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Hardcover. In these essays, a range of leading scholars seek both to investigate the historical, institutional and philosophical origins of deconstruction and to think through the problem of the idea of origin itself. Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Wills, Ika. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. 296 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Wills, Ika. In these essays, a range of leading scholars seek both to investigate the historical, institutional and philosophical origins of deconstruction and to think through the problem of the idea of origin itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JFCX. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 20. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230581906
- ISBN
- 9780230581906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. This innovative book draws together literature, law and economic and social history to investigate the meanings and uses of legitimacy in nineteenth-century Britain. This broad range of essays highlights the ways in which contested narratives and interested performances shaped the idea of legitimate authority during this period. Editor(s): Finn, Margot; Lobban, Michael; Taylor, Jenny Bourne. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576520
- ISBN
- 9780230576520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. In this collection of essays, a range of scholars from different disciplines look through the prism of technology at the much-debated notion of cultural memory, analysing how the past is shaped or unsettled by cultural texts including visual art, literature, cinema, photographs and souvenirs. Editor(s): Plate, Liedeke; Smelik, Anneke. Num Pages: 253 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; APFA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575677
- ISBN
- 9780230575677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. This collection investigates dramatic and performative renderings of 'America' as an exilic place particularly focusing on issues of language, space and identity. It looks at ways in which immigrants and outsiders are embodied in American theatre practice and explores ways in which 'America' is staged and dramatized by immigrants and foreigners. Editor(s): Jestrovic, Silvija; Meerzon, Yana. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 279 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574564
- ISBN
- 9780230574564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. Famously, Blake believed that 'without contraries' there could be no 'progression'. Conflict was integral to his artistic vision, and his style, but it had more to do with critical engagement than any urge to victory. The essays in this volume look at conflict as it marked Blake's thinking on politics, religion and the visual arts. Editor(s): Haggarty, Sarah; Mee, Jon. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573871
- ISBN
- 9780230573871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. This book looks at modes of performance and forms of theatre in Nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland. On subjects as varied as the vogue for fairy plays to the representation of economics to the work of a parliamentary committee in regulating theatres, the authors redefine what theatre and performance in the Nineteenth century might be. Editor(s): Davis, Tracy C.; Holland, Peter. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572560
- ISBN
- 9780230572560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardcover. Building on recent work on Victorian print culture and the turn toward material historical research in modernist studies, this collection extends the frontiers of scholarship on the 'Atlantic scene' of publishing, exploring new ways of grappling with the rapidly changing universe of print at the turn of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Ardis, Ann L.; Collier, Patrick. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 273 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554269
- ISBN
- 9780230554269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Based on refractions of earlier beliefs, modern angels - at once terrible and comforting, frighteningly other and reassuringly beneficent - have acquired a powerful symbolic value. This interdisciplinary study looks at how humans conversed with angels in medieval and early modern Europe, and how they explained and represented these conversations. Editor(s): Raymond, Joad. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; DSB; HBTM; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230552036
- ISBN
- 9780230552036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.76
€ 161.76
Hardcover. Ten leading commentators explore the interfaces between art and aesthetics in dialogue with a philosophical text (Theodor Adorno's draft introduction to Aesthetic Theory), a piece of literary writing (Franz Kafka's A Report to an Academy), and a major contemporary painting (Gerhard Richter's Betty, 1988). Editor(s): Regier, Alexander; De Bolla, Peter; Uhlig, Stefan H. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549197
- ISBN
- 9780230549197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Bringing together a group of intellectuals from a number of disciplines, this collection breaks new ground within the field of postcolonial diaspora studies, moving beyond the Anglophone bias of much existing scholarship by investigating comparative links between a range of Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic and Neerlandophone cultural contexts. Editor(s): Keown, Michelle; Murphy, David; Procter, James. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547087
- ISBN
- 9780230547087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Hardcover. The latest in a renowned research-level series, focusing on Yeats' multifarious reading and his iconography. Examining the making of his work - a new unfinished play for dancers is presented - here his influence in Japan via Yone Noguchi and in England and Dorothy Wellesley are explored, together with his legacy via W.H. Auden and Seamus Heaney. Editor(s): Gould, Warwick. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 521 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546899
- ISBN
- 9780230546899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Paperback. This book brings together the experiences of Anglo-American teachers and discusses some of the challenges which face teachers of nineteenth-century fiction, suggesting practical ways in which these might start to be overcome by considering the constantly changing canon, issues related to course design and the possibilities offered by film and ICT. Editor(s): Maunder, Andrew; Phegley, Jennifer. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537811
- ISBN
- 9780230537811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.26
€ 55.26
Hardcover. A Tale of Two Cities has always been one of Dickens's most popular texts. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches, this new collection of essays examines the origins of Dickens vision of the French Revolution, the literary power of the text itself, and its enduring place in British culture through stage and screen adaptations. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; McDonagh, Josephine; Mee, Jon. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537781
- ISBN
- 9780230537781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. In a unique collection of essays devoted to one of America's most significant twentieth-century poets, a group of international contributors considers the Transatlantic nature of Stevens' poetry, providing original accounts of how a poet wary of 'influence' created a poetics which continues to haunt contermporary verse. Editor(s): Eeckhout, Bart; Ragg, Edward. Num Pages: 263 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535848
- ISBN
- 9780230535848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. 100 American Crime Writers features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction. This study is essential to scholars and an ideal introduction to crime fiction for anyone who enjoys this fascinating genre. Editor(s): Powell, Steven. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525375
- ISBN
- 9780230525375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Hardcover. Growing academic interest and the republication of B.S. Johnson's major works have been reinforced by Coe's award-winning biography Like A Fiery Elephant (2004). With a preface by Coe, this collection, co-edited by two leading Johnson scholars, offers an annotated bibliography, a chronology and readings of the author and his work. Editor(s): Tew, Philip; White, Glyn. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230524927
- ISBN
- 9780230524927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This collection demonstrates how late-Victorian and Edwardian neurology and fiction shared common philosophical concerns and rhetorical strategies. Between 1860 and 1920 witnessed unprecedented interdisciplinary collaboration between scientists and artists, finding common ground in the prevailing intellectual climate of biological determinism. Editor(s): Stiles, Anne. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 239 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSK; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520943
- ISBN
- 9780230520943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory. Editor(s): Bradford, Richard. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JNMN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230520745
- ISBN
- 9780230520745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. This volume features new essays by eminent and emerging Woolf scholars from around the world, focusing on Virginia Woolf's and Bloomsbury's politics. Themes include war, freedom of the press, economics and cultural production, the Hogarth Press, the global circulation of ideas, and transformations to the public sphere. Editor(s): Shahriari, Lisa; Potts, Gina. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517677
- ISBN
- 9780230517677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. EPUB Editor(s): Rasmussen, Eric; West, Anthony James. Num Pages: 956 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; DSR; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517653
- ISBN
- 9780230517653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 746.28
€ 746.28