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Biography
hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 714. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good-like new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Archetype
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0036111
- ISBN
- 9781901383324
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A biography of Jacques Derrida that tells of his career, his influence, and his philosophical roots. It also attempts to define his crucial importance as the ambassador of 'theory', the phenomenon that has had a profound influence on academic life in the humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036144
- ISBN
- 9780300115420
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The first full length biography of Dirac, one of the most brilliant physicists of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036733
- ISBN
- 9780521380898
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTM0000782
- ISBN
- 9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Henning Kronstam's story reveals the achievement of professional and personal victory over illness, family disapproval and private torments. The author documents Kronstam's major roles, as recounted in his own words in 200 hours of interviews, with accompanying photographs from his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 155 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813025469
- ISBN
- 9780813025469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.26
€ 40.99
€ 39.26
hardcover. These letters offer an intimate portrait of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist best known as the author of "The Yearling", "Cross Creek", and "South Moon Under". Rawlings was one of Scribner's best-selling novelists of the 1940s and a protegee of their famous editor Maxwell E. Perkins. Editor(s): Tarr, Rodger L. Num Pages: 936 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813027838
- ISBN
- 9780813027838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.60
€ 52.60
hardcover. This first scholarly edition of the writings of a unique Native American woman details an extraordinary life in a combination of genres including oral history, ethnography, and western adventure sketches. Editor(s): Kilcup, Karen L. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813028668
- ISBN
- 9780813028668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.34
€ 69.34
hardcover. A biography of LeRoy Collins, whom the Florida House of Representatives eulogized as the "Floridian of the Twentieth Century. This book argues that the courageous moral leadership of Collins not only spared Florida the humiliation that befell other southern states, but also was responsible for modernizing all the branches of the state government. Editor(s): Mormino, Gary R.; Arsenault, Raymond. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b&w photos, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029696
- ISBN
- 9780813029696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.42
€ 30.99
€ 28.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Signed by Author
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554887743
- ISBN
- 9781554887743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.09
€ 27.99
€ 25.09
Hardcover. When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was 'rediscovered' by blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings transformed popular notions of pre-war country blues. This title offers an exploration of this legendary creator's life and times. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVGK; AVH; AVRL1; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617030086
- ISBN
- 9781617030086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.81
€ 149.81
paperback. This second volume of autobiography is a portrait of adolescence in Dublin in the 1940s and 1950s. Leonard stirs in theatre ancedotes, vignettes of Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan and divulges his own beginnings as a writer. The result is a humorous analysis of Dublin and Dubliners. Series: Methuen biography. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPG; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780413771483
- ISBN
- 9780413771483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.72
€ 9.99
€ 9.72
paperback. Aged just 17, the author walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAM0000982
- ISBN
- 9781405913768
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 8.02
€ 8.02
paperback. The author of the massively bestselling Steve Jobs biography writes the whole history of the digital age Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated & illustrated timeline. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAM0000990
- ISBN
- 9781471138805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 8.02
€ 8.02
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 277 photos & images. BIC Classification: AVGT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Iron Pages Books (DE)
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KAM0001015
- ISBN
- 9783940822079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 8.02
€ 8.02
paperback. The acid, hilarious, confessional, provocative bestselling memoirs of our greatest contrarian, and the author of god Is Not Great. 'If Hitchens didn't exist, we wouldn't be able to invent him.' Ian McEwan Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037150
- ISBN
- 9781843549222
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 8.61
€ 8.61
paperback. A biography of Liam Mellows. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532. Good clean copy. Keywords: Ireland, Revolutionary Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037189
- ISBN
- 9781905007011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
paperback. 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AFKC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 114 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy. With light wear to front cover, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037283
- ISBN
- 9780099539551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. A collection of the translated letters of the 17th-century correspondent and friend of Descartes, Princess Elisabeth. Her questions provoked Descartes to think about ethics and the passions. The volume contains a running commentary on the historical, biographical and intellectual context. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HPQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037407
- ISBN
- 9780847692651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. In the sixties, Fitzhugh Mullan was an activist in the civil rights struggle. While in medical school, Mullan was shocked by gaps in what the students learned, and the lack of humanity in the classroom. This book charts the state of medical school and practices in the 1960s and 70s. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGT; JPW; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031979
- ISBN
- 9780472031979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Features an American memoir of growing up in New York with eccentric uncles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579328
- ISBN
- 9780747579328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. "Shadow Child" presents an examination of the grief of a father over the death of his baby daughter. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BG; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579731
- ISBN
- 9780747579731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595347886
- ISBN
- 9781595347886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.93
€ 27.99
€ 24.93
Hardcover. The insightful and entertaining account of an outstanding British diplomatic career in the post-colonial period. Num Pages: 300 pages, Photographic plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBXS; 3JJ; BM; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531155
- ISBN
- 9781908531155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.50
€ 33.99
€ 24.50
Paperback. 8vo. .Good clean copy..First edition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0289297
- ISBN
- 9780717127979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037544
- ISBN
- 9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Collects interviews and profiles of the man whose name remains synonymous with Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Donald Duck, Sleeping Beauty, and others. Bringing over twenty interviews from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, this book traces Disney's career from "Steamboat Willie" to the construction of Disneyland. Editor(s): Jackson, Kathy Merlock. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; APFV; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578067138
- ISBN
- 9781578067138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. This book traces the life and times of Eric Worrell, the original reptile danger man and naturalist, and the iconic tourist attraction he established, The Australian Reptile Park, which continues to be a leader in wildlife tourism, conservation, education and research. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; WNCK; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742232324
- ISBN
- 9781742232324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; B; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 334 x 2. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- UNSW Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234793
- ISBN
- 9781742234793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299127442
- ISBN
- 9780299127442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Flinders Petrie has been called the "Father of Modern Egyptology" and was one of the pioneers of modern archaeology. Here Drower, a student of his in the 1930s, traces his life from his boyhood, when he was already a budding scholar, to his stunning career in the deserts of Egypt. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 522 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299146245
- ISBN
- 9780299146245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. Jaime Manrique weaves into his own memoir the lives of three important 20th-century Hispanic writers: the Argentine Manuel Puig, the author of "Kiss of the Spider Woman"; the Cuban Reinaldo Arenas, author of "Before Night Falls"; and Spanish poet and playwright Frederico Garcia Lorca. Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; BGA; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299161842
- ISBN
- 9780299161842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.88
€ 24.88
paperback. Series: George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBAH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299165840
- ISBN
- 9780299165840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Paperback. An autobiography of Yi-Fu Tuan, a Chinese American who came to this country as a twenty-year-old graduate student and stayed to become one of America's most innovative intellectuals, whose work has explored the aesthetic and moral dimensions of human relations with landscape, nature, and environment. Series Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299166649
- ISBN
- 9780299166649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.88
€ 24.88
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299177348
- ISBN
- 9780299177348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
paperback. Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299178741
- ISBN
- 9780299178741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. This volume tells of a relationship between Hugo Wolf, one of the greatest masters of the German art song, and Melanie Kochert, the wife of a prominent Viennese jeweller with whom Wolf shared a lifelong emotional, spiritual, and artistic bond. Editor(s): Grasberger, Franz. Translator(s): Urban, Louise McClelland (Professor Emerita of Voice, University of Maryland, USA). Num Pages: 333 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVG; BGF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299194444
- ISBN
- 9780299194444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Kaiso!: Writings by and About Katherine Dunham (Studies in Dance Histo...
. Ed(S): Clark, Veve A.; Johnson, Sara E.
paperback. A collection of writings by and about Katherine Dunham, the African American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. This edition includes scholarly articles, Dunham's essays on dance and anthropology, press reviews, interviews, and chapters from Dunham's unpublished volume of memoirs, "Minefields". Editor(s): Clark, Veve A.; Johnson, Sara E. Num Pages: 576 pages, 26 b&w photos. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299212742
- ISBN
- 9780299212742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. A biography of John Sturges. It examines his childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as "Gunga Din"; his service in the Army Air Corps in WWII; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood. Series: Wisconsin Film Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299228347
- ISBN
- 9780299228347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. In the 1930s, swing music reigned, and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was the hottest and hippest attraction on the black dance circuits. This book traces the development of the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra from its infant days as a high school band in Memphis to its record-breaking tours across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 12-page plate section. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033591
- ISBN
- 9780472033591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
paperback. Translator(s): Abe, Ryuichi; Haskel, Peter. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DCF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824817770
- ISBN
- 9780824817770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67