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Paperback. The scholarly identification of formulas and folktales in the Qur'an represents a novel approach to the world-famous religious text. Not only does it provide insight into the basic composition of this sacred document, but also pinpoints and makes accessible many of its principal themes. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526723
- ISBN
- 9780742526723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
Paperback. Series: Fabric Folios. 88 pages, 100 colour illustrations, maps, further reading, index. This text explores the rich and diverse range of silk and textiles from Africa. Focusing on over 30 pieces from the British Museum's collection, it brings together traditions of silk weaving and embroidery from throughout the African continent. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1H; 3D; AFW; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 225 x 9. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714125633
- ISBN
- 9780714125633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.66
€ 18.66
Paperback. "First published in 2002 by The National Gallery Company." Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AKTH; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 275 x 16. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474251648
- ISBN
- 9781474251648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.13
€ 42.99
€ 30.13
Hardcover. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 20+ b+w figures. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857281104
- ISBN
- 9780857281104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
Hardback. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558. The Sewing Machine in Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 304 pages, Illustrations. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. This title traces the machine's journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; PDR. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267855
- ISBN
- 9780520267855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.89€ 64.43
€ 83.89
€ 64.43
Paperback. This volume focuses on the discourses that construct Islam in the aftermath of traumatic events and thus illustrates how academic analysis of the fabrication of difference can contribute significantly to public discourse. Editor(s): Ramey, Steven W. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794876
- ISBN
- 9781781794876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.02
€ 44.02
Hardback. Editor(s): McCutcheon, Russell T. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794968
- ISBN
- 9781781794968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.31
€ 44.31
Hardcover. Fabricating Origins builds on a series of posts that originally appeared, in earlier forms, at the blog for Culture on the Edge. In these posts each member of the group focused on the problem of origins, examining how we repeatedly conjure up an authorized past that suits the needs of the continually changing present. Editor(s): McCutcheon, Russell T. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791745
- ISBN
- 9781781791745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84
€ 108.84
Paperback. Fabricating Origins builds on a series of posts that originally appeared, in earlier forms, at the blog for Culture on the Edge. In these posts each member of the group focused on the problem of origins, examining how we repeatedly conjure up an authorized past that suits the needs of the continually changing present. Editor(s): McCutcheon, Russell T. Series: Working with Culture on the Edge. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791752
- ISBN
- 9781781791752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.86
€ 42.86
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of how global cultures struggle to create their own -America within a post-9/11 media culture, the revised edition of Fabricating the Absolute Fake reflects on what it might mean to truly take part in American pop culture. Series: American Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Edition
- Revised, Extended ed.
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645593
- ISBN
- 9789089645593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.12
€ 59.12
Paperback. In contrast with scholarship on women and gender in the modern period, the author asserts that the rise of the absolute state, with its centralising and unifying tendencies, could actually increase women's economic, social, and legal opportunities and allow them to thrive in corporate organisations such as the guild. Num Pages: 528 pages, 21 photos, 7 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326663
- ISBN
- 9780822326663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.51
€ 41.99
€ 37.51
Hardback. "First published in Germany under the title Faces: Eine Geschichte des Gesichts." Translator(s): Hansen, Thomas S.; Hansen, Abby J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53 color illus. 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162355
- ISBN
- 9780691162355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. Redefines imperialism and connects the economic crisis in the US with its global military escapades. Unflinching expose of US imperial power today. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594519185
- ISBN
- 9781594519185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.08
€ 48.08
paperback. Taiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-US military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of US naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book explores the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation, analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976174
- ISBN
- 9780295976174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JMR; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564662
- ISBN
- 9781604564662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.43€ 69.67
€ 100.43
€ 69.67
Hardback. Updating classic sociological theory and utilizing the results of recent research in evolutionary and neurphysiological theory, this ambitious work aims to present no less than a unified, general theory of what happens when people interact. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744164
- ISBN
- 9780804744164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.81
€ 146.81
Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629377
- ISBN
- 9780226629377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.29
€ 94.53
€ 78.29
Paperback. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. The Entwined Histories of Money and Race in America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629384
- ISBN
- 9780226629384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 83 color illus. 85 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167497
- ISBN
- 9780691167497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818137
- ISBN
- 9780761818137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.79
€ 145.79