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Paperback. Presents a tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of reason and the obstacles set by jealousy and resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. This work includes an introduction, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. Translator(s): Dahlberg, Charles. Num Pages: 520 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044569
- ISBN
- 9780691044569
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Perfect Paperback. Editor(s): Hinshaw, Robert. Num Pages: 393 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DNF; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305406
- ISBN
- 9783856305406
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€ 47.99€ 34.48
€ 47.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to visit areas of mass unemployment in the North of England, this book offers a description of the poverty he witnessed there. It crystallized the ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works and novels, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185293
- ISBN
- 9780141185293
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Hardcover. BIC Classification: DNF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907903267
- ISBN
- 9781907903267
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
paperback. The author went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. This title chronicles his life with these playful animals in this natural paradise and the story of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140290493
- ISBN
- 9780140290493
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Dr Conor (University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge University of Cambridge University of Cambridge National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Cambridge). Series: Key Texts in Anti Colonial Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DNF; DQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474410687
- ISBN
- 9781474410687
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 25.20
€ 41.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of their meaning, and the long text, completed some twenty years later, which moves from vision to a daringly speculative theology. Translator(s): Spearing, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446739
- ISBN
- 9780140446739
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF. Dimension: 209 x 132 x 18. Weight: 220.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486411217
- ISBN
- 9780486411217
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.20
€ 8.99
€ 8.20
Hardcover. Although Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about politics, art, education and the general conduct of life. Translator(s): Lindsay, A.D. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150988
- ISBN
- 9781857150988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Delivered while Heaney was Professor of Poetry at Oxford, these lectures cover subjects as diverse as Wilde's "Ballad of Reading Gaol" and Marlowe's "Hero and Leander", as well as work by Yeats, Larkin and Dylan Thomas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571175376
- ISBN
- 9780571175376
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 14.44
€ 20.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. A collection, in which, the author traces the compulsion to make literature. In a selection of interviews, as well as in the essay 'The Red Notebook' itself, he reflects upon his own work, on the need to break down the boundary between living and writing, and on the use of certain genre conventions to penetrate matters of memory and identity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226412
- ISBN
- 9780571226412
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.48
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Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182018
- ISBN
- 9780141182018
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. "The Ramayana" is the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Telling the story, this work suggests that it can be enjoyed for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its wisdom - or as a tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe with heroes, deities and demons. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRG; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143039679
- ISBN
- 9780143039679
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
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Paperback. Features works by Jack London and lays out the social, economic, and political contexts for his writings. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255463
- ISBN
- 9780520255463
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811222464
- ISBN
- 9780811222464
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
paperback. Covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer's block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige. This book reveals the author, ourselves and the nation in a new light. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241961766
- ISBN
- 9780241961766
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Rogers, Professor Melvin L. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Swallow Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804011662
- ISBN
- 9780804011662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1136 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DNF; HPQ; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966334
- ISBN
- 9780913966334
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.90
€ 33.99
€ 27.90
Paperback. Dealing with subjects ranging from a Swedish hotel made of ice to the enigma of UFOs, from a tragedy on Lake Minnetonka to the gold mine of cyberpornography, this book presents over 90 essays. It covers various topics such as the environment, terrorism, education, sports, politics, and music. Editor(s): McPhee, John; Rigolot, Carol. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 halftone. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143088
- ISBN
- 9780691143088
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Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.14
€ 53.24
€ 42.14
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. 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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
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. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226259550
- ISBN
- 9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74