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When, how and why do clothes become fashion Fashion is more than mere clothing. It is a moment of invention, a distillation of desire, a reflection of a zeitgeist. This book explores the structures and strategies which underlie fashion innovation, how fashion is perceived and the point at which clothing is accepted or rejected as fashion.

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When, how and why do clothes become fashion Fashion is more than mere clothing. This work explores the structures and strategies which underlie fashion innovation, how fashion is perceived and the point at which clothing is accepted or rejected as fashion.

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A history of the uneasy relationship between jazz and rock through the lens of the music press.

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A history of the uneasy relationship between jazz and rock through the lens of the music press.

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Examines American films that were set in Britain, based on British literature or history and included the work of British producers, directors, writers, stars and character actors -- .

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This collection focuses on the art expression from the inferno of the Holocaust.

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This book aims to disclose a deeper understanding of musics importance in childrens lives and their need to know, explore, wonder, and play. Directed toward music teachers, teacher educators, and scholars, this text invites inquiries and provides insights into contemporary challenges to learning and teaching in an era of standardization.

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This book aims to disclose a deeper understanding of musics importance in childrens lives and their need to know, explore, wonder, and play. Directed toward music teachers, teacher educators, and scholars, this text invites inquiries and provides insights into contemporary challenges to learning and teaching in an era of standardization.

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As the art world gears up for the 100th anniversary of Whistler's death, "a sparkling narrative that gives us a very intimate account of the artist's life."-Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review

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In a daring revisionist history of modern architecture, Mark Wigley opens up a new understanding of the historical avant-garde. He explores the most obvious, but least discussed, feature of modern architecture: white walls.

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In Who Did It First: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, the third volume in Bob Leszczak's exciting Who Did It First series, readers explore the hidden history of the most famous, indeed legendary, rock and roll classics. As Leszczak points out, the ...

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As lead singer and extraordinary frontman of SLADE, Noddy Holder was one of the most successful musicians of the '70s and '80s. The epitome of the Glam Rock look and lifestyle, they released anthem after anthem as they mixed pure pop madness with football chant choruses.

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New, expanded and updated edition of the best comprehensive survey of who's who of British jazz musicians. Over 900 biographies detail the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 at the dawn of jazz in Britain, through to today's young stars.

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Presenting an insiders view of the music industry and music making in 13 countries, this work looks at the interactions between transnational communication and national cultures.

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A book on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The author focuses on individual episodes, and examines Buffy's ways of making meaning - from literary narrative and symbolism to visual imagery and sound. Combining intelligence and wit, written for the wide Buffy readership, this is a useful companion to the show.

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In this, the first academic text devoted to The Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades. -- .