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Paperback. Editor(s): Over, Berthold. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 b/w & 7 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; AVGC3; AVGC4; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635041
ISBN
9783837635041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.31

Hardcover. Explores the ways in which music was used, appropriated, exhibited, listened to, and written about during the six months of the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, thereby revealing the role and the sociopolitical uses of music in France and, more generally, Europe during the late nineteenth century. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC5; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
BOYE6
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580461856
ISBN
9781580461856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: AVGT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Harbour Books
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128105
ISBN
9781905128105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.16

Hardback. This study of Music and Music Activities in Ibero-America to 1850 emphasizes historical data rather than musical analysis. Folk and popular music are mentioned only to the extent that they have affected the cultivated strains of Ibero-American music. Of interest to music historians and students of Ibero-American culture. Num Pages: 744 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV; GTB; HBT; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839977
ISBN
9780810839977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.81

Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420959
ISBN
9780821420959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.51

Hardback. Parisian theatrical, artistic, social, and political life is explored in this history of the Paris Odeon, an opera house that flourished during the Bourbon Restoration. The book traces the complete arc of the Odeon's short but highly successful life from ascent to triumph, decline, and closure. Num Pages: 348 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 11 tables, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC9; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234451
ISBN
9780520234451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.62
€ 65.36

paperback. The relationship between music and the nervous system is now the subject of intense interest for scientists and people in the humanities, but this is by no means a new phenomenon. This volume sets out the history of the relationship between neurology and music, putting the advances of our era into context. Editor(s): Kennaway, James. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; MJN; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349464470
ISBN
9781349464470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

Hardback. The relationship between music and the nervous system is now the subject of intense interest for scientists and people in the humanities, but this is by no means a new phenomenon. This volume sets out the history of the relationship between neurology and music, putting the advances of our era into context. Editor(s): Kennaway, James. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBTB; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137339508
ISBN
9781137339508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247116
ISBN
9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.32

Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268913
ISBN
9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.34

Hardcover. Bringing together scholars from the fields of musicology and international history, this book investigates the significance of music to foreign relations, and how it affected the interaction of nations since the late 19th century. Editor(s): Gienow-Hecht, Jessica. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AV; HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385004
ISBN
9781782385004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.95

Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021317
ISBN
9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Series: Public History in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499409
ISBN
9781558499409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.29

Paperback. A fascinating collection of postcards from the early twentieth century. Series: The Postcard Collection. Num Pages: 96 pages, 160. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; GM; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661131
ISBN
9781445661131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083679
ISBN
9780719083679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. Paperback, cream spine (blank). Cover is slightly stained. A french language guide to the marine museum Paris. 93pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Conservateur du Musée Paris
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KON0819354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; JNLP; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630821
ISBN
9780815630821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.49

Hardcover. New.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590294
ISBN
9781873590294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.76

Paperback. The human stories behind disease, plagues and epidemics and their deadly impact through history. Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069430
ISBN
9781782069430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Despite the frequency with which criminals were sentenced to death, crime was still on the rise in England in the mid-1700s. Men were thrown in jail daily for everything from associating with gypsies to cutting down fruit trees and stealing sheep. This collection features the stories of the crimes committed and the subsequent punishments assigned. Num Pages: 176 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626360440
ISBN
9781626360440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Hardback. A dazzling history of Victorian London's theatre scene involving a larger than life cast of actors, tricksters, impresarios, prostitutes, comedians and more Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766348
ISBN
9781780766348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 49.63

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.41

Paperback. The thirty-three cases in this excellent book give a unique and fascinating insight into life in the Victorian period, in Liverpool and beyond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. 128 pages. The thirty-three cases in this excellent book give a unique and fascinating insight into life in the Victorian period, in Liverpool and beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BTC; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 11. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Carnegie Pub.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874181804
ISBN
9781874181804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBTB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108363
ISBN
9780230108363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

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