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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. CORK The aim of this book is to present a detailed account of music in Cork's civic life from the eighteenth century to 1900 and to examine the contexts in which it flourished. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; AVG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782052203
ISBN
9781782052203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268913
ISBN
9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.74
€ 50.14

Paperback. Taken from Africa into slavery by the Portuguese, kidnapped by the British Navy and held captive aboard ship during the French wars of the 1790s before being abandoned in Falmouth, the story of Joseph Emidy deserves telling in its own right. Emidy became a prominent figure in the musical scene in Cornwall for his remaining years. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780859893596
ISBN
9780859893596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.90

Hardcover. Combining cultural analysis with historical and personal accounts of a century of musical life at the American Academy in Rome, this volume provides a history of the AAR's Rome Prize in Composition. Editor(s): Brody, Martin. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 348 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580462457
ISBN
9781580462457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Hardcover. In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245099
ISBN
9780803245099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

Paperback. A survey of contemporary Western art music within the transformed political, cultural, and technological environment of the post-Cold War era. It considers musical composition against this changed backdrop, placing it in the context of globalization, digitization, and new media. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVC; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283152
ISBN
9780520283152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. A fascinating collection of postcards from the early twentieth century. Series: The Postcard Collection. Num Pages: 96 pages, 160. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; GM; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661131
ISBN
9781445661131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.57

Paperback. Examining various museums, this text argues that Americans built the institutions with the confidence that they could collect, organize, and display the sum of the world's knowledge. It discovers how they gave definition to different bodies of knowledge and how that knowledge was presented. Num Pages: 310 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; GM; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114934
ISBN
9780226114934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. Featuring black-and-white photographs from the Natural History Museum's archives, this book offers a flavour of life at one of London's oldest and most famous visitor attractions, from Victorian times until just after the WW II. It focuses on the events that have taken place over the years, the characters working at and visiting the Museum. Num Pages: 112 pages, Black-and-white photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565092535
ISBN
9780565092535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. One form of the new manly culture practised by American men in the late 19th century, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. This study details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC9; JFSJ2; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011250
ISBN
9780674011250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.42

Hardcover. Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; JNLP; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630821
ISBN
9780815630821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

In March 1961, America's most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy as director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347714
ISBN
9781612347714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. New.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590294
ISBN
9781873590294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.76

Paperback. Despite the frequency with which criminals were sentenced to death, crime was still on the rise in England in the mid-1700s. Men were thrown in jail daily for everything from associating with gypsies to cutting down fruit trees and stealing sheep. This collection features the stories of the crimes committed and the subsequent punishments assigned. Num Pages: 176 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626360440
ISBN
9781626360440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.15

Paperback. A spell-binding account of an appalling miscarriage of justice. Num Pages: 507 pages, Illustrations, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
490
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380801
ISBN
9781904380801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Hardback. A dazzling history of Victorian London's theatre scene involving a larger than life cast of actors, tricksters, impresarios, prostitutes, comedians and more Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766348
ISBN
9781780766348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 48.87

hardcover. Murder, Inc. and the Moral Life: Gangsters and Gangbusters in La Guardia's New York tells the story of the notorious 1930s Brooklyn gang nicknamed "Murder, Inc." Murder, Inc. is as well an extended moral reflection on the phenomenon of gangsters in general and the Murder, Inc. gang in particular Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823271559
ISBN
9780823271559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.57

paperback. Between 1868 and 1935, four killings in the state of Virginia attracted extensive press coverage and led to the press itself playing a role in the construction of the killings and the reporting of them. This text explores the interplay of national media and culture with Southern law and values. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813922089
ISBN
9780813922089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. When Miss Pongleton is found murdered on the stairs of Belsize Park station, her fellow-boarders in the Frampton Hotel are not overwhelmed with grief at the death of a tiresome old woman. But they all have their theories about the identity of the murderer, and help to unravel the mystery of who killed the wealthy 'Pongle'. Series: British Library Crime Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357258
ISBN
9780712357258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BTC; JKVM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Barricade Books
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934878494
ISBN
9780934878494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.62

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