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Hardback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736459
- ISBN
- 9780804736459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.45
€ 122.45
Hardback. In this book, award-winning screenwriter Stephen Most offers a captivating, refreshingly heartfelt exploration of how documentary film and other forms of storytelling remain so essential today. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: APFR; DNJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335754
- ISBN
- 9781785335754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.49
€ 172.49
Paperback. The four novellas that make up this book share a common theme: deception and self-deception, practised on or by the protagonists. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 225. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0001768
- ISBN
- 9780099273745
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Reveals a productive aspect of Walter Benjamin's thought by focusing on a little-discussed stylistic trait in his formulation of concepts. This book explains that nouns formed with this suffix refer to a possibility or potentiality, to a capacity rather than an existing reality. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HPC; HPN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046061
- ISBN
- 9780674046061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
paperback. Poetry has often been considered an irrational genre. In each of the four very different poets she considers here, the author reveals a style of thinking in operation. She traces through these poets' lines to find evidence of thought in lyric, the silent stylistic measures representing changes of mind, the condensed power of poetic thinking. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021105
- ISBN
- 9780674021105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.67
€ 34.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. This book supports the claim that David Mamet is possibly the first true verse dramatist by examining in detail his celebrated use of language as dramatic action. Five of Mamet's best known plays are studied in detail: Sexual Perversity in Chicago, American Buffalo, A Life in the Theatre, Edmond, and Glengarry Glen Ross. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470895
- ISBN
- 9781611470895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.70
€ 119.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Grantley, Darryll (University of Kent, Canterbury). BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138263352
- ISBN
- 9781138263352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691624013
- ISBN
- 9780691624013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 188 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810877245
- ISBN
- 9780810877245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.01
€ 182.01
Paperback. Series: Acting Edition S. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780573019326
- ISBN
- 9780573019326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Hardback. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 632 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988. The Hellenistic Period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. 632 pages, Illustrations, maps. Offers a contribution to the debates about perceptions of the Jews in antiquity that examines the attitudes of Greek writers of the Hellenistic period toward the Jewish people. This book examines the references of these writers and others to the Jews in light of their literary output and personal background. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSR1. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253360
- ISBN
- 9780520253360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.49€ 72.97
€ 96.49
€ 72.97
Hardcover. This is an appraisal od some of the best Czech fiction of the 20th century. After a brief introduction there are chapters on Hasek, Hrabal, Skorecky, Pavel, Klima and a final chapter on Hodrova, Viewegh and Topol. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210803
- ISBN
- 9781902210803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22
€ 124.22
paperback. A selection of poems from the author's previous books. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856464140
- ISBN
- 9780856464140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.23
€ 23.99
€ 21.23
paperback. Set before the First World War, this title tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wordsworth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781840226539
- ISBN
- 9781840226539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.09
€ 10.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Herzman, Ronald B.; Drake, Graham; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 138 pages, 0 black and white; 4 full color. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 261 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580440172
- ISBN
- 9781580440172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007664
- ISBN
- 9780146000195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Perceptive verses infused with vitality and wry wit Series: Illinois Poetry. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075674
- ISBN
- 9780252075674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.12
€ 23.99
€ 22.12
Hardback. This work investigates a cluster of concepts that gather around the question of topography and its uses in criticism. They include the initiating efficacy of speech acts, ethical responsibility, political or legislative power and the relation of personification to landscape. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 396 pages, 10 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723787
- ISBN
- 9780804723787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.15
€ 185.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Playdead Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910067086
- ISBN
- 9781910067086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. Maria Rosa Menocal argues that Arabic culture was a central and shaping phenomenon in medieval Europe. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213249
- ISBN
- 9780812213249
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. Susan Srigley argues that Flannery O'Connor's ethics are inextricably linked to her role as a storyteller, and that her moral vision is expressed through the dramatic narrative of her fiction. Srigley elucidates O'Connor's sacramental vision by showing that it is embodied morally within her fiction as an ethic of responsibility. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268017804
- ISBN
- 9780268017804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. This study - the first of its kind - situates Rohinton Mistry's writing in its cultural and historical context. It explores key features, such as the legacy of Zoroastrianism, Parsi anglophilia, recent Indian history, and the Persian and European narrative traditions on which Mistry draws to produce his distinctive postcolonial fictions. Series Editor(s): Thieme, John. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067150
- ISBN
- 9780719067150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.78
€ 25.78
Paperback. This collection moves between private and public realms, pondering each from the other's borders. In a series of elegiac idylls, Motion conjures expeditionary narratives of a rural childhood and reconsiders moments of the Victorian past from reticent and surprising angles. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571218592
- ISBN
- 9780571218592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 6.23
€ 9.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. Employs research on the GDR's healthcare system along with feminist and queer theory to get at socialism's legacy, revealing a specifically East German literary convention: employment of "symptomatic female bodies" to either enforce or rebel against political and social norms. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139337
- ISBN
- 9781571139337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.08
€ 113.08