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Literary essays
Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States...
Bickford, Charlene Bangs. Ed(S): United State...
Hardback. This volume presents letters written by and to members of the First Federal Congress and communications from other informed individuals at the seat of government in New York City by 1789. They bring the official record to life by providing details about the political process. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871610
- ISBN
- 9780801871610
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€ 158.79
€ 158.79
Paperback. Demosthenes is regarded as the greatest orator of classical antiquity; indeed, his very eminence may be responsible for the inclusion under his name of a number of speeches he almost certainly did not write. This volume contains four speeches that are most probably the work of Apollodorus, who is often known as 'the Eleventh Attic Orator'. Translator(s): Bers, Victor. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 237 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709225
- ISBN
- 9780292709225
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€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. This volume contains a selection of poetry from American Jesuit Daniel Berrigan. Beginning with selections written around bucolic themes, the books selections move to poems dealing with the struggle against war, some of them written from courtrooms and jail cells. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 655.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218226
- ISBN
- 9780823218226
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€ 51.39
€ 51.39
Paperback. Joseph Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago was for twenty years the most influential US Catholic bishop. This posthumous collection of a number of his major addresses on central moral issues in contemporary American life voices the causes that were closest to his heart: the sanctity and protection of all human life. Editor(s): Langan, John P. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HRA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406760
- ISBN
- 9780878406760
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Condition: New
€ 73.91
€ 73.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168609
- ISBN
- 9780691168609
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€ 29.99€ 21.76
€ 29.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262700603
- ISBN
- 9780262700603
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.60
€ 43.99
€ 33.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1074 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; FC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 84. Weight in Grams: 1890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 1074
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970724
- ISBN
- 9780865970724
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.66
€ 38.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Kaye, F. B. Num Pages: 1074 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 77. Weight in Grams: 1624.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1074
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970755
- ISBN
- 9780865970755
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€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. Provides a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. This book follows a logical format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding. Translator(s): Curley, E. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435719
- ISBN
- 9780140435719
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Ben Trovato is a man of letters, incisive wit and occasional lapses of judgment. He is a writer who refuses to be restrained within the conventional boundaries of fiction and non-fiction and his words range across a murky middle ground that, like the man himself, is not easily identified. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931180
- ISBN
- 9781919931180
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.18
€ 23.99
€ 21.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555977597
- ISBN
- 9781555977597
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.40
€ 16.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Twelve of Ben Okri's most controversial non-fiction pieces form this collection on the theme of freedom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784082567
- ISBN
- 9781784082567
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of Ben Okri, a master of contemporary storytelling. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570768
- ISBN
- 9781905570768
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Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
The Native American in Short Fiction in the "Saturday Evening Post". A...
Beidler, Peter G.; Brown, Harry J.; Egge, Mar...
Hardback. Full of fiction, nonfiction, art, cartoons, poetry, and humour "The Saturday Evening Post" was a popular and influential American magazine. This text provides summaries of the short stories, which illustrate the changing perception of Native American society. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838796
- ISBN
- 9780810838796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.86
€ 151.86
paperback. A collection of writings from the influential feminist art journal "M/E/A/N/I/N/G", with a foreward by Johanna Drucker. This book is of interest to artists, art historians, critics, and a general audience interested in the views of practising artists. Editor(s): Bee, Susan; Schor, Mira. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325666
- ISBN
- 9780822325666
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
The Maid's Tragedy. Beaumont and Fletche Theatre, History and Power in...
Beaumont, Francis; Fletcher, John. Ed(S): Cra...
Paperback. Fully annotated edition of the most powerful of Beaumont and Fletcher's plays Editor(s): Craik, T. W. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719030987
- ISBN
- 9780719030987
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Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
Paperback. A holistic approach toward the omnipotence of design. Num Pages: 176 pages, Extensively illustrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; AK; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037785119
- ISBN
- 9783037785119
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.14
€ 19.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. It is known that L Frank Baum spent several years in South Dakota before moving to Chicago, where he wrote the Oz books. This title lays out the complexities and ambiguities of Baum's thinking by providing us with the full texts of Baum's columns published weekly in the "Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer" between January 1890 and February 1891. Editor(s): Koupal, Nancy Tystad. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; DSK; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261563
- ISBN
- 9780803261563
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Condition: New
€ 31.14
€ 31.14
Paperback. This is an English translation of one of China's greatest works of political literature. Written in the 17th century, it is a major critique of Chinese dynastic institutions. Although firmly grounded in Confucian teachings, it also incorporates elements from alternative schools of thought. Translator(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 340 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; HPDF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080972
- ISBN
- 9780231080972
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Condition: New
€ 51.65
€ 51.65
Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840221190
- ISBN
- 9781840221190
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Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.97
€ 6.99
€ 6.97
Hardback. This volume studies Victorian female protagonists who participate in the public universe conventionally occupied by men. The author examines classical novels by female authors in relation to each other and to developments in the emerging British women's movement. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917726
- ISBN
- 9780813917726
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Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179503
- ISBN
- 9780571179503
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.14
€ 12.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. The essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems and their solutions have grown from the Earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215775
- ISBN
- 9780571215775
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.00
€ 15.99
€ 12.00
Paperback. Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354192
- ISBN
- 9780822354192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19