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Paperback. Presents a glimpse into Chinese folk literature through translated verses secretly written by the oppressed village women of Hunan, who bravely scribed their stories, in their own words. Translator(s): Idema, Wilt L. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988429
- ISBN
- 9780295988429
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
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hardcover. Examines the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. Based on readings of canonical literary and philosophical texts, the author explores how this confluence led to a rich cross-fertilization between economic and literary thought in Germany between 1770-1850. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988368
- ISBN
- 9780295988368
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€ 118.34
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Paperback. A collection of essays that offers multiethnic, historically comparative, and meta-theoretical readings of the literature and culture of the United States. Covering works by a diverse set of American authors - from Toni Morrison to Bret Harte - it maps a variegated terrain that refuses the distinction between 'ethnic' and 'non-ethnic' literatures. Editor(s): Goldstein, David S.; Thaker, Audrey B. Series: American Ethnic & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w photo, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 545.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988351
- ISBN
- 9780295988351
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€ 32.99€ 29.82
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paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
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Paperback. Celebrates Shakespeare's influence on American culture. This book contains essays which explore Shakespeare's influence on America's cultural history from a variety of perspectives. It includes essays from the colonial period, to the adoption of Shakespeare as an "American genius" in the nineteenth century, to twentieth-century musical comedy. Editor(s): Vaughan, Prof. Virginia Mason; Vaughan, Alden T. Num Pages: 192 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987156
- ISBN
- 9780295987156
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€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. The phenomenon of 'literary Chinatown' - the ghettoization of Chinese American literature - was produced by the same dynamics of race and representation that ghettoized the Chinese American community into literal Chinatowns. This book examines the dynamic relationship between reader expectations of Chinese American literature. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987064
- ISBN
- 9780295987064
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€ 33.99€ 30.83
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Paperback. Contains nine short stories painting an array of locals caught up in failed dreams of financial success and romantic fulfilment. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985275
- ISBN
- 9780295985275
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€ 20.99€ 20.92
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Paperback. Presents new work by the leading Japanese American playwright working today. Series: Naomi B. Pascal Editor's Endowment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; AN; DD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985015
- ISBN
- 9780295985015
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
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Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295983509
- ISBN
- 9780295983509
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
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paperback. Embodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at various turns, to argue that contemporary Native American literary criticism is stalled. This title portrays Indians stereotypically, assuming that the experiences of tribal groups have largely been the same. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295981321
- ISBN
- 9780295981321
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. The Canwell Committee made a frontal assault on unsanctioned political thought and activism. This play brings to life personal and political dramas of many participants central to these events. It blends dialogue drawn verbatim from transcripts, newspaper quotes, and personal interviews with scenes of fictional conjecture. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295979397
- ISBN
- 9780295979397
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. Written to entertain, the short informal hsiao-p'in essays reflect the growing individualism in the late 15th century Ming period that evoked censorship in later eras. This unique anthology of 70 of the genre includes English and Chinese language references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, Translator(s): Yang, Ye. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780295977331
- ISBN
- 9780295977331
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
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Paperback. Considers the intellectual renaissance at the close of the 17th century that caused the shift in the portrayals and perceptions of mountains in prose and poetry, from ugly protuberances to glorious heights. Examines various writers from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and traces both the causes Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295975771
- ISBN
- 9780295975771
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
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Paperback. A stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975672
- ISBN
- 9780295975672
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
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Paperback. A collection of plays that reflect Japanese American family life. It includes four plays, "Song for a Nisei Fisherman", "Fish Head Soup", "The Wash" and "Yankee Dawg You Die". Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295974330
- ISBN
- 9780295974330
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. Translator(s): Allen, Joseph Roe. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- SKU
- V9780295972633
- ISBN
- 9780295972633
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
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Paperback. Translator(s): Inglis, Alister D. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; DCQ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295741765
- ISBN
- 9780295741765
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295741505
- ISBN
- 9780295741505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741307
- ISBN
- 9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Offers an accessible translation of a representative play by four ancient playwrights. Editor(s): O'Bryhim, Shawn. Translator(s): Franko, George Fredric; Moore, Timothy J.; O'Bryhim, Shawn; Olson, S. Douglas. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292760554
- ISBN
- 9780292760554
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
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paperback. Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of "persistence" and "transformation" in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Vea, and Helena Maria Viramontes Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743977
- ISBN
- 9780292743977
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
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Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292738928
- ISBN
- 9780292738928
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Condition: New
€ 23.39
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Paperback. The first collection of its kind in scope and ambition, this volume brings together the most prominent western writers of the current generation to create new visions of the American West--"the West that is still becoming" Editor(s): Stegner, Lynn; Rowland, Russell. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726864
- ISBN
- 9780292726864
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.99
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Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725089
- ISBN
- 9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79