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27 produkter
Culture Vultures
When Activism Meets the Arts
Inbunden, 2026
196 kr
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The arts have always engaged with politics. Yet something decisive has changed in recent years in the relationship between the two. Today the arts are routinely displayed, performed and interpreted through the lens of ideological agendas and charged with solving social challenges. The arts can …
Puccini's La Bohème
Inbunden, 2021
1639 kr
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Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. But how did it come to be so adored? In this book, author Alexandra Wilson traces La Bohème's rise to fame and demonstrates that its success grew steadily through stage performances, recordings, filmed versions …
Puccini's La Bohème
Häftad, 2021
276 kr
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Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. But how did it come to be so adored? In this book, author Alexandra Wilson traces La Bohème's rise to fame and demonstrates that its success grew steadily through stage performances, recordings, filmed versions …
Puccini's La Boheme
E-bok, 2020
218 kr
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Giacomo Puccini''s La Bohème is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. But how did it come to be so adored? In this book, author Alexandra Wilson traces La Bohème ''s rise to fame and demonstrates that its success grew steadily through stage performances, recordings, filmed …
Puccini's La Boheme
E-bok, 2020
218 kr
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Giacomo Puccini''s La Bohème is one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. But how did it come to be so adored? In this book, author Alexandra Wilson traces La Bohème ''s rise to fame and demonstrates that its success grew steadily through stage performances, recordings, filmed …
Opera in the Jazz Age
Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain
Inbunden, 2019
653 kr
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Jazz, the Charleston, nightclubs, cocktails, cinema, and musical theatre: 1920s British nightlife was vibrant and exhilarating. But where did opera fit into this fashionable new entertainment world? Opera in the Jazz Age: Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain explores the interaction between opera and …
Opera in the Jazz Age
Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain
E-bok, 2018
403 kr
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Jazz, the Charleston, nightclubs, cocktails, cinema, and musical theatre: 1920s British nightlife was vibrant and exhilarating. But where did opera fit into this fashionable new entertainment world? Opera in the Jazz Age: Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain explores the interaction between opera and …
Opera in the Jazz Age
Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain
E-bok, 2018
403 kr
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Jazz, the Charleston, nightclubs, cocktails, cinema, and musical theatre: 1920s British nightlife was vibrant and exhilarating. But where did opera fit into this fashionable new entertainment world? Opera in the Jazz Age: Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain explores the interaction between opera and …
Someone Else's Music
Opera and the British
Inbunden, 2025
369 kr
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In Britain today, opera is routinely called elitist. But things were not always so. Examining shifting cultural attitudes over the century from 1920 to 2020, Someone Else's Music reveals a hidden history of popular opera-going in Britain, which defies the opera-elitism stereotype. At the same time, …
Someone Else's Music
Opera and the British
E-bok, 2025
322 kr
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In Britain today, opera is routinely called elitist. But things were not always so. Examining shifting cultural attitudes over the century from 1920 to 2020, Someone Else's Music reveals a hidden history of popular opera-going in Britain, which defies the opera-elitism stereotype. At the same time, …
Someone Else's Music
Opera and the British
E-bok, 2025
322 kr
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In Britain today, opera is routinely called elitist. But things were not always so. Examining shifting cultural attitudes over the century from 1920 to 2020, Someone Else's Music reveals a hidden history of popular opera-going in Britain, which defies the opera-elitism stereotype. At the same time, …
The Puccini Problem
Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity
Häftad, 2009
754 kr
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A detailed investigation of the reception and cultural contexts of Puccini's music, this book offers a fresh view of this historically important but frequently overlooked composer. Wilson's study explores the ways in which Puccini's music and persona were held up as both the antidote to and the …
The Puccini Problem
Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity
Inbunden, 2007
1693 kr
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A detailed investigation of the reception and cultural contexts of Puccini's music, this book offers a fresh view of this historically important but frequently overlooked composer. Wilson's study explores the ways in which Puccini's music and persona were held up as both the antidote to and the …
Witness
The most authentic, twisty legal thriller, from the barrister author of In Black and White
E-bok, 2024
68 kr
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''An intelligent and immersive courtroom drama, a compelling new voice in legal crime fiction'' ANDREA MARA THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER. A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in …
Witness
The most authentic, twisty legal thriller, from the barrister author of In Black and White
Häftad, 2025
132 kr
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'An intelligent and immersive courtroom drama, a compelling new voice in legal crime fiction' ANDREA MARATHERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER.A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in …
Witness
The most authentic, twisty legal thriller, from the barrister author of In Black and White
Häftad, 2024
195 kr
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The remarkable debut novel by prominent young mixed-race barrister Alexandra Wilson is a moving, twisty legal thriller for the 21st century.SHE SAW IT ALLBUT SHE CAN NEVER TELLA young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body …
Witness
The most authentic, twisty legal thriller, from the barrister author of In Black and White
Inbunden, 2024
244 kr
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'An intelligent and immersive courtroom drama, a compelling new voice in legal crime fiction' ANDREA MARASHE SAW IT ALLBUT SHE CAN NEVER TELLA young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in …
Puccini in Context
Inbunden, 2023
1898 kr
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Exploring the many dimensions of Giacomo Puccini's historical legacy and significance, this book provides new perspectives on the life and work of a much-loved opera composer and demonstrates how political concerns shape the way we approach and perform his works in the present day. Accessibly …
Culture Vultures
When Activism Meets the Arts
E-bok, 2026
326 kr
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The arts have always engaged with politics. Yet something decisive has changed in recent years in the relationship between the two. Today the arts are routinely displayed, performed and interpreted through the lens of ideological agendas and charged with solving social challenges. The arts can …
Opera
A Beginner''s Guide
E-bok, 2012
78 kr
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Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas. In reality, however, operas address the most fundamental and universal of human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed, and power. Revealing the …
In Black and White
A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System
E-bok, 2020
44 kr
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**NOW WITH NEW AFTERWORD AND READING GROUP QUESTIONS** '' An absolute triumph; a compelling and courageous memoir forcing the legal profession to confront uncomfortable truths about race and class. Alexandra Wilson is a bold and vital voice. This is a book that urgently needs to be read by everyone …
In Black and White
A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System
Häftad, 2021
156 kr
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**PAPERBACK FEATURES NEW CONTENT. NOW WITH AFTERWORD AND READING GROUP QUESTIONS**'A compelling and courageous memoir forcing the legal profession to confront uncomfortable truths about race and class. Alexandra Wilson is a bold and vital voice. This is a book that urgently needs to be read by …
Resilient Statehood
Why and How Some Nations Maintained Long-Term Independence and Sovereignty
Av Logan Cochrane, Alexandra Wilson
Inbunden, 2026
569 kr
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This open access book makes an important and original contribution in shifting the analytical lens from 'empires' to the agency of 'resilient states'. Employing a comparative framework, which highlights strategies such as diplomacy, selective modernization, and national identity, the book provides …
Opera
A Beginner's Guide
Häftad, 2010
118 kr
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Opera is often dismissed as outdated and excessive, and perceived to be characterised by excessive passions, sumptuous costumes, and ill-mannered divas. In reality, however, operas address the most fundamental and universal of human concerns - love, death, jealousy, greed, and power. Revealing the …
