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41 produkter
Lost Londons
Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660
Häftad, 2010
871 kr
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A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By focusing on policing, prosecution, and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses, Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth of London and the changes to its cultures, communities, and environments. Through a …
Penguin Companion to Classical Music
E-bok, 2004
170 kr
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This superbly authoratitive new work provides a comprehensive A-Z guide to some 1000 years of Western music. It explores in detail the lives and achievements of a vast range of composers, as well as looking at such key topics as music history (from medieval plainchant to contemporary minimalism), …
Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England, 1550-1700
Turning Inside
E-bok, 2024
1548 kr
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The years between 1550 and 1700 saw significant changes in the nature and scope of local government: sophisticated information and intelligence systems were developed; magistrates came to rely more heavily on surveillance to inform ''good government''; and England''s first nationwide system of …
Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England, 1550-1700
Turning Inside
E-bok, 2024
1548 kr
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The years between 1550 and 1700 saw significant changes in the nature and scope of local government: sophisticated information and intelligence systems were developed; magistrates came to rely more heavily on surveillance to inform ''good government''; and England''s first nationwide system of …
Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England, 1550-1700
Turning Inside
Inbunden, 2024
1733 kr
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The years between 1550 and 1700 saw significant changes in the nature and scope of local government: sophisticated information and intelligence systems were developed; magistrates came to rely more heavily on surveillance to inform 'good government'; and England's first nationwide system of …
Youth and Authority
Formative Experiences in England 1560-1640
Inbunden, 1996
5773 kr
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It is now well-known that there was a separate age of youth in sixteenth-and seventeenth-century society (and before) but in much of the writing on this subject, youth has emerged as a passive construct of the adult society, lacking formative experiences. Paul Griffiths seeks to redress this …
Modern Music and After
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
921 kr
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Over three decades, Paul Griffiths's survey has remained the definitive study of music since the Second World War; this fully revised and updated edition re-establishes Modern Music and After as the preeminent introduction to the music of our time. The disruptions of the war, and the struggles of …
Modern Music and After
E-bok, 2011
571 kr
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Over three decades, Paul Griffiths''s survey has remained the definitive study of music since the Second World War; this fully revised and updated edition re-establishes Modern Music and After as the preeminent introduction to the music of our time. The disruptions of the war, and the struggles of …
Modern Music and After
E-bok, 2011
571 kr
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Over three decades, Paul Griffiths''s survey has remained the definitive study of music since the Second World War; this fully revised and updated edition re-establishes Modern Music and After as the preeminent introduction to the music of our time. The disruptions of the war, and the struggles of …
Penal Practice and Culture, 1500-1900
Punishing the English
Av Simon Devereaux, Paul Griffiths
E-bok, 2003
1596 kr
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The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. This collection stretches from whipping to the gallows, and from the first houses of correction to penitentiaries. Punishment provides a striking way to examine the development of culture and society through time. …
Experience of Authority in Early Modern England
Av Adam Fox, Paul Griffiths m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
591 kr
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This collection is concerned with the articulation, mediation and reception of authority; the preoccupations and aspirations of both governors and governed in early modern England. It explores the nature of authority and the cultural and social experiences of all social groups, especially …
Penal Practice and Culture, 1500–1900
Punishing the English
Av Paul Griffiths, Simon Devereaux
Inbunden, 2003
1128 kr
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The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. This collection stretches from whipping to the gallows, and from the first houses of correction to penitentiaries. Punishment provides a striking way to examine the development of culture and society through time. …
Principles and Practice of Clinical Virology
Av Barry Schoub, Paul Griffiths m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
4363 kr
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The knowledge and practice of clinical virology continues to expand. This new fifth edition has thirty-six comprehensive chapters, each of which has been extensively revised or rewritten, with the addition of new colour plates. This updated version takes into account knowledge accumulated in …
Principles and Practice of Clinical Virology
Av Arie J. Zuckerman, Philip Mortimer m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
5856 kr
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Principles and Practice of Clinical Virology is the bible for all working in the field of clinical virology – from the trainee to the expert because there’s always something new to learn! As before, the book provides a detailed account of the diagnosis and treatment of virus infections, with a …
A Concise History of Western Music
Häftad, 2009
394 kr
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Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored …
Genetics and Philosophy
An Introduction
Av Paul Griffiths, Karola Stotz
Häftad, 2013
445 kr
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In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical dimensions. In this rich and accessible book, Paul Griffiths and Karola Stotz show how the concept of the gene has …
Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Av Paul Griffiths, Paul Griffiths
Häftad, 1982
354 kr
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The Rake's Progress is Stravinsky's biggest work and one of the few great operas written since the 1920s, rare too for the unusual quality of its libretto, by Auden and Kallman. Its importance is undisputed, but so too are the problems it raises: problems of both performance and understanding, …
A Concise History of Western Music
Inbunden, 2006
955 kr
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Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored …
Lost Londons
Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660
Inbunden, 2008
1576 kr
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A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By focusing on policing, prosecution, and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses, Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth of London and the changes to its cultures, communities, and environments. Through a …
Olivier Messiaen and the Music of Time
Häftad, 2008
351 kr
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Olivier Messiaen was one of the outstanding creative artists of his time. The strength of his appeal, to listeners as well as to composers, is a measure of the individuality of his music, which draws on a vast range of sources: rhythms of twentieth-century Europe and thirteenth-century India, ripe …
Myself and Marco Polo
Häftad, 2008
213 kr
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Returned from twenty years of travelling in China, Marco Polo now languishes in a Genoan prison cell. But his fellow inmate, Rustichello of Pisa, turns out to be an author of popular romances and persuades Polo to dictate his memoirs to him. The scribe listens, ignores, alters and embellishes. The …
Olivier Messiaen and the Music of Time
E-bok, 2012
212 kr
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Olivier Messiaen was one of the outstanding creative artists of his time. The strength of his appeal, to listeners as well as to composers, is a measure of the individuality of his music, which draws on a vast range of sources: rhythms of twentieth-century Europe and thirteenth-century India, ripe …
Londinopolis
Essays in the cultural and social history of Early Modern London c. 1500– c.1750
Av Paul Griffiths, Mark Jenner
Häftad, 2000
382 kr
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Events such as the fire of London and the Plague, and locations like the Globe, are part of our ‘national heritage’ however until recently the history of London between 1500 and 1750 has been little studied. As a city London underwent exceptional changes - its population soared from around 50,000 …
Genetics and Philosophy
An Introduction
Av Paul Griffiths, Karola Stotz
Inbunden, 2013
1351 kr
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In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical dimensions. In this rich and accessible book, Paul Griffiths and Karola Stotz show how the concept of the gene has …
Experience of Authority in Early Modern England
Av Adam Fox, Paul Griffiths m. fl.
E-bok, 1996
642 kr
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This collection is concerned with the articulation, mediation and reception of authority; the preoccupations and aspirations of both governors and governed in early modern England. It explores the nature of authority and the cultural and social experiences of all social groups, especially …
Penal Practice and Culture, 1500–1900
Punishing the English
Av Paul Griffiths, Simon Devereaux
Häftad, 2003
1128 kr
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The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. This collection stretches from whipping to the gallows, and from the first houses of correction to penitentiaries. Punishment provides a striking way to examine the development of culture and society through time. …
Adventures of Poe the Cat: Miniature Boy, Wizards and Witches
Av Rose Huy Woolket, Paul Griffiths
Häftad
238 kr
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Sea on Fire: Jean Barraqué
Inbunden, 2003
1327 kr
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The life and works of one of the most difficult yet rewarding composers of modern time.Jean Barraqué is increasingly being recognized as one of the great composers of the second half of the 20th century. Though he left only seven works, his voice in each of them is unmistakeable, and powerful. He …
Substance of Things Heard
Writings about Music
Inbunden, 2005
1759 kr
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A choice selection of essays, reviews and interviews providing insights into musical performance, composition in the late 20th century and very early 21st, and the nature of opera.Paul Griffiths offers his own personal selection of some of his most substantial and imaginative articles and concert …
