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Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111478
ISBN
9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. A new retelling of an ancient classic for theatre lovers, critics, fans of South African literature, drama teachers and students. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840029888
ISBN
9781840029888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Hardcover. 1st edition. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing signs of shelfwear with rubbing and minor nicks to spine
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KSG0004242
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 70.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826181
ISBN
9781634826181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 280.77
€ 205.30

Hardcover. From the Middle Ages onwards, writers, artists, and composers became self-consciously aware of the vast potential for external references to enrich their works. This volume represents a multidisciplinary approach to the themes of citation and intertextual play. It includes essays that investigate work by renowned authors, composers, and artists. Editor(s): Plumley, Yolanda; Di Bacco, Giuliano; Jossa, Stefano. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: ACK; AVA; AVH; AVQ; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JMRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898515
ISBN
9780859898515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.53

Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KST0026952
ISBN
9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KST0026905
ISBN
9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Li sisters don't have much education, but one thing has been drummed into them: their mother is a failure because she hasn't managed to produce a son, and they themselves only merit a number as a name. Yet when circumstances lead the sisters to seek work in distant Nanjing, the shocking new urban environment opens their eyes. Translator(s): Tyldesley, Esther. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501534
ISBN
9780099501534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992297
ISBN
9780295992297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiaomei. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165020
ISBN
9780231165020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.24
€ 103.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiaomei. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2082.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145701
ISBN
9780231145701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.24
€ 108.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiaomei. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165037
ISBN
9780231165037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 37.95

Hardback. The 1949 birth of the People's Republic of China divided the nation into many political entities, displacing millions. Examining a body of understudied literary and cultural output in mainland China and elsewhere after World War II, the author investigates how writers responded to these shifts to shape a new Chinese subjectivity in their works. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726727
ISBN
9780674726727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.40

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026025
ISBN
9780674026025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.37

Paperback. Looks at how changes made when medieval Chinese manuscripts were copied influenced a writer's literary reputation Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991344
ISBN
9780295991344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in December 2010, its recipient, Liu Xiaobo, was serving an eleven-year sentence in a Chinese prison for "incitement to subvert state power." These essays and poems not only chronicle a leading dissident's struggle against tyranny but enrich the record of universal longing for freedom and dignity. Editor(s): Link, Perry; Martin-Liao, Tienchi; Liu, Xia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072329
ISBN
9780674072329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Knechtges, David R. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606583
ISBN
9780691606583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.20

Paperback. A celebrated translation of this masterpiece of Chinese literature, in an updated edition Translator(s): Birch, Cyril. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215277
ISBN
9780253215277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. Published in China in 2010 and appearing here in English for the first time, Revolution and its Narratives is a historical, literary, and critical account of the cultural production of the narratives of China's socialist revolution that illuminates the complexity of socialist art, culture, and politics. Editor(s): Karl, Rebecca E.; Zhong, Xueping. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822360544
ISBN
9780822360544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.50

Paperback. Published in China in 2010 and appearing here in English for the first time, Revolution and its Narratives is a historical, literary, and critical account of the cultural production of the narratives of China's socialist revolution that illuminates the complexity of socialist art, culture, and politics. Editor(s): Karl, Rebecca E.; Zhong, Xueping. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360698
ISBN
9780822360698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555977252
ISBN
9781555977252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856687129
ISBN
9780856687129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686429
ISBN
9780856686429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. This title offers insights into the Socratic world and into the intellectual atmosphere and life of ancient Greece. It reveals much about this man. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445176
ISBN
9780140445176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

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