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What happens when computational design and fabrication technologies ramp up to the urban scale? Though these innovative production processes are curre…

Edited by two renowned Allen experts, A Companion to Woody Allen presents a collection of 26 original essays on the director’s films. Contributions of…

This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leadin…

With 25 essays that embrace a wide spectrum of topics and perspectives including intertextuality, transnationality, gender representation, repetition,…

“From such well-known and long-vexed sites as the Athenian Acropolis to more contemporary locales like the Space Age Modernist capital city of Brasíli…

The Hollywood Action and Adventure Film presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the history, myriad themes, and critical approaches to the a…

An authoritative companion that offers a wide-ranging thematic survey of this enduringly popular cultural form and includes scholarship from both esta…

The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology offers an unparalleled source for seminal and cutting-edge research on the psychological as…

A Companion to Russian Cinema provides an exhaustive and carefully organised guide to the cinema of pre-Revolutionary Russia, of the Soviet era, as we…

The gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spin…

Material Synthesis: Fusing the Physical and the Computational Guest-edited by Achim Menges A new understanding of the material in architecture is fast…

International in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, A Companion to Reality Television presents a complete guide to the study of r…

A Companion to Latin American Cinema offers a wide-ranging collection of newly commissioned essays and interviews that explore the ways in which Latin…

A Companion to Robert Altman presents myriad aspects of Altman’s life, career, influence and historical context. This book features 23 essays from a r…

The gold-standard design and documentation reference for students Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition condenses key information from the …

The traditional veneration of architecture for its monumental and enduring qualities seems to be changing. Architects and other designers are moving a…

A Companion to New Media Dynamics presents a state-of-the-art collection of multidisciplinary readings that examine the origins, evolution, and cultur…

A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema. By embracing the interdisciplinar…

Architectural Management represents the state of the art of research and practice in the field and includes contributions from leading international f…

Comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of therapy Child and Adolescent Therapy: Science and Art, Second Edition relies on both psychoth…

Construction Specifications provide critical information necessary to convey the design intent of the Architect and the legally enforceable contract r…

A Companion to Contemporary French Cinema presents a comprehensive collection of original essays addressing all aspects of French cinema from 1990 to …

A Companion to Nordic Cinema presents a collection of original essays that explore one of the world’s oldest regional cinemas from its origins to the …

American Identities is a dazzling array of primary documents and critical essays culled from American history, literature, memoir, and popular culture…

100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the silent…

Over the last decade, political economy has grown rapidly as a specialist area of research and teaching within communications and media studies and is…

This compendium of original essays offers invaluable insights into the life and works of one of the most important and influential directors in the hi…

The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, m…

The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and archite…

Diversity in U.S. Mass Media provides comprehensive coverage of the evolution and issues surrounding portrayals of social groups within the mass media…

The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and geneal…

A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film presents a collection of original essays that explore major issues surrounding the state of current docum…

Written by leading figures in the field, A Companion to Italian Cinema re-maps Italian cinema studies, employing new perspectives on traditional issue…

“This book is the most comprehensively global and critically sensitive synthesis of what we now know of the material and socio-cultural evolution of t…

Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and …

The most comprehensive volume ever published on Alfred Hitchcock, covering his career and legacy as well as the broader cultural and intellectual cont…

This collection of critical essays offers an unrivalled and up-to-the-minute assessment of the prolific and resilient life and vision of one of cinema…

A Companion to American Indie Film features a comprehensive collection of newly commissioned essays that represent a state-of-the-art resource for und…

French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds withi…

The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary an…

This valuable resource offers a wealth of practical and conceptual guidance to all those engaged in struggles for social justice around the world. It …

This cutting-edge collection features original essays by eminent scholars on one of cinema's most dynamic and enduringly popular genres, covering ever…

A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential fi…

How to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend m…

Global Media Ethics is the first comprehensive cross-cultural exploration of the conceptual and practical issues facing media ethics in a global world…