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Hardcover. This book discusses the political and social presumptions ingrained in the texts of the Harry Potter series and examines the manner in which they have been received in different contexts and media. The 2nd edition also contains extensive new material which comments on the later books and examines the impact of the phenomenon across the world. Num Pages: 285 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DNF; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219571
- ISBN
- 9780230219571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 39. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300223606
- ISBN
- 9780300223606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.49
€ 24.99
€ 6.49
Hardcover. Poets, novelists and academics join together in this collection of essays to say what serious reading means to them as individuals. Included are George Steiner and George Craig on the act of reading, and Joseph Brodsky, Les Murray, Douglas Oliver and Hester Jones on reading, poetry and vision. Editor(s): Davis, Philip. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333670026
- ISBN
- 9780333670026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Reasoning Web: Logical Foundation of Knowledge Graph Construction and ...
. Ed(S): Pan, Jeff Z.; Calvanese, Diego; Eite...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pan, Jeff Z.; Calvanese, Diego; Eiter, Thomas; Horrocks, Ian; Kifer, Michael; Lin, Fangzhen; Zhao, Yuting. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Num Pages: 259 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; UNH; UYA; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319494920
- ISBN
- 9783319494920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.57
€ 77.57
Paperback. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- REPRINT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181812
- ISBN
- 9781859181812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. A compilation of 35 years' worth of critical essays from one of the boldest and most articulate cultural theorists of our time Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085979
- ISBN
- 9781847085979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.19
€ 23.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. Presenting a scathing attack on the French revolution's attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, this work makes a cogent case for upholding inherited rights and established customs. It argues for piecemeal reform rather than revolutionary change, and deplores the influence the revolution might have in Britain. Editor(s): O'Brien, Conor Cruise. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140432046
- ISBN
- 9780140432046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447241041
- ISBN
- 9781447241041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben looks closely at the literature of the survivors of Auschwitz, probing the philosophical and ethical questions raised by their testimony. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; DNF; DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951177
- ISBN
- 9781890951177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Grube, G. M. A. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201361
- ISBN
- 9780872201361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.72
€ 18.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. "The Republic" deals with almost the whole range of Plato's thought, but is particularly concerned with what makes a well-balanced society and individual. It combines argument with myth to advocate a life organized by reason rather than dominated by leisures and appetites. Translator(s): Davies, John Llewelyn; Vaughan, David James. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264832
- ISBN
- 9781853264832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. A work that features: reviews and critical assessments of writers and writing; pieces on jazz, mostly uncollected; some interviews given on various occasions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571131204
- ISBN
- 9780571131204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. A collection of word portraits of significant political, historical and literary figures by the columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Paul Greenberg. Among those who are discussed are Beckett, Gromyko, Fulbright, Lincoln, Orwell and Swaggart. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896331532
- ISBN
- 9780896331532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.83€ 62.78
€ 72.83
€ 62.78
Paperback. Ten years of poet and critic Garrett Caples's writing on neglected figures of art and poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AC; AVC; DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wave Books United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933517988
- ISBN
- 9781933517988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.95
€ 24.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855752446
- ISBN
- 9780855752446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.17
€ 20.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807621
- ISBN
- 9780875807621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Canfield, Douglas J.; Hunter, Paul J. Num Pages: 200 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes bibliographical references. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133745
- ISBN
- 9780874133745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559360418
- ISBN
- 9781559360418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.28
€ 20.99
€ 20.28
Hardcover. Contains important statements regarding the poet's personality, Roman sexual morality, attitudes to love and marriage, and the practice and psychology of ancient religion. This work subjects the two poems to analysis, and yields insights into the ritual drama enacted, the mythical and erotic dimensions, and the depiction of male and female. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772882888
- ISBN
- 9788772882888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.70
€ 36.70
Hardback. This is a new edition of Rob Roy. It is set in 1715-16, yet it concerns not the conduct of the Jacobite Rising, but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. Editor(s): Hewitt, David. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 612 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605699
- ISBN
- 9780748605699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.24
€ 182.24