Product Description: The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project―the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style in everyday objects...read more

Product Description: Cinema and the Great War concentrates on one part of the art of the war: the cinema. Used as tool for propaganda during the war itself, by the mid 1920s cinema had begun to reflect the rejection of conflict prevalent in all the arts...read more

Product Description: The 368 page book, with over 460 colour illustrations, provides an illuminating range of perspectives on Brunels achievements and their impact.  Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the area providing insights into aspects not covered in more traditional biographies...read more

Product Description: This work looks at the history of the short film and its current role. It focuses on contemporary short-film producers and directors, and its role as a training opportunity for new talent. It also covers issues of distribution, funding, exhibition, festivals, training and publications...read more

Product Description: This work looks at the history of the short film and its current role. It focuses on contemporary short-film producers and directors, and its role as a training opportunity for new talent. It also covers issues of distribution, funding, exhibition, festivals, training and publications...read more

Product Description: Many years ago Richard Boone starred in a movie and radio series that topped the charts. Named Have Gun Will Travel he, as 'Paladin' - a seeker of justice, hired out his gun, 'In the name of justice' and traveled the West tracking down the Bad Guys...read more

Product Description: Published to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Erich Maria Remarque this is an account of the making of his novel. When published in 1928, the book transformed the popular image of war; the film, directed by Lewis Milestone, was released the following year and was instantly acclaimed a classic...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Published to commemorate the centenary of Erich Maria Remarque's birth, this book tells for the first time the full story of the Academy Award winning film of Remarque's extraordinary novel. When published in 1928, All Quiet on the Western Front transformed the popular image of war; the film, directed by Lewis Milestone, was released hot on its heels the following year and was instantly acclaimed a classic...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The 1962 Speigel-Lean ""Lawrence of Arabia"" was an attempt to dramatize T.E. Lawrence's war adventures on screen. Three decades earlier Alexander Korda had tried, over five years, to film Lawrence's life. The story of his attempt is the basis for this book, which provides a portrayal of the workings of British film censorship in the 1930s, highlighting the ability of foreign governments to influence British politicians and film makers...read more

Explains how water becomes vapor which rises into clouds and eventually falls as rain.

Introduces the climate, farming, industry, social life, customs, and transportation of Australia