wyszukanych pozycji: 47
Signs of the Zodiac: A Reference Guide to Historical, Mythological, and Cultural Associations
ISBN: 9780313302763 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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276,15 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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283,28 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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546,78 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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165,69 zł |
Television's Outlander: A Companion, Seasons 1-5
ISBN: 9781476682990 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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249,43 zł |
Lee Smith: A Literary Companion
ISBN: 9781476673301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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310,29 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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1154,31 zł |
Octavia E. Butler: A Literary Companion
ISBN: 9781476688756 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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310,29 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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546,78 zł |
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 (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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310,29 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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1311,71 zł |
Caribbean Women and Their Art
ISBN: 9781538192153 / Miękka / 2023 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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165,69 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 (Dostawa przed świętami) 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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584,45 zł |
Religious Sites in America: A Reference Guide
ISBN: 9781576071540 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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359,00 zł |
Women's Art of the British Empire
ISBN: 9781538126899 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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497,07 zł |
Kaye Gibbons
ISBN: 9780786429431 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 379 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman, award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following among readers. This literary companion equips the reader with information about characters, plots, dates, allusions, literary motifs, and themes from the bestselling author's works. After an annotated chronology of Gibbons? life, the work presents 103 A-Z entries that include Snodgrass's analysis, cover the writings of reviewers and critics, and provide selected bibliographies. Appendices offer an historical timeline with references to...
With novels like Ellen Foster and A Virtuous Woman, award-winning writer Kaye Gibbons has gained both critical acclaim and a large, devoted following ...
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371,14 zł |
Isabel Allende: A Literary Companion
ISBN: 9780786471270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Isabel Allende--"la Famosa" to her fellow Chileans--is the world's most widely read Spanish language author. Her career coincides with the emergence of multiculturalism and global feminism, and her powerfully honest, revelatory works touch the pulse points of humankind. Her bravura study of the interwoven roles of women in family history opens the minds of outsiders to the sufferings of women and their children during years of social and political nightmare.
This reference work provides an introduction to Allende's life as well as a guided overview of her body of work. Designed for the fan... Isabel Allende--"la Famosa" to her fellow Chileans--is the world's most widely read Spanish language author. Her career coincides with the emergence o...
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310,29 zł |
Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing
ISBN: 9781576070864 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The book's numerous biographies of health care pioneers include many first-person narratives and eyewitness accounts, from Mother Teresa to Walt Whitman. A timeline of landmarks in nursing offers a concise overview of the profession, and the book also includes a detailed bibliography and index.
The book's numerous biographies of health care pioneers include many first-person narratives and eyewitness accounts, from Mother Teresa to Walt Wh... |
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386,61 zł |
Jamaica Kincaid
ISBN: 9780786435807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 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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310,29 zł |
Late Achievers: Famous People Who Succeeded Late in Life
ISBN: 9780872879379 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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165,64 zł |