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Report copyright infringementby Carol Diehl (Author)There's more to Banksy than the painting on the wall: the first in-depth investigation into the mysteries of the world's most famous living artist. Banksy is the world's most famous living artist, yet no one knows who he is. For more than twenty years, his wryly political and darkly humorous spray paintings have appeared mysteriously on urban walls around the globe, generating headlines and controversy. Art critics disdain him, but the publi...

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Report copyright infringementby James Finch (Author)An indispensable introduction to the life and work of James McNeill Whistler, whose atmospheric paintings and aesthetic theories cemented his international reputation as one of the most influential artists of the modern age James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an irrepressible force in 19th-century art who swept aside convention and innovated in all aspects of his art and life. Both a combative public figure and the creator of paintings a...

Planck: Driven by Vision, Broken by War - Hardcover

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by Brandon R. Brown (Author)Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work was described by his close friend Albert Einstein as "the basis of all twentieth-century physics." But Planck's story is not well known, especially in the United States. A German physicist working during the first half of the twentieth century, his library, personal journals, notebooks, and letters were all destroyed with his home in World War II. What remains, other than his contributions...

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by Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Author), John M. Cohen (Translator), John M. Cohen (Introduction by)Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal D az del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the...

Slavery and the Making of America - Paperback

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by James Oliver Horton (Author), Lois E. Horton (Author)The history of slavery is central to understanding the history of the United States. Slavery and the Making of America offers a richly illustrated, vividly written history that illuminates the human side of this inhumane institution, presenting it largely through stories of the slaves themselves. Readers will discover a wide ranging and sharply nuanced look at American slavery, from the first Africans brought to British colonies in the e...

The First Americans Elementary Grades Teaching Guide, a History of Us - Paperback

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by Karen Edwards (Author)The teaching guides developed for Elementary schools were created to support 5th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present lesson ideas for each chapter and also groups of chapters called Parts. Part activities help to set context for reading and present overview concepts for the chapters, as well as introduce timeline and map concepts to help frame understanding. Part summaries include project and activity ideas. Chapter lessons a...

Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice - Paperback

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by Catherine Bell (Author)Ritual studies today figures as a central element of religious discourse for many scholars around the world. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice, Catherine Bell's sweeping and seminal work on the subject, helped legitimize the field. In this volume, Bell re-examines the issues, methods, and ramifications of our interest in ritual by concentrating on anthropology, sociology, and the history of religions. Now with a new foreword by Diane Jonte-Pace, Bell's work is a must-re...

The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by J. L. Heilbron (Author)How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalized enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels? This Very Short Introduction introduc...

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by Peter Hart (Author)One of the most famous battles in history, the WWI Gallipoli campaign began as a bold move by the British to capture Constantinople, but this definitive new history explains that from the initial landings--which ended with so much blood in the sea it could be seen from airplanes overhead--to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of attrition that followed, it was a tragic folly destined to fail from the start. Gallipoli forced the young Winston Churchill ...

No Small Courage: A History of Women in the United States - Paperback

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by Nancy F. Cott (Editor)Enriched by the wealth of new research into women's history, No Small Courage offers a lively chronicle of American experience, charting women's lives and experiences with fascinating immediacy from the precolonial era to the present. Individual stories and primary sources-including letters, diaries, and news reports-animate this history of the domestic, professional, and political efforts of American women. John Demos begins the book with a discussion of Native Ameri...

Leonardo's Salvator Mundi and the Collecting of Leonardo in the Stuart Courts - Hardcover

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by Martin Kemp (Author), Robert B. Simon (Author), Margaret Dalivalle (Author)The Salvator Mundi is the first Leonardo painting to be discovered for over a century. Following its re-emergence, it played a leading role in the landmark Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London in 2011, after which it was purchased by a Russian oligarch. In 2017 it was auctioned by Christie's in New York, fetching the world record price of $450m, and now forms part of the collection of Louvre Abu Dha...

The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Timothy Lim (Author)Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have become an icon in popular culture that transcends their status as ancient Jewish manuscripts. Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but amidst the conspiracies, the politics, and the sensational claims, it can be difficult to separate the myths from the reality. In this Very Short introduction, Timothy Lim discusses the cultural significance of the finds, and the religious, political and legal controversies during th...

Illegitimacy, Family, and Stigma in England, 1660-1834 - Hardcover

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by Kate Gibson (Author)Illegitimacy, Family, and Stigma is the first full-length exploration of what it was like to be illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, a period of 'sexual revolution', unprecedented increase in illegitimate births, and intense debate over children's rights to state support. Using the words of illegitimate individuals and their families preserved in letters, diaries, poor relief, and court documents, this study reveals the impact of illegitimacy across the life cycl...

Nature Behind Barbed Wire: An Environmental History of the Japanese American Incarceration - Paperback

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by Connie Y. Chiang (Author)The mass imprisonment of over 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry during World War II was one of the most egregious violations of civil liberties in United States history. Removed from their homes on the temperate Pacific Coast, Japanese Americans spent the war years in desolate camps in the nation's interior. Photographers including Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange visually captured these camps in images that depicted the environment as a source of both hope and har...

The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights - Paperback

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by James W. Ely (Author)The Guardian of Every Other Right chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls. The book emphasizes the interplay of law, ideology, politics, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights. Since publication of the original edition of t...

Collecting Asian Art: Cultural Politics and Transregional Networks in Twentieth-Century Central Europe

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Report copyright infringementby Markéta Hánová (Editor), Yuka Kadoi (Editor), Simone Wille (Editor)Rather than centring on the well-known collections in Western European and North American museums, Collecting Asian Art turn to museum collections of Asian art in Central Europe which emerged from the late 19th century onwards. Highlighting the dimensions of Central European connectedness, this volume explores how these collections evolved and changed under changing cultural and political condit...

'Noa Noa' by Paul Gauguin and Charles Morice: with 'Manuscrit tiré du

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Report copyright infringementby Claire Moran (Editor)Noa Noa is one of the best examples of a nineteenth-century artist's book. Part-travelogue, part-autobiography and rich in imagery, it sealed Gauguin's reputation as a painter of the tropics. This edition brings the original co-authored text of Noa Noa to the public, allowing a new interpretation of Gauguin to emerge. Written together with the poet Charles Morice, it sets up a dichotomy between the 'savage painter' and the 'civilised poet',...

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Report copyright infringementby Serene Greene (Author)Suzanne Valadon: Muse of Montmartre is an art activity book that combines a biography with interactive coloring pages. The book invites readers to discover the remarkable story and artwork of Suzanne Valadon and her journey as a model and muse for artists of the era, including Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, and the composer Erik Satie. While modeling, Valadon closely observed these masters at work, absorbing their te...

You Were Not Expected to Do This: On the Dynamics of Production

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Blanga-Gubbay (Author), Elisabeth Ruchaud (Author)No detailed description available for "you were not expected to do this". Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.57 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: June 06, 2017

The Story of my Life Vol. 1 The Venetian Years

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Report copyright infringementby Giacomo Casanova (Author), Arthur Machen (Translator)Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with "womanizer". He associated with Euro...

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Report copyright infringementby John Ruskin (Author)Modern Painters Volume 1 is a book written by the renowned English art critic John Ruskin. Published in 1843, it is considered one of the most influential works on art criticism of the 19th century. The book focuses on the principles of art, particularly the relationship between nature and art, and the role of the artist in capturing the essence of nature in their work. Ruskin argues that the true purpose of art is to reveal the beauty of na...

Foundational Description of the Art of Fencing: The 1570 Treatise of Joachim Meyer (Reference Edition Vol. 2)

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Report copyright infringementby Hans Christoph Stimmer (Illustrator), Rebecca L. R. Garber (Translator), Michael Chidester (Introduction by)In his short life, master cutler and Freifechter Joachim Meyer appears to have had quite a successful career as a fencing master, teaching craftsmen and noblemen alike while also authoring at least four different fencing treatises (and possibly more). His works became renowned far outside of his own nation and were copied by other authors for over a hundr...

Contemporary Chinese Art and Film: Theory Applied and Resisted

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Report copyright infringementby Jason C. Kuo (Editor)The present volume focuses on the uses of theory originating in non-Chinese places in the creation, curating, and criticism of contemporary Chinese visual culture. In the past two decades, contemporary Chinese art and film have attracted a great deal of media and academic attention in the West, and scholars have adopted a variety of approaches in Chinese film and visual studies. The present volume focuses on the uses and status of theory or...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert J. (Robert Joseph) Casey (Author), Mary Montgomery Borglum (Author)"Give the Man Room: The Story of Gutzon Borglum" offers an intimate look at the life and work of the renowned sculptor behind Mount Rushmore. Written by Robert Joseph Casey and Mary Borglum, this biography delves into the artistic vision and personal struggles of Gutzon Borglum, a key figure in American art and history. Explore the life of the man who carved his legacy into the American l...

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur Jerome Eddy (Author)Arthur Jerome Eddy's "Cubists and Post-impressionism" offers a fascinating glimpse into the revolutionary world of early 20th-century art. This meticulously prepared edition revives Eddy's insightful observations on the groundbreaking movements that redefined artistic expression. Delve into the core tenets of Cubism and Post-Impressionism, exploring the artists and ideas that challenged traditional artistic norms. Eddy's work serves a...

Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, Rodolphe Bresdin

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Report copyright infringementby Museum of Modern Art (Editor)This book, published by the Museum of Modern Art, is a comprehensive study of three influential French artists of the late 19th century: Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, and Rodolphe Bresdin. The book includes in-depth essays on each artist, exploring their unique styles and techniques, as well as their impact on the art world of their time. The book also features numerous full-color illustrations of the artists' works, providing reade...

A Pictorial History of Wedding Photography

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Report copyright infringementby Jan Shivley (Author), Jacque Hillman (Editor) The earliest recorded history, including hieroglyphics, has shown us that humans are social creatures who like to celebrate. In every culture, we have created traditions to honor what is meaningful. Weddings are one of those grand celebrations. In "A Pictorial History of Wedding Photography," you will see how much culture has changed since 1856, the date of the first wedding image. Even Queen Victoria regretted not ...

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Report copyright infringementby Aylesa Forsee (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important en...

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Truesdale Livermore (Author)Block Island: Map and Guide, Historic Sketch (1882) is a book written by Samuel Truesdale Livermore that provides a comprehensive overview of Block Island, a small island located off the coast of Rhode Island. The book includes a detailed map of the island, as well as a guide to its history, geography, and natural resources. The historic sketch section of the book covers the island's early settlement by Native Americans, its d...

Seeing Differently: A History and Theory of Identification and the Visual Arts

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Report copyright infringementby Amelia Jones (Author)Seeing Differently offers a history and theory of ideas about identity in relation to visual arts discourses and practices in Euro-American culture, from early modern beliefs that art is an expression of an individual, the painted image a "world picture" expressing a comprehensive and coherent point of view, to the rise of identity politics after WWII in the art world and beyond. The book is both a history of these ideas (for example, traci...

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Report copyright infringementby Gijs Van Hensbergen (Author)"A soaring biography. . . meticulously researched, elegantly organized, fluidly, lucidly written." --Chicago TribuneAt the time of his death in 1926, Antonio Gaudi was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture that were as exotic as they were outrageous. But little is known about the shadowy figure behind the swirling, vivid building...

Vanities of the Eye: Vision in Early Modern European Culture

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Report copyright infringementby Stuart Clark (Author)Vanities of the Eye investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was the focus of much debate. In medicine, art theory, science, religion, and philosophy, sight came to be characterized as uncertain or paradoxical--mental images no longer resembled the external world. Was seeing really believing? Stuart Clark explores the controversial debates of the time-...