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Hardback. Detailing Humphrey's civil rights speeches from 1948-1964, this work analyses his key ideas and contributions. Comments by Humphrey and others are included in order to provide additional framework for the study of his rhetoric. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; DNF; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802242
- ISBN
- 9780761802242
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Condition: New
€ 108.00
€ 108.00
Paperback. St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity. Written as a defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this title examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Editor(s): Evans, G. R. Translator(s): Bettenson, Henry. Num Pages: 1184 pages, bibliography, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HPCB; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448948
- ISBN
- 9780140448948
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€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection 2015 and National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 2015, this book examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice, which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Mark Duggan and others. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141981772
- ISBN
- 9780141981772
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856682513
- ISBN
- 9780856682513
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.36
€ 34.99
€ 31.36
Hardcover. The "Rhetorica ad Herrenium" was traditionally attributed to Cicero (106 43 BCE), and reflects, as does Cicero s "De Inventione," Hellenistic rhetorical teaching. But most recent editors attribute it to an unknown author. Translator(s): Caplan, H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674994447
- ISBN
- 9780674994447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.05
€ 33.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries
- Number of pages
- 80
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524658
- ISBN
- 9780929524658
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.67
€ 16.99
€ 13.67
Paperback. Translator(s): Sharples, R. W. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856684760
- ISBN
- 9780856684760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.36
€ 34.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFG; DNF; DSBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454443
- ISBN
- 9780226454443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 60.49
€ 71.34
€ 60.49
Hardcover. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920336
- ISBN
- 9780333920336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Hardback. Series: Studies in East Asian law. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648194
- ISBN
- 9780691648194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
hardcover. Editor(s): Langlois, John D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642666
- ISBN
- 9780691642666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.29
€ 262.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGC; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611599565
- ISBN
- 9781611599565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGC; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611599558
- ISBN
- 9781611599558
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.38
€ 18.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. The hilarious new book from a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446552431
- ISBN
- 9780446552431
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.10
€ 20.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Winstead, Karen A. Translator(s): Winstead, Karen A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485572
- ISBN
- 9780801485572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931. Editor(s): McElrath, Joseph R., Jr.; Leitz, Robert; Crisler, Jesse S. Num Pages: 636 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735490
- ISBN
- 9780804735490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.01
€ 193.01
paperback. Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931. Editor(s): McElrath, Joseph R., Jr.; Leitz, Robert; Crisler, Jesse S. Num Pages: 636 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744324
- ISBN
- 9780804744324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895703
- ISBN
- 9788772895703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Features a collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019468
- ISBN
- 9780141019468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Neglected and obscure writers are at the fore in this incisive collection of critical essays. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785354007
- ISBN
- 9781785354007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.83
€ 25.99
€ 21.83