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Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
No Statement of Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708320730
ISBN
9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.36

Paperback. This compilation of award-winning articles by some of the most acclaimed writers in America celebrates excellence in a variety of genres: investigative reporting, features, profiles, and criticism, and essay-writing. Wide-ranging in style and in their subject matter, these pieces inform, surprise, entertain, and provide new perspectives on our world. Editor(s): Lemann, Nicholas. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137805
ISBN
9780231137805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. From border garrison of the Roman Empire to magnificent Baroque seat of the Habsburgs, Vienna's fortunes have swung between survival and expansion. This book looks at everything from the Baroque architecture to the contemporary slow food scene. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
2nd revised and expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955450
ISBN
9781904955450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. By developing the concept of critical space, this title presents a fresh genealogy of twentieth-century American fiction. It argues that the radical American fiction of Jack London, Upton Sinclair, John Dos Passos, and Josephine Herbst re-imagines the spatial concerns of late nineteenth-century utopian American texts. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220768
ISBN
9780803220768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

paperback. Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Talens, Jenaro. Series: Hispanic Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBW; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620296
ISBN
9780816620296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Talens, Jenaro. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629114
ISBN
9780816629114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006186
ISBN
9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002223
ISBN
9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

paperback. The literary works selected for inclusion in this anthology introduce the core cultural and historical themes of Russian civilization. Each text has resonance throughout the arts. They are supported by introductions, annotations, bibliographies of resources, and a companion multimedia CD that brings the anthology's cultural references to life. Num Pages: 608 pages, photographs, biliography. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 45. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765612465
ISBN
9780765612465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.92

Paperback. This reader introduces core cultural and historic themes of Russia's civilisation. Each text has resonance throughout the arts - in Rublev's icons, Meyerhold's theatre, Mousorgsky's operas, and Prokofiev's symphonies. The material is supported by introductions, annotations and bibliographies. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, multi-media resource guides. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DQ; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563244223
ISBN
9781563244223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Series Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. A Theory of Literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 232 pages. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight: 360. Series Editor(s) :McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655083
ISBN
9780748655083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077300
ISBN
9781862077300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Paperback. This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and queer history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 1 colour illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HRQX; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719055614
ISBN
9780719055614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. An entirely new portrait of Keats, rich with insights into the torments of his life and the imaginative sources of his works Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197273
ISBN
9780300197273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201699
ISBN
9780520201699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. From King Arthur and the Round Table to Alexander the Great's global conquests, the stories of romance appear in some of the most beautiful books of the Middle Ages. This book provides an engaging and richly illustrated guide to medieval romance and its continuing influence on literature and art. Num Pages: 152 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 662. 152 pages, 70 colour illustrations. From King Arthur and the Round Table to Alexander the Great's global conquests, the stories of romance appear in some of the most beautiful books of the Middle Ages. This book provides an engaging and richly illustrated guide to medieval romance and its continuing influence on literature and art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 211 x 210 x 17. Weight: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242955
ISBN
9781851242955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144921
ISBN
9780915144921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. Celebrates Pacific Northwest literature through interviews in which 22 authors discuss their work and the region's influence on it. Authors include Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tom Robbins, Gary Snyder, and Denise Levertov. Two interviews have been added since the publication of Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised and Expanded ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977232
ISBN
9780295977232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.67

Paperback. * First general biography in UK for twenty years of one of the defining writers of the 20th century - Franz Kafka. Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated: 16, int b/w. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Time Warner Books Uk
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115931
ISBN
9780349115931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Seren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781723470
ISBN
9781781723470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

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