wyszukanych pozycji: 23
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music
ISBN: 9780520261051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. There is more to sound recording than just recording sound. Far from being simply a tool for the preservation of music, the technology is a catalyst. In this award-winning text, Mark Katz provides a wide-ranging, deeply informative, consistently entertaining history of recording's profound impact on the musical life of the past century, from Edison to the Internet. Fully revised and updated, this new edition adds coverage of mashups and Auto-Tune, explores recent developments in file-sharing, and includes an expanded conclusion and bibliography. Find illustrative sound and film clips on...
There is more to sound recording than just recording sound. Far from being simply a tool for the preservation of music, the technology is a catalyst. ...
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165,69 zł |
Gorbachev's Military Policy in the Third World
ISBN: 9780275933418 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 123 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing research in this field. "Francis Fukuyama, Deputy Director for East-West Relations, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State" In his timely and thoughtful assessment of Gorbachev's evolving military policy, Mark Katz cautions against concluding that Moscow has lost interest in retaining and acquiring positions of influence in areas such as Angola, the Arab world, Ethiopia, and Central America. By detailing for us the new thinking' in... Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing resea... |
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143,55 zł |
The Third World in Soviet Military Thought
ISBN: 9780415853088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1982, this study traces the development of Soviet military thinking on the Third World and assesses its importance for the conduct of Soviet foreign policy. Changes in Soviet military thought often reflect changes in Soviet attitudes towards and expectations from involvement in Third World conflicts. This work from Dr. Katz meditates upon the changing role of the USSR in post-war Third World conflicts, with particular emphasis upon the Brezhnev era and the way in which US setbacks in the Third World impacted upon Soviet foreign policy and changing attitudes to the Third...
First published in 1982, this study traces the development of Soviet military thinking on the Third World and assesses its importance for the conduct ...
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230,81 zł |
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ
ISBN: 9780195331110 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ. Today hip-hop is a global phenomenon, and the sight and sound of DJs mixing and scratching is familiar in every corner of the world. But hip-hop was born in the streets of New York in the 1970s when a handful of teenagers started experimenting with spinning vinyl records on turntables in new ways. Although rapping has become the face of hip-hop, for nearly 40 years the DJ has proven the backbone of the culture. In Groove...
It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-h...
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577,93 zł |
Children Who Fail at School But Succeed at Life: Lessons from Lives Well-Lived
ISBN: 9780393711417 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Up until recently, little attention was paid to successful people who did poorly in school. Why? One reason might be that many of us doubted that it was actually possible. After all, many loving parents and caring teachers spent countless hours trying their hardest to help these failing children turn things around in school, sometimes with little or nothing to show for it. If these children continued to struggle and fail in school with all this help and support, it was understandable to assume that they would not succeed in the real world decades later without it So what did we miss? Why were...
Up until recently, little attention was paid to successful people who did poorly in school. Why? One reason might be that many of us doubted that it w...
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182,21 zł |
Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ
ISBN: 9780195331127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ. Today hip-hop is a global phenomenon, and the sight and sound of DJs mixing and scratching is familiar in every corner of the world. But hip-hop was born in the streets of New York in the 1970s when a handful of teenagers started experimenting with spinning vinyl records on turntables in new ways. Although rapping has become the face of hip-hop, for nearly 40 years the DJ has proven the backbone of the culture. In Groove...
It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-h...
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185,20 zł |
Gorbachev's Military Policy in the Third World
ISBN: 9780275933401 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 123 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing research in this field. "Francis Fukuyama, Deputy Director for East-West Relations, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State" In his timely and thoughtful assessment of Gorbachev's evolving military policy, Mark Katz cautions against concluding that Moscow has lost interest in retaining and acquiring positions of influence in areas such as Angola, the Arab world, Ethiopia, and Central America. By detailing for us the new thinking' in... Mark Katz's highly readable and useful overview of Soviet military interest in the Third World will be an important resource for anyone doing resea... |
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276,15 zł |
On Playing a Poor Hand Well: Insights from the Lives of Those Who Have Overcome Childhoodinsights from the Lives of Those
ISBN: 9780393702323 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Drawing upon research examining life's trajectories, Mark Katz identifies sources of protection, strength, and understanding - the cards that enable some children to "beat the odds." He encourages therapists, educators, and other child caretakers to incorporate these factors into our system of care.
Drawing upon research examining life's trajectories, Mark Katz identifies sources of protection, strength, and understanding - the cards that enable s...
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165,19 zł |
Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World
ISBN: 9780190056117 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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195,13 zł |
The Third World in Soviet Military Thought
ISBN: 9780415601832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 1982, this study traces the development of Soviet military thinking on the Third World and assesses its importance for the conduct of Soviet foreign policy. Changes in Soviet military thought often reflect changes in Soviet attitudes towards and expectations from involvement in Third World conflicts. This work from Dr. Katz meditates upon the changing role of the USSR in post-war Third World conflicts, with particular emphasis upon the Brezhnev era and the way in which US setbacks in the Third World impacted upon Soviet foreign policy and changing attitudes to the Third...
First published in 1982, this study traces the development of Soviet military thinking on the Third World and assesses its importance for the conduct ...
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708,33 zł |
The Violin: A Research and Information Guide
ISBN: 9780815336372 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of the literature on the violin to be published in over 100 years, and provides an invaluable resource of information for musicologists, music theorists, performers, teachers, critics and many more. From the first mention of the instrument by Hans Gerle in 1532, to Ph.D dissertations from 2004, the book covers the complete span of literature on the violin in an easy-to-follow chronological format. The author has used an interdisciplinary approach and brings together the writings not only of violinists and music theorists, but also...
This is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of the literature on the violin to be published in over 100 years, and provides an invaluable r...
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708,33 zł |
The Violin: A Research and Information Guide
ISBN: 9781138990166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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251,80 zł |
Leaving Without Losing: The War on Terror After Iraq and Afghanistan
ISBN: 9781421411835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying about the consequences of leaving these two countries. Neither nation can be considered stable, and progress toward democracy in them--a principal aim of America and the West--is fragile at best. But, international relations scholar Mark N. Katz asks: Could ending both wars actually help the United States and its allies to overcome radical Islam in the long term? Drawing lessons from the Cold War, Katz makes the case that rather than... As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying ab... |
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127,03 zł |
The USSR and Marxist Revolutions in the Third World
ISBN: 9780521392655 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika affect Soviet support of Marxist revolution in the Third World? In this book, four experts on Soviet-Third World relations take a sharp-eyed look at the role the former Soviet Union played in providing assistance to Marxist revolutionaries and assess the changes in policy that occurred under Gorbachev's leadership. Often the Soviet Union pursued a patient strategy of providing relatively limited amounts of military assistance to revolutionary movements to ensure that they would not be defeated. Even when revolutionaries were able to seize...
How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika affect Soviet support of Marxist revolution in the Third World? In this book, four experts on Soviet...
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294,55 zł |
Revolution: International Dimensions
ISBN: 9781568025537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Why do revolutions in relatively small and weak countries often magnify their importance? How does revolution upset existing alliance patterns? Why are countries so fearful of attempts by revolutionary regimes to export their revolution? These questions are explored in the 12 readings collected here -- each of which was written by a leading scholar and convincingly shows how revolution and international politics are inextricably linked.
Why do revolutions in relatively small and weak countries often magnify their importance? How does revolution upset existing alliance patterns? Why ar...
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425,00 zł |
Leaving Without Losing: The War on Terror After Iraq and Afghanistan
ISBN: 9781421405582 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying about the consequences of leaving these two countries. Neither nation can be considered stable, and progress toward democracy in them--a principal aim of America and the West--is fragile at best. But, international relations scholar Mark N. Katz asks: Could ending both wars actually help the United States and its allies to overcome radical Islam in the long term? Drawing lessons from the Cold War, Katz makes the case that rather than... As the United States withdraws its combat troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, politicians, foreign policy specialists, and the public are worrying ab... |
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110,46 zł |
Interfacial Transition Zone in Cementitious Composites
ISBN: 9780367865948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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209,82 zł |
A Mother's Nightmare: My Battle With Breast Implant IIllness And The Opioid Crisis
ISBN: 9781098336509 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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60,56 zł |
How to Eat: all your food and diet questions answered
ISBN: 9781913348267 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) What is the ‘best’ diet? Do I need to choose between low fat and low carb? Should I give up gluten, dairy, or meat? Two bestselling experts provide the answers to your most burning food and diet questions in this informative, accessible book that will transform your health. Bittman and Katz cut through all the noise about what to eat with clear, science-based facts, in an easy-to-digest Q and A format, covering everything from basic nutrients to superfoods to fad diets. They answer questions like: What is a calorie, and are all calories the same? Is there an ideal weight? ...
What is the ‘best’ diet? Do I need to choose between low fat and low carb? Should I give up gluten, dairy, or meat? Two bestselling experts pr...
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77,39 zł |
Figurative Language and Thought
ISBN: 9780195109634 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitive science, including the relationship of language and thought, how we process language, and how we comprehend abstract meaning. Over the past fifteen years, traditional approaches to these issues have been challenged by experimental psychologists, linguists, and other cognitive scientists interested in the structures of the mind and the processes that operate on them. In Figurative Language and Thought, internationally recognized experts in the field of figurative...
Our understanding of the nature and processing of figurative language is central to several important issues in cognitive science, including the relat...
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142,95 zł |