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Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 49.95The entertainment world lost several legendary stars and a host of other men and women involved in the performing arts in 2012. Notables who died include actor Larry Hagman, astronaut Neil Armstrong, voice actor Jerry Nelson (The Count of Sesame Street), comedian Phyllis Diller, singer Whitney Houston, and actor George Lindsey. Obituaries of these... more...
More Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 11.95No one gives comfort, love, and laughter like a grandma can! ?Your grandma and your dog will always love you no matter what you do,? says Matthew, age ten. From the mouths of babes and grandmas comes this irresistible sequel to the beloved Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes . Here is an all-new treasury of wise, witty, and wonderful sayings and... more...
Theatrical Liberalism
NYU Press 2013; US$ 75.00"Makes new sense of aspects of popular culture we have all grown up with and thought we knew only too well. Most bridges religious studies and theater, political theory and American studies, high criticism and middlebrow performance. Her book will help us see better how Jews and their Jewishness did not merely enter American popular... more...
Voices of the Other
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95This book offers a variety of approaches to children's literature from a postcolonial perspective that includes discussions of cultural appropriation, race theory, pedagogy as a colonialist activity, and multiculturalism. The eighteen essays divide into three sections: Theory, Colonialism, Postcolonialism. The first section sets the theoretical framework... more...
Television Style
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 38.95Style matters. Television relies on style?setting, lighting, videography, editing, and so on?to set moods, hail viewers, construct meanings, build narratives, sell products, and shape information. Yet, to date, style has been the most understudied aspect of the medium. In this book, Jeremy G. Butler examines the meanings behind television?s stylstic... more...
Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 63.95The past several decades have seen an explosion of interest in narrative, with this multifaceted object of inquiry becoming a central concern in a wide range of disciplinary fields and research contexts. As accounts of what happened to particular people in particular circumstances and with specific consequences, stories have come to be viewed as a... more...
The Nineteenth-Century Novel: Identities
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95The Nineteenth-Century Novel: Identities provides an ideal starting point for understanding gender in the novels of this period. It explores the place of fiction in constructing gender identity within society at large, considering Madame Bovary , Portrait of a Lady and The Woman in White . The book continues with a consideration of the novel... more...
Academic Writing for International Students of Business
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Academic Writing for International Students of Business is the first book specially designed to assist overseas students studying Business or Economics courses in English. Most courses expect students to complete a variety of writing tasks as part of their assessment, such as essays, reports and projects. For many students these can be a major concern,... more...
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 37.95What is theatre? What is performance? What are their connections and differences? What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth century, and, importantly, where are they heading next? Proposing answers to these big questions, The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance provides an informative... more...
Renaissance Drama in Action
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. This... more...









