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hardcover. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292721890
- ISBN
- 9780292721890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardcover. Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPV; LNAC; LNMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221482
- ISBN
- 9780230221482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Paperback. Using original empirical data and critiquing existing research, Samia Bano explores the experience of British Muslim woman who use Shari'ah councils to resolve marital disputes. She challenges the language of community rights and claims for legal autonomy in matters of family law showing how law and community can empower as well as restrict women. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPA; LAFD; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349306985
- ISBN
- 9781349306985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627609
- ISBN
- 9780815627609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Hardcover. This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627593
- ISBN
- 9780815627593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.29
€ 58.29
Hardcover. This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city. Editor(s): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John; Walbridge, Linda. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605367
- ISBN
- 9780230605367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.96
€ 66.96
Paperback. This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the saints and hopes to bring reconciliation to his country, to the son of one of the greatest Shi'ite scholars of Iraq who was murdered trying to restore peace in his city. Editor(s): Trix, Frances; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HRH; JHM; JHMC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349372829
- ISBN
- 9781349372829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. The roster of Muslim superheroes in the comic book medium has grown over the years, as has the complexity of their depictions. Muslim Superheroes tracks the initial absence, reluctant inclusion, tokenistic employment, and then nuanced scripting of Islamic protagonists in the American superhero comic book market and beyond. Editor(s): Lewis, A. David; Lund, Martin. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Ilex Foundation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975941
- ISBN
- 9780674975941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.47
€ 27.99
€ 24.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin; Haywood, Chris. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSR2; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137569202
- ISBN
- 9781137569202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.72
€ 116.72
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
€ 122.56€ 118.81
€ 122.56
€ 118.81
Paperback. 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: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639601
- ISBN
- 9780748639601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.81
€ 37.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. Islam has a powerful political appeal in the 20th century. It sustains some severely traditional and conservative regimes, but it is also capable of generating intense revolutionary ardour and of blending with extreme social radicalism. This book uses the past to explore the phenomenon. Series Editor(s): Fortes, Meyer; Leach, Edmund; Goody, Jack; Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780521274074
- ISBN
- 9780521274074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Hardcover. The book offers a nuanced and innovative analyses of the emergence of an inclusive secular democratic state paradigm which incorporates the sacred within the framework of secular democracy in the Muslim World. Num Pages: 297 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137282040
- ISBN
- 9781137282040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. The book offers a nuanced and innovative analyses of the emergence of an inclusive secular democratic state paradigm which incorporates the sacred within the framework of secular democracy in the Muslim World. Num Pages: 297 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM; HRH; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448463
- ISBN
- 9781349448463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Paperback. The first systematic study of the evolution of Islamic politics in Iran and Turkey, based on primary documents from both countries Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 8 charts/graphs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728837
- ISBN
- 9780292728837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.85
€ 29.85
Paperback. Explores how the politics of Islam play out in the lives of Muslims throughout the world. This book discusses how the events such as September 11 and the 2003 war in Iraq have contributed to reshaping the political and religious landscape of Muslim-majority countries and Muslim communities elsewhere. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. 3 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120539
- ISBN
- 9780691120539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.20
€ 51.99
€ 38.20
Hardcover. Muslims are making themselves noticed in the political process of Europe. But what is happening behind the sensational headlines? This title analyses European Muslim communities' developing involvement in their political environment. Editor(s): Nielsen, Professor Jorgen S. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSR2; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646944
- ISBN
- 9780748646944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.40€ 123.67
€ 128.40
€ 123.67
Paperback. Looks at the processes and realities of Muslim participation in local and national politics in a range of Eastern and Western European countries: voting patterns in local and national assemblies, membership of elected councils and national parliaments, and the tensions between ethnic, political and religious identities. Editor(s): Nielsen, Professor Jorgen S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HRHP; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695874
- ISBN
- 9780748695874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. Reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Afterword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161921
- ISBN
- 9780691161921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.39
€ 36.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Series: Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HRH; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042367
- ISBN
- 9780226042367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.92
€ 40.99
€ 31.92