", the sacred Islamic text. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195128369
- ISBN
- 9780195128369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.36
€ 24.99
€ 21.36
paperback. An incisive and readable book which applies the insights of complex areas of contemporary social theory, first to investigate the history of racist psychology, and then to theorise the dynamics of black feminism. Series: Critical Psychology S. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSJ; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415035446
- ISBN
- 9780415035446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.30
€ 62.30
Hardcover. Vanguard of a New Modernity draws feminist scholarly and political attention towards the women activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a major movement of Islamic renewal and reform in South Asia. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633273
- ISBN
- 9780815633273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95
Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- With a New introduction and preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140407
- ISBN
- 9780691140407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.40
€ 43.99
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Between 1979 and 2000 four major lesbian and gay demonstrations took place there. Drawing on archival research, historical data, original photographs, interviews with key activists, and more than a thousand news articles, this book offers an analysis - descriptive, historical, and sociological - of these marches and their organization. Num Pages: 379 pages, 18 halftones, 17 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226289953
- ISBN
- 9780226289953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.88
€ 130.88
Paperback. Between 1979 and 2000 four major lesbian and gay demonstrations took place there. Drawing on archival research, historical data, original photographs, interviews with key activists, and more than a thousand news articles, this book offers an analysis - descriptive, historical, and sociological - of these marches and their organization. Num Pages: 379 pages, 18 halftones, 17 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226289960
- ISBN
- 9780226289960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168418
- ISBN
- 9780691168418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive picture of the causes and effects of Muslim immigration to the West. This title discusses the population explosion in the sending countries, with their declining availability of jobs and increasing desperation. It highlights the situation of Western countries with their shrinking families and growing workforce shortages. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194000
- ISBN
- 9781845194000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.74€ 80.09
€ 82.74
€ 80.09
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Amick, Daniel S. Series: Arceolgical Series; 12. Num Pages: 213 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621268
- ISBN
- 9781879621268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.66
€ 72.66
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231154468
- ISBN
- 9780231154468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.55
€ 123.55
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 264 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight: 372.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231154475
- ISBN
- 9780231154475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 232 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFSR1; JPV; JPWL. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 7. Weight: 324.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140430
- ISBN
- 9780231140430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Hardback. The World Almanac of Islamism is the first comprehensive reference work to detail the current activities of radical Islamist movements worldwide. The contributions, written by subject experts, provide annual updates on the contemporary Islamist threat in all countries and regions where it exists. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: GBCY; HRH; JFSR2; JPFR; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207134
- ISBN
- 9781442207134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.60
€ 194.60