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Paperback. Part exhibition catalogue, part technical and social history of the piano, PIANO 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos presents the Smithsonian's 2000 exhibition's highlights in a lavishly illustrated book that captures the visual excitement of this authoritative survey of one of western culture's most pervasive musical icons. Num Pages: 80 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVRG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929847085
- ISBN
- 9780929847085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.07
€ 43.07
paperback. Firsthand accounts from the Civil Rights Movement's frontlines Editor(s): Huntley, Horace; McKerley, John W. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 photographs; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTD; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076688
- ISBN
- 9780252076688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.81
€ 30.99
€ 27.81
Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593500
- ISBN
- 9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749517
- ISBN
- 9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.90
€ 19.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Often compared unfavourably with colonial New England, the early Chesapeake has been portrayed as irreligious, unstable, and violent. This study challenges this view and looks across the Atlantic to assess the enduring influence of English attitudes, values, and behaviour on the early Chesapeake. Num Pages: 480 pages, 23 illustrations, 34 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846148
- ISBN
- 9780807846148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.01
€ 58.01
Paperback. The passage of time and the reality of an aging survivor population have made it increasingly urgent to document and give expression to testimony, experience, and memory of the Holocaust. This title demonstrates that artistic representations are central to the practice of remembrance and commemoration. Editor(s): Jacobowitz, Florence; Hornstein, Shelley. Num Pages: 344 pages, 74 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- 1st US - 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215697
- ISBN
- 9780253215697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. "Impossible Images" brings together a distinguished group of contributors, including artists, photographers, cultural critics, and historians, to analyze the ways in which the Holocaust has been represented in and through paintings, architecture, photographs, museums, and monuments. Editor(s): Silberstein, Laurence J.; Hornstein, Shelley. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 285 pages, 20 colour plates, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798263
- ISBN
- 9780814798263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.18
€ 36.99
€ 31.18
Num Pages: 224 pages, over 300 b/w photos, line schemes. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764320590
- ISBN
- 9780764320590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.87€ 38.58
€ 52.87
€ 38.58
Hardcover. Seeks to define exactly what it is that makes Britain's capital the international urban HQ for creativity and innovation. Why and how has the city become a creative universe of its own making? This book unlocks the secret passions, undress social mundanities and address outrageous profanities. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; AJCR; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 332 x 319. Weight in Grams: 4674.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970713
- ISBN
- 9780500970713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.67€ 54.95
€ 66.67
€ 54.95
Hardback. In the Middle Ages, Muslim travelers embarked on a rihla, or world tour, as surveyors, emissaries, and educators. This title assesses both the religious and philosophical aspects of travel, as well as the economic and cultural conditions that made the rihla possible. It is suitable for scholars in history, literature, and anthropology. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808772
- ISBN
- 9780226808772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.18
€ 93.18
Paperback. Part two applies Linz's model to country studies. Editor(s): Chehabi, H. E.; Linz, Juan J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPA; JPF; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801856945
- ISBN
- 9780801856945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.55
€ 35.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. Argues that in early modern England, dance was not merely a pleasant pastime, but an intricate network of bodily negotiations of power, sex and territory as well. This text examines the social and semiotic complexities of dancing as it changed over time and how it reflected wider social changes. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ASDX; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558491441
- ISBN
- 9781558491441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.87
€ 48.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Aster, Howard; Potichnyj, Peter. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894865197
- ISBN
- 9781894865197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.14
€ 45.99
€ 32.14
Hardcover. This text focuses on international efforts to punish perpetrators of genocide and other war crimes. Combining history, politics and analysis, it revisits the killing fields of Cambodia, documents the genocide of villagers in Rwanda, and examines events in Kosovo in the light of these conflicts. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JKVP; JPS; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609772
- ISBN
- 9780700609772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Paperback. Canning Town Voices Series: Chalford Oral History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752410531
- ISBN
- 9780752410531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.17
€ 16.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPA; JPS; JPVH; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Interlink Pub Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569743
- ISBN
- 9781566569743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0211642
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0211643
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. An account of the five turning points in Western music, starting with the invention of notation by an 11th century monk, the invention of the piano and opera, and the first musical recording, and the development of musical styles ending with popular music of the 20th century. The book accompanies a 5-part Channel 4 series. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles, , music, portraits. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283546
- ISBN
- 9780099283546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653143
- ISBN
- 9780226653143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
hardcover. Editor(s): Langer, Howard J. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765759566
- ISBN
- 9780765759566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.06
€ 146.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718073
- ISBN
- 9780804718073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.75
€ 144.75
Hardcover. In this fascinating volume, renowned historian Howard M. Sachar relates the tragedy of twentieth-century Europe through an innovative, riveting account of the continent's political assassinations between 1918 and 1939 and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442609198
- ISBN
- 9781442609198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.18
€ 79.18
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646428
- ISBN
- 9780691646428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.08
€ 148.08