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Introducing… 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. A biography of Paul Bowles, the famously enigmatic writer-composer. It questions the biographer's role, the subject's credibility, and the very nature of 'truth' in the telling of a life. It talks of Bowles' difficult childhood and of his grief over his wife's - the author Jane Bowles, who died in 1973 - illness, of exile, dreams, and madness. Num Pages: 354 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AVH; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224933
- ISBN
- 9780520224933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. This volume brings together the work of leading scholars on two of the most important, yet puzzling, extant ensembles of Hellenistic Age sculpture: the Great Altar at Pergamon and the Cave at Sperlonga in Italy. Editor(s): De Grummond, Nancy Thomson; Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 339 pages, 125 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 plan, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AFKB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223271
- ISBN
- 9780520223271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.07
€ 82.81
€ 64.07
Hardback. Explores ritualized performance in twentieth-century music. This book uncovers the range of political, didactic, and aesthetic intents that inspired the creators of modernist music theater. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 365 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223028
- ISBN
- 9780520223028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.32
€ 62.70
€ 49.32
Paperback. Long before e-mail and the Internet permeated society, Roy Ascott, a British artist and theorist, coined the term 'telematic art' to describe the use of online computer networks as an artistic medium. This book explores Ascott's ideas on how networked communication has shaped behavior and consciousness within and beyond the realm of art. Editor(s): Shanken, Edward A. Num Pages: 439 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222946
- ISBN
- 9780520222946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Covering American, international, mainstream, and 'off-Hollywood' films, as well as television, this book offers creative strategies and useful practical information. It places screenwriting in the context of the storytelling tradition, arguing through literary and cultural analysis that all great stories revolve around a strong central character. Num Pages: 249 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; CBW; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Exp Upd Su
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221659
- ISBN
- 9780520221659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Discusses dozens of classic and contemporary films ranging from "Bringing Up Baby" to "Terms of Endearment", from "Stagecoach" to "Reservoir Dogs". This book studies the use of dialogue in American film. It shows why dialogue has been neglected in the analysis of narrative film. Num Pages: 332 pages, 53 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221383
- ISBN
- 9780520221383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Featuring a highly provocative series of interviews conducted in early 1969 with some of the most dynamic, daring, and innovative artists of the tumultous 1960s. The nine individuals - eight artists and one art dealer - are now known as major contributors to Conceptual art. Editor(s): Alberro, Alexander; Norvell, Patricia. Num Pages: 177 pages, 39 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220119
- ISBN
- 9780520220119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Drawing on documents, early drafts of script treatments, and humorous production anecdotes as well as including photographs, this book presents behind-the-scenes portrait of two great Hollywood figures - producer David O Selznick and director Alfred Hitchcock. Num Pages: 398 pages, 64 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217812
- ISBN
- 9780520217812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.97
€ 44.99
€ 31.97
Hardback. This collection of essays presents an ongoing exploration of the moral character and enlightenment-potential of vision. It examines texts by Descartes, Husserl, Wittgensein, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Benjamin, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; HPC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217805
- ISBN
- 9780520217805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.32
€ 62.70
€ 49.32
Hardback. Constructs a framework that examines the subject of German collective memory, which has been shaped by the experience of Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. This title follows the evolution of German 'memory landscapes' all the way from national unification in 1870-71 through the world wars and political division to reunification in 1990. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 52 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AM; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217683
- ISBN
- 9780520217683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.44
€ 62.70
€ 49.44
Hardback. Illuminates the diverse elements that constitute opera by focusing the investigation around three main categories: composition and production; words, music, and drama; and the interaction of society, genre, and aesthetics. Translator(s): Schneider, Edward. Num Pages: 442 pages, 34 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; AVGC9; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217195
- ISBN
- 9780520217195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.28
€ 62.70
€ 49.28
Paperback. This work compares paintings by Edward Hopper with photographs of the subjects of paintings done in New York, Maine, Gloucester, Cape Cod, Charleston, Mexico and Paris. It demonstrates how Hopper made art of everyday scenes and how he sometimes made intentional changes from what he observed. Num Pages: 145 pages, 90 color photos and 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216761
- ISBN
- 9780520216761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
€ 35.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. A study of early 20th-century literary and artistic culture. The text focuses on the turbulent later years of the 1920s and 1930s, tracking the dissolution of modernism in the interwar years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AB; ACX; APFA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216488
- ISBN
- 9780520216488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.10
€ 41.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. Combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and the other women who shaped filmmaking from 1912 through the 1940s. Marion was Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter - male or female - for almost three decades and wrote almost 200 produced films. Num Pages: 475 pages, 62 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; APFD; BGF; BGH; DSBH; DSG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214927
- ISBN
- 9780520214927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; JFC; JPFN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214781
- ISBN
- 9780520214781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. A selection of the author's critical essays on music, which includes an analysis of Beethoven's obsession with the key of C minor, an account of William Byrd as a spokesman for the Elizabethan Catholic minority, and papers on the operas "Don Giovanni", "The Magic Flute" and "Tristan and Isolde". Num Pages: 359 pages, 80 music examples, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213777
- ISBN
- 9780520213777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Hardback. This collection of essays examines Frank Lloyd Wright's importance in countries around the world. Interwoven in the essays are stories of champions and critics, rivals and acolytes, books and exhibitions, attitudes toward America and individualism, and the ways his ideas were brought to the world. Editor(s): Alofsin, Anthony. Num Pages: 294 pages, 145 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211162
- ISBN
- 9780520211162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 56.86
€ 73.35
€ 56.86
Paperback. Turning the tables on the pornography debate, this is an analysis of taboo-shattering fiction, film and performance art. It investigates the role of fantasy in art, politics and popular culture and shows how technological advances in science and medicine have altered concepts of the human body. Num Pages: 324 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: A; DSBH; JFC; JFD; JFMP; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210325
- ISBN
- 9780520210325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. Traces the history of the Gregorian revival from its Romantic origins in a community of French monks at Solesmes, whose founder hoped to rebuild the moral foundation of French culture on the ruins of the Benedictine order. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 196 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVGD; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210080
- ISBN
- 9780520210080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97€ 45.60
€ 57.97
€ 45.60
Hardback. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire. Num Pages: 405 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 tables, 45 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AVGC9; HBT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209336
- ISBN
- 9780520209336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.99
€ 83.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. Tourist art production is a global phenomenon and is increasingly recognized as an important and authentic expression of indigenous visual traditions. This title provides a comparative perspective on the history, character, and impact of tourist art in colonized societies in three areas of the world: Africa, Oceania, and North America. Editor(s): Phillips, Ruth B.; Steiner, Christopher B. Num Pages: 435 pages, 88 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KB; AC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207974
- ISBN
- 9780520207974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Shows how classical music can take on new meaning and new life when approached from postmodernist standpoints. This book provides an account of the postmodernist ethos, explains its relationship to music, and explores that relationship in a series of case studies ranging from Haydn and Mendelssohn to Ives and Ravel. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illustration, 34 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207004
- ISBN
- 9780520207004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Hardback. With the help of over one hundred illustrations spanning three centuries, this title investigates the role of visual images in European Jewish history. It shows how the coming of the modern period expanded the relationship of Jews to the visual realm far beyond the religious context. Num Pages: 382 pages, 141 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACBK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205451
- ISBN
- 9780520205451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.07
€ 82.81
€ 64.07
Paperback. Addressing Western and non-Western music, composers from Francesca Caccini to Charles Ives, and musical communities from 12th-century monks to contemporary opera queens, these essays explore questions of gender and sexuality. Editor(s): Solie, Ruth A. Num Pages: 353 pages, 5 figures, 17 music examples, 3 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201460
- ISBN
- 9780520201460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39