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Paperback. Part of "The Continuum Aesthetics" series, this book offers a different exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It looks at: the experience of listening; rhythm and musical movement; what modernism has meant for musical aesthetics; the relation of music to other 'sound arts'; improvisation and composition; and more. Series: Continuum Aesthetics Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826485199
- ISBN
- 9780826485199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826484994
- ISBN
- 9780826484994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826423542
- ISBN
- 9780826423542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.53
€ 51.53
Paperback. The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance. This book describes its many aspects and explores its place within the lives of a variety of practitioners. It places Umbanda spiritual beliefs and practices within the broader context of Brazilian history and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826347336
- ISBN
- 9780826347336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.60
€ 38.60
paperback. A contemporary translation remaining faithful to the original collection of tales, poems and parables of Taoist philosophy. The collection covers a wide range of issues, from ambition to politics, and is accompanied by an introduction on the author and his place in Chinese thought and history. Translator(s): Mair, Victor H. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824820381
- ISBN
- 9780824820381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
paperback. Saldivar is one of the founders of border studies and one of the most respected senior scholars in American Studies. In this work he introduces the term trans-Americanity as a frame for thinking more hemispherically within a global, world-systems frame. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350835
- ISBN
- 9780822350835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Paperback. Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1892, and remains popular in Brazil today. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 photos, 11 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349884
- ISBN
- 9780822349884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Mexican American Religions: Spirituality, Activism, and Culture
. Ed(S): Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T.
paperback. A multidisciplinary collection of essays examining the influence of Mexican American religion on Mexican American literature, art, politics, and popular culture. Editor(s): Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T. Num Pages: 456 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341192
- ISBN
- 9780822341192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
paperback. A classic ethnographic exploration of historical consciousness on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Num Pages: 320 pages, 112 b&w photos, 1 table, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; HBJK; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338239
- ISBN
- 9780822338239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Paperback. Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334156
- ISBN
- 9780822334156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.91
€ 39.91
paperback. Explores the boundaries of this paternalistic order by investigating workers' strategies of conformity and resistance and by tracing the disciplinary practices of managers during the period from the turn of the century to a massive reorganisation of the mills in the late 1950s. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 8 tables, 4 maps, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324973
- ISBN
- 9780822324973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.12
€ 39.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JM; JNF; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820488035
- ISBN
- 9780820488035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Dialogue Is Not Just Talk: A New Ground for Educational Leadership (Co...
Shields, Carolyn M, Edwards, Mark M
Paperback. Series: Counterpoints Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education. Num Pages: 187 pages, 4 fig. BIC Classification: HP; JNF; JNP; JNRV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820474694
- ISBN
- 9780820474694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. Series: Teaching Texts in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JPF; JPP; JPQB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820461205
- ISBN
- 9780820461205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.41
€ 60.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Bracci, Sharon L.; Christians, Clifford G. Series: Intersections in Communications and Culture Global Approaches and Transdisciplinary Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AB; GTC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820457666
- ISBN
- 9780820457666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665549
- ISBN
- 9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Paperback. "First peoples: new directions in ethnic studies" Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HRC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530403
- ISBN
- 9780816530403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Hardcover. Details the rich culture and history of the country of Peru. Series: Brief History. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816081448
- ISBN
- 9780816081448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.28
€ 192.28
Paperback. It is not uncommon to hear that poor school performance, welfare dependancy, youth unemployment, and criminal activity result more from shortcomings in the personal makeup of individuals than from societal forces beyond their control. Editor(s): Aaron, Henry J.; Mann, Thomas E.; Taylor, Timothy T. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFC; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815700555
- ISBN
- 9780815700555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.46
€ 35.46
Paperback. This is a single-volume history of Islam. The opening chapters briefly discuss the historical background of the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century, through the rise of the Islam in 18th through 20th centuries. The final two chapters cover the significant events of the 1980s and 1990s. Num Pages: 400 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815626398
- ISBN
- 9780815626398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.80
€ 28.80