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Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than we commonly remember. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ASZH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431642
- ISBN
- 9780226431642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317526
- ISBN
- 9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Paperback. Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. The author tells the story of how the festive arts deployed an intricate network of subversive satire to undermine the rhetoric of sovereign authority. Num Pages: 324 pages, 8 colour plates, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings, 3 tables, 16 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; ASDL; AVGC3; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226211558
- ISBN
- 9780226211558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; ASD; HRQX5; HRQX9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171135
- ISBN
- 9780226171135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Paperback. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102382
- ISBN
- 9780226102382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Hardcover. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102375
- ISBN
- 9780226102375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.88
€ 128.88
Paperback. Situates dance within a larger Chicago landscape of segregated social practices. Focusing on new forms of appropriation in an era of multiculturalism, the author underscores the institutionalization of racial disparities and offers insights into the intersection of race and culture in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226043104
- ISBN
- 9780226043104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.08
€ 46.08
Paperback. Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps, 4 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 1M; ASZ; AVGE; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 74
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029818
- ISBN
- 9780226029818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
Paperback. A staple of American popular culture during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after World War II. However, as this book reveals, images of the freak show, with its combination of the grotesque, horrific and amusing, stubbornly reappeared in literature and the arts. Num Pages: 282 pages, 38 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZW; DSBF; DSBH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005393
- ISBN
- 9780226005393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. The first definitive account of African-American performance and theatre from slavery to the present. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama. Num Pages: 634 pages, 43 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ASZC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521624725
- ISBN
- 9780521624725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.73
€ 85.73
Hardback. Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: AS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339802
- ISBN
- 9781444339802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.04
€ 168.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415975742
- ISBN
- 9780415975742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.98
€ 50.99
€ 50.98
Paperback. Examines the history of the genre of romantic comedy, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in the genre cycles. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: APFN; ASZB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415548632
- ISBN
- 9780415548632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback. Ailey's choreography caused shock waves in the dance world of 1958 and continues to move audiences deeply. Diverse contributors discuss the impact of Ailey and his company on American Modern Dance. Editor(s): Topaz, Muriel. Series: Choreography & Dance Studies. Num Pages: 76 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 171. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783718658350
- ISBN
- 9783718658350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Paperback. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 9. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cherry Lane Music Co ,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603781022
- ISBN
- 9781603781022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.37
€ 30.99
€ 26.37
Book.
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- OMNIBUS PRESS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936661025
- ISBN
- 9780936661025
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.77
€ 23.99
€ 20.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OMNIBUS PRESS
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876391105
- ISBN
- 9780876391105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.94
€ 30.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 305 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- OMNIBUS PRESS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876390542
- ISBN
- 9780876390542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.19
€ 15.99
€ 14.19
Book.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780739073421
- ISBN
- 9780739073421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.40
€ 15.99
€ 14.40
Multiple-component retail product.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739063545
- ISBN
- 9780739063545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.95
€ 26.99
€ 22.95
Book. Series: ALFREDS TEACH YOURSELF. This book teaches you how to play the C-tuned ukulele with an easy-to-follow approach that will have you playing instantly. Different strumming techniques help you play in any style including folk, blues, and country. Great songs like This Land Is Your Land, When the Saints Go Marching In, St. Louis Blues, and many others are included with lyrics. A special section on playing by ear teaches how to figure out your own favorite songs, and a handy chart shows how to transpose any song to the key of your choice. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 302 x 228 x 8. Weight: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- C Tuning ed.
- SKU
- V9780739063408
- ISBN
- 9780739063408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Book.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739060629
- ISBN
- 9780739060629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
paperback. Series: CLASSIC ALBUM EDITION. Hot Rocks, released almost four decades ago, remains the most significant Rolling Stones compilation ever. It is The Rolling Stones biggest-selling albummore than 12 million copies This book features all 21 tracks from this landmark recording--fully transcribed for guitar Hot Rocks traces the development of the songwriting team of Jagger and Richards. The album begins with the early cover recording of Time Is on My Side and then proceeds chronologically through most of the bands biggest hits from its first decade. Titles 19th Nervous Breakdown As Tears Go By Brown Sugar Get Off of My Cloud Gimme Shelter Heart of Stone Honky Tonk Women I Cant. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 302 x 228 x 9. Weight: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739059753
- ISBN
- 9780739059753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.78
€ 25.99
€ 22.78
Book.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Trade Paperback
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739002865
- ISBN
- 9780739002865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.12
€ 14.99
€ 14.12
Book. BIC Classification: AS. Dimension: 299 x 225 x 6. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780634070198
- ISBN
- 9780634070198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.41
€ 23.99
€ 20.41
Multiple-component retail product.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Edition
- Pap/DVD/Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780634053009
- ISBN
- 9780634053009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.88
€ 19.99
€ 18.88
Book. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 4. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780634046414
- ISBN
- 9780634046414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.10
€ 19.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. When shocking images emerged of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, being beaten by one of her keepers, it sparked a national outcry. The public was appalled and demanded that Anne be freed from the circus and be allowed to live out her final years in peace. Now, at last, she has the chance to live out her final years in a happy and safe place. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0013520
- ISBN
- 9781784189778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. When shocking images emerged of Anne, Britain's last circus elephant, being beaten by one of her keepers, it sparked a national outcry. The public was appalled and demanded that Anne be freed from the circus and be allowed to live out her final years in peace. Now, at last, she has the chance to live out her final years in a happy and safe place. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZX; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0013475
- ISBN
- 9781784189778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199377336
- ISBN
- 9780199377336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.46
€ 69.46
Paperback. This work examines the African presence in American dance forms, arguing that the Africanist aesthetic has been "invisibilised" by the pervasive force of racism. It provides evidence to correct the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a major factor in shaping American performance. Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275963736
- ISBN
- 9780275963736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Hardcover. Features a study of gender, globalization, and expressive culture in the Cook Islands. This book demonstrates how dance in particular plays a key role in articulating the overlapping local, regional, and transnational agendas of Cook Islanders. It also covers conventional views of globalization's impact on indigenous communities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPC; AS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780824832445
- ISBN
- 9780824832445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.56
€ 74.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: ASZD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Familius LLC
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939629234
- ISBN
- 9781939629234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816637379
- ISBN
- 9780816637379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Hardback. Offers practical advice, based on the notion of a "family" of supporters, for managing healthy arts organizations Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684001
- ISBN
- 9781611684001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. In this memoir, she recalls career, professional and personal attachments, and their attendant controversies with a frankness and common sense. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 b&w photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDL; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813025933
- ISBN
- 9780813025933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713661750
- ISBN
- 9780713661750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781442629240
- ISBN
- 9781442629240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Grove Press. Num Pages: 448 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802125682
- ISBN
- 9780802125682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.10
€ 17.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. These nine original essays by eminent scholars in the fields of dance and performance studies focus on the historical, cultural and political contexts that inform choreographic and dance practices and critical readings of dance - in other words, how dance operates as critical discourse. Editor(s): Lepecki, Andre. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819566126
- ISBN
- 9780819566126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.62
€ 25.99
€ 24.62