Art & Architecture
Introducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.
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Art & Architecture
Paperback. An examination of the development of local radio broadcasting and the trend for locally-owned, locally-originated and locally-accountable commercial radio stations to fall into the hands of national and international media groups. Starkey traces the early development of local radio through to present-day digital environments. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; GTC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477637
- ISBN
- 9781137477637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
The Political World of Bob Dylan: Freedom and Justice, Power and Sin (...
Taylor, Jeff, Israelson, Chad
Hardcover. This work illuminates, identifies, and characterizes the influences and expressions of Bob Dylan's Political World throughout his life and career. An approach nearly as unique as the singer himself, the authors attempt to remove Dylan from the typical Left/Right paradigm and place him into a broader and deeper context. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482341
- ISBN
- 9781137482341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482648
- ISBN
- 9781137482648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Hardcover. Performing Punk is a rich exploration of subcultural contrasts and similarities among punks. By investigating how punk is made, for whom, and in opposition to what, this book takes the reader on a journey through the lesser-known aspects of the punk subculture. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGU; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485915
- ISBN
- 9781137485915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. Examining the role and impact of technology on creative practice, and how technology evolution determines the forms and format of an artist's work, this book contextualizes technological revolutions with earlier encounters between craft and innovation, endorsing a notion of craft practice within computing that needs rescuing from tech industries. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; TB; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486400
- ISBN
- 9781137486400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Hardcover. Metaphysics and Music in Adorno and Heidegger explains how two notoriously opposed German philosophers share a rethinking of the possibility of metaphysics via notions of music and waiting. This is connected to the historical materialist project of social change by way of the radical Italian composer Luigi Nono. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487247
- ISBN
- 9781137487247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. As film history's oldest and one of today's most prominent forms, the live-action short film has both historical and contemporary significance. Felando discusses the historical significance of the short film, identifies the fiction short's conventions, and offers two general research categories: the classical short and the art short. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488473
- ISBN
- 9781137488473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Hardcover. The monstrous child is the allegorical queer child in various formations of horror cinema: the child with a secret, the child 'possessed' by Otherness, the changeling child, the terrible gang. This book explores the possibilities of 'not growing up' as a model for a queer praxis that confronts the notion of heternormative maturity. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488503
- ISBN
- 9781137488503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 colour illustrations, 6 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489913
- ISBN
- 9781137489913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.77
€ 139.77
Hardcover. The Musicality of Narrative Film is the first book to examine in depth the film/music analogy. Using comparative analysis, Kulezic-Wilson explores film's musical potential, arguing that film's musicality can be achieved through various cinematic devices, with or without music. Series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489982
- ISBN
- 9781137489982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.82
€ 117.82
Hardcover. This book explains the connections between traditional performance (e.g. masked dances, prophecy, praise recitations), contemporary theatre (Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Tess Onwueme, Femi Osofisan, and Stella Oyedepo) , and the political sphere in the context of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; AN; JFSL3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492784
- ISBN
- 9781137492784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardcover. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, The Visual Music Film explores the concept and expression of musicality in the visual music film, in which visual presentations are given musical attributes such as rhythmical form, structure and harmony. Series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492814
- ISBN
- 9781137492814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.28
€ 184.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Gluhovic, Milija; Menon, Jisha. Series: Contemporary Performance Interactions. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496072
- ISBN
- 9781137496072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardcover. This first full-length scholarly study about animal horror cinema defines the popular subgenre and describes its origin and history in the West. The chapters explore a variety of animal horror films from a number of different perspectives. This is an indispensable study for students and scholars of cinema, horror and animal studies. Editor(s): Gregersdotter, Katarina; Hoglund, Johan; Hallen, Nicklas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496386
- ISBN
- 9781137496386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Paperback. By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANH; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137496645
- ISBN
- 9781137496645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.24€ 50.29
€ 58.24
€ 50.29
21st Century Perspectives on Music, Technology, and Culture
. Ed(S): Purcell, Richard; Randall, Richard
Hardback. This collection presents a contemporary evaluation of the changing structures of music delivery and enjoyment. Exploring the confluence of music consumption, burgeoning technology, and contemporary culture; this volume focuses on issues of musical communities and the politics of media. Editor(s): Purcell, Richard; Randall, Richard. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497598
- ISBN
- 9781137497598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
Hardback. Therapeutic Songwriting provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary methods and models of songwriting as used for therapeutic purposes. It describes the environmental, sociocultural, individual, and group factors shaping practice, and how songwriting is understood and practiced within different psychological and wellbeing orientations. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVS; MMJ; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499219
- ISBN
- 9781137499219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.39
€ 129.39
Hardcover. This book is concerned with the difficulties faced by modern Westerners in their search for a meaningful life. It sheds light on this enduring cultural dilemma through a close reading of four popular film and television narratives. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499288
- ISBN
- 9781137499288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Film and Female Consciousness explores the representation of female consciousness on-screen and demonstrates the ways in which the thought of Luce Irigaray can be used to address the traditional problems of the objectification of women in cinema as outlined by feminist theory since the 1970s. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501400
- ISBN
- 9781137501400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.01
€ 72.01
Hardcover. This book provides the first comprehensive study of narco cinema, a cross-border exploitation cinema that has been instrumental in shaping narco-culture in Mexico and the US borderlands. Identifying classics in its mammoth catalogue and analyzing select films at length, Rashotte outlines the genre's history and aesthetic criteria. Series: Latino Pop Culture. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APFN; JFCA; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501479
- ISBN
- 9781137501479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Media depictions of community are enormously influential on wider popular opinion about how people would like to live. In this study, Rowley examines depictions of ideal communities in Hollywood films and television and explores the implications of attempts to build real-world counterparts to such imagined places. Series: Screening Spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501615
- ISBN
- 9781137501615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. In this volume, scholars from a wide range of fields within the humanities explore the links between space and place and their relation to cultural expression. This collection shows that a focus on the spatial can help elucidate important facets of symbolic expression and cultural production, whether it be literature, music, dance, films, or art. Editor(s): Richardson, Bill. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502896
- ISBN
- 9781137502896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Child labor greatly contributed to the cultural and economic success of the British Victorian theatrical industry. This book highlights the complexities of the battle for child labor laws, the arguments for the needs of the theatre industry, and the weight of opposition that confronted any attempt to control employers. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; AN; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503176
- ISBN
- 9781137503176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on theatre and learning disability as theatre, rather than advocacy or therapy. Hargrave provocatively realigns the - hitherto unvoiced - assumptions that underpin such practice and proposes that learning disabled artists have earned the right to full critical review. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137504388
- ISBN
- 9781137504388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25