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Paperback. Diaspora studies have tended to privilege urban landscapes over rural ones, wanting to avoid the racial homogeneity, conservatism, and xenophobia usually associated with the latter. This book examines the work of various writers to show how it expresses the appeal that rural and wilderness spaces can hold for the diasporic imagination. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926391
ISBN
9780813926391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.94

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174404
ISBN
9780231174404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.63

Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001609
ISBN
9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 64.07

Paperback. Composed in a series of web-like sketches, this novel is narrated by a young woman writer who leaves the city to work one summer in the Maine seaport of Dunnet Landing. She writes a New England idyll rooted in friendship, weaving stories and conversations, the tang of salt air and aromatic herbs into an organic 'fiction of community'. Illustrator(s): Burke, Shirley. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434767
ISBN
9780140434767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Sarah Maguire's first collection, Spilt Milk, established her as one of the most original voices in British poetry, and led to her being chosen as one of the New Generation Poets. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780701188559
ISBN
9780701188559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720612226
ISBN
9780720612226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.32

Hardcover. Sarah M. Allen explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how written tales of the Tang canon we know today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay in elite society. The book focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417205
ISBN
9780674417205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Hoagland, Sarah Lucia; Frye, Marilyn. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020181
ISBN
9780271020181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.00
€ 96.14

Paperback. A literary, cultural and historical study of journalism and journalists in British fiction and film. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; APF; DSBH; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474220545
ISBN
9781474220545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993467
ISBN
9781784993467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802139443
ISBN
9780802139443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. This collection of poems concerning history and folk legend includes "Superman in Sunglasses," "Neanderthal," "Instead of Acceptance," "They Live Here," and "Legend of the Woolly Mammoth". BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Avalon Travel Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802135575
ISBN
9780802135575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482843
ISBN
9781611482843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.49

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hearing Eye United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905082131
ISBN
9781905082131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Hardback. Where does courtly literature come from? What is the meaning of courtly love? What is the relation between religious and secular culture in the Middle Ages, and why does it matter? This book addresses these questions by way of contradiction, which is central both to medieval logic and to most modern protocols of reading. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730792
ISBN
9780804730792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.89

paperback. Illustrator(s): Janowitz, Sophia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Write Bloody Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781938912481
ISBN
9781938912481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408103852
ISBN
9781408103852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. This volume contains the complete collection of Sarah Kane's plays, including "Blasted"; "Phaedra's Love"; "Cleansed"; "Crave"; "4.48 Psychosis"; and "Skin". Series: Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413742605
ISBN
9780413742605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. A study of young people and their attitudes towards sex, sexuality and trans-sexuality, by the author of "Blasted". Set in an unnamed city from which voices and images spring, "Crave" charts the disintegration of a human mind under the pressures of love, loss and desire. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413728807
ISBN
9780413728807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. A play which contains an uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Bloomsbury 3PL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413766205
ISBN
9780413766205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

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