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Paperback. Feminist film theory has flourished since the 1970s, but faces a double impasse. This title shows how studying women's filmmaking is more effective than criticizing mainstream movies from feminist perspectives. It analyzes films and screenplays by women to consider how women theorize the process and function of storytelling in cinema. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b/w photos, 5 charts. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813792
ISBN
9780774813792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.66

Paperback. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622948
ISBN
9780816622948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.65

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

€ 111.59
€ 108.77

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Focuses on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Drawing on a range of sources, this title examines Bombay cinema's unique styles, genres and themes, tracing its roots in early photography, theatre and chromolithography and its development as a visual regime that dominates Indian popular culture. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 240 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AJRD; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891242
ISBN
9781861891242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.79

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571355
ISBN
9780813571355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes of the legends. This title presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend of King Arthur in film and television from 1904 to 2001. Editor(s): Harty, Kevin J. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786446834
ISBN
9780786446834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Paperback. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Num Pages: 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586. 409 pages, 50 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Charney, Leo; Schwartz, Vanessa R. Casting aside the traditional conception of film as an outgrowth of photography, theatre, and the novel, the essays in this volume reasses the relationship between the emergence of film and the broader culture of modernity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: APFA; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 24. Weight: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201125
ISBN
9780520201125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.30

Hardback. Making the greatest artistic impact since the 1970s, contemporary cinema is responding to questions of globalisation and the effects of societal and economic change on the individual. This book explores this trend by investigating different thematic and aesthetic strategies and alternative methods of film production and distribution. Editor(s): Mueller, Gabriele; Skidmore, James M. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; APF; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554582259
ISBN
9781554582259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.32

Paperback. Cinema and Nation considers the ways in which film production and reception are shaped by ideas of national belonging and examines the implications of globalisation for the concept of national cinema. Editor(s): Hjort, Mette; Mackenzie, Scott; Mackenzie, Scott. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFS; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415208635
ISBN
9780415208635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.82

Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253902
ISBN
9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. Cinderella Story is an experimental autoethnography that explores critical racial issues in America through the media of language and images. Series: Crossroads in Qualitative Inquiry. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759111769
ISBN
9780759111769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Daimon Verlag Switzerland
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9783856307462
ISBN
9783856307462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.13

Paperback. New to the city, Tallmadge saw only its concrete, glass, smog, and debris, until he focused on the "buzzing, flapping, scurrying, chewing, photosynthesizing life forms" around him. This is a hopeful guide to finding nature and balance in unlikely places. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326900
ISBN
9780820326900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.89

Hardback. An attractive volume containing 28 substantial studies by John Carey, Maire Herbert, Mairin Ni Dhonnchadha, Maire Ni Mhaonaigh, Sean O Coileain, Donnchadh O Corrain, and other leading Celtic scholars, focusing on the subjects of Celtic Saints, Irish placenames, Irish literature and language of all periods Editor(s): Carey, John; Herbert, Marie; Murray, Kevin. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; CF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Celtic Studies Publications,U.S. United Kingdom
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891271137
ISBN
9781891271137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Paperback. This fully updated version of the CILIP-endorsed guidelines for secondary school libraries addresses the changing schools' landscape and impact of technological changes of recent years. Editor(s): Shaper, Sue. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: GLC; GLM; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Facet Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856049696
ISBN
9781856049696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.40

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

€ 15.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569802878
ISBN
9781569802878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.39

Series: Contemporary Issues in Education Studies. 160 pages. Considers the key international issues in education and investigates the changes stemming from the rapid social, economic and cultural transformations associated with globalization. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 9. Weight: 268. Series Editor(s) :Race, Richard; Pratt-Adams, Simon.
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441135766
ISBN
9781441135766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.55

Paperback. The second edition of James E. G. Zetzel's masterly translation of Cicero's major works of political philosophy, On the Commonwealth and On the Laws. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316505564
ISBN
9781316505564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.43

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