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Paperback. This text explores a national pastime and tradition. It reveals rodeo culture and shows why it retains such a hold on the American imagination. It highlights rodeo's glamour and hardships while clarifying its dimensions as sport, profession, community event, family tradition, and pop culture icon. Num Pages: 310 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZX; JFC; JHBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609659
- ISBN
- 9780700609659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99
€ 40.99
Paperback. A study of women in vaudeville. It reveals how female performers, patrons and workers shaped the rise and fall of the most popular live entertainment at the turn of the century. Once a sign of vaudeville's refinement, Kibler says, women became associated with the decay of vaudeville. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848128
- ISBN
- 9780807848128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.54
€ 51.54
Paperback. Libera walks the reader through this collection of essays by providing a road map for understanding how the Second City method of improv-based comedy--studied by the likes of John Belushi and Mike Myers--has become the industry standard. Editor(s): Libera, Anne. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810118010
- ISBN
- 9780810118010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.15
€ 31.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. A history of traveling magicians, inventors, popular science lecturers, and other presenters of "miracle science" who revealed science and technology to the public in awe-inspiring way, including electrical "wizards" Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva Edison, vaudeville performers such as Harry Houdini, UFO cultists, and practitioners of New Age science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535159
- ISBN
- 9780813535159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00
Paperback. Stories of the counterculture event that brings together thousands each year for a weeklong spasm of self-expression in the Nevada desert. Editor(s): Gilmore, Lee; Proyen, Mark. Num Pages: 221 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826333995
- ISBN
- 9780826333995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 151 pages, illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879724122
- ISBN
- 9780879724122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.84
€ 17.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP officer, travelled to Sydney, Australia to compete in "The Royal Easter Show" & documents an important, yet little-known, moment in Canadian history when a First Nations team of athletes represented Canada in international sport. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 3JJG; ASZX; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552382004
- ISBN
- 9781552382004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.66
€ 32.66
Inside the Minstrel Mask: Readings in Nineteenth-Century Blackface Min...
. Ed(S): Bean, Annemarie; Hatch, James V.; Mc...
paperback. A sourcebook of contemporary and historical commentary on America's first popular mass entertainment. Editor(s): Bean, Annemarie; Hatch, James V.; McNamara, Brooks. Num Pages: 324 pages, 25 illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: ASZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Wesleyan United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819563002
- ISBN
- 9780819563002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.35
€ 29.35
hardcover. This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230003408
- ISBN
- 9780230003408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Hardcover. Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, television and film on both sides of the Atlantic. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; AP; ASZB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364134
- ISBN
- 9780230364134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Paperback. A fun and fully accessible step-by-step guide to brilliant illusions, tricks, puzzles and stunts, including close-up magic, stage magic, optical illusions and party tricks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780194493
- ISBN
- 9781780194493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.61
€ 16.61
Paperback. Convince your audience that you can read their minds, predict their futures, and control their thoughts. Learn 17 tricks that anyone with a little guile and patter can perform to entertain and amuse. " Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781504800747
- ISBN
- 9781504800747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Hardback. Editor(s): Meyer, Regina G. Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; ASZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098258
- ISBN
- 9781612098258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.91€ 90.52
€ 133.91
€ 90.52
Hardback. Ho-Chunk powwows are the oldest powwows in the Midwest and among the oldest in the US, beginning in 1902 outside Black River Falls in west-central Wisconsin. Grant Arndt examines Wisconsin Ho-Chunk powwow traditions and the meanings of cultural performances and rituals in the wake of North American settler colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; ASZP; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 278 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803233522
- ISBN
- 9780803233522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.36
€ 69.36
Paperback. Takes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, 39 b/w, 5 video, 2 audio. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFN; ASZB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288119
- ISBN
- 9780520288119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 1. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 8
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780500171
- ISBN
- 9781780500171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.97
€ 4.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ASZG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550176070
- ISBN
- 9781550176070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC; ASZP; JFSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877630
- ISBN
- 9781576877630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 54.17
€ 55.24
€ 54.17
Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896803046
- ISBN
- 9780896803046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215150
- ISBN
- 9780226215150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55