Humanities & Culture
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Public Diplomacy in Global Communication: Theories and Models [Paperback]
Prof. Qing'an Zhou(Author)
$85.00ISBN: 9781626430709
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
The book believes that the formation of public diplomacy must be based on the background and ideological of global communication. Therefore, the impact of global political and cultural characteristics can be clearly seen on the policy behaviors of... .... Learn More -
Cantar Fuori Porta: Storia, spettacoli e protagonisti del teatro Mediceo di Pratolino (1679-1710) [Paperback]
Leonardo Spinelli(Author)
$28.00ISBN: 9788859620068
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Storia dello Spettacolo
Volume: 1
Based on first-hand documents, the volume reconstructs the brief history of the shows hosted in the villa outside the town of Pratolino, near Florence, during the reign of the Grand Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici. On the stage of that theater,... .... Learn More -
Piano-Playing Revisited: What Modern Players Can Learn From Period Instruments [Hardback]
David Breitman(Author)
$55.00ISBN: 9781648250101
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
Volume: Volume 176
Today's pianists are expected to play music of three centuries on a single instrument: Steinway's design from the late 1800s. Other types of pianos, such as Mozart's Walter or Chopin's Pleyel, are increasingly being copied or restored, but they ar... .... Learn More -
Bernstein and Robbins: The Early Ballets [Hardback]
Sophie Redfern(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781648250057
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
Volume: Volume 173
Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins stand as giants of the musical-theatre world, but it was ballet that launched their stage careers and established their relationship. With Fancy Free (1944), their triumphant debut collabor... .... Learn More -
Healing Power: Living Traditions, Global Interactions [Paperback]
Cunera Buijs(Editor); Dr Wouter Welling(Editor)
$50.00ISBN: 9789088909184
Published by : Sidestone Press
Hidden healing practices exert fascination as well as stimulate extensive scientific and public interest. It is a contested topic for many indigenous peoples. Throughout the ages, numerous spiritual healing forms have been marginalized or severely... .... Learn More -
Healing Power: Living Traditions, Global Interactions [Hardback]
Cunera Buijs(Editor); Dr Wouter Welling(Editor)
$150.00ISBN: 9789088909191
Published by : Sidestone Press
Hidden healing practices exert fascination as well as stimulate extensive scientific and public interest. It is a contested topic for many indigenous peoples. Throughout the ages, numerous spiritual healing forms have been marginalized or severely... .... Learn More -
Music's Nordic Breakthrough: Aesthetics, Modernity, and Cultural Exchange, 1890-1930 [Hardback]
Philip Ross Bullock(Editor); Daniel M. Grimley(Editor)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783275687
Published by : Boydell Press
Following the end of the Cold War, a former East-West binary model of European identity has been replaced with a series of more complex and variegated patterns. Northern Europe is one such territory, and the idea of the 'North' more generally has ... .... Learn More -
Ignition: Beethoven: Reception Documents from the Paul Sacher Foundation [Paperback]
Felix Meyer(Editor); Simon Obert(Editor)
$34.95ISBN: 9781783275908
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Paul Sacher Foundation
Although the notion of a musical "mainstream" with Beethoven as its fons et origo barely holds today, countless composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have referred to Beethoven in their music or creatively sought t... .... Learn More -
J. S. Bach's Material and Spiritual Treasures: A Theological Perspective [Hardback]
Noelle M. Heber(Author)
$90.00ISBN: 9781783275717
Published by : Boydell Press
In Johann Sebastian Bach's Lutheran church setting, various biblical ideas were communicated through sermons and songs to encourage parishioners to emulate Christian doctrine in their own lives. Such narratives are based on an understanding that o... .... Learn More -
The Problem of the Actress in Modern German Theater and Thought [Hardback]
S.E. Jackson(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781640140868
Published by : Camden House
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
Volume: Volume 217
Around 1900, German and Austrian actresses had allure and status, apparent autonomy, and unconventional lifestyles. They presented a complex problem socially and aesthetically, one tied to the so-called Woman Question and to the contested status o... .... Learn More
