×


 x 

Shopping cart

Media studies

Results 241 - 260 of 2024

Media studies

Paperback. This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia. The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400084
ISBN
9781474400084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. "An eclectic and poetic exploration of the cigarette lighter and its association with romance, magic, art, science, immortality and death in literature and popular culture"-- Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501307362
ISBN
9781501307362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.66

Paperback. Traces the history of film production in Northern Ireland from the beginnings of a local film industry in the 1920s and 1930s, when the first Northern Irish 'quota quickies' were made, through the propaganda films of the 1940s and 1950s and on to the cinema of the 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
269
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571345
ISBN
9781844571345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.32

Hardback. In this groundbreaking exploration of in-flight cinema, Stephen Groening traces the history of this transnational cinematic practice. At once a history of exhibition and an inquiry into changing forms of media and spectatorship, this interdisciplinary book opens up new directions in the history of cinema, visuality, travel and cultural geography. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576289
ISBN
9781844576289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 101.01

Paperback. In this innovative study, Stephen Groening explores in-flight cinema as the convergence of two essentially modern, globalising technologies - aviation and entertainment. Identifying parallels in their social functions and surrounding discourses, this book opens up new directions in the history of cinema, travel and cultural geography. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844576272
ISBN
9781844576272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.13

paperback. Using South African cinema as a lens through which to view cultural changes resulting from the end of apartheid in 1994, this title examines how media transformed the meaning of race and nation during this period and argues that, as apartheid was disbanded and new racial constructs allowed, South Africa quickly sought a new mode of representation. Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFM; APF; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221865
ISBN
9780253221865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardback. This text attempts to go deeper than the imagery and address some of the general concerns of the cross-cultural representation and self-representation of the Balkans in the media. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVW; APF; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851708485
ISBN
9780851708485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 104.73

Paperback. Explores how contemporary cinema treats state-sponsored atrocity, evoking multiple landscapes of state terror. Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images, this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities, they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APFA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400428
ISBN
9781474400428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. A few days after 9/11, US Vice-President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work 'the dark side' in its global 'War on Terror'. Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema, this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state-sanctioned torture, genocide, enforced disappearance, and apartheid. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPQ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642632
ISBN
9780748642632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.37

Paperback. Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198240
ISBN
9781405198240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.53

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482662
ISBN
9781137482662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Paperback. In a world where change has become the only constant, how does the perpetually new relate to the old? How does cinema, itself once a new medium, relate both to previous or outmoded media and to what we now refer to as New Media? This collection examines these questions by focusing on the relations of cinema to other media. Editor(s): Geiger, Jeffrey; Littau, Karin. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402774
ISBN
9781474402774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Discusses the chameleonic performances of Marilyn Marilyn as woman, star, and text. In circling 'Marilyn country', this book also discusses Marilyn as text, since those who knew and did not know her - husbands, lovers, fans, writers, directors, co-stars, critics - have written about Marilyn differently, and endlessly. Num Pages: 174 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776744809
ISBN
9788776744809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Explores globalized ideas of gendered constructions and contradictions though the transnational media Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 325 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737316
ISBN
9780814737316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781479803927
ISBN
9781479803927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.49

Paperback. Series: Commerce & Mass Culture S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816638291
ISBN
9780816638291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665846
ISBN
9780816665846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. How does culture articulate, frame, organise and produce stories about social class and class difference? What do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration? Drawing on examples from the 1980s to the present day, this book investigates the changing landscape of class in Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA; JFDT; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137577023
ISBN
9781137577023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Hardback. Class and News is a multidisciplinary collection of essays examining how the news media treats or neglects this structure in everyday reporting. Editor(s): Heider, Don. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527126
ISBN
9780742527126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.83

Paperback. Evaluates the term 'classic', discussing a wide range of films and texts including Jane Eyre, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah; Hunter, I. Q.; Kaye, Heidi; Whelehan, Imelda (all at De Montford University). Series: Film/Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315881
ISBN
9780745315881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.58

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!