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Art & Architecture
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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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Examines developments in black cinema - the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films". The work examines a distinct contradiction in American society: black youth have become targets of a racial backlash but their popular cultures have become commercially viable. Num Pages: 329 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226874890
- ISBN
- 9780226874890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 125 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893587
- ISBN
- 9780226893587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.10
€ 94.64
€ 79.10
Paperback. Love it or hate it, the world that radio made has steered popular music and provided the soundtrack of American life for more than half a century. The author studies the evolution of this multicentered pop landscape, along the way telling the stories of the Isley Brothers, Dolly Parton, A&M Records, and Elton John, among others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896182
- ISBN
- 9780226896182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 pages of halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; JHM; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226898728
- ISBN
- 9780226898728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. This work investigates the power behind classical music and dance in Bangkok, the capital and sacred center of Buddhist Thailand. Focusing on the ritual of honouring teachers of music and dance, Deborah Wong reveals a complex network of connections among kings, teachers, knowledge and performance. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 378 pages, 63 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AS; AVGD; AVGW; HRE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905860
- ISBN
- 9780226905860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
€ 52.99
€ 41.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 221 halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226908489
- ISBN
- 9780226908489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Hardcover. Today few would think of astronomy and astrology as fields related to theology. Fewer still would know that physically absorbing planetary rays was once considered to have medical and psychological effects. This book reveals how Renaissance artworks were designed to be not only beautiful but also - perhaps even primarily - functional. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 colour plates, 12 halftones, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; ACND; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922843
- ISBN
- 9780226922843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.10
€ 94.64
€ 79.10
Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923956
- ISBN
- 9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 82.90
€ 99.37
€ 82.90
Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923963
- ISBN
- 9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Revealing the unique significance of the concentration camp photographs, this text shows how they have become the basis of our memory of the Holocaust and how they have affected our presentations and perceptions of contemporary history's subsequent atrocities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AJCP; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226979731
- ISBN
- 9780226979731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Illustrates the cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social change. This book reveals the intricacies of the cultural movement and explores its connections to other art forms such as photography, drama, and literature. It looks at the cultural history of Chinese through the lens of this seminal moment in Shanghai cinema. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 285 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226982380
- ISBN
- 9780226982380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Saxon brings together more than 300 letters written by the self-styled "Prince of Humbugs." Here we see him, opinionated and exuberant, with only the rarest flashes of introspection and self-doubt, haggling with business partners, blustering over politics, and attempting to get such friends as Mark Twain to endorse his latest schemes. Num Pages: 454 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231056878
- ISBN
- 9780231056878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061346
- ISBN
- 9780231061346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68€ 101.49
€ 133.68
€ 101.49
Hardback. This treatise relates Schoenberg's concept of the musical idea. It defines his thought on gestalt, motive, grundgestalt, phrase, rhythm and accent, the construction function of harmony, homophonic and contrapuntal forms, and compositional coherence. Editor(s): Carpenter, Patricia; Neff, Severine. Num Pages: 486 pages, 179 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231064286
- ISBN
- 9780231064286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68€ 101.49
€ 133.68
€ 101.49
Hardback. Provides information on the music, libretto, and major roles of operas and music theater works by more that one hundred modern American composers, and includes selections from reviews of each work. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069205
- ISBN
- 9780231069205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 85.82
€ 112.39
€ 85.82
Paperback. Examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. This book incorporates the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man, and discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 109 pages, music. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073196
- ISBN
- 9780231073196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.28
€ 30.99
€ 22.28
Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 87 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073622
- ISBN
- 9780231073622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 90.18
€ 118.30
€ 90.18
Paperback. Wood explores the relationships between narrative form and style and sexual politics, probing the political and sexual ramifications of fascism and cinema, marriage and the couple, romantic love, and representations of women, race and gender in films from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 film stills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076050
- ISBN
- 9780231076050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AS; AVH; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 39th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076081
- ISBN
- 9780231076081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68€ 101.49
€ 133.68
€ 101.49
Paperback. Concentrating on canonical critical texts and images, the book examines modern art through a rhetoric of representation rather than through formalist criticism or the history of the avant-garde. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080835
- ISBN
- 9780231080835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27