Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. A study of the innovations, obligations, and fresh possibilities in the field of visual anthropology. It concentrates on documentary photography and ethnographic film, as well as lesser-known areas of study and presentation including dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, and primate research. Editor(s): Strong, Mary; Wilder, Laena. Num Pages: 384 pages, 166 colour and b&w figures, 3 tables, 1 diagram, 1 box. BIC Classification: AJCR; APF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706712
- ISBN
- 9780292706712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Hardcover. Examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. This title illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color photographs, 160 line drawings, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709881
- ISBN
- 9780292709881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714328
- ISBN
- 9780292714328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.47
€ 34.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. As scientific discoveries and technological advances radically modernized Europe around the turn of the twentieth century, artists of all types began questioning what it means to be human in an increasingly mechanistic world. This book offers a study of this important 'film' genre of the cinema that preceded the Great War of 1914-1918. Num Pages: 368 pages, 125 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717114
- ISBN
- 9780292717114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.80
€ 36.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Opening a new area in the study of film adaptation, twelve scholars investigate the crucial role of the screenplay in transforming written narratives into film. Editor(s): Boozer, Jack. Num Pages: 353 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CBVS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718531
- ISBN
- 9780292718531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. From its inception in the 1960s to its present form, contemporary Mexican American or Chicano art has developed as an art of identity, asserting the uniqueness of Chicanos and their dual Mexican and US American cultural backgrounds. This book provides an overview of work created from the 1960s to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 14 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721173
- ISBN
- 9780292721173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.19
€ 29.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Suitable for those who would like to use creative writing and performance to energize their artistic, scholarly, and activist practices, this title includes essays that describe and define the African American tradition of art-making known as the jazz aesthetic. Editor(s): Jones, Omi Osun Joni L.; Moore, Lisa L.; Bridgforth, Sharon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 photo, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292722873
- ISBN
- 9780292722873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726260
- ISBN
- 9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Paperback. An anthology of vibrant responses to Alma Lopez's controversial print Our Lady, exploring critical issues of censorship, religion, and the female body. Editor(s): Gaspar de Alba, Alicia; Lopez, Alma. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 color and 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AGR; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726420
- ISBN
- 9780292726420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. Comprehensive study of one of the world's great indigenous arts explores issues surrounding dreams and visions, ranging from what shamanic vision is to how artists use vision and how they perceive the soul in relation to their art Num Pages: 311 pages, 43 b&w, 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFW; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728769
- ISBN
- 9780292728769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Hardback. With almost 200 photographs, many never before published, and an authoritative text that delves into the motivations and aesthetics of the photographers who took them, this is the most ambitious and historically accurate visual record of the Mexican Revolution Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 327 pages, 197 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; AJCR; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 5182 x 788. Weight in Grams: 1305.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292735804
- ISBN
- 9780292735804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.68
€ 52.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743403
- ISBN
- 9780292743403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Hardback. With a full-colour reproduction of the entire codex and the first modern commentary in English on the pre-Hispanic history it records, The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall unlocks the social and political cosmos of the ancient Mixtec Num Pages: 365 pages, 117 b/w photos, 86 color photos, 34 tables, 6 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACBK; ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744387
- ISBN
- 9780292744387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Hardback. Uncovers the effects of decades of war and gang violence on the lives of youths in Central America and in refugee communities in the United States Translator(s): Auyero, Javier. Num Pages: 184 pages, 105 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; AJCR; JFFE; JFSP1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 276 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744394
- ISBN
- 9780292744394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.96
€ 74.96
Hardcover. Offers a unique appreciation of the literary genius of Cormac McCarthy through directing and acting in his works, exploring their physical settings, and photographing McCarthy and portraying his home Num Pages: 200 pages, 111 duotones. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 251 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744967
- ISBN
- 9780292744967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. Surveying the major antiwar artists, art collectives,and iconic works, as well as offering an original typology of antiwar engagement, this is the first comprehensive history of American artistic protest against the Vietnam War Num Pages: 252 pages, 73 b&w and 18 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292748309
- ISBN
- 9780292748309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.15
€ 32.99
€ 31.15
Hardcover. Presents an extended photo essay comprising images from Mexico and India that span some forty years. Series: Southwestern & Mexican Photography Series, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Num Pages: 168 pages, 116 plates. BIC Classification: AJC; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 312 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756113
- ISBN
- 9780292756113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. Surveys author's entire oeuvre, including iconic celebrity portraits, scientific photography, photojournalism, and lyrical personal expressions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 335 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292758094
- ISBN
- 9780292758094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; AFW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- Univ of Texas PR ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777149
- ISBN
- 9780292777149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.90
€ 49.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981529
- ISBN
- 9780295981529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.76
€ 36.99
€ 33.76
Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983660
- ISBN
- 9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.21
€ 75.21
Paperback. The de la Torres describe themselves as 'Mexican-American bicultural artists', influenced by 'the morbid humor of Mexican folk art, the absurd pageantry of Catholicism, and machismo' on the one hand, and fascinated by 'the American culture of excess' on the other. This book includes an essay on the artists' work. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 color illus. BIC Classification: AFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 205 x 6. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984681
- ISBN
- 9780295984681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Presents an examination of the life and work of Mine Okubo (1912-2001), a Nisei artist, writer, and social activist who repeatedly defied conventional role expectations for women and for Japanese Americans over her seventy-year career. Editor(s): Robinson, Greg; Creef, Elena Tajima. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987743
- ISBN
- 9780295987743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Looks at two different genres in relation to the construction of femininity in late nineteenth-century France - Degas' representation of ballet dancers and the transforming tradition of female portraiture. Series: University of Kansas Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; AFC; AGHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987934
- ISBN
- 9780295987934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41