Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. Presenting an interpretation of England in the 1690s, this book reconstructs the reign of William III through the eyes and in the words of those who lived through it. The author employs a range of sources including popular ballads, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, sermons, poems and memoirs. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209362
- ISBN
- 9780631209362
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€ 71.51
€ 71.51
paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233482
- ISBN
- 9781783523955
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.87
€ 12.99
€ 9.87
Paperback. Considered the foremost woman intellectual of the Romantic period, Germain de Stael achieved an influence on European culture through the force of her fiction and critical writings. This volume makes a representative sample of her work available to English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Folkenflik, Vivian. Num Pages: 411 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231055871
- ISBN
- 9780231055871
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.24
€ 46.99
€ 33.24
paperback. Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) has been considered by many the major African-American fiction writer before the Harlem Renaissance. This book collects essays he wrote from 1899 through 1931, the majority of which concern white racism, and political and literary addresses he made to both white and black audiences from 1881 through 1931. Editor(s): McElrath, Joseph R., Jr.; Leitz, Robert; Crisler, Jesse S. Num Pages: 636 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744324
- ISBN
- 9780804744324
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.37
€ 46.99
€ 46.37
Paperback. In June 1862 Fyodor Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Over the course of his journey he visited a number of major cities, including Berlin, Paris, London, Florence, Milan and Vienna. This volume details the impressions of everthing he saw. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810115187
- ISBN
- 9780810115187
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Condition: New
€ 24.15
€ 24.15
hardcover. This collection of essays by prominent philosophers treats Husserl's last work, The Crisis of European Sciences, which deals with the relation of science to the world of everyday experience. Editor(s): Hyder, David; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756044
- ISBN
- 9780804756044
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€ 85.97
€ 85.97
Paperback. This volume is a collection of public writings and insights of the German post-structuralist, Friedrich A. Kittler. It merges the discourse of literature, war and technology into a unified theme. His research results in a vision of the future in which the distinction between mediums is erased. Editor(s): Johnston, John. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; HPCF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057010613
- ISBN
- 9789057010613
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Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
paperback. Offers translation and commentary on Eutropius, whose Breviarium (Abbreviated History of Rome) was a major vehicle for transmitting knowledge of Roman history to people of the Middle Ages and beyond. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 186 pages, 3 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DNF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780853232087
- ISBN
- 9780853232087
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.09
€ 36.99
€ 28.09
Paperback. General Simon Bolivar, called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington of Latin America", was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. Although he didn't prepare a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations and letters contain ideas still widely relevant. Translator(s): Fornoff, Frederick H. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144819
- ISBN
- 9780195144819
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Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
paperback. 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 made over a conservative, parochial, small-city newspaper into a national organ. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DNF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 573.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215447
- ISBN
- 9780823215447
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
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The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessi...
Starhawk,, Nightmare, M. Macha
Paperback. A groundbreaking addition to today's popular literature on death and dying, in The Pagan Book of Living and Dying is the first comprehensive guide to Paganism's beliefs and practices in facing death. Num Pages: 384 pages, music. BIC Classification: DNF; HRKP; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062515162
- ISBN
- 9780062515162
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.73
€ 19.99
€ 18.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564504
- ISBN
- 9780062564504
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€ 29.99€ 25.12
€ 29.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Containing 74 essays, this book covers a range of subjects including the literature of the perceived masters and of Rushdie's contemporaries, the politics of colonialism and the ironies of culture, film, politicians, the Labour Party, racial prejudice and the preciousness of free expression. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140140361
- ISBN
- 9780140140361
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.11
€ 18.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. The hilarious new book from a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446552431
- ISBN
- 9780446552431
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.13
€ 19.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. Translator(s): von Bohlen, Claus. BIC Classification: DNF; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531069
- ISBN
- 9780714531069
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Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Paperback. In his controversial essay (1925), Vasconcelos predicted the coming of a new age, the Aesthetic Era, in which joy, love, fantasy, and creativity would prevail. Marriage would be dictated by love and beauty, giving birth to a new "cosmic race". The text is presented here in a bilingual edition. Translator(s): Jaen, Didier T. Series: Race in the Americas. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856556
- ISBN
- 9780801856556
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.98
€ 30.99
€ 25.98
"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120393
- ISBN
- 9780813120393
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Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. A book of moral and religious reflections written by a Carolingian noblewoman for her teenage son. Dhuoda reveals the authority of Carolingian women in aristocratic households. She dwells on family relations, social order, and the central place of Christian devotion in a noble life. Translator(s): Neel, Carol. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DNF; HRCS; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813209388
- ISBN
- 9780813209388
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Condition: New
€ 26.31
€ 26.31
Paperback. This translation of the "Dialogue with Trypho" reveals important information on the development of early Jewish-Christian relations and the text of the New Testament, and is one of the earliest conversion accounts. It should prove a useful text on the development of religion in Late Antiquity. Editor(s): Slusser, Michael. Translator(s): Falls, Thomas B. Series: Selections from the Fathers of the Church S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRAF; HRAX; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213422
- ISBN
- 9780813213422
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Condition: New
€ 31.69
€ 31.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Slater, Maya. Translator(s): Slater, Nicolas Pasternak. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st English edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817910259
- ISBN
- 9780817910259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.25
€ 102.25