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Hardcover. This collection of essays thinks through deconstruction's relation to politics by explicating the text of Derrida in relation to political examples. Neither 'deconstruction' nor 'reading' nor 'politics' is left untouched in the encounters explored in this volume, dispelling the notion of a separation of deconstruction from the everyday. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230536951
- ISBN
- 9780230536951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. This book charts the history of the concept of nihilism in some of the most important philosophers and literary theorists of the modern and postmodern periods, including Heidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the thinking of the aesthetic since Nietzsche. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551541
- ISBN
- 9780230551541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardcover. This book marks the growing exhaustion with a politicized approach to literature, and celebrate the return of beauty as a subject in its own right to literary studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601246
- ISBN
- 9780230601246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. This study traces the conflict and co-operation that developed within and among literary families as they sought to leave their legacies in the English world of letters from 1760-1820. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604759
- ISBN
- 9780230604759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book offers a post-structuralist inspired explication of Conrad's literary vision and its defining feature, the aesthetic principle. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609860
- ISBN
- 9780230609860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Romantic Diasporas examines exile in the Romantic period from the different perspectives of French emigres in England, British convicts transported to Australia, and Jews in their perennial diaspora. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230610651
- ISBN
- 9780230610651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book reveals how poets within the U.S. multi-ethnic avant-garde give up the goal of narrating one comprehensive, rooted view of cultural reality in favour of constructing coherent accounts of relational, local selves and worlds. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612204
- ISBN
- 9780230612204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Philip Goldstein explains the socio-historical context of the diverse interpretive practices which make up the humanities in the USA in the 21st century. He considers the rise of college-educated women, minority readers, the increased influence of the Universities, the media and the dominance of the Universities by the sciences. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612259
- ISBN
- 9780230612259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Hardcover. Striking perspectives on family, place, and memory from a unique and respected voice in contemporary Irish writing. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; DSA; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615342
- ISBN
- 9780230615342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. With a critical look at Tolstoy's persona, faith, and thought, this book treats the writer as a midwife of modern counterculture. It shows and tries to correct the metaphysical blunder on which Tolstoy's philosophy was based. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615861
- ISBN
- 9780230615861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Addresses the early twentieth-century intersection of scientific and religious discourse exploring literary modernism through the lens of cultural history, focusing on the works of H.D., Mina Loy, and Jean Toomer. It covers a range of topics such as electromagnetism and sexuality, dance, and theories of spiritual evolution. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621220
- ISBN
- 9780230621220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Through an analysis of Dante's story of Paolo and Francesco, this book combines contemporary ethical theory, literary interpretation, and historical narrative to defend the humanities as a source of moral guidance. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621442
- ISBN
- 9780230621442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Series: Wellek Library Lectures S. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070065
- ISBN
- 9780231070065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.37
€ 125.37
This monograph argues for the use of poststructural theory in cultural criticism. The author maintains that deconstruction remains crucial for a truly critical approach to cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079709
- ISBN
- 9780231079709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.18
€ 134.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Day, Gary E. Series: Insights. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312074814
- ISBN
- 9780312074814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312124533
- ISBN
- 9780312124533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312125189
- ISBN
- 9780312125189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; GTF; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312125585
- ISBN
- 9780312125585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSA; HP; JFC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312128654
- ISBN
- 9780312128654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312164195
- ISBN
- 9780312164195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45