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Paperback. Through an analysis of philosophical and literary texts by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht and Charlotte Delbo, Theaters of Justice raises the question: how does the theatrical structure of a criminal trial both facilitate and limit national processes of healing and learning from the past? Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770323
ISBN
9780804770323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. * A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KIN0031851
ISBN
9780349119557
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Marc hates the painting and cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. Yvan attempts, unsuccessfully, to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. The question is: Are you who you think you are or are you who your friends think you are? Translator(s): Hampton, Christopher. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 74.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190140
ISBN
9780571190140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach ids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? This play premiered at the Gielgud Theatre, London, in March 2008. Translator(s): Hampton, Christopher. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571242580
ISBN
9780571242580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Simon Weinberg is dead. And, on a November morning, six people gather at his funeral - brothers and a sister, lovers and in-laws. Mourning allows them a special privilege and, for a few hours, they are isolated in another world under a lingering sun, in the shadow of the deceased. Translator(s): Hampton, Christopher. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 85.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571204410
ISBN
9780571204410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Simon Weinberg is dead. On a November morning, six people gather at his funeral - siblings, lovers and in-laws. Mourning allows them special privilege and, for a few hours, they are isolated in another world under a lingering sun, in the shadow of the deceased. Translator(s): Hampton, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221912
ISBN
9780571221912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Follows journeys of spiritual destruction and redemption from the banks of the Mississippi River and the fallen levees of New Orleans to the conflict-ravaged streets of Sarajevo and Kabul. This title presents the topical and intense plays of one of the most interesting new voices in American theater. Series: In Performance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497705
ISBN
9781906497705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.11

Hardback. A collection of insightful articles that represent an interdisciplinary study of identity. Editor(s): Selim, Yasser Fouad; Mohamed, Eid. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443859684
ISBN
9781443859684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. The Making of the Modern Filipina. 320 pages, 14 photographs. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353164
ISBN
9780822353164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. The author (1924-2000) was Israel's most popular poet, as well as a literary figure of international reputation. In this collection, renowned translators Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell have selected his most beloved poems, including forty poems from his later work. Translator(s): Bloch, Chana; Mitchell, Stephen. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312. Series: Literature of the Middle East. 224 pages. The author (1924-2000) was Israel's most popular poet, as well as a literary figure of international reputation. In this collection, renowned translators Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell have selected his most beloved poems, including forty poems from his later work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight: 306. Translator(s): Bloch, Chana; Mitchell, Stephen.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Expanded, Revised, Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275836
ISBN
9780520275836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.50

Paperback. A selection of early works by Yevgeny Alexandrovich Yevtushenko that includes: "Zima Junction", "Waking", "Birthday", "Encounter", "The Companion", "Party Card" and "Babiy Yar". Translator(s): Milner-Gulland, Robin; Levi, Peter. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424775
ISBN
9780140424775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Yi Sha is a controversial Chinese poet, a member of the extreme avant-garde whose work has changed the face of Chinese poetry. His anti-lyrical poetry is minimal, unadorned - dramatising with facts. His poems present pared-down descriptions of seemingly banal incidents, or dramatic incidents described in an ironically banal manner. Translator(s): Patton, Simon; Naikan, Tao. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781852248154
ISBN
9781852248154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.64

Hardback. Examines the way divisions between Chinese rural workers and the state were recast in the 20th century as divisions between intellectuals and peasants. The author argues that this division was a central concern of the literature, resulting in a picture of a repressed peasantry, allowing them to become a focus of political and revolutionary protest. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733199
ISBN
9780804733199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Berg, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 198 x 5. Weight in Grams: 76.
Publisher
Smokestack Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992740900
ISBN
9780992740900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Smokestack Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tra Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992740962
ISBN
9780992740962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. Beheaded for plotting against the Qing empire, poet Qiu Jin would later be celebrated as a Republican martyr and China's first feminist. Hu Ying studies Qiu's enduring bond with Wu Zhiying and Xu Zihua, who braved political persecution to keep her legacy alive. In doing so, their friendship fulfilled its ultimate socially transformative potential. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737204
ISBN
9780674737204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.20

Hardback. The figure of the New Woman was in the process of being composed at the turn of the 20th century. This study of the forces that produced the New Woman in revolutionary China employs a model of translation, in which both the self and the other are subject to multiple transformations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 2GDC; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737746
ISBN
9780804737746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498531016
ISBN
9781498531016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36
€ 33.88

Paperback. The much-anticipated first novel from the Guardian First Book Award-winning Chinese writer. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000381
ISBN
9780007196654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039911
ISBN
9780252039911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Kriss, David; Levenston, Edward A. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811214056
ISBN
9780811214056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 256 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811217392
ISBN
9780811217392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. This study offers fresh readings of milestones in twentieth-century Chinese fiction, film, and drama and argues that they have questioned the faith in historical progress and in the viability of a sphere of free debate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AN; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758499
ISBN
9780804758499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 43.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141893
ISBN
9780691141893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

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