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Paperback. Are we alone? From "War of the Worlds" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "ET" to "Close Encounters", creators of science fiction have always eagerly speculated on just how the story of alien contact would play out. This title gathers together some of the stories over the years, weaving a tapestry that covers a range of scenarios. Editor(s): Halpern, Marty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Night Shade Books United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597802819
ISBN
9781597802819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.32

Paperback. Maps the intersection of feminism and science fiction through readings of science fiction literature by Octavia E Butler, Richard Calder, and Melissa Scott and the movies "The Matrix" and the "Alien" series. This work analyzes how these authors and films represent debates and concepts in three areas of feminist thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713079
ISBN
9780292713079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. In Alien Capital Iyko Day retheorizes the history and logic of settler colonialism by examining its intersection with Asian racialization and capitalism, showing how the conflation of Asian immigrants to Canada and the United states with the abstract dimensions of capital became settler colonialism's defining feature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360933
ISBN
9780822360933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. In Alien Capital Iyko Day retheorizes the history and logic of settler colonialism by examining its intersection with Asian racialization and capitalism, showing how the conflation of Asian immigrants to Canada and the United states with the abstract dimensions of capital became settler colonialism's defining feature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360797
ISBN
9780822360797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Alien Albion challenges assumptions about the origins of English national identity and the importance of religious, class, and local identities in the early modern era. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647190
ISBN
9781442647190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812417
ISBN
9781554812417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Hardback. In the magical world of Wonderland and the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom, order is turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig; time is abandoned at a tea-party; and, a chaotic game of chess makes a 7-year-old a Queen. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192468
ISBN
9780141192468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Used Copy Covers. Good Clean Copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
COLLIER BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KDK0015480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. Through wordplay, parody and logical and philosophical puzzles, Carroll engenders a variety of sub-texts, teasing, ominous or melancholy. For all the surface playfulness, there is meaning everywhere. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KIN0035713
ISBN
9781853260025
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.44

Paperback. 'An extraordinarily diverse collection; pure Walker, fresh-eyed and sassy' NEW YORK TIMES Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819586
ISBN
9780753819586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. The collected poems of the Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE COLOR PURPLE. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819616
ISBN
9780753819616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walker's novel, from contemporary reviews to 21st century readings. It deals with various critical issues such as Walker's use of generic conventions, linguistic and narrative strategies, race, class, gender identity and sexual politics. Spielberg's film adaptation is also covered. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230201866
ISBN
9780230201866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.13

Hardback. A second edition of this text, studying the relation between children's literature and writing for adults. Carroll's 'Alice' books changed writing for and about children, causing repercussions for subsequent children's writers and for Virginia Woolf and her generation. Dusinberre connects books for children with developments in education. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333759844
ISBN
9780333759844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2nd ed. 1999
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312220570
ISBN
9780312220570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Buchholtz, Miroslawa. Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319240596
ISBN
9783319240596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the densely layered stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137451224
ISBN
9781137451224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Hardback. Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the complex, densely layered, often unsettling stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338579
ISBN
9780230338579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Paperback. Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through examining Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the complex, densely layered, often unsettling stories. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341597
ISBN
9781349341597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Widely recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of the last half century, Alice Munro's works have been collected in such volumes as Dance of the Happy Shades, The Beggar Maid, Open Secrets, Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You, and The View from Castle Rock. Editor(s): Moulder, Cathy. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1189.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859241
ISBN
9780810859241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853261183
ISBN
9780760716199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041506
ISBN
9780226041506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172561
ISBN
9780231172561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752626
ISBN
9780804752626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
W&N
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0007230
ISBN
9780460878029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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