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Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515253
- ISBN
- 9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515246
- ISBN
- 9780742515246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.59
€ 156.59
Hardback. This is the first full-length study of one of the most popular, profitable and persistent genres in British cinema. It redraws the map of British film history by arguing that comedy was the most successful, and important, genre of the 1930s, and that the very qualities which ensured the comedy film's low status are also its particular strengths. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 303 pages, 20 halftones, 10 line illustrations, filmography, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; APFA; HBT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896030
- ISBN
- 9780859896030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
Paperback. Choreographing Copyright provides a historical and cultural analysis of U.S.-based dance-makers' investment in intellectual property rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ASDC; JFSJ; JFSL; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199360376
- ISBN
- 9780199360376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.29
€ 72.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Barkan, Elazar; Barkey, Karen. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRLF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169943
- ISBN
- 9780231169943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.14
€ 64.68
€ 50.14
Paperback. A rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFD; ASD; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072680
- ISBN
- 9780252072680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.50
€ 29.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. Provides an annotated list of works composed or arranged for the unchanged treble voice. Examines a wide variety of musical styles. Offers tips for teaching and presentation, and presents cross-references by composer, title, voicing, and level of difficulty. Editor(s): Rao, Doreen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- MENC - The National Association for Music Education United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940796805
- ISBN
- 9780940796805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.77
€ 57.77
paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231119573
- ISBN
- 9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.35
€ 42.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JM; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Tarcher/Putnam,US United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780874772098
- ISBN
- 9780874772098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.12
€ 18.99
€ 18.12
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168922
- ISBN
- 9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. This book shows that this civilian-military argument - which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo - is typical, not exceptional. It traces these themes through the first two years of the Iraq war. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 line illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124278
- ISBN
- 9780691124278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Moving from meetings with artists to the creation of the first public museums in the 18th century, recounting the practice of inspirational figures such as Diaghilev, skipping between exhibitions, continents and centuries, the author argues that curation is far from a static practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950968
- ISBN
- 9780241950968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Carreiro, Paula J.; Shields-West, Eileen. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578868261
- ISBN
- 9781578868261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.46
€ 77.46
Paperback. Explores how the people in a constitutional monarchy may choose to become a republic, delving into republican philosophy, the history and practicalities of constitutional change, and the politics of popular debate. This title presents a practical account of where we've come from and what needs to be done if Australia is to become a republic. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742230153
- ISBN
- 9781742230153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Paperback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479834440
- ISBN
- 9781479834440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E.; Tanenhaus, David S. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479816873
- ISBN
- 9781479816873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.23
€ 97.23
Paperback. The process of choosing American Presidents has long been subject to criticism. This text offers the reader a comprehensive analysis of the presidential nominating system, arguments for and against the current system, and supplemental documents and essays for further reading. Series: Enduring Questions in American Political Life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694488
- ISBN
- 9780847694488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.58
€ 44.58
Paperback. Cass R. Sunstein is at the forefront of developing public policy to encourage people to make better decisions. In Choosing Not to Choose he presents his most complete argument for how we should understand the value of choice, and when and how we should enable people to choose not to choose. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; LAQ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190457297
- ISBN
- 9780190457297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761814542
- ISBN
- 9780761814542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.75
€ 80.75
Paperback. Presents an answer to the question: 'What is fair'? This book argues that much of the empirical methodology of the natural sciences should be applied to the ethical questions of fairness and justice. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 276 pages, 9 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084377
- ISBN
- 9780520084377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.25
€ 34.99
€ 25.25