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Society & culture: general

Paperback. This collection of forty 'hadith' by one of the most famous compilers of 'hadith' is generally regarded as the most popular anthology and the best introduction to the study of the Prophet's sayings. The Arabic original has been printed alongside the English translation. Translator(s): Ibrahim, Ezzeddin; Davies, Denys Johnson. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HRH; HRLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621651
ISBN
9780946621651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Focuses on the 'woman question' in the Middle East, when gender became a highly charged nationalist issue tied up in complex ways with the West. This book is a radical challenge to any easy equation of modernity with progress, emancipation, and the empowerment of women. Editor(s): Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Second printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057927
ISBN
9780691057927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. Both an eye-witness account and serious scholarly inquiry, this book describes and analyses a people whose destiny will shape the future of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042925
ISBN
9781849042925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, tables. BIC Classification: HRCA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Jammu Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970828019
ISBN
9780970828019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Offers an exploration of the indissoluble link between war and sexuality based on over the years of interviews by the well-known Lebanese expatriate teacher, critic, and writer. This book refers to sexuality as the physical and psychological relations of men and women, and examines Middle Eastern customs involved in defining such relationships. Editor(s): Accad, Evelyne. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; JFC; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706152
ISBN
9780814706152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Editor(s): Acchols, Veronica L. Num Pages: 653 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; GTC; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613247303
ISBN
9781613247303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 442.06
€ 296.18

Paperback. Eminent critic Achille Mbembe reevaluates history and racism, offering a capacious genealogy of the category of Blackness-from the Atlantic slave trade to the present-to show how the conjoining of the biological fiction of race with definitions of Blackness have been and continue to be used to uphold oppression. Translator(s): Dubois, Laurent. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363439
ISBN
9780822363439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Eminent critic Achille Mbembe reevaluates history and racism, offering a capacious genealogy of the category of Blackness-from the Atlantic slave trade to the present-to show how the conjoining of the biological fiction of race with definitions of Blackness have been and continue to be used to uphold oppression. Translator(s): Dubois, Laurent. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363323
ISBN
9780822363323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Edition
1994th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531126289
ISBN
9783531126289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.31

Paperback / so. Series: Studien Zur Jugendforschung. Num Pages: 369 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810036032
ISBN
9783810036032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JH; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 278 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119029830
ISBN
9781119029830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 18.21

Paperback / so. Series: Dortmunder Schriften Zur Sozialforschung. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663003205
ISBN
9783663003205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; A; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629251
ISBN
9780816629251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. A hilarious look at what is means to be Middle Class in Britain today. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: JFSC; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472124777
ISBN
9781472124777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A vibrant history of three hallowed Manhattan blocks-the epicentre of American cool. Num Pages: 432 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353303
ISBN
9780393353303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. Romania has a larger Gypsy population than most other countries, but little is known about the relationship between this group and the non-Gypsy Romanians around them. This book focuses on a group of Rom Gypsies living in a village in Transylvania and explores their social life and cosmology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 11 photos, 2 maps, 2 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452292
ISBN
9781845452292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571314383
ISBN
9781571314383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570750816
ISBN
9781570750816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. Proceedings of a colloquium, the 8th in a series of colloquia, held in 2008 at the Theological School of Drew University. Editor(s): Isasi-Diaz, Ada Maria. Series: Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; HRLM; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823241361
ISBN
9780823241361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. 'Probably the most important analytical study of the Hasidic movement .. can be read by anyone seriously interested in Jewish history.' Jewish Historical Studies Editor(s): Rapoport-Albert, Ada. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874774358
ISBN
9781874774358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HRQX5; JFFE; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029740
ISBN
9780226029740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. This book brings readers up to date on the newest avenues in the study of culture in psychology by focusing on different forms of culture and processes of cultural transmission. Editor(s): Cohen, Adam B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815874
ISBN
9781433815874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.94
€ 84.45

Paperback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284128
ISBN
9780520284128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges of accommodating difference, however difficult such accommodation may be. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284111
ISBN
9780520284111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.70

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