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Paperback. Documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s to now Editor(s): Napier, Winston. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758106
ISBN
9780814758106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. It is widely accepted that the canon of African American literature has racial realism at its core. This book aims to show that some celebrated African American authors, such as James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, have resisted this canonical rule. It also presents sixteen short stories and novelettes to demonstrate this act of literary defiance. Editor(s): Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742884
ISBN
9780814742884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634432
ISBN
9780745634432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Hardback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634425
ISBN
9780745634425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardback. Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789965
ISBN
9780226789965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 78.49

Paperback. Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789972
ISBN
9780226789972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913376
ISBN
9781439913376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Considers fragments of experience recorded in oral histories and newspapers as well as those produced in twentieth-century novels, films, and television that reveal how the black body in pain functions as a rhetorical device and as political strategy. This book investigates America's love-hate relationship with black bodies in pain. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926810
ISBN
9780813926810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.53

Paperback. 200 pages. African delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DN; HBJH. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight: 272.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431402519
ISBN
9781431402519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Charts new directions in the study of African-language literatures generally, and isiZulu fiction in particular. Mhlambi proposes that African popular arts and culture models be considered as a logical solution to the debates and challenges informing discourses about expressive forms in African languages. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2H; CJB; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145652
ISBN
9781868145652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Series: African Literature Today. 192 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. How have African writers addressed the issue of war and its impact across the continent?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852555712
ISBN
9780852555712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. * The first anthology of African literary criticism * Brings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate * Covers all genres and critical schools * Provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature * Facilitates the future development of African literary criticism. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 792 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
792
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112017
ISBN
9781405112017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Hardcover. * The first anthology of African literary criticism * Brings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate * Covers all genres and critical schools * Provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature * Facilitates the future development of African literary criticism. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 800 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112000
ISBN
9781405112000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. Gathering a range of traditional African myths, this collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. All the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Editor(s): Belcher, Stephen. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449457
ISBN
9780140449457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. 256 pages, ports. SA PEN brings you a brand new anthology of writings from Africa, a collection that will to give the reader insight into what African writers are experiencing and writing about in the new decade. A total of 530 entries were received for the 2011 PEN/Studzinski Literary Award. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 17. Weight: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431401208
ISBN
9781431401208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. This anthology of 20 stories are from all over Africa, grouped geographically into four different sections - West, East, North and Southern Africa. Editor(s): Achebe, Chinua; Innes, C. L. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905361
ISBN
9780435905361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. Used Copy But Remains Readable
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Popular Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KDK0015041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A key volume for Shakespeare, African theatre and postcolonial cultural scholars, promoting debate on the role of Western cultural icons in contemporary postcolonial cultures. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 7 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HF; 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010803
ISBN
9781847010803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. For the first time, a distinctive collection of plays by African women published in English Editor(s): Perkins, Kathy A. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075735
ISBN
9780252075735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pambazuka Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857490209
ISBN
9780857490209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590335666
ISBN
9781590335666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 61.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Sherman, Joan R. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Dover Thrift Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486296043
ISBN
9780486296043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256. 210 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 12. Weight: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Africa World Pr
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592210565
ISBN
9781592210565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Series: Black Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035437
ISBN
9780226035437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

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