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The first volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately). This is the first volume, which contains the text; the second volume contains...

The second volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately). This is the second volume, which contains the photographic illustrations; the...

The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this magisterial study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural history. Her lucid and absorbing book explores key...

Repercussions of communism are still felt throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In fact, specters of communism remain vivid enough to inspire a wide range of contemporary cultural production, from video games to museum exhibits. This volume demonstrates...

The two-volume A Companion to Sparta presents the first comprehensive, multi-authored series of essays to address all aspects of Spartan history and society from its origins in the Greek Dark Ages to the late Roman Empire. Offers a lucid, comprehensive...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781836321996Author Mike AskewFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Key Publishing LtdPublisher Key Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781836321835Author Tim RipleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Key Publishing LtdPublisher Key Publishing Ltd

First published in 1986, in Ideological Conflicts in Modern China Wen-Shun Chi recalls the clash of ideological systems that occurred during China's century long revolution and the numerous contingencies that propel the country in a Marxist direction...

Explores how psychiatry in Ghana was never just about medicine; it was about migration, exile, and the politics of who gets to stay and who must be cast out. For centuries, mental distress in West Africa has been subject to a mix of healing, harming,...

Following Hernando Cortes's conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Aztec empire became the center of the largest European colony in the Americas. It has long been assumed that Indigenous people's personal experiences of this cataclysmic era are...

The Korean War was never formally declared, and no peace treaty ending the war was ever signed. The 1953 armistice did not stop the war but marked its extension and expansion into a warlike state of emergency. How did the new reality of life under...

A fascinating exploration of a little-known subject--the government-in-exile of Poland which existed in London for over 50 years.In the wake of the German and Soviet invasions in September 1939, the Republic of Poland's government re-established itself...

This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came about, and why they were so popular.In contrast to the numerous studies on the historical and legendary figure of Alexander, surprisingly few...

This exciting and wide-ranging volume examines the construction and dissemination of the image of female power during the Renaissance.Chapters examine the creation, promotion, and display of the image of women in power, and how the artistic and cultural...

This study concentrates on the discourses around animal death in arts and the ways they changed over time.Chapter topics span from religious symbolism to natural history cabinets, from hunting laws to animal rights, from economic history to formalist...

Political Economy, Race, and the Image of Nature in the United States, 1825-1878 is an interdisciplinary work analyzing the historical origins of a dominant concept of Nature in the culture of the United States during the period of its expansion across...

This study examines the role played by regional cultures in modern art and visual culture in Central Europe between 1918 and 1938.Analysing paintings, photographs, prints, and illustrated magazines in relation to topics such as tourism, social activism,...

This study explores the interplay between money, status, politics and art collecting in the public and private lives of members of the wealthy trading classes in Brighton during the period 1840-1914.Chapters focus on the collecting practices of five rich...

This volume focuses on the unstudied geographic margins of Dada, delving into the roots of Dada in Israel, Romania, Poland, and North America.Contributors consider some of the practices and experiments that were conceived a century ago, surfaced in art...

This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and understanding how it functioned as the archetypal lighthouse in antiquity, when it...

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the...

The original research in this book analyzes the artistic activity of Santi Gucci (1533- c.1600), a Florentine sculptor active in Poland in the second half of the sixteenth century, and his workshop.Chapters examine the organization of the artistic...

The Art of the Eurasian Steppe is a contextual analysis which traces the stylistic transformation of artefacts depicting animals from various cultures of the Eurasian steppe, and investigates its possible influence on Central and Northern European art. A...

This book proposes new understandings of modern life in Britain by bringing constructs of female spirituality centre stage and examining three 'forgotten' artists identified with the Pre-Raphaelites and Victorianism. Thomas Cooper Gotch, Robert Anning...

First published in 1967, Europe in Conflict offers a comprehensive exploration of Europe’s turbulent history during a period marked by profound political, social, and military upheaval. The book delves into key events and themes, including the rise and...

In this richly woven tapestry of family, social, and local history, the lives of ordinary people unfold in extraordinary ways. The Jaques brothers were part of the infamous Long Company - a criminal gang that brought fear to the streets of Prescot in...

On March 2, 1945, five Mexican American families and their Jewish American lawyer filed a class-action lawsuit against four school districts in Orange County, California, to end the segregation of ethnic Mexican children. In a shocking decision, the...

First published in 2011, Maritime Heritage of Konkan examines the rich maritime legacy of the Konkan region in India, spanning from the 2nd century B.C. to the 17th century A.D. This legacy is reflected in early travel accounts, cave inscriptions, and...

First published in 2001, Heritage Sites of Maritime Maharashtra offers an in-depth exploration of 170 heritage sites located within five kilometers of Maharashtra’s coast, showcasing its rich maritime tradition. From ancient ports like Sopara and Chaul...

First published in 2002, Heritage of Indian Sea Navigation explores the rich maritime traditions of Indian seamen, offering valuable insights for navigators, historians, and heritage enthusiasts. Based on quarter of a century of research, the book traces...

First published in 2010, Maritime Heritage of Southern Peninsular India is a comprehensive exploration of the maritime traditions of the Indian Peninsula, South of 14°N. The book examines the region’s enduring cultural connection to the sea since the...

A History of the Commercial Development of Miniaturisation Technologies and their Products is a record of the development of these technologies and their products from the early 1990s to 2024. Being a prominent part of the so-called twenty-first...

The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia, have a global reach and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic,...

A 2022 Outstanding Reference Source Winner.An illuminating historical biography for students and scholars alike, this book gives readers insight into the life and times of Booker T. Washington.Booker T. Washington was an integral figure in mid-19th to...

After Barbary explores the connection between the United States and North Africa between the Barbary Wars of the early nineteenth century and the era of European decolonization after World War II. Timothy Mason Roberts offers a new approach to the study...

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After Barbary explores the connection between the United States and North Africa between the Barbary Wars of the early nineteenth century and the era of European decolonization after World War II. Timothy Mason Roberts offers a new approach to the study...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781806720873Author Olivier LaprayFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

One of the main challenges in labour relations in Europe is the ongoing decentralisation of collective bargaining from national and sectoral levels to company levels. Decentralisation might be an answer to business needs in competitiveness and...