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Hardback. From Ishmael Reed and Toni Morrison to Colson Whitehead and Terry McMillan, this is a guide to contemporary African American literature. It presents information about the major authors, texts, movements, and ideas that have shaped contemporary African American fiction. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124720
- ISBN
- 9780231124720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
€ 95.12
€ 73.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Castle, Terry. Num Pages: 1110 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 1110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125116
- ISBN
- 9780231125116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.46
€ 54.99
€ 43.46
Hardback. Challenges the conventional belief that the English-language literary traditions of East Africa are restricted to the former British colonies of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. This book begins with a chronology of key historical events and an overview of the emergence and transformation of literary culture in the region. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125208
- ISBN
- 9780231125208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.74
€ 99.88
€ 76.74
Paperback. Lippit offers the first book-length study in English of Japanese modernist fiction from the 1920s to the 1930s. Through close readings of four leading figures of this movement-Akutagawa, Yokomitsu, Kawabata, and Hayashi-Lippit aims to establish a theoretical and historical framework for the analysis of Japanese modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125314
- ISBN
- 9780231125314
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125949
- ISBN
- 9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Hardback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles five writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with them with autobiographical observations and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126106
- ISBN
- 9780231126106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.24
€ 95.12
€ 73.24
Paperback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles the writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with thesm and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126113
- ISBN
- 9780231126113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126564
- ISBN
- 9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126571
- ISBN
- 9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126861
- ISBN
- 9780231126861
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Condition: New
€ 104.64€ 80.25
€ 104.64
€ 80.25
Hardback. Explores the cultural, political, and historical events that have shaped the Latin American and Caribbean novel since the end of World War II. This book covers novels written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Haitian Creole, and traces the profound influence of modernization, revolution, and democratization on the writing of this era. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 400 pages. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126885
- ISBN
- 9780231126885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.74
€ 99.88
€ 76.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126915
- ISBN
- 9780231126915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127608
- ISBN
- 9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Hardback. Follows the intertwined threads of Jewishness and non-Jewishness that play through the life and works of Jacques Derrida. This book merges the biography and textual commentary in a portrait of the man, his works, and being (or not being) Jewish. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverly Bie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 color illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128247
- ISBN
- 9780231128247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.45
€ 95.12
€ 73.45
Paperback. The poems of Du Fu (712-77) had a diverse range of subject matter, from personal detail to historical fact, expressed with a richness of language that stretched from the elegant to the colloquial, and from the allusive to the direct. This selection includes both famous and lesser-known works. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128292
- ISBN
- 9780231128292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. A collection of haiku by Japanese women, this volume includes translations of 400 haiku written by 20 poets from the 17th century (Basho's school) to the second half of the 20th. For each poet there is a brief biographical and critical headnote, followed by 20 haiku. Editor(s): Ueda, Makoto. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128636
- ISBN
- 9780231128636
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Paperback. The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius,Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 348 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128971
- ISBN
- 9780231128971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130462
- ISBN
- 9780231130462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.74
€ 99.88
€ 76.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130585
- ISBN
- 9780231130585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.39€ 83.75
€ 109.39
€ 83.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130592
- ISBN
- 9780231130592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Figures such as E M Forster, Roger Fry, Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler and Virginia Woolf attempted to rethink Victorian design and reconstruct the form, function, and meaning of the home to meet the demands of modernity. This study reveals the personal and aesthetic connections among modern British writers, interior designers and architects. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133050
- ISBN
- 9780231133050
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Covering a range of countries - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine - this title presents history of Eastern European literature. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133067
- ISBN
- 9780231133067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.36€ 102.15
€ 134.36
€ 102.15
Hardback. Covers the Colonial Wars of the eighteenth-century and the Gulf Wars. This anthology presents four centuries of American men and women-soldiers, nurses, reporters, and embattled civilians-writing about war. It covers the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnamese-American War. Editor(s): Goldensohn, Lorrie. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133104
- ISBN
- 9780231133104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.72€ 57.47
€ 73.72
€ 57.47
Hardback. A valuable anthology of eight plays best representing the Armenian American drama of the last thirty years, this original collection, centered thematically on the Armenian genocide and the trials of life after Armenians' expulsion from the homeland, includes an introduction and headnotes for each play. Editor(s): Parlakian, Nishan; Cowe, S. Peter. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133746
- ISBN
- 9780231133746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.72€ 57.47
€ 73.72
€ 57.47