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Hardcover. African textiles are patterned with stories that range far beyond the time of the creation or the lifetime of their creator. In Africa, cloth is used to commemorate important events, people or political struggles that in other parts of the world might be recorded in writing. This book offers an insight into the living history of Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1682. 256 pages, col. ill. African textiles are patterned with stories that range far beyond the time of the creation or the lifetime of their creator. In Africa, cloth is used to commemorate important events, people or political struggles that in other parts of the world might be recorded in writing. This book offers an insight into the living history of Africa. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Dimension: 277 x 244 x 27. Weight: 1660.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714115597
ISBN
9780714115597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. With a survey of African textiles on the market, this book illustrates over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, hand crafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. It provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292211
ISBN
9780500292211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. Festivals. Series: African Theatre. 172 pages. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; AN. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 11. Weight: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010575
ISBN
9781847010575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. A key volume for Shakespeare, African theatre and postcolonial cultural scholars, promoting debate on the role of Western cultural icons in contemporary postcolonial cultures. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 7 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HF; 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010803
ISBN
9781847010803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Looks at the lives, challenges and contributions of African women from across the continent to making and participating in theatre in the 21st century. Editor(s): Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James; Osofisan, Femi. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 156 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011312
ISBN
9781847011312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardback. Extends the study of China's "soft power" into theatre studies and looks more widely at syncretic traditions evolving in other long-term historic exchanges between Asia and Africa. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011466
ISBN
9781847011466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.17

Paperback. Advances the study of pioneering black dancers by providing biographical and historical information on a group of artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora. This title sets these seminal artists and their innovations in the contexts of African-American culture and American modern dance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; ASD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072611
ISBN
9780252072611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; CFG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505285
ISBN
9781879505285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

paperback. How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans. Editor(s): Lindfors, Bernth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; ASZH; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212450
ISBN
9780253212450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. Metropolises often evoke images of flashy high-rise buildings, permanent background noise, backed-up cars and people moving quickly in all directions in their masses. New York, Tokyo, London, Sao Paulo. But what about Cairo? Editor(s): Pinther, Kerstin; Forster, Larissa; Hanussek, Christian. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 277 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431403257
ISBN
9781431403257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.73

Hardback. Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. This title describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. It provides an original theory of art and architecture in the age of global networks. Series: Point: Essays on Architecture. Num Pages: 136 pages, 39 color illus. 1 halftone. BIC Classification: ABA; AMA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150444
ISBN
9780691150444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. When Constructivism emerged shortly after the Russian Revolution, its central principles concerned structure and efficiency in the work of art and the nature and properties of materials. In this book, the author examines the origins of these principles and their extraordinary consequences for the rest of modern art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 colour images + 97 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195774
ISBN
9780300195774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189487584
ISBN
9788189487584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. "Though it seems contradictory to write words of praise for a book that deeply interrogates the marketability of praiseful language (in the guise of art criticism), Gavin Butta s collection deserves them. Framed by Butta s astute introduction, these performative essays pulse with vitality. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232841
ISBN
9780631232841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Hardcover. It has become apparent that criticism has fallen on hard times. This book explores contemporary approaches which have sought to renew criticism's energies in the wake of a 'theatrical turn' in visual arts practice, and the emergence of a 'performative' arts writing over the decade or so. Editor(s): Butt, Gavin. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232834
ISBN
9780631232834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.79

Hardcover. Focuses on the little known Magical Realist painter Marta Hegemann (1894-1970), re-inserting her into the histories of avant-garde modernism Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour illustrations, 58 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090073
ISBN
9780719090073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Merz Belgium
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9789490693947
ISBN
9789490693947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Examines the Italian films of the last two decades of the 20th century which managed to transcend the decline of Italian cinema's prominence within the industry. The author interprets, in detail, a body of work which established an independent profile for the Italian cinema of the 80s and 90s. Num Pages: 432 pages, 34, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868474
ISBN
9780801868474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Including essays by leading film scholars, this work reveals the richness and variety of Alfred Hitchcock's legacy, tracing his shaping influence on particular films, filmmakers, genres, and even on film criticism. It also investigates developments within film culture and academic film study. Editor(s): Boyd, David; Palmer, R. Barton. Num Pages: 290 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713383
ISBN
9780292713383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Series: After Hours. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 222 x 3. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571521104
ISBN
9780571521104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Series: After Hours. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 231 x 4. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571521111
ISBN
9780571521111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571529087
ISBN
9780571529087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. After Hours Jazz 3 is a further collection of original pieces as well as arrangements of your favourite jazz standards by Pam Wedgwood for the Grade 4-6 pianist. Relax with the lush harmonies and laid-back melodies of many well-known pieces as well as some great original repertoire. Series: After Hours. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571536313
ISBN
9780571536313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571522606
ISBN
9780571522606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

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