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Paperback. Puccini's operas are among the most popular and widely performed in the world, yet few books have examined his body of work from an analytical perspective. This volume remedies that lack in lively prose accessible to scholars and opera enthusiasts alike. Translator(s): Basani, Laura; Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 530 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297583
- ISBN
- 9780226297583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 54.16
€ 64.68
€ 54.16
Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of Puccini's operas, complete with 190 musical examples. It considers his musical and dramatic techniques, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques and orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Translator(s): Basini, Laura. Num Pages: 453 pages, 190 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226297576
- ISBN
- 9780226297576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.43€ 95.07
€ 116.43
€ 95.07
Paperback. Focusing on "The Sacred Harp" tunebook which first appeared in 1844, this text surveys definitive moments in American musical history and analyzes the historical, social, musical, theological and textual factors that have contributed to the endurance of Sacred Harp singing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; AVGH; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319889
- ISBN
- 9780820319889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
Hardcover. This text explores the possibility of symbolic public spaces in the context of Chinese cinema. Focusing especially on women, children and the dispossessed, it looks at the way public space is constructed and occupied, both in the Chinese cultrual sphere and in the world of international audiences. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; GTC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698769
- ISBN
- 9780847698769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Paperback. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages. Offers an account of how the Bomb Squad produced a singular-sounding record - the engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing. This title delves into the original songs that were sampled and recontextualized. It shows which of the four Bomb Squad members had the most personal relationship with each sample. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Dimension: 167 x 123 x 11. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826429131
- ISBN
- 9780826429131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. A study of Hollywood gangster films. This book examines their controversial content and how it was subjected to continual moral and political censure. Combining film analysis with archival material, the study shows how the industry circumvented censure. Num Pages: 276 pages, 14 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550336
- ISBN
- 9780226550336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.22
€ 35.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252772
- ISBN
- 9781781252772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 88 figures. BIC Classification: AV; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454. 408 pages, 88 figures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AV; JM. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486218519
- ISBN
- 9780486218519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.97
€ 31.97
Paperback. Appealing to film buffs, students, and academics, Psychology at the Movies provides a concise, interdisciplinary overview of the psychology of film. This book explores how psychologists have interpreted movies as well as how psychology specifically psychotherapy and psychopathology have been portrayed in film. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470971772
- ISBN
- 9780470971772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.72
€ 31.72
Paperback. Series: Short Cuts. Num Pages: 138 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: APFA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220. The Play of Shadows. Series: Short Cuts. 138 pages, 8ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFA; JMAF. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 10. Weight: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364192
- ISBN
- 9781903364192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.52
€ 24.99
€ 18.52
flexibound. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843444572
- ISBN
- 9781843444572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.08
€ 26.99
€ 20.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGN; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SelectBooks
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590792902
- ISBN
- 9781590792902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Hardback. 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and the emergence of psychedelic music 100 groundbreaking albums of the era - from the Beatles to the Grateful Dead and beyond All the facts, including line-ups, producers, studios and record labels The ultimate guide for all fans of the psychedelic music phenomenon Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 full-colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 248. .
- Publisher
- Palazzo Editions Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786750280
- ISBN
- 9781786750280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.83
€ 40.99
€ 32.83
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JJ; AVA; AVGC4; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319476407
- ISBN
- 9783319476407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.57
€ 113.57
Paperback. Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248892
- ISBN
- 9780520248892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Bryne Bodley, Lorraine. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: AVGC9; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Carysfort Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004235
- ISBN
- 9781904505273
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focuses on the socially relevant aspects of Hip Hop music: its treatment of the identity of the black subject in a white society, new definitions of blackness and its commercialization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334460
- ISBN
- 9780822334460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of Nazi film propaganda in its political, social and economic contexts. It considers more than 100 films, identifying those aspects of Nazi ideology that were concealed in the framework of popular entertainment under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPVN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860645204
- ISBN
- 9781860645204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.58
€ 35.58
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Lupton, David. Editor(s): Cowley, Joy. Series: Music Storybooks. Num Pages: 44 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 4Y; 5AH; YBCS; YNC; YQB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 296 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- The ChoiceMaker Pty Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925233858
- ISBN
- 9781925233858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.87
€ 13.99
€ 12.87
Hardcover. An assessment of the life and work of renowned composer, Sergey Prokofiev, in which David Nice draws on a range of sources. He follows Prokofiev's personal and musical progression from his childhood on a Ukrainian country estate to the years he spent travelling in America and Europe. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 38. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099140
- ISBN
- 9780300099140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.00
€ 49.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Miriam John, by; John, M. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714504902
- ISBN
- 9780714504902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. This review of cinema includes information about the industry over the last year. The centrepiece is a journal that John Boorman has prepared over the course of 1991, in which he records his responses to the events and trends of the past year and their implications for the future. Editor(s): Boorman, John; Donohue, Walter. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571167296
- ISBN
- 9780571167296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Cinema and science fiction were made for each other. The science fiction genre has produced some of the most extraordinary films ever made, yet science fiction cinema is about more than just special effects. This exploration of the genre examines landmark science fiction films from the 1930s onwards. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 bw integrated. BIC Classification: APFN; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764108
- ISBN
- 9781780764108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. The cyborg is the hero of an increasingly popular genre of American film. Drawing from representative films such as "Jaws", "The Deer Hunter" and "The Manchurian Candidate" the authors track the narrative's thread from the hunter to his technological nemesis. Series: New Practices of Inquiry S. Num Pages: 274 pages, 30 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731674
- ISBN
- 9780226731674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15