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Paperback. Presents a story of desire and virtue set in the pleasure quarters of nineteenth-century Shanghai. This novel reveals a world populated by lonely souls who seek consolation amid the pleasures and decadence of Shanghai's demimonde. Translator(s): Chang, Eileen; Hung, Eva. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 592 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122696
ISBN
9780231122696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. The SCOTNOTES booklets are a series of study guides to major Scottish writers and texts frequently used within literature courses, aimed at senior secondary school pupils and students in further education. This title covers three novels by Iain Banks. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; YQC. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Association for Scottish Literary Studies United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877483
ISBN
9780948877483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.29

Hardback. This collection presents a retrospective and comprehensive guide to the work of Ireland's greatest living writer, John Banville. Selections are drawn from all of his novels, up to and including 2012's 'Ancient Light'. There are radio plays, as well as a selection of his essays and reviews. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447214724
ISBN
9781447214724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Hardback. Representing Imperial Rivalry in the Early Modern Mediterranean explores representations of national, racial, and religious identities within a region dominated by the clash of empires. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DS; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649026
ISBN
9781442649026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 306 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838639184
ISBN
9780838639184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.28

Hardback. The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 2ADT; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644052
ISBN
9781442644052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Paperback. In nineteenth-century London, a clubbable man was a fortunate man, indeed. This book focuses on the mysterious ways of male associational culture as it examines such topics as fraternity, sophistication, nostalgia, social capital, celebrity, gossip, and male professionalism. Num Pages: 256 pages, photographs, b&w drawings. BIC Classification: DS; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420942
ISBN
9780821420942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269518
ISBN
9780823269518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269501
ISBN
9780823269501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Ching, Barbara; Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer A. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149174
ISBN
9780231149174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Offers an insight into the modes and devices employed in the creation of women's fiction since the eighteenth century. This book argues that traditional theorizations of the sublime depend upon unexamined assumptions about femininity and sexual difference, and that the sublime could not exist without misogynistic constructions of 'the feminine.' Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208889
ISBN
9780520208889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Providing an array of essays, this book explores the dimensions and implications of the work of J. Hillis Miller, one of the most eminent literary scholars in America. These essays offer important resources for grasping the question of language in historical perspective and in contemporary life - a task essential for any democratic future. Editor(s): Cohen, Barbara; Kujundzic, Dragan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224326
ISBN
9780823224326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Though only one of Burney's dramas as performed in her lifetime, this text places the plays in the context of performance and feminist theory, declaring that in exposing the failure of such institutions as marriage and the church, Burney's dramas often exceed her novels in their social commentary. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120225
ISBN
9780813120225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.47

paperback. A Companion to Roman Art encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art. Series: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE AN. Num Pages: 664 pages, NO. BIC Classification: DS. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119077893
ISBN
9781119077893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493078
ISBN
9781611493078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.20

Paperback. These studies are concerned with the questions raised by literary works whose main themes revolve around contagious, epidemic disease and its social and psychological consequences. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814750834
ISBN
9780814750834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313946
ISBN
9780822313946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

paperback. An in-depth analysis of the composition of Invisible Man and Ralph Ellison s move away from the radical left during his writing of the novel between 1945 and 1952. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348290
ISBN
9780822348290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Amid thorny issues of translation and appropriation, imperial rivalry, the rise of commercial authorship, and anxieties about authenticity, Barbara Fuchs traces how early modern English writers borrowed Spanish literary models, triumphantly reimagining the transnational appropriation as heroic looting. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244755
ISBN
9780812244755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature. Over the years they have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788300
ISBN
9780198788300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. Studies the manifestations of Edward the Black Prince in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933426
ISBN
9780861933426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A. Series: Mediaeval Studies at Minnesota S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816620203
ISBN
9780816620203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401357
ISBN
9781474401357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. No one interested in Irish studies during the past 30 years will have missed the work of Patrick Rafroidi. Whether it be romantic poets or the contemporary novel or theatre and drama, he had much to say that was provocative, lively and always readable. Series: Irish Literacy Studies Series. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 221 x 142. Weight in Grams: 422. Rare. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Previous owner's name to ffep. Text is crisp and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books Maryland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027027
ISBN
9780389209669
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

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