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Museums and Mass Violence examines the varied ways in which museums around the world address - or fail to address - the problem of mass violence and severe human rights abuses.Bringing together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners and a...

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A beautiful journey through the British countryside, drawn from The Guardian's beloved Country Diary. With an introduction by Ian McMillan.For over a century, The Guardian's Country Diary has published the nation's most celebrated writers of natural...

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The definitive history of sharks, as told by a foremost world expert.

The light Railways Act 1896 marked the final phase in the development of the traditional railway in Britain, being designed to open up rural areas of Britain that had been bypassed by the larger railway companies. The promoting and construction of light...

This book focuses on Princeton Theological Seminary and the theologians who taught there from the time of its founding in 1812 to the time of its reorganization in 1929.

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Following on from Andrew’s A Visual History of Caravans, this new title takes a look at the motorhome’s heritage, spanning over 100 years. The motorhome is a popular leisure vehicle with an ever-growing demand in the UK as well as abroad. From the early...

Haplomatics is an animated techno-fantasy that combines original text and music by the American composer James Sellars with xerographs by the British artist David Hockney. Their collaboration has not previously been detailed and the unique combination of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780500029060Author Chris AshworthFormat HardbackPage Count 488Imprint Thames & Hudson LtdPublisher Thames & Hudson Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080462442Author Nicolas BerggruenFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions Flammarion

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080447302Author Delphine ManivetFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions Flammarion

In 1277, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd, met with Edward I of England in Aberconwy to finalise a treaty that would change the fate of both nations. His hand forced by Edward’s invasion earlier that year, Llywelyn’s acceptance of the terms...

Geometric abstraction as a worldview: artists like Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Sonia Delaunay played an essential part in the development of non-representational art. The volume presents an overview of the evolution of geometric abstract art and takes into...

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A particular quality of Heinz Mack’s art is its relevance regarding questions of our time. By means of works from all creative periods the book examines Mack’s relationship to technology, science and nature and offers exciting approaches, for example...

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Ken Evans’s collection is structured in three inter-locking and overlapping sequences: Family; Masculinity; and America. Subjects range from the personal sacrifice and meaning of an organ donation; the loss of a child in still-birth; the death of a...

Harry Styles captivates audiences worldwide with his talent, charisma and sartorial wit. From his early days as a member of the boyband One Direction to his wildly successful solo career, Styles marries mass appeal with a celebration of fluidity;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753306971Author Moises PuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857252827Author Shepard FaireyFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint SkiraPublisher Skira

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753306841Author Dieter SchwarzFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788794102575Author Jesper SvenningsenFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Strandberg PublishingPublisher Strandberg Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080452894Author François ChailleFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions Flammarion

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789053309605Author Mar SáezFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Schilt Publishing b.v.Publisher Schilt Publishing b.v.

Charting the history of the Royal Musical Association over 150 years: from scientific roots and the long resistance of British universities to music study, to bringing UK musicology to worldwide recognition. This book is the first comprehensive history...

Featuring an introductory essay by exhibition curator Grant Arnold—who has worked with the Lawrence Weiner Poster Archive since the mid-1990s—and short commissioned texts from artists, scholars and curators who worked closely with Weiner over the course...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782370742544Author Art Gallery A2ZFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Editions Skira ParisPublisher Editions Skira ParisWeight(grams) 800g

The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, includes a remarkable array of textiles from the Islamic world, ranging widely in form, function and place of origin. Textiles of the Early Islamic Caliphates focuses on a group of tiraz and tiraz-style textiles produced...

Play Life Illusion – the retrospective in book form refers to the title of a performance which Xanti Schawinsky developed in 1936 with students at Black Mountain College. The Swiss artist who worked at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau emigrated in the...

Swedish children’s cinema has a long and rich history. It encompasses the rascal films of the 1920s, the realism of the 1940s, the ambitious artistic renewal of the 1970s, the child empowering films of the 1990s through the early 2000s, and the multiple,...

for SATB and optional snare drum Jennifer Lucy Cook penned both the music and text to this rousing, autobiographical recollection of a mountain hike from which she needed rescuing. On the Mountain has a fresh, energetic, American folksong feel. The music...

The definitive photographic guide to the mammals of Spain, Portugal and the Balearic Islands. With rushing rivers, steep mountains, and a rich variety of forests, the Iberian Peninsula is home to a wealth of wildlife. Over recent years, areas of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035048106Author Jake HawkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint PicadorPublisher Pan Macmillan

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914345357Author Pete WeinstockFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Tangent BooksPublisher Tangent Books

This volume details the extraordinary development of the Bay Area art scene from 1930 to 1960. A great museum director, enlightened patron, and brilliant art school helped create an environment to nurture a host of brilliant and innovative artists. This...