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Hardback. Created as a companion volume to a major history of colour in British Cinema (also by Sarah Street), British Colour Cinema is a book based on a series of unique interviews conducted by Sarah Street and Elizabeth I Watkins with practitioners who worked in the UK with Technicolor and/or Eastmancolor during the 1930s-1950s. Editor(s): Street, Sarah; Brown, Simon; Watkins, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574148
- ISBN
- 9781844574148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.22€ 94.00
€ 106.22
€ 94.00
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
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
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
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardback. This informed, highly readable account of 65 great British cinema character actors recalls such highlights of film history as Alec Guiness's obdurate commanding officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai, the chilling screen presence of Peter Cushing, and the hilarious bungling of Ian Carmichael in I'm All Right Jack. Num Pages: 208 pages, ports. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780389202899
- ISBN
- 9780389202899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
Paperback. Offers an history of 1970s British Cinema. This title draws a map of British film culture in the 1970s and provides a history of the period. It examines the cross-cultural relationship between British cinema and other media, including popular music and television. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748681693
- ISBN
- 9780748681693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive historical survey of British art direction. This book takes a chronological journey through British film design, starting with the efforts of the film 'primitives' of the silent era and ending with the modern day purveyors of part built/part computer generated 'blended design'. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851085
- ISBN
- 9781848851085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. A reference guide to British film directors covering both contemporary and historically important figures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622306
- ISBN
- 9780748622306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.22€ 101.60
€ 106.22
€ 101.60
Paperback. A reference guide to British film directors covering both contemporary and historically important figures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622313
- ISBN
- 9780748622313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.49
€ 35.99
€ 32.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AVG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403996732
- ISBN
- 9781403996732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; APFA; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637228
- ISBN
- 9780691637228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.39€ 184.35
€ 251.39
€ 184.35
Paperback. Barry Forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the British horror film and its fascination for macabre cinema. A definitive study of the genre, British Gothic Cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300317
- ISBN
- 9781137300317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.70
€ 56.70
Hardback. Barry Forshaw celebrates with enthusiasm the British horror film and its fascination for macabre cinema. A definitive study of the genre, British Gothic Cinema discusses the flowering of the field, with every key film discussed from its beginnings in the 1940s through to the 21st century. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300300
- ISBN
- 9781137300300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.01€ 115.95
€ 118.01
€ 115.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 651 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVD; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Music Mentor Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956267962
- ISBN
- 9780956267962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.67
€ 33.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. British Literature of the Blitz interrogates the patriotic, utopian ideal of the People's War by analyzing conflicted representations of class and gender in literature and film. Its subtitle Fighting the People's War describes how British citizens both united to fight Nazi Germany and questioned the nationalist ideology binding them together." Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349364787
- ISBN
- 9781349364787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. 256pp.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Pelican Book
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1946
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0193980
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. British Novelists in Hollywood, 1935-1965 calls attention to the shifting grounds of cultural expression by highlighting Hollywood as a site that unsettled definitions and narratives of colonialism and national identity for prominent British novelists such as Christopher Isherwood, P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and J.B. Priestley. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479375
- ISBN
- 9781349479375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
This is the first book-length survey of 20th -century British music for solo organ. Beginning with a discussion of British organ music in the last decades of the Victorian era, the book focuses on the pieces that the composers wrote, their musical style, possible influences on the composition of specific works, and the details of their composition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844483
- ISBN
- 9780810844483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.33
€ 139.33
paperback. Drawing together a range of essays, this is the history of lesbian, gay and queer representation in British cinema. From the early years of 'Pre-Gay, through the post-war gay liberation, and the 'post-AIDS' queer generations, it provides an historical perspective on queer cinema. It is for students of queer studies and British cinema history. Editor(s): Griffiths, Robin. Series: British Popular Cinema. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415307796
- ISBN
- 9780415307796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Hardback. The author cites each of the British patents of 29 radio and television inventors in chronological order, giving the researcher a sense of the historical development of each inventor's work. Num Pages: 217 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT; APW; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810827165
- ISBN
- 9780810827165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardback. The first in-depth study of the ceremonial and music performed at British royal and state funerals over the past 400 years. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVGD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270927
- ISBN
- 9781783270927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.61
€ 180.61
Paperback. From "Doctor Who to Red Dwarf", "Thunderbirds" to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", British science fiction shows have delighted audiences worldwide. This book provides a detailed national survey of the British TV genre, and offers in-depth analyses of these shows. It is useful for those interested in science fiction, and television history. Series: Popular TV Genres. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110482
- ISBN
- 9781845110482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
paperback. Editor(s): Hammond, M.; Williams, M. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349332373
- ISBN
- 9781349332373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Hardcover. This innovative book presents for the first time detailed histories of the impact of the Great War on British cinema in the silent period, from actual war footage to fiction filmmaking. In doing so it explores how cinema helped to shape the public memory of the war during the 1920s. Editor(s): Williams, Michael; Hammond, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFN; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292628
- ISBN
- 9780230292628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. This is the first book of its kind to look across disciplines at this vital aspect of British art, literature and culture. It brings the various intertwined histories of social realism into historical perspective, and argues that this sometimes marginalized genre is still an important reference point for creativity in Britain. Editor(s): Tucker, D. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; DSA; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317868
- ISBN
- 9781349317868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91