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Icons are among the most elusive subjects in the history of art, but at the same time their study constitutes possibly its fastest expanding field, and... Læs mere
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In their diverse expressions, maps and the representational processes of mapping have constructed the spaces of modernity since the early Renaissance. This title explores what mapping has meant in the past and how its meanings have altered.
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From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout... Læs mere
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Gardens are sites that can be at one and the same time admired works of art and valuable pieces of real estate. Based on contemporary Chinese... Læs mere
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Presenting a study of Nicolas Poussin, one of seventeenth-century Europe's greatest artists, this title offers a series of connected studies that provide ways of interpreting the work and ideas of Poussin.
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Taking the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet in 1959 as its starting point, this book offers an interpretation of the ways in which the idea of Tibet has been imagined by Tibetan artists in exile in India and in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
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Chris Marker is one of the most extraordinary and influential film-makers. This title traces the development and transformation of Marker's work from the late 1940s,... Læs mere
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The dream of a happy life has preoccupied thinkers since Plato, and in modern times it has become one of the signature tunes of our age - the rise of therapists, gurus, and the use of... Læs mere
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‘Race’ was essentially a construction of the 18th century, a means by which the Enlightenment could impose rational order on human variety. This title argues that ideas of beauty were from... Læs mere
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Considers the nature of photography, examining the language used in titles, captions and commentaries, particularly as they relate to documentary photography,... Læs mere
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Explores how animal imagery has been used in modern and contemporary art and performance, and in postmodern philosophy and literature, to suggest and shape ideas about identity and creativity.
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Mining in World History deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present day, drawing out, in an engaging and fast-paced fashion, the interplay of... Læs mere