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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… 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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Hardback. Contains interviews of many of the prominent white researchers and enthusiasts whose advocacy spearheaded the blues' crossover into the mainstream starting in the 1960s. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, 89 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038334
ISBN
9780252038334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.82

Hardback. Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American staff, its embrace of multi-racial upper class audiences, and its ready assumption of roles as diverse as community center, social club, and fundraising instrument. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 15 musical examples, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038365
ISBN
9780252038365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70

Hardback. Shows how cinema both reflects and engenders interzones that explore the important questions of Europe's social order: imperialism and nation-building in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; "first contact" between former adversaries (such as East and West Germany) following World War II and the Cold War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 black and white photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038457
ISBN
9780252038457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Collects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a perspective of how questions emerged and changed in those years, as well as Koskoff's reassessment of the early years and development of the field. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 charts, 4 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038495
ISBN
9780252038495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Fillion, Michelle. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46 black and white photographs, 12 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039430
ISBN
9780252039430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060571
ISBN
9780252060571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Looks at the role aesthetics can play in teaching the arts. This title contains thirty-two articles that address the philosophical and educational theories underlying aesthetics, aesthetics as a field of study, curriculum design and evaluation, and the problems and purposes of aesthetic education. Editor(s): Smith, Ralph; Simpson, Alan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061417
ISBN
9780252061417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Tsou, Judy S. Num Pages: 256 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063411
ISBN
9780252063411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065064
ISBN
9780252065064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065903
ISBN
9780252065903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Suitable for both scholars and students this title places film, radio, and television within the context of the national cultural experience. Series: Illinois Studies Communication. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: APF; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068461
ISBN
9780252068461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. A volume of writings by one of the twentieth century's great musical iconoclasts. This book includes two journals kept by Harry Partch, one while wandering the West Coast during the Depression and the other while hiking the rugged northern California coastline. It also includes essays and discussions by Partch of his own compositions. Editor(s): McGeary, Thomas. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069130
ISBN
9780252069130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 53.08

Paperback. With notes and annotations that give insight into the larger story of the Jewish experience, this is a study of Yiddish folksongs of several types in both Yiddish and English. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069185
ISBN
9780252069185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069697
ISBN
9780252069697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Tracing the singing cowboy's roots in the performance tradition of blackface minstrelsy and its literary antecedents in novels, magazine fiction, and the novels of B M Bower, this title shows how silent cinema conventions, the developing commercial music media, and the prevailing conditions of film production shaped the 'horse opera' of the 1930s. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070495
ISBN
9780252070495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. A biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. It explores Prima's ability to maintain a lifelong career, his knack for self-promotion, and how the cities in which he lived and performed - New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas - uniquely and indelibly informed his style. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070907
ISBN
9780252070907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission era to the waning days of the infamous blacklist. This book traces the history of political struggle in Hollywood back to the formation of the Screen Writers Guild in 1933. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1 Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071416
ISBN
9780252071416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071690
ISBN
9780252071690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and passionate filmmakers working in France today, Claire Denis has continued to make beautiful and challenging films since the 1988 release of her first feature, "Chocolat". The author's comprehensive study of these films traces Denis' career and discusses her major feature films in rich detail. Series: Contemporary Film Directors. Num Pages: 184 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072383
ISBN
9780252072383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072703
ISBN
9780252072703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073656
ISBN
9780252073656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Editor(s): White, Patricia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074394
ISBN
9780252074394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Examines blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. This title contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: African American Music in Cultural Perspective. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074486
ISBN
9780252074486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. The transnational history and cultural politics of the Shaw Brothers' movie empire Editor(s): Fu, Poshek. Series: Popular Culture and Politics in Asia Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075001
ISBN
9780252075001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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