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In Austin, Texas, in 2002, a group of artists, activists, and academics led by performance studies s... more

The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of th... more

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The work of Richard Wagner is a continuing source of artistic inspiration and ideological controvers... more

Barry Parker (1867-1944) was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement in England. In partner... more

What do we read when we read a text? The author’s words, of course, but is that all? The prevailing ... more

This edited collection explores the relationship between urban space, architecture and the moving im... more

Popular music is a cultural form much rooted in space and place. This book interprets the meaning of... more

This volume discusses the role of comics in the formation of a modern sense of nationhood in Latin A... more

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Jimmy Buffett and his music have touched the lives of millions of people around the world, spanning ... more

This collection of essays analyzes film representations of the Crusades, other medieval East/West en... more

Collects all published film criticism by Andrew Britton, a singular voice in film studies whose prom... more

Masterful essays honoring the great pianist and critic Charles Rosen, on masterpieces from Bach and ... more

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This is the third book in the series offering a new selection of the best urban planning scholarship... more

A library must function with integrity in order to function well. This book looks at a broad range o... more

The term "soft power" describes a country’s ability to get what it wants by attracting rather than c... more

New, insightful essays from musicologists, historians, art historians, and literary scholars reconsi... more

Since first going on the air in 1972, HBO has continually attempted to redefine television as we kno... more

This work presents the genre of mythopoeic fantasy from a holistic perspective, arguing that this ce... more

Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader offers students an introductory and comprehensive view of perh... more

Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Interviews features talks with the master director of such classics as All Abo... more

The representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students wit... more

The first international anthology to explore the historical significance of amateur film, Mining the... more

The interdisciplinary essays gathered in this volume explore how music audiences and markets are ima... more

"Places of Power: Political Economies of Landscape Change" asks how politics and economics transform... more

This volume contains historical and analytical essays on Anton Bruckner and his music. For the past ... more

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This collection of essays by scholars of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French music has be... more

Drummer, record producer, bandleader, jazz researcher, and cigar-chomping raconteur Barry Martyn is ... more

Sibelius Studies presents a new portrait of this popular and prolific composer. Sibelius s symphonie... more

This abundantly illustrated volume arises out of the painstaking work of the Georgia Quilt Project, ... more

From What’s Up, Tiger Lily? to Match Point, Woody Allen’s work has generated substantial interest am... more

The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide ... more

Frederick Wiseman is among America’s foremost documentary filmmakers. The recipient of many awards, ... more

The Popular Music Studies Reader maps the changing nature of popular music over the last decade and ... more

The Popular Music Studies Reader maps the changing nature of popular music over the last decade and ... more

Facilitating Watershed Management brings together myriad distinctive voices to create an experientia... more

A compilation of essays written by renowned singing teachers as their testament to their great singi... more

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In his unsurpassed employment of 60 years in the business, Beaudine racked up more than 500 films an... more

The original edition of Planks of Reason was the first academic critical anthology on horror. In ret... more

Every nation in the Americas-from indigenous Peru to revolutionary Cuba-has been touched by the cult... more

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Film -- Biography In this collection of interviews, Robert Aldrich (1918-1983) tells fascinating sto... more

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Meet the challenge of operating a successful art library The Twenty-First Century Art Librarian exam... more

18th-Century Piano Music focuses on the core composers of the 18th century repertoire. The book begi... more

The films of Fritz Lang depict an entrapping, claustrophobic world in which people are controlled by... more