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paperback. Deals with the Lebanese civil war of the 1970s in a poetic style. This book focuses on the deranged, destabilized, and, confused state of mind created by living on the scene through a lengthy war. It is filled with details that transcend the narcissism of the main character, while giving clues to the culture of the time. Translator(s): Tanoukhi, Nirvana. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705074
ISBN
9780292705074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.36

Paperback. Discusses how the writers or editors of Arab women's autobiographies have written, documented, presented, and organized their texts. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 2CSR; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292705456
ISBN
9780292705456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The second phase of the civil rights movement (1965-1973) was a pivotal period in the development of ethnic groups in the United States. This title creates an intercultural frame to study the historical and cultural connections among Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Chicanos/as since the 1960s. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709652
ISBN
9780292709652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. Organized into chapters devoted to robotics, bionics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other significant scientific advancements, this book summarizes the state of each technology, while presenting corresponding reactions in science fiction. Num Pages: 341 pages, 49 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709867
ISBN
9780292709867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Emphasizing various Texas' mystery writers and the images they convey of the state's regions and cultures, this book provides an introduction to the literary genre and to Texas as a place in fiction. It features selections from the works of Kinky Friedman and Mary Willis Walker and some outsiders like Nevada Barr and Carolyn Hart. Editor(s): Newsom, Rollo K.; Cunningham, Bill; Davis, Steven L. Series: Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717374
ISBN
9780292717374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. In San Diego, a group of Chicana women participated in a political theatre group whose plays addressed social, gender, and political issues of the working class and the Chicano Movement. This memoir tells the story of this troupe through chapters featuring the history and story of each of the main actors and writers. Editor(s): Garcia, Laura E.; Gutierrez, Sandra M.; Nunez, Felicitas. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; AN; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292717442
ISBN
9780292717442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Part of series which presents various speeches from the late fifth and fourth centuries BC in translations prepared by classical scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. This volume contains three speeches, by the orator of classical antiquity, that illuminate Athenian law and culture in the fourth century BC. Translator(s): Harris, Edward M. Series Editor(s): Gagarin, Michael. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNS; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717848
ISBN
9780292717848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Placing texts of Chicana/o indigenism and nationalism alongside European and Euro-American ethnographic, travel, and journalistic writing, this is the first comprehensive, comparative literary study of its kind Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717978
ISBN
9780292717978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725089
ISBN
9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. The first collection of its kind in scope and ambition, this volume brings together the most prominent western writers of the current generation to create new visions of the American West--"the West that is still becoming" Editor(s): Stegner, Lynn; Rowland, Russell. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726864
ISBN
9780292726864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.86

Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292738928
ISBN
9780292738928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

paperback. Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of "persistence" and "transformation" in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Vea, and Helena Maria Viramontes Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743977
ISBN
9780292743977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Offers an accessible translation of a representative play by four ancient playwrights. Editor(s): O'Bryhim, Shawn. Translator(s): Franko, George Fredric; Moore, Timothy J.; O'Bryhim, Shawn; Olson, S. Douglas. Num Pages: 330 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292760554
ISBN
9780292760554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741307
ISBN
9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295741505
ISBN
9780295741505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Inglis, Alister D. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; DCQ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295741765
ISBN
9780295741765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Translator(s): Allen, Joseph Roe. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
First Paperback Edition.
SKU
V9780295972633
ISBN
9780295972633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. A collection of plays that reflect Japanese American family life. It includes four plays, "Song for a Nisei Fisherman", "Fish Head Soup", "The Wash" and "Yankee Dawg You Die". Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295974330
ISBN
9780295974330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. A stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975672
ISBN
9780295975672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Considers the intellectual renaissance at the close of the 17th century that caused the shift in the portrayals and perceptions of mountains in prose and poetry, from ugly protuberances to glorious heights. Examines various writers from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and traces both the causes Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295975771
ISBN
9780295975771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Written to entertain, the short informal hsiao-p'in essays reflect the growing individualism in the late 15th century Ming period that evoked censorship in later eras. This unique anthology of 70 of the genre includes English and Chinese language references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, Translator(s): Yang, Ye. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780295977331
ISBN
9780295977331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. The Canwell Committee made a frontal assault on unsanctioned political thought and activism. This play brings to life personal and political dramas of many participants central to these events. It blends dialogue drawn verbatim from transcripts, newspaper quotes, and personal interviews with scenes of fictional conjecture. Num Pages: 186 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295979397
ISBN
9780295979397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

paperback. Embodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at various turns, to argue that contemporary Native American literary criticism is stalled. This title portrays Indians stereotypically, assuming that the experiences of tribal groups have largely been the same. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780295981321
ISBN
9780295981321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. For ten winter days in 1977, the orator Paul John - widely respected as a dean of Yupik elders - held an audience of Yupik students rapt at Nelson Island High School in southwest Alaska. This book records one elder's attempt to create a moral universe for future generations through stories about the special knowledge of the Yupik people. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Shield, Sophie. Num Pages: 856 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983509
ISBN
9780295983509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

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