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Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KST0026905
ISBN
9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KST0026952
ISBN
9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the Middle Ages onwards, writers, artists, and composers became self-consciously aware of the vast potential for external references to enrich their works. This volume represents a multidisciplinary approach to the themes of citation and intertextual play. It includes essays that investigate work by renowned authors, composers, and artists. Editor(s): Plumley, Yolanda; Di Bacco, Giuliano; Jossa, Stefano. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACK; AVA; AVH; AVQ; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898515
ISBN
9780859898515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826181
ISBN
9781634826181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 283.31
€ 210.97

Hardback. This book examines the rise in popularity of fantasy literature in Taiwan and the crucial but often invisible role that translators have played in making this genre widely available. Topics covered include global fantasy fever, Chinese fantasy, game industry, the social status of translators, and the sociological direction of translations studies. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; CFB; CFP; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137332776
ISBN
9781137332776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback. This book offers a case study of four of the most influential contemporary Chinese writers and "cultural bastards"--Duoduo, an underground "misty" poet; Wang Shuo, a "hooligan" writer; Zhang Chengzhi, an old "Red Guard" and new "cultural heretic;" and Wang Xiaobo, a chronicler of Rabelaisian modern history. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538409
ISBN
9781349538409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.34

paperback. This is the first critical ethnography of bilingual education in Japan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; CFB; CFD; CFDM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2008
SKU
V9781349353248
ISBN
9781349353248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.83

Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111478
ISBN
9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.15

Paperback. Yair Mazor introduces English-speaking audiences to the poetry of Asher Reich, one of Israel's best contemporary poets. Dominated by themes of stormy sensuality, his dramatic imagery and metaphors interweave Mishnaic, Talmudic, and Biblical references in a colourful, complex poetic texture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299181543
ISBN
9780299181543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.35

Hardcover. Yair Mazor introduces English-speaking audiences to the poetry of Asher Reich, one of Israel's best contemporary poets. Dominated by themes of stormy sensuality, his dramatic imagery and metaphors interweave Mishnaic, Talmudic, and Biblical references in a colourful, complex poetic texture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299181505
ISBN
9780299181505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Hardcover. Approaching the Hebrew Bible as a work of literary art, this book examines its many genres, including historical narratives, poetic narratives, poetry, psalms, and songs. It features line drawings from a late nineteenth-century Bible that illustrate many of the most famous scenes in scripture, suggesting another aesthetic layer of the text. Num Pages: 232 pages, 32 b/w illustrations, 20 charts. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299228408
ISBN
9780299228408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.67
€ 64.13

Paperback. Approaching the Hebrew Bible as a work of literary art, this book examines its many genres, including historical narratives, poetic narratives, poetry, psalms, and songs. It features line drawings from a late nineteenth-century Bible that illustrate many of the most famous scenes in scripture, suggesting another aesthetic layer of the text. Num Pages: 232 pages, 32 b/w illustrations, 20 charts. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299228446
ISBN
9780299228446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.54

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

€ 36.99
€ 33.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oberlin College Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932440716
ISBN
9780932440716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. A study of the twelve small gold lamellae from Crete that were tokens for entrance into a golden afterlife: the deceased who were buried or cremated with them believed that they had 'earned Paradise.' It adduces parallels to the texts on the lamellae from the Byzantine period and modern Greece to illuminate the human quest for 'earning Paradise.' Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 2AHA; DSBB; HDDK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023796
ISBN
9780674023796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443763
ISBN
9780801443763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.60

Paperback. Through an analysis of philosophical and literary texts by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht and Charlotte Delbo, Theaters of Justice raises the question: how does the theatrical structure of a criminal trial both facilitate and limit national processes of healing and learning from the past? Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770323
ISBN
9780804770323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Through an analysis of philosophical and literary texts by Hannah Arendt, Bertolt Brecht and Charlotte Delbo, Theaters of Justice raises the question: how does the theatrical structure of a criminal trial both facilitate and limit national processes of healing and learning from the past? Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770316
ISBN
9780804770316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.95

Hardcover. John Thelwall and the Materialist Imagination reassesses Thelwall's eclectic body of work from the perspective of his heterodox materialist arguments about the imagination, political reform, and the principle of life itself, and his contributions to Romantic-era science. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137426130
ISBN
9781137426130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Simon Weinberg is dead. On a November morning, six people gather at his funeral - siblings, lovers and in-laws. Mourning allows them special privilege and, for a few hours, they are isolated in another world under a lingering sun, in the shadow of the deceased. Translator(s): Hampton, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221912
ISBN
9780571221912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.78

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