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The Americas
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
€ 246.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Brennan, Timothy (Professor of Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature and English, University of Minnesota, USA). Translator(s): West-Duran, Alan. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 312 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632305
- ISBN
- 9780816632305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.82
€ 31.82
Paperback. As the largest nation in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the most celebrated music in the world. This case study in the "Global Music" series explores the contemporary diversity of Brazilian music. It is packaged with a 60-minute audio CD, containing examples of the music discussed. Series: Global Music. Num Pages: 192 pages, Numerous halftones and music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195166842
- ISBN
- 9780195166842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.03
€ 137.03
Hardcover. Musical experience intersects with religious experience, posing questions about the ways in which Americans, historical communities, immigrants, racial, and ethnic groups construct their sense of self. This book studies the ways it shapes the presence of religion. The contributors address music's presence in religion and religious history. Editor(s): Bohlman, Philip V.; Blumhofer, Edith; Chow, Maria. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173031
- ISBN
- 9780195173031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.14
€ 165.14
Paperback. Music Genres and Corporate Cultures explores the relationship between economics and culture, and between corporate organisation and cultural forms. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415174008
- ISBN
- 9780415174008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APF; AVA; AVGF; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Upd Sub
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879505377
- ISBN
- 9781879505377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.68
€ 27.99
€ 19.68
paperback. A collection that represents the cream of the more than five hundred articles written for the "Village Voice" by Kyle Gann, a leading authority on experimental American music of the late twentieth century. It also includes interviews with Yoko Ono, Philip Glass, Glenn Branca, and other leading musical figures. Num Pages: 333 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520229822
- ISBN
- 9780520229822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.32
€ 35.00
€ 29.32
Hardback. Goss' biography of Carol Robinson (1889-1979) presents the life of a serious American pianist within the larger context of American intellectual life. Num Pages: 285 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826267
- ISBN
- 9780810826267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Hardback. Traces the development and growth of community schools of the arts, now found in every region of the U.S. and in Canada. Num Pages: 489 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821170
- ISBN
- 9780810821170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.06
€ 186.06
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
€ 35.00€ 29.32
€ 35.00
€ 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
€ 64.17€ 50.50
€ 64.17
€ 50.50
Hardcover. Offering a one-of-a-kind approach to music and literature of the Americas, this book examines the relationships between musical protagonists from Colombia, Cuba, and the United States in novels by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Zora Neale Hurston, and John Okada. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 2AB; 2ADS; AV; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433329
- ISBN
- 9781137433329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Music and Dance in Puerto Rico from the Age of Columbus to Modern Time...
Thompson, Donald; Thompson, Annie F.
Hardback. The breadth of coverage and depth of annotations will make this volume useful to musicologists, folklorists, ballet scholars, teachers, and general readers. Subject and author indexes included. Series: Studies in Latin American Music. Num Pages: 339 pages, Plans, transparencies, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KJP; ASD; AV; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825154
- ISBN
- 9780810825154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.02
€ 133.02
Hardcover. In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245099
- ISBN
- 9780803245099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Hardback. Editor(s): Nikolic, Teodora. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTD; KNTF; LNRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004516
- ISBN
- 9781621004516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.66€ 114.28
€ 165.66
€ 114.28
Paperback. With its dense forests and plentiful rainfall, West Virginia and the rest of the Central Appalachian region is an almost perfect habitat for hundreds of varieties of wild mushrooms. This work serves as an introduction to the mushrooms of the region. Num Pages: 448 pages, 412 colour photographs, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBFW; GBC; PSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190396
- ISBN
- 9780813190396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Hardcover. Serves as a comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Featuring more than 450 species, this volume includes descriptions and color photographs. It contains the useful detail required by advanced students and professional mycologists, and emphasizes identification based on macroscopic field characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 517 colour illustrations, 1 map, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GBC; PSQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1393.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631125
- ISBN
- 9780815631125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.60
€ 103.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 775 Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 242 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607748175
- ISBN
- 9781607748175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.45
€ 38.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lone Pine
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772130003
- ISBN
- 9781772130003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.27
€ 27.99
€ 22.27
Hardback. This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 144 colour photographs, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; PSG; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606871
- ISBN
- 9780815606871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Paperback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 1MBF; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118274835
- ISBN
- 9781118274835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
Paperback. Examining various museums, this text argues that Americans built the institutions with the confidence that they could collect, organize, and display the sum of the world's knowledge. It discovers how they gave definition to different bodies of knowledge and how that knowledge was presented. Num Pages: 310 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114934
- ISBN
- 9780226114934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486425603
- ISBN
- 9780486425603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.08
€ 14.08
Paperback. One form of the new manly culture practised by American men in the late 19th century, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. This study details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC9; JFSJ2; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011250
- ISBN
- 9780674011250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.13
€ 37.99
€ 33.13