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Paperback. Moby Dick is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853260087
ISBN
9781853260087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.33

Hardcover. Includes illustrations, of places, creatures, objects or tools, and processes connected with nineteenth-century whaling, that are original boxwood engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser. Num Pages: 600 pages, 100 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520043541
ISBN
9780520043541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

paperback. From the foreword to the selected bibliography this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive documentary source for the study of Moby-Dick. Editor(s): Parker, Hershel. Series: Norton Critical Editions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Norton
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285000
ISBN
9780393285000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 233 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319522661
ISBN
9783319522661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.81

Hardback. Features Captain Ahab who is an eerily compelling madman who focuses his distilled hatred and suffering (and that of generations before him) into the pursuit of a creature as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. This title is a haunting social commentary populated with some of the most enduring characters in literature. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 44. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780141199603
ISBN
9780141199603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.36

Hardback. Tragedies of overliving remain disturbing because they remind us that life is rarely as neat as we expect and hope it be and that endings often come too late. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879647
ISBN
9780801879647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 52.85

Paperback. Mockingbird Wish Me Luck captures glimpses of Charles Bukowski's view on life through his poignant poetry: the pain, the hate, the love, and the beauty. He writes of lechery and pain while finding still being able to find its beauty. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Fourth Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876851388
ISBN
9780876851388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Hardback. In fiction and nonfiction, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans grapple with their "model minority" status and the contested nature of citizenship Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
SKU
V9781439903179
ISBN
9781439903179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.34

Paperback. In fiction and nonfiction, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans grapple with their "model minority" status and the contested nature of citizenship. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439903186
ISBN
9781439903186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482096
ISBN
9781611482096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336802
ISBN
9780880336802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. What did it mean to be a woman in sixteenth-century Venice? This volume explores the role of Venetian women in sixteenth-century culture as well as the contribution of the writer Moderata Fonte to the centuries-old Owar of the sexes.O Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JB; DSB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472646
ISBN
9781611472646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.16

Paperback. The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. Editor(s): Jeyifo, Biodun. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393975291
ISBN
9780393975291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. This collection presents twenty essays on twentieth-century plays by women, from Rachel Crothers to Meredith Monk, as well as overview essays on their predecessors. At least a dozen of the essays explicitly treat particular women's texts as dramas of rejection and rebellion. Editor(s): Schlueter, June. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471397
ISBN
9781611471397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.48

Paperback. An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 304 pages. An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight: 440.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625079
ISBN
9780748625079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Philip Goldstein explains the socio-historical context of the diverse interpretive practices which make up the humanities in the USA in the 21st century. He considers the rise of college-educated women, minority readers, the increased influence of the Universities, the media and the dominance of the Universities by the sciences. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2009
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349377022
ISBN
9781349377022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Philip Goldstein explains the socio-historical context of the diverse interpretive practices which make up the humanities in the USA in the 21st century. He considers the rise of college-educated women, minority readers, the increased influence of the Universities, the media and the dominance of the Universities by the sciences. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230612259
ISBN
9780230612259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Keller, Luzius. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514. An Anthology. 378 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFH; DCQ. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 30. Weight: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564787880
ISBN
9781564787880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.13

hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, from environmental economics to psychology, Glenn Willmott examines modern and post-modern allegories of the environment, the animal, and economics, highlighting the enduring and seductive appeal of the modern primitive in an age when living with less remains a powerful cultural wish. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643178
ISBN
9781442643178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

paperback. Twelve of the best recent Arabic plays in lively English translations. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra; Allen, Roger. Series: Indiana Series in Arab & Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209733
ISBN
9780253209733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

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