Böcker av Peter Childs

A historical overview that explains what modernist literature was by taking the reader through the major figures, ideas and movements, focusing particularly on the core years of 1890-1930 but also looking before to Modernism's influences and precursors and beyond to its continuation and legacy.

Texts is a new kind of book which shows students how to use literary theory to approach a wide range of literary, cultural and media texts of the kind studied on today's courses.

The Twentieth Century in Poetry examines both 'English' poetry through the events of the twentieth century and British history through its representations in recent poetry.

Explores the intricacies of Ian McEwan's haunting novel, aiming to provide a guide to the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds it.

Focusing on what it means to study English in higher education, this book guides students through key aspects of English Studies including major topics and approaches, subject-specific study skills and assessment, including seminar presentations, assignments, and exams.

The book features selections from published interviews with Ian McEwan and covers all of the writer's novels to date, including his latest novel Saturday.

This volume contains readings of 24 widely-taught fictional texts from English literature of the 18th to the 20th centuries. The book provides an overview of the modes of fiction since the 1700s and a guide to the methods and techniques of close reading.

A detailed study of the fiction of Julian Barnes from Metroland to Arthur & George. Approachable, student friendly and comprehensive analysis of all Barnes's novels

Peter Childs offers accessible analyses of the work of twelve prominent contemporary British writers, including Hanif Kureishi, Pat Barker, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson. This expanded second edition has been revised and updated throughout, and now also features a new chapter on the younger "e;generation"e; of novelists born in the 1970s.

Suitable for advanced students undertaking engineering design modules and projects as part of broader mechanical, aerospace, automotive and manufacturing programs, this reference covers the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a range of engineering applications.

Introduces the concepts of temperature and its measurement to engineers, physicists and chemists of all disciplines. This book describes a range of techniques and devices available for temperature measurement and provides guidance for the selection of a particular method for a given application. It also includes worked examples of real situations.

This introduction to post-colonial theory offers summaries of the major work of such key theorists as Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi Bhabha and Gayatri. It also explores the lines of resistance against colonialism and highlights theories of post-colonial identity.