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Facundoby Domingo Faustino Sarmiento; Roberto González Echevarría; Kathleen Ross
University of California Press 2003; US$ 19.95A classic work of Latin American literature, Domingo Sarmiento?s Facundo has become an integral part of the history, politics, and culture of Latin America since its first publication in 1845. Partially translated into English when it was first published, this foundational text appears here for the first time in its entirety. An educator and writer, Sarmiento was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. His Facundo is a study of the Argentine character, a prescription for the modernization of Latin America, and a protest against the tyranny of the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas (1835?1852). The book brings nineteenth-century Latin American history to life even as it raises questions still being debated today?questions regarding the... more...
Introducing Critical Theoryby Stuart Sim; Borin Van Loon
Icon Books 2011; US$ 9.95What might a theory of everything look like? Is science an ideology? Who were Adorno, Horkheimer or the Frankfurt School? more...
Lowry's The Giverby Suzanne Pavlos
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999; US$ 5.99The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on The Giver explores a world in which disease, hunger, poverty, war, and lasting pain simply don’t exist. The members of this utopia have given up all human emotions and memories to live in a state of Sameness. Following the story of a 12-year-old boy who recognizes the hypocrisy of his community’s “social order” – and who crafts a way to free everyone from the bane of Sameness, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Personal background on the author, Lois... more...
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fictionby Edward James; Farah Mendlesohn
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 24.00Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields; it draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. more...
Écritsby Jacques Lacan; Alan Sheridan
Routledge 2001; US$ 19.95Ecrits is the essential source for anyone who seeks to understand this seminal thinker and his influence influence on contemporary thought and culture. more...
The Routledge Companion To Semiotics And Linguisticsby Paul Cobley
Taylor & Francis 2001; US$ 35.95The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics opens up the world of semiotics and linguistics for newcomers to the discipline, and provides a useful ready-reference for the more advanced student. more...
Monster Theoryby Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
University of Minnesota Press 1996; US$ 66.00The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition. more...
The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fictionby Bran Nicol
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 21.00A lucid exploration of the key features of postmodernism and the most important authors from Beckett to DeLillo. more...
Metaphorby Zoltan Kovecses
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 24.95Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures. more...
Talking Booksby James Carter
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 47.50Talking Books is a collection of monologues - reworked transcripts from indepth interviews with some of the most important and influential of contemporary children's writers. more...