Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144544
- ISBN
- 9780231144544
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Condition: New
€ 65.12€ 49.96
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Hardback. Narrative is a powerful element of human culture, storing and sharing the cherished parts of our personal memories and giving structure to our laws, entertainment, and history. This book introduces an approach to studying narrative, identifying three basic strategies: single focus, dual focus, and multiple focus. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144285
- ISBN
- 9780231144285
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€ 118.40€ 88.27
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Paperback. Focuses on the early modern period in Japanese literature. This anthology introduces English readers to prose fiction genres, including dangibon (satiric sermons), kibyoshi (satiric and didactic picture books), sharebon (books of wit and fashion), yomihon (reading books), kokkeibon (books of humor), and gokan (bound books). Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 552 pages, Numerous woodcut prints to be reproduced from previous edition. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 776.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144155
- ISBN
- 9780231144155
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
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Hardback. Klezmer is a musical tradition that grows out of Eastern European Jewish culture, and its changes reflect Jews' interaction with other groups as well as their shifting relations to their own history. This title offers an understanding of racial, ethnic, and sexual categories in America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142786
- ISBN
- 9780231142786
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Condition: New
€ 104.19€ 78.05
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Paperback. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592. Media, Gender, and Cultural Production. 416 pages, ill. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142373
- ISBN
- 9780231142373
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
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Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142304
- ISBN
- 9780231142304
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
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Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141864
- ISBN
- 9780231141864
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Condition: New
€ 99.46€ 74.64
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Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141635
- ISBN
- 9780231141635
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
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€ 28.94
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; APFA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141628
- ISBN
- 9780231141628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.40€ 88.27
€ 118.40
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Hardback. Focusing on the works of Herman Melville, Gore Vidal, Russell Banks, Lionel Trilling, and Philip Roth, the author scrutinizes a number of critical studies and makes a cogent case for a more interdisciplinary approach to the American political novel that focuses less on the politics of representation and more on the representation of politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141383
- ISBN
- 9780231141383
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Condition: New
€ 73.41€ 55.92
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Hardback. Offers an English translation of the complete, uncensored text, which has long been celebrated as one of the most convincing and sensually rich portraits of the geisha profession. This book tells a sweeping story in which sexual politics compete with sisterly affection in a world ruled by material transaction. Translator(s): Snyder, Stephen. Series: Japanese Studies Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141185
- ISBN
- 9780231141185
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Condition: New
€ 82.88€ 62.74
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Hardback. Presents a reading of Albert Camus' novels, short stories, and political essays. This work focuses on Camus' conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into questions of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the cycle of terrorism and counter terrorism that characterized the Algerian War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140867
- ISBN
- 9780231140867
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Condition: New
€ 108.93€ 81.45
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Hardback. Conceptions of evil have changed dramatically over time. This work explores what has changed in our understanding of evil, why the transformation matters, and how we can learn from this specific historical development. It argues that narrative plays a key role in helping societies acknowledge their pasts. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory: Philosophies of Gender, Race, and Society S. Num Pages: 244 pages, 0 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140300
- ISBN
- 9780231140300
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Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 45.72
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Hardback. Presents the range of Zeami's critical thought on theater and performance, which focused on the aesthetic values of noh and its antecedents, the techniques of playwriting, the place of allusion, the training of actors, the importance of patronage, and the relationship between performance and broader intellectual and critical concerns. Translator(s): Hare, Tom. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: DD; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139588
- ISBN
- 9780231139588
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Condition: New
€ 118.40€ 88.27
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Hardback. Traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of the authors Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori 'gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, 'oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. Focusing on interconnected themes, this book illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138925
- ISBN
- 9780231138925
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Condition: New
€ 73.41€ 55.92
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Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138789
- ISBN
- 9780231138789
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Condition: New
€ 65.12€ 49.96
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Hardback. During the women's movement of the 1970s and 1980s, feminists in the United States and Britain reinvented the image of the woman letter writer. They wrote letters, exploring questions of sexuality, separatism, and strategy. This book provides a cultural study of these letters. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137928
- ISBN
- 9780231137928
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Condition: New
€ 104.19€ 78.05
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Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137867
- ISBN
- 9780231137867
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Condition: New
€ 104.19€ 77.95
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Paperback. Brings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca; Ortabasi, Melek. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137751
- ISBN
- 9780231137751
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
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Hardback. Focusing on modernist narrative, this book suggests that style conceived expansively as attitude, stance, posture, and consciousness helps to explain many other, nonliterary formations of cosmopolitanism in history, anthropology, sociology, transcultural studies, and media studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137508
- ISBN
- 9780231137508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.19€ 78.05
€ 104.19
€ 78.05