A brilliant new account of maverick French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
A fresh and exciting reappraisal of folklore outlaw Robin Hood.
People collect to connect with the past, personal and historic, to exercise some small and perfect degree of control over a... Læs mere
A comprehensive study of Iceland's social and historical development, from tiny fishing settlements to a global economic power. It is of interest to those studying this most enigmatic of islands, and also to those interested in cultural and social history as a whole.
Now available in an expanded 2nd Edition, this is a polemical account of the destruction of architecture in war.
A new, critical biography of enigmatic French theorist, writer, actor and artist Antonin Artaud.
A fascinating reappraisal of Britain’s ‘oldest ally’, the House of Braganza.
Featuring new insights and a wealth of superb images, Venus Betrayed explores Édouard Vuillard’s private world.
An introduction to the lives and works of the most in?uential economists of modern times.
A compelling and thought-provoking study, now available in B-format paperback, The Destruction of Art investigates the destruction of architecture and art around the globe, uncovering a surprisingly widespread phenomenon.
Another Darkness, Another Dawn is a new study into some of the most marginalised and villified members of society - Gypsies, Roma and Travellers - and how their treatment throughout history explains mainstream society's attitude toward outsiders.
Pain and Retribution is the first single volume book to explore the fascinating history of British prisons, through their successes and failures, from the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day.