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Paperback. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 5 tables, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426. The Music and Its Boundaries. 312 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271043
- ISBN
- 9780520271043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Just after World War I, jazz began a journey along America's waterways from its birthplace in New Orleans. This title brings to life the vibrant history of this music and its newfound mainstream popularity among the American people. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102672
- ISBN
- 9780226102672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.41
€ 23.99
€ 19.41
Hardback. Jazz in New Orleans provides accurate information about, and an insightful interpretation of, jazz in New Orleans from the end of World War II through 1970. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGC6; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839076
- ISBN
- 9780810839076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.48
€ 120.48
Paperback. The Story of American Vernacular Dance Num Pages: 508 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805530
- ISBN
- 9780306805530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art? Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780822315964
- ISBN
- 9780822315964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
paperback. By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. This book shows that most Jews felt culturally obliged to mark themselves as different - and believed that doing so made them both better Jews and better Americans. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116532
- ISBN
- 9780691116532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. The story of jazz for the general reader as it has never been told before, from the inside out: a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner. Num Pages: 720 pages, 38 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068610
- ISBN
- 9780393068610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.75
€ 52.99
€ 47.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Medina, Gregory. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; MMG; PST; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830898
- ISBN
- 9781634830898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.12€ 216.89
€ 290.12
€ 216.89
Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 100 x 4. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Maps United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566956604
- ISBN
- 9781566956604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. The essential five-volume resource on the painting and sculpture of one of the world's foremost contemporary artists Editor(s): Zinn, Betsy Stepina. Num Pages: 1578 pages, 1317 color + 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 248. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1578
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780300227420
- ISBN
- 9780300227420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 683.71€ 506.85
€ 683.71
€ 506.85
Hardcover. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 11 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295998336
- ISBN
- 9780295998336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Hardback. Adding an important new dimension to the history of U.S.-Japan relations, this book reveals that an unofficial movement to promote good feeling between the United States and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s only narrowly failed to achieve its goal: to modify the so-called anti-Japanese exclusion clause of the 1924 U.S. immigration law. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJG; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804738132
- ISBN
- 9780804738132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Hardback. In this book, the author describes that the relationship-based shareholding was the hidden key factor to explain Japan's economic success after World War II. Series: Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; KCB; KCLF; KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333695975
- ISBN
- 9780333695975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. Traces the struggles and achievements of Japanese Americans in claiming their place in American society. This title outlines three forces shaping ethnic groups in general: shared interests, shared institutions, and shared culture, and chronicles the Japanese American experience within this framework. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813544335
- ISBN
- 9780813544335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.07
€ 44.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger; Kitano, Harry H. L.; Taylor, Sandra C.; Arrington, Leonard J. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971179
- ISBN
- 9780295971179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479821785
- ISBN
- 9781479821785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479810796
- ISBN
- 9781479810796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Fowler, Amelia. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 286 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849968
- ISBN
- 9781634849968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.54€ 135.43
€ 179.54
€ 135.43
Hardcover. Providing a thorough and novel account of US and Japanese foreign policymaking toward regional institution-building in post-Cold War Asia, this study serves as the first comparative analysis of these two major actors in this realm of regional cooperation and demonstrates not only how but also when state identity shapes a state's foreign policy. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307736
- ISBN
- 9781137307736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. Emerging trade blocs in North America and the European Community are altering the global economy and Japan's place in it. This book asks: will trade blocs be trade diverting or create new opportunities for Japanese trade and investment?; and will a new Asian-Pacific trade bloc emerge in response? Editor(s): Mason, T. David; Turay, Abdul M. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KB; 1QFE; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333624852
- ISBN
- 9780333624852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29