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Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853505
ISBN
9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 89.43

Paperback. Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an innovative study of contemporary theatre and performance within the framework of modernity in the Asia-Pacific. It is an analysis of the theatrical imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349524
ISBN
9781349349524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

paperback. An examination of the political and aesthetic consequences of culture meeting at the crossroads of theatre, which looks in depth at such works as Brook's "Mahabharata", Cixous/Mnouchkine's "Indiande" and Barba's "Faust". Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415060387
ISBN
9780415060387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Hardback. This exploration of the wide variety of censorship that has shaped theatrical performance in twentieth and twenty-first century Britain examines the unpredictable outcomes of censorship, deep-seated anxieties about the performative influence of the stage, and the complex questions raised by acts of theatrical censorship. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JFCA; JFMD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223783
ISBN
9780230223783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349451043
ISBN
9781349451043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.55

Paperback. Theatre of the Real interrogates theatre's representation of real events. In the works discussed here the self, society, and politics are deeply connected to the development of a new performance theory and the invention of theatrical techniques. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137522825
ISBN
9781137522825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.50

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969552
ISBN
9781403969552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 49.16

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AN; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970411
ISBN
9781403970411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 47.36

Paperback. There is a complex relationship between performance, youth, and the shifting material circumstances (social, cultural, economic, ideological, and political) under which theatre for children and youth is generated and perceived. This book explores different aspect of theatre for young audiences using examples from theatrical events globally. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298426
ISBN
9781349298426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 47.15

Paperback. How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HPN; JFC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349447459
ISBN
9781349447459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardcover. How is performer-object interaction enacted and perceived in the theatre? How thereby are varieties of 'meaning' also enacted and perceived? Using cognitive theory and ecological ontology, Paavolainen investigates how the interplay of actors and objects affords a degree of enjoyment and understanding, whether or not the viewer speaks the language. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277916
ISBN
9781137277916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724620
ISBN
9780814724620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Through an extended reading of the noh play "Aoi ne Ue", as well as briefer examinations of several other plays, this work aims to shed new light on the circulation of power and desire in the middle and late medieval periods in Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740708
ISBN
9780804740708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Emma Minde's portraits of the family into which she was given in marriage more than sixty years ago are instructive and touching. She offers rare insight into a life history guided by two powerful forces: the traditional world of the Plains Cree and the influence of the Catholic missions. Translator(s): Ahenakew, Freda; Wolfart, H. C. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642912
ISBN
9780888642912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

paperback. A comparative study of European and American cultural traditions and their influence on conceptions of community. It discusses European and American attitudes toward the welfare state, the human rights tradition in the United States, and the role of regionalism in shaping conceptions of national identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069093
ISBN
9780252069093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; HPC; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455065
ISBN
9781349455065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.56

Hardcover. What is the fundamental nature of the filmic object: is it a commodity or is it, can it be, art? What would that mean - can it still matter? This book introduces the thought of Theodor Adorno into film studies to repair the schism that characterizes the field, as historical and cultural modes of analysis displace theoretical and philosophical ones. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137306135
ISBN
9781137306135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9789024718696
ISBN
9789024718696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.08

Hardcover. As we listen to Psy's music are we laughing at him or with him? This book responds to this question from historical and theological perspectives and tackles the pressing issues concerning racial stereotypes, imposed masculinity, and imitating another in order to ridicule him/her. Series: Asian Christianity in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 107 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLB; JFCA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137373472
ISBN
9781137373472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. This book explores the correlation between anti-theological thought and the rise of Islamism in the twentieth century by examining Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the leadership of Umar al-Tilmisani (d. 1986). Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRH; HRHT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349287215
ISBN
9781349287215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.85

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