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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Charts new directions in the study of African-language literatures generally, and isiZulu fiction in particular. Mhlambi proposes that African popular arts and culture models be considered as a logical solution to the debates and challenges informing discourses about expressive forms in African languages. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2H; CJB; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145652
ISBN
9781868145652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913376
ISBN
9781439913376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789972
ISBN
9780226789972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789965
ISBN
9780226789965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 79.61

Paperback. This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349294497
ISBN
9781349294497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. Analyzing the trends and developments of African American historical fiction written by women in the twentieth century, Nunes' approach addresses the relationship between history and literature, reworking the historical record from the point of view of the silenced female and giving origin to an unprecedented narrative of the American experience. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137363718
ISBN
9781137363718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112537
ISBN
9780230112537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634425
ISBN
9780745634425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.85

Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634432
ISBN
9780745634432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964977
ISBN
9781403964977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349528561
ISBN
9781349528561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.11

Hardcover. This book demonstrates how certain African American writers radically re-envisioned core American ideals in order to make them serviceable for racial justice. Each writer's unprecedented reconstruction of key American values has the potential to energize American citizenship today. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528094
ISBN
9781137528094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardcover. This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600225
ISBN
9780230600225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.51

Paperback. This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369621
ISBN
9781349369621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.78

Paperback. Documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s to now Editor(s): Napier, Winston. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758106
ISBN
9780814758106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137003508
ISBN
9781137003508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.20

Paperback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349434268
ISBN
9781349434268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.91

Hardcover. This text examines African Americans' experiences under the law and how that in turn has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism in African American culture. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; LAQ; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619883
ISBN
9780230619883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382439
ISBN
9781349382439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409575
ISBN
9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

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