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Paperback. From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book talks about the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the 'ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRH; HRLP1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130705
ISBN
9780691130705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199068241
ISBN
9780199068241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. Analyzes the systematic construction of the image of the Other (that is, non-Muslims) by two radical Islamic Groups. This book documents discourse patterns in the groups' publications and speeches stereotyping non-Muslims as hostile towards Islam and imagining Islam's imminent victory after an inevitable clash with all other civilizations. Series: Islam in Southeast Asia: Views from within Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749361993
ISBN
9789749361993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.41

Hardcover. Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH/ 820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence, and its influence continues to the present day. Translator(s): Khadduri, Majid. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621156
ISBN
9780946621156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSL1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415651288
ISBN
9780415651288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.47

paperback. This memoir is set in a vast Wyoming landscape amid adventure-crazed, raucous brothers, and friends. Mead-Ferro's desire to move back to her childhood homeland from the city is weighed with how she felt when she did live on the cattle ranch, always unsure if she fit in. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: BG; BM; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780648
ISBN
9780762780648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Offers a guide for cause-oriented people dedicated to begin or enhance careers in the now burgeoning fields of international affairs. This edition offers ten new and four significantly updated profiles as well as new and expanded concepts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160538
ISBN
9781626160538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 line, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199795765
ISBN
9780199795765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622012547
ISBN
9789622012547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Paperback. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the state of infrastructure in Africa and provides an integrated analysis of the challenges the sector faces, based on extensive fieldwork across the continent, providing an important resource for researchers, students, policymakers and NGOs. Editor(s): Ncube, Mthuli. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JPP; KCG; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447326649
ISBN
9781447326649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.12

Hardback. Living together is a typical romantic rite-of-passage in the United States today. In fact, Census data shows a 37 per cent increase of couples that choose to commit to and live with one another, foregoing marriage. This book provide us with an inside view of how cohabiting relationships play out before and after they move in together. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 b/w line art, scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286979
ISBN
9780520286979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.05
€ 73.14

Hardcover. Written by the straight-talking CEO of Virgin Money, this book looks back at the events that have influenced, shaped and inspired her to become one of the most powerful women in banking. It shines a light on issues surrounding the role of women in banking and the alpha-male dinosaurs that dominate the industry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGBA; BM; JFFJ; KFFH; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753548462
ISBN
9780753548462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.98

Paperback. Strange Career of Porgy and Bess: Race, Culture, and America s Most Famous Opera" Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGC9; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617534
ISBN
9781469617534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. Based on the author's experience as psychotherapist and counsellor, this book provides an approachable introduction to the field of counselling young people for anyone undertaking counselling within organisations such as schools, universities, the social services or industry

Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1 New
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415049429
ISBN
9780415049429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JNLB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760113735
ISBN
9781760113735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490352
ISBN
9781558490352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Tells the complex story of one episode that became the tipping point for an important historical transformation. This title provides graphic details of a variety of social ills in India, especially those related to the status of women and to the particular plight of the country's child wives. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337959
ISBN
9780822337959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165969
ISBN
9780231165969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.41
€ 51.27

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165976
ISBN
9780231165976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures & tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195330717
ISBN
9780195330717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.32

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