Art in the Age of Anxiety (Kholeif Omar)(Paperback)

Art in the Age of Anxiety (Kholeif Omar)(Paperback)

Artists and writers examine the bombardment of information, misinformation, emotion, deception, and secrecy in online and offline life in the post-digital age. Every day we are bombarded by information, misinformation, emotion, deception, and secrecy in our online and offline lives. How does the

The Artists Who Will Change the World (Kholeif Omar)(Pevná vazba)

Traditional histories of art have often been confined to a western European framework. But with the birth of contemporary museum culture, the proliferation of art fairs and biennials in regions far and wide, and the advent of digital technologies, new global networks have emerged, fostering a new

Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West (Kholeif Omar)(Paperback)

This first monograph of the acclaimed Iraqi- American artist, Michael Rakowitz, takes a historical, scholarly, and in-depth look at his politically charged

Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War (Steyerl Hito)(Paperback)

What is the function of art in the era of digital

In the Flow (Groys Boris)(Paperback / softback)

The leading art theorist takes on art in the age of the Internet In the early twentieth century, art and its institutions came under critique from a new democratic and egalitarian spirit. The notion of works of art as sacred objects was decried and subsequently they would be understood merely as

Art of Showing Up (Miller Rachel Wilkerson)(Paperback / softback)

On Friendship in the Age of

Self-Confidence - 10 Lessons for Life in the Age of Anxiety (Pepin Charles)(Paperback / softback)

An essential read for anyone who has encountered a crisis of

Illuminations (Benjamin Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and

Age of Anxiety - A Novel - The Times Bestseller (Townshend Pete)(Paperback / softback)

The debut novel by Pete Townshend, one of the world's greatest rock

The Work of Art in the Age of Deindustrialization (Bernes Jasper)(Paperback)

A novel account of the relationship between postindustrial capitalism and postmodern culture, this book looks at American poetry and art of the last 50 years in light of the massive changes in people's working

The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Bacon Jono)(Paperback)

The Photograph as Contemporary Art (Cotton Charlotte)(Paperback)

In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology was first invented, the art world has fully embraced it as a legitimate medium, equal in status to painting and sculpture. The Photograph as Contemporary Art

Egyptian Art (Manley Bill)(Paperback)

The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Among the great creative achievements of ancient Egypt are a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture in which the origins of concepts such as authority,

The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus (Zanker Paul)(Paperback)

Examines the imperial mythology that was reflected by Roman art and architecture during the rule of Augustus

The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age (Hammond Claudia)(Paperback)

WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTHShortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science Much of value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds and recharge our bodies. The Art of Rest draws on ground-breaking research Claudia

The Management of Procedure-Induced Anxiety in Children (Martin Richard)(Paperback)

Procedure induced anxiety affects the majority of children undergoing medical intervention and has been directly linked to behaviour disturbances, psychological trauma, phobias and symptoms of PTSD. Despite this, there is currently no formal training relating to the management of procedure induced

Managing Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care (David Lee)(Paperback)

A practical guide to help improve the recognition and treatment of anxiety disorders in primary care. The book details how to recognise an anxiety disorder and make the diagnosis, how to explain it to patients, and to manage it, using simple 10 minute CBT strategies and self-help techniques

Darkening Age - The Christian Destruction of the Classical World (Nixey Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'. The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing

The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon (Rothenberg Gunther E.)(Paperback)

' . . . a most illuminating and readable general survey. . . . This book is well organized, well produced, and well written. It belongs among the ten most useful books on this period to the historian and . . . to the general reader.' --American Historical Review'This splendid volume fills a gap in

My Age of Anxiety (Stossel Scott)(Paperback / softback)

Guides us across the terrain of an affliction that is pervasive yet too often misunderstood. This book offers the reader an insight into the biological, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to the

Viking Art (World of Art) - James Graham-Campbell

This book distils a lifetime's study of Viking art. Written by a leading authority, it introduces all the intricate and beautiful art styles of the Viking age. It ranges in time from the first major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800 to the general establishment of Christianity in

Novice Dragoneer (Knight E. E.)(Paperback)

In the first book in an exciting new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected. Fourteen-year-old Ileth grew up in an orphanage, and

Anxiety Rx (Kennedy Russell)(Paperback)

** Winner of the 2020 Nautilus Award in Psychology for 2020 **Anxiety Is Unavoidable: Suffering Is OptionalOn February 8, 2013, I was a highly anxious and burned-out fifty-two-year-old physician. That night, as I left my clinic in my usual chronic state of anxiety, I wondered if life was worth

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Handke Peter)(Paperback)

The first of Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's novels to be published in English, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a true modern classic that 'portrays the...breakdown of a murderer in ways that recall Camus's The Stranger' (The New York Times). The self-destruction of a soccer goalie