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Hardcover. This volume contains Langston Hughes's collections of biographies for children and young adults - "Famous American Negroes", "Famous Negro Music Makers" and "Famous Negro Heroes of America". These works tell of African Americans who contributed to the construction of the American identity. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 312 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213723
- ISBN
- 9780826213723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.02
€ 60.02
Hardcover. Part of "The Collected Works of Langston Hughes" series, this volume features his essays, from his radical pieces praising revolutionary socialist ideology in the 1930s to the more conservative, previously unpublished "Black Writers in a Troubled World". Editor(s): De Santis, Christopher C. (Assistant Professor of American and African American Literature, Illinois State University, USA). Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 632 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1120.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213945
- ISBN
- 9780826213945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26
€ 86.26
Hardcover. "The Collected Works of Langston Hughes" is a compilation of the novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, and other published work by one of the 20th century's most prolific and influential African American authors. This volume contains the later of his Simple stories. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214096
- ISBN
- 9780826214096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.87
€ 64.87
Autobiography: The Big Sea (Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol 13...
Mclaren, Joseph, Langston Hughes
Hardcover. This is the first volume of the autobiography of Langston Hughes, covering the years up to 1931. Hughes offers recollections of his childhood in Kansas, his high school years in Cleveland, his sojourn with his father in Mexico, and his initial reactions to New York City and Harlem. Series: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214102
- ISBN
- 9780826214102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Paperback. Mark Twain's life is portrayed here in this mosaic of words and over 600 pictures. The words are Twain's own, taken from his writings - the autobiography, his letters, notebooks, newspaper reporting, sketches, travel pieces and fiction - and the illustrations provide a counterpoint to the text. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 600 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1139.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214126
- ISBN
- 9780826214126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.25
€ 43.99
€ 40.25
Paperback. An analysis of the humour of man known as Mark Twain, this text shows all the facets of the writer, from the his "birth" to his visions in the 1900s of human existence as a state of slavery. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, index, appendix. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214287
- ISBN
- 9780826214287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.91
€ 46.91
Hardcover. This is the second volume of Langston Hughes's autobiography, charting the period of his life from age 29 to 35. It is filled with portraits of the people and places Hughes encountered during his travels around the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214348
- ISBN
- 9780826214348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.63
€ 71.63
Hardcover. This volume contains essays that were published by Eric Voegelin from 1922 to 1928. They trace his intellectual formation in the 1920s, exemplify key moments in his career and cover a number of topics ranging from the highly speculative to more pragmatic questions. Translator(s): Hanak, Miroslav John. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214423
- ISBN
- 9780826214423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.55
€ 76.55
Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works (Collected Works of Lan...
Sanders, Leslie Catherine, Langston Hughes
Hardcover. Although Langston Hughes had a lifelong engagement in theatre and other performance arts, his work in this area is the least known of his contributions to African American expressive culture. This volume focuses on Hughes's plays after 1942, along with all of his other work written for performance. Series: The collected works of Langston Hughes vol. 6. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AN; DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1193.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214775
- ISBN
- 9780826214775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.64
€ 86.64
Hardcover. This volume of "The Collected Works" contains essays published by Eric Voegelin between 1929 and 1933. They reflect the intellectual and political tumult of the period and their author's maturing grasp of political reality as he moved away from positivism toward a more open philosophical stance. Editor(s): Heilke, Thomas W.; Heyking, John von. Translator(s): Hanak, Miroslav John; Cockerill, Jodi. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214829
- ISBN
- 9780826214829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.32
€ 82.32
Hardcover. One of two volumes which bring together Voegelin's miscellaneous papers, this text gathers crucial writings from the early formative period of this scholar's thought. It begins with Voegelin's dissertation on sociological method, which he completed in 1922. Editor(s): Petropulos, William; Weiss, Gilbert. Translator(s): Bollans, Sue; Cockerill, Jodi; Petropulos, William. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPC; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826214881
- ISBN
- 9780826214881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.05
€ 98.05
Paperback. This is an examination of the fictional work of one of Latin America's most prolific, yet overlooked, writers. Born in Colombia to parents of mixed ancestry, Zapata Olivella uses his novels to explore the plight of the downtrodden in his nation and by extension the experience of blacks in other parts of the Americas. Series: Afro-romance Writers S. Num Pages: 176 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215789
- ISBN
- 9780826215789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.98
€ 48.98
Hardcover. For Caribbean women, the image of sucking salt has long signified how they have endured hardship and found ways to transcend it. This study examines the fiction and poetry of both emigrant and island women to explore strategies they have developed for overcoming the oppression of racism, sexism, and economic deprivation in their lives and work. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826216656
- ISBN
- 9780826216656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Paperback. Presents a multigenre analysis encompassing fifty years of poetry, drama, essays, and prose fiction. This work offers insights into the impact of colonialism and dictatorship under Spanish rule and considers the fruits of "independence" under the regimes of Francisco Macias Nguema and Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Series: Afro-romance Writers S. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217134
- ISBN
- 9780826217134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.87
€ 49.87
Hardcover. By disclosing how Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy made aesthetic choices based on their Catholicism and their belief that fiction by its very nature is revelatory, the author demonstrates that their work cannot be seen as merely a continuation of the historical aesthetic that dominated southern literature for so long. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217578
- ISBN
- 9780826217578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Hardcover. The impact of absent fathers on sons in the black community has been a subject for cultural critics and sociologists who often deal in anonymous data. This book examines the impact of fatherlessness on racial and gender identity formation as seen in black men's autobiographies and in other constructions of black fatherhood in fiction. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218216
- ISBN
- 9780826218216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Hardcover. Series: Mark Twain and His Circle Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; HP; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219527
- ISBN
- 9780826219527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20
Hardcover. Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kansas, 2009. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219763
- ISBN
- 9780826219763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.43
€ 56.43
Hardcover. Includes a selection of Richard Wright's haiku on pages 153-171. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220011
- ISBN
- 9780826220011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220196
- ISBN
- 9780826220196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.59
€ 82.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220288
- ISBN
- 9780826220288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220455
- ISBN
- 9780826220455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.84
€ 81.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220677
- ISBN
- 9780826220677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220813
- ISBN
- 9780826220813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14