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Paperback. Reveals how the new technologies of mass culture--the phonograph, radio, and film played a key role in accelerating the diffusion of jazz as a modernist art form across the nation's racial divide. Focuses on four cities--New Orleans, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles--to show how each city produced a distinctive style of jazz." Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618897
- ISBN
- 9780700618897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children s Classic and the Difference It Made" Editor(s): Lovett, Laura L. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APT; AVC; DSYC; JFSJ1; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469619057
- ISBN
- 9781469619057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGK; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572334328
- ISBN
- 9781572334328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them. Editor(s): Bailey, Julius. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGR; AVH; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137574251
- ISBN
- 9781137574251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.33
€ 37.33
Paperback. Examines the complicated history of a Jewish cultural organization supported by Nazi Germany Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVA; AVC; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472034970
- ISBN
- 9780472034970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.48
€ 36.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Musicologists and performance studies scholars reach across their disciplines to examine the role of performance in musical culture Editor(s): Cook, Nicholas; Pettengill, Richard. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051779
- ISBN
- 9780472051779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. For more than fifty years, Chicago drummer Jimmi Mayes served as a sideman beside some of the greatest musicians and musical groups in history. Mayes lived through racial segregation, the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the integration of rock bands, and the emergence of Motown. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617039164
- ISBN
- 9781617039164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. An intriguing look at music listening in nineteenth-century America Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819571625
- ISBN
- 9780819571625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
A Hot-Bed Of Musicians: Traditional Music In The Upper New River Valle...
Paula Hathaway Anderson-Green
Hardcover. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH; AVGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572331808
- ISBN
- 9781572331808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 476 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGD; GBC; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572332034
- ISBN
- 9781572332034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.82€ 79.36
€ 87.82
€ 79.36
Paperback. Reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse strains of American folk music - Latin, Native American, African, French-Canadian, British, and Cajun - and offers a chronology of the development of folk music in the United States. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617032646
- ISBN
- 9781617032646
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621902386
- ISBN
- 9781621902386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVC; JHMC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688557
- ISBN
- 9781781688557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.97€ 76.26
€ 81.97
€ 76.26
Paperback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362937
- ISBN
- 9780822362937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.25
€ 33.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. "Celebrate the musical tapestry of Texas from A to Z! This book offers more than 870 articles that feature completely updated entries as well as new and expanded coverage of the musicians, ensembles, dance halls, festivals, businesses, orchestras, organizations, and genres that have helped define the Lone Star State's musical legacy."--Book jacket. Editor(s): Jasinski, Laurie E. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AVC; AVH; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1688.
- Publisher
- Texas State Historical Assn
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876112533
- ISBN
- 9780876112533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMG; AVC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630786
- ISBN
- 9780691630786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81€ 97.39
€ 128.81
€ 97.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226448695
- ISBN
- 9780226448695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGR; HRC. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293540
- ISBN
- 9780520293540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.46
€ 33.99
€ 24.46
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040078
- ISBN
- 9780252040078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardback. Addresses the relationship between categories of music and categories of people, particularly how certain ways of organizing sounds becomes integral to how we perceive ourselves and how we feel connected to some people and disconnected from others. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31 music ex, 16 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248717
- ISBN
- 9780520248717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 71.31
€ 93.68
€ 71.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, b&w sketches throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; AVC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381921
- ISBN
- 9789382381921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501321276
- ISBN
- 9781501321276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.50
€ 13.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. John Kruth analyzes the songs and making of Rubber Soul putting the album in context of the turbulent times in which it was created Num Pages: 272 pages, Two 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: AVC; AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617135736
- ISBN
- 9781617135736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.97
€ 20.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, music examples throughout. BIC Classification: AVC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178036
- ISBN
- 9780300178036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.25
€ 16.99
€ 13.25