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Paperback. American literary nationalism is traditionally understood as a cohesive literary tradition developed in the independent United States that emphasized the features of America and consciously differentiated American literature from British literature. This title challenges this assessment. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859032
ISBN
9780807859032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.82

Paperback. Demonstrates that tales of Christian captives among Muslims, Amerindians, and hostile European nations were not only exploited in order to emphasize cultural oppositions and geopolitical hostilities. This work also demonstrates how the flexible identities of captives complicate clear-cut national, colonial, and religious distinctions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859445
ISBN
9780807859445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.54

Paperback. Presents an exploration of Iranian literature and society. This book warns against the rise of what the author calls the 'New Orientalist narrative', which thrives on stereotype and prejudice and is often tied to geopolitical conflict rather than an understanding of Iran. Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859575
ISBN
9780807859575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.38

Paperback. Traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist - Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This book describes his life, his personality, and his politics. It includes sections on his memoir, "Living to Tell the Tale", and his journalistic account, "News of a Kidnapping". Num Pages: 376 pages, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807865255
ISBN
9780807865255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.97

Paperback. Examines how incarcerated women use available reading materials to come to terms with their pasts, negotiate their present experiences, and reach toward different futures. This title analyzes how prisoners read three genres: narratives of victimization, urban crime fiction, and self-help books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 illustrations, 4 figures, 3 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871003
ISBN
9780807871003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

Paperback. Trials of Character: The Eloquence of Ciceronian Ethos Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: CBP; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871355
ISBN
9780807871355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Paperback. Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew Him Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871539
ISBN
9780807871539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. African American Roots of Modernism: From Reconstruction to the Harlem Renaissance Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871850
ISBN
9780807871850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.40

Paperback. What America Read: Taste, Class, and the Novel, 1920-1960 Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807872123
ISBN
9780807872123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.05

Paperback. This Violent Empire: The Birth of an American National Identity Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807872710
ISBN
9780807872710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Paperback. Education of the Hero in Arthurian Romance Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807873335
ISBN
9780807873335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Paperback. Half a Hundred Thralls to Faust: A Study Based on the British and American Translators of Goethe's "Faust," 1823-1949 Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807878491
ISBN
9780807878491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.56

Paperback. Quarterly Review" under Gifford: Identification of Contributors, 1809-1824 Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807879412
ISBN
9780807879412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Paperback. Saint John Perse's (1887-1975) poems are antiphonal, and even polyphonic, works where interlocutors are almost always reduced to anonymity. This book analyzes the poet's multiple strategies of dialogue, capturing his conversations with biblical figures, classical authors and other artists. Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892756
ISBN
9780807892756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.98

Paperback. This work focuses on the literary and artistic works of such avant-garde figures as Ramon Gomez de la Serna and Benjamin Jarnes. It identifies the attempt to integrate conflicting epistemological, ethical and sociopolitical categories as the principle driving the avant-garde art and novel. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press ch
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892763
ISBN
9780807892763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.70

Paperback. This text examines literary representations of various art forms in a series of major texts from the romantic period of French literature. Majewski explores efforts to represent and interpret artworks in poems and novels by a diverse collection of writers including Balzac and Hugo. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 110 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892770
ISBN
9780807892770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.58

Paperback. John Campbell explores the identity and meaning of the modern "Racine." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892855
ISBN
9780807892855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.18

Paperback. Contains the transcription of the Neo-Latin text, as well as the English translation of Barth's prologue and notes. This edition of Barth's translation is a useful tool not only for Celestina scholars, but also for Neo-Latin scholars and for those interested in the history of translation and in early modern Europe. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892886
ISBN
9780807892886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.06

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to the poetry and novels of Jacques Roubaud, a prominent member of the French experimental group. This study focuses on the specific sites of interest in some of Roubaud's favorite source texts, including troubadour poetry, the tradition of the sonnet and the Canzoniere, Japanese short forms (waka), and others. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892893
ISBN
9780807892893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.18

Paperback. Presents an exploration of medieval modes of subject constitution and their transformation in fifteenth-century Spanish sentimental romance, with a focus on Diego de San Pedro's "Carcel de amor". Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3H; DSBB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892961
ISBN
9780807892961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.15

Paperback. Mapping the Social Body: Urbanisation, the Gaze, and the Novels of Galdos" Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 illustration, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892985
ISBN
9780807892985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Paperback. In an important revision of early Cold War history, Hitchcock restores France's central role in the post-World War II reconstruction of Europe. He focuses on French diplomacy toward the occupation of Germany, the economic reconstruction of the continent, Editor(s): Williamson, Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807898093
ISBN
9780807898093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.79

Paperback. This work of reference provides the full text of the "Magna Carta" in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter discussion of its history and provisions. The author places the text of the charter within the context of modern surges in constitutionalism. Num Pages: 61 pages, illustrations facsim., port. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813901213
ISBN
9780813901213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913018
ISBN
9780813913018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.04

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