Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the life and times of this towering figure, taking him from his youth in the black middle-class enclave of Washington, DC, to the heights of worldwide acclaim. Num Pages: 720 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112633
- ISBN
- 9780226112633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.21
€ 48.99
€ 38.21
Hardcover. Jazz was born on the streets, grew up in clubs, and will die-so some fear-at the university. Facing dwindling commercial demand and the gradual disappearance of venues, many aspiring jazz musicians today learn their craft, and find their careers, in one of the many academic programs that now offer jazz degrees. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226125053
- ISBN
- 9780226125053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.53
€ 127.53
Hardcover. Stretching south from 47th Street to the Midway Plaisance and east from Washington Park to the lakeshore, the historic neighborhood of Hyde Park - Kenwood covers nearly two square miles of Chicago's South Side. This book offers readers a biography of this distinguished neighborhood, from house to home, and from architect to resident. Num Pages: 528 pages, 343 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1887.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138145
- ISBN
- 9780226138145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.74
€ 86.74
Paperback. Focuses on a neglected aspect of Verdi's operas: their effectiveness as theatre. This text argues that two main aesthetic conceptions underlie all of Verdi's works - that of the "melodrama", which dominates Verdi's early work, and the "musical drama", which is dominant in his later work. Translator(s): Roberts, Gilda. Num Pages: 430 pages, 26 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC5; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143705
- ISBN
- 9780226143705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.02
€ 58.02
Hardcover. Sweet Dreams is a testament to the creative processes and self- conscious heterogeneity of art today as well as a revolutionary effort to solicit collaboration that will encourage the production of imaginative thought and contribute to contemporary life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour pl 32halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165042
- ISBN
- 9780226165042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.25
€ 122.25
Hardcover. A study of the influence of Pliny the Younger as a continuous theme throughout the history of architecture. Num Pages: 440 pages, 48 colour plates, 159 halftones, 29 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; AC; AMKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226173009
- ISBN
- 9780226173009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.24
€ 141.24
Hardcover. One of the most important avant-garde movements of postwar Paris was Lettrism, which crucially built an interest in the relationship between writing and image into projects in poetry, painting, and especially cinema. This is a monograph in English on the Lettrists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; ACXJ; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226174457
- ISBN
- 9780226174457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Hardcover. Explores a panoply of films, from M and Rear Window to The Conversation and The Bourne Legacy, to analyze the ways in which cinema has articulated the concept of surveillance. While it has long been a mainstay of the thriller, surveillance, the author argues, speaks to something more foundational in the very work of the camera. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201214
- ISBN
- 9780226201214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.01
€ 132.01
Hardcover. Drawing on four medieval events in which a theatrical performance precipitated deadly consequences, this book contends that the marginalization of intention in critical discourse is a mirror for the marginalization - and misunderstanding - of theater. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207834
- ISBN
- 9780226207834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.02
€ 79.02
Hardcover. A book on the critical role of music in African ritual which focuses on the Brekete/Gorovodu religion of the Ewe people. It analyzes their practices through a historical and ethnographic study of one of the dominant ritual sites on the southern coast of Ghana: a medicine shrine whose origins lie in the northern region of the country. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 colour plates, 25 halftones, 3 line drawings, 23 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; AVGH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226265049
- ISBN
- 9780226265049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.53
€ 121.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272016
- ISBN
- 9780226272016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Hardcover. Interweaving biographical insight with psychoanalytic criticism, this title takes us on an exploration of Claude Monet's (1840-1926), conflicted relationships with women. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 73 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACVT; AFC; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284804
- ISBN
- 9780226284804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.35
€ 98.35
Hardcover. Chicago's Millennium Park is hailed as one of the most important millennium projects in the world. This is a biography of this phenomenal undertaking, beginning before 1850 when the site of the park was part of Lake Michigan. This is also a study of the globalization of art, the use of culture as an engine of economic expansion, and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 361 colour plates, 145 halftones, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293493
- ISBN
- 9780226293493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Hardcover. Takes a look at Hindi films and movie trends - the decline of song-and-dance sequences, the upgraded status of the horror genre, and the rise of the multiplex and multi-plot - to demonstrate how these relationships exemplify different formulas of contemporary living. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304250
- ISBN
- 9780226304250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.33
€ 121.33
Hardcover. In big cities, major museums and elite galleries tend to dominate our idea of the art world. But beyond these moneyed institutions are vibrant, local communities of artists and art lovers. This book offers a guided tour of three such alternative worlds that thrive in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bronzeville, Pilsen, and Rogers Park. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 colour plates, 2 halftones, 7 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACX; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305172
- ISBN
- 9780226305172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.01
€ 72.01
Hardcover. Excavates the skeletons of some of our most iconoclastic buildings, spurring on an engagement with those intentionally (World Trade Center) and accidentally (Charles DeGaulle Airport Terminal) destroyed that furthers our fascination with what makes buildings stand up, and what makes them fall down. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: AJC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306421
- ISBN
- 9780226306421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Hardcover. Though relatively unsung in the English-speaking world, Jean Rouch (1917-2004) was a towering figure of ethnographic cinema. This book analyses his practical filmmaking methods. Num Pages: 536 pages, 161 halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327143
- ISBN
- 9780226327143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.40€ 99.21
€ 119.40
€ 99.21
Hardcover. Through the composer Manuel de Falla, Carol Hess explores the advent of modernism in Spain in relation to the political and cultural tensions prior to the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 halftones, 8 tables, 21 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; AVH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330389
- ISBN
- 9780226330389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.94€ 69.46
€ 81.94
€ 69.46
Hardcover. Introduces Korean drumming and dance to the English-speaking world. This title offers detailed descriptions of its instrumentation, dance formations, costuming, actors, teaching lineages, and the complexities of training. It is suitable for those interested in ethnomusicology, world music, anthropology, sociology, and Asian studies. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 13 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; AVGW; AVRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226330938
- ISBN
- 9780226330938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.23
€ 122.23
Hardcover. Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, and heat exhaustion. This title presents a chronicle of this journey. Series: Culture Trails. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348452
- ISBN
- 9780226348452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59