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Hardback. This book investigates Tankizs building program by identifying the works that he commissioned, exploring the nature of his participation in these works, and situating them within the broader contexts of architectural development in the region and patronage during the Mamluk period. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970819949
ISBN
9780970819949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.84

Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233355
ISBN
9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.50
€ 63.58

Hardback. An ethnographic study of Chinese urban life in the Mongolian city of Huhhot. The text is organized around specific elements of culture, moving from public domains to the private issues of sex and gender, family life and religion. Num Pages: 345 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231079600
ISBN
9780231079600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.89
€ 99.81

Hardback. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smith, Professor G. Rex; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895521
ISBN
9780859895521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.04

Paperback. Using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model of world trade and economic activity, this title analyzes the expected trade and other economic impacts of the prospective Free Trade Agreement. It examines bilateral trade and investment flows, bilateral trade frictions, and implications of the prospective accords. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; KCLT1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323962
ISBN
9780881323962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 504 pages, 367 photos, 99 plans & maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 243 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Mapin Publishing Gp Pty Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935677734
ISBN
9781935677734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526. The Fortunes of Hindu Festivals. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129190
ISBN
9780231129190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.15

Paperback. Series: Royal Asiatic Society Books. Num Pages: 260 pages, 4 black & white tables, 12 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415406093
ISBN
9780415406093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.50

Hardback. The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. This book locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees the right to pursue their own commercial interests while in the firm's employ. Series: Princeton Analytical Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. 8 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159065
ISBN
9780691159065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Hardcover. An essential record of the Christian communities in the Holy City in the 19th and 20th Centuries Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531162
ISBN
9781908531162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.37

Hardcover. Contributions by: Raymond Hinnebusch, Tina Zintl, Samer Abboud, Aurora Sottimano, Najib Ghadbian, Amanda P. Terc, Paulo Pinto, Rania Maktabi, Myriam Ababsa, Carsten Wieland, Mohammad Kamel Doraei, Martine Zeuthen, Valentina Napolitano. Editor(s): Hinnebusch, Raymond A.; Zintl, Tina. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633778
ISBN
9780815633778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691616070
ISBN
9780691616070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 62.95

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1950
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0257110
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This is an updated and expanded edition of the successful Thirty-Five Oriental Philosophers. It draws together thinkers from all the major Eastern philosophical traditions, and from the earliest times to the present day. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415202848
ISBN
9780415202848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. In this work, contributors consider aspects of the "politics of religion" - an issue rarely explored objectively in existing literature. Other articles propose ways of mediating the challenges of Jerusalem. The text should appeal to Jewish and Christian audiences alike. Editor(s): Breger, Marshall J.; Ahimeir, Ora. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 maps, 11 tables, 10 figures, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629139
ISBN
9780815629139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.00

Hardback. Examines legal and political discourses on torture in India and the United States Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752791
ISBN
9780814752791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 5. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628082142
ISBN
9781628082142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.31
€ 57.58

Hardback. This anthropological study of Chinese archaeologists shows how the discipline works within a Chinese social structure, and uncovers the complex underpinnings of that context. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HDD; JFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809290
ISBN
9780774809290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347844
ISBN
9780936347844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.90
€ 56.18

Paperback. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illustration, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478. Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt. 340 pages, Illustrations. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250970
ISBN
9780520250970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178167
ISBN
9780231178167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Wyatt, David K.; Wichienkeeo, Aroonrut. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Firecracker Interactive Thailand
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747100624
ISBN
9789747100624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.11

Paperback. * Outlines an anthropology for the 21st century that focuses on the myriad connections between peoples especially the critical intercultural dialogues between the cultures of the East and the West * Takes an historical and ethnographic approach to studying the intermingling of Arab peoples and the West. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118319017
ISBN
9781118319017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 18 colour photos & 9 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881900227
ISBN
9789881900227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

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