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Paperback. Explores how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television that promote entertainment at the expense of education. This book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 charts 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044675
ISBN
9780691044675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardcover. Presenting a social history of British crime film, this book focuses on the strategies used in order to address more radical notions surrounding class, politics, sex, delinquency, violence and censorship. Spanning post-war crime cinema to present-day "Mockney" productions, it contextualizes the films and identifies important and neglected works. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230303706
ISBN
9780230303706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. Presenting a social history of British crime film, this book focuses on the strategies used in order to address more radical notions surrounding class, politics, sex, delinquency, violence and censorship. Spanning post-war crime cinema to present-day "Mockney" productions, it contextualizes the films and identifies important and neglected works. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137005038
ISBN
9781137005038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardback. Sex and Film is a frank, comprehensive analysis of the cinema's love affair with the erotic. Forshaw's lively study moves from the sexual abandon of the 1930s to filmmakers' circumvention of censorship, the demolition of taboos by arthouse directors and pornographic films, and an examination of how explicit imagery invaded modern mainstream cinema. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137390042
ISBN
9781137390042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Jazz Aids
Condition
New
SKU
V9781562240387
ISBN
9781562240387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Jazz Aids
Condition
New
SKU
V9781562240394
ISBN
9781562240394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.58

Paperback. The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar! Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409120582
ISBN
9781409120582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. Much-loved cricket commentator, broadcaster and national treasure Brian Johnston now has a defintive biography - written by his son, Barry. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 x 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: APW; BG; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KNW0008531
ISBN
9780340824719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Grant, Barry Keith; Kurtz, Malisa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 303 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311080
ISBN
9781477311080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904764793
ISBN
9781904764793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. The Hollywood Film Musical examines the cross-fertilization between the genre and the popular music industry, tracing the function of this relationship in aesthetic, ideological and industrial terms, and outlining the influence of minstrel shows, vaudeville, the Broadway stage, the recording industry, and stardom. Series: New Approaches to Film Genre. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; AV; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182522
ISBN
9781405182522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to science fiction films, which analyzes and contextualizes the most important examples of the genre, from Un voyage dans la lune (1902), to The Road (2009). Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844574575
ISBN
9781844574575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Grant, Barry Keith; Kurtz, Malisa. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 661. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781477303757
ISBN
9781477303757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Newly revised and expanded, this is the standard reference and classroom text for the study of genre in film, with more than 25,000 copies sold Editor(s): Grant, Barry Keith. Num Pages: 766 pages, 104 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
766
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292742062
ISBN
9780292742062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Drawing from FBI files, newspaper accounts, court records, and oral history, this book reveals the stories of the origins and prosecution of pop-song fake-book bootleggers, and of the emergence of the definitive jazz fake book, "The Real Book". Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857278
ISBN
9780810857278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; HBTB; JFD; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349466016
ISBN
9781349466016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Hardcover. This book explores, from a sociological perspective, the relationship between acting as symbolic work and the commercialization of popular culture. Particular attention is paid to the social conditions that gave rise to stardom in the theatre and cinema, and how shifts in the marketing of stars have impacted upon contemporary celebrity culture. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137344274
ISBN
9781137344274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. This book provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619030
ISBN
9780748619030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Barry Langford explains and interrogates the concept of 'post-classical' Hollywood cinema - its coherence, its historical justification and how it can help or hinder our understanding of Hollywood from the forties to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; APF; KNTC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488. Film Industry, Style and Ideology Since 1945. 320 pages, illustrations. Barry Langford explains and interrogates the concept of 'post-classical' Hollywood cinema - its coherence, its historical justification and how it can help or hinder our understanding of Hollywood from the forties to the present. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638581
ISBN
9780748638581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. One of a hand-picked selection of some of the most popular and cult-worthy titles on Faber and Faber's extensive list of film scripts. Series: FF Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: APFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
FF Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571202348
ISBN
9780571202348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99

Hardcover. Richard Wagner is one of the influential and also the polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their experimentation, paving the way for modernism. This title offers an overview of Wagners life, work and times. Num Pages: 320 pages, 285 illustrations, 165 in colour. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500516430
ISBN
9780500516430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.69

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305883
ISBN
9780195305883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.54

Paperback. The Sound of Music FAQ is a comprehensive, encyclopaedia-like reference to the world's most popular movie musical. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480360433
ISBN
9781480360433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 195 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816641826
ISBN
9780816641826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

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