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| "Fiddle Time Joggers + CD: A First Book of Very Easy Pieces for Violin by Kathy Blackwell, David Blackwell (Mixed media..." |
| "Fiddle Time is a great series for young violinists Packed with lively original tunes well-known pieces and easy duets the series is carefully paced and organized to build confidence every step of the way This new edition still contains all your favourite pieces back by popular demand plus a brand new CD and fantastic new illustrations"
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| "Carols for Choirs: Bk.4: Vocal Score by Oxford University Press (Sheet music, 1980)" |
| "50 carols for sopranos and altos (suitable for boys&39; girls&39; or women&39;s choirs) It contains mostly simple arrangements of the best-loved carols some less well-known ones and four original pieces by Britten (2) Rutter and Hadley Most of the Christmas hymns are presented in two versions; for choirs only unaccompanied and for choir and audiencecongregation with accompaniment Orchestral accompaniments for many of the carols are available on hire"
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| "Piano Time: Bk. 1 by Oxford University Press (Sheet music, 2004)" |
| "Piano Time 1 starts at the very beginning with simple five-finger tunes for hands separately and together many with duet parts It gradually addes more notes and techniques to cover sharps and flats simple scales and keys and a range of dynamics and symbols"
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| "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson (Hardback, 1988)" |
| "This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA&39;s history from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865 With a broad historical sweep it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in the North with its increasing opposition to slavery; and the struggle over territorial expansion with its accompanying social tensions and economic expansion The whole panorama of the Civil War is captured in these pages from the military campaign which is described with vividness immediacy a grasp of strategy and logistics and a keen awareness of the military leaders and the common soldiers involved to its political and social aspects"
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| "Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "In this new translation of Euripides' celebrated Greek tragedy WS Merwin and George E Dimock Jr offer a compelling look at the devastating consequence of 'man's inhumanity to man' A stern critique of Greek culture Iphigeneia at Aulis condemns the Trojan War by depicting the power of political ambition and the ensuing repercussions of thoughtlessly falling to the will of constituency The translation impressively re-creates the broad array of moral and emotional tones conveyed by Euripides with a comprehensive introduction notes on the text and a glossary of mythical and geographical terms"
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| "Chapters of Brazil's Colonial History, 1500-1800 by Capistrano de Abreu (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "In Chapters of Brazil's Colonial History Joao Capistrano de Abreu created an integrated history of Brazil that is both a landmark work of scholarship and a literary masterpiece He offers an analysis of the past based on the role of the economy settlement and the occupation of the interior"
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| "Rethinking the New Deal Court: The Structure of a Constitutional Revolution by Barry Cushman (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "Rethinking the New Deal Court challenges the prevailing account of the New Deal era Supreme Court which holds that in the spring of 1937 the Court suddenly abandoned jurisprudential positions it had staked out in such areas as substantive due process and commerce clause doctrine In this view the impetus for such a dramatic reversal was provided by external political pressures manifested in FDR's landslide victory in the 1936 election and by the subsequent Court-packing crisis Author Barry Cushman by contrast discounts the role that political pressure played in securing this constitutional revolution Instead he reorients study of the New Deal Court by focusing attention on the internal dynamics of doctrinal development and the role of New Dealers in seizing opportunities presented by doctrinal change Recasting this central story in American constitutional development as a chapter in the history of ideas rather than simply an episode in the history of politics Cushman offers a thoroughly researched and carefully argued study that recharacterizes the mechanics by which laissez-faire constitutionalism unraveled and finally collapsed during FDR's reign Identifying previously unseen connections between various lines of doctrine Cushman charts the manner in which Nebbia v New York's abandonment of the distinction between public and private enterprise hastened the demise of the doctrinal structure in which that distinction had played a central role"
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| "The Image of Man: The Creation of Modern Masculinity by George L. Mosse (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "This is the first historical account of the masculine stereotype as it evolved in modern Western culture It shows how 20th-century fascism gave the manly ideal its extreme expression - in mass rallies that glorified the storm trooper while attacking such 'unmanly men' as Jews and homosexuals"
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| "Qur.an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men Now with Qu'ran and Woman Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman a reading which validates the female voice in the Qu'ran and brings it out of the shadows Muslim progressives have long argued that it is not the religion but patriarchal interpretation and implementation of the Qu'ran that have kept women oppressed For many the way to reform is the reexamination and reinterpretation of religious texts Qu'ran and Woman contributes a gender inclusive reading to one of the most fundamental disciplines in Islamic thought Qu'ranic exegesis Wadud breaks down specific texts and key words which have been used to limit women's public and private role even to justify violence toward Muslim women revealing that their original meaning and context defy such interpretations What her analysis clarifies is the lack of gender bias precedence or prejudice in the essential language of the Qur'an Despite much Qu'ranic evidence about the significance of women gender reform in Muslim society has been stubbornly resisted Wadud's reading of the Qu'ran confirms womens equality and constitutes legitimate grounds for contesting the unequal treatment that women have experienced historically and continue to experience legally in Muslim communities The Qu'ran does not prescribe one timeless and unchanging social structure for men and women Wadud argues lucidly affirming that the Qu'ran holds greater possibilities for guiding human society to a more fulfilling and productive mutual collaboration between men and women than as yet attained by Muslims or non-Muslims"
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| "The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "C Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social personal and historical dimensions of our lives The sociological imagination Mills calls for is a sociological vision a way of looking at the world that can see links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues Leading sociologist Amitai Etzioni brings this fortieth anniversary edition up to date with a lucid introduction in which he considers the ways social analysis has progressed since Mills first published his study in 1959 A classic in the field this book still provides rich food for our imagination"
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| "Building the Kingdom: A History of Mormons in America by Claudia L. Bushman, Richard L. Bushman (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Building the Kingdom traces the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints commonly known as the Mormon church which began in America in the early 1800s and continues today throughout the world The book covers the church&39;s origin and history and includes a well-balanced discussion of difficult issues such as polygamy and the modern Mormon family&39;s struggle to balance religious traditions with the demands of the modern world The book includes an 8-page section of illustrationsIncludes chronology further reading and index"
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| "Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America by Patricia U. Bonomi (Hardback, 2003)" |
| "In this pathbreaking study Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life and values Looking at the middle and southern colonies as well as at Puritan New England Bonomi finds an abundance of religious vitality through the colonial years among clergy and churchgoers of diverse religious background The book also explores the tightening relationship between religion and politics and illuminates the vital role religion played in the American Revolution A perennial backlist title first published in 1986 this updated edition includes a new preface on research in the field on African Americans Indians women the Great Awakening and Atlantic history and how these impact her interpretations"
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| "The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation by Jim Cullen (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "The American Dream is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin its history or what it actually means In this fascinating short history Jim Cullen explores the meaning of the American Dream or rather the several American Dreams that have both reflected and shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present Cullen begins by noting that the United States unlike most other nations defines itself not on the facts of blood religion language geography or shared history but on a set of ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and consolidated in the Constitution At the core of these ideals lies the ambiguous but galvanizing concept of the American Dream a concept that for better and worse has proven to be amazingly elastic and durable for hundreds of years and across racial class and other demographic lines Cullen then traces a series of overlapping American dreams the quest for of religious freedom that brought the Pilgrims to the New World; the political freedom promised in the Declaration; the dream of upward mobility embodied most fully in the figure of Abraham Lincoln; the dream of home ownership from homestead to suburb; the intensely idealistic-and largely unrealized-dream of equality articulated most vividly by Martin Luther King Jr The version of the American Dream that dominates our own time-what Cullen calls the Dream of the Coast-is one of personal fulfillment of fame and fortune all the more alluring if achieved without obvious effort which finds its most insidious expression in the culture of Hollywood For anyone seeking to understand a shifting but central idea in American history The American Dream is an interpretive tour de force"
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| "White on Arrival: Italians, Race, Color, and Power in Chicago, 1890-1945 by Thomas A. Guglielmo (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Immigrating to the United States Italians like all others arriving on America's shores were made to fill out a standardized immigration form In the box for race they faced two choices North Italian or South Italian On the line requesting information on color they wrote simply white By World War II the only option they had for race and color questions was white This identification is suggestive of the many ways in which Italians became white on arrival in the United States as Thomas A Guglielmo demonstrates in this prize-winning book While many suffered from racial prejudice and discrimination they were nonetheless viewed as white with all the privileges this color classification bestowed in the corridors of American power-from judges to journalists from organized labor to politicians from race scientists to realtors Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late 19th century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and a diverse array of primary sources in English and Italian Guglielmo focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and color were shaped in one of America's great centers of immigration and labor Chicago His account skillfully weaves together the major events of Chicago immigrant history-the Chicago Color Riot of 1919 the rise of Italian organized crime and the rise of industrial unionism-with national and international events-such as the rise of fascism and the Italian-Ethiopian War of 1935-36-to present the story of how Italians approached learned and lived race By tracking their evolving position in the city's racial hierarchy Guglielmo reveals the impact of racial classification-both formal and informal-on immigrants' abilities to acquire homes and jobs start families and gain opportunities in America Carefully drawing the distinction between race and color Guglielmo argues that whiteness proved Italians' most valuable asset for making it in America Even so Italians were reluctant to identify themselves explicitly as white until World War II By separating examples of discrimination against Italians from the economic and social advantages they accrued from their acceptance as whites Guglielmo counters the claims of many ethnic Americans that hard work alone enabled their extraordinary success especially when compared to non-white groups whose upward mobility languished A compelling story White on Arrival contains profound implications for our understanding of race and ethnic acculturation in the United States as well as twentieth-century immigration urban and political history"
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| "Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths we Never Knew by Bart D. Ehrman (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser ignorant deity Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine while others said he was divine but not human In Lost Christianities Bart D Ehrman offers a fascinating look at these early forms of Christianity and shows how they came to be suppressed reformed or forgotten All of these groups insisted that they upheld the teachings of Jesus and his apostles and they all possessed writings that bore out their claims books reputedly produced by Jesus's own followers Modern archaeological work has recovered a number of key texts and as Ehrman shows these spectacular discoveries reveal religious diversity that says much about the ways in which history gets written by the winners Ehrman's discussion ranges from considerations of various lost scriptures-including forged gospels supposedly written by Simon Peter Jesus's closest disciple and Judas Thomas Jesus's alleged twin brother-to the disparate beliefs of such groups as the Jewish-Christian Ebionites the anti-Jewish Marcionites and various Gnostic sects Ehrman examines in depth the battles that raged between proto-orthodox Christians- those who eventually compiled the canonical books of the New Testament and standardized Christian belief-and the groups they denounced as heretics and ultimately overcame Scrupulously researched and lucidly written Lost Christianities is an eye-opening account of politics power and the clash of ideas among Christians in the decades before one group came to see its views prevail"
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| "Lost Scriptures: Books That Did Not Make it into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "We may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians but this is not at all the case Lost Scriptures offers an anthology of up-to-date and readable translations of many non-canonical writings from the centuries after Christ-texts that have for the most part been neglected or lost for nearly two millennia Here is an array of remarkably varied writings from early Christian groups whose visions of Jesus differ dramatically from our contemporary understanding Readers will find Gospels supposedly authored by the apostle Philip James the brother of Jesus Mary Magdalen and others There are Acts originally ascribed to John and to Thecla Paul's female companion; there are Epistles allegedly written by Paul to the Roman philosopher Seneca And there is an apocalypse by Simon Peter that offers a guided tour of the afterlife both the glorious ecstasies of the saints and the horrendous torments of the damned and an Epistle by Titus a companion of Paul which argues page after page against sexual love even within marriage on the grounds that physical intimacy leads to damnation In all the anthology includes fifteen Gospels five non-canonical Acts of the Apostles thirteen Epistles a number of Apocalypes and Secret Books and several Canon lists Ehrman has included a general introduction plus brief introductions to each piece Lost Scriptures gives readers a vivid picture of the range of beliefs that battled each other in the first centuries of the Christian era It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Bible or the early Church"
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| "Television: The Critical View by Oxford University Press Inc (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "This anthology first published in 1976 is used in courses on television criticism television history media & society and broadcasting The 7th edition which is comprised of virtually all new selections features a slightly revamped organization adding sections on History and Reception In addition this revision expands its international focus with pieces on the Chinese soap opera Brazilian telenovelas and the role of race in Puerto Rican television among others Finally this book remains current in its treatment of technology making it the gold standard of anthologies on television"
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| "The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction by Michael David Coogan (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Eminent biblical scholar Michael D Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament illuminating its importance as history literature and sacred text Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the Hebrew Bible) and the Old Testament of Christianity and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics Eastern Orthodox Christians and Protestants He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical interpretation One particularly interesting section examines three principal characters of the Old Testament-Abraham Deborah and David-illuminating important themes connected with them such as Abraham and covenant and David as poet and warrior Coogan explores the use of invented dialogue and historical fiction in the Old Testament the presence of mythic elements in apparently historical accounts and the relationship of ancient Israelite myths to those of their neighbors The book considers the Old Testament's idea of divine justice especially in Ecclesiastes and Job and looks at notions of the afterlife in the ancient Near East and in ancient Israel Coogan highlights the significance of the history and literature of the Old Testament and describes how non-biblical evidence such as archaeological data and texts has placed the Old Testament in a larger and more illuminating context The book also discusses law and ritual in the Bible as well as the biblical understandings of prophecy Here then is a marvelous overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture a book whose significance has endured for thousands of years and which remains vitally important today for Jews Christians and Muslims worldwide ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "Advice and Consent: The Politics of Judicial Appointments by Jeffrey Allan Segal, Lee Epstein (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices-and threats to filibuster lower court judges-the selection process is likely to be once again the center of red-hot partisan debate In Advice and Consent two leading legal scholars Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A Segal offer a brief illuminating Baedeker to this highly important procedure discussing everything from constitutional background to crucial differences in the nomination of judges and justices to the role of the Judiciary Committee in vetting nominees Epstein and Segal shed light on the role played by the media by the American Bar Association and by special interest groups (whose efforts helped defeat Judge Bork) Though it is often assumed that political clashes over nominees are a new phenomenon the authors argue that the appointment of justices and judges has always been a highly contentious process-one largely driven by ideological and partisan concerns The reader discovers how presidents and the senate have tried to remake the bench ranging from FDR's controversial court packing scheme to the Senate's creation in 1978 of 35 new appellate and 117 district court judgeships allowing the Democrats to shape the judiciary for years The authors conclude with possible reforms from the so-called nuclear option whereby a majority of the Senate could vote to prohibit filibusters to the even more dramatic suggestion that Congress eliminate a judge's life tenure either by term limits or compulsory retirement With key appointments looming on the horizon Advice and Consent provides everything concerned citizens need to know to understand the partisan rows that surround the judicial nominating process"
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| "American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction by David A. Gerber (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Americans have come from every corner of the globe and they have been brought together by a variety of historical processes-conquest colonialism the slave trade territorial acquisition and voluntary immigration A thoughtful look at immigration anti-immigration sentiments and the motivations and experiences of the migrants themselves this book offers a compact but wide-ranging look at one of America's hottest issues Historian David Gerber begins by examining the many legal efforts to curb immigration and to define who is and is not an American ranging from the Naturalization Law of 1795 (which applied only to free-born white persons) to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 and the reform-minded Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which opened the door to millions of newcomers the vast majority from Asia and Latin America The book also looks at immigration from the perspective of the migrant-farmers and industrial workers mechanics and domestics highly trained professionals and small-business owners-who willingly pulled up stakes for the promise of a better life Throughout the book sheds light on the relationships between race and ethnicity in the life of these groups and in the formation of American society and it stresses the marked continuities across waves of immigration and across different racial and ethnic groups ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "In this elegant and impassioned synthesis from one of the world's leading experts on Africa and poverty economist Paul Collier writes persuasively that although nearly five billion of the world's people are beginning to climb from desperate poverty and to benefit from globalization's reach to developing countries there is a bottom billion of the world's poor whose countries largely immune to the forces of global economy are falling farther behind and are in danger of falling apart separating permanently and tragically from the rest of the world Collier identifies and explains the four traps that prevent the homelands of the world's billion poorest people from growing and receiving the benefits of globalization - civil war the discovery and export of natural resources in otherwise unstable economies being landlocked and therefore unable to participate in the global economy without great cost and finally ineffective governance As he demonstrates that these billion people are quite likely in danger of being irretrievably left behind Collier argues that we cannot take a headless heart approach to these seemingly intractable problems; rather that we must harness our despair and our moral outrage at these inequities to a reasoned and thorough understanding of the complex and interconnected problems that the world's poorest people face"
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| "The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction by Amanda H. Podany (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The ancient Near East is known as the cradle of civilization - and for good reason Mesopotamia Syria and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture Indeed it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind the beginnings of writing and law kingship and bureaucracy diplomacy and state-sponsored warfare mathematics and literature This Very Short Introduction offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history The three thousand years covered here - from around 3500 BCE with the founding of the first Mesopotamian cities to the conquest of the Near East by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE-represent a period of incredible innovation from the invention of the wheel and the plow to early achievements in astronomy law and diplomacy As historian Amanda Podany explores this era she overturns the popular image of the ancient world as a primitive violent place We discover that women had many rights and freedoms they could own property run businesses and represent themselves in court Diplomats traveled between the capital cities of major powers ensuring peace and friendship between the kings Scribes and scholars studied the stars and could predict eclipses and the movements of the planets Every chapter introduces the reader to a particular moment in ancient Near Eastern history illuminating such aspects as trade religion diplomacy law warfare kingship and agriculture Each discussion focuses on evidence provided in two or three cuneiform texts from that time These documents the cities in which they were found the people and gods named in them the events they recount or reflect all provide vivid testimony of the era in which they were written About the Series Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects-from Islam to Sociology Politics to Classics Literary Theory to History and Archaeology to the Bible Not simply a textbook of definitions each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative-yet always balanced and complete-discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society Eventually the series will encompass every major academic discipline offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "The Oxford History of Western Music: Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by Richard Taruskin (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time This text illuminates through a representative sampling of masterworks those themes styles and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age Taking a critical perspective this text sets the details of music the chronological sweep of figures works and musical ideas within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history Written by an authoritative opinionated and controversial figure in musicology The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age to illustrate how the music itself works and how contemporaries heard and understood it It also describes how the context of each stylistic period-key cultural historical social economic and scientific events-influenced and directed compositional choices"
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| "The Oxford History of Western Music: Music in the Nineteenth Century by Richard Taruskin (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time This text illuminates through a representative sampling of masterworks those themes styles and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age Taking a critical perspective this text sets the details of music the chronological sweep of figures works and musical ideas within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history Written by an authoritative opinionated and controversial figure in musicology The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age to illustrate how the music itself works and how contemporaries heard and understood it It also describes how the context of each stylistic period-key cultural historical social economic and scientific events-influenced and directed compositional choices"
Price: 27.99 |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music: Music in the Early Twentieth Century by Richard Taruskin (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time This text illuminates through a representative sampling of masterworks those themes styles and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age Taking a critical perspective this text sets the details of music the chronological sweep of figures works and musical ideas within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history Written by an authoritative opinionated and controversial figure in musicology The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age to illustrate how the music itself works and how contemporaries heard and understood it It also describes how the context of each stylistic period-key cultural historical social economic and scientific events-influenced and directed compositional choices Unlike earlier surveys Taruskin provides greater attention to the full range of 20th century music including American music as part of the mainstream tradition of western music women in music and popular musics"
Price: 27.99 |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music: Music in the Late Twentieth Century by Richard Taruskin (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time This text illuminates through a representative sampling of masterworks those themes styles and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age Taking a critical perspective this text sets the details of music the chronological sweep of figures works and musical ideas within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history Written by an authoritative opinionated and controversial figure in musicology The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age to illustrate how the music itself works and how contemporaries heard and understood it It also describes how the context of each stylistic period-key cultural historical social economic and scientific events-influenced and directed compositional choices Unlike earlier surveys Taruskin provides greater attention to the full range of 20th century music including American music as part of the mainstream tradition of western music women in music and popular music"
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| "Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know by David Bornstein, Susan Davis (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "In development circles there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before-a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship How to Change the World was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as a bible in the field and published in more than twenty countries Now Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book-and teams with Susan Davis a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation-to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are how their organizations function and what challenges they face The book will give readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work Unlike the typical top-down model-based approach to solving problems employed by the World Bank and other large institutions social entrepreneurs work through a process of iterative learning-learning by doing-working with communities to find unique local solutions to unique local problems Most importantly the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved Anyone inspired by Barack Obama's call to service and who wants to learn more about the essential features and enormous promise of this new method of social change Social Entrepreneurship is the ideal first place to look"
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| "Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel K. Gardner (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "To understand China it is essential to understand Confucianism First formulated in the sixth century BCE the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society politics economics and ethics In this Very Short Introduction Daniel K Gardner explores the major philosophical ideas of the Confucian tradition showing their profound impact on state ideology and imperial government the civil service examination system domestic life and social relations over the course of twenty-six centuries Gardner focuses on two of the Sage's most crucial philosophical problems-what makes for a good person and what constitutes good government-and demonstrates the enduring significance of these questions today This volume shows the influence of the Sage's teachings over the course of Chinese history-on state ideology the civil service examination system imperial government the family and social relations-and the fate of Confucianism in China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as China developed alongside a modernizing West and Japan Some Chinese intellectuals attempted to reform the Confucian tradition to address new needs; others argued for jettisoning it altogether in favor of Western ideas and technology; still others condemned it angrily arguing that Confucius and his legacy were responsible for China's feudal backward conditions in the twentieth century and launching campaigns to eradicate its influences Yet Chinese continue to turn to the teachings of Confucianism for guidance in their daily lives In addition to a survey of the philosophy and history of Confucianism Gardner offers an examination of the resurgence of Confucianism in China today and explores what such a revival means for the Chinese government and the Chinese people"
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| "The Blues: A Very Short Introduction by Elijah Wald (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Praised as suave soulful ebullient (Tom Waits) and a meticulous researcher a graceful writer and a committed contrarian (New York Times Book Review) Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation In The Blues Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture It is not an easy thing to pin down As Howlin' Wolf once described it When you ain't got no money and can't pay your house rent and can't buy you no food you've damn sure got the blues It has been defined by lyrical structure or as a progression of chords or as a set of practices reflecting West African tonal and rhythmic approaches using a five-note blues scale Wald sees blues less as a style than as a broad musical tradition within a constantly evolving pop culture He traces its roots in work and praise songs and shows how it was transformed by such professional performers as W C Handy who first popularized the blues a century ago He follows its evolution from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith through Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix; identifies the impact of rural field recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson Charley Patton and others; explores the role of blues in the development of both country music and jazz; and looks at the popular rhythm and blues trends of the 1940s and 1950s from the uptown West Coast style of T-Bone Walker to the down home Chicago sound of Muddy Waters Wald brings the story up to the present touching on the effects of blues on American poetry and its connection to modern styles such as rap ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
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| "OCR GCSE English Language: Book 1: Developing the skills for Component 01 and Component 02 by Annabel Charles, Garrett..." |
| "Offering teachers and students a fresh approach to the 2015 OCR GCSE English Language specification and the only resources developed in partnership with OCR This Student Book develops the key reading and writing skills that students will be assessed on in Component 01 and Component 02 of the OCR GCSE English Language qualification Full of inspiring texts and activities the book will engage students through the thematic approach that will help prepare them for the thematic connections they will face in the examinations Through a range of features including stretch and support activities as well as tips and key terms this book supports students of all abilities while embedded spelling punctuation and grammar activities and guidance are provided to improve technical accuracy"
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