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Paperback. Down the road in Oil Street, Liverpool, there are no walls, and a fierce sense of belonging that has nothing to do with place. There are two families, two ways of life: yards apart, yet worlds between. But when Bobby starts skipping school to hang out with Danny, their friendship forces both families to look beyond the walls that divide them. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854599605
ISBN
9781854599605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. A new and startling collection of plays about women and the Criminal Justice System, written by six of the UK's most exciting young female playwrights. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421295
ISBN
9781848421295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
847
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027121
ISBN
9780674027121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.74
€ 63.79

Paperback. Includes seven plays that explore themes of memory and identity. Series: In Performance. Num Pages: 264 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420206
ISBN
9780857420206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Chinua Achebe's poetic output is gathered together in this volume by arguably the most influential African writer of the 20th century. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Carcanet
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9781857548433
ISBN
9781857548433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905668
ISBN
9780435905668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. This anthology of 20 stories are from all over Africa, grouped geographically into four different sections - West, East, North and Southern Africa. Editor(s): Achebe, Chinua; Innes, C. L. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905361
ISBN
9780435905361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Asserts the author's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. This title includes "The Trouble with Nigeria", the author's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192581
ISBN
9780141192581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
New Internationalist Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906523138
ISBN
9781906523138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 121 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008115272
ISBN
9780008115272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.43

Paperback. The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. Num Pages: 336 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007189885
ISBN
9780007189885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007356348
ISBN
9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. This title presents a selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator(s): Angles, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260511
ISBN
9780520260511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Unlike other readers, this book takes eight important literary texts and provides some of the most significant post-colonial readings of them published in the last fifteen years. Editor(s): Childs, Peter. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610686
ISBN
9780748610686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Brosius, Peter; Adams, Elissa. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816698103
ISBN
9780816698103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Brosius, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673131
ISBN
9780816673131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620855
ISBN
9780226620855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today, and he is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition contains four of his most important plays including three popular domestic dramas and one history play. Translator(s): Keene, Donald. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111010
ISBN
9780231111010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings dragged on for seven years from 1788 to 1795. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539221
ISBN
9781784539221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 42.55

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