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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Over decades the concept of literacy has been an important field of discussion in Medieval and Early Modern studies. This volume introduces Scandinavian literacy to the international field of research. It provides a basis that can contribute to a general understanding of literacy. Num Pages: 355 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 355
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776740405
- ISBN
- 9788776740405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463720
- ISBN
- 9781580463720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.34
€ 52.99
€ 43.34
hardcover. Literary Celebrity in Canada explores that space, drawing on current theories of celebrity and questioning their tendency to view fame as an empty phenomenon. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSK; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802092823
- ISBN
- 9780802092823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, this book examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. It creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413327
- ISBN
- 9781421413327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.39
€ 60.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121194
- ISBN
- 9781771121194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Hardcover. This work examines the lives and fiction of five modernist women writers whose lovers were also literary figures. Focusing on Anais Nin, Rebecca West, Zelda Fitzgerald, Radclyffe Hall, and HD, it investigates the ways these female authors made use of their relationships in their fiction. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780875803012
- ISBN
- 9780875803012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
Hardback. Literary Passports is the first book to explore Hebrew modernist fiction in Europe in the early decades of the twentieth century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2CSJ; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770644
- ISBN
- 9780804770644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.20
€ 89.20
Paperback. This brilliant guide provides an introductory overview of the history of 'literature' as a cultural concept, reflecting on its contemporary nature, place and function, and what the literary might mean for us today. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0008010
- ISBN
- 9780415169141
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The cariacatures of feminists as grim-faced ideologues destroying the study of literature are comprehensively rebutted in this work, offering instead a clear assessment of the relative merits of various feminist approaches to literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241159
- ISBN
- 9780226241159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. Literature and Feminism is an exemplary new introduction to feminist literary criticism and theory which assumes no previous knowledge of the field. Clear, informative and carefully structured, it provides a thorough guide to, and path through, one of the most important, but also most difficult, areas of contemporary literary studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184218
- ISBN
- 9780631184218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Hardcover. Explores the interaction of literature and music in the Atlantic world in the age of Enlightenment and Romanticism. This study looks at the relationship of rhetoric and music in the era's intellectual discourses, texts and performance cultures principally in Europe and North America. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AV; DSBF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684618
- ISBN
- 9780748684618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.57€ 101.60
€ 106.57
€ 101.60
Paperback. This volume is a collection of public writings and insights of the German post-structuralist, Friedrich A. Kittler. It merges the discourse of literature, war and technology into a unified theme. His research results in a vision of the future in which the distinction between mediums is erased. Editor(s): Johnston, John. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DNF; HPCF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057010613
- ISBN
- 9789057010613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Paperback. Series: Continuum Impacts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826477026
- ISBN
- 9780826477026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. A collection of kitsch and kooky images with facts and weird tales. Its coverage includes from ghastly ghouls and racy romances; through wise-guy gangsters and vampish vixens; right up to battle-scarred heroes and outer space adventures. Num Pages: 112 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 86 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Ilex Gift
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRS0029835
- ISBN
- 9781908150417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Why are dragons recognised in almost all cultures on Earth? Could dragons be a folk memory of something which once hunted us long ago? This book tells the story of these extraordinary animals through examples drawn from all over the world. It is illustrated, and includes appendices of noteable dragon sites around the United Kingdom. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 5AQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263487
- ISBN
- 9781904263487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.16
€ 9.16
Paperback. A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 51 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353393
- ISBN
- 9780822353393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. This portrait of Somali life in Nairobi counters much of the recent media hype about East- leigh's role as a safe haven for Al-Shabaab and focuses instead on its function as an African economic hub. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044752
- ISBN
- 9781849044752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.23
€ 30.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. Kyle Conway's textual analysis and in-depth research, including interviews from the show's creator, executive producers, writers, and CBC executives, reveals the many ways Muslims have and have not been integrated into North American television. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: APT; HRAM2; JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520557
- ISBN
- 9781487520557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.49
€ 34.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened 'unfosterable' children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third book in the series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007436606
- ISBN
- 9780007436606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; KCF; KNTT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia Global Reports
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990976325
- ISBN
- 9780990976325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. On September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. This title offers a landmark of American history. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159614
- ISBN
- 9780691159614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. A shocking insight into child abuse in Britain today as told by a Detective who worked in Child Protection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019729
- ISBN
- 9781849832502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Raising key questions about race, class, sexuality, age, material culture, intellectual history, pedagogy, and gender, this book explores the myriad relationships between feminist thinking and Little Women. Editor(s): Alberghene, Janice M.; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138798977
- ISBN
- 9781138798977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. Features characters - including Two Jags, the Wicked Witch, Captain Hook and the Mad Mullah of the Traffic Taliban - are part of the fabric of the nation. The author ridicules the country Britain has become the barmy bureaucracy, the petty interference in our lives, and the insanities of the 'elf 'n' safety industry. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KLN0016027
- ISBN
- 9780099509448
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99