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Hardback. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, What Else But Love? considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102766
- ISBN
- 9780231102766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.66
€ 133.66
Hardback. This collection Mark Twain's writing aims to capture the essence of the author's work - the dark humour, the wry observations, and the keen insight into social and political realities, both specifically American and broadly human. Editor(s): Collins, Brian. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104982
- ISBN
- 9780231104982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.01
€ 50.01
Paperback. What kinds of stories win cases, and why? Drawing on trial transcripts and appellate court opinions in civil adultery cases, and on literary examples from Mark Twain, E.D.E.N Southworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, Laura Korobkin sheds new light on the intersections of gender, genre, law and story. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Casebook ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105095
- ISBN
- 9780231105095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.65
€ 36.99
€ 27.65
Hardback. This first-time English translation of the Wakan roei shu includes insightful annotations after each passage and several explanatory essays. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Chaves, Jonathan. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107020
- ISBN
- 9780231107020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.63
€ 110.63
Hardback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110280
- ISBN
- 9780231110280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.98
€ 152.98
Paperback. Describes the role of lesbian poets as theorists of lesbian identity and activism. This work includes historical writing about the women's and lesbian-feminist movements; discussions of works of Judy Grahn, Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Anzaldua; and, a chapter on the rise and hegemony of queer theory within lesbigay studies. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110334
- ISBN
- 9780231110334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.52
€ 36.99
€ 33.52
Paperback. Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBD; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113854
- ISBN
- 9780231113854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.17
€ 40.17
Hardback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114141
- ISBN
- 9780231114141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.41
€ 134.41
Hardback. Presents seven works from the Armenian stage. This book aims to explore such themes as science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of various European dramatic genres. It provides an introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving an overview of its development. Editor(s): Cowe, S. Peter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116305
- ISBN
- 9780231116305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.39
€ 87.39
Hardback. During John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one of the ten important thinkers in American history. This book recaptures the unity of Dewey's life and work, tracing themes through philosopher's childhood years, family history, religious experience, and influential friendships. Num Pages: 592 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF5; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116763
- ISBN
- 9780231116763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.08
€ 100.08
Paperback. A fresh, multicultural reading of the work of women writers of the Progressive era that places their fiction in the context of their reform journalism and political activism. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118514
- ISBN
- 9780231118514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.15
€ 42.99
€ 31.15
Hardback. A collection of nearly 400 poems by more than 100 different writers, this text synthesizes and celebrates an entire era of poetry by women in America. The anthology includes America's most recognized poets as well as those emerging as exciting new artists of contemporary verse. Editor(s): Aizenberg, Susan; Belieu, Erin. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119627
- ISBN
- 9780231119627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.73
€ 153.73
paperback. This collection challenges our ideas about male emotion. Through readings of works by Thoreau, Lowell and W.E.B. Du Bois, and of 20th century authors such as Hemingway and Kerouac, this book questions the persistence of the emotionally alienated male in narratives of white middle-class masculinity. Editor(s): Shamir, Milette; Travis, Jennifer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120357
- ISBN
- 9780231120357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.77
€ 44.77
Hardback. Presenting an historical overview of major developments, this is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to major Asian American writers and their works. It covers Canadian and US writers with cultural and ethnic origins in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. It includes a bibliography at the end. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126205
- ISBN
- 9780231126205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.57
€ 104.57
Hardback. A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, this book offers the reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's poets and novelists, Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943). It also reveals how Toson's works influenced the production of a fluid, shifting form of national imagination that has characterized twentieth-century Japan. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129800
- ISBN
- 9780231129800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.63
€ 103.63
Hardback. During its 250-year history, Columbia University has been home to and has produced an array of writers, poets, scientists, and statesmen - many of whom have written about their experiences at the university. Excerpting memoirs, novels, and poems, this work collects a range of these reminiscences into a collective portrait of the university. Editor(s): Green, Ashbel. Series: A Columbia University Publication. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134866
- ISBN
- 9780231134866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.61
€ 59.61
hardcover. Provides a representative sampling of stories, essays, and poems from each of Taiwan's nine indigenous tribes. This book explores such themes as the decline of traditional ways of life in Taiwan's aboriginal communities, residual belief in ancestral spirits, assimilation into a society dominated by Han Chinese, and others. Editor(s): Balcom, John; Balcom, Yingtish. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136501
- ISBN
- 9780231136501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.07
€ 103.07
Hardback. Drawn from a series of lectures that Wm Theodore de Bary delivered in honor of the Chinese philosopher Tang Junyi, this book presents a unique synthesis of essay and debate concerning the future of Chinese education and the potential political uses of Confucianism in the contemporary world. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DSB; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141208
- ISBN
- 9780231141208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.55
€ 78.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148023
- ISBN
- 9780231148023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.69
€ 141.69
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152105
- ISBN
- 9780231152105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.80
€ 94.80