practices of music education in order to understand the role culture plays in shaping children’s musical learning and thinking...... more

kaleidoscopic compositions of 1960s Op Artists. The psychedelic sensibility didn’t die at the end of the 1960s; Psychedelic traces...... more

view of Bertolucci’s career from the days of his first radical experiments to the present, when he has become an elder...... more

mathematicians, natural philosophers and virtuosi of the Royal Society in the 1660s and 1670s, and for inventing a system that he...... more

in landscape design--from M. Paul Friedberg s Riis Plaza Park in New York to Dan Kiley s Nationsbank Plaza in Tampa--have...... more

original essays investigate such topics as music drama in light of rituals of naming in the composer’s works and the politics...... more

This book, profusely illustrated with original drawings and photographs, is an important case study ... more

Frances Connelly examines how the concept of the "grotesque" has influenced the history, practice, a... more

There are enormous challenges in establishing policing systems in young democracies. Such societies ... more

. Yet Wagner s absolutely central position in the operatic canon continues. This volume serves as a timely reminder of his...... more

. Yet Wagner s absolutely central position in the operatic canon continues. This volume serves as a timely reminder of his...... more

explore the preoccupations of the filmmakers, the sources they used and each film s reception....... more

papers in this book present the state of the art in computer-aided architectural design research. The papers in this year s...... more

The greatest interviews with the greatest rock stars, movie stars, and cultural icons -- uncensored ... more

, and visual habits in myriad constructions of the real. CONTRIBUTORS Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Don Ihde, Alan Gross, Anne...... more

Winter counts--pictorial calendars by which Plains Indians kept track of their past--marked each yea... more

very prominent in the fashion industry of 1930s Germany and Austria. The emergence of Konfektion, or ready-to-wear, and the...... more

This volume advocates for including feature films in secondary history classrooms through examining ... more

American viewers are attracted to what they see as the non-scripted, unpredictable freshness of real... more

Asian Art is the first comprehensive anthology of important primary documents and key contemporary s... more

The goal of this edited volume is to provide a much needed bridge between the research on nonverbal ... more

UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CINEMA: A PROFESSIONAL HANDBOOK is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of ... more

Frances Connelly examines how the concept of the "grotesque" has influenced the history, practice, a... more

jazz became so widely performed in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s but also why it was so controversial. Drawing on...... more

In recent years, the local dimensions of the labour market have attracted increasing attention from ... more

(The Flying Dutchman), universally acknowledged as Wagner s first truly significant, original work. Designed for scholars...... more

ship ever built. In 1997, James Cameron’s Titanic, the most expensive and technologically advanced movie ever made, hit...... more

transformation of their character. The contributors examine such U. S. tourist meccas as Las Vegas, Orlando, Boston, and New York...... more

Disney’s animation plays it safe and mirrors traditional cinema stories, Warner Bros. is known for a more original and even...... more

advertisements, as well as population statistics to provide insightful discussions of topics like the California urban milieu’s...... more

to examine Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic film The Last Emperor (1988). In this anthology, filmmakers, psychoanalysts, film...... more

approaches. Here you will find Busoni’s influential "Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music"; Partch’s exploration of a new notation...... more

This volume of nine essays draws together leading scholars in anthropology, social history, musicolo... more

Since the Garden of Eden, humanity has been concerned with shelter. Yet housing means different thin... more

The failure of foundations leads to distortion of building superstructures and a loss of structural ... more

of Lilliputian worlds. The ambiguity of fragments intrigues us, offering tactile reminders of reality’s transience. Yet...... more

New technologies have brought about radical changes in almost all areas of life. The Digimodern peri... more

Technology and Music Education’s dedication to diversity and forward-facing discussion promotes contrasting perspectives and...... more

The Routledge Companion to Music, Technology, and Education is a comprehensive resource that draws t... more

German cinema has exploded, inspiring innumerable festivals, books, and exhibits on the GDR’s rich and varied filmic output...... more

German cinema has exploded, inspiring innumerable festivals, books, and exhibits on the GDR’s rich and varied filmic output...... more

work. The first five chapters consider Durkheim s own exploration of art; the remaining six look at other Durkheimian...... more

critical introduction and exploration of Pierre Bourdieu s rich generative conceptual tools for advancing sociological views of...... more

This follows on from the very well-received Volume I UNIVER-CITIES: Strategic Implications for Asia ... more

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 10th International ... more

This book charts how visual culture at the new millennium has engaged with the Holocaust and provide... more

writing today. At the heart of the book is Durkheim’s concept of the sacred. Yet despite the seemingly familiar starting point...... more

subsequent creations, including Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and the innovative online series Dr. Horrible s Sing-Along Blog...... more

Edited by leading experts in the field, The Film and Religion Reader brings together the key writing... more

Edited by leading experts in the field, The Film and Religion Reader brings together the key writing... more

Memory and Myth is an interdisciplinary study of the Civil War and its enduring impact on American w... more

Religious traditions have provided a seemingly endless supply of subject matter for film, from the T... more

When Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang opened his Shanghai Tang boutique on New York’s Madison Avenue, it was not an...... more

Religion, Art, and Visual Culture is a cross-cultural exploration of the study of visuality and the ... more

Religion, Art, and Visual Culture is a cross-cultural exploration of the study of visuality and the ... more

Facsimile newspapers of the original Harper s Weekly from the Civil War era, faithfully reproduced on acid- free paper...... more