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Paperback. Presents the oral traditions, legends, speeches, myths, histories, literature, and historically significant documents of the twelve independent bands and Indian Nations of Wisconsin. This anthology introduces us to a group of voices, enhanced by many maps, photographs, and chronologies. Editor(s): Tigerman, Kathleen. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 b/w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299220648
ISBN
9780299220648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardcover. "The papers in this volume, many of which were delivered at a two-day Langford Conference held at the Florida State University in February of 2013 .. " -- Preface. Editor(s): Fulkerson, Laurel; Stover, Tim. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299307509
ISBN
9780299307509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.33

Paperback. A collection of essays and interviews that brings together a group of critics and commentators, including Rushdie himself, to explore the political and cultural contexts of Salman Rushdie's novels. It is suitable for those who are interested in Rushdie's work and the many pressing cultural and political issues it raises. Editor(s): Herwitz, Daniel; Varshney, Ashutosh. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472050482
ISBN
9780472050482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. An essential collection of criticism on the leading nature writers of today Editor(s): Cooley, John. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
F First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472065370
ISBN
9780472065370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.35

Hardcover. A collection of interdisciplinary thinkers that provide fresh insights into the complex political and cultural meanings of Salman Rushdie's writing. Editor(s): Herwitz, Daniel; Varshney, Ashutosh. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070480
ISBN
9780472070480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.79

Hardcover. A collection of essays and poems by 35 distinguished poets, illuminating the processes of conceiving, drafting, and revising their work Editor(s): Wilner, Eleanor; Manning, Maurice. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472072033
ISBN
9780472072033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.25

Paperback. A reassessment of the art and achievements of the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize Editor(s): Wright, Stephen Caldwell. Series: Under Discussion. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088393
ISBN
9780472088393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.69

Hardcover. Frank and lively conversations with some of our finest contemporary women poets. These interviews have been culled from the pages of BELLES LETTRES REVIEW OF BOOKS BY WOMEN, a pioneering journal that for 12 years has brought to light the best of women's writing. Subjects covered are consistently engaging and as varied as the poets themselves. Editor(s): Mullaney, Janet Palmer. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472096800
ISBN
9780472096800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.76

Hardcover. Reflections by the author of "Dancing at Lughnasa" on Irish writers, the theater, nationalism, Catholicism, and his childhood Editor(s): Editor. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097104
ISBN
9780472097104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.13

Hardcover. A new volume in the distinguished annual that presents the latest and best Yeats criticism Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
1997 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472110438
ISBN
9780472110438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

Hardcover. Another volume in the distinguished annual Editor(s): Finneran, Richard J. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
First American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111824
ISBN
9780472111824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.50

Hardcover. This collection emphasizes that rogue culture, in spite of the continuing controversy surrounding its origins, served an important role in letting ordinary citizens, especially those partially dislocated by emerging capitalism and urbanization, think through their places in a changing world. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Mentz, Steve. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113743
ISBN
9780472113743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.08

Hardcover. Explores the complex attachments to the figure of the dead lover in Western literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression from classical antiquity through the Middle Ages and into the early modern period. By reflecting on the study of dead lovers, this work traces the development of themes and claims about our own investment in a "dead". Editor(s): Dufallo, Basil; McCracken, Peggy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472115600
ISBN
9780472115600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.00

Hardcover. Analyses the depiction of emotions, gestures, and nonverbal behaviours in ancient Greek and Roman texts, and considers the precise language depicting them. Individual contributors examine genres ranging from historiography and epic to tragedy, philosophy, and vase decoration. Editor(s): Clark, Christina A.; Foster, Edith; Hallett, Judith P. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119592
ISBN
9780472119592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.93

Paperback. In this work on the nature of the state, Aristotle discusses the merits and defects of various regimes or ways of organizing political community - democracy in particular - and in the process he examines such subjects as slavery, economics, the family, citizenship, justice and revolution. Translator(s): Simpson, Peter L. Phillips. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846377
ISBN
9780807846377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.66

Hardcover. These essays cover all aspects of Dario Fo: as actor, playwright, performer and songwriter. They also provide historical background to his theatre, as well as in-depth analyses of specific works and the contribution of Franca Rame. Also included is a discussion of Fo's original artwork. Editor(s): Farrell, Joseph; Scuderi, Antonio. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809323357
ISBN
9780809323357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Paperback. This issue features: poems by poets including Tom Sleigh, Debora Greger, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Carl Phillips, Reetika Vazirani, Susan Stewart, David Lehman; an interview with John Balaban on the poetry of Vietnam; and translations by David Ferry and Harry Thomas, amongst others. Editor(s): Hahn, Susan Firestone. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810159112
ISBN
9780810159112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pomerance, Murray; Palmer, R. Barton. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813566290
ISBN
9780813566290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Faith. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931128
ISBN
9780813931128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Faith. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931135
ISBN
9780813931135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lackey, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934860
ISBN
9780813934860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Ledent, Benedicte; Del Valle Alcala, Roberto. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935225
ISBN
9780813935225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.02

Hardcover. "This volume includes interdisciplinary essays on slave narratives from the Atlantic world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on lesser known examples of the genre"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Aljoe, Nicole N.; Finseth, Ian Frederick. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936376
ISBN
9780813936376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.31

Paperback. "This volume includes interdisciplinary essays on slave narratives from the Atlantic world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on lesser known examples of the genre"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Aljoe, Nicole N.; Finseth, Ian Frederick. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936383
ISBN
9780813936383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.08

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