Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Catholic or Protestant, recusant or godly rebel, early modern women reinvented their spiritual and gendered spaces during the reformations in religion in England during the sixteenth century and beyond. These essays explore the ways in which some Englishwomen struggled to erase, rewrite, or reimagine their religious and gender identities. Editor(s): Chappell, Julie A.; Kramer, Kaley A. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; APFA; DSB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474735
- ISBN
- 9781137474735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. This book contains a collection of essential essays from some of the most influential and exciting practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed with youth from around the world. Editor(s): Duffy, Peter, QC; Vettraino, Elinor. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472250
- ISBN
- 9781137472250
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.30
€ 49.99
€ 39.30
Hardcover. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Film, History and Memory broadens the focus from 'history', the study of past events, to 'memory', the processes - individual, generational, collective or state-driven - by which meanings are attached to the past. Editor(s): McGarry, Fearghal; Carlsten, Jennie M. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: APFN; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468949
- ISBN
- 9781137468949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Hardcover. Music is a vital instrument in attracting new audiences to silent cinema as well as renewing the interest of an already-initiated public. In this collection, chapters by practitioners as well as scholars capture the magic experience of silent film with music, and discuss from varying points of view how music meets this resurfaced film art. Editor(s): Donnelly, K. J.; Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. Series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: APF; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466358
- ISBN
- 9781137466358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Hardcover. This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The contributions examine the question of whether architecture - and thus materiality as a whole - has agency. The book also proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency. Editor(s): Muller, Anna-Lisa; Reichmann, Werner. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461124
- ISBN
- 9781137461124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.11
€ 139.11
Hardcover. Elaborating on themes of resilience, memory, critique and metal beyond metal, this volume highlights how the development and future of metal music scholarship is predicated on the engagement with other forms of popular culture such as comics, documentaries, and popular music. Editor(s): Snell, Dave. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AVGT; JFCA; JFSS; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456670
- ISBN
- 9781137456670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. Generally taking place in front of closed curtains during set changes between acts, the entr'acte delivers a fleeting new purpose and event to the otherwise sometimes inert space between stage and pit. This collection employs the entr'acte as a model for conceptualizing emerging formations of publics and of public space. Editor(s): Geiger, Jordan. Series: Avant-Gardes in Performance. Num Pages: 244 pages, 43 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433947
- ISBN
- 9781137433947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.25
€ 49.99
€ 39.25
Hardcover. What does popular culture's relationship with cyborgs, robots, vampires and zombies tell us about being human? Insightful scholarly perspectives shine a light on how film and television evince and portray the philosophical roots, the social ramifications and the future visions of a posthumanist world. Editor(s): Hauskeller, Michael; Philbeck, Thomas D.; Carbonell, Curtis D. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 839.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430311
- ISBN
- 9781137430311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.80
€ 229.80
Hardcover. How do we define the globalized cinema and media cultures of Bollywood in an age when it has become part of the cultural diplomacy of an emerging superpower? Bollywood and Its Other(s) explores the aesthetic-philosophical questions of the other through, for example, discussions on Indian diaspora's negotiations with national identity. Editor(s): Kishore, Vikrant; Sarwal, Amit; Patra, Parichay. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426499
- ISBN
- 9781137426499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contemporary queer performance. Ranging across cabaret, performance art, the performativity of film, drag and script-based theatre it unravels the dynamic relationship performance has with queerness as it is presented in local and transnational contexts. Editor(s): Campbell, Alyson; Farrier, Stephen. Series: Contemporary Performance Interactions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411839
- ISBN
- 9781137411839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.05
€ 118.05
Hardcover. With more than 250 million speakers globally, the Lusophone world has a rich history of filmmaking. This edited volume explores the representation of the migratory experience in contemporary cinema from Portuguese-speaking countries, exploring how Lusophone films, filmmakers, producers, studios, and governments relay narratives of migration. Editor(s): Rego, Cacilda M.; Brasileiro, Marcus. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408914
- ISBN
- 9781137408914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. Offering a multifaceted approach to the Mexican-born director Guillermo del Toro, this volume examines his wide-ranging oeuvre and traces the connections between his Spanish language and English language commercial and art film projects. Editor(s): Davies, Ann; Shaw, Deborah Rosado; Tierney, Dolores. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407832
- ISBN
- 9781137407832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.32
€ 160.32
Hardcover. Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features essays on art crime by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject. Editor(s): Charney, Noah. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23. BIC Classification: ABK; JKVM; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137407566
- ISBN
- 9781137407566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.44
€ 195.44
Hardcover. This book examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. Editor(s): Maunder, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; AN; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401991
- ISBN
- 9781137401991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. How do the ethical implications of writing theatrical histories complicate the historiographical imperative in our current sociopolitical context? This volume investigates a historiography whose function is to be a mode of thinking and exposes the inner contradictions in social and ideological organizations of historical subjects. Editor(s): Bank, Rosemarie K.; Kobialka, Michal. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397294
- ISBN
- 9781137397294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.85€ 88.88
€ 107.85
€ 88.88
Hardcover. Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them. Editor(s): Bailey, Julius. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGR; AVH; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395818
- ISBN
- 9781137395818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Hardcover. Why do screen narratives remain so different in an age of convergence and globalisation that many think is blurring distinctions? This collection attempts to answer this question using examples drawn from a range of media, from Hollywood franchises to digital comics, and a range of countries, from the United States to Japan Editor(s): Pearson, Roberta E.; Smith, Anthony Neil. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388148
- ISBN
- 9781137388148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Choreographic Dwellings: Practising Place offers new readings of the kinaesthetic experiences of site-specific and nomadic performance, parkour, installation and walking practices. It extends the remit of the choreographic by reframing the kinaesthetic qualities of place as action. Editor(s): Schiller, Gretchen; Rubidge, Sarah. Series: New World Choreographies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AFKP; ASDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385666
- ISBN
- 9781137385666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Discussing crises through diverse examples, including the UK's National Theatre, public art installations, Occupy LSX, repatriation ceremonies and performances of the everyday, this book asks how performance captures and resists what is considered (politically, ideologically, culturally or socially) 'inside' or 'outside' Europe. Editor(s): Zaroulia, Marilena; Hager, Philip. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVG; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379368
- ISBN
- 9781137379368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Despite the explosion of interest in the "global 1968," the arts in this period - both popular and avant-garde forms - have too often been neglected. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars in history, cultural studies, musicology and other areas to explore the symbiosis of the sonic and the visual in the counterculture of the 1960s. Editor(s): Brown, Timothy Scott; Lison, Andrew E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACXJ; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375223
- ISBN
- 9781137375223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. While remapping the region by examining enduring historical and cultural connections, this study discusses multiple traditions and practices of theatre and performance in five South Asian countries within their specific political and socio-cultural contexts. Editor(s): SenGupta, Ashis. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375131
- ISBN
- 9781137375131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Ten international dramaturg-scholars advance proposals that reset notions of agency in contemporary dance creation. Dramaturgy becomes driven by artistic inquiry, distributed among collaborating artists, embedded in improvisation tasks, or weaved through audience engagement, and the dramaturg becomes a facilitator of dramaturgical awareness. Editor(s): Hansen, Pil; Callison, Darcey. Series: New World Choreographies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373212
- ISBN
- 9781137373212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.52
€ 117.52
Hardcover. Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life. Editor(s): George, Mark K.; Pezzoli-Olgiati, Daria. Series: Religion and Spatial Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMN; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371331
- ISBN
- 9781137371331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This volume investigates the rise of human rights discourses manifested in the global spectrum of theatre and performance since 1945. Essays address topics such as disability, discrimination indigenous rights, torture, gender violence, genocide and elder abuse. Editor(s): Morin, Emilie; Luckhurst, Mary. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AN; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362292
- ISBN
- 9781137362292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.16
€ 150.16