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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Contains sixteen essays which approach the literature of the Puerto Rican diaspora from theoretical positions with insightful results. This book analyzes how the diasporic experience of Puerto Ricans is played out in the context of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Editor(s): Torres-Padilla, Jose L.; Rivera, Carmen Haydee. Series: American Ethnic & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988245
ISBN
9780295988245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.26

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271024998
ISBN
9780271024998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.89

hardcover. "The Well of Loneliness" - the Radclyffe Hall novel at times referred to as 'the bible of lesbianism' - was released in Britain in 1928 and was immediately controversial. This title gathers together classic essays on Radclyffe Hall's book - beginning with Havelock Ellis and early reviews - as well as pieces by critics as Esther Newton. Editor(s): Doan, Laura L.; Prosser, Jay. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118743
ISBN
9780231118743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.98

Paperback. Shakespeare used the word 'animal' only eight times in his work - which was typical for the sixteenth century, when the word was rarely used. The author reveals that the animal-human divide first came strongly into play in the seventeenth century, with Descartes' formulation that reason sets humans above other species: 'I think, therefore I am'. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924175
ISBN
9780226924175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.27

Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226795409
ISBN
9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.25

Hardcover. Exploring eighteenth century concerns about privacy, this examination of scrutiny and social pressure looks at diaries, autobiographies, poems and works of pornography in order to show the possibilities of privacy, and its social repercussions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768601
ISBN
9780226768601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 43.08

Paperback. An analysis of Virginia Woolf's surprising visibility in both high and popular culture, showing how her image and authority have been claimed or challenged in debates about art, politics, anger, sexuality, gender, class, the canon, feminism, race and fashion. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757469
ISBN
9780226757469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.46

Hardcover. Offers a fresh and nuanced account of the rise of Jewish nationalism and the subsequent creation of Israel. Following Marcel Proust's heirs, Beckett and Genet, and a host of Middle Eastern writers, artists, and filmmakers, this title traces the shifting dynamic of memory and identity across the crucial cultural links between Europe and Palestine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226725789
ISBN
9780226725789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.87

hardcover. Historians' autobiographies, Popkin shows, reveal how scholars arrive at their vocations, the difficulties of writing about modern professional life, and the ways in which personal stories can add to our understanding of historical events such as war, political movements, and the traumas of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: DSK; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226675435
ISBN
9780226675435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 45.29

Hardcover. Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his pithy, witty observations on the writing process; and, his life as a writer through accounts by his friends, family, and lovers. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CBW; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226568188
ISBN
9780226568188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456966
ISBN
9780226456966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.37

hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415970
ISBN
9780226415970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.92

Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226351148
ISBN
9780226351148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.11

hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226329659
ISBN
9780226329659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 78.06

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226278285
ISBN
9780226278285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.92

Paperback. Offers a way to think about how the power of poetry, art, and the lyrical imagination illuminate history, trauma, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 colour plates, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226254333
ISBN
9780226254333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. This work, covering a period of three centuries, analyzes the narratives of American women that were written whilst being held prisoner by a variety of different captors. It explores the relevance of such narrative for critical investigation into the construction of gender, race and nation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096544
ISBN
9780226096544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Explores how Shakespeare's plays were produced both in his own time and in succeeding centuries. This book explains how the Elizabethan playhouse conveyed a sense of place using minimal scenery, from the Forest of Arden in "As You Like It" to the tavern in "Henry IV, Part I". Num Pages: 256 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044798
ISBN
9780226044798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive assessment of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's complicated feminism by exploring the renowned writer's theories of sexuality and evolutionary analyses of androcentric, or male-dominated, culture. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014630
ISBN
9780226014630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.25

paperback. Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been performed from Dublin to Dubai, and from Broadway to the Antarctic ice. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MTS; 2AB; APB; BM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 332 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892835
ISBN
9781848892835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826497505
ISBN
9780826497505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.75

hardcover. Editor(s): Donovan, Jack; Everest, Kelvin; Rognoni, Francesco; Rossington, Michael. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
952
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415746076
ISBN
9780415746076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.83

Paperback. Series: Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Gordon and Breach United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9789057011122
ISBN
9789057011122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.32

paperback. A collection of essays that question how the human sciences, particularly anthropology and psychoanalysis, articulate their fields of study; Crapananzo addresses the enormous problem of describing the self in both its individual and collective projections. Num Pages: 404 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780674389816
ISBN
9780674389816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 47.77

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