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Paperback. Imagination is unruly. It creates the mind's world, linking the sensory realm to the realm of the intellect by oscillating between mind and body, self and world, ideal and real. This title demonstrates that this ambivalence in conceptions of imagination informs fundamental philosophical and aesthetic projects of European modernity. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 344 pages, n/a bw photos, n/a color photos, n/a line drawings, n/a maps, n/a tables. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988931
ISBN
9780295988931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988351
ISBN
9780295988351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987842
ISBN
9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987064
ISBN
9780295987064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Offers free verse translations of 75 lyric poems from the mid-fourteenth to the early twentieth centuries, along with the Ottoman Turkish texts and photographs of many of the original manuscripts. This volume also includes biographies of the poets, and background information on Ottoman history and literature. Editor(s): Andrews, Walter G.; Black, Najaat; Kalpakli, Mehmet. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1F; 1QDT; DC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Expanded ed.
SKU
V9780295985954
ISBN
9780295985954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985275
ISBN
9780295985275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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.
Format
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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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

€ 117.40

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