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Paperback. A collection of essays by political theorists on Agamben's Homo Sacer. Editor(s): Norris, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335375
ISBN
9780822335375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415514682
ISBN
9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.18

Paperback. Andrew Parker undertakes a critical reconsideration of the frequently absent, or troubled, figure of the mother in theorists including Marx, Freud, Lacan, and Derrida. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352327
ISBN
9780822352327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212761
ISBN
9780300212761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books. The author shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books. From medieval manuscript books to today's interactive urban fictions, he explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103488
ISBN
9780226103488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Examining novels, critical editions, gift books, translations, and illustrated volumes, as well as the communities who made them, this title tells a wide-ranging story of the book's identity at the turn of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: DSBF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103518
ISBN
9780226103518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.10

Hardcover. Examining novels, critical editions, gift books, translations, and illustrated books, as well as the communities who made them, this book tells a wide-ranging story of the book's identity at the turn of the nineteenth century. It shows how many pressing modern communicative concerns are not unique to the digital age. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669724
ISBN
9780226669724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 79.10

Paperback. Penetrating and comprehensive, The Anatomy of Blackness shows that, far from being a monolithic idea, eighteenth-century Africanist discourse emerged out of a vigorous, varied dialogue that involved missionaries, slavers, colonists, naturalists, anatomists, philosophers, and Africans themselves. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409658
ISBN
9781421409658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Helm Information Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903206140
ISBN
9781903206140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.34

Paperback. The Short Oxford History of English Literature offers an introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day covering all the major periods of English literature chronologically. This third edition has been revised and updated incorporating a greater number of female and contemporary authors. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199263387
ISBN
9780199263387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.19

Hardback. Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 80 colour images + 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190427
ISBN
9780300190427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153331
ISBN
9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Series Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 224 pages. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight: 342. Series Editor(s) :Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647415
ISBN
9780748647415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture and critical theory, this title offers insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the 19th century. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in their field on a specific topic within the Victorian writing, including science, and gender. Editor(s): Smith, Andrew; Hughes, William. Series: Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691166
ISBN
9780748691166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087868
ISBN
9780719087868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. This book will provide the first study of how the Gothic engages with ecocritical ideas. The book's focus is from the late eighteenth century to the present day, via consideration of a number of national and global contexts and different media including short stories, novels and films. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Smith, Andrew W. M. Series Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Bruhm, Steven; Gelder, Ken; Hogle, Jerrold E.; Horner, Avril; Hughes, William. Series: International Gothic Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AFPS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 303 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526106896
ISBN
9781526106896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
65
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560727347
ISBN
9781560727347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. A tribute to the enduring power of the printed word. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quercus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069423
ISBN
9781782069423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
York Medieval Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153390
ISBN
9781903153390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.22

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633470
ISBN
9780748633470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.49
€ 108.45

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