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Literary theory

Paperback. A guide to the myriad definitions and meanings of "ideology", this title traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day; asks why ideology matters; and examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, glossary, further reading, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290128
ISBN
9780415290128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. American historical writing has traditionally been a form of moral reflection. However this study argues that, in the disillusionment following the 1960s, history abandoned its redemptive potential, and adopted the methodology of the social sciences. It describes the reasons for this change. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HBA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Paperback Printing
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316178
ISBN
9780226316178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. This broad interdisciplinary and comparative study of the ways in which we discursively "make" the world and its things aims toward a pragmatic way of interpreting concrete social, cultural, and political experience. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727723
ISBN
9780804727723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.50

Paperback. Traces the reception of "Judges" through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. This book discloses a long history of debate over the roles of women and the use of force, as well as Christian prejudice against Jews and 'Orientals'. Series: Blackwell Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35. BIC Classification: DSA; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222521
ISBN
9780631222521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.16

Paperback. Through the concept of contamination, this title highlights various ways that one text may invade another, carrying with it a residue of potential meaning. Focusing on written works, this text features the scope ranging widely over music, politics, art, science, philosophy, religion, and social studies. Series: Textual Cultures: Theory and Praxis. Num Pages: 385 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222169
ISBN
9780253222169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329328
ISBN
9781349329328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1981
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349050109
ISBN
9781349050109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. Offers a portrait of academic life in the nineties. This title presents an exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism that offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149387
ISBN
9780691149387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Editor(s): Damrosch, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118407691
ISBN
9781118407691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.47

Paperback. A striking memoir of religious and cultural tolerance being made available again in the year of the author's 100th anniversary. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417048
ISBN
9780862417048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137410238
ISBN
9781137410238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 photographs, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248373
ISBN
9780803248373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.35

Hardback. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070867
ISBN
9780231070867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.08
€ 64.47

Paperback. Covering all aspects of textual theory and scholarly editing, this edition is for students and scholars. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
582
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815317913
ISBN
9780815317913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HRJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349409693
ISBN
9781349409693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Argues for the restoration of humanist emphases to the projects of the left. Editor(s): Spencer, Robert; Alderson, David. Series: Marxism and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336145
ISBN
9780745336145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. Theologians, philosophers, literary critics and historians of ideas, approach the question of how the Judaeo-Christian tradition of theological reflection has suffered from, and will negotiate, the emergence of postmodern theory and practice in literature and criticism. Editor(s): Jasper, David. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333570623
ISBN
9780333570623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Paperback. This book explores the changing representation on the early modern stage of the built environment of London. It covers a period in which the city underwent rapid growth to become the country's first metropolis, and it examines how the urban environment becomes part of the frame of reference of the drama that is set there. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349363896
ISBN
9781349363896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and positioned at a crossroads of the human sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785822
ISBN
9780804785822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

Paperback. This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and positioned at a crossroads of the human sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSA; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785839
ISBN
9780804785839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: The Palgrave Lacan Series. Num Pages: 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ; JMAF; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319552743
ISBN
9783319552743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.57

Paperback. En Abime explores listening and reading as creative and critical activities driven by memory and return, reshaped into the present. It introduces an idea of aural landscape as a historically defined cultural experience. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
159
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780994031
ISBN
9781780994031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. By exposing and elaborating the historical poetics of kitsch, My Silver Planet transforms our sense of kitsch as a category of material culture. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416984
ISBN
9781421416984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349147816
ISBN
9781349147816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.10

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