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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Examines the way in which Latino actors on the 20th century stage and screen communicated and influenced American ideas about race and ethnicity. Brian Eugenio Herrera looks at how these performances and performers contributed to American popular understanding of Latinos as a distinct racial and ethnic group. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; APF; JFCA; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072644
- ISBN
- 9780472072644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.86
€ 102.86
Hardcover. Discusses an array of narratives that span the American literary tradition, tracing the evolution of the ofallen womano from the earliest novels to recent representations in fiction and film, including The Scarlet Letter , The Sound and the Fury , The Color Purple , and Love Medicine , and the films Juno and Mother and Child . Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APFN; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072637
- ISBN
- 9780472072637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.33
€ 120.33
Hardcover. How Spanish directors have handled religious themes, with their highly-charged political implications, from the historical avant-garde to 2010 Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APFN; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072453
- ISBN
- 9780472072453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.29
€ 91.29
Hardcover. The first study to focus on jazz in postwar France, this book explores the ways that French musicians and critics received and remade an American music according to their own cultural concerns Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072422
- ISBN
- 9780472072422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Hardcover. Reading representations of whiteness by contemporary African American performers and artists Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072361
- ISBN
- 9780472072361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71
Hardcover. A revealing exploration of Northern proslavery sentiment during the period before the Civil War Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072262
- ISBN
- 9780472072262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.43
€ 102.43
Hardcover. Provides a new perspective on the Chinese avant-garde through the figure of artist and activist Tian Han Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072170
- ISBN
- 9780472072170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.52
€ 115.52
Hardcover. The first philosophical study devoted solely to acting, offering a meditation on the spillover from acting to life Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072132
- ISBN
- 9780472072132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.99
€ 108.99
Hardcover. The first book to tell the story of country music in Detroit Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AVGL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072019
- ISBN
- 9780472072019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.49
€ 92.49
Hardcover. Gathers the essential essays of Dwight Conquergood, performance studies scholar, ethnographer, and activist Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071951
- ISBN
- 9780472071951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.21
€ 109.21
Hardcover. A multidisciplinary investigation of contemporary Mexican cinema Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JM; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071937
- ISBN
- 9780472071937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.45
€ 108.45
Hardcover. A step-by-step guide for adapting literary works to the stage Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071876
- ISBN
- 9780472071876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.25
€ 102.25
Hardcover. A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong s autobiographical practices" Series: Jazz Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071807
- ISBN
- 9780472071807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Hardcover. Black popular music and offbeat performance, from Eartha Kitt to Meshell Ndegeocello Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGQ; JFSK1; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071791
- ISBN
- 9780472071791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Hardcover. Musicologists and performance studies scholars reach across their disciplines to examine the role of performance in musical culture Editor(s): Cook, Nicholas; Pettengill, Richard. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071777
- ISBN
- 9780472071777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.38
€ 133.38
Hardcover. A leading playwright explores issues of memory, family, doubt, and sexuality Editor(s): Robinson, Marc. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AN; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071739
- ISBN
- 9780472071739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Hardcover. Two key performances by Paul Robeson shed light on the Cold War era Num Pages: 232 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AN; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071685
- ISBN
- 9780472071685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.43
€ 102.43
Hardcover. The place of performance in unifying an urban LGBT population of diverse Latin American descent Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFSK1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071395
- ISBN
- 9780472071395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.18
€ 97.18
Hardcover. Fresh approaches to theater historiography and performance studies that bring the two fields productively together Editor(s): Bial, Henry; Magelssen, Scott. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071333
- ISBN
- 9780472071333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.29
€ 114.29
Hardcover. An incisive look at the major plays of Harold Pinter Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071241
- ISBN
- 9780472071241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.94
€ 79.94
Hardcover. Explores how strategies of performance shaped American responses to modernity. By examining a variety of early American authors and cultural figures, from Joseph Fichtelberg shows how early Americans created and resisted a dangerously liberating new world Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070947
- ISBN
- 9780472070947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.29
€ 108.29
Hardcover. Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America. This book also offers an understanding of the 'freedom' of improvisational dance. It is suitable for those interested in dance history and criticism, and for interdisciplinary audiences in the fields of American and cultural studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070848
- ISBN
- 9780472070848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.26
€ 96.26
Hardcover. Artists like Blind Arthur Blake, Sonny Terry, Arizona Dranes, and Art Tatum have appeared throughout the history of popular music in America - the list of visually impaired black musicians is long. This book examines the ways that blindness, like blackness, shaped both the music these artists produced and the way the nation received it. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; JFC; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070640
- ISBN
- 9780472070640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.26
€ 96.26
Hardcover. Fluid by design, the term Alt Country has forced even the genre's own mouthpiece, the magazine/website "No Depression", to declare its terrain to be 'alternative-country music (whatever that is)'. This book explores the influences, meanings, and identity of this significant contemporary music form. Editor(s): Fox, Pamela; Ching, Barbara. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070534
- ISBN
- 9780472070534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.45
€ 108.45