Middle East
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Paperback. Assesses the reign of Sa'id bin Taymur, who was deposed by his son, Qabus bin Sa'id, in a coup in July 1970. This title refutes the view that Sa'id's four-decade reign should be perceived as a place where time stood still. It looks at the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of Oman during the reign of Sa'id bin Taymur. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194734
- ISBN
- 9781845194734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.42
€ 38.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402210877
- ISBN
- 9781402210877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.05
€ 20.05
Paperback. Presenting eight vivid portraits of fundamentalist leaders who have turned their charismatic religious authority to powerful political ends. The biographies in this volume include interviews with true believers and bitter opponents, and in a number of cases with the subjects themselves. Num Pages: 438 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HRA; HRLK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021256
- ISBN
- 9780226021256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Paperback. Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246911
- ISBN
- 9780520246911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.19
€ 32.99
€ 29.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590331460
- ISBN
- 9781590331460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. A wide-ranging analysis of whether tribes and tribal identities are becoming more rather than less pronounced in the contemporary Middle East. Editor(s): Rabi, Uzi. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043458
- ISBN
- 9781849043458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.95€ 51.58
€ 51.95
€ 51.58
Paperback. In 2003, the author arrived in Egypt as a 23-year-old trainee journalist. She found a country on the brink of change. In this book, she unravels the complex forces shaping the lives of four young Egyptians caught between tradition and modernity, and what their stories mean for the future of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846557637
- ISBN
- 9781846557637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.19
€ 21.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Harris, Rachel; Stokes, Martin. Series: SOAS Musicology Series. Num Pages: 386 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 23 b. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138218314
- ISBN
- 9781138218314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.44€ 92.73
€ 149.44
€ 92.73
Hardcover. As the site of several miracles in the Jewish and Christian traditions, the Jordan is one of the world's holiest rivers. It is also the major political and symbolic border contested by Israelis and Palestinians. This title explores how the complex religious and mythological representations of the river have shaped the conflict in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBTP; HRCG; HRJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319575
- ISBN
- 9780226319575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.30
€ 72.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; BG; DN; JFFN; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cune Press,US United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885942463
- ISBN
- 9781885942463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. The objective of this work is to provide a tool for assessing whether current military balances in the Middle East are stable and for visualizing the effects of deep force cuts. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First American Edition". Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Military History - Wars, Battles & Campaigns - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - War & Defence Operations - Gene"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KON0520033
- ISBN
- 9780815733126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The objective of this work is to provide a tool for assessing whether current military balances in the Middle East are stable and for visualizing the effects of deep force cuts. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. 8vo. . Clean copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0263518
- ISBN
- 9780815733126
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Life in Palestine today - what it is really like - day to day, from the Orwell Prize winning author, Raja Shehadeh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250174
- ISBN
- 9781781250174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. When the author first started hill walking in Palestine, in the late 1970s, he was not aware that he was travelling through a vanishing landscape. Recording how the land felt and looked before various calamities, this title attempts to preserve, at least in words, the Palestinian natural treasures that many Palestinians never know. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; WSZC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978998
- ISBN
- 9781861978998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Paperback. Raja Shehadeh was born into a successful Palestinian family. When the state of Israel was formed in 1948 the family were driven out to the provincial town of Ramallah. In 1985 his father was stabbed to death. This book recounts his troubled and complex relationship with his father and his experience of exile - of being a stranger in his own land. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682506
- ISBN
- 9781846682506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.28
€ 18.28
Paperback. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This book tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408806340
- ISBN
- 9781408806340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This work tells the story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304. Inside Baghdad's Green Zone. 368 pages. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This work tells the story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWLP. Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747592891
- ISBN
- 9780747592891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. It took three weeks for the second Gulf War to shake the world, despite public protest and international negotiation. Here, Guardian journalists - some of them in the heat of battle, some of them at a more reflective distance around the world - tell the story of this controversial war. Editor(s): Ramesh, Randeep. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0009756
- ISBN
- 9780571221103
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Examines the modern history of post-mandatory Syria. This book explains the evolution of the Syrian ideology and policy of neutralism since the early stages of the Cold War, and identifies the effects that Arab neutralism had on shaping Syria's foreign policy and the shaping of its national identity. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193966
- ISBN
- 9781845193966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Hardcover. With the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifadat al-Aqsa in September 2000 that followed the failure of the Camp David II summit, the chain of belligerent events took Egypt by surprise. This study is based primarily on Egyptian sources as well as interviews and conversations with senior members of the Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies. Num Pages: 120 pages, cartoons & appendices. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1HBE; 3JMC; HBTV; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193898
- ISBN
- 9781845193898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardcover. Iranian-Canadian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo's memoir of the 125 days he spent in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison after being wrongfully accused of helping to prepare a "velvet revolution" and spying for Iran's enemies. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGX; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773028
- ISBN
- 9780889773028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. Winner of the DEBUT POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 A searing, energetic portrait of life in modern Tehran - 'deeply researched yet as exciting as a novel' Simon Sebag Montefiore Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780225128
- ISBN
- 9781780225128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.15
€ 10.99
€ 9.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328812
- ISBN
- 9780745328812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.36
€ 32.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Challenges the nationalist and Zionist hegemony by discussing the hidden history of Communist and bi-national movements in Israel. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334677
- ISBN
- 9780745334677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.03
€ 35.99
€ 28.03