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Focuses on the visual culture of Indian cinema, specifically Bombay-based cinema since 1913. Drawing on a range of sources, this title examines Bombay cinema’s unique styles, genres and... Læs mere
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War has always been close to the centre of British culture, but never more so than in the period since 1850. This text explores the way in which images of battle, both literary and visual, have been constructed in British fiction and popular culture since this time.
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Meteorite: Nature and Culture offers an accessible overview of what science has learned from meteorites, beginning with the scientific community’s reluctant embrace of their... Læs mere
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The ancient and fascinating relationship between human and dog.
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A history of the internet, which also looks into our digital future.
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Published at the bicentennial of his birth, Raymond Furness’s Richard Wagner provides a clear and balanced view of both Wagner’s great successes and the controversies generated by his life and art.
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Unravels the myths surrounding musician Nick Drake, the epitome of English romanticism.
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Rather than being absorbed into a uniform modernity, indigenous people are anticipating alternative futures and appropriating global resources for... Læs mere
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Highly illustrated, with images drawn from a wide range of cultures, historical periods and media, this book offers a roller-coaster ride through parrots in literature, jokes, folklore, mythology,... Læs mere
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As well as much-needed electricity, dams generate extremes of emotion. This book traces the development of dams from the Industrial Revolution onwards. It offers an account of their design,... Læs mere
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Beetle relates this resilient insect’s emergence from the ‘Great Dying’ extinction event some 250 million years ago, showing how it became a permanent fixture in the natural world, thriving in the inhabitation of niches.
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Seal by Victoria Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of an animal that has piqued and delighted human interest since ancient times, from their role in Roman spectacles to their frequent inhabitation of animal rescue centers today.