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Cultural studies
Paperback. Terry Eagleton's work has had a powerful influence in debates about the politics of literature and culture. This book reflects the breadth of his interests. It offers a view of his career to date, raising a number of central issues in literature, culture and politics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172710
- ISBN
- 9780631172710
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Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback. Providing a comprehensive study of tragedy, this book deals with both theory and practice. It explores the idea of the tragic in the novel, examining such writers as Melville, Hawthorne, Stendhal, Tolstoy, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Manzoni, Goethe and Mann, as well as English novelists. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233602
- ISBN
- 9780631233602
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Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Paperback. An irreverent trip through American culture by a critic who "cracks jokes as easily as one would crack walnut shells" (Washington Post). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349405
- ISBN
- 9780393349405
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Condition: New
€ 21.55
€ 21.55
Paperback. Describes that cultural theory must start thinking ambitiously - not so that it can hand the West its legitimation, but so that it can seek to make sense of the grand narratives in which it is embroiled. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015071
- ISBN
- 9780141015071
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Focuses on discriminating different meanings of culture, as a way of introducing the debates around it. This book offers a critique of postmodern 'culturalism', arguing instead for a more complex relation between Culture and Nature, and trying to retrieve the importance of such concepts as human nature from a non-naturalistic perspective. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219668
- ISBN
- 9780631219668
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Condition: New
€ 34.56
€ 34.56
Paperback. In essays on literary images of lesbianism from Defoe and Diderot to Virginia Woolf and Djuna Barnes, on the homosexual reputation of Marie Antoinette, on the lesbian writings of Anne Lister, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Janet Flanner, and on Henry James's The Bostonians, Castle shows how a lesbian presence can be identified in the literature, history, and culture of the past three centuries. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 307 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076531
- ISBN
- 9780231076531
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.79
€ 42.99
€ 30.79
Hardback. A fascinating history of Tudor food and drink, from swan-neck soup to roasted-alive goose. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445648743
- ISBN
- 9781445648743
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Condition: New
€ 14.13
€ 14.13
Hardback. Asks why women's progress towards equality remains slow. Neither male conspiracies nor women's psychology is at fault, but social structures which fail to accommodate people who both need to earn a living and who are obliged to care for their families underlie persistent inequalities. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333593448
- ISBN
- 9780333593448
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Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64
Hardcover. This book addresses the widespread use of digital personal media in daily life. With a sociological and historical perspective, it explores the media-enhanced individualization and rationalization of the lifeworld, discussing the dramatic mediatization of daily life and calling on theorists such as McLuhan, Habermas and Goffman. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFP; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446459
- ISBN
- 9781137446459
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Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. Demonstrating the implosion of the linguistic turn that isolates culture from historical processes, this book maps the contours of a materialist critique that contributes toward a critical social and cultural consciousness. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076268
- ISBN
- 9780252076268
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Hardback. Higher education exchange between America and the Middle East is a comparatively recent development, but the colorful history of circumstances and events that preceded the relationship is ancient and deep. Here, Bevis explores the multifarious and intriguing story from antiquity to the end of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFCX; JNFR; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137568595
- ISBN
- 9781137568595
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Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64
Paperback. Series: Traditions in American Cinema Eup. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFG; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474413060
- ISBN
- 9781474413060
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Condition: New
€ 35.39
€ 35.39
Hardback. A reflection of the American psyche as revealed in US literature and politics, this study guides the reader through two centuries of American literary history. It examines the emerging American nation and the theme of new beginnings used by American writers in their search for a national identity. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070508
- ISBN
- 9780231070508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.66€ 79.32
€ 102.66
€ 79.32
Paperback. Focusing on local movements to achieve equal distribution of social, economic, and political rights and natural resources, Democracy examines how ordinary and extraordinary men and women of different cultural and religious backgrounds have formed and attempted to sustain institutions that would permit them to live together in equality and peace. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338089
- ISBN
- 9780195338089
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Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
Paperback. The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has long been a site for perpetuating the unequal power relations among people, races, and languages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFP; CJ; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520074514
- ISBN
- 9780520074514
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.76
€ 35.99
€ 26.76
The Portuguese in Canada: Diasporic Challenges and Adjustment
Teixeira, Carlos; da Rosa, Victor M. P.
hardcover. Essays examine the history of the Portuguese diaspora, the Portuguese presence in Newfoundland and its fisheries, language and identity, urban experiences (especially in Montreal and Toronto), and history and literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098337
- ISBN
- 9780802098337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HPN; JFC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447459
- ISBN
- 9781349447459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardcover. How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277916
- ISBN
- 9781137277916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. With new preface. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148153
- ISBN
- 9780231148153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.64
€ 35.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNTP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148146
- ISBN
- 9780231148146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.66€ 63.74
€ 81.66
€ 63.74