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Language: history & general works

Paperback. This documents how Oscar Wilde was appropriated as a fictional character by no less than thirty-two of his contemporaries, including such celebrated writers as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw and Bram Stoker. Num Pages: 318 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349369645
ISBN
9781349369645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF; DSC; HRCG; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370740
ISBN
9781349370740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DS; JFC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371433
ISBN
9781349371433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This unique volume brings together literary critics, historians, and anthropologists from around the world to offer new understandings of gender and sexuality as they were redefined during the upheaval of 1968. Editor(s): Frazier, L.; Cohen, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; D; DS; HBTB; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349381340
ISBN
9781349381340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This highly readable book represents a unique approach to the controverted matter of the relations of literature and religion, eschewing linear argument in favor of a nuanced essayistic manner that elucidates texts and issues of immediate and lasting concern. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349383429
ISBN
9781349383429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349428410
ISBN
9781349428410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Coupland, J.; Gwyn, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; JFC; JHB; JMS; MBNH9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349428946
ISBN
9781349428946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. This study compares modern and contemporary literary works from around the globe that have translation as a central theme, and that treat one of four of said black-box issues: language as embodiment; unknown language; conversion; and postcolonial derivations. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349433513
ISBN
9781349433513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; 2GJ; CBX; CFB; CFGA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436163
ISBN
9781349436163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440092
ISBN
9781349440092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book offers new insights and perspectives on internationalization and trans-national higher education (TNHE) with contributions from three continents. These include the student experience in Malaysia, China, Japan and India as well as institutional perspectives and pedagogical implications of new research. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442072
ISBN
9781349442072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFGA; HPCF; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442591
ISBN
9781349442591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455379
ISBN
9781349455379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, and with the philosophical insights he believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. Editor(s): Garvey, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; D; HPC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460786
ISBN
9781349460786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This book is a point of reference for EAP professionals planning to conduct or commission research into learning, teaching, professional development or quality assurance in EAP. It draws on academic and professional debates to inspire further research and practical initiatives to enhance EAP provision. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461486
ISBN
9781349461486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFX; CJ; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462223
ISBN
9781349462223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. This volume stands as a demonstration of resistance to 'the known' (i.e. the tyranny of the expected) through individual and collective counter-conduct within the domain of language education. Supported by data drawn from various local and national contexts, the book challenges the pedagogies, practices, and policies of 'the institution'. Editor(s): Rivers, D. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349466351
ISBN
9781349466351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468386
ISBN
9781349468386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Rules and Dispositions in Language Use explains how correct language use is governed by both rules and general human dispositions. It does so by bringing together themes from Ludwig Wittgenstein and Noam Chomsky, which for many years have been thought to be incompatible. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471256
ISBN
9781349471256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

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