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Art & Architecture
Paperback. The American Success Myth on Film examines the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories and other success narratives exert on our collective imagination. It highlights how Hollywood movies have illuminated - if not resolved - the ideological contradictions at the heart of the American idea of success. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482525
- ISBN
- 9781137482525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardcover. An examination of the interplay of architecture and politics in all 50 state capitols of America. Using analysis and photographs of exteriors and interiors, Charles T. Goodsell demonstrates how the architectural elements embody political values and ideas. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 119 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMG; JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 259 x 9. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610440
- ISBN
- 9780700610440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.32
€ 73.32
Hardback. An in-depth look at the changing status of American artists in the 18th and early 19th century Num Pages: 316 pages, 90 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300214611
- ISBN
- 9780300214611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.36€ 46.20
€ 58.36
€ 46.20
Paperback. Addresses a variety of specific themes in musicals that serve this general function: fairy tale and fantasy, idealism and inspiration, gender and sexuality, and relationships, among others. This work considers three overlapping genres that are central to the projection of personal identity: operetta, movie musicals, and operatic musicals. Num Pages: 480 pages, 31 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141053
- ISBN
- 9780691141053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 line illus. 33 halftones. 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126135
- ISBN
- 9780691126135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.63
€ 36.99
€ 27.63
The American Institute of Architects' Official Guide to the 2007 AIA C...
American Institute Of Architects
Hardcover. Written by The American Institute of Architects (AIA), this is a comprehensive guide to the AIA contract documents, which include the agreements between architect-owner, and owner-contractor. There are other guides to the AIA contract documents, but this is the only authoritative one written by the AIA itself. Num Pages: 496 pages, forms. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470251669
- ISBN
- 9780470251669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.09
€ 183.09
Paperback. The first compact history of the American poster with 80 full color reproductions and an essay on poster design. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; AKLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933360287
- ISBN
- 9781933360287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.49
€ 26.99
€ 23.49
Hardcover. A guide to 100 iconic American houses, from the ancient to the new. Num Pages: 112 pages. Dimension: 297 x 257 x 17. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714848853
- ISBN
- 9780714848853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.41
€ 23.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. This is the first overview of the popular genre of American horror film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614165
- ISBN
- 9780748614165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.73
€ 42.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Presents a study of American film musical. This book combines genre theory with film criticism and history. It is suitable for film enthusiasts and scholars of film, theater, popular culture and communications. Num Pages: 400 pages, 91 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253205148
- ISBN
- 9780253205148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. The American Civil War was viscerally documented through panorama paintings, photography, and soldier testimonials, leaving behind representational principles that would later inform the development of war film genre codes. This book explores how each of these representational modes cemented different formulas for providing war stories with pathos. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349573875
- ISBN
- 9781349573875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Hardback. A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America Editor(s): Weber, Susan; Ames, Kenneth L.; Wittmann, Matthew. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 327 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 276 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300185393
- ISBN
- 9780300185393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.20€ 54.54
€ 64.20
€ 54.54
Paperback. "The auteur theory, of which film criticAndrew Sarris was the leading American proponent, holds that artistry in cinema can be largely attributed to film directors, who, while often working against the" Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306807282
- ISBN
- 9780306807282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.29
€ 21.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Reveals the drift in twentieth-century music from composers to non-musicians, from strict rules to no rules and from the single note to the sample. Num Pages: 544 pages, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 30. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747557326
- ISBN
- 9780747557326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.16
€ 25.99
€ 19.16
Hardcover. The Ambassador has been described as 'probably the most daring and enterprising trade magazine ever conceived'. This book takes a detailed look at the background and impact of the magazine and the ambitious photo shoots that showcased the latest couture fashions. Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Wilcox, Claire. Num Pages: 240 pages, 180 colour. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJP; AKTA; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 318 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- V&A Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851776771
- ISBN
- 9781851776771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.27
€ 14.27
Paperback. BIC Classification: AFKV; VFV; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Adventure Publications, Incorporated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591936459
- ISBN
- 9781591936459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.82
€ 21.82
Hardcover. A guided tour through the National Gallery of Art s historic photography collection, from early experimental photographs to contemporary pieces" Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 295 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3050.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500544525
- ISBN
- 9780500544525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.09
€ 51.99
€ 48.09
Paperback. The rise and fall of identical copies: digital technologies and form-making from mass customization to mass collaboration. Series: Writing Architecture. Num Pages: 184 pages, 13 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262515801
- ISBN
- 9780262515801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.13
€ 30.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Series: Pushkin Blues. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AKB; AKTH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782273677
- ISBN
- 9781782273677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.43
€ 17.99
€ 15.43
Hardback. Enchanted by the Hollywood movies she watched while growing up in affluent Tehran, Shohreh Aghdashloo dreamed of becoming an actress, despite her parents more practical plans. When she fell in love with her husband, Aydin, a painter thirteen years her senior, she made him promise he'd allow her to follow her passion. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8-Page Color and Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062009807
- ISBN
- 9780062009807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.33
€ 30.99
€ 25.33
The Allegory of the Church: Romanesque Portals and Their Verse Inscrip...
Calvin B (University Of Minnesota) Kendall
paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACK; AMC; AMN; AMX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613096
- ISBN
- 9781442613096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.41
€ 48.99
€ 44.41
Paperback. Simon Winchester turns his unrivaled talents to revealing the significance of the intriguing photograph whose subject inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; DSB; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190614546
- ISBN
- 9780190614546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.87
€ 16.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. The Musician's Companion to the Alexander Technique is a unique guide for all musicians, providing a practical and informative guide to being a successful and comfortable performer. Num Pages: 312 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: AVS; VXHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408174586
- ISBN
- 9781408174586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Translator(s): Lary, Nikita; Leyda, Jay. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226296272
- ISBN
- 9780226296272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78