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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. An examination of how the space of the downtown served dual purposes as both a symbol of colonial influence and capital in Egypt, as well as a staging ground for the demonstrations of the Egyptian nationalist movement. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CXG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108653
ISBN
9780230108653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Hardback. Speaking to the ongoing debate over the development of urban space and culture, this book demonstrates the centrality of the physical and social being of cities to American literature and other arts in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726450
ISBN
9780804726450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.73

Paperback. Urdu Literary Culture examines the impact of political circumstances on vernacular (Urdu) literary culture through an in-depth study of the writings of Muhammad Hasan Askari, who lived during the Partition of India. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435937
ISBN
9781349435937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. Urdu Literary Culture examines the impact of political circumstances on vernacular (Urdu) literary culture through an in-depth study of the writings of Muhammad Hasan Askari, who lived during the Partition of India. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 303 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137009029
ISBN
9781137009029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.87

Paperback. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349500789
ISBN
9781349500789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Hardcover. Examining poetry by Robert Pinsky, Adrienne Rich, and Amiri Baraka, among others, this book shows that leading US poets since 1979 have performed the role of public intellectual through their poetic rhetoric. Gwiazda's argument aims to revitalize the role of poetry and its social value within an era of global politics. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137470850
ISBN
9781137470850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.12

Paperback. Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220841
ISBN
9780812220841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Hardback. Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780812240436
ISBN
9780812240436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.26

Hardback. An exploration of why humans are drawn to fictional stories through the application of evolution theory and cognitive science Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803230262
ISBN
9780803230262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.85

paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326687
ISBN
9780822326687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.27

Paperback. This book focuses on how Austen's life and work is being re-framed and re-imagined in 20th and 21st century literature and culture. Tracing the connections between Modernist Austen in the early C20th and feminist and post-feminist appropriations in the later C20th, it examines how Austen emerged as a complex point of reference on the global stage. Editor(s): Hanson, C. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339990
ISBN
9781349339990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. This book focuses on how Austen's life and work is being re-framed and re-imagined in 20th and 21st century literature and culture. Tracing the connections between Modernist Austen in the early C20th and feminist and post-feminist appropriations in the later C20th, it examines how Austen emerged as a complex point of reference on the global stage. Editor(s): Hanson, Clare. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230319462
ISBN
9780230319462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Paperback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405147248
ISBN
9781405147248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.74

Hardback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405147231
ISBN
9781405147231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.24

Paperback. A systematic, comprehensive approach on how to conduct a review of the literature in mixed methods research. Series: Mixed Methods Research Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSR; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781483358291
ISBN
9781483358291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.67

Paperback. Poetry can be a great way to get people talking about difficult issues around mental health. This book is a complete guide to using poetry for this purpose. It includes a collection of over 100 poems written by the author with accompanying activities, as well as a 50 prompts to encourage clients to write their own poems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMJT; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785920530
ISBN
9781785920530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.23

paperback. Offers a revaluation of American literature and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century, and provides a context for understanding debates about America's relation to the rest of the world. Ranging over history, politics, philosophy, and literature, this work contributes to debates about utopian thought, globalisation, and American literature. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322474
ISBN
9780822322474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319465524
ISBN
9783319465524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.64

Hardcover. Shifting the postcolonial focus away from the city and towards the village, this book examines the rural as a trope in twentieth-century South Asian literatures to propose a new literary history based on notions of utopia, dystopia, and heterotopia and how these ideas have circulated in the literary and the cultural imaginaries of the subcontinent. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 2AB; 2BM; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230354982
ISBN
9780230354982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

Paperback. Shifting the postcolonial focus away from the city and towards the village, this book examines the rural as a trope in twentieth-century South Asian literatures to propose a new literary history based on notions of utopia, dystopia, and heterotopia and how these ideas have circulated in the literary and the cultural imaginaries of the subcontinent. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346790
ISBN
9781349346790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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