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Bridging the gap between the study of aesthetics and its application in the merchandising and design environments, this revised text presents a research-based focus on the concepts of aesthetics and their effect on product value and consumer behaviour.

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The author provides inquiring listeners, able to read musical quotations, with a general understanding of the role of harmony in music. He shows its interconnection with melody, form, style, and the history and psychology of music.

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Presenting a new way to consider television for the 21st century, this book guide the reader through the misinformation and exaggeration that wrongly influence cultural discourse and public policy with regard to TV.

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What is the real nature of television, and what is its place in contemporary society and culture In a provocative rethinking of the medium and its ensuing effects, this book argues that we have misunderstood television and have thus contributed to a distorted view of art and culture in the 20th century.

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A pioneering scholarly examination of the rich and fascinating fields of science fiction and fantasy art, this book stimulates scholarly interest in these areas by offering both surveys of the entire history of these traditions and focused examinations of particular genres and artists.

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Introducing the reader to the wisdom of Art Blakey's - One of the greatest jazz performers and teachers of all time - teaching through his quotes and reaching into the deepest grotto of the meaning of each one of them.

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The capture of Jerusalem by the "First Crusade" in 1099 heralded the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine. It was a war dominated by the building, securing and besieging of castles. This work covers the military history of the crusades and investigates the role of a wide range of castles.

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Extremity might suggest violence, pornography, criminality, misanthropy, danger, recklessness, eccentricity or obscurantism. How has art exceeded its own example through performance art How have artists used performance to question and overextend the limits of form in the 1970s And with what effects -- .

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Extremity might suggest violence, pornography, criminality, misanthropy, danger, recklessness, eccentricity or obscurantism. How has art exceeded its own example through performance art How have artists used performance to question and overextend the limits of form in the 1970s And with what effects -- .

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This book teaches singers how to analyze the musical and textual content in songs in order to discover hidden meanings and create more compelling performances. The book provides a guided analysis of twenty Schubert songs, ranging from simple to more complex, with each song highlighting a new analytical technique.

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This book teaches singers how to analyze the musical and textual content in songs in order to discover hidden meanings and create more compelling performances. The book provides a guided analysis of twenty Schubert songs, ranging from simple to more complex, with each song highlighting a new analytical technique.

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"Long before Elvis Presley entered Sam Phillips's Sun Records studio in 1954, rock 'n' roll was being performed and recorded by the likes of Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, the Clovers, t"

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Who 'speaks' to us in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", in Wagner's operas, in a Mahler symphony This title opens nineteenth-century operas and instrumental works to new interpretations as the author explores the voices projected by music.

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The activity of women in American music from the 18th to 21st centuries. It describes hundreds of women composers, instrumentalists, conductors, orchestra and opera managers, music educators, and music patrons.

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An historical account of the cultural biography of barkcloth in Tonga, exploring its significance for female agency and creativity.

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Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations.

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Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the religious and spiritual in hip hop. The contributors argue that the prevailing narrative that hip hop offers nothing in the way of religion and spirituality is false.

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This collection of essays examines how New York and Los Angeles are depicted in noir and neo-noir films from the 1940s through the 21st century. These essays consider how the architectural sights and city sounds inform such films as Cotton Comes to Harlem, Drive, Kiss of Death, Naked City, and Nightcrawler, among others.

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A hands-on study skills guide that explores how film and moving image can be used as sources. -- .

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This study of fandom at its most intense looks at the Star Wars phenomenon from the audience's perspective, finding that the saga exerts a powerful influence on the social, cultural and spiritual lives of those drawn to its myth, and unearthing an almost endless array of fans who use it creatively.