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Paperback. Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254879
- ISBN
- 9780520254879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820346144
- ISBN
- 9780820346144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ferreira, Jonathan R. Num Pages: 145 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCG; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243787
- ISBN
- 9781613243787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.86€ 109.50
€ 159.86
€ 109.50
Paperback. Authentic Indian-made items of both old and new vintage are showcased. Nearly 800 color photos present clothing and accessories, basketry, pottery, musical instruments, toys and games, textiles, and beadwork. Includes detailed descriptions, current pricing, bead glossary. An essential and comprehensive reference for every collector's bookshelf. Num Pages: 192 pages, 775 color & 7 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 948. 192 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; WF. Dimension: 277 x 215 x 15. Weight: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323911
- ISBN
- 9780764323911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Hardback. A fascinating and comprehensive analysis of the official security discourse in Colombia, this book investigates discursive and material practices that write the identities of state, self and others. Series Editor(s): Lawler, Peter; Guittet, Emmanuel-Pierre. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 288 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079856
- ISBN
- 9780719079856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Public Choice Interpretations of American Economic History
Heckelman, Jac C.; Moorhouse, John C. (Depart...
Hardback. By adding the insights of public choice economists to the traditional tools used to understand economic actors and institutions, this book provides insights into several issues of American history. Each contribution analyzes an episode in American economic history within a public choice framework of rational maximization. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377214
- ISBN
- 9780792377214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
paperback. Ange-Marie Hancock argues that beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively "ended welfare as we know it." She shows how stereotypes and politically motivated misperceptions about race, class and gender were effectively used to instigate a politics of disgust. Num Pages: 210 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736708
- ISBN
- 9780814736708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Longtime guide and canoe authority Cliff Jacobson explains the best and safest ways of planning and enjoying a BWCA journey. Series: Paddling Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WSS; WSSN5; WSZR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773442
- ISBN
- 9780762773442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.95
€ 37.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212253
- ISBN
- 9781600212253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 58.29
€ 82.89
€ 58.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612053028
- ISBN
- 9781612053028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135926
- ISBN
- 9781571135926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42
hardcover. In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'British, their country, and their ways'. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time memento. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851240852
- ISBN
- 9781851240852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
paperback. With natives as your guides, this new series steers you down the most scenic and historic byways in the areas they cover, with plenty of intriguing points of interest and places to eat, stay, and shop along the way. Series: Backroads & Byways. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881507751
- ISBN
- 9780881507751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.69
€ 24.99
€ 20.69
paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679722120
- ISBN
- 9780679722120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.03
€ 18.99
€ 16.03
Hardcover. * Success Made Simple is the first practical book of Amish business success principles for the non-Amish reader. * The work provides a platform of transferable principles that are simple and universal enough to be applied in the non-Amish world, in a wide variety of business and management settings. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470442371
- ISBN
- 9780470442371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.18
€ 25.99
€ 21.18
Paperback. This book offers the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers' pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers and a comparative analysis of public service by other professionals and by lawyers in other countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751070
- ISBN
- 9780804751070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Series: Claremont Institute Series on Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550025
- ISBN
- 9780742550025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.00
€ 140.00
Paperback. "A brutal indictment of the American penal system and a plea for prison reform"--Cover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Three Rooms Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941110386
- ISBN
- 9781941110386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.26
€ 18.99
€ 17.26
Paperback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JH; RBP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145824
- ISBN
- 9781405145824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJZ; KNTX; UBJ; UDBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127895
- ISBN
- 9780143127895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.94
€ 18.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. A rigorous investigation of reform in college sports Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSB; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077838
- ISBN
- 9780252077838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Presenting an abridgement of the author's 2004 translation of "The Mangy Parrot", this title aims to captures the narrative drive, literary innovations, and biting social commentary. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206700
- ISBN
- 9780872206700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.02
€ 20.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. This study of colonial memory asks the question, how do once-colonized people remember the colonial period? Drawing on an ethnography of the social practices of remembering and forgetting in one community in Madagascar, the book develops a practice-based approach to social memory. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 378 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; 1K; GTB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228467
- ISBN
- 9780520228467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
paperback. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Texas PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780292746992
- ISBN
- 9780292746992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87