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Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight in Grams: 62. Series: Dover Thrift S. 64 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 134 x 4. Weight: 62.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486287591
- ISBN
- 9780486287591
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Condition: New
€ 6.13
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Paperback. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin. He is considered the foremost prose satirist in the English language, which stemmed from his criticism of Britain's repressive colonial policies in Ireland. This book discusses Swift's life and turbulent times, his political views and his powers as a writer of complex irony and intricate word play. Editor(s): Fabricant, Carole. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140436426
- ISBN
- 9780140436426
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.08
€ 11.99
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Paperback. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Editor(s): Paton, Diana. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822326472
- ISBN
- 9780822326472
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them. This work then adopts far more radical position, proposing nothing less than 'the emancipation of mankind' and the creation of a 'new moral world', and a full-scale reorganization of British society. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JF; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780140433487
- ISBN
- 9780140433487
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228250
- ISBN
- 9780807847084
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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. Voltaire's Pocket Philosophical Dictionary is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It consists of a series of short essays, arranged alphabetically, whose unifying thread is an attack on religious and political intolerance. Highly entertaining, its concern with intolerance and its consequences is still relevant today. Translator(s): Fletcher, John. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCD1; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199553631
- ISBN
- 9780199553631
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181898
- ISBN
- 9781859181898
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Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 449. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004396
- ISBN
- 9781859182352
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJG; DNF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509843183
- ISBN
- 9781509843183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.80
€ 13.00
€ 11.80
Hardback. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 105 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395920
- ISBN
- 9780141395920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. She raises questions concerning militarism, education, and social and gender inequality that are relevant to this day. Editor(s): Snaith, Anna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 pages black and white images. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642212
- ISBN
- 9780199642212
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, this collection offers an insight behind the scenes of Discworld into a much loved and much missed figure. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167727
- ISBN
- 9780552167727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ross, Angus; Woolley, David, QC. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimile title page. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed. /
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199549788
- ISBN
- 9780199549788
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Nearing sixty and needing to plan for his and his children's future, the author employed an accountant from a reputable firm. When the accountant recommended investing in a property scheme, he followed his advice - only to find out that the accountant was a fraudster and his entire life savings had vanished. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 178 x 3. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571323197
- ISBN
- 9780571323197
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Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.96
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Paperback. A collection of stories, which are from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183855
- ISBN
- 9780141183855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Paperback. aeo Provides the first ever student edition of this highly influential and, outside the library, otherwise unavailable text. aeo Represents a key critical intervention in the public sphere by a major canonical Renaissance poet. aeo Makes available a controversial and founding document in English colonial discourse. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew; Maley, Willy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205357
- ISBN
- 9780631205357
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Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. First published in 1792, Wollstonecraft's book attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of emancipation - an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441252
- ISBN
- 9780141441252
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Twelve of Ben Okri's most controversial non-fiction pieces form this collection on the theme of freedom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784082567
- ISBN
- 9781784082567
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
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Paperback. A trailblazing and inspiring collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology by the internationally bestselling novelist Siri Hustvedt Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473638907
- ISBN
- 9781473638907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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Paperback. "The essays in this volume were published in French in Chroniques littaeraires du Journal des daebats."--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Holland, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 3JJ; DNF; DS; HBL; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267262
- ISBN
- 9780823267262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.81
€ 45.99
€ 40.81
Paperback. Collection of essays and poems that address the challenges of being a Chicana, a lesbian, and a feminist in the changing world of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFSK1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349778
- ISBN
- 9780822349778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, this attractive book offers daily inspirational readings from this much-loved writer, making this a most thoughtful gift. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007532827
- ISBN
- 9780007532827
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.45
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Paperback. "Unquestionably art, a breathtaking piece of writing."-Charles Bock, The New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339017
- ISBN
- 9780393339017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55