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Paperback. Offers a detailed play-by-play account of Harpo Marx's physical movements as captured on screen. This title guides us through the thirteen Marx Brothers films, from "The Cocoanuts" in 1929 to "Love Happy" in 1950, to focus on Harpo's chief and yet heretofore unexplored attribute - his profound and contradictory corporeality. Num Pages: 336 pages, 388 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269019
- ISBN
- 9780520269019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642048
- ISBN
- 9781551642048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.61
€ 19.61
Paperback. This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621415
- ISBN
- 9780748621415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621408
- ISBN
- 9780748621408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 118.50
€ 124.78
€ 118.50
Paperback. The American Success Myth on Film examines the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories and other success narratives exert on our collective imagination. It highlights how Hollywood movies have illuminated - if not resolved - the ideological contradictions at the heart of the American idea of success. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482525
- ISBN
- 9781137482525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. Addresses a variety of specific themes in musicals that serve this general function: fairy tale and fantasy, idealism and inspiration, gender and sexuality, and relationships, among others. This work considers three overlapping genres that are central to the projection of personal identity: operetta, movie musicals, and operatic musicals. Num Pages: 480 pages, 31 halftones. 26 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141053
- ISBN
- 9780691141053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.89
€ 43.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 line illus. 33 halftones. 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126135
- ISBN
- 9780691126135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.56
€ 37.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. This is the first overview of the popular genre of American horror film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614165
- ISBN
- 9780748614165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Presents a study of American film musical. This book combines genre theory with film criticism and history. It is suitable for film enthusiasts and scholars of film, theater, popular culture and communications. Num Pages: 400 pages, 91 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 205 x 23. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253205148
- ISBN
- 9780253205148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.20
€ 37.99
€ 34.20
Paperback. "The auteur theory, of which film criticAndrew Sarris was the leading American proponent, holds that artistry in cinema can be largely attributed to film directors, who, while often working against the" Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Da Capo Press ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306807282
- ISBN
- 9780306807282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.41
€ 18.99
€ 17.41
Hardback. Bud Powell was not only one of the greatest bebop pianists of all time, he stands as one of the twentieth century's most dynamic and fiercely adventurous musical minds. His expansive musicianship, riveting performances, and inventive compositions expanded the bebop idiom and pushed jazz musicians of all stripes to higher standards of performance. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 254 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 16 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243910
- ISBN
- 9780520243910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 5AG; YNF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 239 x 284 x 19. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 48
- SKU
- 9780241263211
- ISBN
- 9780241263211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 5.80
€ 9.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. Enchanted by the Hollywood movies she watched while growing up in affluent Tehran, Shohreh Aghdashloo dreamed of becoming an actress, despite her parents more practical plans. When she fell in love with her husband, Aydin, a painter thirteen years her senior, she made him promise he'd allow her to follow her passion. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8-Page Color and Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062009807
- ISBN
- 9780062009807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.27
€ 29.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. The Musician's Companion to the Alexander Technique is a unique guide for all musicians, providing a practical and informative guide to being a successful and comfortable performer. Num Pages: 312 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: AVS; VXHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408174586
- ISBN
- 9781408174586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.86
€ 34.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Translator(s): Lary, Nikita; Leyda, Jay. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226296272
- ISBN
- 9780226296272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.45
€ 41.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. A discussion of television and changes in the media over the last two decades of the 20th century. Having spent most of his career working with the British Broadcasting Corporation, Martin Esslin appraises American television with the eyes of both a detached outsider and a concerned insider. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765808882
- ISBN
- 9780765808882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Leading international scholars uncover the political, social and aesthetic backdrop to Chopin's life and works Editor(s): Goldberg, Halina. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17 b&w photos, 70 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216281
- ISBN
- 9780253216281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 x 8pp Colour plates. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471148118
- ISBN
- 9781471148118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Hardcover. The Age of Beethoven 1790-1830 Series: The New Oxford History of Music. Num Pages: 768 pages, plates, music examples. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 254 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780193163089
- ISBN
- 9780193163089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 516.43
€ 516.43
Paperback. The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African music. Through close readings of traditional music and references to popular music, Agawu considers topics including the place of music in society, musical instruments, language and music, and appropriations of African music. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AVGW; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190263218
- ISBN
- 9780190263218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
Paperback. African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AVGJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469610795
- ISBN
- 9781469610795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.79
€ 21.99
€ 21.79
Hardcover. The aesthetics of television concerns the medium's means of expression, its forms, conventions and 'styles', and also the content and the relationship between content and expression, as well as the relationship between programme and genre, programme and audience etc. This book aims to describe and analyse television as an aesthetic phenomenon. Editor(s): Agger, Gunhild; Jensen, Jens F. Series: Media & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773076231
- ISBN
- 9788773076231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.43
€ 17.99
€ 14.43
hardcover. By exploring the "aesthetics of shadow" in Japanese cinema in the first half of the twentieth century and treating cinematographers and lighting designers as essential collaborators in moviemaking, Daisuke Miyao reinterprets Japanese film history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJRD; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822354079
- ISBN
- 9780822354079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Paperback. What is music, what is its value, and what does it mean? In this exciting book, the philosopher Roger Scruton explores the nature and meaning of music from first principles and gives a fascinating analysis of musical organization, together with a provocative account of contemporary civilization and its discontents. Num Pages: 560 pages, music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198167273
- ISBN
- 9780198167273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77