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Paperback. Concentrating on the Caribbean Basin and the coastal area of northeast South America, this title considers three African-derived religious systems that rely heavily on dance behavior - Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahamian Candomble. It examines these oppressed performative dances in terms of physiology, psychology, philosophy, and aesthetics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072079
- ISBN
- 9780252072079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878610102
- ISBN
- 9781878610102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Hardcover. A path-finding analysis of the vast colonial "dance archive" that conclusively demonstrates that dance played a crucial role in the European colonization of the Americas Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 227 pages, 40 b/w photos, 2 maps, 11 color in an 8-page section. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 509. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744929
- ISBN
- 9780292744929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Rev. ed. of: A lever and a place to stand: the contemplative stance, the active prayer. c2011. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809148677
- ISBN
- 9780809148677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.23
€ 17.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822173
- ISBN
- 9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. Uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', the author shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Christianity as a 'danced religion'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080080
- ISBN
- 9781847080080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
paperback. "Riveting and certain to become essential reading for anyone looking to understand Central Africa."--Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBWS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610391078
- ISBN
- 9781610391078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Hardback. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ASD; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784994334
- ISBN
- 9781784994334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.46
€ 147.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 images. BIC Classification: BM; HBJM; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235848
- ISBN
- 9781922235848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.59
€ 51.59
Paperback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729246
- ISBN
- 9780804729246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Hardback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728188
- ISBN
- 9780804728188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.30
€ 147.30
Paperback. Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488223
- ISBN
- 9781349488223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Paperback. New edition of classic Christian testimony with a beautiful new cover and a revised foreword by Julie Sheldon bringing her story right up to date. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8pp b&w photos. BIC Classification: ASD; BGA; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340964200
- ISBN
- 9780340964200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. An engaging overview of dance from the Medieval era through the Baroque Editor(s): Nevile, Jennifer. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; ASD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219855
- ISBN
- 9780253219855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ASD; HRAM; HRLK; JHBL; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349499236
- ISBN
- 9781349499236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Hardback. Dance has proliferated in movies, television, Internet, and retail spaces while the spiritual power of dance has also been linked with mass consumption. Walter marries the cultural studies of dance and the religious aspects of dance in an exploration of consumption rituals, including rituals of being persuaded to buy products that include dance. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; HRLK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463524
- ISBN
- 9781137463524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. Looking beyond diplomats and generals, the author shows that neither nationalist passions nor desires for revenge took Europe to war in 1914. He gives voice to a generation who suddenly found themselves compelled to participate in a ghastly, protracted orgy of violence they never imagined would come to pass. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725935
- ISBN
- 9780674725935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.41
€ 27.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. American psychologist Alberto Villoldo recounts his journey to Peru to explore the visionary ceremonies of the Quecha shamans. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRQ; VXA; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390. Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel. 288 pages. American psychologist Alberto Villoldo recounts his journey to Peru to explore the visionary ceremonies of the Quecha shamans. In this magical realm of enigmatic sorcerers and powerful animal totems, Villoldo confronts the hidden powers of his own mind as he unlocks the secrets of the human psyche. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRQ; VXA; VXH. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Destiny Books
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892815142
- ISBN
- 9780892815142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.03
€ 18.99
€ 15.03
Hardback. Introduces the Rasa Lila, a dramatic love poem of exquisite poetry and profound theology to the Western world. This book explores the historical context and literary genre of the work and elucidates the aesthetic and emotional richness of the composition, highlighting poignant details of this drama of divine love. Num Pages: 424 pages, 15 halftones. 3 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114460
- ISBN
- 9780691114460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.87€ 54.20
€ 70.87
€ 54.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823210329
- ISBN
- 9780823210329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.21
€ 61.21