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Paperback. An engaging and accessible book looking at 1970s sf writing, film and television - alongside music and architecture - to reclaim the decade as a crucial period in the history of science fiction. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381175
ISBN
9781781381175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724241
ISBN
9780804724241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.87

Hardback. After his highly successful history of Prussia, the authorized biographer of Siegfried Sassoon examines the First World War through the lives of the poets who fought at the front. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJF; DSC; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781447241997
ISBN
9781447241997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.38

Paperback. In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848878563
ISBN
9781848878563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804703000
ISBN
9780804703000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.77

Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
Number of pages
179
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550710984
ISBN
9781550710984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426442
ISBN
9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641321
ISBN
9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 101.60

Paperback. This work is a series of pieces on the link between literature and the environment and why poetry matters in the new millennium. Jonathan Bate explains how words like "culture" and "environment" have evolved since the writing of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and the Romantics to the year 2000. Num Pages: 200 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330372695
ISBN
9780330372695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. Based on Hogg's 1831 collection entitled Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd, this critical edition provides the original text as well as the history of its genesis. Editor(s): McCue, Kirsteen. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVQS; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639366
ISBN
9780748639366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 101.60

Paperback. Showing the two contrary states of the Human Soul. With an introduction and commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Num Pages: 156 pages, 54 colour plates, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192810892
ISBN
9780192810892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784338
ISBN
9780582784338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. The Signet Classic Shakespeare series contains the preeminent mass market books of the complete works of Shakespeare. This reissue features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, an updated Bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411402195
ISBN
9781411402195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Anton Chekhov's barbed comment suggests the climate in which Sophia Parnok was writing, and is an added testament to the strength and confidence with which she pursued both her personal and artistic life. Parnok was not a political activist, and she had no engagement with the feminism vogueish in young Russian intellectual circles. Series: Sophia Parnok. Num Pages: 382 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BG; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712214
ISBN
9780814712214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107676718
ISBN
9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Hardcover. This volume presents, in Greek and facing English translation, a collection of fragments of texts by Sophocles. They range in length from two lines to a substantial portion of the play "The Searchers". Prefatory notes provide frameworks for the fragments of the known plays. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Hugh (Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford University). Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Loeb Classical Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995321
ISBN
9780674995321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521010726
ISBN
9780521010726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564528
ISBN
9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. How did plague turn Shakespeare from a jobbing hack into a courtly poet? How did Bottom's dream rewrite the Bible? How did Shakespeare's plays lead to the deaths of an earl and a king? And why was he the one dramatist of his generation never to be imprisoned? This book helps you to understand what being Shakespeare was actually like. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015866
ISBN
9780141015866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417120
ISBN
9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. This individual studies ask what specific sonorous qualities are capable of being registered by different modern media, and how sonic transpositions and transferences across media affect the ways in which human subjects attend to modern soundscapes. Editor(s): Murphet, Julian; Groth, Helen; Hone, Penelope. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474416368
ISBN
9781474416368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.09
€ 102.41

Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105675
ISBN
9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.82

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843447252
ISBN
9781843447252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. South Africa: A Botched Civilization? examines how South African novelists, both Black and white, portray the impact of racial conflict on the identities of both the oppressed and the oppressor. This book gives an in-depth analysis of several major authors and focuses on prejudice and its consequences. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSK; GTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
UPA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761806059
ISBN
9780761806059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.89

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