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Art & Architecture: general issues
Hardback. Arguing that cultural reform is a key aspect of political reform, Richard Kraus shows here that China's economic transformation has dramatically liberated the production and consumption of culture. In this original and provocative study, Kraus offers a political analysis of Chinese culture that includes all genres of art. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527195
- ISBN
- 9780742527195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.26
€ 174.26
Paperback. Drawing on a range of images from Antiquity to the 20th century, which includes paintings, sculptures, prints, cartoons, postage stamps, medals, documents and photographs, this title investigates the genre as a particular phenomenon in Western art that is especially sensitive to changes in the perceived nature of the individual in society. Series: Essays in Art & Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour and 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948462191
- ISBN
- 9780948462191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.88
€ 33.88
Paperback. This work explores the ways in which Nazi Germany used art and media to portray their country as a champion of Kultur and civilisation. Revealing how multiple domains of cultural activity served to conceptually de-humanize Jews, this work shows how the seeds of the Holocaust were sown Editor(s): Etlin, Richard A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AB; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226220871
- ISBN
- 9780226220871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415834551
- ISBN
- 9780415834551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.90
€ 29.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 13 colour illus. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783837616859
- ISBN
- 9783837616859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.18
€ 22.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. This book explores the movement from a world of sacraments to the "sacramental," in which the impulses once met by sacred ritual are displaced onto wider cultural forms, a poetics that becomes the province of mystery. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AB; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756679
- ISBN
- 9780804756679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.46
€ 106.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Meyer, Regina G. Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; ASZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098258
- ISBN
- 9781612098258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.03€ 92.06
€ 134.03
€ 92.06
Paperback. In 1540 Antonio Lafreri migrated to Rome and began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. This volume places these prints in their historical context and examines their publishing history. It traces their journey from the creator and publishers to pilgrims, collectors, and, dealers. Editor(s): Zorach, Rebecca. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780943056371
- ISBN
- 9780943056371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Hardback. An overview of Russian history, literature, arts and the lives of many Russians who chose exile after the revolutions and civil war 0f 1917-1921. A brief historical outline introduces each topic which is then followed by a listing of contributors within the Russian diaspora. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; GBC; HBJD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837867
- ISBN
- 9780810837867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.12
€ 121.12
Paperback. Explores peoples attachment to their countries, and the planets role in forming ones identity, as well as the paths and consequences of human migrations. This book also discusses subjects ranging from Tuvaluans forced to leave their Pacific island, to a human cannonball who catapults himself over the US-Mexico border. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Actes Sud France
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- NS Around the World. ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782742789047
- ISBN
- 9782742789047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.18
€ 11.18
Hardcover. Illustrated with punctuation marks, this book is a romp, and yet the political undertones are unmistakable, suggesting systems of menacing control. Translator(s): Rao, Sirish. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 354 x 243 x 12. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Jane Nissen Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383145157
- ISBN
- 9789383145157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.53
€ 38.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. An international scholarly journal dedicated to providing critical perspectives on art and visual culture. It addresses the complex cultural realities that emerge when different worldviews meet, and the challenge this poses to Eurocentrism and ethnocentric aesthetic criteria. Editor(s): Araeen, Rasheed; Sardar, Ziauddin. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 4. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415441179
- ISBN
- 9780415441179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131125
- ISBN
- 9780810131125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Paperback. Frames the classic debates on objects and aims to generate fresh ones by reshaping the ways in which the object can be taught and studies, from a variety of disciplines and fields. This title elucidates objects in many of their diverse roles, dynamics and capacities. It comprises of numerous academic fields. Editor(s): Guins, Raiford; Candlin, Fiona. Series: In Sight: Visual Culture. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415452304
- ISBN
- 9780415452304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. Assembling an archive of images and texts since the eighteenth century, this book offers history of the 'wanted' poster, examining its uses, patterns of circulation, and formal development as an iconic print genre. It covers a wide range of images: runaway slave notices, private detective posters, FBI posters, and artists' approximations. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928555
- ISBN
- 9780813928555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.39
€ 83.39
Paperback. Assembling an archive of images and texts since the eighteenth century, this book offers history of the 'wanted' poster, examining its uses, patterns of circulation, and formal development as an iconic print genre. It covers a wide range of images: runaway slave notices, private detective posters, FBI posters, and artists' approximations. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928562
- ISBN
- 9780813928562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Hardback. An illuminating new biography of the connoisseur who changed the art world and the way we see art Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ABQ; BGF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300149425
- ISBN
- 9780300149425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.95
€ 33.95
Hardcover. Since 1986, the Burning Man Festival has evolved from founder Larry Harvey's personal healing ritual into a cultural movement where ceremony, religion, visual art, and performance converge on an epic scale. This work explores the spectrum of performance and ritual practices within Black Rock City from the everyday to wild spectacle. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 364 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497255
- ISBN
- 9781906497255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Paperback. Introduces the traditional houses, barns, watermills and chapels of the Lake District and the surrounding hills and valleys that make up the county of Cumbria. This title explains how the building types have developed over the centuries. Series: Vernacular Buildings Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 82 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; ABA; AMG; AMK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170597
- ISBN
- 9780300170597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Manzotti, Riccardo. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402389
- ISBN
- 9781845402389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.17
€ 25.17
Paperback. One of the classic books on the theory of craftsmanship and design. Num Pages: 144 pages, 51. BIC Classification: ABA; AFT; TDPF; WKDW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713689310
- ISBN
- 9780713689310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Some eighty years after the Reformation, the brief span of the Anglican Counter-Reformation in the 1620s and 1630s saw a revival of the arts in the Church. With the rise of a 'High Church' movement, the arts of religion flourished once again. This work offers an overview of the achievements of Laudian culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; AB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368. The Arts of the Anglican Counter-Reformation. 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Some eighty years after the Reformation, the brief span of the Anglican Counter-Reformation in the 1620s and 1630s saw a revival of the arts in the Church. With the rise of a 'High Church' movement, the arts of religion flourished once again. This work offers an overview of the achievements of Laudian culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; AB; HRCC2. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843833758
- ISBN
- 9781843833758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.15
€ 41.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Approx. 250 color images. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325113
- ISBN
- 9780764325113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.61
€ 36.99
€ 24.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPR; AB; AJC; DNF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861541383
- ISBN
- 9781861541383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78€ 50.47
€ 52.78
€ 50.47