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hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802087416
ISBN
9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Hardback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081825
ISBN
9780231081825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.96

Paperback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081832
ISBN
9780231081832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610395236
ISBN
9781610395236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

Paperback. The first comprehensive treatment of Louise Erdrich's writing in all its diversity. This book offers searching analysis of the common themes and contexts across Erdrich's poetry, prose, memoirs, and children's fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719074271
ISBN
9780719074271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.03

Paperback. This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radical styles challenged postwar America's dominant values in ways that can still be felt in literature, cinema, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199796779
ISBN
9780199796779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Hardcover. Provides step--by--step guidance for setting up career academies. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555424886
ISBN
9781555424886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.98

Hardback. The Yucatan Peninsula is home to one of the world's great regional cuisines. With a foundation of native Maya dishes made from fresh local ingredients, it shares much of the same pantry of ingredients and many culinary practices with the rest of Mexico. This title takes you on a gastronomic tour of the peninsula. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 576 pages, 385 colour and b&w photographs, 36 drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 286 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2918.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292735811
ISBN
9780292735811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.10

Paperback. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478. 416 pages, 3 maps. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Softcover Ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260085
ISBN
9780803260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Hardback. This book pairs images of abandoned farm places with the plain-spoken recollections of the people who still live in nearby communities. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; WQN; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 265 x 15. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165228
ISBN
9780231165228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. The Worlds of Carol Shields is the first book to examine Shields' extraordinary career and life through the lens both of close friends and of literary critics. Editor(s): Staines, David. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Ottawa Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776622064
ISBN
9780776622064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.73

Hardback. Lively, cartoon-style illustrations tell the story of some of America's most famous leaders in a fun, approachable, and unique way Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 205 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Quirk Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594747311
ISBN
9781594747311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475894
ISBN
9780801475894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551524085
ISBN
9781551524085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Reveals how Cornwallis was able to use his aggressive strategy to great effect and how the overconfidence of the re-formed American forces under Horatio Gates was to result in a shocking defeat on the night of 15 August 1780 - a defeat that would allow Cornwallis to push deep into North Carolina the following year, and more. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 b/w; 44 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 269 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812858
ISBN
9781472812858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 133 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJP; AMVD; AMX; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679300
ISBN
9780816679300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759463
ISBN
9780226759463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Considering the ways the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been aestheticized, exploited, and appropriated, this title examines the complex and paradoxical character of American public discourse since then. Calling for a sustained cultural and theoretical analysis, it considers these events with a perspective grounded in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTC; JMH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759395
ISBN
9780226759395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805080759
ISBN
9780805080759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. A book about homicide detectives by an American writer, which is based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 44. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116301
ISBN
9781782116301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

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