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Hardcover. Literature and Film, Dispositioned looks to twentieth-century literature's encounter with film as a means to thinking about the locations of thought in literature and literature's location in the world. It includes readings of works by James Joyce, Henry James, and Samuel Beckett, whose Film (1965) forms a concluding focus. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137295446
- ISBN
- 9781137295446
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€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book is about how France's two major documentary authors of the nineteenth century - Gustave Flaubert and Emile Zola - incorporate medical knowledge about the body into their works, and in so doing exploit its metaphorical potential of the body to engage in critical reflection about the accumulation and reconfiguration of knowledge. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297532
- ISBN
- 9781137297532
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Contemporary Asylum Narratives marks a transition from traditional modes of diasporic belonging to the need for identifications that encompass the statelessness of refugees and asylum seekers. This book explores representations of asylum seekers and refugees in twenty-first century literature, film and theatre. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299055
- ISBN
- 9781137299055
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book reveals fundamental connections between nationalist violence, religious identity, and the origins of the novel in the early modern period. Through fresh interpretations of music, literature, and history it argues that the expulsion of the Muslim population created a historic and artistic aperture that was addressed in new literary forms. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299925
- ISBN
- 9781137299925
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? This book investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence and draws on ideas from psychology, sociolinguistics and anthropology to offer a unique insight into the reasons why some learners are either unable or unwilling to speak in a foreign language. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; CJA; JNC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301475
- ISBN
- 9781137301475
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Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Magical Realism and Cosmopolitanism details a variety of functionalities of the mode of magical realism, focusing on its capacity to construct sociological representations of belonging. This usage is traced closely in the novels of Ben Okri, Salman Rushdie, Cristina Garcia, and Helen Oyeyemi. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301895
- ISBN
- 9781137301895
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Literature and Politics in the 1620s argues that literature during this decade was inextricably linked to politics, whether oppositional or authoritarian. A wide range of texts are analyzed, from Shakespeare's First Folio to Middleton's A Game At Chess, from romances and poetry to sermons, tracts and newsbooks. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305978
- ISBN
- 9781137305978
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Fascination with the dark and death threats are now accepted features of contemporary fantasy and fantastic fictions for young readers. These go back to the early gothic genre in which child characters were extensively used by authors. The aim of this book is to rediscover the children in their work. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306067
- ISBN
- 9781137306067
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Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. Contemporary Fictions of Multiculturalism analyses novels of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that explore ethnic and cultural diversity in London. It contributes to key, ongoing debates in literary and cultural studies and, in particular, to debates over the status and relevance of multiculturalism today. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307118
- ISBN
- 9781137307118
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Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardcover. This book serves as analysis of the aesthetics of materiality in the multifaceted work of Antonin Artaud, one of Twentieth-Century France's most provocative and influential figures, spanning literature, performance, art, cinema, media and critical theory. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310576
- ISBN
- 9781137310576
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Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Literary Aesthetics of Trauma: Virginia Woolf and Jeanette Winterson investigates a fundamental shift, from the 1920s to the present day, in the way that trauma is aesthetically expressed. Modernism's emphasis on impersonality and narrative abstraction has been replaced by the contemporary trauma memoir and an ethical imperative to bear witness. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311009
- ISBN
- 9781137311009
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Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. The essays in this volume challenge current 'givens' in medieval and early modern research around periodization and editorial practice. They showcase cutting-edge research practices and approaches in textual editing, and in manuscript and performance studies to produce new ways of reading and working for students and scholars. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320100
- ISBN
- 9781137320100
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research. Editor(s): Bennett, Susan; Polito, Mary. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AMG; ANF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320162
- ISBN
- 9781137320162
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Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. How can war be represented on stage? How does the theatre examine the structures leading to violence and war and explore their transformation of societies? Springing from the discussion about 'New Wars' in the age of globalisation, this interdisciplinary study demonstrates how these 'New Wars' bring forth new plays about war. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137330017
- ISBN
- 9781137330017
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book is a point of reference for EAP professionals planning to conduct or commission research into learning, teaching, professional development or quality assurance in EAP. It draws on academic and professional debates to inspire further research and practical initiatives to enhance EAP provision. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; EBA; ESF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137331861
- ISBN
- 9781137331861
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Shakespeare, Cinema and Desire explores the desires and the futures of Shakespeare's language and cinematographic adaptations of Shakespeare. Tracing ways that film offers us a rich new understanding of Shakespeare, it highlights issues such as media technology, mourning, loss, the voice, narrative territories and flows, sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332059
- ISBN
- 9781137332059
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Travel Writing and the Transnational Author explores the travel writing and transnational literature of four authors from the 'postcolonial canon': Michael Ondaatje, Vikram Seth, Amitav Ghosh, and Salman Rushdie. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332455
- ISBN
- 9781137332455
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Historical Writing in Britain, 1688-1830 explores a series of debates concerning the nature and value of the past in the long eighteenth century. The essays investigate a diverse range of subjects including art history, biography, historical poetry, and novels, as well as addressing more conventional varieties of historical writing. Editor(s): Dew, Benjamin; Price, Fiona. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332639
- ISBN
- 9781137332639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This study considers the use of they and he for generic reference in post-2000 written British English. The analysis is framed by a consideration of language-internal factors, such as syntactic agreement, and language-external factors, which include traditional grammatical prescriptivism and the language reforms resulting from second-wave feminism. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332721
- ISBN
- 9781137332721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. In 1898, both Cuba and the Philippines achieved their independence from Spain and then immediately became targets of US expansionism. This book presents a comparative analysis of late-nineteenth-century literature and history in Cuba and the Philippines, focusing on the writings of Jose Marti and Jose Rizal to reveal shared anti-imperial struggles. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332950
- ISBN
- 9781137332950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20