Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Western scholars have tended to read Heian literature through the prism of female experience, stressing the imbalance of power in courtship and looking for evidence that women hoped to move beyond the constraints of marriage politics. This work inherits these concerns about the transcendence of love, and explores the depictions of male friendship. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830205
- ISBN
- 9780824830205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 54.97
€ 59.72
€ 54.97
Paperback. Offers English-language readers access to some of the salient critiques that have been directed at women writers, on the one hand, and reactions to these by women writers, on the other. This work appeals to specialists in modern Japanese literature and those interested in comparative literature, women's studies, gender studies, and history. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830380
- ISBN
- 9780824830380
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Considers the various ways in which auto/biographical accounts situate and question the self in contemporary southern Africa. Editor(s): Coullie, Judith Lutge; Meyer, Stephan; Ngwenya, Thengani H.; Olver, Thomas. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830472
- ISBN
- 9780824830472
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
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Hardcover. The popularity of Polynesia in western literature, art, and film attests to the pleasures that Pacific islands have, over the centuries, afforded the consuming gaze of the west - connoting solitude, release from cares, and, renewal from urbanized modern life. This book offers a look at the US' intense engagement with the myth of the South Seas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830663
- ISBN
- 9780824830663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.32€ 52.89
€ 57.32
€ 52.89
The Phantom Heroine: Ghosts and Gender in Seventeenth-Century Chinese ...
Professor Of Chinese Literature Judith T Zeit...
Hardcover. The "phantom heroine" - in particular the fantasy of her resurrection through sex with a living man - is one of the most striking features of Chinese literature. While vampires can be of either gender, erotic Chinese ghosts are almost exclusively female. This book talks about the significance of this gender asymmetry in Chinese literary history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830915
- ISBN
- 9780824830915
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Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 84.45
€ 93.68
€ 84.45
Hardcover. Provides an understanding of Asian North American literary studies by proposing an integrated thematic and narratological approach to the practice of autobiography. This work demonstrates how Asian North American memoirs of childhood challenge the construction and performative potential of national experiences. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830922
- ISBN
- 9780824830922
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Condition: New
€ 51.46€ 47.81
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Paperback. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831776
- ISBN
- 9780824831776
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
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Hardcover. Presents a study of the detective story's arrival in Japan. This title tells the story of Japan's adoption of this Western literary form at a time when the nation was also remaking itself in the image of the Western powers. It explores the possible modes for cultural borrowing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831882
- ISBN
- 9780824831882
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Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
€ 63.23
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Hardcover. Revisits such luminaries as Kawabata, Tanizaki, and the detective novelist Edogawa Ranpo. This title includes Funabashi Seiichi's "Diving", Hagiwara Sukataro's "Town of Cats," Ito Sei's "Streets of Fiendish Ghosts", and Kawabata's film scenario "Page of Madness". Num Pages: 624 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 930.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832421
- ISBN
- 9780824832421
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Condition: New
€ 57.32€ 52.89
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Hardcover. Analyzes a range of diverse writings that focus on food, eating, and cooking and considers how factors such as industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, and gender construction have affected people's relationships to food, nature, and culture, and to each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832858
- ISBN
- 9780824832858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
€ 63.23
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The Alien Within: Representations of the Exotic in Twentieth-Century J...
Professor Of Japanese And Former Head Of The ...
Hardcover. Examines the Gothic, a form of writing with strong affinities to European Gothic. This book discusses the translations of Tsubouchi Shoyo, Japan's early translator of Shakespeare, and how this most alien and exotic author was absorbed into the Japanese literary and theatrical tradition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Hawaii
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824832926
- ISBN
- 9780824832926
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Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 60.05
€ 65.57
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Hardcover. Much has been written about Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), one of Japan's most celebrated writers. Known primarily for his novels, he also published a large and diverse body of short personal writings (shohin) that have long lived in the shadow of his fictional works. This book introduces readers to a sampling of Soseki's shohin. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833060
- ISBN
- 9780824833060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.32€ 52.89
€ 57.32
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Wender, Melissa L. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833671
- ISBN
- 9780824833671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 59.04
€ 64.40
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Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834517
- ISBN
- 9780824834517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Presents an analysis of Japanese literary feminist discourse of the 1960s - a decade before the 'women's lib' movement emerged in Japan. This book highlights the work of three female fiction writers of this generation (Kono Taeko, Takahashi Takako, and Kurahashi Yumiko) for their avant-grade literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Hawaii
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834531
- ISBN
- 9780824834531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834722
- ISBN
- 9780824834722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
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Paperback. Series: Writing Past Colonialism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824835217
- ISBN
- 9780824835217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
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Hardcover. This book explores Lu Xuns complex relationship with the past, specifically how his modern creative writings critically engage with the form, style, and content of traditional literature, whether in the form of imitation, adaptation, or parody. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824835958
- ISBN
- 9780824835958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
€ 63.23
€ 58.02
Paperback. This is a detailed account of the Hmong experience in Laos and the US. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836153
- ISBN
- 9780824836153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
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Hardcover. This anthology brings together in a single volume mostly new translations of some of the best and most important Edo texts. This volume offers an accessible and engaging entry into the varied genres and authors of the period. The literature, generally te Editor(s): Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836290
- ISBN
- 9780824836290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.97€ 74.28
€ 81.97
€ 74.28
Hardcover. This book explores the themes of life and death through the literature of Kajii Motojiro, a Japanese modernist writer whose early death from tuberculosis cut short his literary output. The author translates 18 of Kajiis major stories. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824838409
- ISBN
- 9780824838409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 84.45
€ 93.68
€ 84.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824838447
- ISBN
- 9780824838447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 61.07
€ 66.74
€ 61.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Bhowmik, Davinder L.; Rabson, Steve. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839802
- ISBN
- 9780824839802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
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Hardcover. This unique book weaves together literary works, biographical accounts, institutional histories, trial transcripts, and personal interviews to tell the powerful story of how literature became a fierce battleground against authoritarian rule during one of the darkest periods in South Korea's history. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824839871
- ISBN
- 9780824839871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.92€ 62.08
€ 67.92
€ 62.08