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Paperback. "The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. Num Pages: 360 pages, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDAP; DSA; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649837
- ISBN
- 9781860649837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100illus.(60col.). BIC Classification: JFC; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896490
- ISBN
- 9781861896490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.92
€ 19.99
€ 15.92
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBWC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645513
- ISBN
- 9780691645513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.34
€ 268.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBLC1; JFSR2; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644646
- ISBN
- 9780691644646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.19€ 137.47
€ 184.19
€ 137.47
Paperback. This contemporary oral history, based on interviews conducted over an 18-year period, is the first of its kind in English. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBTD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605596
- ISBN
- 9781442605596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.43
€ 57.43
Hardback. Experts from psychiatry, psychology, sociology and social work concisely review the addictive process and the characteristic behaviours of women who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs. Series: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Reviews. Num Pages: 526 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ1; JMAL; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032576
- ISBN
- 9780896032576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.05
€ 205.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: AFKV; APB; BGF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816691296
- ISBN
- 9780816691296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851248462
- ISBN
- 9780851248462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Hardback. Islamic artists channeled their energies not into easel painting and large-scale sculpture, but rather into what Western scholars, obeying a very different hierarchy of art forms, rather disparagingly termed the "decorative arts" or even "the minor arts". Num Pages: 574 pages, 343 illus. BIC Classification: AFT; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pindar Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904597506
- ISBN
- 9781904597506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.61
€ 226.61
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 67.60
€ 74.87
€ 67.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604865752
- ISBN
- 9781604865752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.77
€ 20.99
€ 19.77
Paperback / so. Series: Schriftenreihe Des Bundesinstituts Fur Bevolkerungsforschung. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810021694
- ISBN
- 9783810021694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.91
€ 70.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138116
- ISBN
- 9780231138116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.96
€ 50.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. It's spring 1983. It seemed that one of the most startling discoveries of the century had been made, and that one of the world's most sought after documents had finally come to light, the private diaries of Adolf Hitler. What followed was the exchange of extraordinary sums of money for world-wide publishing rights. But that was just the beginning. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099791515
- ISBN
- 9780099791515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226342931
- ISBN
- 9780226342931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.46
€ 41.99
€ 32.46
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132155977
- ISBN
- 9780132155977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.27
€ 135.27
Paperback. This study charts the history of neighbourhood-based initiatives in the USA to illuminate the enduring dilemmas and contradictions in American governments' efforts to eradicate poverty. The author argues that these initiatives divert attention from broader social inequities. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231081153
- ISBN
- 9780231081153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192598
- ISBN
- 9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.46
€ 31.46
paperback. Explores the history of American left-wing Christians who discovered the convergence between radical politics and Christian faith. This book examines the histories of individuals, movements, and organizations that encompass more than a century of American history, and discusses the role of religious activism in movements of social transformation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781566393355
- ISBN
- 9781566393355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.32
€ 38.99
€ 38.32
Hardcover. This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. Editor(s): Blank, Robert H.; Hines, Samuel M., Jr.; Funke, Odelia; Losco, Joseph; Stewart, Patrick. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784411084
- ISBN
- 9781784411084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.87
€ 145.87