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  • Stories of Tonality in the Age of François-Joseph Fétis

    by Thomas Christensen ...
    Stories of Tonality in the Age of François-Joseph Fétis explores the concept of musical tonality through the writings of the Belgian musicologist François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1867), who was singularly responsible for theorizing and popularizing the term in the nineteenth century. Thomas Christensen weaves a rich story in which tonality emerges as a theoretical construct born of anxiety and alterity ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Worse Than a Monolith

    Alliance Politics and Problems of Coercive Diplomacy in Asia

    by Thomas J. Christensen ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
    In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one's own advantage. However, most international security politics involve coercive diplomacy and negotiations short of all-out war. Worse Than a Monolith demonstrates that when states are engaged in coercive diplomacy--combining threats and assurances to influence the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1616

    The World in Motion

    by Thomas Christensen ...
    A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN TIME: Discover surprising stories of the pioneering men and women who ushered the world toward modernity in this continent-spanning slice of world history.Features 140 full-color reproductions of period artwork, engravings, maps, and drawings, with fascinating sidebars throughout.The early 17th century was a time of enormous change in most regions of the world. The advent of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The China Challenge

    Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

    by Thomas J. Christensen ...
    “A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading ... Read more

    $18.19 CAD

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  • River of Ink

    [An Illustrated History of Literacy]

    by Thomas Christensen ...
    With its title harkening back to the sack of Baghdad in 1258—when the Tigris ran black with the ink of books flung into the water by Mongol invaders—River of Ink is a collection of essays that range widely across time and cultures to illuminate the role of literature and art throughout history. Christensen draws from a panoply of subjects, from the writings of prehistoric Chinese cultures known ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Bach Perspectives, Volume 3

    Creative Responses to Bach, from Mozart to Hindemith

    by Thomas Christensen, Ludwig Finscher, Walter Frisch, Stephen Hinton, William Kinderman, Robert L. Marshall ...
    Series series Bach Perspectives
    Launched in 1995, Bach Perspectives has become the premier English-language serial book series dedicated to cutting-edge Bach scholarship. The University of Illinois Press now offers the first four volumes in open access editions available for free to all interested readers.The third volume of the acclaimed series features a roster of scholars analyzing the crucial influence of J. S. Bach’s music ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • From Classical to Quantum Plasmonics in Three and Two Dimensions

    by Thomas Christensen ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This thesis provides a comprehensive introduction to two active research directions within the field of plasmonics: (i) nonclassical, or quantum, aspects of the plasmonic response; and (ii) two-dimensional plasmonics, a recent innovation in the field stimulated by the advent of two-dimensional materials. It discusses the fundamentals of this field in detail, and explores several current research ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

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    The Song of the Chattahoochee (Unabridged)

    by Sidney Lanier ...
    Narrated by Larry Riddick, Thomas Christensen, Dolores Jones ...

    Unabridged

    28 min

    In the heart of the American South, where the Chattahoochee River flows, a symphony of nature and human experience unfolds. "The Song of the Chattahoochee" is a lyrical masterpiece by Sidney Lanier, a poet who found solace and inspiration in the river's embrace. Through vivid imagery and evocative language, Lanier captures the river's journey, from its humble beginnings to its grand finale at the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Work of Music Theory

    Selected Essays

    by Thomas Christensen ...
    Series series Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Critical Musicology Series
    This collection brings together an anthology of articles by Thomas Christensen, one of the leading historians of music theory active today. Published over the span of the past 25 years, the selected articles provide a historical conspectus about a range of vital topics in the history of music theory, focusing in particular upon writings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Christensen ... Read more

    $384.77 CAD

  • HBR's 10 Must Reads on Technology and Strategy Collection (7 Books)

    by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Clayton M. Christensen, Rita Gunther McGrath, Thomas H. Davenport ...
    Series series HBR's 10 Must Reads
    Are analytics and technology a strategic part of your business?Artificial intelligence, platforms, algorithms, machine learning. Most business leaders know the value in advanced technologies. But how do you embed them into your business—and make them a key part of your strategy? HBR's 10 Must Reads Technology and Strategy Collection features innovative ideas to help you understand what new ... Read more

    $155.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Surface and Thin Film Science

    by Thomas M. Christensen ...
    This book is a conceptual overview of surface and thin film science, providing a basic and straightforward understanding of the most common ideas and methods used in these fields. Fundamental scientific ideas, deposition methods, and characterization methods are all examined.Relying on simple, conceptual models and figures, fundamental scientific ideas are introduced and then applied to surfaces ... Read more

    Was $101.99 CAD Now $90.68 CAD

  • Useful Adversaries

    Grand Strategy, Domestic Mobilization, and Sino-American Conflict, 1947-1958

    by Thomas J. Christensen ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
    This book provides a new analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were so hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. Employing extensive documentation, it offers a fresh approach to long-debated questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists, why the United States aided Chiang Kai-shek's KMT on Taiwan, why the Korean War escalated ... Read more

    $72.59 CAD