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Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black and white photographs, 35 music examples, 11 tables. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252081835
ISBN
9780252081835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.55

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082153
ISBN
9780252082153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207623
ISBN
9780253207623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. "Imagine a pianist playing concerts with Benny Goodman and Cecil Taylor in successive years (1977-78). That pianist was Mary Lou Williams. In a career which spanned over fifty years, Mary was always on the cutting edge."--Bob Jacobsen, www.allaboutjazz Num Pages: 471 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228726
ISBN
9780520228726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. In this text, Allen Shawn puts aside ultimate judgements about Arnold Schoenberg's place in music history to explore the composer's world in a series of linked essays that are searching and suggestive. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 2 line illustrations, 124 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674011014
ISBN
9780674011014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Walker, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440762
ISBN
9780801440762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.09

Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803290082
ISBN
9780803290082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Hardback. This comprehensive biography of Dolores del Rio considers how her enormously successful career in Hollywood, in Mexico, and internationally, illuminates issues of race, ethnicity, and gender through the lenses of beauty and celebrity. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804784078
ISBN
9780804784078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.96

Paperback. Nina Auerbach brilliantly reveals the Ellen Terry whose roles, on stage and off, embodied everything that a rapidly changing world exhorted women to be.

Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, 86 illus. BIC Classification: ANB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780812216134
ISBN
9780812216134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 195 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816641826
ISBN
9780816641826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 halftones. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643868
ISBN
9780816643868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 23 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGF; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666799
ISBN
9780816666799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.73

Hardback. Flyboy 2 provides a panoramic view of the last thirty years of Greg Tate's influential cultural criticism of contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics. These essays, interviews, and reviews cover everything from Miles Davis, Ice Cube, and Suzan Lori Parks to Afro-futurism, Kara Walker, and Amiri Baraka. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGN; BGF; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361800
ISBN
9780822361800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.05

hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Center for American History United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976669739
ISBN
9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

Paperback. When Sir Reginald Goodall died in 1990, at the age of 88, he had already acquired cult status and was considered one of the greatest Wagner conductors of our times. This book examines the mysteries of Goodall's early career, his Fascist sympathies, his remarkable late flowering and the renewed fame of his last 20 years. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835172
ISBN
9781843835172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APFA; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643646
ISBN
9780816643646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. Lisa Maxwell, the newest addition to the quick-witted Loose Women team, is a bundle of fun and laughter and a natural storyteller. Here, for the first time, she tells her astonishing story - a tale of remarkable spirit, incredible experiences and family secrets. Num Pages: 320 pages, (2x8pp plates). BIC Classification: APB; APT; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
9780007418916
ISBN
9780007418916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.89

Paperback. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647425
ISBN
9780226647425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.57

Paperback. Tracing the filmmaker Roman Polanski's remarkably diverse career from its beginnings to the present, this book provides commentary on the major films in their historical, cultural, social, and artistic contexts. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074462
ISBN
9780252074462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813533896
ISBN
9780813533896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.18

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