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Hardback. Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears, with consideration given to visual, performative and musical arts, as well as to written records. Editor(s): Alexiou, Margaret; Cairns, Douglas. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403795
- ISBN
- 9781474403795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.90€ 128.85
€ 136.90
€ 128.85
Paperback. In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. This title presents an analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Editor(s): Kramnick, Isaac. Translator(s): Bevan, Gerald. Num Pages: 992 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140447606
- ISBN
- 9780140447606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Winner of the 2005 Lambda Literary Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award: the first and "essential" (Choice) biography of the author, poet, and American icon of womanhood, black arts, and survival. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393329353
- ISBN
- 9780393329353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. A collection of forty stories drawn from all corners of Brazil: the Amazon, the Northeast, the Central West, and the South, as well as from Brazil's two dominant cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Editor(s): Levitin, Alexis. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DQ; FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513214
- ISBN
- 9781883513214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362722
- ISBN
- 9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Hardback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362562
- ISBN
- 9780822362562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.76
€ 108.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Pate, Alexs D.; Fletcher, Pamela R.; Powell, Otis J. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873519731
- ISBN
- 9780873519731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.45
€ 20.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340517
- ISBN
- 9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 70.00
€ 83.33
€ 70.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564780683
- ISBN
- 9781564780683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Piers Plowman". Editor(s): Alford, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520060074
- ISBN
- 9780520060074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centuries. Written by leading critics in the field, it explores a wide range of writers, from Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Charles Chesnutt at the end of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred; Nagel, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115438
- ISBN
- 9781405115438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215861
- ISBN
- 9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641805
- ISBN
- 9780691641805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.96
€ 171.96
Hardback. Argues that the discipline of comparative literature should be expanded to include all of the world, not only a favored segment, and that translation represents a legitimate and indispensable tool for readers. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874132779
- ISBN
- 9780874132779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Hardcover. A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Van Zyl Smit, Betine. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118347751
- ISBN
- 9781118347751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.82
€ 217.82
Paperback. Steve Biko, father of the black consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only 30 years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. Editor(s): van Wyk, Chris. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144648
- ISBN
- 9781868144648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- D.S.Brewer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859915632
- ISBN
- 9780859915632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.41
€ 135.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861712915
- ISBN
- 9780861712915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre and Cinema Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557837615
- ISBN
- 9781557837615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.38
€ 35.99
€ 32.38
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134981
- ISBN
- 9781571134981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.32
€ 135.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Rebecca. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Soft Skull Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593764173
- ISBN
- 9781593764173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311249
- ISBN
- 9781843311249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
Paperback. The first comprehensive anthology of modern Korean women's poetry. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Series: Korean Voices. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996359
- ISBN
- 9781893996359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.73
€ 19.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Devlin, Delilah. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FMR; FP; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tempted Romance
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940550022
- ISBN
- 9781940550022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.24
€ 16.99
€ 15.24