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Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This book provides a historical context for racial division by tracing the path of the color line as it appears in the native writings of African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727754
- ISBN
- 9780804727754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Argues that World War II blurred the boundaries between battleground and home front bringing women and civilians into war discourse. This book discusses the interplay of fascination and disapproval in the texts of twentieth-century war and the way in which homage to war hero and victim contends with revulsion at war's horror and waste. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119382
- ISBN
- 9780231119382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 90.18
€ 118.30
€ 90.18
Paperback. Offers an account of the nineteenth-century British novel and its role in the historical process that gave rise to modern anthropology's concept of culture. This book shows how English Victorian novels appropriated an autoethnographic mode of fiction developed in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095554
- ISBN
- 9780691095554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.44
€ 53.24
€ 42.44
Paperback. The author connects the accidents of the poet Wordsworth's life with the originality of his works, tracking the impulses that turned him to poetry after the death of his parents and during his years as an enthusiastic disciple of the French Revolution. Bromwich argues that his political idealism deeply motivated his writings of the 1790s. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075570
- ISBN
- 9780226075570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903305126
- ISBN
- 9781903305126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.95
€ 8.95
Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151061
- ISBN
- 9780231151061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. Disraeli: The Romance of Politics examines the relation between Disraeli's novels and his political career and illuminates both in a way not previously attempted. Num Pages: 622 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; DSB; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627062
- ISBN
- 9781442627062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.28
€ 49.99
€ 45.28
Paperback. A tale that contains elements of a beast fable, an exemplum, a satire, and other genres. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042356
- ISBN
- 9780268042356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.44
€ 42.99
€ 38.44
Paperback. An account of dissidence in Hafiz Asad s Syria, describing how intellectuals tried to navigate between charges of complicity with the state and treason against it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822340355
- ISBN
- 9780822340355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; GTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138200425
- ISBN
- 9781138200425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.59€ 36.61
€ 55.59
€ 36.61
Paperback. Focusing on criticism of Elizabeth I by her contemporaries, this is a collection of essays considering various forms the dissenters used for their critique. Editor(s): Walker, Julia M. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7. BIC Classification: BG; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822320746
- ISBN
- 9780822320746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.55
€ 31.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489242
- ISBN
- 9780801489242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardback. She draws a direct link between the disparate theories of focus articulated in eighteenth-century literature and modern experiments in neuroscience, revealing that contemporary questions surrounding short attention spans are grounded in long conversations over the nature and limits of focus. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 2 colour illustrations, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 259 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420127
- ISBN
- 9781421420127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.87€ 47.39
€ 50.87
€ 47.39
Paperback. Taking a view of inequality as encompassing the distribution of wealth, risk, status, and well-being, this work explores how institutions, individuals, and coalitions contribute to the often surprising twists and turns of distributive politics. It identifies a variety of psychological and institutional factors that influence distributive outcomes. Editor(s): Shapiro, Ian; Swenson, Peter A.; Donno Panayides, Daniela. Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JPA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740590
- ISBN
- 9780814740590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Acclaimed poet explores the West's violent collision with the Arab world. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452547
- ISBN
- 9781552452547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 7.90
€ 16.99
€ 7.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116334
- ISBN
- 9780813116334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.43
€ 41.43
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602691
- ISBN
- 9780691602691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Explores a new way to connect the primary Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata with their Greek analogues, the Iliad and Odyssey. This cross-cultural comparative study provides a more comprehensive perspective on the poems' religiosity than the vantage points of Hellenists or of Indologists alone. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726758
- ISBN
- 9780674726758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746309445
- ISBN
- 9780746309445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.82
€ 25.99
€ 23.82
Hardcover. Explores the dynamic connections between the affective body and Djuna Barnes's textual corpus. The five chapters of this book reconsider modernist intertextuality, affect, and subjectivity to produce a series of lively and compelling readings of the major works of the period's most 'famous unknown'. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496. 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. Explores the dynamic connections between the affective body and Djuna Barnes's textual corpus. The five chapters of this book reconsider modernist intertextuality, affect, and subjectivity to produce a series of lively and compelling readings of the major works of the period's most 'famous unknown'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight: 496.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646753
- ISBN
- 9780748646753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.83
€ 106.47
€ 102.83
Paperback. This volume of poetry provides a collection of funeral poems, appropriate for reading at a funeral or memorial service. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC; HRA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146. Funeral Poems. 96 pages. This volume of poetry provides a collection of funeral poems, appropriate for reading at a funeral or memorial service. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC; HRA; VFJX. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852246358
- ISBN
- 9781852246358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162968
- ISBN
- 9780231162968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.11€ 80.00
€ 104.11
€ 80.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512379
- ISBN
- 9781905512379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), a man of extreme passions and a playwright of immense talent, is the most important of Shakespeare's contemporaries. This edition offers his five major plays, which show the radicalism and vitality of his writing in the few years before his violent death. Editor(s): Bevington, David; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537068
- ISBN
- 9780199537068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81