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Paperback. Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073333
ISBN
9780674073333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501707445
ISBN
9781501707445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Shows how, at age twenty-eight, Dostoevsky illustrated the workings of emotional addiction that became the scholarly focus of practitioners of mental health. This book provides an example of what psychologists today call codependency. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807201
ISBN
9780875807201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 2 black & white tables, 20 b&w il. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS; HBJF; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995496
ISBN
9780295995496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

hardcover. Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107162990
ISBN
9781107162990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.65

Hardback. In "Works and Days", the poet writes of farming, morality, and what seems to be a very nasty quarrel with his brother Perses over their inheritance. This book extracts from the poem a picture of the social structure of Ascra, the hamlet in northern Greece where Hesiod lived, most likely during the seventh century bce. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236585
ISBN
9780520236585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 65.15

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816614042
ISBN
9780816614042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. What is lesbian literature? Must it contain overtly lesbian characters, and portray them in a positive light? Must the author be overtly (or covertly) lesbian? Does there have to be a lesbian theme and must it be politically acceptable? This book examines the work of such writers as Adrienne Rich, Marion Zimmer Bradley to address these questions. Series: Heterosexual Plots and Lesbian Narratives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726402
ISBN
9780814726402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Very good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Rutgers University Press New Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Presumed First Edition Paperback
SKU
KEX0250010
ISBN
9780813510897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This study argues that, due to the 1842 Parliamentary bluebook on mines with its images of women at work, the female industrial worker became more dangerous to represent than the prostitute or male radical, because she exposed contradictions in the class and gender ideologies of the period. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821413883
ISBN
9780821413883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AGR; DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030995
ISBN
9780268030995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

paperback. About James Matthew Barrie, who died in 1937, and his funeral was an occasion for national mourning. During his lifetime, this inscrutable, enigmatic man succeeded in his desire to remain only partially known. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316. From the library of Michel Déon. Signed by the author with an inscription to Déon. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021414
ISBN
9780099453239
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Explores the performative role of canonical literary works from the 1920s, providing a more nuanced understanding of high modernism and resituating it within literary history. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139108
ISBN
9781571139108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Lipking, Lawrence. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476778
ISBN
9780801476778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405861823
ISBN
9781405861823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Hardback. Hogg left a written record of three of his many journeys to the Highlands, those of 1802, 1803 and 1804, and in Highland Journeys he offers a thoughtful and deeply-felt response to the Highland Clearances. Editor(s): De Groote, Hans F. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 472 pages, 23 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624867
ISBN
9780748624867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 108.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; DSBB; DSK; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060750664
ISBN
9780060750664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Divided into two major parts, this book presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit traditions in the first section. The second part includes selections that highlight the sectarian and devotional movements related to major deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Rama, Sant, Tantra, and the goddess figures. Editor(s): Olson, Carl. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSB; HRG; HRLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813540702
ISBN
9780813540702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.03

Hardback. A definitive account of how and why novels preoccupied with "hip" changed the course of the Democratic Party after the Second World War. Series: Post - 45. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804776349
ISBN
9780804776349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. A definitive account of how and why novels preoccupied with "hip" changed the course of the Democratic Party after the Second World War. Series: Post - 45. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804776356
ISBN
9780804776356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Homeric figure Nestor has a special relation to Ionia, where the Homeric poems were composed, and through Ionia to early Athens. The relationship between the Ionian city of Miletus and early Athens is particularly important. This book covers the role of these cities, and the location of Nestor's city Pylos. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 600 pages, 17 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674032903
ISBN
9780674032903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085879
ISBN
9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of literary works created both orally and in writing by immigrants to the United States from the Hispanic world since the early nineteenth century Num Pages: 211 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 chart/graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743946
ISBN
9780292743946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729680
ISBN
9780804729680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

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