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By contrasting the Ring with the dramas of Schiller, Hebbel, Hofmannsthal, and Brecht, different facets of Wagner's work are highlighted beyond theoretical generalizations or broad overviews.

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A rock'n'roll autobiography from the Godfathers of US heavy rock.

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An exploration of walking and mapping as both form and content in art projects using old and new technologies, shoe leather and GPS.

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"Examining political walls as screened media and media screens through the artworks and films they inspire, Walled life lends an urgent focus to the effective negotiations that govern political space in an increasingly divided world"--

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In addition to providing a biography, the author explores Disney's impact on American mass media and popular culture. A bibliographic essay examines sources of Disney scholarship, including a listing of resources available at the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank, California.

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Walter Benjamin's most famous and influential essay remains The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. This is the first book to provide a broad and dedicated analysis of this canonical work and its effect upon core contemporary concerns in the visual arts, aesthetics and the history of philosophy.

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The first major life of the outstanding British painter and Jack the Ripper suspect Walter Sickert (1860-1942), by the highly acclaimed biographer of Aubrey Beardsley.

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A stunningly beautiful book that explores the weave structures of modern textiles.

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This book traces the emergence of a psychological idea of space from Pascal and Freud to the identification of agoraphobia and claustrophobia in the nineteenth century to twentieth-century theories of spatial alienation and estrangement in the writings of Georg Simmel, Siegfried Kracauer, and Walter Benjamin.

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Wartime Fashion is a detailed overview of the impact of the war on women's dress in Britain, from haute couture to recycled and rationed fashion.

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Details the story of Guns N' Roses, a band that originated in the gutters of Sunset Strip and went on to become one of the baddest band on the planet. This book captures the birth of Guns' raw power, which - despite rape charges, drug-induced rampages and a general appetite for destruction - launched the band into the pantheon of rock gods.

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How did audiences across the world engage with the blockbuster TV series Game of Thrones This book presents the findings of a major research project that gathered the responses of more than 10,000 people. Its findings challenge many conventional approaches and open up new ways of thinking about the value of contemporary fantasy.

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How did audiences across the world engage with the blockbuster TV series Game of Thrones This book presents the findings of a major research project that gathered the responses of more than 10,000 people. Its findings challenge many conventional approaches and open up new ways of thinking about the value of contemporary fantasy.

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Watching the world extends the reach of documentary studies by investigating recent instances of screen documentary and the uses made of them by audiences -- .

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While variety shows, Westerns, and live, scripted dramas have gone the way of rabbit ear antennae, cooking shows are still being watched, often on high definition plasma screens via Tivo. This title illuminates how cooking shows have both reflected and shaped significant changes in American culture.

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Internationally recognized water sports photographer John Bilderback recalls 20 years on staff for SURFER Magazine and others, in a series of short essays accompanied by his award-winning photography.