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Hardback. Reasoned arguments support the teaching of books that are challenged by would-be censors. This work covers literature from the Harry Potter books to Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". Some books are challenged in the name of political correctness, others over concern over violent or sexual content. Num Pages: 496 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841475
- ISBN
- 9780810841475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.18
€ 114.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195373288
- ISBN
- 9780195373288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.67
€ 17.67
Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744117
- ISBN
- 9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662605
- ISBN
- 9781855662605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.28
€ 115.28
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647333
- ISBN
- 9780691647333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.74
€ 144.74
hardcover. Durrell's best-known work fused Western notions of time and space with Eastern metaphysics. Very little has been written about Durrell's work before the Second World War. With A Smile in His Mind's Eye, Ray Morrison seeks to redress this neglect. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802089397
- ISBN
- 9780802089397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.65
€ 113.65
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644547
- ISBN
- 9780691644547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.14
€ 139.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217901
- ISBN
- 9780813217901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.97
€ 84.97
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; ACX; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935973
- ISBN
- 9780813935973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. One of the great Victorian poets, Tennyson's genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems Editor(s): Baron, Michael. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0007230
- ISBN
- 9780460878029
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Explores how contemporary German-language literary, dramatic, filmic, musical, and street artists are grappling in their works with social-justice issues that affect Germany and the wider world. Editor(s): Twark, Jill E.; Hildebrandt, Axel. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135698
- ISBN
- 9781571135698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.41
€ 115.41
hardcover. A study of the life and work of Charles Perrault, 17th-century intellectual and author of the "Mother Goose Tales" who enjoyed the status of a prominent public intellectual during the first half of the reign of Louis XIV but later fell from political favour. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724104
- ISBN
- 9780804724104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Hardcover. Series: Alberta Reflections. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643254
- ISBN
- 9780888643254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.61
€ 45.99
€ 32.61
Hardcover. A guide to the increasingly allusive and complex Peppercanister poems. All the poems are discussed in chronological order and are accompanied by illustrations and reproductions of covers, which are fully explained in the text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 256 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. Nice copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0003133
- ISBN
- 9781900621526
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856682537
- ISBN
- 9780856682537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.94
€ 34.99
€ 30.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226095
- ISBN
- 9780813226095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87
€ 74.87
Paperback. Traces how our understanding of the causes of human behavior has changed radically over the course of European and American cultural history since 1830. This work examines the causal factors or motives for murder - ancestry, childhood, language, sexuality, emotion, mind, society, and ideology. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127682
- ISBN
- 9780691127682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Reading through influential texts of the later Middle Ages, Adams shows how specific representations of chess encoded concerns about political organization, civic community, and individual autonomy. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; WDMG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239447
- ISBN
- 9780812239447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. During John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one of the ten important thinkers in American history. This book recaptures the unity of Dewey's life and work, tracing themes through philosopher's childhood years, family history, religious experience, and influential friendships. Num Pages: 592 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF5; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116763
- ISBN
- 9780231116763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614885
- ISBN
- 9780691614885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.08
€ 71.30
€ 55.08
Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247468
- ISBN
- 9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. The history of this period in German literature is told through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a comprehensive bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on poetry, novels, historical narrative, philosophical musings, drama, and the exceptional writers who emerged and shaped German literature over the centuries. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867710
- ISBN
- 9780810867710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.03
€ 153.03
This mid fourteenth-century poem was one of the most popular Middle English texts in its time. This edition makes it accessible to modern scholars with full annotation, a comprehensive introduction, and detailed commentary. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 45. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680993
- ISBN
- 9780199680993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.26
€ 153.26
Paperback. A family cookbook with over five hundred recipes dating largely from Elizabethan and Jacobean times, the golden age of English cookery. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; DSBD; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231049313
- ISBN
- 9780231049313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28