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Hardback. This work provides a study of the novels and short stories about the lives of zhiqing, Chinese urban youth who were dispatched to the backward rural area to live the peasants' life during the second phase of the Cultural Revolution. It overs zhiqing writing from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Num Pages: 252 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105061
ISBN
9780739105061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.77

Hardback. The first in-depth examination of Sinyavsky's satirical side,Literary Insinuations: Sorting out Sinyavsky's Irreverence not only discusses the relatively under-analysed area of playful and provocative writing, but also ties together a number of loose ends in the fascinating and often contentious field of Sinyavsky scholarship. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739104880
ISBN
9780739104880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.13

Hardback. This is a collection of essays that address some of the most fundamental human questions through the lenses of philosophy, literature, religion, politics and theology. Editor(s): Lawler, Peter A.; McConkey, Dale D. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DS; HPS; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102220
ISBN
9780739102220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.97

Paperback. This text explores the shifting history of European attitudes towards America, utilizing British and French writing from the late 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. Thomas Murphy studies a variety of literary, philosophical and political writing by Europeans in this era. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102206
ISBN
9780739102206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.91

Hardback. This text explores the shifting history of European attitudes towards America, utilizing British and French writing from the late 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. Thomas Murphy studies a variety of literary, philosophical and political writing by Europeans in this era. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102190
ISBN
9780739102190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.10

Hardback. The human soul is for pre-modern philosophers the cause of both thinking and life. This double aspect of the soul, which makes man a rational animal, expresses itself above all in human action. Deadly Thought: 'Hamlet' and the Human Soul traces Hamlet's famous inability to act to his inability to hold together these twin aspects of the soul. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102145
ISBN
9780739102145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.73

Hardback. This study comprises an introduction, translation, and commentary to a 17th-century Russian account of the spiritual development and inspired resistance of a prominent female dissident. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; DSBD; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101773
ISBN
9780739101773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101520
ISBN
9780739101520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.18

Paperback. This is a collection of essays on the subject of fatherhood: its enduring power, its secret ruses, and unsettling provocations. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739100929
ISBN
9780739100929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.00

Hardback. This book offers a reinterpretation of Austen's later novels by exploring their interactions with the fiction of the 1810s. Building on recent bibliographic research into the novel, this study situates Austen in the literary marketplace and offers new insights into the nature of her 'innovation', which arises from her sensitivity to the genre. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008960
ISBN
9780230008960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.95

Paperback. "Sunjata" is an African aural epic which details the exploits of its hero as he defeats his greatest adversary, and establishes himself as master of a growing empire. This edition contains two renditions of the tale which have been transcribed and translated from by African Grigots. Editor(s): Duran, Lucy; Furniss, Graham. Translator(s): Innes, Gordon; Sidibe, Bakari. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps, chronologies. BIC Classification: DN; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447361
ISBN
9780140447361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Fanny Trollope set sail for America with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, taking with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts, and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. This book describes her misfortunes, and is a satirical account of a nation. Editor(s): Neville-Singleton, Pamela. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACD; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435610
ISBN
9780140435610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780064902847
ISBN
9780064902847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.80

Paperback. "Not Quite What I Was Planning" made six-word memoirs an international phenomenon, as people around the world shared terse true tales of romance, parenthood, friendship, ambition, failure, haircuts, and French fries. This title contains a thousand (more) glimpses of humanity from different writers. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061719431
ISBN
9780061719431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.61

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AGR; DSB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rayo United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061140037
ISBN
9780061140037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060653187
ISBN
9780060653187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Marcel Proust's fiction is threaded through with evidence of his belief in the importance of reading. This book contains a special selection of Proust's own writings about reading, along with a key Ruskin essay 'Of Kings' Treasuries'. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Series: On. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843916161
ISBN
9781843916161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. Best-selling author June Cotner presents a calming collection of prayers, poems, and quotes chosen for their power to offer serenity and tranquillity. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 104 x 20. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781449446024
ISBN
9781449446024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.40

hardcover. This is an authoritative and timely guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland in the last quarter century. Meticulously researched and lucidly written, it presents detailed interpretations of novels by some of the country s most critically celebrated and successful writers. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444336191
ISBN
9781444336191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.47

Paperback. The Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103 is written for parents, grandparents, and teachers unfamiliar with the bewildering array of award and recommended reading lists. This book offers, not the opinion of one book critic, but the aggregate opinion of an army of critics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442271869
ISBN
9781442271869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

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