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20th century

Hardback. Explores the role of mirrors, spinning, and "neurotic" architecture - a feeling of psychological breakdown - in the work of one of America's contemporary artists, Paul McCarthy. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 80 pages, 5 black & white illustrations + 25 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AFKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 222 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141382
ISBN
9780300141382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. The early twentieth century is usually remembered as an era of rising nationalism and military hostility, culminating in the disaster of the First World War. This book explores the role of artists and writers in the formation of a modern, secular peace movement in Britain, and the impact of ideas about 'positive peace' on their artistic practice. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 40 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACXD2; DSBH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151954
ISBN
9780300151954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the author's classic study of popular religion in Italian Harlem. In the preface, it discusses significant shifts in the field of religious history and calls for new ways of empirically studying divine presences in human life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300157529
ISBN
9780300157529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. Explores how art, design, and performance registered the changes in the Edwardian period (1901-1910) and helped to precipitate them. Acknowledging familiar divisions between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the slums of the East End, this title discusses the middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the city. Editor(s): O'Neill, Morna; Hatt, Michael. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations + colour images. BIC Classification: 3JJC; ABA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300163353
ISBN
9780300163353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Examines the Soviet communist party's financial operations and its budget from the 1930s through 1960s, providing a fresh look at the evolution of the party and its role in the Soviet economy and society as a whole. Series: The Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPFC; JPL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164367
ISBN
9780300164367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Fragile, gritty, and vital to an extraordinary degree, St Petersburg is one of the world's most alluring cities - a place in which the past is at once ubiquitous and inescapably controversial. This book shows how creative engagement with the past has always been fundamental to St Petersburg's residents. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 43. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169188
ISBN
9780300169188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. A new look at the legacy of WWI, a war fought for peace yet followed by a century of devastating violence Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300173772
ISBN
9780300173772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Hardback. Aalto built three major works in America that counted among the most important in his career: the Finland Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, Baker House at MIT, and the Library at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon. This title deals with the complex nature of Aalto's experience with America. Editor(s): Anderson, Stanford; Fenske, Gail; Fixler, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300176001
ISBN
9780300176001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 59.26

Hardback. James Stirling (1924-1992) is acclaimed as the most influential and controversial modern British architect. His partnership with James Gowan (b 1923) between 1956 and 1963 put postwar British architecture on the international map. This book studies Stirling and Gowan's partnership. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 colour images + 140 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177282
ISBN
9780300177282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Hardback. A groundbreaking examination of post-war photography in East and West Germany Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 colour images + 170 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; AJ; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184440
ISBN
9780300184440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.18

Hardback. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 colour images + 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; ACXD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184532
ISBN
9780300184532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. The story of a bittersweet, impromptu art exhibition for President and Mrs. Kennedy Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 colour + b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187564
ISBN
9780300187564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188219
ISBN
9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Hardback. An important new look at Cold War art on both sides of the Atlantic Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 colour + 136 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ; AGB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300188431
ISBN
9780300188431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.33
€ 53.37

Paperback. In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. This book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour images + 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJG; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190236
ISBN
9780300190236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. An exploration of the rise of the crop strain that came to dominate the American tobacco industry and its toll on the Southern landscape that produced it Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCT; KNAC; KNDF1; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191165
ISBN
9780300191165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. Germans of the generation born just before the outbreak of World War I lived through a tumultuous and dramatic century. This book tells the story of their lives and, in so doing, offers a new history of twentieth-century Germany, as experienced and made by ordinary human beings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300192452
ISBN
9780300192452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. A lavishly illustrated celebration of the fifty-year history of the most influential theatrical organization in America, the O'Neill Theater Center Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJ; 3JM; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195576
ISBN
9780300195576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Hardback. The first publication in book form of the historic postrevolution conversations between activist playwright and Czech president Vaclav Havel and Polish journalist Adam Michnik Translator(s): Matynia, Elzbieta. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204032
ISBN
9780300204032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.66
€ 43.33

Hardback. One of Germany's leading historians presents an ambitious and masterful account of the years encompassing the two world wars Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204896
ISBN
9780300204896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 163 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMVD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 262 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209938
ISBN
9780300209938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

Paperback. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Machine Age Modernism: Prints from the Daniel Cowin Collection, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, February 28-May 17, 2015." Num Pages: 112 pages, 66 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD; AFH; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211665
ISBN
9780300211665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217193
ISBN
9780300217193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Germany, Kent B.; Johnson, Robert David; McKee, Guian A.; Holland, Max; Shreve, David. Series Editor(s): May, Ernest. Series: The Presidential Recordings. Num Pages: 3536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Three-volume slipcased set
Number of pages
3536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393062861
ISBN
9780393062861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.17
€ 151.10

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