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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Winner of the 2005 Lambda Literary Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award: the first and "essential" (Choice) biography of the author, poet, and American icon of womanhood, black arts, and survival. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393329353
ISBN
9780393329353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. This interdisciplinary study uncovers a fascination with women cross dressers in the popular literature of early modern Britain, in a wide range of texts from popular ballads and chapbook life histories to the comedies and tragedies of aristocratic literature. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings, 12 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AVGH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226169163
ISBN
9780226169163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490930
ISBN
9781611490930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.54

Paperback. "Waste "explores the question: from nuclear waste to digital detritus, what can we learn about ourselves from what we let go to waste? Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628924367
ISBN
9781628924367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Hardcover. This book introduces new research about the history of attention--in politics, medicine, science, philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, and the rhetoric of war--to reframe British Romantic poetry as proposing and eliciting alternative modes of watchfulness, attention, and neglect. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796958
ISBN
9780804796958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Hardback. A critical edition of Scott's first novel about Edward Waverley, a young, cultured man whose sensibilities lead to his involvement in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Editor(s): Garside, Peter. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 608 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605675
ISBN
9780748605675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.16

Paperback. Traces the experiences and encounters of the author's life. This title recalls his time in the British Secret Service in Africa, and his brief involvement in Hollywood. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282594
ISBN
9780099282594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415677479
ISBN
9780415677479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49

Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224667
ISBN
9780520224667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171241
ISBN
9780691171241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049397
ISBN
9780813049397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Commune Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934639153
ISBN
9781934639153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. I remember shaving off my beard in the bathroom on the eve of the camp, with Mahalia Jackson singing rousing spirituals from the living room. Afterwards my chin was strangely smooth, and seemed to have shrunk. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770091443
ISBN
9781770091443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.85

Hardback. From America's revolutionary period to the Civil War and Reconstruction, this text uncovers the strategies black writers used to create an African American identity and to make their visions and stories accessible to a white audience. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080941
ISBN
9780231080941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.71
€ 82.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
NIPPOD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472568359
ISBN
9781472568359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.85

Paperback. Features a collection of more than one hundred Native American songs that celebrate the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Some songs included in this work have familiar themes, while others illuminate the complexities and differences of the Native cultures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293403
ISBN
9780803293403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. "What if truth were a woman?" asked Nietzsche. In ancient Greek thought, truth in language has a special relation to the female by virtue of her art-form - the one Freud believed was even invented by women - weaving. This book contains essays that explore the implications of this nexus: language, the female, weaving, and the construction of truth. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023727
ISBN
9780674023727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.49

Hardcover. What can post/colonial studies and their approaches contribute to our understanding of the Austro-Hungarian (k u k) occupation and administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1878 to 1914? This anthology presents some possible answers to this research question. Editor(s): Ruthner, Clemens; Cordileone, Diana Reynolds; Reber, Ursula; Detrez, Raymond. Series: Austrian Culture. Num Pages: 427 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
427
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820497259
ISBN
9780820497259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.73
€ 63.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195699944
ISBN
9780195699944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Lizz. Num Pages: 373 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559510
ISBN
9781875559510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

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