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Prose: non-fiction
Hardback. George Cuvier's research on fossil bones helped in the formation of geology and palaeontology. In this translation, his writings on fossils and catastrophes are accompanied by a narrative and interpretive commentary, placing Cuvier's work in its biographical, scientific and social context. Translator(s): Rudwick, Martin J.S. (Professor of History, Science Studies Program, University of California, San Diego, USA). Num Pages: 318 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731063
- ISBN
- 9780226731063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Hardback. Explores the dreams and nightmares of small towns - their welcoming yet suffocating, warm yet prejudicial character during their heyday, from the early nineteenth century through World War II. This book considers how small towns can be small-minded - in some cases viciously judgmental and oppressively provincial. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 106 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669441
- ISBN
- 9780226669441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.82
€ 24.82
Paperback. No group of writers better represents the problems of Jewish identity than Jewish poets writing in the American modernist tradition - specifically secular Jews: those disdainful or suspicious of organized religion, yet forever shaped by those traditions. This title addresses this often obscured dimension of modern and contemporary poetry. Editor(s): Morris, Daniel; Miller, Stephen Paul. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355630
- ISBN
- 9780817355630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.01
€ 50.01
Paperback. Presents passages from all five of Mark Twain's travel narratives: "The Innocents Abroad", "Roughing It", "A Tramp Abroad", "Life on the Mississippi", and "Following the Equator". Editor(s): Gribben, Alan; Melton, Jeffrey Alan. Series Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355210
- ISBN
- 9780817355210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.16
€ 31.99
€ 27.16
Paperback. Contains stories that explore dimensions of the human landscape, including tales inspired by the midrashic tradition of biblical interpretation, which investigate the eternal human drama through the prisms of scripture, history, and folklore. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354473
- ISBN
- 9780817354473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.54
€ 25.54
Hardback. A collection of essays about the body: the author's own body, female and Jewish; those of her parents, the bodies she came from; and the collective body, with all its historical, social, and political implications. What, she asks, does this whole mess of bones, muscles, organs, and soul mean? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DNF; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226105277
- ISBN
- 9780226105277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.07
€ 23.99
€ 23.07
Hardcover. "Circling Faith" is a collection of essays by southern women that encompasses spirituality and the experience of winding through the religiously charged environment of the American South. Editor(s): Reed, Wendy; Horne, Jennifer. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 203.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317676
- ISBN
- 9780817317676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.53
€ 31.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Laudonniere's account of the three attempts by France to colonize the USA is valuable as he played a major role in each venture - first, in 1952, as second in command, then as commander for the establishment of Fort Caroline, and finally as the one to welcome French reinforcements the next year. Translator(s): Bennett, Charles E. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; DN; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311216
- ISBN
- 9780817311216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.62
€ 37.62
Looking for Clark Gable and Other 20th-Century Pursuits: Collected Wri...
Virginia Van Der Veer Hamilton
Paperback. This memoir describes the author's life, reflecting on the major changes that have taken place in her native south during the 20th century. It describes how certain social mores, such as virginal brides, lifelong marriages and family pilgrimages, have vanished from the white American scene. Num Pages: 200 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DN; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308346
- ISBN
- 9780817308346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.70
€ 31.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816527731
- ISBN
- 9780816527731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.97
€ 20.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526727
- ISBN
- 9780816526727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526666
- ISBN
- 9780816526666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.76
€ 20.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526628
- ISBN
- 9780816526628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526260
- ISBN
- 9780816526260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.62
€ 41.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526161
- ISBN
- 9780816526161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816525836
- ISBN
- 9780816525836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DNF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524914
- ISBN
- 9780816524914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816523870
- ISBN
- 9780816523870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522644
- ISBN
- 9780816522644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.97
€ 26.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816520343
- ISBN
- 9780816520343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.22
€ 20.99
€ 19.22