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Based on the author's Dutch work, Verhaal en verbeelding (Gent: Academia Press, 2007). Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810127647
ISBN
9780810127647
Condition: New

€ 103.69
€ 93.32

A landmark book, David Pan s "Sacrifice in the Modern World" seeks to explain the continuing emphasis, in modern times, on sacrifice. Pan specifically turns to the culture of sacrifice ritualized and sanctified death in Nazi Germany, showing how that regime co-opted an existing discussion of sacrifice and infused it with its own mythology." Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810128163
ISBN
9780810128163
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.57

Nizynska's study, exemplary in its use of theoretical concepts, introduces English-language readers to a preeminent voice of Polish literature. Nizynska explores how a fusion of seemingly irreconcilable qualities, such as the traumatic and the everyday, imbues Bialoszewski's writing with its idiosyncratic appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810128460
ISBN
9780810128460
Condition: New

€ 52.37
€ 48.70

Satire and the fantastic, vital literary genres in the 1920s, are often thought to have fallen victim to the official adoption of socialist realism. Eric Laursen contends that these subversive genres did not just vanish or move underground. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810128651
ISBN
9780810128651
Condition: New

€ 52.37
€ 48.70

"Originally published in French as Aime Cesaire: La poesie in 1994, 2006 by Editions du Seuil." Translator(s): Smith, Annette; Thomas, Madeleine L Letessier Professor of French and Francophone Studies Dominic (University of California University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles). Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810128965
ISBN
9780810128965
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.35

Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129467
ISBN
9780810129467
Condition: New

€ 52.37
€ 48.83

Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810130104
ISBN
9780810130104
Condition: New

€ 93.21
€ 84.21

paperback. In The Weight of a World of Feeling, Allan Hepburn draws together all the reviews that Elizabeth Bowen left uncollected in her non-fiction collections, as well as several more familiar essays that that she published in The Tatler, in order to make them accessible to a broader audience. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810131569
ISBN
9780810131569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.18

Around 1900, when the last blank spaces on their maps were filled, Europeans traveled to far-flung places hoping to find traces of the spectacularly foreign. They discovered instead what Freud called, several years later, the uncannily familiar: disturbing reflections of themselves--either actual Europeans or Westernized natives.

Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 images. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JHBT; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132108
ISBN
9780810132108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.63

Hardcover. The first collection of essays in English dedicated to the life and work of German-language author H.G. Adler. Together, the essays examine Adler's writing in relation to his life, especially his memory as a survivor of the Nazi death camps and his posthumous recognition for having produced a Gesamkunstwerk, an aesthetic synthesis of the Shoah. Editor(s): Creet, Julia; Bojadzija-Dan, Amira; Horowitz, Sara R. Series: Cultural Expressions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132351
ISBN
9780810132351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.22

Paperback. This issue features: poems by poets including Tom Sleigh, Debora Greger, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Carl Phillips, Reetika Vazirani, Susan Stewart, David Lehman; an interview with John Balaban on the poetry of Vietnam; and translations by David Ferry and Harry Thomas, amongst others. Editor(s): Hahn, Susan Firestone. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810159112
ISBN
9780810159112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.87

Paperback. A work which has anecdotes, bits of pop culture, and references to books. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810159273
ISBN
9780810159273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

Paperback. This anthology seeks to revolutionize the way the Harlem Renaissance is viewed. It seeks to redress the emphasis on male writers, offering a balanced collection of writers - men and women, gay and straight, famiiar and obscure. It includes poetry, short stories, drama, essays, music and art. Editor(s): Patton, Venetria K.; Honey, Maureen. Num Pages: 544 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; ACX; AVGC6; DNF; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529301
ISBN
9780813529301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.61

Paperback. This anthology demonstrates how a succession of canons of American poetry have evolved, with certain poets silenced until the present day, while others who emerged and then faded are ready to be retrieved. This volume covers poetry from its beginnings up to 1900. Editor(s): Axelrod, Steven Gould; Roman, Camille P.; Travisano, Thomas J. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813531625
ISBN
9780813531625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.84

Hardcover. Editor(s): Pomerance, Murray; Palmer, R. Barton. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813566290
ISBN
9780813566290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Munro, Martin. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813930220
ISBN
9780813930220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Ledent, Benedicte; Del Valle Alcala, Roberto. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935225
ISBN
9780813935225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.91
€ 63.94

Hardcover. "This volume includes interdisciplinary essays on slave narratives from the Atlantic world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on lesser known examples of the genre"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Aljoe, Nicole N.; Finseth, Ian Frederick. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936376
ISBN
9780813936376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Spaar, Lisa Russ. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938509
ISBN
9780813938509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Adler, Frances; Payne Busman, Debra; Garcia, Diana. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
50986th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816527939
ISBN
9780816527939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Featuring both established and first-time authors, this volume celebrates 15 years of books from the Camina del Sol series by bringing together some of the series' best work from voices that echo the entire spectrum of Latina/o writing, from Chicana/o to Puerto Rican to Brazilian-American, and take in themes ranging from migration to gender. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Rigoberto. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528134
ISBN
9780816528134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Falconer, Blas; Lopez, Lorraine M. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528677
ISBN
9780816528677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.46

Maroons - slaves who escaped servitude to establish their own hegemonies - are central characters in Jamaican heritage, even influencing literary character types in Jamaican fiction. This work focuses on the place of Jamaican fiction in the larger regional literature. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 2ABM; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817307820
ISBN
9780817307820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.44

"Race and Culture in New Orleans Stories" posits that the Crescent City and the surrounding Louisiana bayous were a logical setting for the literary exploration of crucial social problems in America. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817313388
ISBN
9780817313388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.62

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