wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Chopin: The Four Ballades
ISBN: 9780521384612 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being among the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illuminating discussion, Jim Samson combines history and analysis to provide a comprehensive picture of these popular piano works, investigating the social and musical background to Chopin's music, evaluating the many printed editions of the ballads before considering their critical reception and the differing interpretations of well-known nineteenth- and twentieth-century pianists.
Chopin's four ballades are widely regarded as being among the most significant extended works for solo piano of the nineteenth century. In an illumina...
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George Washington's Mulatto Man - Who Was Billy Lee?
ISBN: 9780990959243 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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112,48 zł |
V.F. Odoevsky: His Life, Times and Milieu
ISBN: 9781474241427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Odoyevsky (1804-1869) was a leading writer, musicologist, popular educator and public servant in Russia, close to the major historical events of his period and acquainted with many of the leading personalities, from Pushkin to Glinka, to Turgenev, Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky, as well as Berlioz and Wagner. Based upon published and unpublished sources in Russia and the West, Cornwell paints a portrait of one of Russia's central figures, though little known in the West.
Odoyevsky (1804-1869) was a leading writer, musicologist, popular educator and public servant in Russia, close to the major historical events of his p...
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713,90 zł |
Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority
ISBN: 9781472532541 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology and religion) and authority (political speeches and media reports). Fire serves as a productive and salient lexical field for metaphors that seek to create awe and impose authority. These metaphors offer a rich linguistic and conceptual resource for authors of mythologies, theologies, literature, speeches and journalism, and provide insight into the rich interplay of thought, language and... This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire m... |
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713,90 zł |
Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN: 9780198745587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully -objective?- What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science, and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these.
Starting at the very beginning, with a concise overview of the history of science, Okasha examines the nature of fundamental practices such as reasoning, causation, and explanation. Looking at scientific... How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully -objective?- What, really, can be defin...
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Faucault and Political Reason: Liberalism, Neo-Liberalism, and Rationalities of Government
ISBN: 9780226038261 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Despite the enormous influence of Michel Foucault in gender studies, social theory, and cultural studies, his work has been relatively neglected in the study of politics. Although he never published a book on the state, in the late 1970s Foucault examined the technologies of power used to regulate society and the ingenious recasting of power and agency that he saw as both consequence and condition of their operation.
These twelve essays provide a critical introduction to Foucault's work on politics, exploring its relevance to past and current thinking about liberal and neo-liberal forms... Despite the enormous influence of Michel Foucault in gender studies, social theory, and cultural studies, his work has been relatively neglected in th...
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212,22 zł |
International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781910781449 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability by Arvind UPADHYAY, Celine VADAM, Vikas KUMAR, Jose Arturo GARZA-REYES is a book for anyone with a keen interest in the rapidly evolving field of international operations, innovation and sustainability. It combines an accessible explanation of key concepts and methods used in international operations, innovation and sustainability. This book covers both basic as well as advanced topics, illustrated with carefully crafted case studies. Question sections are designed to measure understanding and lessons learned. The engaging case studies...
International Operations, Innovation and Sustainability by Arvind UPADHYAY, Celine VADAM, Vikas KUMAR, Jose Arturo GARZA-REYES is a book for anyone wi...
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266,48 zł |