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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Through attention to incidents of betrayal and self-betrayal in his friends, this book traces the development of Conrad's conception of identity through the three phases of his career - the self in isolation, the self in society and the sexualized self. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333457412
ISBN
9780333457412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.85

hardcover. An exploration of how key modern writers challenged conventional ways of characterizing selfhood, thus developing a discourse expressive of the subtleties of experience in a post-Freudian world long before the self-representation theories of the post-structuralists and post-modernists. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1989th Edition
SKU
V9780333457429
ISBN
9780333457429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardback. Revised or expanded lectures given to the Tennyson Society by leading Victorianists, including one of the doyens of Tennyson studies, Jerome H. Buckley. The poems are placed in the context of their intellectual background and related to the writing of other poets. Editor(s): Collins, Philip. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333457900
ISBN
9780333457900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.71

Hardback. This text completes the literary history of Old Bloomsbury that began with "Victorian Bloomsbury" and continued with "Edwardian Bloomsbury". The book analyses interrelated literary works by Roger Fry, Desmond MacCarthy, Clive Bell, E.M. Forster, Lytton Strachey, Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333458242
ISBN
9780333458242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Hardback. A study of the interrelationship of the Victorian novel with other forms of writings, arguing that the whole literary culture was concerned with the production of Victorian values, including novels, an active part in the compromise between aristocratic and middle class cultures in this period. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333458266
ISBN
9780333458266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.83

Hardback. A companion to Hardy's life and works, listing year by year the details of his secretive biography and literary output. Background information is also provided, especially for those historical events in which Hardy took most interest. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333459140
ISBN
9780333459140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardcover. This chronological account of the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is built up from contemporary documents including the letters and journals of the writer and of his family and friends. Maps, a family tree and an index are included along with over 50 biographical sketches of the Coleridge circle. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333460214
ISBN
9780333460214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.54

Paperback. This criticism on American horror fiction 1798-1983 offers critical and theoretical perspectives. Each essay deals with a major figure in the genre from Gothic to modern feminist reworkings and aims to illustrate the fact that modern theory can usefully be applied to any text or genre. Editor(s): Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333461297
ISBN
9780333461297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. Hardy wrote his life in secret for publication after his death as an official biography. However, it was much altered by Florence Emily Hartley. Millgate has retrieved the text of "The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy" and presents it here as it stood at the time of Hardy's final revision. Editor(s): Millgate, Michael. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333461679
ISBN
9780333461679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.43

Hardback. One of series of three volumes providing a critical assessment of the actual achievement of this university professor, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia. This volume gives a critical survey of some of the major issues of Masaryk's life, concentrating on the years after 1914. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333462478
ISBN
9780333462478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This book provides an introductory perspective on its subject together with detailed studies of the major non-Shakespearean tragedies. It assumes that the central and most disturbing insights of the plays were expressed in terms of the thought patterns of the time. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463659
ISBN
9780333463659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. An account of attempts by authorities throughout Europe to stifle the growth of political opposition during the 19th century by censoring newspapers, books, caricatures, plays, operas and film. Circulation of opposition writing and art is examined. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; A; HBJD; HBLL; JP; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463857
ISBN
9780333463857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.32

Hardback. A study of Wharton's work which discusses her novels and travel books according to their specific geography or landscape rather than the date of composition. Emphasis is placed on Wharton's concern with America's place in the Western world and women's place in European society. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464298
ISBN
9780333464298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Hardback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPH; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464618
ISBN
9780333464618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.95

Paperback. An attempt to analyze employment in Britain in which the author examines developments in the labour market since the war and assesses the contribution of national policy and ideology. Various forecasts of job prospects and analysis of employment and consumption trends are offered. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464892
ISBN
9780333464892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.03

Paperback. The impact of student protest on French society and government in the 1960s is examined in this socio-historical study. It analyzes the far-reaching consequences of rebellion on trade unionism, the government and the arts. Editor(s): Hanley, D. L.; Kerr, Pat. Series: University of Reading European & International Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333466988
ISBN
9780333466988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Hardback. This study of Victorian literature and culture begins with the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her proclamation as Empress of India in 1877. It is a time of growing national self-confidence and of industrial, scientific and literary achievements, yet also an age marked by uncertainty. Num Pages: 561 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
561
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333468111
ISBN
9780333468111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.84

Hardback. The work of a number of prominent British researchers has been brought together in this collection which focuses on the connections between politics, social aspirations and economics in explaining why the Bolsheviks were able to seize control and establish a communist regime. Editor(s): Service, Robert. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333469101
ISBN
9780333469101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Hardback. In this study, Erik Levi explores the ambiguous relationship between music and politics during one of the darkest periods of recent cultural history. Utilizing material drawn from contemporary documents, journals and newspapers, he traces the place of music in the Third Reich. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333471166
ISBN
9780333471166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.73

Hardback. This book examines six plays by Shakespeare ("Love's Labour's Lost", "Hamlet", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest") as dramatizations of the Renaissance Court in its developing history. Series: Contemporary Interpretations of Shakespeare S. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333474358
ISBN
9780333474358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Hardback. Examines the impact of the 19th century "occult revival" on the history and literature of the Victorian women's movement. It explores the Victorian myth of occult womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was influenced by the advent of mesmerism, spiritualism and theosophy. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333482025
ISBN
9780333482025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.32

Paperback. In focusing on four major wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1947 to 1979, all of them ending in agreed ceasefires, truces, or armistices, this book concentrates on the external efforts after each war to help resolve the conflict. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QFM; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333482261
ISBN
9780333482261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.31

Hardcover. Deals with the foreign policy of the former Soviet Union, Russia and South Asia. The book is a multi-dimensional analysis of Soviet-American rivalry, and Soviet determination to expand in the direction of South Asia and the Gulf. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FB; 1FKP; 3JJP; HBT; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333482278
ISBN
9780333482278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Paperback. Part of a series, this collection contains essays delivered as papers, which focus on 18th-century British culture. Other titles in the series, by various authors, include "The Crisis in Historical Materialism", "The Freudian Subject" and "Alice Doesn't: Feminism, Semiotics and Cinema". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333482889
ISBN
9780333482889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

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