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Paperback. Captures their white refractions in vignettes that teach us the truth of the coincidence of contraries, of how the impure lodges in the pure. This book offers a series of prose poems that draw their inspiration from the great Sufi poet of mediaeval Andalusia, Ibn Arabi, whose fervent love poetry both scandalized and transformed Islamic culture. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBT; BGA; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231157
- ISBN
- 9780823231157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688531
- ISBN
- 9780847688531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853456292
- ISBN
- 9780853456292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, 21 cm. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853458302
- ISBN
- 9780853458302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.15
€ 30.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688263
- ISBN
- 9780856688263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.02
€ 137.02
Hardcover. Tropical islands are magical, volcanoes are magical and coral reefs are magical. Classical ruins, old town centres, modern artworks, and contemporary architecture are magical as well. Even local people are magical. The attribution of magical qualities appears central in the constitution of contemporary tourism attractions. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HS; JHM; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452016
- ISBN
- 9780857452016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.32
€ 155.32
Hardcover. This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa. The contributions offer an in-depth understanding of the broad changes and underlying causes in African societies over the years, such as changes in religious beliefs, social structure, urbanization, and technological changes and health. Editor(s): Jindra, Michael; Noret, Joel. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452054
- ISBN
- 9780857452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.61
€ 155.61
Hardcover. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578. An Anthropology of Oil. Series: Dislocations. 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452559
- ISBN
- 9780857452559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.66
€ 167.66
Hardcover. Botswana has been portrayed as a major case of exception in Africa - as an oasis of peace and harmony with an enduring parliamentary democracy, blessed with remarkable diamond-driven economic growth. Whereas the "failure" of other states on the continent is often attributed to the prevalence of indigenous political ideas and structures.. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452979
- ISBN
- 9780857452979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.78
€ 167.78
Paperback. Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent "disciplining mechanisms" of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282. Hutu Identity, Conflict and Camp Life. Series: Studies in Forced Migration. 194 pages, black & white illustrations. Based on thorough ethnographic fieldwork in a refugee camp in Tanzania this book provides a rich account of the benevolent "disciplining mechanisms" of humanitarian agencies, led by the UNHCR, and of the situated, dynamic, indeterminate, and fluid nature of identity (re)construction in the camp. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFN; JFSL1. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456090
- ISBN
- 9780857456090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.07
€ 38.07
Hardcover. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459510
- ISBN
- 9780857459510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.43
€ 156.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860915775
- ISBN
- 9780860915775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.66
€ 19.99
€ 18.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Avalon Travel Publishing
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871133618
- ISBN
- 9780871133618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.06
€ 15.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 b/w photos, 1 map & 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 1KBBNT; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873518673
- ISBN
- 9780873518673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.86
€ 18.99
€ 18.86
Capitalizing on the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreem - A Road Map for Succ...
. Ed(S): Hufbauer, Gary Clyde; Brunel, Claire...
Paperback. Focuses on sectors in which US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has proven advantageous, namely agriculture and textile, and examines other sectors in which the outcome is unclear: services and intellectual property. This title suggests reforms that the Moroccan government should use to leverage a successful US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 128 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 1KBB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324334
- ISBN
- 9780881324334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.71
€ 33.71
Paperback. Rebecca Haile lived in Ethiopia until she was 11 years old. When the Emperor was deposed by a military coup, her father was shot. Barely surviving, he escaped with his family and settled in Minnesota where they struggled with the strain of their changed circumstances. This book brings into focus the consequences of political upheaval in Ethiopia. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; BG; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335560
- ISBN
- 9780897335560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Hardcover. Series: Topological bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs & paintings. Num Pages: 422 pages, 40 maps and plans. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416194
- ISBN
- 9780900416194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.29
€ 93.29
Hardcover. Series: Tut'ankhamun's Tomb Series. Num Pages: 115 pages, 38 pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416491
- ISBN
- 9780900416491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.55
€ 87.55
Paperback. This classic work discusses representations in Egyptian painting, sculpture and reliefs, assessing how objects and figures are represented in two dimensions, introducing the idea of "conceptual" and "perceptual" art. Translated from the German by John Baines, who has revised the text and illustrations to take account of recent research. Editor(s): Brunner-Traut, Emma. Translator(s): Baines, John. Num Pages: 498 pages, 109 b/w pls, 330 figs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416514
- ISBN
- 9780900416514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99
€ 48.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416637
- ISBN
- 9780900416637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.06
€ 126.06