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Dance & other performing arts

Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317526
ISBN
9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than we commonly remember. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ASZH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226431642
ISBN
9780226431642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.00

Hardcover. During the 1920s and '30s, Franz Taibosh - whose stage name was Clicko - performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This title presents the story of Taibosh's journey from boyhood on a small farm in South Africa to top billing as one of the travelling World's Fair Freaks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226647418
ISBN
9780226647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.03
€ 60.28

Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734996
ISBN
9780226734996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905860
ISBN
9780226905860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Saxon brings together more than 300 letters written by the self-styled "Prince of Humbugs." Here we see him, opinionated and exuberant, with only the rarest flashes of introspection and self-doubt, haggling with business partners, blustering over politics, and attempting to get such friends as Mark Twain to endorse his latest schemes. Num Pages: 454 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231056878
ISBN
9780231056878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AS; AVH; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
39th Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076081
ISBN
9780231076081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.41
€ 97.06

Paperback. The third book in a trilogy that includes Seeing the Divine and Hearing the Divine, this book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131452
ISBN
9780231131452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.44

Hardback. Translator(s): Kimbrough, R. Keller. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; ASZM; DD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146586
ISBN
9780231146586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.22
€ 76.28

Hardback. Examines the conceptualization and staging of race through the performance, sometimes coerced, of black dance from the slave ship to the minstrel stage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; ASD; GTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038259
ISBN
9780252038259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065903
ISBN
9780252065903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Akim Volynsky was a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian who became Saint Petersburg's most prolific ballet critic in the early part of the twentieth century. This book features a collection of his provocative and influential writings, and provides a look at life inside the world of Russian ballet at a crucial era in its history. Editor(s): Rabinowitz, Stanley J. Translator(s): Rabinowitz, Stanley J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations in a gallery. BIC Classification: ASDL; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164497
ISBN
9780300164497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardback. A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America Editor(s): Weber, Susan; Ames, Kenneth L.; Wittmann, Matthew. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 327 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 276 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185393
ISBN
9780300185393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.01
€ 52.78

Paperback. Pearl Primus (1919-1994) blazed onto the dance scene in 1943 with stunning works that incorporated social and racial protest into their dance aesthetic. This book offers an intimate perspective on her life and explores her influences on American culture, dance, and education. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 black-&-white illustrations in 16-page insert. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187939
ISBN
9780300187939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. An exuberant history of American dance, told through the lives of virtuoso performers who have defined the art Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300201314
ISBN
9780300201314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. A landmark examination of the art and artists inspired by American dance from 1830 to 1960 Num Pages: 304 pages, 230 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211610
ISBN
9780300211610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.83

Hardcover. In order to assess the effectiveness of groundwater monitoring devices and their end results, statistical techniques must be employed. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the Second Edition examines the multiple problems inherent in the analysis of groundwater monitoring data and illustrates their application and interconnections. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; PB; PN; RN; TN; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470164969
ISBN
9780470164969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Hardcover. The goal of the book is to implement and compare different methods for quantifying the uncertainty in the probability of response, as a function of dose. Ultimately and ideally, this would be in a form compatible with integrated uncertainty analysis, comprising release, exposure, response, treatment cost, etc. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; MMGT; PB; PN; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470447505
ISBN
9780470447505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.56

Hardcover. Illicit drugs are an emerging class of environmental contaminants and mass spectrometry is the technique of choice for their analysis. Editor(s): Castiglioni, Sara; Zuccato, Ettore; Fanelli, Roberto. Series: Wiley Series on Mass Spectrometry. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; PN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470529546
ISBN
9780470529546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.89

Hardcover. Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these as a framework in which to discuss the species and their interactions with man and each other. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; PS; RB; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470778067
ISBN
9780470778067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.11

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