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Hardcover. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102375
- ISBN
- 9780226102375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.25€ 80.56
€ 96.25
€ 80.56
Paperback. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102382
- ISBN
- 9780226102382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZX; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384430
- ISBN
- 9781137384430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, mono and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; ASZP; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Huddersfield United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862180994
- ISBN
- 9781862180994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The devil is a defiant, nefarious figure, the emblem of evil, and harbinger of the damned. However, the festive devil, turns the most hideous acts into playful transgressions. This volume presents a transnational and performance-centered approach to this character of fiestas, street festivals, and carnivals in North, Central, and South America. Editor(s): Riggio, Milla Cozart; Marino, Angela; Vignolo, Paolo. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; ASZP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421791
- ISBN
- 9780857421791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.66
€ 45.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. Takes us around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history - the court jester. This work includes anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations that shed light on little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on the head honchos of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 49 halftones, 66 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASZ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226640921
- ISBN
- 9780226640921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.93
€ 43.99
€ 43.93
paperback. A memoir written by a performer and manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West tour in Europe Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 200 pages, 34 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; ASZX; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803234659
- ISBN
- 9780803234659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: ASZW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226063126
- ISBN
- 9780226063126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 663 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348457
- ISBN
- 9780764348457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.63
€ 43.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. There is something doing every day in Texas, from the Fireant Festival to the Gatorfest, Watermelon Thump, or Bun Run. Texan Jim Gramon has compiled all the major events in one book. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASZP; JHBT; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556228865
- ISBN
- 9781556228865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.20
€ 20.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; ASZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557838292
- ISBN
- 9781557838292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. From one of the UK's most acclaimed and successful tutors of stand-up comedy comes this guide to understanding, developing and, most importantly, delivering a great comedy routine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473607187
- ISBN
- 9781473607187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.53
€ 17.99
€ 13.53
paperback. Shows how concert parties combined an eclectic array of cultural influences, adapting characters and songs from American movies, popular British ballads, and local storytelling traditions into a spirited blend of comedy and social commentary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; ASZH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214362
- ISBN
- 9780253214362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489186
- ISBN
- 9780752489186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. A backstage look at music hall, variety and vaudeville, illustrated with the posters and the photographs of thetime. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840021165
- ISBN
- 9781840021165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Hardback. In this definitive study of Hemingway's masterpiece on bull-fighting, Miriam Mandel addresses not only Hemingway's tome, but the bullfighting and the Spain of his time. Num Pages: 696 pages, 19 photographs, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 2ABM; ASZX; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 39. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839960
- ISBN
- 9780810839960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.38
€ 249.38
Paperback. Presents a story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's legendary magicians: the personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear. This book is the masterwork of a man who has dedicated his life to magic, who knows the tricks inside out, and still believes. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476641
- ISBN
- 9780099476641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Since the late 1700s new forms of visual entertainment have tried to simulate the details of nature: reenactment has now become the most widely-consumed form of popular history. This book engages with the quest for definition and appropriate delimitation of reenactment as well as questions about the relationship between realism and affect. Series: Re-Enactment History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASZ; HBAH; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576124
- ISBN
- 9780230576124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.89
€ 160.89
Hardback. Ho-Chunk powwows are the oldest powwows in the Midwest and among the oldest in the US, beginning in 1902 outside Black River Falls in west-central Wisconsin. Grant Arndt examines Wisconsin Ho-Chunk powwow traditions and the meanings of cultural performances and rituals in the wake of North American settler colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; ASZP; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 278 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233522
- ISBN
- 9780803233522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Peter Bailey and with an introduction by Daniel Radcliffe, this most magical of gift books brings the greatest illusionists of all time back to life .. Illustrator(s): Bailey, Peter. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; ASZG; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 175 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192. A Tale of Magnificent Magicians and Their Amazing Feats. 304 pages, Illustrations. Illustrator(s): Bailey, Peter. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Peter Bailey and with an introduction by Daniel Radcliffe, this most magical of gift books brings the greatest illusionists of all time back to life . Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). BIC Classification: 5AK; ASZG; YFJ. Dimension: 175 x 139 x 19. Weight: 192.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747590941
- ISBN
- 9780747590941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Takes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, 39 b/w, 5 video, 2 audio. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; ASZB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288119
- ISBN
- 9780520288119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, that makes the case that he was most important entertainer of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 576 pages, 16 page b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439140284
- ISBN
- 9781439140284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. A beautifully written, joyously funny memoir about growing up and finding fame as a young Iranian in London. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472218667
- ISBN
- 9781472218667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317526
- ISBN
- 9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82