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Hardcover. Essayist Catharine Savage Brosman explores the relationship of human beings to their environment, travelling from vast American deserts to dense European urban settings. She writes that "Place is not only a metaphor for the self; it can be the self objectified, including the self of years ago". Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175387
- ISBN
- 9780874175387
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€ 32.99€ 27.43
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Paperback. A full-colour guide to understanding Nevada's magnificent but challenging landscape - teal sky and a sea of purple sage, mountain mahogany and a crimson mass of claret cup cactus. Num Pages: 136 pages, 66 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 2ABM; AJC; DNF; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 206 x 12. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175264
- ISBN
- 9780874175264
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€ 40.99€ 33.51
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Hardcover. In the eight essays collected here, William L. Fox considers the American West's emptiest spaces - the playas, or dry beds, of the lakes that once filled much of the Great Basin. Combining natural history, philosophy and art criticism, he meditates on our aversion to and fascination with the void. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 colour & 22 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: DNF; RGBA; RN; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175233
- ISBN
- 9780874175233
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€ 35.99€ 30.46
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Hardcover. A collection of personal essays from an American environmental writer, addressing concerns about the effect of ranching on the environment. The essays reflect the author's close attention to her homeplace in South Dakota, and the depth of her sympathy with the world around her. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175226
- ISBN
- 9780874175226
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
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Hardcover. This text is a thought-provoking commentary on contemporary culture presented in a series of meditations on the Klamath marshes, an area on the Oregon/California border rich in both natural and human history. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; DNF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174960
- ISBN
- 9780874174960
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.43
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Paperback. Wallace Stegner is one of the finest American writers, teachers and environmentalists of the 20th century. In these in-depth essays, Stegner's biographer continues to explore various aspects of his career - his philosophical writing, his concern for the land, and his bedrock beliefs. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174465
- ISBN
- 9780874174465
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.46
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Stegner: Conversations On History And Literature (Western Literature S...
Stegner, Wallace, Etulain, Richard W.
Paperback. These informal interviews of Wallace Stegner, conducted by Richard Etulain reveal his thoughts and observations on our society and culture. Topics covered in the interviews range from his fiction and non-fiction writings to his views on conservation and mankind's relationship with the planet. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172744
- ISBN
- 9780874172744
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.43
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Paperback. Written in 1879, this piece encouraging new residents to Eureka claimed that it was the second most important town in Nevada. Lambert Molinelli touted its virtues: prosperous mines; and a stagecoach and a railroad. It is a typical example of promotional pieces written in the early days of the West. Num Pages: 144 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874170696
- ISBN
- 9780874170696
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€ 18.99€ 17.29
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Hardcover. A collection of essays which foreground modern Dublin, its writers, its universities, its literary journals, its teachers, and critics of English Studies, and the contested critical construction of regional and international poetics and cultural politics that emerges from the tense interaction of local and global literary practices and desires. Editor(s): Caraher, Brian G.; Mahony, Robert. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 821.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ of Delaware Pr
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874139723
- ISBN
- 9780874139723
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Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 62.92
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Theodore Dreiser's Uncollected Magazine ArtiBTCes, 1897-1902
Dreiser, Theodore, Hakutani, Yoshinobu, Thore...
Hardcover. This edition of Dreiser's work consists of thirty-four uncollected magazine articles published between 1897 and 1902. In this period, before writing 'Sister Carrie', Dreiser contributed 111 freelance articles to various popular magazines. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874138184
- ISBN
- 9780874138184
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Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 60.91
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€ 60.91
Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and the Shorter Poems (Approaches to Te...
Modern Language Association
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pugh, Tison; Weisl, Angela Jane. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529969
- ISBN
- 9780873529969
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Condition: New
€ 106.56€ 95.35
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Henry, Patrick. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature S. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CJB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527194
- ISBN
- 9780873527194
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€ 106.56€ 95.35
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Hardcover. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature S. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873525015
- ISBN
- 9780873525015
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Condition: New
€ 106.56€ 95.35
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Hardcover. Features lecturers chosen from among the best-known Civil War historians. This work offers readers an impressive array of topics, approaches, and perspectives. It features twelve essays that include lectures presented by Edward L Ayers, William Blair, David W Blight, Catherine Clinton, Gary W Gallagher, George Rable, John Y Simon, and Joan Waugh. Editor(s): Marten, James; Foster, A. Kristen. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, notes, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389129
- ISBN
- 9780873389129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
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Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387965
- ISBN
- 9780873387965
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
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Paperback. This is a collection of essays, pieces of memoir and poetry set within the borders of Ohio. Although many of the pieces are firmly rooted in Ohio soil, concrete and stone and are watered by Ohio's creeks, rivers and great lake, Citino's concerns range far beyond Ohio's borders. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387842
- ISBN
- 9780873387842
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
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Paperback. In his brief life, Chekhov was a doctor, essayist, dramatist and a humanitarian. He saw no conflict between art and science or art and medicine. This collection of stories presents powerful portraits of doctors in their everyday lives, struggling with their own personal problems. Editor(s): Coulehan, Jack. Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387804
- ISBN
- 9780873387804
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.43
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Paperback. This revised edition of Bierce's 1892 collection of "Soldiers" and "Civilians" tales aims to fill a void in American literature. A veteran of the Civil War and a journalist known for his integrity and satire, Bierce was also a short-story writer of considerable depth and power. Editor(s): Blume, Donald T. (Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, Central Connecticut State University, USA). Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387774
- ISBN
- 9780873387774
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
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Paperback. Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) was America's first novelist - the earliest citizen of the young nation to support himself by "the profession of literature". This, his third published novel, provides realistic descriptions of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793. Num Pages: 496 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 694.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387385
- ISBN
- 9780873387385
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Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 57.86
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Hardcover. A career soldier, Richard E. Mack served in the US Army until 1976, when he retired as a colonel. In this volume he recalls his service in front-line combat units in Korea and Vietnam, commenting on the tasks, challenges, problems and concerns of all soldiers during these conflicts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DN; HBJF; HBLW3; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386753
- ISBN
- 9780873386753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54