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Trade paperback. Condición: Fine. Audience: College/higher education.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. A bright, clean copy. ; 0.55 x 8.98 x 6.77 Inches; 224 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. A nice, bright copy. ; 9 X 6.60 X 0.50 inches; 207 pages.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Widener, Leslie Stall Ilustrador. Paperback. Bustles. Tight-laced Corsets. Caged crinolines that encased the hapless wearer in hoops of steel. Why would anyone want to wear such things? Yet, you can be certain that no lady of the Victorian upper class would choose to leave home without themand shed complete her look with a feather- and flower-festooned bonnet as befit the latest fashion. With a blend of wisdom and wit, Why Would Anyone Wear That? explores extreme fashions from around the world. The Victorian era was by no means alone in strange sartorial choices. Throughout history, men and women have turned to clothing and accessories to adorn and accentuate parts of the body. Some of the fashions, like bloomers, were surprisingly functional. Others, like powdered wigs and hobble skirts, were inconvenient and uncomfortable. And a few particularly painful practices could even permanently disfigure the wearer, like brass coils worn in Burma to lengthen the neck and the custom of binding of womens feet to fit tiny lotus slippers in Song dynasty China. Presenting dozens of the most peculiar fashions, including shoes, hats, jewelry, undergarments, and outerwear, the book provides insightful commentary, placing the garments and accessories in the proper historical, social, and cultural context. If youve ever wondered why the codpiece was created or the leisure suit went out of style, this book will answer that question and many more. Fully illustrated and packed with fun facts, Why Would Anyone Wear That? introduces readers to the fascinating stories behind some of the worlds weirdest fashions. Presents and illustrates diverse fashions, including shoes, hats, jewellery, undergarments, and outerwear. This book explains the environmental influences that shape fashion. It helps readers learn that fashion is a reflection of the way of life at a given time, rather than an arbitrary and unpredictable force. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. A bright, clean copy. ; 0.55 x 8.98 x 6.77 Inches; 224 pages.

Trade paperback. Condición: Very good. light shelfwear, First edition. 270 p. Audience: College/higher education.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Dorothys ruby slippers. Michael Myerss mask. Marilyn Monroes billowy white dress. Indiana Joness trusty hat. These objects are icons of popular culture synonymous with the films they appear in, and, at long last, a book has come along that sorts and chronicles fifty of them.Rosebud Sleds and Horses Heads presents incisive discussion of fifty of the most significant objects in cinema history and explores their importance within their films and within the popular imagination. With original full color illustrations, this book surveys objects from a range of genres, from the birth of cinema to the present day.Curated and written by a prominent film critic who routinely writes for some of the leading publications in the English language, as well as broadcasts for the BBC, Rosebud Sleds and Horses Heads is the only book of its kind. With a fascinating, original, and instantly understandable concept, it will find grateful audiences in film buffs around the world. Dorothy's ruby slippers. Michael Myers's mask. Marilyn Monroe's billowy white dress. Indiana Jones's trusty hat. These objects are icons of popular culture synonymous with the films they appear in, and, at long last, a book has come along that sorts and chronicles fifty of them. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Facing hardship, enduring pain, losing all - such things are a bitter pill to swallow for anyone. For those devoted to the life of the spirit, cruel misfortune - even violent opposition - are familiar stages of the journey of life. Walking a spiritual path in a material world is rarely an easy expedition. But, obedience to the object of her devotion certainly provided Keith Ransom-Kehler with her greatest human challenge and spiritual victory. Keith was an early American believer in the Baha'i Faith, the latest of the world's global religions. She was elevated posthumously to the high rank of 'Hand of the Cause of God', and became North America's first martyr for the Faith. Her courageous, albeit largely unknown, contribution to history is the subject of Forget-Me-Not, Iran. Facing hardship, enduring pain, losing all - such things are a bitter pill to swallow for anyone. For those devoted to the life of the spirit, cruel misfortune - even violent opposition - are familiar stages of the journey of life. Walking a spiritual path in a material world is rarely an easy expedition. But, obedience to the object of her devo. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9781841504261.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Paperback with lightly creased lower leading corner of front cover. Minor film peeling to lower leading corner of rear cover. Pages are clean and tight throughout. T. Used.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Despite the increasing popularity of academic filmmaking programs in the United States, some of contemporary Americas most exciting film directors have emerged from the theater world. Directors: From Stage to Screen and Back Again features a series of interviews with directors who did just that, transitioning from work on stage productions to work in television and on full-length features. Taken together, these interviews demonstrate the myriad ways in which a theater background can engender innovative and stimulating work in film. As unique and idiosyncratic as the personalities they feature, the directors conversations with Susan Lehman range over a vast field of topics. Each one traces its subjects personal artistic journey and explores how he or she handled the challenge of moving from stage to screen. Combined with a foreword by Emmy awardwinning screenwriter Steve Brown, the directors collective knowledge and experience will be invaluable to scholars, aspiring filmmakers, theater aficionados, and film enthusiasts. Despite the increasing popularity of academic filmmaking programs in the United States, some of contemporary America's most exciting film directors have emerged from the theatre world. This book features a series of interviews with directors who have transitioned from work on stage productions to work in television and on full-length features. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Without jacket as issued. A nice, bright copy. ; 9.1 X 6.7 X 1.5 inches; 486 pages.

Softcover. Condición: Good. Wear to cover. Pags unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 234 pages.

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Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. As new first edition a very good condition softcover, 310 pages , with index.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The book reveals how everyday people survived political persecution and oppression, and champions human resilience in the face of unrelenting political terror.In Life in War, the reader accompanies Shannon Woodcock, the author and historian, through intimate interviews with six Albanian men and women. We hear how everyday people survived shocking living conditions, political persecution and oppression dependent on ethnicity, political status, gender and sexuality.This is a thorough and vivid history of lived communism in Albania, charting political and ideological shifts through the experiences of those who survived. Life is War stands as remarkable and profound testimony to the resilience of humanity in the face of unrelenting political terror.An accurate and precise historical work, engagingly rendered from life narratives, it plunges the reader into the difficult emotional truths that are at the core of remembering Albanias communist past.Life is War is a valuable contribution to studies of everyday life under communism and dictatorship. Eloquently written and expertly researched, it will appeal to readers interested in life histories, war, communism, European history and trauma studies. A collection of oral histories that guides readers through through the decades (194492) in which the Communist Party controlled everything in Albania; what work one could do, what food was available, and even who one could marry. Based on personal interviews with six men and women who survived Enver Hoxhas communist regime. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Fifty synopses of film scenes alongside insightful location essays and evocative full-color film stills. This is an engaging and highly visual citywide tour of well- and lesser-known films shot on location in the birthplace of cinema and screen spectacle. The heart of Hollywood's star-studded film industry for more than a century, Los Angeles and its abundant and ever-changing localesfrom the Santa Monica Pier to the infamous and now-defunct Ambassador Hotelhave set the scene for a wide variety of cinematic treasures, from Touch of Evil to Chinatown, They Live! to the coming-of-age classic Boyz n the Hood. With its meandering and beautifully fractured topography, Los Angeles continues to lure filmmakers into its clutches, affording an endless panoply of locations to prop up both character and story. This second volume of World Film Locations: Los Angeles expands the careful curation of the first volume to further reveal both the famed and hidden parts of a city in constant flux. Since the first volume's publication in 2011, thousands of new productions have made the most of what the city has to offer, using, reusing, and uncovering places that will surely become sites of pilgrimage in years to come. Insightful essays and interviews throughout turn the spotlight on the important directors, iconic locations, thematic elements, and historical periods that provide insight into Los Angeles and its vibrant cinematic culture. The book demonstrates how motion pictures have contributed to the multifarious role of the city in our collective consciousness and underscores how key cinematic moments reveal aspects of its life and culture that are otherwise largely hidden from view. Further, the book features city maps with information on how to locate key sites and photographs that show locations as they appear now. A guided tour of the City of Angels conducted by the likes of John Cassavetes, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Emerald Fennell, and John Carpenter, this concise volume reveals how Los Angeles captured the imaginations of filmmakers and audiences worldwide. World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2 is an engaging and highly visual city-wide tour of both well known and slightly lesser known films shot on location in one of the birthplaces of cinema and the screen spectacle. It pairs 50 synopses of carefully chosen film scenes with evocative full-colour film stills. Col. illus. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Text clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Boards have light wear. Edges of pages have light wear.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Near Fine paperback. 96 pp.

octavo, blue boards. First Edition. First Edition. octavo, blue boards. iv, 188 pp. Intellect, This book covers three key questions in writing: What is the primary purpose of writing? How does the ability to record information relate to theconcept of literacy? and Does Literacy depend on writing? These questions and more will be addressed using more than 80 photographs, and illustrative examples of writing through the ages. Very fine, clean copy.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. An analysis of the TV series House of Cards that explores the destructive effects of revenge in the political field. What if Machiavellis Prince were a ferocious animal? What would happen if our political world were overtaken by vampires? Would they be capable of mastering their bloodthirsty instincts or would they remain true to their fundamental nature? In their relentless ambition and ruthless quest for power, the main characters in Netflixs House of Cards series often take Machiavellian logic to its extreme. The specific necessity of a given situation always wins out over common morality, and the boundaries between good and evil are demolished. In the struggle for survival, these people are the predators, determined to come out on top whatever the cost. In this book, Emmanuel Taieb examines how the series takes monstrous characters and sets them in the world of politics, which offers little resistance to violence and turns into a laboratory for systematic destruction. In this variation on the conflict between brutalization and civilization at the heart of power, the political sphere becomes the scene of crime par excellence. Exploration of the idea that House of Cards sets an alternate political world, where the leader is a ferocious animal, a political field overtaken by monsters who remain true to their fundamental nature or try to master their bloodthirsty instincts. But can we really think that the elected men and women are so different from their constituents? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Shakespeares plays are staples of the classroom. Yet too often they are taught as antiquated works of literature with little reference to their theatrical life and enduringhuman themes. Applying the methodologies of the holistic education model to the study of four Shakespearean plays Othello,The Tempest, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Measure for MeasureHolistic Shakespeare offers lively theater-based activities to complement traditional analytical exercises. In keeping with the aims of holistic education, each play is studied in relation to a particular social or ethical topic addressed in the work. Despite abundant scholarly works in the field of Shakespeare studies, few texts combine analytical and creative learning methodologiesand none before has specifically applied the principles of holistic education to the topic. Accessible to both teachers and learners, this book will be an essential tool for making Shakespeare come to life in the classroom. Applies the principles, goals, and methodologies of the holistic educational model to the study of four Shakespearean plays: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Measure for Measure", "Othello", and 'The Tempest". Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Aside from the occasional nod to epaulets or use of camouflage, war and fashion seem to be strange partners. Not so, argue the contributors to this book, who connect military industrial practices as well as military dress to textile and clothing in new ways. For instance, the book includes a series of commentaries on the impact of military dress in the airline industry, in illustrated wartime comics, and even considers today's muscled soldier's body as a new type of uniform. Elsewhere, the impacts of conquest introduce a new set of postcolonial aesthetics; this is because military and colonial regimes disrupted local textile production and garment making. In another chapter, it is argued that textiles and fashion are important because they reflect a core practice, one that bridges textile artists and designers in an expressive, creative, and deeply physical way to matters of cultural significance. And the book concludes by calling the very mode of "military chic" into ethical question. The premier text to illustrate the impact of war on textiles, bodies, costume, art, and design,Fashion and War in Popular Culturewill be warmly welcomed by scholars of fashion design and theory, historians of fashion, and those interested in theories of warfare and military science. Aside from the occasional nod to epaulets or use of camouflage, war and fashion seem to be strange partners. This book includes a series of commentaries on the impact of military dress in the airline industry, in illustrated wartime comics, and even considers today's muscled soldier's body as a new type of uniform. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Adventures in Kate Bush and Theory presents Kate Bush as you have never seen her before. Encounter the polymorphously perverse Kate, the witchy Kate, the queer Kate; the Kate who moves beyond the mime.Through in-depth readings of the often critically neglected works of Bushs career (The Kick Inside, Lionheart, The Dreaming, The Red Shoes and her film The Line, the Cross and the Curve), Withers guides the reader through the complexity of Bushs art and how it transformed popular culture. Not just another book about Kate Bush. Kate Bush as you have never seen her before. Through in-depth readings of the often critically neglected works of Bushs career The Kick Inside, Lionheart, The Dreaming, The Red Shoes and her film The Line, the Cross and the Curve Withers guides the reader through the complexity of Bushs art and how it transformed popular culture. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. An investigation of Paris as an urban space and a poetic site of remembrance. Experiencing urban space conjures visions of the past alongside contemplation of the present. This edited volume investigates this feeling of seeing double by investigating Parisa city that has come to embody the tension of this sensationthrough a dual lens of nostalgia and modernity. Contributors survey Paris in film, poetry, and prose in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, presenting the city as both a concrete reality and as a collection of the myths associated with it. Interdisciplinary and deeply researched, the essays distill complex concepts of the urban, the textual, and the modern for a wide readership. For Baudelaire, Paris streets conjured visions of the past even as he contemplated the present. This book investigates this and other cases of double vision, tracing back into antiquity and following Baudelaire forwards as his poetry is translated, received and referenced through text and film to the twentieth century and beyond. 8 b/w illus. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Updated collections of recent interviews with filmmakers whose works represent trends in the film industries of Central Asia and the Middle East, these two new geospecific editions expand upon the earlier volume Cinemas of the Other: A Personal Journey with Film-Makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. Following an introduction delineating the histories of the film industries of the countries that make up the Middle East and Central Asiaincluding Iran, Turkey, and the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistanboth books contain interviews stretching over a decade, which position the filmmakers and their creative concerns within the social or political context of their respective countries. The striking variety of approaches toward each interview creates a rich diversity of tone and opens the door to a better understanding of images of otherness in film. In addition to transcripts of the interviews, each chapter also includes stills from important films discussed, biographical information about the filmmakers, and filmographies of their works. Goenuel Doenmez-Colin offers in these expanded editions a carefully researched and richly detailed firsthand account of the developments and trends in these regional film industries that is sure to be appreciated by film scholars and researchers of the Middle East and Central Asia. Following an introduction delineating the histories of the film industries of the countries of the Middle East, this book contains interviews stretching over a decade, which position the filmmakers and their creative concerns within the social or political context of their respective countries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Through the lens of popular music in and from Hong Kong, Sonic Multiplicities examines the material, ideological, and geopolitical implications of music production and consumption. Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet draw on rich empirical research and industry experience to trace the worldwide flow of popular culture and the people who produce and consume it. In doing so, the authors make a significant contribution to our understanding of the political and social roles such circulation plays in todays worldand in a city under cultural threat in a country whose prominence is on the rise. Just as important, they clear a new path for the study of popular music. Through the lens of popular music in and from Hong Kong, this book examines the material, ideological and geopolitical implications of music production and consumption. Yiu Fai Chow and Jeroen de Kloet draw on empirical research and industry experience to trace the worldwide flow of popular culture and the people who produce and consume it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. 1st. 402 pages, colour illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. *** "When 'Living and Sustaining a Creative Life' was published in 2013, it became an immediate sensation. Edited by Sharon Louden, the book brought together forty essays by working artists, each sharing their own story of how to sustain a creative practice that contributes to the ongoing dialogue in contemporary art. The book struck a nerve how do artists really make it in the world today? Louden took the book on a sixty-two-stop book tour, selling thousands of copies, and building a movement along the way. Now, Louden returns with a sequel: forty more essays from artists who have successfully expanded their practice beyond the studio and become change agents in their communities. There is a misconception that artists are invisible and hidden, but the essays here demonstrate the truth artists make a measurable and innovative economic impact in the non-profit sector, in education, and in corporate environments. The Artist as Culture Producer illustrates how today's contemporary artists add to creative economies through out-of-the-box thinking while also generously contributing to the well-being of others. By turns humorous, heartbreaking, and instructive, the testimonies of these forty diverse working artists will inspire and encourage every reader from the art student to the established artist." - Publisher. *** Essays: Alec Soth, Alison Wong, Andrea Zittel, Austin Thomas, Billy Dufala and Steven Dufala, Brett Wallace, Caitlin Masley, Cara Ober, Carrie Moyer, Carron Little, Chloe Bass, Duncan MacKenzie, Edgar Arceneaux, Euan Gray, Faina Lerman and Graem Whyte, Jane South, Jayme McLellan, Jean Shin, Julia Kunin, Kat Kiernan, Khaled Sabsabi, Lenka Clayton, Mark Tribe, Martina Geccelli, Matthew Deleget, Michael Scoggins, Morehshin Allahyar, Norberto Roldan, Paul Henry Ramirez, Robert Yoder, Sharon Butler, Shinique Smith, Stephanie Syjuco, Steve Lambert, Tim Doud and Zoe Charlton, Wendy Red Star, William Powhida, Conclusion: Chen Tamir, Courtney Fin, and Deana Haggag. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Vienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable city, one that historically has been structured by changing fashions and fashionable appearances. Like the Litfasssaeule in Orson Welles's 1949 urban noir masterpiece The Third Man, into which Harry Lime escapes in order to avoid capture and which hapless visitors today presume are merely surfaces for advertising, there are many overlooked aspects of Vienna's distinct style and attitude. By focusing on fashion, Wiener Chic narrates Vienna's history through an interpretation of the material dimensions of Viennese cultural life-from architecture to arts festivals to the urban fabric of street chic. The first book that connects Vienna and fashion with urban theory, Wiener Chic draws on material that is virtually unknown in an English-language context to give readers an insider's vantage point on an underappreciated European fashion capital. Vienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable city. By focusing on fashion, the author narrates Vienna's history through an interpretation of the material dimensions of Viennese cultural life - from architecture to arts festivals to the urban fabric of street chic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.