This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic... Læs mere
A history of the fabled heroes and miracles of the Middle Ages.
Drawing on the author's deep knowledge of the history and ecology of trees, Trees in Art shows that we can learn much about ourselves from the art of trees.
A natural and cultural history of a much-loved animal, the otter.
Part memoir, part manifesto, this is a celebration of the bicycle by French anthropologist Marc Augé.
A beautifully illustrated, authoritative overview of humankind’s fascination with the ringed planet Saturn.
In this ground-breaking book Alison Green provides the first critical history of visual artists curating exhibitions.
Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, Ugliness: A Cultural History draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination.
A classic account of how landscape has been central to questions of ‘Englishness’ – of national identity, history and modernity, as well as concepts of citizenship and the body.
A rich history of emptiness as an antidote to modern obsessions with substance and foundation, taking us from Buddhism, Taoism, and religious mysticism to the contemporary world of philosophy, science, and art practice
The first biography in English for over twenty years of iconic French poet, dramatist and novelist Victor Hugo.
The first definitive history of the corridor, from its origins in country house architecture to nightmare scenes in horror films such as Alien and The Shining.