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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Everyone worries about privacy these days. Packed with stories that are funny and sad, familiar and strange, this book tours the myriad arenas where privacy battles are fought, lost, and won. It explores how we manage our secrets, our phone calls and e-mail, the perimeters of our homes, and our interactions with neighbors. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226586533
ISBN
9780226586533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. A study of contemporary Okinawan culture, politics and historical memory. It argues that the long Japanese tradition of defining Okinawa as a subordinate part of Japan means that all claims of Okinawan distinctiveness necessarily become part of the larger debate over contemporary identity. Editor(s): Hein, Laura; Selden, Mark. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518650
ISBN
9780742518650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.93

Hardback. Islands and archipelagos hold great imaginative power, and they have long been a subject of study for cartographers and geographers, for anthropologists and historians of colonisation. But what does it mean to be an islander? Can one feel both British and Manx, for example? Editor(s): Matthews, Jodie; Travers, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443835169
ISBN
9781443835169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.63

Hardback. Using plantation documents, missionary records, government documents, and oral histories, this book analyzes how the workers interacted with Hawaiian government structures and businesses, how US policies for colonial workers differed from those for citizens or foreigners, and how policies aided corporate and imperial interests. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038297
ISBN
9780252038297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017733
ISBN
9780674017733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Schneiders, Thorsten Gerald. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JFFN; JFSR; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531162584
ISBN
9783531162584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.85

Hardback. Islamophobia examines the online and offline experiences of hate crime against Muslims, and the impact upon victims, their families and wider communities. It includes the voices of victims themselves which leads to strategies for future prevention. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR2; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447331964
ISBN
9781447331964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

paperback. Al Qaida, Taliban, Pakistani Deobandis - all of these groups are based in Pakistan, which continues to serve as regional hub for Islamist movements and their terrorist offshoots. This book investigates and explains gestation of interlinked radical Islamist networks of Pakistan, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, out of which Al Qaida emerged. Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies. Num Pages: 92 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133654
ISBN
9780231133654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Paperback. Scholars and public intellectuals debate the significance of the term "Islamism" and ask what it means to apply this term to Islamic religion, tradition, and social conflict. Editor(s): Martin, Richard C.; Barzegar, Abbas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804768863
ISBN
9780804768863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HPS; HRH; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 493.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137582065
ISBN
9781137582065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.71

Paperback. Aims to capture the metamorphosis of Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a defensive stance. This book describes how the extremism of 1960s brought more confidence to Islam-minded Iranians. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717565
ISBN
9780292717565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India. This book offers an in-depth examination of India's Jamaat-e-Islami and SIMI, exploring political Islam's complex relationship with democracy and providing a rare window into the Islamist trajectory in a Muslim-minority context. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139203
ISBN
9780691139203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.59

Hardback. Scholars and public intellectuals debate the significance of the term "Islamism" and ask what it means to apply this term to Islamic religion, tradition, and social conflict. Editor(s): Martin, Richard C.; Barzegar, Abbas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768856
ISBN
9780804768856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.95
€ 75.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640624
ISBN
9780745640624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640617
ISBN
9780745640617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Islam is now an American phenomenon. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five communities in detail, and provides a highly personalized look at what it means to be a practising Muslim in the USA today. Num Pages: 210 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195041132
ISBN
9780195041132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.42

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

€ 140.86

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

€ 101.01
€ 83.51

Paperback. 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: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336510
ISBN
9780745336510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.55

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

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415572255
ISBN
9780415572255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.28
€ 48.20

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

€ 41.92

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

€ 115.65

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

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

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