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Paperback. Reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal moment. This collection of essays explores the stages of cultural change on which Aaron Copland's long life (1900 to 1990) unfolded. It critiques Copland's work in these shifting contexts. Editor(s): Oja, Carol J.; Tick, Judith. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 568 pages, 54 line art . 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124704
- ISBN
- 9780691124704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589796607
- ISBN
- 9781589796607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the scientific revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this work on George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Num Pages: 340 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577142
- ISBN
- 9780226577142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.56
€ 50.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 maps, 24 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press Dublin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172617
- ISBN
- 9781847172617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.03
€ 16.99
€ 10.03
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stacey International
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906768065
- ISBN
- 9781906768065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 8.79
€ 18.99
€ 8.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JPHL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605984094
- ISBN
- 9781605984094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.00
€ 16.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. 101 Ways to Climb out of the Slough of Despondency - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depression. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b/w illus, Index. BIC Classification: BGA; VFJB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0006062
- ISBN
- 9780007232802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardback. While bookstore shelves around the world have never ceased to display best-selling life-and-lettersA" biographies in prominent positions, the genre became less popular among academic historians during the Cold War decades. Their main concern then was with political and socioeconomic structures, institutions, and organizations.. Editor(s): Berghahn, Volker R.; Lassig, Simone. Series: Studies in German History. BIC Classification: 1DF; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455187
- ISBN
- 9781845455187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.31
€ 156.31
Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813146959
- ISBN
- 9780813146959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294977
- ISBN
- 9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.49
€ 16.49
Paperback. A compelling and detailed look at James Dean's final day and the context of his life Num Pages: 288 pages, Two 8-page photo inserts. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480360303
- ISBN
- 9781480360303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.35
€ 26.99
€ 24.35
Hardback. Radie Britain (1899-1994) was a famous twentieth-century composer whose orchestral compositions have been performed by leading orchestras around the world and one composition, 'A String Quartet,' was performed at the White House. Includes a chronology of events and awards and a chronological list of her works. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 444 pages, music, ports. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827332
- ISBN
- 9780810827332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.05
€ 193.05
Paperback. The world wants to know what contemporary India is all about. The world's largest democracy, it still practices the caste system. It's a burgeoning economic superpower, and one of the poorest nations on earth. This title discusses the continent of contradictions that is host to one-sixth of the world's population. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; HBJF; HBLW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099268222
- ISBN
- 9780099268222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.21
€ 20.99
€ 16.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Norland, Daniel; Rose, Jeffrey. Translator(s): List, Kathleen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BK; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781503601154
- ISBN
- 9781503601154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.29
€ 26.99
€ 24.29
Hardback. Hailed by Terry Eagleton in The Guardian as "definitive," this is the only complete and authoritative edition of Antonio Gramsci's deeply personal and vivid prison letters. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Frank. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 374 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: BGA; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075527
- ISBN
- 9780231075527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.35
€ 137.35
Paperback. Inspiring biography from a doctor working against the odds in Palestine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGA; JPVH; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327860
- ISBN
- 9780745327860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.82
€ 37.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Stunning biographical portraits explore the lives of five women--two actresses, two writers, and a painter--who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. Their lives stretch across a century and a half of explosive cultural and political transformations in Japan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113571
- ISBN
- 9780231113571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.70
€ 42.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8-pp. 4/C insert on gloss. BIC Classification: APB; AS; BGB; BGF; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393614
- ISBN
- 9781610393614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.73
€ 27.99
€ 19.73
Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729372
- ISBN
- 9781560729372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.21€ 54.52
€ 70.21
€ 54.52
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082949
- ISBN
- 9781616082949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.79
€ 17.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Eamonn Ceannt was one of the founding members of the Irish Volunteers. His unit saw intense fighting during the Rising but surrendered when ordered to do so by his superior officer Patrick Pearse. Ceannt was held in Kilmainham Gaol until his execution by firing squad on 8 May 1916, aged 34. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172716
- ISBN
- 9781847172716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.09
€ 16.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGA; BGHA; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825306839
- ISBN
- 9780825306839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.78
€ 16.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Series: Outlines S. Num Pages: 128 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180. Series: Outlines S. 128 pages, b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 184 x 148 x 8. Weight: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Absolute Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899791736
- ISBN
- 9781899791736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.03
€ 10.03
Paperback. "Betty Garrett's memoir is a tale of grace under pressure. It's a lovely, moving song of survival."-Studs Terkel Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568331331
- ISBN
- 9781568331331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.40
€ 21.99
€ 21.40