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Hardback. At the time of his death in 1998, Alfred Kazin was considered one of the most influential intellectuals of postwar America. This title includes journals that collectively tell the story of Kazin's journey from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighbourhood to his position as a dominant figure in twentieth-century cultural life. Editor(s): Cook, Richard M. Num Pages: 512 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300142037
ISBN
9780300142037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. The author was no ordinary genius. He upset those in authority, gave captivating lectures, wrote equations on napkins in strip joints and touched countless lives everywhere. This title collects letters of Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021133
ISBN
9780141021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. Paris in the nineteenth century was a magnet for Europe's exiles, among them the Russian genius, Alexander Herzen, who described the experience of displacement from the inside. Richard Sennett plunges into this vibrant, anxious world to recreate the experiences of Herzen and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903083
ISBN
9781907903083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. From essays like "Extended Notes from Sight Point Road" to Serra's extended commentary on the "Tilted Arc" fiasco, the pieces in this volume comprise a document of one artist's engagement with the practical, philosophical and political problems of art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFK; AGB; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748801
ISBN
9780226748801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.59

Paperback. A collection of highly-informed essays offering fresh perspectives on cutting-edge writers, musicians and fimmakers. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; APB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785350245
ISBN
9781785350245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. "What is what was" combines Richard Stern's fiction and non-fiction work into one miscellany. His essays include philosophy, criticism, reportage and autobiography, all worked within the theme of actuality made and remade in description. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 115 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773261
ISBN
9780226773261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445602
ISBN
9780140445602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215793
ISBN
9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226259550
ISBN
9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Ring Lardner's influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Ron Rapoport has gathered the best of Lardner's journalism from his earliest days at the South Bend Times through his years at the Chicago Tribune and his weekly column for the Bell Syndicate. Editor(s): Rapoport, Ron. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DNJ; KNTJ; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269736
ISBN
9780803269736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 colour plates, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DN; DQ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244256
ISBN
9781851244256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 325 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493412
ISBN
9781611493412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.83

Paperback. Matthew Flinders was the first to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra Australis coastline - he is the man who put Australia on the map. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8pp 4x4c. BIC Classification: BG; DN; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Hachette Australia Australia
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780733637384
ISBN
9780733637384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175364
ISBN
9780231175364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.38
€ 50.63

Hardcover. The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. This profession contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. This title provides a study of the place and function of this important but ambiguous figure. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055353
ISBN
9780520055353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AMV; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937151
ISBN
9780813937151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621687
ISBN
9781900621687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. New writings on race, politics, and theatre, as well as Mr. Brustein's incisive theatre reviews and deft portraits of stage luminaries. "Brustein is an elegant and eloquent voice in the wilderness of contemporary American culture."-Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632669
ISBN
9781566632669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632201
ISBN
9781566632201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 1424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 127 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322660
ISBN
9780940322660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.32

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