A History of the Gardens of Versailles (Baridon Michel)(Paperback)

A History of the Gardens of Versailles (Baridon Michel)(Paperback)

The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. Seemingly open to the horizon, their scale is monumental. Their grand east-west axis celebrates the Sun King, even as they offer an expression of the scientific spirit of the age in their geometrical layout and exploitation of the

Perfidious Distortion of History - the Versailles Peace Treaty and the success of the Nazis (Tampke Jurgen)(Paperback / softback)

Never Again: Gardens of Peace: A Landscape and Architectural History of War Cemeteries (Racine Michel)(Pevná vazba)

History of Sexuality: 3 - The Care of the Self (Foucault Michel)(Paperback / softback)

History of Sexuality: 2 - The Use of Pleasure (Foucault Michel)(Paperback / softback)

Paradise Gardens: The World's Most Beautiful Islamic Gardens (Don Monty)(Pevná vazba)

'Lavish ... a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens' Washington PostAs seen on the highly acclaimed BBC2 series Monty Don's Paradise Gardens, a glorious celebration of the richness of Islamic culture through some of the most beautiful gardens on earth.In the Islamic

The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2: The Use of Pleasure (Foucault Michel)(Paperback)

In this sequel to The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality. Throughout The Use of Pleasure Foucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism

History of Sexuality: 1 - The Will to Knowledge (Foucault Michel)(Paperback / softback)

The Conservation of Medieval Polychrome Wood Sculpture: History, Theory, Practice (Marincola Michele D.)(Paperback)

The first English-language book to comprehensively discuss the history and methodology of conserving medieval polychrome wood sculpture. Medieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through

A History of Macroeconomics from Keynes to Lucas and Beyond (de Vroey Michel)(Paperback)

This book retraces the history of macroeconomics from Keynes's General Theory to the present. Central to it is the contrast between a Keynesian era and a Lucasian - or dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) - era, each ruled by distinct methodological standards. In the Keynesian era, the

Sexuality: The 1964 Clermont-Ferrand and 1969 Vincennes Lectures (Foucault Michel)(Paperback)

Michel Foucault's The History of Sexuality--the first volume of which was published in 1976--exerts a vast influence across the humanities and social sciences. However, Foucault's interest in the history of sexuality began as early as the 1960s, when he taught two courses on the subject. These

Yellow: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau--a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red--now traces the visual,

History of Sexuality: 4 - Confessions of the Flesh (Foucault Michel)(Pevná vazba)

The Gardens of the British Working Class (Willes Margaret)(Paperback)

Spanning four centuries, Margaret Willes's vibrant people's history examines the myriad ways that the popular cultivation of plants, vegetables, and flowers has played an integral role in everyday British life for more than four

Childbirth in the Age of Plastics (Odent Michel)(Paperback)

Focusing on obstetrics, this first book about the history of medicine in relation to the plastic revolution asks vital questions about childbirth today - and tomorrow - and demonstrates that the current turning point in the history of childbirth is also a turning point in the history of

A World of Gardens (Hunt John Dixon)(Paperback)

A Japanese garden is immediately distinct to the eye from the traditional gardens of an English manor house, just as the manicured topiaries of Versailles contrast with the sharp cacti of the American Southwest. Though gardening is beloved the world over, the style of gardens themselves varies from

Garden History: A Very Short Introduction (Campbell Gordon)(Paperback)

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquility, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of

Black: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the color black in art, fashion, and culture--from the beginning of history to the twenty-first century Black--favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists--has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and

A History of Biology (Morange Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive history of the biological sciences from antiquity to the modern era This book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, providing needed perspective on the development of biological thought while shedding light on the field's upheavals and key

Geometry: The Third Book of Foundations (Serres Michel)(Pevná vazba)

In this third installment of his classic 'Foundations' trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry is the beginnings of things and also how these beginnings have shaped how we continue to think philosophically and critically. Serres rejects a

Red: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages The color red has represented many things, from the life force and the divine to love, lust, and anger. Up through the Middle Ages, red held a place of privilege in the Western world. For many cultures, red

Versailles 1919: A Centennial Perspective (Sharp Alan)(Pevná vazba)

The Versailles Settlement, at the time of its creation a vital part of the Paris Peace Conference, suffers today from a poor reputation: despite its lofty aim to settle the world's affairs at a stroke, it is widely considered to have paved the way for a second major global conflict within a

Blue: The History of a Color (Pastoureau Michel)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating

Versailles - The shockingly sexy novel of the hit TV show (Massie Elizabeth (Author))(Paperback / softback)