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paperback. Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound? Greil Marcus delves into the afterlife of punk as a much richer phenomenon - a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674445772
- ISBN
- 9780674445772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.64
€ 46.99
€ 38.64
Argues that Hitchcock orchestrates the narrative and stylistic idioms of popular cinema to at once celebrate and subvert the ideal of romance. The author describes how Hitchcock's characteristic tone is achieved through a titillating combination of suspense and black humor that subverts the moral framework of the romantic thriller. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135740
- ISBN
- 9780231135740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.98€ 83.43
€ 108.98
€ 83.43
What is it about the marriage of music and the stage that fills us with such bewilderment and passion? What is opera's seductive promise and how does it draw us into its embrace? This study considers the allure of several seducers and seductresses from nineteenth-century opera - Monteverdi's "Poppea", Handel's "Alcina", and Massenet's "Manon". Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140904
- ISBN
- 9780231140904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.30€ 42.42
€ 53.30
€ 42.42
Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, this book offers an comprehensive study of Weber's remarkable career as director, screenwriter, and actress. It also provides compelling evidence of the extraordinary role that women played in shaping American movie culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 54 b/w images. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241527
- ISBN
- 9780520241527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.76€ 72.96
€ 94.76
€ 72.96
Throughout his distinguished career, Philip Brett wrote about the music of the Tudor period. He carried out pathbreaking work on the life and music of William Byrd (c1540-1628). Collecting these influential essays, this volume is a tribute to Brett's agile mind and to his incomparable skill at synthesizing history and musical analysis. Editor(s): Kerman, Joseph; Moroney, Davitt. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 table, 30 music examples, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247581
- ISBN
- 9780520247581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.10€ 65.10
€ 84.10
€ 65.10
A Companion to Nordic Cinema presents a collection of original essays that explore one of the world s oldest regional cinemas from its origins to the present day. Series: CNCZ - Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118475256
- ISBN
- 9781118475256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 217.56
€ 217.56
Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192422
- ISBN
- 9781405192422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.12
€ 88.12
Aldouby employs an innovative pictorial approach that allows her to uncover a wealth of visual evocations overlooked by Fellini scholars over the years. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645165
- ISBN
- 9781442645165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Film & Video Umbrella United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904270157
- ISBN
- 9781904270157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.58
€ 16.99
€ 14.58
George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself - no family of his own and no real home in music. This book presents the story of this legendary American composer. Num Pages: 216 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034442
- ISBN
- 9780252034442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.60
€ 33.60
Ronnie Gilbert had a long and colorful career as a singer, actor, playwright, therapist, and independent woman. Her lifelong work for political and social change was central to her role as a performer. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253087
- ISBN
- 9780520253087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.23
€ 31.99
€ 23.23
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343806
- ISBN
- 9780822343806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.58
€ 41.99
€ 37.58
With contributions by both artists and scholars, Embodied Politics in Visual Autobiography is a unique examination of visual autobiography's involvement in the global cultural politics of health, disability, and the body. Editor(s): Brophy, Sarah; Hladki, Janice. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646605
- ISBN
- 9781442646605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
The Sacred Flesh. Num Pages: 336 pages. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648067
- ISBN
- 9781442648067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Featuring a wide range of valuable case studies, Exhibiting the German Past offers a unique perspective on the developing relationship between museums and visual media. Editor(s): McIsaac, Peter M.; Mueller, Gabriele. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DFG; APF; GM; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649651
- ISBN
- 9781442649651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.34
€ 65.34
Guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and '40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion. This book also considers films such as "Angels with Dirty Faces", and "Kitty Foyle". Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589662001
- ISBN
- 9781589662001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.24
€ 25.99
€ 21.24
Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 105.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522302
- ISBN
- 9781896522302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.70
€ 9.99
€ 8.70
Kay Swift (1897-1993) was one of the few women composers active on Broadway in the first half of the 20th century. Vicki Ohl describes a remarkable life, which included being the first woman to write a Broadway musical and eloping to Oregon with a rodeo cowboy she met at the 1939 World's Fair. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36ill.21mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- New Haven
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102611
- ISBN
- 9780300102611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.23€ 46.79
€ 59.23
€ 46.79
paperback. Series: Essential Music Technology: The Prestissimo Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 9 line art; 54 halftones. BIC Classification: AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190465230
- ISBN
- 9780190465230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. A definitive study of the most important decade in post-World War II popular music history Series: Tracking Pop S. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035120
- ISBN
- 9780472035120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.79
€ 32.99
€ 29.79