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Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415533973
ISBN
9780415533973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Following the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417974
ISBN
9781421417974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275448
ISBN
9781137275448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349446186
ISBN
9781349446186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. These essays inspired by the possibilities of narrative, each present stories of illness and healing drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Recognizing the value of theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these essays explore a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Mattingly, Cheryl; Garro, Linda C. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. 288 pages. Editor(s): Mattingly, Cheryl; Garro, Linda C. These essays inspired by the possibilities of narrative, each present stories of illness and healing drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Recognizing the value of theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these essays explore a variety of perspectives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218253
ISBN
9780520218253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. Series: Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138638037
ISBN
9781138638037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289932
ISBN
9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Hardcover. Through case studies of prominent cultural products, this book takes a longitudinal approach to the influence and conceptualization of the Civil War in democratic Spain. Stafford explores the stories told about the war during the transition to democracy and how these narratives have morphed in light of the polemics about historical memory. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501493
ISBN
9781137501493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

Paperback. A study of distinct forms of mass violence, the narratives each kind demands, and the collective identities constructed from and upon these, this book focuses around readings of popular and influential novels such as Toni Morrison's Beloved, Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JFC; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349305070
ISBN
9781349305070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This collection highlights the experiences of an international group of educators as they explore the art of teaching, the philosophy of learning, and the tensions of working across socially constructed borders. Editor(s): Gardner, Morgan; Kelly, Ursula A. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600508
ISBN
9780230600508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 48.11

Paperback. This collection highlights the experiences of an international group of educators as they explore the art of teaching, the philosophy of learning, and the tensions of working across socially constructed borders. Editor(s): Gardner, M.; Kelly, Ursula A. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNMT; PGC; PNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370092
ISBN
9781349370092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 47.53

Paperback. In recentyears controversy has surrounded the narrative turn in history and the historical turn in fiction. This book clarifies what is at stake, tracing connections between historiography and life-writing, arguing that the challenges posed in representing the past illuminate issues which are central to all literary narrative." Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBAH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349314133
ISBN
9781349314133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Hardback. Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories creates a new theoretical framework for considering the relationship between law and narrative, models a new method of studying Talmudic law, and fills out the picture of the cultural life of the rabbis who contributed to the Talmud. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242997
ISBN
9780812242997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.48

Hardback. The wider cultural universe of contemporary Eveny is a specific and revealing subset of post-Soviet society. From an anthropological perspective, the author seeks to reveal not only the Eveny cultural universe but also the universe of the children and adolescents within this universe. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422. Childhood, Adolescence, and Autobiography Among the Eveny. 228 pages, 9 ills & tables, 1 map. The wider cultural universe of contemporary Eveny is a specific and revealing subset of post-Soviet society. From an anthropological perspective, the author seeks to reveal not only the Eveny cultural universe but also the universe of the children and adolescents within this universe. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FCS; JFSL; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457660
ISBN
9780857457660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.82

Paperback. Motivated by the death of his partner, the author seeks to redefine the closet as a relational construct between all people and all sexualities. The closet is explored at each stage--entering it, inhabiting it, and coming out of it--and strategies are offered for reframing difficult closet experiences. Series: Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598746204
ISBN
9781598746204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Hardback. Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes, but when serious illnesses strike, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine.. Editor(s): Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir; Berg, Matthew P.; Christou, Anastasia. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387756
ISBN
9781782387756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Witkin, Stanley L. Num Pages: 384 pages, Figures: 1,. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158817
ISBN
9780231158817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. Editor(s): Witkin, Stanley L. Num Pages: 384 pages, Figures: 1,. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158800
ISBN
9780231158800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.90
€ 100.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962571
ISBN
9780822962571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.75

Paperback. Narrating 9/11 pushes beyond a critical focus on domestic realism, offering chapters that examine speculative and genre fiction, postmodernism, climate change, and the evolving security state, as well as the television series Lost and the film Paradise Now. Editor(s): Duvall, John N.; Marzec, Robert P. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; DSBH5; DSK; HBJK; JPWL2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417387
ISBN
9781421417387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

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