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  • Modern Theories of Performance

    From Stanislavski to Boal

    The modern era in the theatre is remarkable for the extraordinary role and influence of theoretical practitioners, whose writings have shaped our sense of the possibilities and objectives of performance. This study offers a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern practitioners from Stanlislavski to Boal. Designed to be read alongside primary source material, each chapter ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Devising Performance

    A Critical History

    Series series Theatre and Performance Practices
    What is the history of devised theatre? Why have theatre-makers, since the 1950s, chosen to devise performances? What different sorts of devising practices are there? What are the myths attached to devising, and what are the realities?First published in 2005, Devising Performance remains the only book to offer the reader a history of devising practice. Charting the development of collaboratively ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Ecologies of Amateur Theatre

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book is the first major study of amateur theatre, offering new perspectives on its place in the cultural and social life of communities. Historically informed, it traces how amateur theatre has impacted national repertoires, contributed to diverse creative economies, and responded to changing patterns of labour. Based on extensive archival and ethnographic research, it traces the importance ... Read more

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  • Approaches to Teaching Behn's Oroonoko

    Series Book 127 - Approaches to Teaching World Literature
    Once merely a footnote in Restoration and eighteenth-century studies and rarely taught, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688), by Aphra Behn, is now essential reading for scholars and a classroom favorite. It appears in general surveys and in courses on early modern British writers, postcolonial literature, American literature, women's literature, drama, the slave narrative, and autobiography.Part ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Community Groups in Context

    Local Activities and Actions

    Series series Third Sector Research
    In the past decade community groups have been portrayed as the solution to many social problems. Yet the role of ‘below the regulatory radar’ community action has received little research attention and thus is poorly understood in terms of both policy and practice.Focusing on self-organised community activity, this book offers the first collection of papers developing theoretical and empirically ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Grounded Theory

    A Practical Guide

    The student-focused guide to grounded theory, this book takes you step by step through the whole research process, from creating a research proposal to sharing your findings.Packed with tools to help you understand how grounded theory can be applied at each stage of your research project, the book includes:•Interactive activities and critical thinking questions in every chapter so you can put your ... Read more

    $67.49 USD

  • Qualitative Methodology

    A Practical Guide

    Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world.Expert researchers then trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigor. Featured ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Next of Kin

    What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are

    by Roger Fouts ...
    Narrated by Roger Fouts ...

    Abridged

    4 hours 32 min

    Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the rights of animals.At the heart of this captivating ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Follow the Fossils

    Developing Metrics for Instagram as a Natural Science Communication Tool

    Series series Elements of Paleontology
    The ability for people to connect, learn, and communicate about science has been enhanced through the Internet, specifically through social media platforms. Facebook and Twitter are well-studied, while Instagram is understudied. This Element provides insight into using Instagram as a science education platform by pioneering a set of calculated metrics, using a paleontology-focused account as a ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Muslim Spaces of Hope

    Geographies of Possibility in Britain and the West

    Debates about contemporary Islam and Muslims in the West have taken some negative turns in the depressing atmosphere of the war on terror and its aftermath. This book argues that we have been too preoccupied with problems, not enough with solutions.The increased mobilisation and scrutiny of Muslim identities has taken place in the context of a more general recasting of racial ideas and racism: a ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Absent Aviators

    Gender Issues in Aviation

    The objective of this book is to present a number of related chapters on the subject of gender issues in the workplace of the aviation industry. More specifically, the chapters address the continuing shortfall in the number of women pilots in both civilian and military aviation. Considerable research has been carried out on gender issues in the workplace and, for example, women represent about 10% ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Basset Table

    The Basset Table follows the fortunes of Lady Reveller, who runs a table where her friends play the card game basset, and her struggle to avoid marrying Lord Worthy. Meanwhile, Lady Reveller’s cousin, Valeria, spends her time conducting scientific experiments and dissections, but her father intends to marry her off to the bluff sea-captain Hearty. How can Lady Reveller be persuaded to forego the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD