Laura Hammett (15 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2024 Trade Paperback. x, 214 pp. Includes new introduction by Laura Lippman. Paul Madvig was a cheerfully corrupt ward-heeler who aspired to something better: the daughter of Senator Ralph Bancroft Henry, the heiress to a dynasty of political purebreds. Did he want her badly enough to commit murder? And if Madvig was innocent, which of his dozens of enemies was doing an awfully good job of framing him.…

Single issue. Paged as 1-86 plus covers. Paperback: H 25.25cm x L 17.25cm. Brown paper covers with some soiling and staining. Soiling and a few foxing spots to text block edges with some interior leaves affected at margins. Binding is firm. Features the following: "Index, Will Book A, Claiborne County, Mississippi" by Laura D.S. Harrell; "Early Presbyterian Missions Among the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in Mississippi" by William L. Hiemstra; "Blanche Colton Williams, 1879-1944" by Evelyn A. Hammett [Evelyn Allen Hammett]; "Reminiscences of Amory, Mississippi" by G.S. Bryan; "The Civil War Letters of Thomas Jefferson Newberry" edited by Enoch L. Mitchell; plus two book reviews, "Historical News and Notices," and "Contributors." {MS-Shelf#1}.…

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: New. In English.

Hardback. Condition: New. Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour theory by developing a Global South perspective.Taking a wide-ranging view across the whole of the continent, the book examines the relationship between humour and politics in Africa. It considers the context of the production and reception of humour in African contexts and argues that humour is more than just symbolic. Moving beyond the idea of humour as a mode of resistance, the book investigates the 'political work' that humour does and explores the complex entanglements in which the politics, practices and performances of humour are located.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 168 pages. 7.99x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. Analyses of humour often focus primarily on the Global North, with little consideration for examples and practices from elsewhere. This book provides a vital contribution to humour theory by developing a Global South perspective.Taking a wide-ranging view across the whole of the continent, the book examines the relationship between humour and politics in Africa. It considers the context of the production and reception of humour in African contexts and argues that humour is more than just symbolic. Moving beyond the idea of humour as a mode of resistance, the book investigates the 'political work' that humour does and explores the complex entanglements in which the politics, practices and performances of humour are located.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 168 pages. 7.99x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.