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Literary studies: general

Paperback. This work begins during a key transitional moment in aesthetic and economic theory, 1871, when both disciplines underwent a turn from production to consumption models. The author traces the shift in Western thought from models of production to consumption. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226278544
ISBN
9780226278544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. What is the fascination that decollation holds for us, as individuals and as a culture? Why does the idea make us laugh and the act make us close our eyes? "Losing Our Heads" explores in both artistic and cultural contexts the role of the chopped-off head. Num Pages: 255 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742709
ISBN
9780814742709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. This book explores the movement from a world of sacraments to the "sacramental," in which the impulses once met by sacred ritual are displaced onto wider cultural forms, a poetics that becomes the province of mystery. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758338
ISBN
9780804758338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474232326
ISBN
9781474232326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.33

Hardcover. Contributes to scholarship on Edward Said by providing a comprehensive account of his theory of exile Series: Written Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536879
ISBN
9781784536879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.93
€ 123.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271306
ISBN
9780823271306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.92

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271313
ISBN
9780823271313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Hardback. A study of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice during his previous lives as a bodhisattva. This book argues that this theme has had an impact on the development of Buddhist philosophy and culture. It relates the theme of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice to various conceptual discourses in the history of Buddhism and South Asian religions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137089
ISBN
9780231137089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.98

Paperback. The author challenges masculinist assumptions relating to the stability and homogeneity of the Orientalist gaze. The extent of women's involvement in the popular field of visual Orientalism is revealed. Num Pages: 324 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: AGP; DSB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415124904
ISBN
9780415124904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley Laura. Num Pages: 552 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147413
ISBN
9780691147413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley. Num Pages: 584 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151984
ISBN
9780691151984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Volume 40 showcases a broad range of medieval scholarship, including six original articles and eight review notices. Editor(s): Glei, Reinhold F.; Polleichtner, Wolfgang. Series: Medievalia et Humanistica Series. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
198
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442243002
ISBN
9781442243002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.30

Hardback. Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Volume 39 showcases a broad range of medieval scholarship, including six original articles and seven review notices. Editor(s): Polleichtner, Wolfgang; Glei, Reinhold F. Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Culture: New Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442226739
ISBN
9781442226739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.68

Using alliteration and assonance, rhythm and rhyme, the occasional archaism, the rare neologism, and devices of punctuation and typography, this book is a translation of the original Latin. It contains a general Introduction and includes index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208889
ISBN
9780872208889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.37

Paperback. * Big, bold, revisionist book which plausibly challenges gender stereotypes about women and Islam * Makes sparkling tales and stories accessible for the first time to an English-speaking readership * Wide appeal to a variety of readers, in Middle East studies, comparative literature & medieval history Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSBB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859272
ISBN
9781848859272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.77

Paperback. Describes and analyses contemporary discourse seems to provide a choice in the way sexual identities and sexual difference. This title includes essays that elaborate on different aspects of this deadlock of sexual difference. Editor(s): Salecl, Renata. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324737
ISBN
9780822324737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Hardback. This work explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-12th century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks questions including what were the purposes of transforming classical myth? Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728102
ISBN
9780804728102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.23

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACG; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623214
ISBN
9780691623214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649887
ISBN
9780691649887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.15

Paperback. This textual study attempts to subject the works of the Anglo-Irish writer, Elizabeth Bowen, to a poststructuralist re-reading from a lesbian feminist perspective. Hoogland's current research is preoccupied with configurations of lesbian sexuality in novels of "female development" in the 50s. Series: Elizabeth Bowen. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; CF; DSBH; DSK; JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press New York
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735114
ISBN
9780814735114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Aesthetics of Nostalgia reads Anglo-Saxon historical verse in terms of how its aesthetic form interacted with the culture and politics of the period. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521530
ISBN
9781487521530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.94

Editor(s): Resek, Carl. Translator(s): Resek, Carl. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205017
ISBN
9780872205017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.24

Paperback. Series: Cognition and Poetics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC; JMR. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190634698
ISBN
9780190634698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.61

Paperback. A collection of essays which use critical theory to reflect on issues pertaining to modern Chinese literature and culture. It addresses topics such as 20th-century literature produced in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China; film, art, history, popular culture, and literary and cultural criticism and the geographies of migration and diaspora. Editor(s): Chow, Rey. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822325970
ISBN
9780822325970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

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