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  • Barrelhouse Blues

    Location Recording and the Early Traditions of the Blues

    by Paul Oliver ...
    In the 1920s, Southern record companies ventured to cities like Dallas, Atlanta, and New Orleans, where they set up primitive recording equipment in makeshift studios. They brought in street singers, medicine show performers, pianists from the juke joints and barrelhouses. The music that circulated through Southern work camps, prison farms, and vaudeville shows would be lost to us if it hadn't't ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Broadcasting the Blues

    Black Blues in the Segregation Era

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era is based on Paul Oliver's award-winning radio broadcasts from the BBC that were created over several decades. It traces the social history of the blues in America, from its birth in the rural South through the heyday of sound recordings. Noted blues scholar Paul Oliver draws on decades of research and personal interviews with performers- ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • World Faiths - An Introduction: Teach Yourself

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Series series
    This book is a concise guide to the major religions around the world. Become familiar with the history of each faith, its core beliefs, and how it is practised today. Whether you're studying theology or just want to know more about the faiths that shape our world, this clearly structured guide offers everything you need to get started.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Sociology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Sociology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The text is split into four ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Succeeding With Your Literature Review: A Handbook For Students

    by Paul Oliver ...
    This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review. ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Writing Your Thesis

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Series series Student Success
    ′Written in an authoritative and accessible style, this is a must-read for anyone planning, researching and writing a doctoral thesis or dissertation. I will certainly be recommending this book to my research students.′ - Professor Goeffrey Elliott, University of Worcester′Paul′s book was a lifeline during my doctorate: it is now the first book that I recommend for my research students! His book ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • Buddhism: Bullet Guides

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Open this book and you willDiscover Buddha's teachingsGain awarenessApply Buddhist beliefsBecome enlightened ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture

    by Paul Oliver ...
    The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Foucault - The Key Ideas

    Foucault on philosophy, power, and the sociology of knowledge: a concise introduction

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Series series
    Foucault - The Key Ideas is a concise introduction to the life, works and ideas of this ground-breaking modern philosopher. This book will not only guide you through the events of Foucault's life and help you to understand his most complex ideas with ease; it will also demonstrate the practical impact of those ideas on life today. Covering everything from Foucault's views on the philosophy and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Understanding the Research Process

    by Paul Oliver ...
    Series series SAGE Study Skills Series
    Understanding the Research Process helps students understand the use of specialist vocabulary and terminology of educational and social science research.The author explores the ways in which research terminology is used, and shows students- how to use specialist research terminology appropriately- how to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate uses of research terminology- how to ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Hinduism and the 1960s

    The Rise of a Counter-Culture

    The West has drawn upon Hinduism on a wide scale, from hatha yoga and meditation techniques, to popular culture in music and fashion, yet the contribution of Hinduism to the counter-culture of the 1960s has not been analysed in full.Hinduism and the 1960s looks at the youth culture of the 1960s and early 1970s, and the way in which it was influenced by Hinduism and Indian culture. It examines the ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Lifelong and Continuing Education

    What is a Learning Society?

    Edited by Paul Oliver ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1999, this volume recognises that lifelong and continuing education is one of the main issues on the educational stage. In the United Kingdom it is a key feature of the government’s educational initiative as reflected in the Green Paper, ‘The Learning Age: a Renaissance for a New Britain’ [DfEE, 1988]. This book provides a range of contributions to the current debate from ... Read more

    $51.99 USD