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Hardback. A collection of poignant, brief chapters that can be read independently, the book presents a history of the Western world by means of its artistic, literary, and political figures and the different attempts at creating a view of the end of the world as a "work of art." Interdisciplinary in nature, it crosses thematic as well as genre boundaries. Translator(s): Gamboa, Yolanda. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838756263
ISBN
9780838756263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.38

Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AH; DNF; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bucknell University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838754351
ISBN
9780838754351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.83

hardcover. Harry Berger, Jr, has long been one of our most revered and respected literary and cultural critics. Since the late nineties, a stream of remarkable and innovative publications have shown how very broad his interests are, moving from Shakespeare to baroque painting, to Plato, to theories of early culture. Editor(s): Levine, Nina. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823230303
ISBN
9780823230303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.25

Hardback. Meyer (Mike) Berger was one of the greatest journalists of this century. A reporter and columnist for The New York Times for thirty years, he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the murder of thirteen people by a deranged war veteran in Camden, New Jersey. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223275
ISBN
9780823223275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Hardback. This anthology of selected writings of the late Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum underscores his contributions in the areas of civil and human rights, international affairs and - above all - the development of Jewish-Christian understanding and mutual respect. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222308
ISBN
9780823222308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.95

Hardback. A collection of William Cullen Bryant's editorials for the New York "Evening Post". This volume traces the growth of the chief editor and principal owner's political and social maturity as he developed a conservative, parochial, small-city newspaper into a national organ. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215430
ISBN
9780823215430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.68

Hardback. A collection of lectures from leading writers and critics, including Nadine Gordimer ("Three in a Bed: Fiction, Morals and Politics"), Cynthia Ozick ("What Henry James Knew"), George Steiner ("The Uncommon Reader") and Seamus Heaney ("Dylan the Durable? On Dylan Thomas"). Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215157
ISBN
9780823215157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.75

Hardback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823214822
ISBN
9780823214822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.29

Hardback. The tenth of twelve treatises Wycliff wrote between 1374 and 1382, On Simony forms an integral part of his summa. Translator(s): McVeigh, Terrance A. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRAM7; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213498
ISBN
9780823213498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.98

Hardback. These selected speeches of Roh Tae Woo, the President of the Republic of Korea, cover the years 1990, 1991 and 1992. The President addresses the issues of reunification of South and North Korea, democracy and prosperity in the Republic, Korea's place in the world and other topics. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2G; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188519
ISBN
9780819188519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Paperback. This book presents the first English translation of Half's Saga and a new translation of Hrolf's Saga, both classic Old Icelandic tales. Both belong to the mythical-heroic category of sagas, containing fantastical material and relying considerably on folklore motifs. Illustrator(s): Greene, Lauren. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819181237
ISBN
9780819181237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.81

Paperback. Mark Twain's hilarity and irreverence shine through in this impeccably chosen collection. Editor(s): Neider, Charles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815410270
ISBN
9780815410270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.36

Hardback. The first in a series that brings together the independent works of William Tyndale. It provides the missing link between Sir Thomas More's "Dialogue Concerning Heresies" and "Confutation of Tyndale" and is suitable for those studying English language and literature, church history and theology. Series: Independent Works of William Tyndale S. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208206
ISBN
9780813208206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.28

Paperback. Written for the very audience it portrays, "The Excursion" introduces the heroine, Maria Villiers, to London's "gentle" society and its glittering pastimes. Brooke drew upon the English courtship novel in the tradition of Elize Haywood and Henry Fielding for her novel's plot structure. Series: Eighteenth-century Novels by Women. Num Pages: 224 pages, references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813108810
ISBN
9780813108810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.59

hardcover. Editor(s): Coltrane, Robert. Series: The University of Pennsylvania Dreiser Edition. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233636
ISBN
9780812233636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88

Hardback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231571
ISBN
9780812231571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.29

Hardback. This is the first English translation of a 13th-century work which set down the customary law of Clermont in the Beauvais region of France as it was practiced and understood. The work covers both procedural and substantive law, including the facts and decisions of nearly 100 cases. Translator(s): Akehurst, F. R. P. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; DNF; HBTB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231052
ISBN
9780812231052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.41

Hardback. In this definitive study of Hemingway's masterpiece on bull-fighting, Miriam Mandel addresses not only Hemingway's tome, but the bullfighting and the Spain of his time. Num Pages: 696 pages, 19 photographs, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 2ABM; ASZX; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 39. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839960
ISBN
9780810839960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.38

Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838796
ISBN
9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

Hardback. This book presents a selection of the writings of Sir Walter Wilson Greg (1875-1959), one of the leading bibliographers of the 20th century and, along with R. B. McKerrow and A. W. Pollard, the founder of the New Bibliography that dominated 20th-century textual studies. Series: Great Bibliographers S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833999
ISBN
9780810833999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.09

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