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Hardback. Examining fashion accessories in both novels and fashion discourses, Susan Hiner reframes the feminine accessory as a signifier of modernity and makes an important claim about the "accessory" status of women in nineteenth-century France: as both commodities and consumers, women were in fact "accessories to modernity." Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242591
- ISBN
- 9780812242591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.86
€ 76.86
Paperback. Develops a highly original theory of accentuation in which accentuation serves the mere pragmatic function of making utterances well comprehensible. Semantic effects of accentuation are explained as epiphenomena of pragmatic accentuation. The theory is formally elaborated in a model-theoretic framework and experimentally justified. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFGA; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280735
- ISBN
- 9781349280735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Written by prominent scholars, this title explores the relationship between property and personhood. It considers a range of topics, including: the establishment of the rule of property in US-occupied Iraq; the work of John Locke; and reflections on property and personhood in the art of Jenny Holzer and the novels of Stanislaw Lem. Editor(s): Maurer, Bill; Schwab, Gabriele. Series: Critical Theory Institute Book. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137843
- ISBN
- 9780231137843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.09
€ 86.09
Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115719
- ISBN
- 9780691115719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction promises to be an invaluable resource suited for scholarly inquiry and the lay mystery reader. Num Pages: 448 pages, index, references. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR; FF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838413
- ISBN
- 9780810838413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Hardback. Bringing his troubling, questing characters - souls who are fascinated by what preceded and conceived them, the author writes with a rich mix of anecdote and reflection, aphorism and quotation, offering enigmatic glimpses of the present, and confident, pointed borrowings from the past. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422446
- ISBN
- 9780857422446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.27
€ 25.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815635154
- ISBN
- 9780815635154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Hardcover. Introducing the infamous hard-drinking and eloquent poet who stands at the very heart of Arabic literary culture. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 145 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 145
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851683604
- ISBN
- 9781851683604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.02
€ 35.02
Paperback. Series: Acting Edition S. Num Pages: 78 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 78
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780573010231
- ISBN
- 9780573010231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.40
€ 19.40
Paperback. For years Helene Cixous has been dreaming about The Book-I-Don t-Write but each time she approaches The Book, it withdraws. The-Book-I-Don t Write is always just out of reach. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509500550
- ISBN
- 9781509500550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
hardcover. Helene Cixous has dreamed for years of "The Book-I-Don't-Write," but each time she approaches it, it withdraws. The-Book-I-Don't-Write is always just out of reach. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509500543
- ISBN
- 9781509500543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479818365
- ISBN
- 9781479818365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780573013317
- ISBN
- 9780573013317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.04
€ 18.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nightboat Books United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982264508
- ISBN
- 9780982264508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.06
€ 16.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Everyone's favorite Dirty Old Man returns with more boozy tales of extraordinary madness. Editor(s): Calonne, David. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865310
- ISBN
- 9780872865310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.01
€ 20.99
€ 20.01
paperback. A book about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of travel happened to be in England and America in the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195030686
- ISBN
- 9780195030686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardback. The early twentieth century is usually remembered as an era of rising nationalism and military hostility, culminating in the disaster of the First World War. This book explores the role of artists and writers in the formation of a modern, secular peace movement in Britain, and the impact of ideas about 'positive peace' on their artistic practice. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 40 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACXD2; DSBH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151954
- ISBN
- 9780300151954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642465
- ISBN
- 9780748642465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.00
€ 32.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. A collection of poems which are lyrical and narrative, satirical, rebellious, ribald, uncompromising and honest. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856463914
- ISBN
- 9780856463914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373454
- ISBN
- 9781780373454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Dr Victoria Stewart explores the life and work of Sean O'Casey, whose writing career spanned some of the most tumultuous times in Ireland's history, tracing the path which led him to an association with Dublin's Abbey Theatre in the early 1920s, and the turn his career took after he made the decision to leave Ireland for good. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0007650
- ISBN
- 9780571230068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211914
- ISBN
- 9780631211914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Paperback. Like earlier Margaret Randall poetry collections, this presents a unique poetic voice by a revered elder in the genre. These poems are all about making connections, many of them unexpected. Randall links national events with intimate family moments, ancient ruins with present-day communities, and prehistory with history. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wings Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609404031
- ISBN
- 9781609404031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.26
€ 17.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. Offers a study of one of the controversial and talented playwrights of recent times. In this title, the author's survey includes a biography, analysis of Sarah Kane's work, and interviews with Kane and those who helped to put her work on stage. It is suitable for the student and theatregoer. Editor(s): Roberts, Philip; Boon, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571229611
- ISBN
- 9780571229611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.10
€ 12.99
€ 10.10