Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) 9781442247017, 9781442247024, 1442247010

Historical Dictionary of African American Television (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts) 9780810879164, 9780810879171, 0810879166

From Amos 'n' Andy to The Jeffersons to Family Matters to Chappelle's Show, this volume has all different

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Historical Dictionary of Choral Music (Historical Dictionaries Of Literature And The Arts) 0810857510, 9780810857513, 9780810873926

The human voice an incredibly beautiful and expressive instrument, and when multiple voices are unified in tone and purp

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Historical Dictionary of Film Noir (Historical Dictionaries Of Literature And The Arts) 0810859602, 9780810859609, 9780810873780

Film noir—literally "black cinema"—is the label customarily given to a group of black and white American films

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Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry (Historical Dictionaries of Professions and Industries) 0810854546, 9780810854543

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Historical Dictionary of Ancient Nubia (Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras) [Illustrated] 9781538133385, 9781538133392, 1538133385

This new book descends from a former combined reference book on Ancient and Medieval Nubia but now expands and focuses p

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Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema 0810857952, 9780810857957

The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside as

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Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema 0810855577, 9780810855571

In 1898, documentary footage of a yacht race was shot by Robert A. Mitchell, making him the first Irishman to shoot a fi

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Historical Dictionary of Horror Cinema 0810855852, 9780810855854

This Historical Dictionary of Horror Films traces the development of horror cinema from the beginning of the 20th centur

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Historical Dictionary of Medieval Christian Nubia (Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras) 9781538133408, 9781538133415, 1538133407

Medieval Christian Nubia is often a neglected period of medieval African history. Because meaning is determined largely

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress (Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras) 2019059392, 2019059393, 9781538128169, 1538128160

The U.S. Congress can be traced to the founding and the debates in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, but to suggest th

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