Art & Architecture
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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Pittsburgh has a rich theatrical tradition, from early frontier performances by officers stationed at Fort Pitt through experimental theater at the end of the twentieth century. This work offers a comprehensive history of theater in Pittsburgh, placing it within the context of cultural development in the city and the history of theater nationally. Num Pages: 320 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; AN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943303
- ISBN
- 9780822943303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.49
€ 44.99
€ 38.49
Hardcover. Reintroduces the work of Luke Swank - a modernist photographer, who had been relegated to virtual anonymity after his untimely death in 1944. Both a biography and an analysis of his work, this book focuses on his contribution to the modernist movement and the art of photography. His images share stylistic similarities with many of the modernists. Num Pages: 248 pages, 141 plates, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 279 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942535
- ISBN
- 9780822942535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Hardcover. In a career that spanned six decades, Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) created more than 500 works, and actively contributed to the development of painting in the 20th century. This work charts the life and career of this celebrated painter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 82 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942139
- ISBN
- 9780822942139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 50.73
€ 54.99
€ 50.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ABA; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774510
- ISBN
- 9780226774510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Hardback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769585
- ISBN
- 9780226769585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardback. Draws on neuroscience and psychology to understand the way we both perceive and conceive of art, including its resistance to verbal exposition. This book probes the distinction between accepting a tradition and defying it through innovation, which leads to a consideration of the notion of artistic genius. Num Pages: 528 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736099
- ISBN
- 9780226736099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.49
€ 51.49
Hardback. From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. This title scrutinizes the phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; AM; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709802
- ISBN
- 9780226709802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.17
€ 142.17
Hardback. Documents the infancy of film in Europe - complete with proto-divas, laughable production schedules, and cost-cutting measures with priceless effects - and offers a glimpse of the modern world through the camera's lens. This book captures early twentieth-century Italian filmmaking and reveals its truths as only a parody can. Translator(s): Moncrieff, Scott. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669816
- ISBN
- 9780226669816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21
Hardback. Critics of the 1980s feared that market hype and self-promotion threatened the integrity of art. While the controversies of the time have subsided many still view art of the 1980s as a stylistic battlefield. Pearlman reassesses this significant episode in modern art. Num Pages: 248 pages, 26 colour plates, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226651453
- ISBN
- 9780226651453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40
€ 83.40
Hardback. Presents history of the evolution of popular science in the first decades of the broadcasting era. This title transports readers to the early days of radio, when the new medium allowed innovative and optimistic scientists the opportunity to broadcast serious and dignified presentations over the airwaves. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APT; APW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467597
- ISBN
- 9780226467597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226442259
- ISBN
- 9780226442259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.24
€ 134.24
Hardback. Presents a wide-ranging selection of Kehr's criticism from the Reader-most of which is reprinted here for the first time-including insightful discussions of film history and his controversial Top Ten lists. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226429403
- ISBN
- 9780226429403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Hardback. Series: Big Issues in Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226407425
- ISBN
- 9780226407425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Hardback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226405322
- ISBN
- 9780226405322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.42
€ 134.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226387819
- ISBN
- 9780226387819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.29
€ 135.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 407. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press oh
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821416228
- ISBN
- 9780821416228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Paperback. Mary Louise McLaughlin had considerable influence on the history of American ceramics. Here, Anita Ellis depicts the many challenges McLaughlin encountered in pursuit of her ultimately successful career. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 colour and 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGB; BG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 458. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821415054
- ISBN
- 9780821415054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Hardcover. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1col.ill. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821409084
- ISBN
- 9780821409084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; APF; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226346489
- ISBN
- 9780226346489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Hardback. Calypso music is an integral part of Trinidad's national identity. But in a nation as diverse as Trinidad, why is it that calypso has emerged as the emblematic music? This book examines conditions that have enabled calypso to be valorized, contested, and targeted as a field of cultural politics in Trinidad. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310596
- ISBN
- 9780226310596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.42
€ 119.42
Hardback. Translator(s): Lary, Nikita; Leyda, Jay. Series: Cinema and Modernity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226296135
- ISBN
- 9780226296135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.63
€ 135.63
Hardback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226282350
- ISBN
- 9780226282350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
hardcover. An important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America. This work uncovers the cultural history of the modernized storefronts that resulted from the little-known federal provision that made billions of dollars available to shop owners. Series: Center Books on American Places. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226218007
- ISBN
- 9780226218007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardback. The triumph of avant-gardes in the 1920s tends to dominate our discussions of the music, art, and literature of the period. In this book, the author offers a compelling account of that movement. Focusing on the works of Stravinsky, Picasso, and T S Eliot, It shows how the turn to classicism manifested itself. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJG; ACQH; AVGC6; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226183985
- ISBN
- 9780226183985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04