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Paperback. In this work, originally published in 1600, the author creates a conversation among seven Venetain noblewomen. The dialogue explores women's experience in both theoretical and practical terms. The women take as their broad theme men's curious hostility towards women and the possible cures for it. Editor(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Translator(s): Cox, Virginia (Lecturer in Italian, Christ's College, Cambridge University). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226256825
- ISBN
- 9780226256825
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.67
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Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; DNF; DNJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 193 x 40. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910263013
- ISBN
- 9781910263013
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€ 23.99€ 19.36
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Paperback. The Romance novel didn't begin with Kathleen Woodiwiss or even with the Bronte sisters. By the time Heliodorus wrote his Aethiopica-or Ethiopian Romance-in the third century, the genre was already impressively developed. Translator(s): Hadas, Moses. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216721
- ISBN
- 9780812216721
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151084
- ISBN
- 9781857151084
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€ 40.99€ 26.88
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Paperback. Editor(s): Tabanli, Mustafa. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295136
- ISBN
- 9781935295136
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Hardcover. Translator(s): Hammond, N. G. L. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896830
- ISBN
- 9788772896830
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.80
€ 24.99
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hayles, N. Katherine; Pressman, Jessica. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 black and white illustrations and 2 color plates. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680047
- ISBN
- 9780816680047
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€ 30.99€ 27.59
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Paperback. Telling Times collects together all of Nadine Gordimer's non-fiction in one volume that bears witness to her moral and political engagement in many of the most crucial issues of the last half-century. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 540. Writing and Living, 1950-2008. 752 pages. Telling Times collects together all of Nadine Gordimer's non-fiction in one volume that bears witness to her moral and political engagement in many of the most crucial issues of the last half-century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight: 526.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408800966
- ISBN
- 9781408800966
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€ 17.99€ 13.17
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Paperback. Presents a collection of non fiction essays, articles, and appreciations of fellow writers. This work examines the author's evidence of the inequities of Apartheid as she saw them in 1959, her shocking account of the bans on literature still in effect in the mid-1970s, through to South Africa's emergence in 1994 as a country free at last. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747548232
- ISBN
- 9780747548232
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
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Paperback. Publius Papinius Statius lived from the 40s to the mid-90s AD. In his teens he moved to Rome, and there, some years later, he embarked on his own career in poetry. This title presents an introduction that locates Statius in his historical and literary context, considers the importance of his "Silvae", and presents a brief history of the text. Translator(s): Nagle, Betty Rose. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 bibliog. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 17. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216670
- ISBN
- 9780253216670
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.41
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Paperback. This is the third volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel generally known as "The Water Margin". In this volume, the company of outlaws on Mount Liang continues to grow. Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk, and his companions from Twin Dragon Peak reappear and join the company. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622018471
- ISBN
- 9789622018471
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Condition: New
€ 42.31
€ 42.31
Paperback. No modern Japanese writer was more idolized than Shiga Naoya. This work showcases the art of this writer who is often called "the god of the Japanese short story." Translator(s): Dunlop, Lane. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121576
- ISBN
- 9780231121576
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
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Paperback. Spurred by a lifelong fascination with the great emperor, French novelist Honore de Balzac set himself the painstaking task of collecting a selection of Napoleon's aphorisms from his public speeches and the gazettes of the time. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847496782
- ISBN
- 9781847496782
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
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Paperback. Translator(s): Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225707
- ISBN
- 9781583225707
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.10
€ 18.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104157
- ISBN
- 9780226104157
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010841
- ISBN
- 9781847010841
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€ 26.99€ 26.96
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Paperback. Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have plagued the man's posthumous fame. Translator(s): Bondanella, Peter E.; Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 576 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140150926
- ISBN
- 9780140150926
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. "Discourses on Livy" is the founding document of modern republicanism and this English translation remains faithful to the original text. With explanatory notes, a glossary of key words and an annotated index, this version reveals Machiavelli's radical vision of a new science of politics. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. (William R. Kenan Jr Professor of Government, Harvard University, USA); Tarcov, Nathan (Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 424 pages, notes, glossary, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500362
- ISBN
- 9780226500362
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
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Paperback. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics, challenging the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Translator(s): Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: map, glossary, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500447
- ISBN
- 9780226500447
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.69
€ 13.99
€ 12.69
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 72. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486272740
- ISBN
- 9780486272740
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Condition: New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442259
- ISBN
- 9780141442259
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
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Paperback. Written in 1513 for the Medici, immediately following their return to power in Florence, "The Prince" remains as relevant a text on the craft of ruling and the exercise of power in today's world, as it was in the 16th century. Translator(s): Detmold, C. E. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853267758
- ISBN
- 9781853267758
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Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. Num Pages: 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492. Nicholas Ray on Making Movies. 243 pages, 20 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Ray, Susan. One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an intensity equal to that of his films. This title offers a selection of the filmmaker's writings, lectures, interviews, and more. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APFB; BGA; DNF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201699
- ISBN
- 9780520201699
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.42
€ 38.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- No Statement of Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320730
- ISBN
- 9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.36
€ 5.36