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Paperback. Music for Life: Music Participation and Quality of Life of Senior Citizens presents a fresh, new exploration of the impact of musical experiences on the quality of life of senior citizens, and charts a new direction in the facilitation of the musical lives of people of all ages. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVS; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 247 x 47. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199371693
- ISBN
- 9780199371693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Paperback. People around the world and throughout history have used music to express their inner emotions, reach out to the divine, woo lovers, celebrate weddings, inspire political movements, and lull babies to sleep. This title explores why it is that music and dance are so often at the center of our profound personal and social experiences. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 halftones, 2 tables, 1 compact disc. BIC Classification: AV; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226816982
- ISBN
- 9780226816982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.97
€ 33.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Translator(s): Biebuyck, B. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730066
- ISBN
- 9780226730066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.92€ 43.65
€ 50.92
€ 43.65
Hardback. At a time when the 'social' analysis of music is receiving unprecedented attention, this important new book demonstrates ways in which sociological ideas can make a distinct contribution to understanding music. In doing so, it also highlights the contrasts between a sociological perspective and those emanating from cultural studies and musicology. Series Editor(s): Martin, Peter J. Series: Music and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; JFCA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072161
- ISBN
- 9780719072161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.29
€ 138.29
paperback. Representing a broad range of academic disciplines and geographic regions, this work examines how the imagination of race has influenced musical production, reception, and scholarly analysis. It reviews the history of race in European and American, non-Western and global music. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 720 pages, 36 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: AV; JFCX; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702001
- ISBN
- 9780226702001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Hardback. Traces the development and growth of community schools of the arts, now found in every region of the U.S. and in Canada. Num Pages: 489 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 489
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821170
- ISBN
- 9780810821170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.47
€ 175.47
Hardback. A collection of essays that examine televised music and the controversial genre of the music video. It addresses the key issues of contemporary Arab society - gender and sexuality, Islam, class, economy, power, and nation - as refracted through the culture of mediated music. It is suitable for the study of contemporary Arab society and culture. Editor(s): Frishkopf, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVG; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774162930
- ISBN
- 9789774162930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.91
€ 33.91
Paperback. The contributors explore the intimate relationships between music & gender, across the wide range of cultures around the Mediterranean. Essays examine musical behaviour as representation, assertion, and transgression of gender identities. Editor(s): Magrini, Tullia. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones, 1 musical example. BIC Classification: 1QSM; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501666
- ISBN
- 9780226501666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. A collection of essays that illustrates the ways in which music - as a cultural practice, a commercial product, and an aesthetic form - has become enmeshed in debates about human rights, international law, and struggles for social justice. Editor(s): Weintraub, Andrew N.; Yung, Bell. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076626
- ISBN
- 9780252076626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
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€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback / so. Series: Berliner Schriften Zur Museumskunde. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810020789
- ISBN
- 9783810020789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.42
€ 69.42
Paperback / so. Series: Vs College. Num Pages: 103 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531185569
- ISBN
- 9783531185569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.37
€ 59.37
Paperback. Based on case studies from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the overall findings are illustrative of narratives and images common to museums and the media throughout the world. They aim to challenge political rhetoric and populist media imagery and consider what forms of dissent are likely to be sustained.. Editor(s): Goodnow, Katherine; Lohman, Professor Jack; Marfleet, Philip. Num Pages: 206 pages, 38 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GM; JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 270 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455422
- ISBN
- 9781845455422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.44
€ 74.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271029917
- ISBN
- 9780271029917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.18€ 60.75
€ 72.18
€ 60.75
Hardback. Museums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173834
- ISBN
- 9781405173834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.58
€ 113.58
Paperback. This is a multi-disciplinary study that adopts an innovative and original approach to a highly topical question, that of meaning-making in museums. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415086332
- ISBN
- 9780415086332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback / so. Series: Berliner Schriften Zur Museumskunde. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810035042
- ISBN
- 9783810035042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.33
€ 77.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 374 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: GM; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 321 x 271 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2492.
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295020
- ISBN
- 9781935295020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 46.12
€ 59.20
€ 46.12
Paperback. A brutally honest epic of domestic proportions. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wave Books United States
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933517421
- ISBN
- 9781933517421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.55
€ 15.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415834551
- ISBN
- 9780415834551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35