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Hardback. Collects the fascinating memories of some of radio's most vivid personalities: Himan Brown, Axel Gruenberg, Fletcher Markle, Arch Oboloer, and Robert Lewis Shayon. They explain in their own words their journey through radio broadcasting, how it affected their lives, and how they saw it impacting upon the consciousness of a country. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 236 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APW; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834729
ISBN
9780810834729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Paperback. Collects the fascinating memories of some of radio's most vivid personalities: Himan Brown, Axel Gruenberg, Fletcher Markle, Arch Oboloer, and Robert Lewis Shayon. They explain in their own words their journey through radio broadcasting, how it affected their lives, and how they saw it impacting upon the consciousness of a country. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 236 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APW; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834835
ISBN
9780810834835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.82

Hardback. A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834910
ISBN
9780810834910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.54

Paperback. A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834927
ISBN
9780810834927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.71

Hardback. A follow-up to The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers (1995), this text includes the birth, death, and career dates of actors during the transition from silents to sound and into the sound era in filmmaking. Information is included on thousands of actors from throughout the world. Num Pages: 636 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APB; APF; BGF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 40. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835474
ISBN
9780810835474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.86

hardcover. This catalogue of vocal literature for female voices contains 8800 entries representing over 2000 composers. It enables interested parties to access titles and composers of works, with information pertaining to specified voice parts, and publisher. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVG; AVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1607.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780810836471
ISBN
9780810836471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.96

Hardback. Provocatively capturing the controversy and sentiments surrounding this period of political imbalance, Actors on Red Alert explores the repercussions of the 1940s blacklist through career interviews with five prominent actors and actresses. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APB; HBJK; HBLW; JPVN; JPVR; KNTC; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836495
ISBN
9780810836495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.77

Hardback. An exhaustive resource that effectively doubles the expanse of Navajo literature surveyed and indexed, Dine Bibliography to the 1990s is an invaluable tool that both highlights the literature already available and expands such data to include coverage of genres that have been previously underrepresented. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 776 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GBCR; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836518
ISBN
9780810836518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.15

Hardback. The first volume in a study of 40 years of violent American cinema. Examining films such as "Psycho" and "A Clockwork Orange", it provides both a critical overview of the films themselves and a cultural study of the social and psychological factors relating to the demand for screen violence. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836679
ISBN
9780810836679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.60

Paperback. The first volume in a study of 40 years of violent American cinema. Examining films such as "Psycho" and "A Clockwork Orange", it provides both a critical overview of the films themselves and a cultural study of the social and psychological factors relating to the demand for screen violence. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836686
ISBN
9780810836686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.32

Hardback. This year-by-year account chronicles the tenure of Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, as he leads the United Nations throught the veritable diplomatic minefield of the Vietnam conflict and presides over an increasingly difficult peace between the Superpowers. Series: Partners for Peace. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837010
ISBN
9780810837010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.91

Hardback. By describing Boutros Boutros-Ghali's successes and failures as Secretary-General in the United Nations, this text predicts the UN's role in the new world order and forecasts the challenges it may face in the coming years. Series: Partners for Peace. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837034
ISBN
9780810837034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.00

Hardback. This bibliography highlights the organizations and other resources that will assist in aspects of collection preservation, from protective wrappers to magnetic media to acquisition. While not avoiding controversial issues, it addresses the pragmatic concerns of collection preservation. Num Pages: 840 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GBCR; GLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837126
ISBN
9780810837126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.78

Hardback. An entertaining and unpretentious chronicle of a life in American popular music, recounted with wit and honesty. Bennett evokes a bygone era when 'territory' and 'name' bands-each with its own 'girl singer'-crisscrossed the country. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837140
ISBN
9780810837140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.56

Paperback. Cantor provides a close reading of 11 of Odets' plays as a whole, grounding his study within an analysis of themes common to each text. While granting emphasis to Odets' poetic style, Cantor gives due notice to Odets' achievements as both mythmaker and voice of the Jewish middle class. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837324
ISBN
9780810837324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.99

Hardback. This text provides an account of South Africa's treaty-making practices. The author supports the idea that "the history of South Africa's treaties is a history of South Africa itself", and this book looks at how treaties made in South Africa from 1806 to 1996 have helped to shape the country. Num Pages: 880 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; LBBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1153.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838444
ISBN
9780810838444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 271.93

Hardback. The main objective of this reference book is to provide a database of original works written for the standard string quartet during the 20th century. Information has been taken from sources including publishers lists, music reference materials, and data from national music information centres. Num Pages: 648 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVRD; AVRL; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840027
ISBN
9780810840027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.48

hardcover. This title treats the polysemy of science fiction film. It examines the science fiction genre and analyzes the nature of science and its representation in western culture, especially in the 50s when the film medium assumes significance for the genre. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; APF; JFC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840232
ISBN
9780810840232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.38

Hardback. Football's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840270
ISBN
9780810840270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.71

Hardback. This annual review is dedicated to research on jazz and its related musical forms. It contains numerous musical examples, a book review section, a portfolio of jazz photographs, and bibliographic surveys. Articles include treatments of McCoy Turner, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker and Jimmy Smith. Editor(s): Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry; Morgenstern, Dan. Series: Annual Review of Jazz Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; AVGJ; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840560
ISBN
9780810840560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.01

Hardback. This is a critical survey and discography of Louis Armstrong's most formative phase - the period during which he worked alongside such luminaries as King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson and Earl Hines. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 568 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840737
ISBN
9780810840737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.63

Hardback. This study provides annotations for 300 translated works of fiction by 97 Japanese women writers from the 1890s through the 1990s. It also includes over 600 annotations of articles, books and reviews that cover biographical and critical materials. Num Pages: 670 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
670
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840867
ISBN
9780810840867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.04

Paperback. Published as part of a year-long celebration of the centennial of the School of Information Sciences, this volume interweaves anecdotes about individuals with facts and dates to provide a detailed history and a picture of the people who made the school what it is today. Num Pages: 196 pages, 20 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJ; GLM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840881
ISBN
9780810840881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.71

Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840980
ISBN
9780810840980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.74

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