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Hardcover. A study of the African-American cinematic vision in silent film, concentrating on African American-produced and -directed films and white independent productions of all-black features. Gerald R. Butters uses these "race movies" to separate cinematic myth from historical reality. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBT; JFC; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611973
- ISBN
- 9780700611973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 52.69
€ 57.03
€ 52.69
Hardcover. Black Magic Woman and Narrative Film examines the transformation of the stereotypical 'tragic mulatto' from tragic to empowered, as represented in independent and mainstream cinema. The author suggests that this transformation is through the character's journey towards African-based religions. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454171
- ISBN
- 9781137454171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: APFR; PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 58.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857503572
- ISBN
- 9780857503572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber Music Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571527366
- ISBN
- 9780571527366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.46
€ 23.99
€ 21.46
Hardcover. At the start of the 1960s, jazz entered a unique new period of revolution as African-American musicians redefined the art form in the context of the civil rights movement, afro-centric rhythm and thought and an ideology of black economic empowerment. This title features hundreds of photographs of the new jazz musicians in the USA in the 1960s. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 300 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Soul Jazz Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957260016
- ISBN
- 9780957260016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.75
€ 51.99
€ 50.75
paperback. Hollywood film directors are some of the world's most powerful storytellers, shaping the fantasies and aspirations of people around the globe. Discussing 67 individuals and over 135 films, this work explores how black directors' storytelling skills and film techniques have widened both the thematic focus and visual style of American cinema. Num Pages: 389 pages, 57 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292701793
- ISBN
- 9780292701793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.03
€ 42.99
€ 38.03
Hardback. The first collective biography of Black American conductors of instrumental ensembles from the early 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 570 pages, form,ports. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810829305
- ISBN
- 9780810829305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.44
€ 95.44
Paperback. A title that shows how popular films reflected the massive social changes that resulted from the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North, West, and Mid-West during the first three decades of the twentieth century. It offers a unique map of Black representations in film. Series: Culture & the Moving Image S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130030
- ISBN
- 9781592130030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Paperback. Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. This is an autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687914
- ISBN
- 9781846687914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Low, Gail; Wynne-Davies, Marion. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AG; APFB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403942685
- ISBN
- 9781403942685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. The first book to treat issues of race and ethnicity as related to noir, offering a cultural history of twentieth-century America through episodic readings of films, photographs, and literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114813
- ISBN
- 9780231114813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Hardcover. Telling for the first time, the short story of the cinema of shadows and light. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534516
- ISBN
- 9781784534516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.51€ 103.75
€ 116.51
€ 103.75
Paperback. Telling for the first time, the short story of the cinema of shadows and light. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784534523
- ISBN
- 9781784534523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.31
€ 34.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. Provides an account of Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork's work. This book presents an analysis of audio and video tracks, live performances and recorded sound, looked at through the interviews, videos, critical reception, and fanzines that surround the music. It focuses on her solo career from Debut onwards. Series: Icons of Pop Music. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 b&w photos and musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845531843
- ISBN
- 9781845531843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.54
€ 44.54
Paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVC; AVG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501322747
- ISBN
- 9781501322747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.50
€ 13.99
€ 11.50
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
€ 55.92€ 55.11
€ 55.92
€ 55.11
Paperback. * The charming, witty and slightly disreputable memoirs of Alex James - artist, musician, bass player with Blur, and the perfect chronicler of the Britpop generation Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 24, colour pix. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119939
- ISBN
- 9780349119939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.49
€ 15.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. Metallica have sold in excess of 100 million albums and won seven Grammys. This book takes us from the band's inception through to the recording and eve of release of their seminal, self-titled, 1991 album. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: AVGT; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571294152
- ISBN
- 9780571294152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.43
€ 19.99
€ 14.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350477
- ISBN
- 9780822350477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Hardcover. This book examines the lives and works of famous filmmakers and screen actors through the perspective of bipolar and depressive disorders. The filmmakers discussed in this volume include directors Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Tim Burton; as well as actors Carrie Fisher, James Dean, Peter Sellers, and Jim Carrey. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810891937
- ISBN
- 9780810891937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.93
€ 87.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 342 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; APT; GBCB; PD; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810881280
- ISBN
- 9780810881280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.11
€ 143.11
Hardback. D. Editor(s): Shapshay, Sandra. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890772
- ISBN
- 9780801890772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65
€ 71.65
Paperback. D. Editor(s): Shapshay, Sandra. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890789
- ISBN
- 9780801890789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 b&w illustrations, genealogical tables, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813517551
- ISBN
- 9780813517551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45