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Paperback. This book reveals the full extent of electricity's significance in Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century literature and culture. It provides in-depth coverage of a wide range of canonical American authors from the American Renaissance onwards. As well as many fascinating hitherto under-studied writers. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537327
- ISBN
- 9781349537327
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€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. Much has been written about the wealth of nations, the history of unequal distribution and zones of affluence and deprivation within and between societies. This book explores why some Asian nations are more prosperous than others through an examination of how their interaction with and utilization of resources has changed over the centuries. Editor(s): Boomgaard, P.; Bankoff, Greg. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; KCN; KCP; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537440
- ISBN
- 9781349537440
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€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537532
- ISBN
- 9781349537532
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book explores the intersections of film, justice, and the state in comparative perspective across a range of major Asian countries, including India, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The contributing authors cross the conventional border between the analysis of on-screen and off-screen intersections of law and cinema. Editor(s): Creekmur, Corey K.; Sidel, Mark. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; JFC; JFD; JP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537556
- ISBN
- 9781349537556
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€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. This book examines the relationship between the literary and bioscientific cultures of the period as a means of exploring the ways in which the comprehension and representation of the human body fundamentally shapes a variety of the period's communal and national visions. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537594
- ISBN
- 9781349537594
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€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. This book argues for the ethical relevancy of contemporary fiction at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Through reading novels by such writers as David Foster Wallace, Richard Powers, and Irvine Welsh, this book looks at how these works seek to transform the ways that readers live in the world. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537655
- ISBN
- 9781349537655
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. African Americans today face a systemic crisis of mass underemployment, mass imprisonment, and mass disfranchisement. This comprehensive reader makes clear to students the mutual constitution of these three crises. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 391 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537730
- ISBN
- 9781349537730
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€ 67.81
€ 67.81
Paperback. Howard brings together top contributorsin avolume that provides a survey of new research and theoretical work on the topic of individualization. Topics covered include gender, social policy reform, and economy. Editor(s): Howard, C. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JHBA; JHBC; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537785
- ISBN
- 9781349537785
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book focuses on the location of the religious heritage of Africa within the academic study of religion - including indigenous African religions, African Christianities, African/American forms of Islam, the religions of African Americans, Afro-Caribbean religions, and Afro-Brazilian religions. Editor(s): Trost, Theodore Louis. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAC; HRAX; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537860
- ISBN
- 9781349537860
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Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Paperback. This book examines the changing national identities that are transforming East Asia - pushing China and Taiwan apart and toward a showdown, while propping up a weakened North Korea. Accomplished contributors analyze the dynamics and the U.S.'s policy response. Editor(s): Horowitz, Shale A.; Heo, U. K.; Tan, Alexander C. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537884
- ISBN
- 9781349537884
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Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. This book explores a big puzzle in development economics - why Argentina, despite rich natural resources and ample human capital, has endured such poor growth performance. The authors use rigorous economic analysis and an institutional and historical approach to show what went wrong, in a timely contribution to the sustainable development debate. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; KCM; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537907
- ISBN
- 9781349537907
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A fresh exploration of the representation of poverty and class in American literature and film, through the juxtaposition of films, writings and the unusual lives of Zora Neale Hurston, Stephen Crane, Henry Miller and Michel Foucault. The book argues for Hurston's centrality, not merely to the African-American canon, but to the American tradition. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537921
- ISBN
- 9781349537921
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book traces the process through which authors like Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton adapted, rewrote, or resisted romance, mapping a world in which new cross-cultural contacts and religious conflicts demanded a rethinking of some of the most fundamental terms of early modern identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; HRH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537945
- ISBN
- 9781349537945
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Drawing on case studies, this collection offers international perspectives on how community media serves their audiences. The contributors present perspectives on the ever-burgeoning area of grassroots. Their research represents participant observation, hands-on community involvement, boards of directors, content analysis, and ethical inquiries. Num Pages: 271 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; GTC; JFC; JFD; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537969
- ISBN
- 9781349537969
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Latino/a Canon and the Emergence of Post-Sixties Literature
Dalleo, Raphael; Saez, Elena Machado
Paperback. In the first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, "The Latino/a Canon "challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship between art, politics, and the market. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537983
- ISBN
- 9781349537983
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€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. This book examines literature by African, Native, and Jewish American novelists at the beginning of the twentieth century, a period of radical dislocation from homelands for these three ethnic groups as well as the period when such voices established themselves as central figures in the American literary canon. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538003
- ISBN
- 9781349538003
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This collection includes groundbreaking essays, and interviews with scholars and writers which reveal that despite pressures of assimilation, personal goals, and in some cases, anti-Semitism, they have never been able to divorce their lives or literature from their heritage. Editor(s): Avery, E. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HRCM; HRJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538027
- ISBN
- 9781349538027
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Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Diane Elizabeth; Lopez-Alves, Fernando. Num Pages: 252 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JFFS; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538133
- ISBN
- 9781349538133
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book looks at U.S.-Korea relations and argues that military alliances depend upon a combination of power distribution, material assets, and identities. The author asserts that beyond being mere tools of power balancing, alliances are also impacted by material and institutional practices that constitute the identity of allies and adversaries. Num Pages: 301 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPS; JPSD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 387.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538188
- ISBN
- 9781349538188
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An examination of the interrelationship between gender, race, narrative, and nationalism in black politics specifically within American politics as a whole. The author not only highlights the critical role of race and gender, she goes further to show how they operate to define political discourse and to determine public policy. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFSJ; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538218
- ISBN
- 9781349538218
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this edited volume, leading scholars from US and China analyze the challenges and opportunities for China in the 21st century, each emphasizing particular dimensions of politics, economics, political culture, and foreign policy. Issues examined include: social harmony and statecraft, media and political culture, and legality in foreign trade. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPA; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538348
- ISBN
- 9781349538348
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book offers a case study of four of the most influential contemporary Chinese writers and "cultural bastards"--Duoduo, an underground "misty" poet; Wang Shuo, a "hooligan" writer; Zhang Chengzhi, an old "Red Guard" and new "cultural heretic;" and Wang Xiaobo, a chronicler of Rabelaisian modern history. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538409
- ISBN
- 9781349538409
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Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Paperback. This book reveals a female sexual economy in the marketplace of contemporary short fiction which locates a struggle for sexual power between mothers and daughters within a larger struggle to pursue that object of the American dream: whiteness. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538508
- ISBN
- 9781349538508
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFK; JFSJ; JHMC; JPA; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538522
- ISBN
- 9781349538522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04