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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648281
ISBN
9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.80

Hardcover. This work looks at the "ginans", a large corpus of hymns and poems composed in a variety of Indic languages, written over several centuries. It examines their characteristics and explores the Khojki script in which they were written, also noting their continuing influence. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2B; DSB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647581
ISBN
9781860647581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 49.51

Paperback. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521264
ISBN
9781487521264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. An attempt to understand human attachment to the canis familiaris in terms of reciprocity and empathy, this title tackles such difficult concepts as intimacy and kinship with dogs, the shame associated with identification with their suffering, and the reasons for the profound mourning over their deaths. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226102702
ISBN
9780226102702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Entwistle, Alice. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seren
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781722022
ISBN
9781781722022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Hardback. This now classic work is the only definitive collection available of interviews with leading French women intellectuals. Editor(s): Jardine, Alice A.; Menke, Anne M. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231067720
ISBN
9780231067720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.20
€ 79.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
54
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650117
ISBN
9781890650117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. Robert Brasillach was executed in 1945 for what he wrote during the Nazi occupation of France. The author raises the question of whether he was condemned for his writing, or singled out as a homosexual; and why he was shot, when those responsible for the murder of thousands were set free. Num Pages: 318 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424156
ISBN
9780226424156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011992
ISBN
9780253011992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. The heart-warming, true story of a young woman, her single father, and the books they shared as he read to her every night of her childhood, from Harry Potter to Alice in Wonderland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444715262
ISBN
9781444715262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offer an approach to English Literature that aims to help readers achieve a better grade. This series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students. The new editions have detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784345
ISBN
9780582784345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Paperback. The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author's own words Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819593
ISBN
9780753819593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New World Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781608681884
ISBN
9781608681884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. Miracles occupied a unique place in medieval and Byzantine life and thought. This volume makes available three collections of miracle tales never before translated into English. They deepen our understanding of attitudes toward miracles and display the remarkable range of registers in which Greek could be written during the Byzantine period. Translator(s): Talbot, Alice-Mary; Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HRCC2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059030
ISBN
9780674059030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843429
ISBN
9781843843429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardback. Although George Eliot has long been described as "the novelist of the Midlands" she often brought the outer reaches of the empire home in her work. This text studies Eliot's problematic, career-long interest in representing racial and ethnic "Otherness". Num Pages: 208 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821414415
ISBN
9780821414415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789461536075
ISBN
9789461536075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Simone, Tom. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101139
ISBN
9781585101139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. This work discusses literary depictions of mass transit in 20th century Tokyo in the decades preceding WWII. It cuts across literary and historical/sociological analysis, and contributes to the growing body of work examining Japanese urbanism, gender, and modernism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771450
ISBN
9780804771450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. No further information has been provided for this title. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 295 x 5. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447913146
ISBN
9781447913146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Longman London
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582329317
ISBN
9780582329317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Building on the formula of York Notes, this series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. This enbables students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. Editor(s): Macrae, Alasdair D. F. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424746
ISBN
9780582424746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226435138
ISBN
9780226435138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.38

Hardcover. This text offers students and teachers a close analysis of nineteenth-century novels by ten major authors: Austen, Eliot, Scott, Thackeray, Gaskell, Dickens, Trollope, Braddon, and the Bronte sisters. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231493
ISBN
9780631231493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.78

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