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Paperback. In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings now in paperback in two parts: part 1 ISBN 0674015886. Series Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W.; Smith, Gary; Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017467
- ISBN
- 9780674017467
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€ 38.99€ 32.93
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Paperback. Even as a young man Benjamin possessed astonishing intellectual range and depth. His topics here include poetry and fiction, drama, philosophy, history, religion, love, violence, morality, mythology, painting and much more. Editor(s): Bullock, Marcus Paul; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 528 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013551
- ISBN
- 9780674013551
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€ 38.99€ 32.81
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Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052291
- ISBN
- 9780674052291
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€ 20.99€ 19.63
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Paperback. However insistently the idea of catastrophe hangs over Benjamin's writings in the final years of his life, the "victories wrested" in this period constitute some of the most remarkable 20th century analyses of the emergence of modern society. This volume ranges from studies of Baudelaire and Brecht to appraisals of photography, film, and poetry. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022294
- ISBN
- 9780674022294
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€ 35.99€ 30.97
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hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802046994
- ISBN
- 9780802046994
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€ 78.97
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Paperback. Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; DNF; HREZ; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114851
- ISBN
- 9780231114851
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€ 33.99€ 24.81
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Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903465
- ISBN
- 9781907903465
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781582437453
- ISBN
- 9781582437453
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€ 23.99€ 15.72
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379336
- ISBN
- 9780674379336
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.45
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 0. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379435
- ISBN
- 9780674379435
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.32
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Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- CB Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909585171
- ISBN
- 9781909585171
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Hardback. For over a decade Will Hutton has been one of Britaina s leading progressive voices. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620787
- ISBN
- 9780745620787
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€ 78.75
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Paperback. This volume gathers together some of the real and the imagined lives of Willa Muir, one of the finest and fiercest intellectuals of her generation. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862416058
- ISBN
- 9780862416058
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
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Hardcover. First published together in Latin in 1623, these two tracts present descriptions of the hermetic cosmology and the alchemical work. The introduction provides a biographical note on d'Espagnet and traces the influence these works had on later generations. Translator(s): Everard, John; Ashmole, Elias. Series: English Renaissance Hermeticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; HBG; HBLH; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780824075422
- ISBN
- 9780824075422
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€ 174.01
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paperback. This collection of works by noted Deaf New Englander William B. Swett, which originally appeared in the late nineteenth century, includes his accounts of adventures in the rugged White Mountains of New Hampshire. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781563686832
- ISBN
- 9781563686832
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€ 25.99€ 21.22
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Paperback. A satirical attack on what William Beckford perceived as characteristically feminine novel-writing. Editor(s): Gemmett, Robert J. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886080
- ISBN
- 9781845886080
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€ 19.99€ 18.29
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Hardcover. Offers a selection of the poet's work, including all the lyrics and the important prophetic books. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150346
- ISBN
- 9781857150346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
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Paperback. Editor(s): Schott, Webster. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition ND Paperback
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811202299
- ISBN
- 9780811202299
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
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Paperback. William Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett's political and social beliefs. Num Pages: 576 pages, map, explanatory notes, further reading, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435795
- ISBN
- 9780140435795
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
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Paperback. The wit and wisdom of Auberon Waugh Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF; DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444711509
- ISBN
- 9781444711509
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€ 13.00€ 11.89
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paperback. A collection of William Cullen Bryant's editorials for the New York "Evening Post". This volume traces the growth of the chief editor and principal owner's political and social maturity as he made over a conservative, parochial, small-city newspaper into a national organ. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215447
- ISBN
- 9780823215447
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 395 pages, 1facsim,1port. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. .
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Number of pages
- 395
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228306
- ISBN
- 9780821409602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Though primarily known as a novelist, over thirty years the author has also built up a reputation as one of our most entertaining and insightful critics of contemporary culture. This title brings together his writings on a variety of contemporary subjects: the differing cultures of Japan and Singapore; music and the movies; and many others. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241960981
- ISBN
- 9780241960981
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
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Paperback. Editor(s): Bannister, Robert C. Num Pages: 423 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971011
- ISBN
- 9780865971011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.69
€ 14.99
€ 12.69