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Hardback. "A brilliant study of legal events and of literary texts concerned with the Scottish Highlands in the late eighteenth to nineteenth century, which then provides a structure for exploring the decay of and nostalgia for experience in subsequent culture."-Tilottama Rajan, University of Western Ontario Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239713
- ISBN
- 9780812239713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. Murakami Haruki is perhaps the best-known and most widely translated Japanese author of his generation. This title scrutinizes Murakami's fictional worlds and their extraliterary contexts through a range of discursive lenses: modernity and postmodernity, universalism and particularism, imperialism and nationalism, Orientalism and globalization. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060760
- ISBN
- 9780674060760
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. An attempt to understand human attachment to the canis familiaris in terms of reciprocity and empathy, this title tackles such difficult concepts as intimacy and kinship with dogs, the shame associated with identification with their suffering, and the reasons for the profound mourning over their deaths. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102702
- ISBN
- 9780226102702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.09
€ 25.99
€ 21.09
Hardback. This text is an analysis of the aspects of sound in James Joyce's book "Finnegans Wake". It considers phonetic symbolism, rhythm, pitch-contours, motifs and songs in a way which shows how Joyce's work has a genuinely musical layer that is particularly apparent when the book is read aloud. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; CFH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333553398
- ISBN
- 9780333553398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Paperback. A comparative modernist study of the connections between Irish and Japanese literature, opening up uncharted avenues of cross-cultural exchange. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773546912
- ISBN
- 9780773546912
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. A major new compendium of poems including: 'The Uninvited Guest' where a new world emerges in a strangely edited riot of epigrams and annotations and 'West Aland' in which a massively important writer and thinker is put firmly in his place. The compendium also includes a collection of individual new poems. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547443
- ISBN
- 9781857547443
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Hardcover. This book interrogates our ideas about heterosexuality through examination of medieval romance narratives. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602786
- ISBN
- 9780230602786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. New critical approaches have, over the last two decades of the 20th century, re-defined the term "war literature" and its cultural legacy. Devoted to both familiar and lesser known works, this book presents the many faces of Great War literary study at the millennium. Editor(s): Quinn, Patrick; Trout, Steven. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333764596
- ISBN
- 9780333764596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916655
- ISBN
- 9781403916655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Srigley, Susan. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; DSB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041380
- ISBN
- 9780268041380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Explores the ways in which three novelists of empire - Paul Scott, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie - have charted the blurred boundaries of identity in the wake of British imperialism. This text provides readings of post-colonial fiction, showing how imperialism shaped British national identity. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304755
- ISBN
- 9780226304755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.08
€ 34.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. This text presents all of the most memorable posts of the medievalist internet phenomenon 'Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog', along with essays on the genesis of the blog itself, the role of blogs in medieval scholarship, and the unique pleasures of studying a time period full of plagues, schisms, and assizes. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105072
- ISBN
- 9780230105072
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Amirthanayagam, Guy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349049424
- ISBN
- 9781349049424
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Condition: New
€ 193.09
€ 193.09
Paperback. Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature examines the popular literary stereotype, the tragic mulatto, from a transnational perspective. Mafe considers the ways in which specific South African and American writers have used this controversial literary character to challenge the logic of racial categorization. Num Pages: 195 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349473601
- ISBN
- 9781349473601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. A collection of essays that explores subjects such as violence, eroticism, childhood, myth and transgression. Translator(s): Hamilton, Alastair. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141195575
- ISBN
- 9780141195575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Paperback. After the first phase of industrialization in Britain, the child emerged as both a victim of and a threat to capitalism. This book explores the changing relationship between the child and capitalist society in the works of some of the most important writers of children's and young-adult texts in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349349272
- ISBN
- 9781349349272
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Bert, Norman; Bert, Deb. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566080873
- ISBN
- 9781566080873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240. LOEB
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674995727
- ISBN
- 9780674995727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.18
€ 25.99
€ 23.18
Hardback. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" took the world by storm when it was published in 1969. Despite controversy over its frank depiction of sexual abuse, the autobiography is widely read in high schools and colleges across the country. This title includes discussions of Maya Angelou's novel. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587656248
- ISBN
- 9781587656248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.01
€ 168.01
Hardback. Spanning the 1990s to the present, the author takes in the sweep of literary and cultural texts by Arab-American writers in order to understand the ways in which their depictions of Arab homelands, whether actual or imagined, play a crucial role in shaping cultural articulations of US citizenship and belonging. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2CSR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479826926
- ISBN
- 9781479826926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
paperback. Traces the production and circulation of knowledge about the criminal in nineteenth-century discourse Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822312710
- ISBN
- 9780822312710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Drawing from Anglo-American, Asian American, and Asian literature as well as J-horror and manga, Chinese cinema and Internet, and the Korean Wave, Sheng-mei Ma's Asian Diaspora and East-West Modernity probes into the conjoinedness of West and East, of modernity's illusion and nothing's infinitude. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536112
- ISBN
- 9781557536112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349231201
- ISBN
- 9781349231201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.71
€ 193.71