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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… 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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Paperback. In the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This volume presents a history of that movement. Editor(s): Bailey, David A. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 116 (31 in color; 85 in timeline as b/w). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; ACBK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 252 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334200
ISBN
9780822334200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 180 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; AJCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edition Skylight
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037666463
ISBN
9783037666463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280465
ISBN
9780803280465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Hardcover. A unique survey of the most prominent contemporary artists creating photographs without the aid of a camera. Includes a fully revised and updated text as well as new works by the featured artists. Shadow Catchers is an authoritative and sumptuously produced account of the history of camera-less photography and the processes involved. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858945927
ISBN
9781858945927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.08

Hardback. Shadow Economies of Cinema examines how films travel through time and space, both inside and outside established circuits of audiovisual trade. Combining industrial and cultural analysis, this book looks at distribution circuits from across the Americas, Africa and the Asia-Pacific, and explains how they shape film culture in their own image. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574124
ISBN
9781844574124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 106.00

Paperback. Shadow Economies of Cinema examines how films travel through time and space, both inside and outside established circuits of audiovisual trade. Combining industrial and cultural analysis, this book looks at distribution circuits from across the Americas, Africa and the Asia-Pacific, and explains how they shape film culture in their own image. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574117
ISBN
9781844574117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. Num Pages: 411 pages, 21 color images, 72 black & white images. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658. Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation. 411 pages, illustrations. Proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons. This title presents methods that draw on film and theater studies, art history, aesthetics, cultural studies, and performance studies to outline a personal view of animated cinema. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFV. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight: 658.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
November 5, 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261044
ISBN
9780520261044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. A vivid cultural history of Ibiza, from its origins as an island mecca for bohemians to its modern-day reputation as a club-goer s paradise. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150. .
Publisher
Jawbone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911036180
ISBN
9781911036180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Paranormal historian Paul Adams and writer and photographer Eddie Brazil join Peter Underwood, the UK's most experienced ghost hunter and respected author of over fifty books on the supernatural, in another literary partnership that will chill all but the sturdiest of hearts. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 249 x 10. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459202
ISBN
9780752459202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Num Pages: 240 pages, 273 color & 118 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJC; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AFF; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1712.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340543
ISBN
9780764340543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.70
€ 53.67

Paperback. Examines how historical fiction films interpret the present through a representation of the past. Utilizing the past as a way of responding to social conflicts in the present, this work shows how the genre promotes a political agenda, superseding the influence of scholarship on the public's perception and interpretation of history. Series: Culture & the Moving Image S. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
n
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391825
ISBN
9781566391825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled the author to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the cultural and political values of many artists of the post-World War I generation. Num Pages: 397 pages, 53 black-and-white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235144
ISBN
9780520235144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Discusses the way shadows were represented - or ignored - by artists from the Renaissance to the 17th century and then describes how Romantic, Impressionist and Surrealist artists exploited the device of the cast shadow to enhance the illusion of realism or drama in their representations. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 col illus. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210040
ISBN
9780300210040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AKD; CBX; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718193881
ISBN
9780718193881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, 282 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401534
ISBN
9780887401534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.42

Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137286
ISBN
9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.72

Paperback. This book presents more than 100 previously-unpublished Shaker songs. It introduces Shaker songs and dances that Brother Ricardo Belden, the last male member of the Hancock Shakers, gave in original manuscript form to Jerry and Sybil Count, the first directors of the Shaker Village Camp. Series: Revisiting New England S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 276 musical scores, 27 b+w. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781584653608
ISBN
9781584653608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 46 pages, 6 cut-out models. BIC Classification: AFT; AM; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887400773
ISBN
9780887400773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

Hardcover. Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts. Num Pages: 144 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3J; AN; BGL; DSGS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 130 x 17. .
Publisher
Rydon Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910821060
ISBN
9781910821060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927658
ISBN
9780393927658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. Explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971. This book offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theatre and an understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221520
ISBN
9780253221520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Essays on the best known film, television and video versions of Shakespeare's plays. Editor(s): Davies, Anthony; Wells, Stanley W. Num Pages: 278 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438. Hardback, no dustjacket, in good condition. Front board loose. Decorated gilt covers
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KRF0014168
ISBN
9780521435734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 12.82

Paperback. Samuel Crowl's Shakespeare at the Cineplex: The Kenneth Branagh Era is the first thorough exploration of the fifteen major Shakespeare films released since the surprising success of Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989). Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821416679
ISBN
9780821416679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. In 32 entrancing paintings, Susan Herbert opens up an unsuspecting world of Shakespeare interpreted by cats with all their winning ways. This imaginative artist presents an array of well-known characters in the great Shakespearean plays, from the tragic Romeo and Juliet to the mischevious Titania. Num Pages: 64 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AGN; WH; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500284292
ISBN
9780500284292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

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