Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
€ 35.19
€ 35.19
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
€ 184.52
€ 184.52
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
€ 143.95
€ 143.95
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€ 27.01
€ 33.99
€ 27.01
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
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Paperback. Music Genres and Corporate Cultures explores the relationship between economics and culture, and between corporate organisation and cultural forms. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415174008
- ISBN
- 9780415174008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.10
€ 64.10
Hardback. This study of Music and Music Activities in Ibero-America to 1850 emphasizes historical data rather than musical analysis. Folk and popular music are mentioned only to the extent that they have affected the cultivated strains of Ibero-American music. Of interest to music historians and students of Ibero-American culture. Num Pages: 744 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV; GTB; HBT; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839977
- ISBN
- 9780810839977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.55
€ 244.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145557
- ISBN
- 9780195145557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.04
€ 136.04
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464161
- ISBN
- 9781580464161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.63
€ 156.63
Paperback. Series: Global Music. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 halftones, 20 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AVGW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195306743
- ISBN
- 9780195306743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.92
€ 135.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Donnelly, K. J.; Gibbons, William; Lerner, Neil. Num Pages: 246 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AV; JFD; UGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415634441
- ISBN
- 9780415634441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.04
€ 54.04
Paperback. The story of the orchestra at Auschwitz told by its conductor. Laks recounts the iconceivable spectacle of SS guards growing teary-eyed at the sound of familiar melodies and in the next moment giving themselves up to the furies of extermination. Translator(s): Kisiel, Chester Adam. Series: Jewish Lives S. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118027
- ISBN
- 9780810118027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398916
- ISBN
- 9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. This research-based, practical book demonstrates how music and music therapy can be applied in a variety of treatment settings to bring about therapeutic change. This book will be of interest to music therapists, substance abuse counsellors and anybody else interested in the relationship between music and addiction and the therapeutic use of music. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MQTC; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849050128
- ISBN
- 9781849050128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.11
€ 29.11
Paperback. A study of the music video. Series: Music and the Moving Image. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633234
- ISBN
- 9780748633234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.10
€ 34.99
€ 30.10
Hardback. Discusses the variable conceptions of art, culture and civilization, and their effects in the formation of library institutions and examines differences and tensions in art, culture and civilization discourses to build a picture of the moral narratives influencing library and cultural institutions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GLM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840263
- ISBN
- 9780810840263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.56
€ 153.56
Hardback. The 1990s have seen a growth of interest in questions of music history and meaning, together with their relationships to culture and society. This reader includes works which explore the cultural and social significance of music. Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 figures, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: AV; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198790112
- ISBN
- 9780198790112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.24
€ 222.24
Paperback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349464
- ISBN
- 9780822349464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349273
- ISBN
- 9780822349273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.67
€ 171.67
Paperback. In his timely book Music, Style, and Aging, cultural sociologist Andy Bennett explains how people move on from youth and effectively grow older with popular music. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908082
- ISBN
- 9781439908082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
€ 29.99
€ 27.31