Art & Visual Culture 1850-2010 - Modernity to Globalization (Tate Publishing)(Paperback / softback)

Art & Visual Culture 1850-2010 - Modernity to Globalization (Tate Publishing)(Paperback / softback)

The essays in this volume engage directly with topical issues around art and gender, globalization, cultural difference, and curating, as well as explorations of key artists and movements and some less well-documented work by contemporary

Visual Culture (Howells Richard)(Paperback)

This is a book about how to read visual images: from fine art to photography, film, television, and new media. It explores how meaning is communicated by the wide variety of texts that inhabit our increasingly visual world. But rather than simply providing set meanings to individual images, Visual

Art After Empire: From Colonialism to Globalisation (Carter Warren)(Paperback)

Explores the relationship between art and visual culture in Europe and the 'wider world' from the early twentieth century to the contemporary era of

Art, Faith and Modernity(Paperback / softback)

No account of 20th Century British art can overlook the numerous works of the period that were essentially 'religious' in their content. Art, Faith & Modernity examines this

Contemporary Iranian Art: From the Street to the Studio (Grigor Talinn)(Paperback)

In the first comprehensive look at Iranian art and visual culture since the 1979 revolution, Talinn Grigor investigates the official art sponsored by the Islamic Republic, the culture of avant-garde art created in the studio and its display in galleries and museums, and the art of the Iranian

Merchants of Culture - The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century (Thompson John B.)(Paperback / softback)

Perform, Repeat, Record - Live Art in History(Paperback / softback)

Bringing together contributors from dance, theater, visual studies, and art history, Perform, Repeat, Record addresses the conundrum of how live art is positioned within history. Set apart from other art forms in that it may never be performed in precisely the same way twice, ephemeral artwork

Peter Blake (Modern Artists) (Rudd Natalie)(Paperback / softback)

This Tate Publishing Modern Artists monograph looks at the career of the British artist Peter Blake. It examines his use of collage, influences on his work and his reputation as a 'father of pop', so crowned in the 1950s and 60s for his use of popular culture icons in his

English for Everyone Business English Course Book Level 2 - A Complete Self-Study Programme (DK)(Paperback / softback)

A Visual Self Study Guide to English for the Workplace

Visible Cities Dubrovnik - A City Guide (Barber Annabel)(Paperback / softback)

Provides details on the city's history, architecture, art and culture, with plenty of human interest and anecdotes. Full-colour throughout with detailed maps and

Rilke in Paris (Rilke Rainer Maria)(Paperback / softback)

Rainer Maria Rilke offers a compelling portrait of Parisian life, art and culture at the beginning of the 20th

Soldier's Art (Powell Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

'He is, as Proust was before him, the great literary chronicler of his culture in his time.' GUARDIAN'A Dance to the Music of Time' is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English

Renaissance - Assassin's Creed Book 1 (Bowden Oliver)(Paperback / softback)

The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key

Complete Flags of the World - The Ultimate Pocket Guide (DK)(Paperback / softback)

Spanning geography, communications, politics, sport, history, culture, design and art, this book features flags, covering over 400 flags and flag history, explaining the widespread use and significance of flags and flag

Retromania - Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past (Reynolds Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Intends to make sense of 21st Century pop. Pulling together parallel threads from music, fashion, art, and new media, this title confronts a central paradox of our era: from iPods to YouTube, we're empowered by mind-blowing technology, but too often it's used as a time machine or as a tool to

English for Everyone Business English Practice Book Level 2 - A Complete Self-Study Programme (DK)(Paperback / softback)

English for Everyone Business English Level 2 Practice Book: A Visual Self Study Guide to English for the Workplace

Story of Painting (Wheatley Abigail)(Paperback / softback)

This is an engaging history of Western Art from cave paintings through to modern times, plus information about the artists and their lives and techniques. It is illustrated with a combination of full colour reproductions of the original works of art and humorous line drawings. Internet links lead

Strange Death of Europe - Immigration, Identity, Islam (Murray Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigration and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting

Madness of Crowds - Gender, Race and Identity; THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Murray Douglas)(Paperback / softback)

In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the great derangement of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of

Spark Joy - An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying (Kondo Marie)(Paperback / softback)

Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home, from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range of items in different categories, including clothes, photographs, paperwork, books, cutlery, cosmetics, shoes,

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance - 40th Anniversary Edition (Pirsig Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions. A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book

Headhunters (Nesbo Jo)(Paperback / softback)

LIE.Clever, wealthy, married to a beautiful woman: Roger Brown has it all. And his sideline as an art thief keeps him busy when his job as a corporate headhunter gets dull.STEAL.Then his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Ambitious and talented, he’s the perfect candidate for a top job Roger

Book of Humans - A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us (Rutherford Adam)(Paperback / softback)

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? | Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? | In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling