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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic architecture. This book offers an overview of Islamic architecture. Dealing with techniques, it considers the materials most often used as well as the expertise of the builders and Muslim decorative artists, and explores themes in Islamic ornamentation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 330 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 307 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1582.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500343326
- ISBN
- 9780500343326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This book explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those in places where camels are not indigenous. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100illus.(60col.). BIC Classification: JFC; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896490
- ISBN
- 9781861896490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Presents an examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847946751
- ISBN
- 9781847946751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155110
- ISBN
- 9781934155110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.72
€ 16.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547460
- ISBN
- 9781137547460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896809
- ISBN
- 9780226896809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.69
€ 43.99
€ 34.69
Hardback. This book reveals destructive masculinity as the social, political, and economic problem of our age. It not only diagnoses destructive masculinity, but also reveals a possible way forward-a prognosis for society to surpass the annihilative potential that resides in masculinity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137551689
- ISBN
- 9781137551689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Explores the power of Bible stories, fairy tales, and the Odysseus, Parsifal and Oedipus stories, considering how that power can be used to help children's healthy development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863156595
- ISBN
- 9780863156595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for reparations in the United States. Series: Politics of Race & Ethnicity S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033805
- ISBN
- 9780472033805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.79
€ 32.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. * This engaging book examines how the ease with which modern social and media networks create a sense of intimacy which can be exploited by media, politicians and authority * An intriguing thesis on how media creates relations where we are constant watchers of the lives of others. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671116
- ISBN
- 9780745671116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. It aims to fill the gap between specialised volumes on specific aspects of Muslim Spain and derivative surveys of the field that lack an academic coherence. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639595
- ISBN
- 9780748639595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.41€ 114.65
€ 123.41
€ 114.65
Paperback. Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 line illus., 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFR; JPA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089799
- ISBN
- 9780691089799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Paperback. An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSR2; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- PAN MACMILLAN
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522823
- ISBN
- 9780330522823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. A new translation of Thucydides, a foundational text in the history of Western political thought, with extensive student reference material. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 754 pages, 30 maps. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1026. The War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 760 pages, 30 maps. A new translation of Thucydides, a foundational text in the history of Western political thought, with extensive student reference material. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JFCX; JPA; JPS. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 35. Weight: 1026.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521612586
- ISBN
- 9780521612586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.65
€ 33.65
Paperback. A Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. Editor(s): James, Sharon Lynn; Dillon, Sheila. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119025542
- ISBN
- 9781119025542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.39
€ 47.99
€ 47.39
Paperback. In this chilling expose, investigative journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai works undercover as a housekeeper in a brothel and unveils the terrible reality of the British sex trade. Adapted into the Channel Four film documentary 'Sex: My British Job', by Nick Broomfield Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFN; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The Westbourne Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908906069
- ISBN
- 9781908906069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.54
€ 14.99
€ 14.54
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary study of violence and the modern Irish experience, this book contributes to both Irish studies and the broader examination of violence in the modern world. Editor(s): Danine, Farquharson; Farrell, Sean. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; JFFE; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184240
- ISBN
- 9781859184240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546944
- ISBN
- 9781137546944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Muslims in Non-Muslim Lands is a legal study that illustrates the flexibility of Islamic jurisprudence and its ability to deal with and to accommodate the minority status of Muslims living in Western countries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- The Islamic Texts Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903682753
- ISBN
- 9781903682753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Series: Software Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFD; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 38. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262029575
- ISBN
- 9780262029575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.31
€ 49.99
€ 44.31