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Hardcover. A sweeping study of Hollywood from Now, Voyager, The Heiress, and Flamingo Road to Carrie, the Alien films, The Brave One, and the slasher horror genre, this book boldly unsettles commonplace understandings of genre film, female sexuality, and Freudian theory as it makes a strong new case for the queer relevance of female representation. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112513
- ISBN
- 9780230112513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. Chronicling over forty years of changes in African-American popular culture, the Regal Theatre (1928-1968) was the largest movie-stage-show venue ever constructed for a Black community. Semmes reveals the political, economic and business realities of cultural production and the institutional inequalities that circumscribed Black life. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; AN; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113152
- ISBN
- 9780230113152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 46.76
€ 52.91
€ 46.76
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANF; AS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113312
- ISBN
- 9780230113312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 84.43
€ 101.03
€ 84.43
Hardcover. Fifty years after the publication of Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the Absurd, which suggests that 'absurd' plays purport the meaninglessness of life, this book uses the works of five major playwrights of the 1950s to provide a timely reassessment of one of the most important theatre 'movements' of the 20th century. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ANB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113381
- ISBN
- 9780230113381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 46.61
€ 52.91
€ 46.61
Hardcover. No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114074
- ISBN
- 9780230114074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 47.72
€ 52.91
€ 47.72
Paperback. Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, Joan Myers Brown's personal and professional histories reflect the hardships as well as the advances of African-Americans in the artistic and social developments of the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114098
- ISBN
- 9780230114098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.53€ 55.66
€ 62.53
€ 55.66
Hardcover. Employing a range of approaches to examine how "monster-talk" pervades not only popular culture but also public policy through film and other media, this book is a "one-stop shop" of sorts for students and instructors employing various approaches and media in the study of "teratologies," or discourses of the monstrous. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114500
- ISBN
- 9780230114500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.22
€ 140.22
Hardcover. Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114531
- ISBN
- 9780230114531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 47.09
€ 52.91
€ 47.09
Hardcover. 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. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115071
- ISBN
- 9780230115071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 47.33
€ 52.91
€ 47.33
Hardcover. An expanded translation of the groundbreaking book on Colombian cinema, this work addresses not only the inadequate distribution of criticism on Colombian cinema outside Latin America, but also employs an interdisciplinary focus that combines historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches to the country's culture. Translator(s): Chesak, Laura. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115170
- ISBN
- 9780230115170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Hardcover. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115750
- ISBN
- 9780230115750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 47.17
€ 52.91
€ 47.17
Hardcover. McGee studies historical representation in commodified, popular cinema as expressions of historical truths that more authentic histories usually miss and argues for the political and social significance of mass culture through the interpretation of four recent big-budget movies: Titanic, Gangs of New York, Australia, and Inglourious Basterds. Num Pages: 218 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116511
- ISBN
- 9780230116511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZB; ASZH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116795
- ISBN
- 9780230116795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 48.01
€ 52.91
€ 48.01
Hardcover. Situating theatre in crucial moments in history and philosophy, Bennet reads four of the most influential plays through their contemporary epistemological debates between rationalism and empiricism. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DD; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116801
- ISBN
- 9780230116801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 46.61
€ 52.91
€ 46.61
Hardcover. The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived in these communities. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; 3JH; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116863
- ISBN
- 9780230116863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Analyzing a selection of popular British films and stars of post-WWII Britain, Boyce considers the profound anxieties and uncertainties the war had on British life and culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116894
- ISBN
- 9780230116894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118164
- ISBN
- 9780230118164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Paperback. This book brings together the author's interviews with many prominent figures in fantasy, horror, and science fiction to examine the traditions and extensions of the gothic mode of storytelling over the last 200 years and its contemporary influence on film and media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118171
- ISBN
- 9780230118171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Hardcover. A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright. Num Pages: 228 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120181
- ISBN
- 9780230120181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.91€ 46.88
€ 52.91
€ 46.88
Hardcover. There is a complex relationship between performance, youth, and the shifting material circumstances (social, cultural, economic, ideological, and political) under which theatre for children and youth is generated and perceived. This book explores different aspect of theatre for young audiences using examples from theatrical events globally. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120198
- ISBN
- 9780230120198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83€ 87.80
€ 105.83
€ 87.80