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Paperback. This is a study of the nine prose fiction works of Christiane Rochefort written between 1958 and 1988. Despite establishment recognition and a popular mass-market following, Christiane Rochefort has hitherto received little critical attention. Her fiction forms an approachable learning tool for all students of post-war French politics and culture. Num Pages: 277 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895866
ISBN
9780859895866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.20

Paperback. On a promontory jutting out into the Atlantic wind stands the home run by Brother Benedict, where boys are taught a little of God and a lot of fear. To Michael Lamb, one of the Brothers, the regime is without hope, and when he inherits a small legacy he runs away, taking a 12-year-old boy with him. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120 152pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099284598
ISBN
9780099284598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.07

Paperback. The constant flow of people, ideas, and commodities across the Atlantic propelled the development of a public sphere. Chapters explore the multiple ways in which a growing urban consciousness influenced national and international cultural and political intersections. Editor(s): Von Morze, Leonard. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344253
ISBN
9781349344253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000876
ISBN
9781901233872
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. For centuries, readers of Tao Qian have felt directly addressed by his poetic voice. This book revisits Tao's approach to his readers by attempting to situate it within the particular poetics of address that characterized the Six Dynasties classicist tradition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053212
ISBN
9780674053212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: D; JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Original Falcon Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935150350
ISBN
9781935150350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.49

Hardcover. James Ellroy: Demon Dog of Crime Fiction is a study of all of Ellroy's key works, from his debut novel Brown's Requiem to the epic Underworld USA trilogy. This book traces the development of Ellroy's writing style and the importance of his Demon Dog persona to carving out his unique place in American crime fiction. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137490827
ISBN
9781137490827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. Since the 1960 publication of her first novel, "The Country Girls", award-winning Irish writer Edna O'Brien has been both celebrated and maligned. This book situates her in Irish contexts that allow for an appraisal of her contribution to Irish women's literary tradition while attesting to the potency of writing against patriarchal conventions. Editor(s): Colletta, Lisa; O'Connor, Maureen. Series: Irish Studies in Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299216344
ISBN
9780299216344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Of Gardens records a great adventure of continual discovery not only of the artful beauty of individual gardens and landscapes but also of the intellectual and historical threads that weave them into patterns of civilization. Deitz's vivid descriptions and recollections allow readers to share in the experience of her extensive travels. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: AMV; DNF; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223545
ISBN
9780812223545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.86

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

€ 64.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Irvin, Eric. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
78
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868190242
ISBN
9780868190242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816500697
ISBN
9780816500697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.54

Hardcover. Examining the appropriation of transgressive, violent female figures from ancient Greek literature and myth by late Victorian writers, Olverson reveals the extent to which ancient antagonists like the murderous Medea and the sinister Circe were employed as a means to protest against and comment upon contemporary social and political institutions. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230215597
ISBN
9780230215597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. An in-depth study of twenty-eight young adult novels published between 1967 and 1997 about the Vietnam war. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835351
ISBN
9780810835351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.33

Hardcover. Neo-Victorian writers invoke conflicting viewpoints in diaries, letters, etc. to creatively retrace the past in fragmentary and contradictory ways. This book explores the complex desires involved in epistolary discoveries of 'hidden' Victorians, offering new insight into the creative synthesising of critical thought within the neo-Victorian novel. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137007155
ISBN
9781137007155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611170702
ISBN
9781611170702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.40

Hardcover. This collection of works, written by a sultan of the Rasulid house in the Yemen, span a variety of disciplines including agriculture, animals, astrology, astronomy, biographies, genealogy, geography and grammar. It is reproduced here in facsimilie with descriptions of the contents by the editors. Editor(s): Varisco, Daniel Martin; Smith, G. Rex. Num Pages: 576 pages, chiefly facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 222 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
Facsimile ed
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094327
ISBN
9780906094327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.66
€ 127.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441929
ISBN
9780801441929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.39

Paperback. Romanticism and the City explores how late eighteenth and early nineteenth century literature conceptualized urban space. Fresh readings of key texts show how Romantic concerns with urban life shaped both individual works and broad theoretical issues in European Romanticism at large. Editor(s): Peer, Larry. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291663
ISBN
9781349291663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Editor(s): Candlestick Press. Num Pages: 20 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UA) A / AS level; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 230 x 222 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76. 20 pages. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UA) A / AS level; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: DCQ. Dimension: 230 x 222 x 4. Weight: 74.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Candlestick Press
Edition
Spi Pmplt
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907598050
ISBN
9781907598050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.16

Hardcover. An important contribution to the growing interdisciplinary field of monster studies Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119516
ISBN
9780472119516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 73.06

Paperback. Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-ca. 1421) is Europe's first professional woman writer. She wrote an astonishing body of work in many genres, including lyric poetry, allegorical dream visions, history, political treatises, and biography. Editor(s): Brownlee, Kevin. Translator(s): Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Renate; Brownlee, Kevin. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393970104
ISBN
9780393970104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.08

Hardback. A collection of poetry and plays that presents annotated texts of both collected and uncollected work from author's middle and late writing years (1958-1988), with commentaries on each of the five books, The Opening of the Field, Roots and Branches, Bending the Bow, and the two volumes of Ground Work. Editor(s): Quartermain, Peter. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 928 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DD; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 238 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259294
ISBN
9780520259294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.55
€ 45.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907593833
ISBN
9781907593833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.98

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