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Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Restoring Women to History
Nashat, Guity; Tucker, Judith E.
paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212641
- ISBN
- 9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.02
€ 26.02
Paperback. How can monkeys be both eaten as food and nurtured as children? Her research reveals that monkeys play a vital role in Guaja society, ecology, economy, and religion. In Guaja animistic beliefs, all forms of plant and animal life-especially monkeys-have souls and are woven into a comprehensive kinship system. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFSL9; JHMP; PSAF; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125253
- ISBN
- 9780231125253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Paperback. This study of the creation of the Women's Army Corps explores the debate surrounding sexual misconduct in the military. It focuses on the complex and often contradictory arguments articulated by both supporters and opponents of the creation of a formal presence for women in the military. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101455
- ISBN
- 9780231101455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205792412
- ISBN
- 9780205792412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.38
€ 79.38
Paperback. Series: Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 music examples, 42 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; ASD; AVGW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199965823
- ISBN
- 9780199965823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.87
€ 81.87
Editor(s): Rosenberg, Robin S. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFCA; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199765812
- ISBN
- 9780199765812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.91
€ 33.91
Paperback. This volume presents both sides of the debate over whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. Series: Point/Counterpoint. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSK; JHBK; LNMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199756315
- ISBN
- 9780199756315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
hardcover. Familiar Strangers examines how the Soviet empire was built, and ultimately dismantled, by ethnic outsiders. Scott retells Soviet history from the perspective of the socialist state's internal Georgian diaspora. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; HBJD; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP USA United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199396375
- ISBN
- 9780199396375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.24
€ 160.24
Paperback. First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387434
- ISBN
- 9780199387434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.15
€ 34.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor-Gooby, Peter; Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFD; JHBA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199285969
- ISBN
- 9780199285969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.68
€ 82.68
paperback. This book offers an original account of the history of liberal thought, one grounded in an institutional history of medieval pluralism and the early modern rationalizing state, and explores the deep tensions that liberal political thought rests upon. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JPA. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198808916
- ISBN
- 9780198808916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
paperback. This is the second edition of the original book published in 1998, and as an OIP in 1999, about Rukhmabai's defiant stand against Hindu orthodoxy as well as the colonial legal establishment in late 19th c. India. It includes a new Afterword in which the author examines the libel suit into which the protagonist was dragged, even as she was fighting a suit for 'restitution of conjugal rights'. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSJ1; LBBR; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press India
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195695731
- ISBN
- 9780195695731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating and sustaining congregational diversity. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC9; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195392975
- ISBN
- 9780195392975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.51
€ 89.51
A learned study of a mother and daughter, both the wives of emperors, and their importance in the golden age of the Roman Empire Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195379419
- ISBN
- 9780195379419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195329315
- ISBN
- 9780195329315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
paperback. At the movies, catholicism is the American religion. Eleven prominent scholars explore how catholic characteres, spaces and rituals are represented in film. With chapters on movies ranging from Going My Way to Dogma, contributors provide close readings that illuminate critical themes and images as they set the films their historical context. Editor(s): McDannell, Colleen. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: APF; HRAX; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195306576
- ISBN
- 9780195306576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, plates. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- V9780195031942
- ISBN
- 9780195031942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192100177
- ISBN
- 9780192100177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.47
€ 91.47
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPQB; KJS; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190606855
- ISBN
- 9780190606855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.65
€ 44.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JH; HBJH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190238742
- ISBN
- 9780190238742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.58
€ 43.58
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; JM; JP; KC; RG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780136030409
- ISBN
- 9780136030409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 206.25
€ 206.25
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132155977
- ISBN
- 9780132155977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.25
€ 135.25
Paperback. A companion to "First Nations Cultural Heritage and Law". It looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and international law influencing indigenous cultural heritage in Canada. It examines legal and extralegal avenues for reform, including ethics codes, research protocols, institutional policies, human rights law, and First Nation legal orders. Editor(s): Bell, Catherine; Paterson, Robert. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; LAQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774814645
- ISBN
- 9780774814645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415865272
- ISBN
- 9780415865272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.67
€ 64.67