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Literary theory
Paperback. Shakespeare scholars and cultural theorists critically investigate the relationship between early modern culture and contemporary political and technological changes concerning the idea of the 'human.' The volume covers the tragedies King Lear and Hamlet in particular, but also provides posthumanist readings of other Shakespearean plays. Editor(s): Herbrechter, Stefan; Callus, Ivan. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348138
- ISBN
- 9781349348138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardback. From Dr Moreau's "Beast People" to David Cronenberg's "Brundle fly", Stanislaw Lem's robot constructors in the "Cyberiad" to Octavia Butler's human/alien constructs in the "Xenogenesis" trilogy, this work examines stories of corporeal transformation through interlocking frames of posthumanism, narratology, and second-order systems theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228508
- ISBN
- 9780823228508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.08
€ 109.08
Paperback. A book about some of the postcultural theories such as poststructuralism, deconstruction, political critique and materialist historicism and about the ways in which they challenge current thinking and open other, positive and constructive, possibilities for thought and research in the Nineties. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333584569
- ISBN
- 9780333584569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340453
- ISBN
- 9781349340453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.82
€ 143.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319484440
- ISBN
- 9783319484440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.49
€ 122.49
Hardcover. Anglophone postcolonial studies has been characterized by its secular nature. Yet as the first generation of scholars grapples with mortality, a yearning for spiritual meaning is emerging in many texts. This study synthesizes the sacred language used in these texts with critical theory in order to create a holistic frame for interpretive analysis. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332967
- ISBN
- 9781137332967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. With its inclusion of original essays challenging the view of travel writing as a Eurocentric genre, this book will stand as a benchmark study of future inquiries in the field. It will revitalize the critical debate, sparking a much needed rethinking of a vibrant and highly popular but also volatile genre that has seen many changes in recent years. Editor(s): Edwards, J.; Graulund, Rune. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316892
- ISBN
- 9781349316892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Mary Jean; etc.; Gould, Karen (Associate Dean, Graduate College and Professor of French, Bowling Green State University, USA); et al. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626298
- ISBN
- 9780816626298
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.77
€ 41.99
€ 36.77
Hardcover. Critics have argued that the field of postcolonial studies has become melancholic due to its institutionalization in recent years. This book identifies some limits of postcolonial studies and suggests ways of coming to terms with this issue via a renewed engagement with the literary dimension in the postcolonial text. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252622
- ISBN
- 9780230252622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. Bringing together high profile scholars in the fields of Deleuze and postcolonial studies, this book highlights the overlooked connections between two major schools of contemporary criticism and establishes a new critical discourse for postcolonial literature and theory. Editor(s): Kaiser, B.; Burns, L. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345472
- ISBN
- 9781349345472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456861
- ISBN
- 9781137456861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.87
€ 111.87
Paperback. This title concentrates primarily on France and its former colonies in North and sub-Saharan Africa and considers how hospitality and its dissidence are defined, practiced, and represented in European and African fictions, theories, and myths at the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804742672
- ISBN
- 9780804742672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
paperback. This book is the first study of disability in postcolonial fiction. Focusing on canonical novels, it explores the metaphorical functions and material presence of disabled child characters. Barker argues that progressive disability politics emerge from postcolonial concerns, and establishes dialogues between postcolonialism and disability studies. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338788
- ISBN
- 9781349338788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.23
€ 132.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138784192
- ISBN
- 9781138784192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.74
€ 49.99
€ 49.74
Paperback. An accessible and practical guide to postcolonial criticism. Combines innovative insights with clear and practical definitions of key concepts. Tackles the 'biga questions in postcolonial studies in a common--sense manner that avoids jargon and excessive theorizing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621821
- ISBN
- 9780745621821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Paperback. By 1840, the epistolary novel was dead. Letters in Victorian fiction, however, were unmistakably alive. Postal Plots explores how Victorian postal reforms unleashed a new and sometimes unruly population into the Victorian literary marketplace where they threatened the definition and development of the Victorian literary professional. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458806
- ISBN
- 9781349458806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.39
€ 63.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HRJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349409693
- ISBN
- 9781349409693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
paperback. This collection of essays focuses on the relation between post-structuralist and historical literary theory. Editor(s): Attridge, Derek; Bennington, Geoffrey; Young, Robert. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521367806
- ISBN
- 9780521367806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.60
€ 49.99
€ 47.60
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600987
- ISBN
- 9780691600987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.94
€ 54.99
€ 38.94
Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243214
- ISBN
- 9780226243214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.44
€ 34.99
€ 27.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Fletcher, Lisa. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH5; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137571410
- ISBN
- 9781137571410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
paperback. This book argues that popular feminist fiction provided a key means by which American culture narrated and negotiated the perceived breakdown of American progress after the 1960s. It explores the intersection of two key features of late twentieth-century American culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349372928
- ISBN
- 9781349372928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349051823
- ISBN
- 9781349051823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67
Paperback. This book explores the use of the Biblical text of the Song of Songs in seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBJD; HRCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349403264
- ISBN
- 9781349403264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83