Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Interweaving biographical insight with psychoanalytic criticism, this title takes us on an exploration of Claude Monet's (1840-1926), conflicted relationships with women. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 73 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284804
- ISBN
- 9780226284804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.35
€ 98.35
Hardcover. Chicago's Millennium Park is hailed as one of the most important millennium projects in the world. This is a biography of this phenomenal undertaking, beginning before 1850 when the site of the park was part of Lake Michigan. This is also a study of the globalization of art, the use of culture as an engine of economic expansion, and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 361 colour plates, 145 halftones, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293493
- ISBN
- 9780226293493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Hardcover. Takes a look at Hindi films and movie trends - the decline of song-and-dance sequences, the upgraded status of the horror genre, and the rise of the multiplex and multi-plot - to demonstrate how these relationships exemplify different formulas of contemporary living. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304250
- ISBN
- 9780226304250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.33
€ 121.33
Hardcover. In big cities, major museums and elite galleries tend to dominate our idea of the art world. But beyond these moneyed institutions are vibrant, local communities of artists and art lovers. This book offers a guided tour of three such alternative worlds that thrive in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bronzeville, Pilsen, and Rogers Park. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 colour plates, 2 halftones, 7 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACX; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305172
- ISBN
- 9780226305172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.01
€ 72.01
Hardcover. Excavates the skeletons of some of our most iconoclastic buildings, spurring on an engagement with those intentionally (World Trade Center) and accidentally (Charles DeGaulle Airport Terminal) destroyed that furthers our fascination with what makes buildings stand up, and what makes them fall down. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: AJC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306421
- ISBN
- 9780226306421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Hardcover. Though relatively unsung in the English-speaking world, Jean Rouch (1917-2004) was a towering figure of ethnographic cinema. This book analyses his practical filmmaking methods. Num Pages: 536 pages, 161 halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327143
- ISBN
- 9780226327143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.40€ 99.21
€ 119.40
€ 99.21
Hardcover. Through the composer Manuel de Falla, Carol Hess explores the advent of modernism in Spain in relation to the political and cultural tensions prior to the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones, 8 tables, 21 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; AVH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330389
- ISBN
- 9780226330389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.94€ 69.46
€ 81.94
€ 69.46
Hardcover. Introduces Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world. This title offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. It is suitable for those interested in ethnomusicology, world music, anthropology, sociology, and Asian studies. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGW; AVRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330938
- ISBN
- 9780226330938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.23
€ 122.23
Hardcover. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348452
- ISBN
- 9780226348452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Offers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper. Num Pages: 320 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMVD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423111
- ISBN
- 9780226423111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.44
€ 47.44
Hardcover. Louis, where new styles of jazz were soon produced, all the way up the Ohio River, where the music captivated audiences in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh alike. Jazz on the River concludes with the story of the decline of the old paddle wheelers - and thus riverboat jazz - on the inland waterways after World War II. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437330
- ISBN
- 9780226437330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback Edition 1992
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450285
- ISBN
- 9780226450285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.76
€ 48.76
Hardcover. Tracing the history of televised news, from the household names of the late 1940s and early '50s, like Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, through the rise of cable, the political power of Fox News, and more, this book shows us an industry in transition, where news magazines and celebrity profiles vie with political news and serious investigations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APT; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226472454
- ISBN
- 9780226472454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Hardcover. Explores a variety of fields, considering questions of operatic textuality, dramaturgical practice, and performance theory. This book intends to initiate a dialogue between scholars of music, literature, and performance by addressing questions raised in each field in a manner that influences them all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 11 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226475226
- ISBN
- 9780226475226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.40
€ 121.40
Hardcover. Presents a study of playhouse catastrophes and the theory of performance they convey. Bringing together dramatic theory,theatrical, religious, and cultural history, this title reveals the period's radical take on the history and the future of the stage to show just how critical the relation was between early modern English theater and its public. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500195
- ISBN
- 9780226500195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.27
€ 71.27
Hardcover. In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. This title tells the story of this extraordinarily popular but controversial show. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226507156
- ISBN
- 9780226507156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.36
€ 81.36
Hardcover. In the late Middle Ages, Europe saw the rise of one of its most virulent myths: that Jews abused the eucharistic bread as a form of anti-Christian blasphemy, causing it to bleed miraculously. Valiantly reconstructing the cult environments created for these sacred places, this title offers a look at Christian-Jewish relations in premodern Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520193
- ISBN
- 9780226520193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.36
€ 114.36
Hardcover. The dark shadows and offscreen space that force us to imagine violence we cannot see. The real slaughter of animals spliced with the fictional killing of men. The missing countershot from the murder victim's point of view. This book argues that such images, or absent images, distill how the murder scene challenges and changes film. Num Pages: 384 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226617947
- ISBN
- 9780226617947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.71
€ 129.71
Hardcover. Massimo Ossi delves into the most significant aspect of Monteverdi's career: the development of a new compositional style he called the "seconda prattica" or "second manner". Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 halftones, 24 tables, 30 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226638836
- ISBN
- 9780226638836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.64€ 78.54
€ 93.64
€ 78.54
Paperback. Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1826) has long been recognized as the greatest European portrait sculptor of the late eighteenth century, flourishing during both the American and French Revolutions as well as during the Directoire and Empire in France. Num Pages: 400 pages, 144 color plates, 225 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676494
- ISBN
- 9780226676494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.18
€ 106.18