Sex and the Citadel - Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World (El Feki Shereen)(Paperback / softback)

Sex and the Citadel - Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World (El Feki Shereen)(Paperback / softback)

From pregnant virgins to desperate housewives, from fearless activists to religious firebrands, this title takes a fresh look at the sexual history of the Arab region and gives us an insight into everyday lives in a part of the world that is changing in front of our very

Bad Girls of the Arab World (Yaqub Nadia)(Paperback)

Women's transgressive behaviors and perspectives are challenging societal norms in the Arab world, giving rise to anxiety and public debate. Simultaneously, however, other Arab women are unwillingly finding themselves labeled 'bad' as authority figures attempt to redirect scrutiny from serious

New Long Life - A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World (Scott Andrew J.)(Paperback / softback)

A practical guide to how we can positively adapt to a changing world, from the internationally bestselling authors of The 100-Year Life'The London Business School professors Andrew J. Scott and Lynda Gratton have been predicting how society must adapt for years. Now they have a post-pandemic road

Cultures and Societies in a Changing World (Griswold Wendy)(Paperback)

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shapes culture. Through this book, students will gain an understanding of the sociology of culture and explore stories, beliefs, media, ideas,

When in the Arab World: An insider's guide to living and working with Arab culture (Nejem Rana)(Paperback)

Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500-1800 (El-Rouayheb Khaled)(Paperback)

Attitudes toward homosexuality in the pre-modern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic-visible and tolerated on one hand, prohibited by Islam on the other. Khaled El-Rouayheb argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a

Shanghai Girls (See Lisa)(Paperback / softback)

Two sisters, a world at war and one life-changing

Continuing Professional Development (Megginson David)(Paperback)

To maximise enjoyment of work and life requires a continual response to the changing world in which we live. Are you living to work or working to live? What would you like to be doing? We need to look within at our latent skills and abilities and explore ways of building on our current talents and

Siamese Bestiary (Inwood Kristiaan)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals a different aspect of Thailand - the intimate co-existence shared by animal and human life in the tropics. Blending anecdote, observation and humour, this volume chronicles and depicts the antics of animal and human characters in and around the author's Thai

Life of Adventure and Delight (Sharma Akhil)(Paperback / softback)

In these elegant, unsparing and intimate stories, the Folio Prize-winning author, Akhil Sharma, exposes the paradoxes, ironies and harmonies that characterise modern life. Marrying the minimalism of Chekhov and Carver with a flair for dark comedy, A Life of Adventure and Delight is a collection

Plays from the Arab World (Dodgson Elyse)(Paperback)

A collection of five extraordinary plays exploring and reflecting contemporary life across the Near East and North Africa. Includes Withdrawal by Mohammad Al Attar (Syria), 603 by Imad Farajin (Palestine), Damage by Kamal Khalladi (Morocco), The House by Arz Khodr (Lebanon), and Egyptian Products

Intimate Frontiers: Sex, Gender, and Culture in Old California (Hurtado Albert L.)(Paperback)

This book reveals how powerful undercurrents of sex, gender, and culture helped shape the history of the American frontier from the 1760s to the 1850s. Looking at California under three flags--those of Spain, Mexico, and the United States--Hurtado resurrects daily life in the missions, at mining

Who Says You Can't? You Do - The life-changing self help book that's empowering people around the world to live an extraordinary life (Chidiac Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Marxism and the Muslim World (Rodinson Maxime)(Paperback)

In the wake of the uprisings which rocked the Arab world, Maxime Rodinson's work has taken on a new and powerful resonance. Dating from 1958, the time of his expulsion from the French Communist Party, to 1972, the assembled articles, papers and essays which form this book outline his vision of the

Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World (Carmody Pdraig)(Paperback)

Taking a critical and historical view, this text explores the theory and changing practice of international development. It provides an overview of how the field has evolved and the concrete impacts of this on the ground on the lives of people in the Global South. Development Theory and Practice

Palestine in Black and White (Sabaaneh Mohammad)(Paperback / softback)

An intimate and powerful portrayal of life under occupation in Palestine, from cartoonist Mohammad

Sweet Revenge - The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell (Bower Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Illuminating the life of Simon Cowell and delving into backstage scandal, tabloid rumour and the cut-throat worlds of music and television, Tom Bower leaves no stone unturned in this must-read

Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography (Ramonet Ignacio)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, the intimate and highly revealing life story of the world's longest-serving, most charismatic, and contro- versial head of state in modern times. Numerous attempts have been made to get Fidel Castro to tell his own story. But it was only as he stepped down after five decades in

Blockchain Revolution - How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World (Tapscott Don)(Paperback / softback)

Facts of Life (Gale Patrick)(Paperback / softback)

A mesmerising, epic yet intimate and humane novel of love, music and the life events that stay with us

Case of the Missing Servant (Hall Tarquin)(Paperback / softback)

In dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it

What a Wonderful World - Life, the Universe and Everything in a Nutshell (Chown Marcus)(Paperback / softback)

In What a Wonderful World, Marcus Chown, physicist, broadcaster and consultant for New Scientist, applies his deep understanding of complex things to simple questions about the workings of our everyday lives. Lucid, witty and hugely entertaining, the book explains the essence of our existance,

Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World (Walker Stuart)(Paperback)

Stuart Walker's design work has been described as life-changing, inspiring, disturbing and ferocious. Drawing on an extraordinarily diverse range of sources and informed by creative practice, Design for Life penetrates to the heart of modern culture and the malaise that underlies today's moral and

For the Love of a Life (Holder Simon)(Paperback / softback)

For the Love of a Life is an intimate and searching novel that explores the deepest emotions of a girl who wants both success and true love, but at what