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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Presenting original research on cultural politics and battles in Egypt at the turn of the twenty-first century. It deconstructs the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, drawing on conceptual tools in cultural studies, translation studies, and gend Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163746
- ISBN
- 9789774163746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Paperback. Examines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims. This title explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396. Limits and Controversies. 264 pages. Examines the usefulness, challenges and limits of ijtihad for Muslims. This title explores the limits and controversies of this development in the context of the diverse needs of Muslim cultures and communities living in Muslim and non-Muslim nations and continents including Europe and North America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSR2; LAFS. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668564
- ISBN
- 9780748668564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.09
€ 40.99
€ 33.09
Hardback. An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender. Editor(s): Yoshikawa, Naoe Kukita. Series: Gender in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844013
- ISBN
- 9781843844013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardback. This new biography of American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham draws upon a vast, never-utilized archival record to show how she was more than a dancer and anthropologist, but also an intellectual and activist. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDT; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190264871
- ISBN
- 9780190264871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.17
€ 48.99
€ 47.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909914971
- ISBN
- 9781909914971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Scior, Katrina; Werner, Shirli. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFJ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137524980
- ISBN
- 9781137524980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.16
€ 205.16
Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276. Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture. Series: Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. 192 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JFC; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 12. Weight: 266.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486913
- ISBN
- 9780801486913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. "Do Muslim Women Need Saving?" is an indictment of a mindset that has justified all manner of foreign interference, including military invasion, in the name of rescuing women from Islam. It offers a detailed, moving portrait of the actual experiences of ordinary Muslim women, and of the contingencies with which they live. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088269
- ISBN
- 9780674088269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.70
€ 26.99
€ 23.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 400 colour photographs, 21 maps. BIC Classification: AJC; JFSG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 307 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2152.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426213786
- ISBN
- 9781426213786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.72
€ 48.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Berkley Trade Ppbk Ed July 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425168721
- ISBN
- 9780425168721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.62
€ 17.99
€ 15.62
Hardcover. This title traces the roots of the resistance of underground groups through a subversive past that stretches from the Paris commune of 1871 to the punks of the 1970s. It asks "whose city is it?" and argues that a disorderly urban culture is a better alternative than the Disneyfied city. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233358
- ISBN
- 9780312233358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.60
€ 53.36
€ 47.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 195 color photos. BIC Classification: JFCK; WCP; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408342
- ISBN
- 9780887408342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.95
€ 33.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Argues that in understanding the ways Jews construct scripture, we begin to understand the ways Jews construct themselves Num Pages: 347 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760024
- ISBN
- 9780814760024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. This is the first volume ever to explore old-time barbershop items: poles, chairs, mugs, bottles, razors, signs, and much more. It documents the occupational history of traditional barbershops, which are fading today. More than 900 items appear in over 650 color photographs with current market prices. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors. Num Pages: 244 pages, 655 color photos and 16 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: JFCA; VFV; WC; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306952
- ISBN
- 9780764306952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.61
€ 48.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897448724
- ISBN
- 9781897448724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845844202
- ISBN
- 9781845844202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. How do shape-shifting shamans, a giant cannibalistic bumblebee, and human marriage with animals speak to Canadian Inuit and Siberian indigenous peoples today? This book on Inuit oral literature is suitable for those interested in shamanism, oral storytelling, northern cultures and cultural change. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773535008
- ISBN
- 9780773535008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. A guide to the next great wave of technology--an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Series: Mediawork Pamphlet S. Num Pages: 152 pages, 62 illus. BIC Classification: AKP; JFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262693264
- ISBN
- 9780262693264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.88
€ 37.99
€ 28.88
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501323300
- ISBN
- 9781501323300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTB; HRAM9; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173504
- ISBN
- 9780691173504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06