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Paperback. Standard Arabic presents difficulties beyond those encountered in most foreign languages. Though increasingly popularized, it remains essentially an elitist, learned language. This textbook is designed to guide the first-year student through the difficult early stages. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521293013
ISBN
9780521293013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.68

Hardcover. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to an Arabic mirror, this study evokes the mentality of the distinctive environment - the border region. It covers the literary, cultural, political and historical contexts and their confluence in Pseudo Mawardi's Nasihat al muluk. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSK; HPDC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696987
ISBN
9780748696987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49

Paperback. A dictionary that contains 1,200 entries derived from Yiddish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and English. It includes words for and associated with Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, worship, and more. Series: A JPS Guide. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACY; 2CSA; 2CSJ; CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Updated, Expanded ed.
SKU
V9780827608320
ISBN
9780827608320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Hardback. Takhyil is a term from Arabic poetics denoting the evocation of images. It has a broad spectrum of connotations throughout classical philosophical poetics and rhetoric, and it is closely linked to the Greek concept of phantasia. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094693
ISBN
9780906094693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.55

Paperback. Discover a new and effective way to learn Biblical Hebrew. This best-selling course comprises a book with 20 units covering reading, writing and speaking. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJBT; CJBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444106114
ISBN
9781444106114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Five Seasons is a moving and, at times, humorous novel about the need to fall in love again. It is A.B. Yehoshua's third novel and has long been out of print. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015943
ISBN
9781870015943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Board book. Series: My First Bilingual Book. Num Pages: 20 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSR; YBL; YNN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 166 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milet Publishing
Edition
Brdbk Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840598742
ISBN
9781840598742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.35

Paperback. Hebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish poetry written since the Bible. Fusing elements of East and West, Arabic and Hebrew, and the particular and the universal, this verse embodies a faith that transcend the limits of language, place, and time. Translator(s): Cole, Peter. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121956
ISBN
9780691121956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. With a novelist's insight and eye for detail, A.S. Byatt examines the relationship between Wordsworth and Coleridge against the background of the great changes of their times - in society, politics, education and literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 208. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005994
ISBN
9780099302230
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 2000 entries. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSJ; CBDX; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781808118
ISBN
9780781808118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study and class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Hebrew. No prior knowledge of the language is required. By the end of this course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Hebrew. Num Pages: 425 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415475273
ISBN
9780415475273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Qutbuddin, Tahera. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9781479896530
ISBN
9781479896530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.87

Hardcover. This is the very first English translation of the work and reproduces the original edition, published under the author's supervision in 1855 Editor(s): Davies, Humphrey. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729373
ISBN
9780814729373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.68

Hardcover. This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. Editor(s): Dien, Mawal Izzi. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094334
ISBN
9780906094334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.08

Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717113
ISBN
9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781805650
ISBN
9780781805650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Covering some 150 authors who write or wrote primarily in Arabic, this volume is a guide to Internet resources and includes historians, geographers and philosophers as well as literary authors. Among those included are Najib Mahfuz, Nawal Sadawi, and the great physician Avicenna. Series: Author Research Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591581185
ISBN
9781591581185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.63

hardcover. This indispensable bibliography lists over 25,000 citations of Genizah holdings in recent scholarship. Editor(s): Jefferson, Rebecca J.W.; Hunter, Erica C. D.; Khan, Geoffrey. Series: Cambridge University Library Genizah Series. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CB; GBCR; HRCG9; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1801.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521750868
ISBN
9780521750868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.04

hardcover. Up-to-date collection of non-Biblical texts that have only recently come to the attention of scholars. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CF; CJB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRCG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521829991
ISBN
9780521829991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

hardcover. The first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 b/w illus. 3 maps 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1QDA; 2CS; 2Z; 3D; CFF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781107042865
ISBN
9781107042865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.40

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