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Paperback. Ema Saiko (1787-1861) was a remarkably evocative poet, one of the few known woman writers of kanshi poems--verse written in classical Chinese but read as Japanese. Writing in this form, Saiko distinguished herself during the Tokugawa period, when composition in Chinese was largely a men's province. Translator(s): Sato, Hiroaki. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110655
ISBN
9780231110655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. This volume collates the prizewinning essays in the 1990 and 1991 ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition in copyright law. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
No. 40
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110600
ISBN
9780231110600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.14
€ 108.45

Paperback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110297
ISBN
9780231110297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. This unique anthology is the first representative collection of Japanese literature from one of the most creative periods in Japanese culture, known variously as the Edo or the Tokugawa. It includes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also essays, literary criticism, folk stories, and other noncanonical works with a number of new translations. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 1392 pages, 203 woodblocks and paintings. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109901
ISBN
9780231109901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.68
€ 101.49

Paperback. This collection of essays studies the seemingly permanent racial undercurrents of society, focusing on unconscious fantasies and identities. The essays engage with postcolonial, political and psychoanalytic theory, as well as a wide range of texts and theories. Editor(s): Lane, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109475
ISBN
9780231109475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106214
ISBN
9780231106214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. This translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPD; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104319
ISBN
9780231104319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Anglen, Kevin P. van. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103893
ISBN
9780231103893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. The renowned Hatfield edition of Bronte's poetry is a body of work that continues to resonate today. It includes Emily's verse from Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, as well as 200 works collected from various manuscript sources after her death in 1848. Editor(s): Hatfield, C. W. Num Pages: 262 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103473
ISBN
9780231103473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardback. In revealing the source of the ideology of whiteness in the imagination, Cassuto turns to images of blackness in American literature and culture from 1622 to 1865, examining such texts as Swallow Barn, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Typee, and Moby Dick. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSA; DSB; JFCX; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103367
ISBN
9780231103367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Paperback. Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102513
ISBN
9780231102513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. A controversial examination of the Jewish "success story" in American that questions notions of identity, assimilation, and ethnicity. Editor(s): Fried, Albert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DQ; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102353
ISBN
9780231102353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. This treatise argues that literary criticism must re-establish connections to a wide range of social activities. It sets out a new type of criticism, called ecological literary criticism, which aims to make humanistic studies more socially responsible. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100298
ISBN
9780231100298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. Editor(s): Frome, Keith. Num Pages: 543 pages, 53 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBF; DSC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 210 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100021
ISBN
9780231100021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. The first anthology of Sung dynasty tz'u poems available in English, Beyond Spring provides a representative body of translations, 150 in all. Keeping true to the original music, Landau's faithful translations capture the phrasing and rhythms crucial to Tz'u. Translator(s): Landau, Julie. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 274 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096799
ISBN
9780231096799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Here at last is a single volume that reveals the bright thread of gay literature throughout the Western tradition. With hundreds of works by authors ranging from Ovid to James Baldwin, from Plato to Oscar Wilde, The Columbia Anthology of Gay Literature presents a wide range of poetry, fiction, essays, and autobiography that depict love, friendship, intimacy, desire, and sex between men. Editor(s): Fone, Byrne R.S. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DQ; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096713
ISBN
9780231096713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 646 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
646
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089241
ISBN
9780231089241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 708 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
708
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231089234
ISBN
9780231089234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

Hardback. Editor(s): Bullough, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 578 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088961
ISBN
9780231088961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

Hardback. Editor(s): Bullough, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 577 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3rd Impression
Number of pages
577
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231088954
ISBN
9780231088954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

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