Critical Perspectives on Roman Baroque Sculpture (Colantuono Anthony)(Paperback)

Critical Perspectives on Roman Baroque Sculpture (Colantuono Anthony)(Paperback)

Examines seventeenth-century sculpture in Rome. Focuses on questions of historical context and criticism, including the interaction of theory and practice, the creative roles of sculptors and patrons, the relationship of sculpture to antique models and to contemporary painting, and contextual

Antony Gormley on Sculpture (Gormley Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Roman Sculpture in Context (de Staebler Peter D.)(Paperback)

This volume tackles a pressing issue in Roman art history: that many sculptures conventionally used in our scholarship and teaching lack adequate information about their find locations. Questions of context are complex, and any theoretical and methodological reframing of Roman sculpture demands

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives (Shute Rosalyn H.)(Paperback)

Child Development: Theories and Critical Perspectives provides an engaging and perceptive overview of both well-established and recent theories in child and adolescent psychology. This unique summary of traditional scientific perspectives alongside critical post-modern thinking will provide

Social Psychology - Traditional and Critical Perspectives (Dickerson Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Social Psychology: Traditional and Critical Perspectives addresses the key issues in social psychology - such as prejudice, aggression, conformity, persuasion, attraction, relationships and prosocial behaviour - in a bold and innovative way. As well as providing detailed coverage of classic and

Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage: Construction, Transformation and Destruction (Apaydin Veysel)(Paperback)

Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage focuses on the importance of memory and heritage for individual and group identity, and for their sense of belonging. It aims to expose the motives and discourses related to the destruction of memory and heritage during times of war, terror,

Migration, Multilingualism and Education: Critical Perspectives on Inclusion, 91 (Mary Latisha)(Paperback)

Medieval English Travel: A Critical Anthology (Bale Anthony)(Paperback)

Medieval English Travel: A Critical Anthology is a comprehensive volume that consists of three sections: concise introductory essays written by leading specialists; an anthology of important and less well-known texts, grouped by destination; and a selection of supporting bibliographies organized by

Borromini (Revised) (Blunt Anthony)(Paperback)

Francesco Borromini is one of the great geniuses of Baroque architecture, perhaps the greatest in inventiveness and in use of spatial effects. Here is the first book in English to survey the whole work of the master. The author, former Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, is known

Ethics in Design and Communication: Critical Perspectives (Scherling Laura)(Paperback)

This timely collection brings together critical, analytic, historical, and practical studies to address what ethics means in the practice of design.Designers face the same challenges as everyone else in the complex conditions of contemporary cultural life-choices about consumption, waste,

Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes: In and Around the Peter Marino Collection (Warren Jeremy)(Paperback)

The outstanding collection of European bronze sculptures formed by acclaimed architect Peter Marino, which focuses especially on French and Italian bronzes of the High Baroque, includes masterpieces by some of the greatest sculptors of their age, among them Ferdinando Tacca, Giovanni Battista

Thinking Through Questions - A Concise Invitation to Critical, Expansive, and Philosophical Inquiry (Weston Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Critical Perspectives on Wives: Roles, Representations, Identities, Work (O'Brien Hallstein Lynn)(Paperback)

This interdisciplinary volume opens an innovative space for critical discussion, and production of new imaginaries within, feminist scholarship, analysis and feminist politics, about what is and has been meant by, involved in, required of, and what it means to be, a 'wife.' Contributions within

Terry Jones' Barbarians: An Alternative Roman History (Jones Terry)(Paperback)

An Alternative Roman History An entertaining rewriting of Roman history from the perspective of the Barbarians who weren t really barbaric at all In this completely fresh approach to Roman history, Terry Jones offers us not only the chance to see the Romans from a non-Roman perspective, he also

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain (Millett Martin)(Paperback)

This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes at the beginning and end of the Roman period

Contemporary Collaborative Consumption: Trust and Reciprocity Revisited (Cruz Isabel)(Paperback)

This book provides critical perspectives on contemporary collaborative consumption, a recent societal phenomenon shaking up previously fixed socio-economic categories such as the producer and the consumer. The contributors discuss the role of trust and reciprocity in collaborative consumption

Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction (Piller Ingrid)(Paperback)

Combining perspectives from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date overview of the field of intercultural communication. Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats

From Victory to Peace (Wirtschafter Elise Kimerling)(Paperback)

In From Victory to Peace, Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter brings the Russian perspective to a critical moment in European political history. This history of Russian diplomatic thought in the years after the Congress of Vienna concerns a time when Russia and Emperor Alexander I were fully integrated

Roman Gardens (Beeson Anthony)(Paperback)

This book looks at the origins of ancient Roman garden design and its Greek influences. It includes the use and design of private domestic gardens as well as those connected to theatres and temples. Gardens connected to mausolea are also included. It shows how rooms were designed to afford the best

Critical Perspectives on Police Leadership (Davis Claire)(Paperback)

Conventional understanding of power and authority are challenged in this bold new conceptualisation of police leadership. Drawing on empirical research in criminology, sociology and leadership studies, leading authors Claire Davis and Marisa Silvestri critically explore how leadership is

Researching Happiness: Qualitative, Biographical and Critical Perspectives (Suojanen Ilona)(Paperback)

This original collection draws on the latest qualitative empirical research to explore the practical challenges facing happiness researchers today. By uniquely combining the critical approach of sociology with techniques from other disciplines, the contributors illuminate new and distinctive

Septimius Severus: The African Emperor (Birley Anthony R.)(Paperback)

In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how 'Roman' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career.Severus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman

Roman Roads: New Evidence - New Perspectives (Kolb Anne)(Paperback)

This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective. The focus is on the diverse local histories and the varying degrees of significance of individual roads and regional networks, which are treated

Us Foreign Policy 3e (Cox Michael)(Paperback)

Giving students a perspective on US foreign policy that is critical and connected, US Foreign Policy, Third Edition, is the student toolkit for navigating the ever-changing dynamics of the subject area. Using the book, students learn how to critically assess US foreign policy, as they are