wyszukanych pozycji: 46
Marion Zimmer Bradley: A Companion to the Young Adult Literature
ISBN: 9781476679525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 305 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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297,07 zł |
World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence
ISBN: 9781138039902 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 836 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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270,89 zł |
The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance
ISBN: 9781442257481 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn't a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe. This illustrated compendium offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic, ethnographer, and general reader an overview of the evolution and social and religious significance of folk dance. The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance focuses on the uniqueness of kinetic performance and its contribution to the study and appreciation of rhythmic expression around the globe. Following a chronology of momentous events dating from...
While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn't a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe....
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496,46 zł |
Lee Smith: A Literary Companion
ISBN: 9781476673301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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297,07 zł |
Encyclopedia of Kitchen History
ISBN: 9781579583804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 696 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This two-volume encyclopedia provides an overview of the evolution of foods and cooking styles, food storage, utensils, and equipment from pre-history to the present day. This encyclopaedia presents an A-to-Z overview of some 400 topics ranging from inventors like Alfred Fuller and Nils Dalen and such authors as Isabella Beeton and Charles Elme Francatelli, to baking, convenience foods, vermin, Roman cookery, Bakelite, ramadas, dumas, and genetic modification of food.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides an overview of the evolution of foods and cooking styles, food storage, utensils, and equipment from pre-history...
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1103,83 zł |
Women's Art of the British Empire
ISBN: 9781538192160 / Miękka / 2023 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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158,45 zł |
The Encyclopedia of World Ballet
ISBN: 9781442245259 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Throughout the centuries, ballet has had a rich and ever-evolving role in the humanities. Renowned choreographers, composers, and performers have contributed to this unique art form, staging enduring works of beauty. Significant productions by major companies embrace innovations and adaptations, enabling ballet to thrive and delight audiences all over the globe. In The Encyclopedia of World Ballet, Mary Ellen Snodgrass surveys the emergence of ballet from ancient Asian models to the present, providing overviews of rhythmic movement as a subject of art, photography, and cinema. Entries in this...
Throughout the centuries, ballet has had a rich and ever-evolving role in the humanities. Renowned choreographers, composers, and performers have cont...
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496,46 zł |
Television's Outlander: A Companion, Seasons 1-5
ISBN: 9781476682990 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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238,85 zł |
World Food: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Social Influence from Hunter Gatherers to the Age of Globalization
ISBN: 9780765682789 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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1254,36 zł |
Signs of the Zodiac: A Reference Guide to Historical, Mythological, and Cultural Associations
ISBN: 9780313302763 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The zodiacal signs impact art, advertising, literature, history, mythology, psychology, health, and language with their evocative imagery, symbols and scientific and religious lore. This fact-filled reference guide pulls together applications of the zodiacal signs in those fields and others. Each sign is explicated in a separate chapter which discusses its origin and importance in diverse cultures, including its history, artistic applications, traditions, literary and religious interpretations, psychological significance, and application to notable historical and contemporary figures. An... The zodiacal signs impact art, advertising, literature, history, mythology, psychology, health, and language with their evocative imagery, symbols ... |
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431,25 zł |
World Epidemics: A Cultural Chronology of Disease from Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d ed.
ISBN: 9781476671246 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 423 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 BCE to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and demographics, as well as biographical information on notable people who identified and battled disease. Citations from personal and public documents are provided, along with maps, comparative charts of types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic.
In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 BCE to 2017. Entries sum...
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559,31 zł |
Religious Sites in America: A Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781576071540 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Religious Sites in America" examines the location, origin, and history of each site, its size and accessibility, and its purpose and influence. Entries examine uniquely American worship: a passion play enacted by the Hermanos Penitentes, high holy days celebrated over the Internet, and peyotism, one of the oldest worship practices indigenous to the continent. Because all sites are active religious centers, entries detail site supervision, location, and layout, and include telephone and fax numbers and e-mail and Web addresses. In addition to a site's significance, history, and... "Religious Sites in America" examines the location, origin, and history of each site, its size and accessibility, and its purpose and influence. En... |
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536,03 zł |
Caribbean Women and Their Art
ISBN: 9781538192153 / Miękka / 2023 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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158,45 zł |
Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature: The Essential Guide to the Lives and Works of Gothic Writers
ISBN: 9780816055289 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From the origins of the movement in the 18th century to contemporary writers such as Stephen King, this A-to-Z guide to Gothic literature covers a vast array of works and writers from Britain and America, as well as a variety of genres - novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and even a few influential films and works of art.
From the origins of the movement in the 18th century to contemporary writers such as Stephen King, this A-to-Z guide to Gothic literature covers a vas...
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396,11 zł |
Barbara Kingsolver
ISBN: 9780786419517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Barbara Kingsolvera writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essaysupports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and defense of human rights. This work is an introduction and overview of the authors literary achievements, opening with an annotated chronology of Kingsolvers life, activism, works, and awards, followed by a family tree. The 122 alphabetical entries in the main text provide data and analysis on characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from Kingsolvers works, combining insights with generous...
Barbara Kingsolvera writer of fiction, documentary, verse and essaysupports entertaining stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and...
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297,07 zł |
The Civil War Era and Reconstruction: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural and Economic History
ISBN: 9780765682574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The encyclopedia takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the history of the period. It includes general and specific entries on politics and business, labor, industry, agriculture, education and youth, law and legislative affairs, literature, music, the performing and visual arts, health and medicine, science and technology, exploration, life on the Western frontier, family life, slave life, Native American life, women, and more than a hundred influential individuals.
The encyclopedia takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the history of the period. It includes general and specific entries on politics and busi...
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1204,18 zł |
Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature
ISBN: 9780874368888 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 538 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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536,03 zł |
Jamaica Kincaid
ISBN: 9780786435807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Changing her name early because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist American, postcolonial and world literature. This book offers an introduction and guided overview of her characters, plots humour, symbols, and classic themes, as well as a chronology of her life.
Changing her name early because her parents disapproved of her writing, Jamaica Kincaid crossed audiences to embrace feminist American, postcolonial a...
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297,07 zł |
Late Achievers: Famous People Who Succeeded Late in Life
ISBN: 9780872879379 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This biographical treasury portrays 40 notable achievers-all of whom blossomed late in life and succeeded in a variety of fields, from literature to politics and from business and industry to art. Emphases are on how obstacles were overcome and the character traits that helped these diverse individuals find ways to succeed. All Levels.
This biographical treasury portrays 40 notable achievers-all of whom blossomed late in life and succeeded in a variety of fields, from literature t... |
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239,15 zł |
Edwidge Danticat: A Companion to the Young Adult Literature
ISBN: 9781476687155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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297,07 zł |