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Paperback. Includes interviews with popular Chicano/a writers, asking each about language and life between languages, about the creative drive that has guided them in their craft and commits them to their art. This work explains how each author reiterates issues that have concerned Mexican Americans since at least 1848. Editor(s): Torres, Hector A. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826340887
- ISBN
- 9780826340887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. A historic anthology that establishes the canon of Mexican American literature in Texas. Editor(s): Gilb, Dagoberto. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 colour photographs, 55 halftones. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826341266
- ISBN
- 9780826341266
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Rain is so difficult to capture on film, no matter how you light it. It was as though we had to walk though the scene again and again in altering gradations until you found the right movement, the right way to get it down. Series: Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826341334
- ISBN
- 9780826341334
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Written while the author was earning a living as a reporter, columnist, editor, and teacher, this work features poems that explore the great learning experiences of his life, his attraction to New Mexico and Chaco Canyon, and his struggle to make sense of the modern world. It also mirrors the poets self-education. Series: Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826341570
- ISBN
- 9780826341570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DNJ; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826342553
- ISBN
- 9780826342553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Focuses on the sixteenth-century pictorial manuscript known as the "Mapa de Cuauhtinchan No 2". This work features the mapa's rare images - including sixteen full-size sections and a nearly quarter-size facsimile - accompanied by fifteen illustrated essays that explore the meanings and uses of the document, and its complex narrative. Editor(s): Carrasco, David; Sessions, Scott. Num Pages: 550 pages, 300 colour photographs, one 18 X 30 colour sheet, 16 halftones, 109 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2976.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826342836
- ISBN
- 9780826342836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.67€ 116.88
€ 124.67
€ 116.88
A collection of poems, many of which explore what C G Jung referred to as the 'shadow,' that dark, usually hidden part of each of us individually, and perhaps the troubled vortex of most group identities as well. Series: Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826347817
- ISBN
- 9780826347817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
The belief that land is sacred, embodying the memory and inheritance of those who sacrificed to settle it, is common among New Mexican Hispanos, and Santa Fe serves as their unique geographic and symbolic center. This collection reflects the displacement that many Hispanos feel having watched their hometown transform into a tourist and art Mecca. Editor(s): Melendez, A. Gabriel; Otero, Rosalie C.; Lamadrid, Enrique R. Series: Paso Por Aqui Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 colour photographs, 12 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 2ADS; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348180
- ISBN
- 9780826348180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349156
- ISBN
- 9780826349156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 46.67
€ 50.04
€ 46.67
Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826351395
- ISBN
- 9780826351395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Argues that Cormac McCarthy's response to the modern world is more subtle and less laden with despair than many realize, and that his work represents an understanding of the world that transcends the political divisions of right and left, escapes the reductive nature of identity politics, and looks to futures beyond the immediately adjacent. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826356796
- ISBN
- 9780826356796
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Condition: New
€ 65.25€ 59.89
€ 65.25
€ 59.89
A gender-inflected reinterpretation of secular Spanish texts of the early modern period that focuses on sexual violence as expressive of cultural and political issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; DSB; JFC; JFFE2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513359
- ISBN
- 9780826513359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.39€ 73.06
€ 80.39
€ 73.06
An annotated edition of Rebecca Harding Davis's 1904 autobiography, "Bits of Gossip", and a family history written for her children. The memoirs are not traditional autobiography; rather, they present Davis's perspective on the cultural changes that occurred during her lifetime. Editor(s): Lasseter, Janice Milner; Harris, Sharon M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513540
- ISBN
- 9780826513540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.39€ 73.06
€ 80.39
€ 73.06
This text offers a comprehensive view of Miguel de Cervantes' life as a slave and, particularly, of the lingering effects this traumatic experience had on his literary production. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514066
- ISBN
- 9780826514066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.39€ 73.06
€ 80.39
€ 73.06
This text offers a revisionist analysis of Spanish fiction from 1900 to 1940. Tracing the history of public discourse on gender from the 1890s through to the 1930s, it examines the work of both men and women writers and how they practised differing forms of modernism. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514363
- ISBN
- 9780826514363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
This study investigates magical realism as the most important trend in contemporary international fiction. It defines its characteristics and narrative techniques and proposes a new theory to explain its significance. Works by Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison and Ben Okri are discussed. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514417
- ISBN
- 9780826514417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
In this study, Dana Cairns Watson traces Gertrude Stein's growing fascination with the cognitive and political ramifications of conversation and how that interest influenced her writing over the course of her career. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514622
- ISBN
- 9780826514622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Few books have had more impact on US history than "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Slavery apologists from North and South responded with their own fiction, a key portion written by women. Joy Jordan-Lake examines those women-authored novels to produce insights into both antebellum American culture and a proslavery ideology rife with internal tensions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826514752
- ISBN
- 9780826514752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Explores the mythic utopian desires that drive Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in "Don Quixote". By tracing the discourses surrounding what the authors identify as a myth of abundance and a myth of simple wants throughout Spain and the rest of Europe at the time, this book contextualizes some of the stranger incidents in "Don Quixote". Num Pages: 216 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515179
- ISBN
- 9780826515179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Taking up the relationship between ethics and literature, this is a political autobiography of,Kimberly Nance, a Latin American activist, who hopes, through the telling of her life story, to bring about change - was met with a great deal of excitement by scholars who posited it as a radical form of literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515230
- ISBN
- 9780826515230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Brings into relief a critical relationship between the female mind and body that is essential to understanding the discursive position of the turn-of-the-century woman writer. This book includes novels that confront this mind/body problem through a wide variety of styles and genres that challenge conventional fin-de-siecle notions of femininity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b&w illustrations index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515308
- ISBN
- 9780826515308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
By utilizing theories of deviance, sexuality, and gender, the rhetoric of eroticism, and textual criticism, this work historicizes and analyzes the particular ways in which classical Spanish writers assign symbolic meaning to non-normative sexual practices and their practitioners. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515780
- ISBN
- 9780826515780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Examines a number of contemporary cultural texts - from "Fight Club" and "Toy Story" to "The Matrix" and "The Moor's Last Sigh" - by reflecting them against a cluster of early modern Spanish literary works, principally Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote". Num Pages: 228 pages, 24 movie stills, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 274 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516022
- ISBN
- 9780826516022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28
Offers analysis of the works of the Galician-Spanish expatriate writer Sofia Casanova (1861-1958), a transnational poet, novelist, and journalist. This study addresses the scandalous disappearance of Casanova and her female contemporaries from accounts of the emergence of the modern Spanish nation. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516138
- ISBN
- 9780826516138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.20€ 90.28
€ 100.20
€ 90.28