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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. This collection surveys recent transformations in Islamic Studies, taking stock of the field and showing new paths forward. Editor(s): Buskens, Leon; Sandwijk, Annemarie. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 black and white; 2 full color. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089649263
- ISBN
- 9789089649263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561344
- ISBN
- 9780863561344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
hardcover. A fast-paced, narrative-driven account of the rise of Islamic State, based on thorough research Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336565
- ISBN
- 9780745336565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.50€ 83.26
€ 99.50
€ 83.26
Paperback. This introduction to the physical sciences and engineering of the Islamic world is the first to trace the full extent of the Muslim scientific achievement in the period 750-1500. It describes how Muslim scientists and engineers contributed enormously to the technology of medieval Europe. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 halftones, 52 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; JFSR2; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604555
- ISBN
- 9780748604555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.66
€ 40.99
€ 36.66
Paperback. Jihadist ideology inspires a diverse and decentralized collection of radical groups to fight alleged enemies of Islam and to attempt to "restore" a holy caliphate to unite Muslim people across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This title provides an overview of key radical Islamic thinkers and today's jihadists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012530
- ISBN
- 9781589012530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.95
€ 43.95
Hardcover. Provides insights into the philosophical foundations, strategic vision, organizational dynamics, and tactics of the modern jihadist movement - with specific attention to its primary driver, Al-Qa'ida. This title provide scholars, students, and counter-terrorism professionals with an overview of key radical Islamic thinkers and today's jihadists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012523
- ISBN
- 9781589012523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.59
€ 121.59
Paperback. A clear account of how Islamic political thought has developed from the politico-religious structure established by Mohammed and his immediate successors. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; JFSR2; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610983
- ISBN
- 9780748610983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.66
€ 40.99
€ 36.66
Paperback. A theological, sociological, anthropological, psychological and political science analysis of the causes and consequences of Islamic Political Radicalism. Editor(s): Abbas, Tahir. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625284
- ISBN
- 9780748625284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.73
€ 42.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. Gives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. This book explores the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism, and war and peace. It considers questions of diversity, discussing, among other subjects, Islamic regimes' policies regarding women and religious minorities. Editor(s): Hashmi, Sohail H. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HRH; JFM; JFSR2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113104
- ISBN
- 9780691113104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.44
€ 45.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Unal, Ali. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 137
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597840699
- ISBN
- 9781597840699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
paperback. Islamic art has long been misunderstood in the West as no more than decoration. This study explains how the geometrical patterns of Islamic art reveal intrinsic cosmological laws. The primary function of the patterns is to lead the mind from the literal world towards the underlying reality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 drawings. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; JFSR2; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 668. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033723
- ISBN
- 9780500270714
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardback. The first comprehensive study of the history, function and significance of ornament in Islamic art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 149 illustrations, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; 3J; JFSR2; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609864
- ISBN
- 9780748609864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91€ 120.08
€ 122.91
€ 120.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051475
- ISBN
- 9780226051475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.33€ 44.22
€ 50.33
€ 44.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809107
- ISBN
- 9780874809107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Hardback. This book examines Islamization of the law in the Islamic Republic of Iran and surveys the evolution of institutions, processes, and policies of the regime. Num Pages: 386 pages, 4 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRHC; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498507561
- ISBN
- 9781498507561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.29
€ 179.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; LB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150446
- ISBN
- 9780231150446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.57€ 57.43
€ 72.57
€ 57.43
paperback. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the author contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198171
- ISBN
- 9780300198171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.23
€ 22.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Roscoe, Will; Murray, Stephen O. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; JFSK1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814774687
- ISBN
- 9780814774687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. An accessible guide into the complex field of Islamic historiography. Series Editor(s): Crone, Patricia. Series: Themes in Islamic History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521620819
- ISBN
- 9780521620819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.12
€ 87.12
Paperback. A comparative introduction to the three great Islamic empires - the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals - illuminating their unique characters as well as their shared experiences of rise to power, expansion, transformation, and decline. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813313597
- ISBN
- 9780813313597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Paperback. The authors writing here demonstrate that Islam is not only compatible with liberalism, but is inherently liberal.This book provides ammunition to those who wish to battle the claim that Islam and freedom are incompatible. Editor(s): El Harmouzi, Nouh. Series: Hobart Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780255367288
- ISBN
- 9780255367288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.29
€ 26.29
Hardback. This book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFF; KNST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639977
- ISBN
- 9780748639977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.76€ 126.03
€ 128.76
€ 126.03
Paperback. This book emphasises the ways in which UK examples of Islamic financial provision illustrate both the main characteristics of Islamic financial teaching and some key issues in the situation of British Muslims. Series: Edinburgh Guides to Islamic Finance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; KFF; KNST. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639984
- ISBN
- 9780748639984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.90
€ 42.99
€ 38.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRAM9; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633881242
- ISBN
- 9781633881242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.88
€ 29.99
€ 26.88