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This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990's, focusing on the development of new communication technologies such as cab…

This Concise Companion presents a multidisciplinary range of approaches to a vast multimedia subject, Shakespeare on screen. Draws on the latest think…

Analysing major Irish dramas and the artists and companies that performed them, Modern Irish Theatre provides an engaging and accessible introduction …

This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer’s life with an examination of his works. · An innovative introductory guide to Walt…

Planning to initiate designs for government, academic, and private research laboratories? Here's the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start …

Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up-to-date, and wide-ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, for t…

For most English-speaking readers, Russian literature consists of a small number of individual writers – nineteenth-century masters such as Dostoevsky…

This welcome addition to the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series provides students with an invaluable survey of the critical reception of the Romanti…

In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Thirty-six years after Barthe…

Sustainable Site Design introduces the core concepts of sustainability as applied to landscape architecture. Focusing on site-scale design, this book …

For over four decades, Martin Scorsese has been the chronicler of an obsessive society, where material possessions and physical comfort are valued, wh…

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing …

This engaging book draws on all of Shakespeare's plays to show they can still be used as a guide to life. Introduces beginning students and general re…

This book is a clear and accessible introduction to the writings of Helene Cixous, novelist, dramatist and critic, whose work has had a major impact o…

Lighting is a basic, yet difficult-to-master, element of interior design, and Lighting Design Basics provides the information you need in a concise, h…

In this new book Zygmunt Bauman and Riccardo Mazzeo examine the contentious issue of the relation between literature (and the arts in general) and soc…

This witty and accessible book traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times, explaining its enduring appeal. Traces the histo…

The works of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth-century critical …

Terry Eagleton's Tragedy provides a major critical and analytical account of the concept of 'tragedy' from its origins in the Ancient world right down…

Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban for…

Edward Said is one of the foremost thinkers writing today. His work as a literary and cultural critic, a political commentator, and the champion of th…

This essential guide to modernist poetry enables readers to make sense of a literary movement often regarded as difficult and intimidating. Provides c…

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the work and thought of Umberto Eco – one of the most important writers in Europe today.

Sustainable Urban Planning introduces the principles and practices behind urban and regional planning in the context of environmental sustainability. …

At last, there's an authoritative guide to help interior designers apply green- building and sustainability applications to their environments. Sustai…

What connects Shiite passion plays with Brecht's drama? Which of Goethe's poems were inspired by the Quran? How can Ibn Arabi's theology of sighs expl…

With brevity, depth, and accessibility, this book helps readers to appreciate the works of John Milton, and to understand the great influence they hav…

With the publication of her highly acclaimed and much-cited book Gender Trouble, Judith Butler became one of the most influential feminist theorists o…

Get a realisitic guide to producing construction documents that clearly communicate the interior space of new construction, remodeling, or installatio…

THE BESTSELLING, FULLY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE Uniquely marrying the graphic skills of bestselling author Francis D.…

Terry Eagleton is one of the most influential contemporary literary theorists and critics. His diverse body of work has been crucial to developments i…

This Concise Companion is a guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period, in its diverse energies, shapes and forms. Embrac…

This book provides a lively introduction to the work of Roland Barthes, one of the twentieth century's most important literary and cultural theorists.…

In virtually all the countries of the world, men, and to a lesser extent women, are today dressed in very similar clothing. This book gives a compelli…

Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide, Second Edition provides the detailed coverage of materials and manufacturing processes that indu…

Empires and Colonies provides a thoroughgoing and lively exploration of the expansion of the seaborne empires of western Europe from the fifteenth cen…

This new book is a lively and original study of psychoanalysis and its relations to the arts.

What is psychoanalytic criticism and how can it be justified as a type of criticism in its own right? In this new and thoroughly revised edition of he…

Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible space, often as important pub…

Discover how you can run the practical side of your practice more profitably. This comprehensive guide to managing an interior design business gives y…

Medieval Women's Writing is a major new contribution to our understanding of women's writing in England, 1100-1500. The most comprehensive account to …

This is a study of the rich and diverse range of musical responses to Shakespeare that have taken place from the seventeenth century onwards. Written …

This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argue…

Why are buildings detailed the way they are? Why do architects and engineers seem to come to the same kind of solutions to their detailing problems? A…

Designing with Models, Second Edition is the revised, step-by-step guide to basic and advanced design process modeling. This comprehensive text explai…