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paperback. The author examines the indigenous diatonic and chromatic modes used in Albanian urban music and classifies them under traditional headings and as part of a newly established grouping, here termed south-western Balkan modes. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3JJG; AVA; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848900
ISBN
9780810848900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.84

Mixed media pr. The author examines the indigenous diatonic and chromatic modes used in Albanian urban music and classifies them under traditional headings and as part of a newly established grouping, here termed south-western Balkan modes. Series: Europea: Ethnomusicologies & Modernities. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; 3JJG; AVA; AVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848894
ISBN
9780810848894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 174.22

Paperback. Explains Albania's 'transition' from Communism via the experiences of a diverse range of families, highland villagers, urban elite and shanty dwellers - whose lives she has followed since 1992. In this title, the author shows us members of the ex-communist elite in Tirana embracing rentier capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764849
ISBN
9781780764849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Trevino, Russell M. Num Pages: 156 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; JFSL9; RBGD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768905
ISBN
9781608768905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.24
€ 117.83

hardcover. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780842050500
ISBN
9780842050500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.26

Paperback. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050517
ISBN
9780842050517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680823
ISBN
9781563680823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
9781784700089
ISBN
9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.67

Hardcover. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362025
ISBN
9781137362025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

paperback. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349472505
ISBN
9781349472505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardback. The story of Alamein - one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today. Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199682034
ISBN
9780199682034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.73

Paperback. El Alamein was the World War II land battle Britain had to win. This book analyses the logistics of keeping desert armies supplied with petrol and reappraises the combat strategies of Montgomery and Rommel. It ranges from the domestic political pressures on Churchill to the aerial siege of Malta. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, 16pp b&w plates. El Alamein was the World War II land battle Britain had to win. This book analyses the logistics of keeping desert armies supplied with petrol and reappraises the combat strategies of Montgomery and Rommel. It ranges from the domestic political pressures on Churchill to the aerial siege of Malta. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854109293
ISBN
9781854109293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HPCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317762
ISBN
9780226317762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.03
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Narrates the story of urban America from 1950, revealing a portrait of urban transformation. This work chronicles the steady rise of urbanization, the increasing suburbanization, and the sweeping metropolitanization of the US, uncovering the forces behind these shifts and their consequences for American communities. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, tables, figures, maps, reading guide, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631057
ISBN
9780815631057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067938
ISBN
9780252067938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi'i (d. 204AH/ 820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law, this important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence, and its influence continues to the present day. Translator(s): Khadduri, Majid. Num Pages: 380 pages, bibliography, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QFM; JFSR2; LAB; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 39. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946621156
ISBN
9780946621156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.53

Hardback.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042505
ISBN
9781849042505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 64.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Bevy, Lawrence J. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594545917
ISBN
9781594545917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.74
€ 56.51

Hardback. Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers. Num Pages: 210 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972529
ISBN
9781597972529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JMC; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231704540
ISBN
9780231704540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.89
€ 42.58

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