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Society & culture: general
Paperback. The events of September 11 and the subsequent war on terrorism have provoked widespread discussion about the possibility of democracy in the Islamic world. This work aims to engage the reader in a discourse on the challenges of democracy in contemporary Islam. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Chasman, Deborah. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119380
- ISBN
- 9780691119380
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 49267th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226729893
- ISBN
- 9780226729893
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.41
€ 32.99
€ 25.41
hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226729886
- ISBN
- 9780226729886
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Condition: New
€ 53.19€ 44.57
€ 53.19
€ 44.57
Paperback. New media flows have sparked a boom of Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious channels in the Middle East. This is a close content analysis of the impact on religious broadcasting in the Middle East. It examines how the highly charged political and religious ferment in the Middle East plays out in the media Editor(s): Hroub, Khaled. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; APT; HRA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041331
- ISBN
- 9781849041331
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
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Hardback. New media flows have sparked a boom of Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious channels in the Middle East. This is a close content analysis of the impact on religious broadcasting in the Middle East. It examines how the highly charged political and religious ferment in the Middle East plays out in the media. Editor(s): Hroub, Khaled. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; APT; HRA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041324
- ISBN
- 9781849041324
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.70
€ 40.99
€ 35.70
Paperback. Despite the fact that international migration continues to rise higher and higher on the political agenda, the issue is often either misunderstood or misrepresented by the media. In this Very Short Introduction, Khalid Koser provides an objective and accessible global overview of migration and its impacts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198753773
- ISBN
- 9780198753773
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. "A lucid and riveting account of the recent violent upheaval in Algeria."-Publishers Weekly Translator(s): Vila, Anne C. Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216578
- ISBN
- 9780812216578
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.66
€ 32.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. Contributors, including C. Ernest Dawn, Mahmoud Haddad, Reeva Simon, and Beth Baron, provide a broad survey of the Arab world at the turn of the century, permitting a comparison of developments in a variety of settings from Syria and Egypt to the Hijaz, Libya, and Iraq. Editor(s): Khalidi, Rashid; Anderson, Lisa; Muslih, Muhammad Y.; Simon, Reeva S. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074353
- ISBN
- 9780231074353
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. The many political lives of an Indian Ocean metropolis, as seen through the eyes of scholars, writers and activists. Editor(s): Khan, Nichola. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047265
- ISBN
- 9781849047265
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CF; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543849
- ISBN
- 9780913543849
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Condition: New
€ 20.04
€ 20.04
Paperback. An ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, that explores the role of race in the medical setting. It investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL; MBP; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268951
- ISBN
- 9780520268951
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
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€ 24.42
Paperback. This volume proposes a theoretical grounding for the study of cities and the people who live and work in them. Using a threefold, interdisciplinary approach to urban identities which links agency, space,and structure, the book examines the work of three major urban theorists. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222786
- ISBN
- 9780520222786
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
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€ 27.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634851978
- ISBN
- 9781634851978
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Condition: New
€ 178.45€ 132.30
€ 178.45
€ 132.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFHF; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846824234
- ISBN
- 9781846824234
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. The right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. O'Hagan argues that a comprehensive definition of culture, and an awareness of all the issues involved, may enable practitioners to fulfil their statutory obligations more effectively. Num Pages: 288 pages, references. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JKSN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027598
- ISBN
- 9781853027598
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Condition: New
€ 38.14
€ 38.14
Hardback. A carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures. Editor(s): Carney, Gemma M.; Ni Leime, Aine. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSP3; JHBD; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316237
- ISBN
- 9781447316237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.58
€ 187.58
Paperback. The Politics of Down Syndrome is a call for people to think again about what it means to be inclusive, why we're hung up on the idea of intelligence and how an inclusive society is a better society. Num Pages: 89 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846946134
- ISBN
- 9781846946134
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AJC; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 208 x 18. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620970249
- ISBN
- 9781620970249
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Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. Praised for its unabashed portrait of the Death Care industry, HBO's Six Feet Under is less about the business of death than the art of living well. It was created by Alan Ball and centres on a Pasadena undertakers run by two brothers with their mother and teenage sister making up the dysfunctional family quartet. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850438090
- ISBN
- 9781850438090
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. The hit series "Sex and the City" has an international fanbase and has won major awards. This critical celebration of the life and times of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha discusses the series' position in an increasingly complex television landscape. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 45. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434238
- ISBN
- 9781850434238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44