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Paperback. Papers presented at a symposium held at the University of Alcalaa, 5 November 2010. Editor(s): Sell, Jonathan P. A. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339563
ISBN
9781349339563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. This anthology brings together a diverse range of black British literatures, essays and documents from across the post-war period. Spanning half a century, it features South Asian, African and Caribbean cultural production by both leading and lesser-known artists, critics and commentators. Editor(s): Procter, James. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; DQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719053825
ISBN
9780719053825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.01

Hardback. The works of Walter Benjamin (1892--1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth--century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610078
ISBN
9780745610078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.68

Paperback. A posthumous collection of interviews and occasional papers given by Castoriadis between 1974 and 1997 which offers a direct introduction to the thinking of a writer who never abandoned his radically critical stance. It also provides a resume of his political ideas, in advance of their times and profoundly relevant to today's world. Editor(s): Escobar, Enrique. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230945
ISBN
9780823230945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Andrew; Wallace, Jeff. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBD; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349423651
ISBN
9781349423651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardcover. This book examines evolution of medieval patience literature from a focus on male and female sufferers to a focus on female suffers in particular. Using feminist revisions of genre-theory, Waugh analyses the concept of counterfeit consciousness in the works of Margery Kempe and Chaucer among others. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 247 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230391864
ISBN
9780230391864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature and this first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions. Illustrator(s): Janchai, Muangsing. Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150524
ISBN
9786162150524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Traces the conception, writing and publication of the author's book. This work offers psychological and literary insights which suggests nothing less than a short story by the Great Master, Henry James, himself. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026800
ISBN
9780141026800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.26

Hardback. Music from a Speeding Train challenges the view that there was no Jewish culture in the Soviet Union by exploring over one hundred Russian and Yiddish works from the 1920s to the turn of the 21st century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774437
ISBN
9780804774437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Paperback. Through an analysis of a wide range of commercial and amateur recordings, this book describes how and why poetry was recorded in the U.S., from the 1930's through the mid-century performances of poets such as Dylan Thomas and Anne Sexton. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349288151
ISBN
9781349288151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002171
ISBN
9780140620313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This book studies the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031845
ISBN
9780674031845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.37

Hardcover. Using Vladimir Nabokov and Salman Rushdie's work, this study argues that transnational fiction refuses the simple oppositions of postcolonial theory and suggests the possibility of an inclusive global literature. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102613
ISBN
9780230102613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.18

Paperback. Nuruddin Farah is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated voices in contemporary world literature. Michel Foucault is revered as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, with his discursive legacy providing inspiration for scholars working in a range of interdisciplinary fields. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145706
ISBN
9781868145706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.64

Paperback. 'Rough music' is the old English name for a custom of public scapegoating. This book features disturbing musical echoes, in which brilliant renewals of carol, charm, folksong and ballad explore themes of violence, loss and belonging. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847770455
ISBN
9781847770455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040573
ISBN
9780252040573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.83

Hardcover. This book takes a fresh look at childhood in Dickens' works and in Victorian science and culture more generally. It offers a new way of understanding Dickens' interest in childhood by showing how his fascination with new scientific ideas about childhood and practices of scientific inquiry shaped his narrative techniques and aesthetic imagination. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362490
ISBN
9781137362490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.85

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674251
ISBN
9780816674251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242647
ISBN
9780520242647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644745
ISBN
9780691644745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.18
€ 63.20

paperback. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Some light scuffing and shelfwear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Unbound
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233482
ISBN
9781783523955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. For more than 70 years, The Best American Short Plays has been the standard of excellence for one-act plays and this latest volume takes a look at the trinity Shakespeare coined as the lunatic, the lover, and the poet. Editor(s): Demastes, William W. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495046483
ISBN
9781495046483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.51

Paperback. Clean copy showing some age and minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0007708
ISBN
9780340199503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
York Medieval Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153307
ISBN
9781903153307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.78

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