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The Americas
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Health Communications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757318498
- ISBN
- 9780757318498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.72
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Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 651
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221284
- ISBN
- 9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.91
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Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047846
- ISBN
- 9780674047846
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608769926
- ISBN
- 9781608769926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.03€ 51.68
€ 73.03
€ 51.68
Paperback. A timely updating of Spence's seminal work Editor(s): Lewis, Jon E. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780337876
- ISBN
- 9781780337876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Hardback. A collection of Karl Polanyi's Hungarian writings translated in English for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176088
- ISBN
- 9780231176088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
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Paperback. Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. This book enables you to identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1,000+ color illus. 50 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Flexibound
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154824
- ISBN
- 9780691154824
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
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Hardback. How developing countries manage their climb to power--with case studies from China, Brazil and India. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040778
- ISBN
- 9781849040778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.64
€ 52.99
€ 47.64
Hardback. With the financial market turmoil rocking investments around the globe, market watchers say we're in a "Minsky moment," where financial crisis is inevitable. This book is suitable for money managers, traders, and economists. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071592994
- ISBN
- 9780071592994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.83€ 47.72
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Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JF; FC; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509842896
- ISBN
- 9781509842896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
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Hardback. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical is an engaging and authoritative reference for this highly popular genre, covering Broadway, Hollywood, and television in one volume. With more than two thousand entries, this book offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more. Editor(s): Hischak, Thomas S. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 960 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 958
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335330
- ISBN
- 9780195335330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.59
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Paperback. Explores and elaborates the relationship between the evaluation of programs and the study of their implementation. This title suggests that tendencies to assimilate the two should be resisted. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372. How Great Expectations in Washington are Dashed in Oakland; or, Why it's Amazing That Federal Programs Work at All, This Being a Saga of the Economic Development Administration as Told by Two Sympathetic Observers Who Seek to Build Morals on a Foundation. 304 pages, illustrations. Explores and elaborates the relationship between the evaluation of programs and the study of their implementation. This title suggests that tendencies to assimilate the two should be resisted. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight: 358.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520053311
- ISBN
- 9780520053311
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.73
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Paperback. In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. This title tells the story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; JFHF; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571243785
- ISBN
- 9780571243785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613748848
- ISBN
- 9781613748848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.52
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Paperback. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335322
- ISBN
- 9780745335322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227874
- ISBN
- 9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. African slavery was pervasive in Spain's Atlantic empire yet remained in the margins of the imperial economy until the end of the eighteenth century when the plantation revolution in the Caribbean colonies put the slave traffic and the plantation at the center of colonial exploitation and conflict. Editor(s): Fradera, Josep M.; Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 figs & tables, 5 maps, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJ; 1KL; 3J; HBJD; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459336
- ISBN
- 9780857459336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.96
€ 164.96
Paperback. Deals with the growth of Chicago's stockyards and the communities that were formed around them in the mid-to-late 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071324
- ISBN
- 9780252071324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
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Paperback. This book provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619030
- ISBN
- 9780748619030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.72
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Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008159689
- ISBN
- 9780008159689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47