Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Examines how black South Africans' beliefs in supernatural powers, along with both economic and social change in the rural areas, resulted in rebellions and how gender relations in black South African rural families changed. This work explores the intersection of taxation, political attitudes, and supernatural beliefs among black South Africans. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821417058
- ISBN
- 9780821417058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JM; BM; JFCA; UD; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 255 x 21. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911274049
- ISBN
- 9781911274049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.98
€ 21.99
€ 15.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825260
- ISBN
- 9780810825260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.35
€ 125.35
Hardcover. Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen and BushidoIn Soul of the Samurai bestselling author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true essence of the Bushido code or Zen warrior teachings Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804848954
- ISBN
- 9780804848954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.28
€ 10.99
€ 9.28
Paperback. Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108974
- ISBN
- 9780230108974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.83€ 30.77
€ 82.83
€ 30.77
Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237498
- ISBN
- 9780812237498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.91
€ 80.91
Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674821521
- ISBN
- 9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.59
€ 41.59
Hardcover. Between 1850 and 1910, the US was a rising star in the international arena, and several European nations sought to strengthen their ties to the republic through cultural means. France capitalized on its art, Britain on its social ties and literature, and Germany promoted classical music. This book traces these efforts to export culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AVGC; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292151
- ISBN
- 9780226292151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Paperback. Scholars investigate sound as part of the social construction of historical experience and as an element of the sensory relationship people have to the world, showing how hearing and listening can inform people's feelings, ideas, decisions, and actions. Editor(s): Suisman, David; Strasser, Susan. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222296
- ISBN
- 9780812222296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Davies, James Q.; Lockhart, Ellen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226402079
- ISBN
- 9780226402079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Paperback. This book presents the sound locators, fire control systems, and searchlights used by Germany in conjunction with anti-aircraft fire. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 280 x 3. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764305689
- ISBN
- 9780764305689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.25
€ 12.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; AVX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516572
- ISBN
- 9780147516572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Discusses about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. This book describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. It studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use 'in country' before and during missions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; AVG; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220875
- ISBN
- 9780253220875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.70
€ 29.70
Hardcover. This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film. The volume looks at various subsets of the 'comedy film' from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. Editor(s): Evans, Mark; Hayward, Philip. Series: Genre, Music & Sound. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790991
- ISBN
- 9781781790991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.97
€ 40.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; 3JJPG; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Christian Focus
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857929539
- ISBN
- 9781857929539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Explores the influence of immigrant cultures on the capital's music scene. This title tells the story of the music and the larger-than-life characters making it, journeying from Soho jazz clubs to Brixton blues parties to King's Cross warehouse raves to the streets of Notting Hill - and onto sound systems everywhere. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JMC; AVG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 39. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687617
- ISBN
- 9781846687617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Hardcover. This book contributes to our understanding of modern European history through the lens of sound by examining diverse subjects such as performed and recorded music, auditory technologies like the telephone and stethoscope, and the ambient noise of the city. Editor(s): Morat, Daniel. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384212
- ISBN
- 9781782384212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503600324
- ISBN
- 9781503600324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.36
€ 36.99
€ 33.36
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792899
- ISBN
- 9780804792899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.01
€ 145.01
Paperback. The definitive collection of great writings on music of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Solie, Ruth A.; Strunk, W. Oliver. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966992
- ISBN
- 9780393966992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.91
€ 41.91
Paperback. This book began as an attempt to carry out a suggestion made in 1929 by Carl Engel in his "Views and Reviews"-to fulfill his wish for " a living record of musical personalities, events, conditions, tastes ..a history of music faithfully and entirely carved from contemporary accounts. Editor(s): Morgan, Robert P.; Strunk, W. Oliver. Num Pages: 264 pages, music. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393967005
- ISBN
- 9780393967005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. Documents crucial changes in performance practice and live electronics, computer music, notation and event scores, theater and installations, intermedia and technology, politics and the social roles of composers and performers, and innovations in the sound of music. Editor(s): Austin, Larry; Kahn, Douglas; Gurusinghe, Nilendra. Num Pages: 396 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 128 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 988. Music of the Avant-Garde, 1966-1973. 396 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Austin, Larry; Kahn, Douglas; Gurusinghe, Nilendra. Documents crucial changes in performance practice and live electronics, computer music, notation and event scores, theater and installations, intermedia and technology, politics and the social roles of composers and performers, and innovations in the sound of music. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGC6. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight: 950.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267459
- ISBN
- 9780520267459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Paperback. Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England: 1485 - 1714 , this text brings together an impressive array of documents from the Tudor Stuart period of English history. The documents are drawn from widely differing media and range from parliamentary statutes and political pamphlets to household bills and personal diary entries. Editor(s): Key, Newton; Bucholz, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781405162760
- ISBN
- 9781405162760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. This sourcebook is designed for undergraduate students taking survey courses in the modern period. The primary sources illuminate and extend the reader's understanding of the themes at the heart of Britain's transformation over the course of the last three centuries. Editor(s): Wasson, Ellis. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444333725
- ISBN
- 9781444333725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20