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Paperback. A biography of Ian Carr, pioneer bebop player and founding father of jazz rock in the UK. This work also draws a picture of Ian Carr's home region, the North-East of England, of literary influences such as W Somerset Maughan, of post-war continental Europe and its Bohemian arts scene, and of the London jazz world from the 1960s onwards. Series: Popular Music History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532222
- ISBN
- 9781845532222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
Hardcover. A box set that provides a complete illustrated guide to the history of music, instruments of the orchestra and the most influential classical composers. It answers the question, "What is music?" And "what is a musical instrument?" It also covers the life and times and key works of over 100 great composers, from Bach to Tchaikovsky. Num Pages: 512 pages, over 1150 photographs. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 181 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Slp
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754828525
- ISBN
- 9780754828525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844920266
- ISBN
- 9781844920266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.95
€ 9.95
Hardcover. With the success of Gladiator, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for 30 years. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? This collection adopts a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the epic film in the 21st century. Editor(s): Elliot, Andrew B. R. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, film stills. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684021
- ISBN
- 9780748684021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Paperback. Focusing on anti-essentialist themes in films and film production, this book examines how social and spatial identities are produced (or dissolved) in films and how mobility is used to create different experiences of time and space. Editor(s): Cresswell, Tim; Dixon, Deborah. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHBA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508859
- ISBN
- 9780742508859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.50
€ 90.50
Hardback. Series Editor(s): Ingram, Robert. Series: French Film Directors Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096471
- ISBN
- 9780719096471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.25
€ 148.25
Hardcover. The first full-length treatment of the child in Spanish cinema Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090523
- ISBN
- 9780719090523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.40
€ 149.40
The first detailed scholarly and authoritative analysis of Richard Attenborough's work as a filmmaker Series Editor(s): McFarlane, Brian; Sinyard, Neil. Series: British Film-Makers. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087646
- ISBN
- 9780719087646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Series: French Film Directors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087394
- ISBN
- 9780719087394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Hardback. Students of Television, Film, Media and Theatre studies Num Pages: 336 pages, figures. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084461
- ISBN
- 9780719084461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.91
€ 138.91
paperback. This book examines the benefits and limits of cultural nationalism, and describes the preliminary steps taken by contemporary filmmakers in order to establish a new popular African cinema. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1H; APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719083365
- ISBN
- 9780719083365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Hardback. Paints a picture of the study of music in eleventh- and early twelfth-century Germany. This book focuses on the activity of a group of prominent intellectuals based in the monastic and cathedral schools of the German Kingdom, charting their sources and shared concerns, while examining their reception and modification of each others' ideas. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; AV; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078897
- ISBN
- 9780719078897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Hardback. In this, the first academic text devoted to The Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades. Editor(s): Campbell, Sean; Coulter, Colin. Series Editor(s): Martin, Peter. Series: Music and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVH; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078408
- ISBN
- 9780719078408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.06
€ 150.06
Hardback. The first book devoted to the study of horror film and adaptation. Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this anthology includes analyses of such under-examined films as Thomas Edison's Frankenstein, John Barrymore's Jekyll and Hyde, Jean Epstein's La Chute de la maison Usher, Gus van Sant's Psycho and Guillermo de Toro's Cronos Editor(s): Hand, Richard J.; McRoy, Jay. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719076039
- ISBN
- 9780719076039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.65
€ 160.65
Hardback. This book deals with a wide range of 'high-end', expensive and high concept, TV dramas from the UK and the USA and analyses the compositional principles of texts (technologies, institutions, economics, cultrual trends). Drama examined include Oz, Buried Carnivale, Blackpool, The Sopranos, Shameless, and Shooting the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719073106
- ISBN
- 9780719073106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.69
€ 138.69
Hardback. An excellent introductory volume for those wishing to know more about the hitherto neglected cinema from the African continent, including directors from Egypt, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Cameroon, South Africa Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1H; APFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072024
- ISBN
- 9780719072024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.89
€ 138.89
Hardback. The book is the first comprehensive survey charting the development of cinema exhibition and cinema-going in Britain from the first public film screening - the Lumiere Brothers' showing of their Cinematographe show at London's Regent Street Polytechnic in February 1896 - through to the development of the multiplex and megaplex cinema. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF; HBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069444
- ISBN
- 9780719069444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Hardback. This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly's Heroes, The Sweeney, and Edge of Darkness. Thiswill appeal to anyone with an interest in television drama, screenwriting, and the history of British television over the last fifty years. Series Editor(s): Bignell, Jonathan; Cardwell, Sarah; Peacock, Steven. Series: Television. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719067020
- ISBN
- 9780719067020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.00
€ 149.00
Paperback. A major reconsideration of one of British cinema's finest film directors, offering fresh insight into Carol Reed's distinctive work, and his place in the history of British cinema. Series: British Film Makers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719063671
- ISBN
- 9780719063671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. After making an initial impact with his first film "Les 400 Coups", the French film director Francois Truffaut went on to make 23 films in 26 years. This appraisal of his work provides a socio-political contextualization, and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods. Series Editor(s): Holmes, Diana; Ingram, Robert. Series: French Film Directors. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719045547
- ISBN
- 9780719045547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.70
€ 37.70
Hardback. Translator(s): Carley, Lionel. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill.mus.exs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529615
- ISBN
- 9780714529615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714529202
- ISBN
- 9780714529202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
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€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: AVQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 294 x 3. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Music Sales Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711978775
- ISBN
- 9780711978775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.53
€ 13.99
€ 12.53