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Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719063015
ISBN
9780719063015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. This stimulating collection is the first to take on the issue of form and what it means to the future of scholarly writing. A wide range of distinguished scholars from fields including law, literature, and anthropology shed light on the ways scholars can write for different publics and still adhere to the standards of quality scholarship. Editor(s): Bammer, Angelika; Boetcher, Joeres Ruth-Ellen. Num Pages: 260 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520531
ISBN
9781137520531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.93

Paperback. Introduces the work of twenty-nine authors from the Arab world writing in Arabic, English, French and Hebrew. This title provides a framework for Arab writing, locating it alongside contemporary world literature. It states that Arabic literature reflects the Western postmodern condition without denying its own traditions. Editor(s): Neuwirth, Angelika; Pflitsch, Andreas; Winckler, Barbara. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863566943
ISBN
9780863566943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. This book analyses the representation of the past and the practice of historiography in the fiction and critical writings of Virginia Woolf, and draws parallels between Woolf's historiographical imagination and the thought of Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher of history and key theorist of modernity. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230537583
ISBN
9780230537583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book is grounded in a theorization of the author's personal story including growing up as a female adoptee of a single parent in a patriarchal context, and current material context as an immigrant in New Zealand. Series: Postcolonialism and Religions. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTQ; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137544308
ISBN
9781137544308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From creating story ideas, formatting the script, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118017227
ISBN
9781118017227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Hardback. Angelo Poliziano (1454 - 1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Italian Renaissance and the leading literary figure of the Age of Lorenzo de' Medici, 'il Magnifico'. This volume illuminates his friendship with the philosopher Pico della Mirandola and includes much of the correspondence concerning the composition of his "Miscellanies". Translator(s): Butler, Shane. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021969
ISBN
9780674021969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.27

Hardcover. Angelo Poliziano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance. His "Sylvae" are poetical introductions to his courses in literature at the University of Florence, written in Latin hexameters. Editor(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014800
ISBN
9780674014800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world. * An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world. * Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena. Series: Ancient World at War. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226086
ISBN
9780631226086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Hardback. Examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world. This book covers a wide range of topics, including social conditions as causes of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse of war in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memory of war, and the aesthetics of war. Series: Ancient World at War. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226079
ISBN
9780631226079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781400065585
ISBN
9781400065585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oberlin College Press United States
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932440358
ISBN
9780932440358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oberlin College Press United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932440914
ISBN
9780932440914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Revealing the immense richness of the allegorical tradition, this book demonstrates how allegory works in literature and art, as well as everyday speech, sales pitches, and religious and political appeals. It shows how allegor expresses fundamental emotional and cognitive drives, and relates it to a wide variety of aesthetic devices. Num Pages: 472 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151809
ISBN
9780691151809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. After recovering these lost chapters of our democratic past, Comic Democracies concludes with a draft for the future, using the old methods of comedy to envision a modern democracy rooted in the diversity, ingenuity, and power of popular art. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; HBJK; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419343
ISBN
9781421419343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.15
€ 47.68

Hardback. Using Hamlet and a number of other popular and influential seventeenth-century tragedies as case-studies, this book shows how aesthetic experience can help organize the biological functions of our brains into adaptive social networks. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111684
ISBN
9780230111684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138807181
ISBN
9781138807181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Hardcover. An informative and engaging exploration of four prominent female poets writing in Hindi and Urdu over the course of the twentieth century in India and Pakistan. Anantharam follows the authors Mahadevi Varma, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz and Gagen Gill and their works, as both countries undergo profound political and social transformations. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632634
ISBN
9780815632634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DC; HRA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 194 x 34. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061854002
ISBN
9780061854002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.83

Hardback. Why do true crime stories exert such popular fascination? What do they have to say about the fear of crime in the present moment? This book examines the historical origins and development of true crime and its evolution into distinctive contemporary forms. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BTC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333745472
ISBN
9780333745472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.80

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