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Hardcover. According to Orwell, the North was 'a strange country.' In an industrial landscape, its inhabitants seem to inhabit a bleak world caught in the gaze of 1930s realism. Such stereotypes have been tenacious. This book challenges these stereotypes, establishing the strategic and mobile nature of 'the North' and the effects of literary realism. Editor(s): Cockin, Katharine. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230367401
- ISBN
- 9780230367401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. In Savoring the Salt, a host of poets, scholars, writers, political activists and filmmakers recall Toni Cade Bambara, a woman whose voice and vision played a vital role in shaping African American culture in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Holmes, Linda Janet; Wall, Cheryl A. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592136254
- ISBN
- 9781592136254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.68
€ 36.99
€ 33.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Larsen, K. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534999
- ISBN
- 9781349534999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Creolization describes the cultural adaptations that occur when a community moves to a new geographic setting. Exploring the consciousness of peoples defined as 'creoles' who moved from the Old World to the New World, this work investigates the creolization of literary forms and genres in the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. Editor(s): Bauer, Ralph; Mazzotti, Jose Antonio. Num Pages: 520 pages, 13 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859681
- ISBN
- 9780807859681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 140. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864737588
- ISBN
- 9780864737588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. 128pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Merlin Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0022736
- ISBN
- 9780863272585
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 85.00
€ 85.00
Hardback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333286685
- ISBN
- 9780333286685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.73
€ 186.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. Dimension: 243 x 162. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393285543
- ISBN
- 9780393285543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.39
€ 27.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. An examination of the work of Henry James. Topics covered range from commodity and style in "Washington Square," to the peculiarity of social life in "The Bostonians." Other works by the author include "Ezra Pound: Tactics for Reading" and "Henry James's Fiction as History." Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349080588
- ISBN
- 9781349080588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Sandile Dikeni has in the "Cape Times" as well as various magazines, attempted to change the way in which South Africa sees itself. This text brings together a collection of Dikeni's prose. These essays not only run close to the heartbeat of South Africa, but also travel beyond to Brazil, Norway, Holland, Germany, and India. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2A; DNF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869140076
- ISBN
- 9781869140076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000377
- ISBN
- 9780811209649
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Focuses on the ways in which a number of French literary narratives written in the realist tradition show a dynamic balance between the desire of the author/narrator to present a verisimilar world and the need for aesthetic balance. This book discusses some of the subversive paths taken in realism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823231355
- ISBN
- 9780823231355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.43
€ 75.43
Paperback. From Shakespeare to Obama discusses language, slavery, and place from the Portuguese enslavement of African people, through slavery in Shakespeare's plays, to President Obama's 2012 speech on "modern slavery." Balancing close reading with context, this expansive book offers new insight into questions of otherness, rhetoric, and stereotyping. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477463
- ISBN
- 9781349477463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.59
€ 63.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Presa Press United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983125174
- ISBN
- 9780983125174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.38
€ 21.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. This is a collection of 35 stories in English, by Serbian writers from the past 30 years. It represents a variety of literary styles and themes, and includes works by established writers with international reputations as well as new writers spanning the generation born between 1930 and 1960. Editor(s): Gorup, Radmila J.; Obradovic, Nadezda. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822956617
- ISBN
- 9780822956617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.35€ 46.85
€ 50.35
€ 46.85
Paperback. * A black but funny examination of marriage Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 122 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007689
- ISBN
- 9780349112633
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. This book traces the emergence of the concept of self--identity in modern Western culture, as it was both reflected in and advanced by the development of autobiographical practice in early modern England. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608747
- ISBN
- 9780745608747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. Christiana Gregoriou's book, now available in paperback, attempts to redefine the boundaries of an endlessly fascinating genre by exploring three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Includes detailed case studies on James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230594630
- ISBN
- 9780230594630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. A collection of poems that feature ordinary and mythical lives, and the political and the personal. Here, God and Death are not matters for detached speculation but constant and vivid presences, whether centre-stage or waiting in the wings. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856463662
- ISBN
- 9780856463662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.08
€ 15.99
€ 14.08
Hardcover. This 1982 collection examines Ireland's relations with the rest of western Europe between AD 400 and 1200. Editor(s): Whitelock, Dorothy; McKitterick, Rosamond; Dumville, David. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 791. Nice clean copy in dustjacket. Scarce
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038956
- ISBN
- 9780521235471
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340453
- ISBN
- 9781349340453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.82
€ 143.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198330
- ISBN
- 9780868198330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. 8vo. Good copy. Second Impression. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0307810
- ISBN
- 9780297829447
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. "What if truth were a woman?" asked Nietzsche. In ancient Greek thought, truth in language has a special relation to the female by virtue of her art-form - the one Freud believed was even invented by women - weaving. This book contains essays that explore the implications of this nexus: language, the female, weaving, and the construction of truth. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023727
- ISBN
- 9780674023727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.20
€ 21.99
€ 20.20