The Americas
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The Americas
Hardcover. Follmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500518229
- ISBN
- 9780500518229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this book shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284135
- ISBN
- 9780520284135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.41€ 51.17
€ 65.41
€ 51.17
Paperback. Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America. This book also offers an understanding of the 'freedom' of improvisational dance. It is suitable for those interested in dance history and criticism, and for interdisciplinary audiences in the fields of American and cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050840
- ISBN
- 9780472050840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.52
€ 30.99
€ 28.52
Hardcover. Editor(s): Becker, Danielle M. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618888
- ISBN
- 9781617618888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.95€ 95.40
€ 137.95
€ 95.40
Paperback. Modern Moves examines the movement of social dances between black and white cultural groups and immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. It focuses on Manhattan, a Black Atlantic capital into which diverse people and dances flowed and intermingled, and out of which new dances were marketed globally. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199779222
- ISBN
- 9780199779222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.87
€ 63.87
Paperback. A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one. Gordon Wood, New York Review of Books" Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490446
- ISBN
- 9781631490446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.08
€ 19.99
€ 18.08
Paperback. Series: Captured World History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 260 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Compass Point Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780756554422
- ISBN
- 9780756554422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.13
€ 10.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165440
- ISBN
- 9780552165440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349101750
- ISBN
- 9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915180
- ISBN
- 9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.83
€ 43.83
paperback. Argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into modes of self-actualization through performance Num Pages: 488 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; AN; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337225
- ISBN
- 9780822337225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Taking a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women, this work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church. It illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794098
- ISBN
- 9780814794098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.33
€ 38.33
Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813512808
- ISBN
- 9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.15
€ 46.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550175219
- ISBN
- 9781550175219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFFK; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781501703201
- ISBN
- 9781501703201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Series: Cheap Bastard. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- GPP Travel United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762760046
- ISBN
- 9780762760046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. The United States boasts scores of organizations that offer crucial representation for groups that are marginalized in national politics. This work explores the challenges and opportunities they face, as waning legal discrimination coincides with increasing political and economic inequalities within the populations they represent. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSJ; JFSL; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777405
- ISBN
- 9780226777405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15€ 79.50
€ 95.15
€ 79.50
hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000174
- ISBN
- 9780226131054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509834778
- ISBN
- 9781509834778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Hardback. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; RNK; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821407
- ISBN
- 9780774821407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.49
€ 107.49