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The Americas
Paperback. "From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices" Num Pages: 358 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- REV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806353
- ISBN
- 9780306806353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.05
€ 26.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap - the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form. Writing with all the verve and grace of tap itself, Constance Valis Hill offers a sweeping narrative, filling a major gap in American dance history and placing tap firmly center stage. Num Pages: 464 pages, 94 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190225384
- ISBN
- 9780190225384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 70 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 257 x 10. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 40 Enl Anv
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574160994
- ISBN
- 9781574160994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.50
€ 34.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. Common stereotypes of the tango are dispelled by this history of a rich and complex dance, and the contemporary cultural response to it. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 23 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219053
- ISBN
- 9780253219053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. This text discusses the role of social movements in the recovery and expansion of democracy and justice in the 21st century. The topics covered include political and social theory, movement history, institutional analysis, ideology, activism, and the instigation of change. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JHMC; JPA; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508132
- ISBN
- 9780742508132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Analyzing the ways US culture has been formed and transformed in the 80s and 90s by its response to the Vietnam War and the AIDS epidemic, this book argues that each has disrupted our conventional notions of community, nation, consensus, and 'American culture.' Num Pages: 375 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206205
- ISBN
- 9780520206205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.26
€ 37.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171142
- ISBN
- 9780691171142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.39
€ 36.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. This book examines the history and weaknesses of the electoral college and proposes reforms that could be made to our electoral process without a constitutional amendment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754095
- ISBN
- 9780804754095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.81
€ 134.81
Paperback. This book examines the history and weaknesses of the electoral college and proposes reforms that could be made to our electoral process without a constitutional amendment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780804754101
- ISBN
- 9780804754101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635231
- ISBN
- 9780691635231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.79
€ 152.79
Paperback. This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and sentenced to death for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the region. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223750
- ISBN
- 9780812223750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. In this highly provocative book, Terry Bouton challenges the received wisdom about what was achieved in 1776, arguing that the American Revolution did not produce the democracy that was hoped for by the American people when they joined the Revolutionary movement. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195378566
- ISBN
- 9780195378566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Paperback. Explores popular religious music and dance from the Caribbean Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 182 pages, 28 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AVGE; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223371
- ISBN
- 9780253223371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. In his eight years as president from 1945-1953, Harry S Truman made some of the most important decisions in US history, particularly in foreign policy matters. This book contains transcripts of conversations with Truman from taped interviews in 1959. Editor(s): Weber, Ralph E. Num Pages: 388 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029216
- ISBN
- 9780842029216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.10
€ 70.10
Paperback. Challenging the conventional wisdom that Americans are less engaged than ever in national life and the democratic process, this title paints a comprehensive portrait available of public deliberation in the United States and explains why it is important to America's future. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389875
- ISBN
- 9780226389875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.93
€ 34.99
€ 27.93
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356639
- ISBN
- 9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
Paperback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. By looking in depth at this long-standing spiritual practice, this book highlights the subversive ingenuity that lowcountry inhabitants use to thrive spiritually and to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356745
- ISBN
- 9780822356745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.43
€ 30.99
€ 28.43
Paperback. Addresses the problems that arise not only from a politicized foreign policy process but also from excessive bureaucratization and lack of leadership in the Foreign Service itself. Series: 20th-Century Fund Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007458
- ISBN
- 9780691007458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.45
€ 45.99
€ 33.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931210
- ISBN
- 9780813931210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.47
€ 57.47
Book. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644308
- ISBN
- 9780816644308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42