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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
Hardcover. Through seven key case studies from Khan's oeuvre, this book demonstrates how Akram Khan's 'new interculturalism' is a challenge to the 1980s western 'intercultural theatre' project, as a more nuanced and embodied approach to representing Othernesses, from his own position of the Other. Series: New World Choreographies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16. BIC Classification: ASDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393654
- ISBN
- 9781137393654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.58
€ 160.58
Hardcover. Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APB; ASDL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407726
- ISBN
- 9781137407726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZB; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415134
- ISBN
- 9781137415134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This book brings together experts across disciplines to examine the connection between digital technologies and human movement, and to consider the creative and artistic possibilities of technologized human motion. Editor(s): Salazar Sutil, Nicolas; Popat, Sita. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 338 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430403
- ISBN
- 9781137430403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.54
€ 161.54
Hardcover. Examining performers from the ancient Mediterranean world to the modern Islamic Middle East, including India and Pakistan, Shay explores the careers, artistic performances, and legacies of these individuals who were forced to produce entertainment and art for, and have sex with, any and all patrons. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433602
- ISBN
- 9781137433602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Hardcover. The Dancer's World 1920-1945 focuses on modern dancers as they saw themselves. Five chapters describe a narrative arc that encompasses Europe and the USA with a focus between 1920 and 1945. A final chapter considers contemporary relevance for dancers, dance artists, choreographers, dance students and scholars alike. Num Pages: 132 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439208
- ISBN
- 9781137439208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
hardcover. Num Pages: 276 pages, 21 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AN; AS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137444905
- ISBN
- 9781137444905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.27
€ 183.27
Paperback. Through discussion of a dazzling array of artists in India and the diaspora, this book delineates a new language of dance on the global stage. Myriad movement vocabularies intersect the dancers' creative landscape, while cutting-edge creative choreography parodies gender and cultural stereotypes, and represents social issues. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472403
- ISBN
- 9781137472403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. How did Caribbean rituals helped form new currents in the performing and visual arts of the United States? This book answers this question through an examination of the Caribbean-inspired dance creations of dancer/choreographer Katherine Dunham and the experimental films of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; APF; ASD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475534
- ISBN
- 9781137475534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482648
- ISBN
- 9781137482648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
Hardback. David G. Pier offers an ethnographic study of the Senator Extravaganza traditional dance competition in Uganda, and the performers, marketers, and other actors who were involved in it. Pier illustrates the event as part of a broader moment in Ugandan and African public culture - one in which marketing is playing an increasingly dominant role. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC; JHMC; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137549396
- ISBN
- 9781137549396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardcover. Through an autoethnographic examination of his own experiences in clowning, David Carlyon offers a close reading of the education of a professional circus clown. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554819
- ISBN
- 9781137554819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.45
€ 149.45
hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comedy. Num Pages: 230 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137566300
- ISBN
- 9781137566300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137575913
- ISBN
- 9781137575913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.59
€ 149.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; JFC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137593252
- ISBN
- 9781137593252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.31
€ 116.31
paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349067367
- ISBN
- 9781349067367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.35
€ 61.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451043
- ISBN
- 9781349451043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
Paperback. Series: New Dramaturgies. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349559046
- ISBN
- 9781349559046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.75
€ 115.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Ebbrecht-Hartmann, Tobias; Paget, Derek. Series: Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; JFC; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349698622
- ISBN
- 9781349698622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968258
- ISBN
- 9781403968258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. We are in an era where developments in both technology and musical style have coalesced to produce greatest period of change in music industry since the invention of recorded sound. Integrating insights from economics, management, and intellectual property law, the author explores the dynamics of entrepreneurship and innovation in music industry. Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 147 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AS; KJH; KJMV6; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461458999
- ISBN
- 9781461458999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.93
€ 59.93
Performing Magic on the Western Stage: From the Eighteenth Century to ...
. Ed(S): Hass, Lawrence; Coppa, Francesca; Pe...
paperback. "Performing Magic on the Western Stage" examines magic as a performing art and meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality. Editor(s): Hass, Lawrence; Coppa, Francesca; Peck, James. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 253 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DS; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349374649
- ISBN
- 9781349374649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
paperback. Sound experimentation by avant-garde theatre artists of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries is an important but ignored aspect of theatre history. Curtin explores how artists engaged with the sonic conditions of modernity through dramatic form, characterization, staging, technology, performance style, and other forms of interaction. Series: Avant-Gardes in Performance. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; APF; AS; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459063
- ISBN
- 9781349459063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.74€ 50.01
€ 57.74
€ 50.01