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Hardcover. El Paso is the largest metropolitan area along the US-Mexico border and is geographically isolated from the rest of Texas. This title focuses on the often overlooked extraordinary literary heritage of this city in far West Texas. Editor(s): Daudistel, Marcia. Num Pages: 442 pages, 3 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653877
ISBN
9780875653877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, this book examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. It creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413327
ISBN
9781421413327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Contests the dominance of materialist and cultural critiques in Asian American literary discourse by re-centering critical attention around issues of aesthetics and literary form. Editor(s): Davis, Rocio G.; Lee, Sue-Im. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133659
ISBN
9781592133659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.87

Paperback. Michael Levi Rodkinson is today frequently referred to as a minor Hasidic author and publisher, a characterization based on the criticism of his opponents rather than on his writings. In Literary Hasidism, Meir draws on those writings and their reception to present a completely different picture of this colourful and influential writer. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGX; HRJS; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634478
ISBN
9780815634478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Paperback. The fifth in the "Literary Cities" series, "Literary Houston" gathers together historical and contemporary writing about this Texas city that everyone loves to hate. Editor(s): Theis, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654409
ISBN
9780875654409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341747
ISBN
9781625341747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Paperback. Explores the legal implications of 'Masson v New Yorker' in the context of the history of American journalism. This book shows how the case represents a watershed moment in a long debate between the advocates of traditional and literary journalism. It explains how it reflects the intellectual project of the period. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; KNTJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496538
ISBN
9781558496538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.37

Hardcover. This work examines the lives and fiction of five modernist women writers whose lovers were also literary figures. Focusing on Anais Nin, Rebecca West, Zelda Fitzgerald, Radclyffe Hall, and HD, it investigates the ways these female authors made use of their relationships in their fiction. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780875803012
ISBN
9780875803012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.69

Paperback. Contains over 200 writings about Nevada with selections from Native American tales to contemporary writings on urban experience and environmental concerns. This book includes sections on cowboy poetry, wild Nevada, travel writing, and nuclear Nevada; and narratives about rural life and life in Las Vegas and Reno. Editor(s): Glotfelty, Cheryll. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 896 pages, 35 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177596
ISBN
9780874177596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.86

Paperback. Series: Literary Research: Strategies and Sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877689
ISBN
9780810877689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.13

Hardback. Explores Dorothy West's struggle for recognition outside of the traditional literary establishment, and her collaborations with talented African American women writers, artists, and performers who faced these same problems. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551456
ISBN
9780813551456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.12

Paperback. Series: CV - North American Studies. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593503110
ISBN
9783593503110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.40

Paperback. Drawing on an eclectic range of sources Ostrowski analyses how authors as canonical as Nathaniel Hawthorne and as obscure as counterfeiter/poet/prison inmate Christian Meadows adapted, manipulated, or rejected prevailing narratives about criminality to serve their artistic and rhetorical ends. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; DSRC; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625342386
ISBN
9781625342386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; AFC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643987
ISBN
9781442643987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Hardback. The work of a master critic writing at the peak of his powers, this magisterial book draws on speech act theory, as it originated with J. L. Austin and was further developed by Paul de Man and Jacques Derrida, to investigate the many dimensions of doing things with words in James's fiction. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225378
ISBN
9780823225378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.67

Paperback. "Literature at the Barricades" provides an overview of the 1930s literary scene with reprints of such classic as James T. Farrell's "The End of a Literary Decade". Editor(s): Bogardus, Ralph Franklin; Hobson, Fred. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817300791
ISBN
9780817300791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226291123
ISBN
9780226291123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831322
ISBN
9780810831322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.89

Hardback. While the exploration of outer space and cyberspace may now seem limitless, some planners and designers are reconsidering the importance of place. This book furthers this movement by retrieving some common threads of attachment to place in works by John Steinbeck, Willa Cather, Henry James, Robert Frost, Wallace Stegner, Jane Jacobs, and others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925004
ISBN
9780813925004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.73

Hardback. In the tradition of Ruskin and Arnold, here's a witty, elegant essay on the contemporary academy by a renowned teacher, scholar, and former administrator. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JNK; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115223
ISBN
9780231115223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 46.93

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