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Hardback. This text relates the experiences of a range of Western writers who went to Japan as teachers and lecturers, covering a period of over 100 years. It includes a discussion of East/West cultural differences. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333721742
ISBN
9780333721742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Hardcover. Through what he terms "bibliographical sociology", Suman Gupta explores the presence of English-language publications in the contemporary Indian context - their productions, circulations and readerships - to understand current social trends. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137489289
ISBN
9781137489289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the notions of canonicity. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349352647
ISBN
9781349352647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardcover. Presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from identity-based political positions. This book examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the role of self-announcements in critical writing, theory textbooks, and notions of canonicity. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230500471
ISBN
9780230500471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Paperback. Before, during and after the invasion of Iraq a large number of literary texts were produced, circulated and received as taking a position for or against the invasion, or as contributing political insights. This topical new book provides an in-depth survey of such texts and examines what they reveal about the condition of literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278776
ISBN
9780230278776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardcover. In the run-up to, during and after the invasion of Iraq a large number of literary texts addressing that context were produced, circulated and viewed as taking a position for or against the invasion, or contributing political insights. This book provides an in-depth survey of such texts to examine what they reveal about the condition of literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2AB; DSBH; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278752
ISBN
9780230278752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardcover. This book discusses the political and social presumptions ingrained in the texts of the Harry Potter series and examines the manner in which they have been received in different contexts and media. The 2nd edition also contains extensive new material which comments on the later books and examines the impact of the phenomenon across the world. Num Pages: 285 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DNF; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219571
ISBN
9780230219571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Paperback. State of the art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies. The first book length treatment of this cutting edge area, pitched for undergraduate students. Series: Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640242
ISBN
9780745640242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardback. State of the art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies. The first book length treatment of this cutting edge area, pitched for undergraduate students. Series: Polity Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640235
ISBN
9780745640235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. This book discusses the political and social presumptions ingrained in the texts of the Harry Potter series and examines the manner in which they have been received in different contexts and media. The 2nd edition also contains extensive new material which comments on the later books and examines the impact of the phenomenon across the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: APFA; DNF; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219588
ISBN
9780230219588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415668705
ISBN
9780415668705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Presents a collection of 115 poems that introduces readers in English to Sultan Bahu (d 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Editor(s): Elias, Jamal J. Translator(s): Elias, Jamal J. Num Pages: 156 pages, 116 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 213 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228. The Sufi Poems of Sultan Bahu. 156 pages. Editor(s): Elias, Jamal J. Presents a collection of 115 poems that introduces readers in English to Sultan Bahu (d 1691), a Sufi mystical poet who continues to be one of the most beloved writers in Punjabi. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 141 x 213 x 6. Weight: 232. Translator(s): Elias, Jamal J.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Bilingual Ed
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212428
ISBN
9780520212428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sullivan, Garrett A., Jr. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997746
ISBN
9781403997746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806624
ISBN
9781902806624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.14

Hardcover. Considers the Indian periodical press as a key forum for the production of nationalist rhetoric. It argues that between the 1870s and 1910, the press was the place in which the notion of 'the public' circulated and where an expansive middle class, and even larger reading audience, was persuaded into believing it had force. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSA; DSBF; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116597
ISBN
9780230116597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. This sequence of poems takes the reader into the early 20th century, to Northern Germany where a group of artists founded a colony in Worpswede, a rural community near Bremen. Fascinated by the number of self-portraits, Sujata Bhatt imagines the painters' inner and outer worlds. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Library ed
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545944
ISBN
9781857545944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. In a very short time the author has gained recognition as one of the distinct and reckonable new voices. She has things to say about her native India and her native tongue (Gujarati), about America and Britain, and about Germany where she now lives. This bok includes her poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192. Selected Poems. 160 pages. In a very short time the author has gained recognition as one of the distinct and reckonable new voices. She has things to say about her native India and her native tongue (Gujarati), about America and Britain, and about Germany where she now lives. This bok includes her poems. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857543063
ISBN
9781857543063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549973
ISBN
9781857549973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. From his love affairs to his artistic achievements, Gibran is laid bare by the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685417
ISBN
9781851685417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. A beautiful compilation of Gibran's prose and poetry offering a wide variety of theme, occasion, mood, and form Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689729
ISBN
9781851689729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardcover. Excavates the rich vein of wisdom that characterises Arab literature, from Kahlil Gibran to the fabled delights of the Arabian Nights and the sacred verses of the Qur'an. Num Pages: 254 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851682836
ISBN
9781851682836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. A compelling landmark anthology by two of the world's leading scholars of Arabic literature, it will become the key reference text of our age. With translated extracts of works by famous and lesser known but equally significant authors, it will appeal to those with an interest in world literatures and in Arab culture and history. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DCQ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561757
ISBN
9780863561757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349210565
ISBN
9781349210565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.51

Paperback. The Latin text, with introduction and commentary, of the biography of the emperor Claudius by Suetonius. Editor(s): Hurley, Donna W. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 284 pages, 1 b/w illus. Editor(s): Hurley, Donna W. The Latin text, with introduction and commentary, of the biography of the emperor Claudius by Suetonius. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSK; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight: 290. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521596763
ISBN
9780521596763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

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