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Paperback. This is the fifth volume in a series of translations of a Chinese classical novel generally known as "The Water Margin". The action in this volume can be divided into three parts: the campaign against Tian Hu; the campaign against Wang Qing; and the campaign against Fang La. Translator(s): Dent-Young, John; Dent-Young, Alex. Series: Marshes of Mount Liang. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622019904
ISBN
9789622019904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

paperback. Portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption and tyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and the general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina. This book depicts holy Byzantium as a hell of murder and misrule. Editor(s): Sarris, Peter. Translator(s): Williamson, G. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455281
ISBN
9780140455281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813523194
ISBN
9780813523194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Hardback. Andrea Zanzotto is widely considered Italy's most influential living poet. This book includes the very best poems from fourteen of his major books of verse and a selection of thirteen essays that helps illuminate themes in his poetry as well as elucidate key theoretical underpinnings of his thought. Editor(s): Barron, Patrick. Translator(s): Barron, Patrick; Feldman, Ruth; Harrison, Thomas J.; Swann, Brian; Welle, John P.; Wilkins, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftines, 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226978840
ISBN
9780226978840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865971639
ISBN
9780865971639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Paperback. Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-ca. 1421) is Europe's first professional woman writer. She wrote an astonishing body of work in many genres, including lyric poetry, allegorical dream visions, history, political treatises, and biography. Editor(s): Brownlee, Kevin. Translator(s): Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate; Brownlee, Kevin. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393970104
ISBN
9780393970104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sheppard, Steve. Num Pages: 1569 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; DNF; LAFC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 99. Weight in Grams: 2648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
1569
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973152
ISBN
9780865973152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.58
€ 51.50

Paperback. A selection of Jonathan Edward's sermons, which seeks to recognise their crucial role in his life and art. The 15 sermons reflect a life dedicated to experiencing and understanding spiritual truth, and address a wide range of occasions, situations and states. Editor(s): Kimnach, Wilson H.; Minkema, Kenneth P.; Sweeney, Professor Douglas A. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HRCM; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300077681
ISBN
9780300077681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966327
ISBN
9780913966327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780471
ISBN
9781783780471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Offers sources vital for the reconstruction of events in the first Islamic century, covering the period which ends with the unsuccessful Arab siege of Constantinople, an event which both modern historians and Syriac chronographers see as making a decisive caesura in history. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853232384
ISBN
9780853232384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.77

Paperback. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KCS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190. 272 pages, illustrations. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DNF; KCS. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747558101
ISBN
9780747558101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447040
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception. The narrative spans the common and often contested ground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us." Series: Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347578
ISBN
9780820347578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. "The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFH1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773339
ISBN
9780226773339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267819
ISBN
9781853267819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307406866
ISBN
9780307406866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Includes "The Portrait of Mr W H", Wilde's defence of Dorian Gray, reviews, and the writings from "Intentions" (1891): "The Decay of Lying", "Pen, Pencil, Poison", and "The Critic as Artist". This volume presents Wilde as a deep and serious reader of literature and philosophy, and an eloquent thinker about society and art. Editor(s): Dowling, Linda. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433876
ISBN
9780140433876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. A singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, the book is a searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States. This edition includes an invaluable appendix of contextualizing material. Editor(s): Edwards, Brent Hayes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555833
ISBN
9780199555833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

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