Author: Barry Kernfeld
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, reference, jazz, recorded, guide
Number of Pages: 588
Published: 1996-01-17
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0631195521
ISBN-13: 9780631195528
The first edition of the Guide was widely praised for identifying 150 key recordings that should form the basis of any jazz collection, backed up by a series of detailed critical commentaries unrivalled in any competing book of its kind for their depth and critical insight. This new edition broadens the scope of the Guide, looking at recent developments and styles and suggesting almost 250 discs as the core collection. The focus of the book remains the music itself. The authors chart the issues of the sessions discussed, and introduce ideas for further listening. To the newcomer to jazz formin
Author: Gavin Flood
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, religion, companions, hinduism, companion
Number of Pages: 616
Published: 2005-06-17
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 1405132515
ISBN-13: 9781405132510
An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience. Comprehensively covers the textual traditions of Hinduism Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics Reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies Includes material on Hindu folk religions an
Author: Peter Kivy
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, guides, philosophy, aesthetics, guide
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2004-02-23
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 063122131X
ISBN-13: 9780631221319
The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics is one of the most authoritative surveys of the central issues in contemporary aesthetics available. The volume features eighteen newly-commissioned essays on the evaluation of art, the interpretation of art, and forms of art such as literature, movies, dance, and music. Written in clear and accessible prose by an assembly of some of the most distinguished philosophers of art, these essays develop the themes, discuss the problems, and evaluate the arguments of the main topics in the field. An excellent resource for students and scholars alike, this b
Author: Lou Goble
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, guides, philosophy, philosophical, guide, logic
Number of Pages: 520
Published: 2001-08-29
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0631206930
ISBN-13: 9780631206934
This volume presents a definitive introduction to twenty core areas of philosophical logic including classical logic, modal logic, alternative logics and close examinations of key logical concepts.
Author: Richard M. Gale
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, guides, philosophy, metaphysics, guide
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2002-07-26
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 0631221212
ISBN-13: 9780631221210
The Blackwell Guide to Metaphysics is a definitive introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers that demonstrate how metaphysics is done as they examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism.
Author: Leo G. Perdue
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, religion, companions, hebrew, companion, bible
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2001-12-05
List price: $188.95
ISBN-10: 0631210717
ISBN-13: 9780631210719
This comprehensive The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible offers a broad overview and survey of Old Testament study. It consists of newly commissioned articles from an impressive range of top international Old Testament scholars, from the UK, Europe, Israel, Canada and the US. Explores the history, archaeology, theology, sociology, and ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible Addresses questions of methodology, interpretation, and the academic study of the Old Testament Features a useful introduction that provides an overview of the discipline, and a guide to t
Author: Colin Sumner
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: blackwell, sociology, companions, criminology, companion
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2003-10-03
List price: $188.95
ISBN-10: 0631220925
ISBN-13: 9780631220923
The Blackwell Companion to Criminology provides a contemporary and global resource to scholarship in both classical and topical areas of criminology. Written accessibly, and with its international perspective and first-rate scholarship, this is truly the first global handbook of criminology. Editors and contributors are international experts in criminology, offering a comparative perspective on theories and systemsContains full discussion of key debates and theories, the implications of new topics, studies and ideas, and contemporary developmentsCoverage includes: class, gender, and race, crim
