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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. This study analyzes "Chinatown" in the context of the figure of the detective in literature and film from Sophocles to Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
79
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851705323
ISBN
9780851705323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082030
ISBN
9780252082030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040566
ISBN
9780252040566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Hardcover. Cities in China are extremely dynamic and experience high pressure to grow, transform and adapt. But in what directions, on what basis and to which goals? This book is based on the research the author and his team did of the intensive transformation processes of about hundred neighbourhood communities in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 200 colour illustrations, 100 schw.-w. u. 200 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 289 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035608335
ISBN
9783035608335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; AJC; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 232 x 9. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340857
ISBN
9780764340857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Royal Collection Trust
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905686490
ISBN
9781905686490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 325.33
€ 247.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Over 630 Colour Photographs and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Publisher
Periplus Editions United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Paperback with Flaps
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843164
ISBN
9780804843164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Presents an array of Chinese art. This book offers a closer look at the variety of styles, decoration, motifs and patterns and the sheer craftsmanship of Chinese culture. By showing the artwork alongside a detail, it provides a fresh view of each object which often allows intriguing comparisons between seemingly unrelated objects and media. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124797
ISBN
9780714124797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 29. Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture. 158 pages, 107 colour illus. 1 map. This book covers the rich history of Chinese ceramics from primitive pottery to delicate porcelain, complemented by full colour illustrations throughout. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 9. Weight: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521186483
ISBN
9780521186483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. Presents the collections of Chinese ceramics outside Asia. This title includes many items of imperial quality, with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well as the famous David vases. Num Pages: 96 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 378. Highlights of the Sir Percival David Collection. 96 pages, 125 colour illustrations. Presents the collections of Chinese ceramics outside Asia. This title includes many items of imperial quality, with beautiful examples of extremely rare Ru and guan wares as well as the famous David vases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFPC. Dimension: 213 x 216 x 9. Weight: 378.
Publisher
The British Museum Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124544
ISBN
9780714124544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

paperback. An anthology that provides a prismatic look at the cross-fertilization between Chinese film and global popular culture. It explores how issues of immigration, class, race and economic displacement are viewed on a global level, providing an understanding of the impact of Chinese filmmaking at home and abroad. Editor(s): See-Kam, Tan; Feng, Peter X.; Marchetti, Gina. Num Pages: 311 pages, 25 halftones, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132683
ISBN
9781592132683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Paperback. The revised and expanded edition of this essential guide to Chinese cinema includes brings together 35 essays, including 14 brand new articles, by leading international scholars, addressing key films from the 1930s to the present, including Hero, Farewell My Concubine and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFG; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572373
ISBN
9781844572373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Num Pages: 160 pages, 202 drawings. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320835
ISBN
9780764320835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Num Pages: 160 pages, 415 color images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323799
ISBN
9780764323799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.45

Paperback. This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia. The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400084
ISBN
9781474400084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of modernism, Chinese literature and history, film studies, and cultural studies, this book offers both a historical narrative and a critical analysis of the cultural visions and experiences of China's post-Mao era. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318460
ISBN
9780822318460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831110
ISBN
9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.74

Hardback. Series: The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 200 color illus. 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bollingen Series XXXV: 61 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171937
ISBN
9780691171937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; APF; DSB; DSGS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148481
ISBN
9780231148481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 358 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 308 x 14. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681949
ISBN
9783936681949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.75
€ 40.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156752
ISBN
9780231156752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156745
ISBN
9780231156745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.28

Paperback. Explore the wealth of design motifs developed by the German immigrants to Pennsylvania and perfect for chip carving. Pam applies a variety of the designs to a Wilkom plaque and a beautiful bible box, leading the carver step-by-step through the process of chip carving each of these creations. A gallery and patterns make this a most useful book. Num Pages: 64 pages, 250 step-by-step color photos, patterns. BIC Classification: AFKC; WD; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407116
ISBN
9780887407116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 250 color photos. BIC Classification: AFKC; WD; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 7. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406997
ISBN
9780887406997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

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