Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics and the Body, 1775-1925 (Young Justine de)(Paperback)

Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics and the Body, 1775-1925 (Young Justine de)(Paperback)

Reading Fashion in Art (Mida Ingrid E.)(Paperback)

Dress and fashion are central to our understanding of art. From the stylization of the body to subtle textile embellishments and richly symbolic colors, dress tells a story and provides clues as to the cultural beliefs of the time in which artworks were produced. This concise and accessible book

Politics in the European Union (Bulmer Simon)(Paperback)

Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU

Dressing Global Bodies: The Political Power of Dress in World History (Lemire Beverly)(Paperback)

Dressing Global Bodies addresses the complex politics of dress and fashion from a global perspective spanning four centuries, tying the early global to more contemporary times, to reveal clothing practice as a key cultural phenomenon and mechanism of defining one's identity.This collection of

Governance and Politics in the Post-Crisis European Union (Coman Ramona)(Paperback)

The European Union and Global Politics (Youngs Richard)(Paperback)

This accessible new textbook situates the European Union in a dramatically changed world order. Resisting a more traditional and abstract introduction to the institutions, structures and policy making processes of the EU, this innovative new text cuts through the jargon to demonstrate how hard the

On a Mission in… Italy - Zuffi Stefano, Martina Fuga

Discover Italy and its art through the travels and the eyes of a young European traveller from the 18th century. The Italian cities, Rome in particular, but also Venice, Florence and Sicily, were destinations for all those who wanted to complete their education through direct contact with art and

The Government and Politics of the European Union (Nugent Neill)(Paperback)

A systematically updated and revised new edition of the leading text on the European Union. Combining authoritative coverage with student-friendly design and features, the eighth edition is brought fully up to date with recent developments in the EU, including the ongoing fallout from the eurozone

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment (McNeil Peter)(Paperback)

Eighteenth-century fashion was cosmopolitan and varied. Whilst the wildly extravagant and colorful elite fashions parodied in contemporary satire had significant influence on wider dress habits, more austere garments produced in darker fabrics also reflected the ascendancy of a puritan middle class

European Democracies (Crepaz Markus M. L.)(Paperback)

European Democracies is an introduction to the politics and governments of Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. Organized thematically rather than country-by-country, this fully revised edition examines topics such as electoral systems, the European Union, refugees and the welfare state, and asks

European Archaeology: Identities & Migrations - Archeologie europeenne: Identites & Migrations(Paperback / softback)

The chapters in this book provide new insights and data to identity construction at different scales, migratory movements in Europe, the status of gender, the role of prestige objects and megalithic monuments in the emergence of social hierarchy and in the semiology of

Politics and the British Novel in the 1970s (Perkin J. Russell)(Paperback)

The 1970s in Britain saw a series of industrial disputes, a referendum on membership in the European Economic Community, conflict about issues of immigration and citizenship, and emergent environmental and feminist movements. It was also a decade of innovation in the novel, and novelists often

Ulster Presbyterians in the Atlantic World: Religion, Politics and Identity (Wilson David A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics (Judis John B.)(Paperback)

'Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. Superb.' - Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnist What's happening in global politics, and is there a thread that ties it all together? As if

A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Renaissance (Currie Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Spurred by an increasingly international and competitive market, the Renaissance saw the development of many new fabrics and the use of highly prized ingredients imported from the New World. In response to a thirst for the new, fashion's pace of change accelerated, the production of garments

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe (Siklodi Nora)(Pevná vazba)

The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe explores contemporary models of national and European Union (EU) citizenship in the context of intra-EU mobility. Scholars have often addressed these models from separate disciplinary standpoints. National citizenship has been studied through the prism

Representative Government in Modern Europe (Gallagher Michael)(Paperback)

Focuses on comparative European politics. This title reflects key events and changes including the impact of the world financial and economic crisis; the EU's adoption of the Lisbon Treaty; and, the election of a centre-right governments in Germany and the

Roman Clothing and Fashion (Croom Alexandra)(Paperback)

There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s.In this richly illustrated survey, Alexandra Croom describes the range and style of clothing worn

Fashion in Film (Munich Adrienne)(Paperback)

The vital synergy between dress and the cinema has been in place since the advent of film. Broaching topics such as vampires, noir, and Marie Antoinette looks, Fashion in Film uncovers the way in which the alliance of these two powerhouse industries use myriad cultural influences--shaping

Little Black Dress (Henry Simon)(Paperback / softback)

The little black dress is classic, timeless and a fashion failsafe: in short, no woman should be without one. But where to find a tailor-made LBD, one that fits you perfectly and complements your body shape? The answer is to make it yourself Even if you have never before sewn a stitch, expert

Becoming Undone: Darwinian Reflections on Life, Politics, and Art (Grosz Elizabeth)(Paperback)

In Becoming Undone, Elizabeth Grosz addresses three related concepts--life, politics, and art--by exploring the implications of Charles Darwin's account of the evolution of species. Challenging characterizations of Darwin's work as a form of genetic determinism, Grosz shows that his writing reveals

Fashion, Culture, and Identity (Davis Fred)(Paperback)

What do our clothes say about who we are or who we think we are? How does the way we dress communicate messages about our identity? Is the desire to be 'in fashion' universal, or is it unique to Western culture? How do fashions change? These are just a few of the intriguing questions Fred Davis

Christian Identity, Piety, and Politics in Early Modern England (Stillman Robert E.)(Pevná vazba)

This book challenges the adequacy of identifying religious identity with confessional identity.The Reformation complicated the issue of religious identity, especially among Christians for whom confessional violence at home and religious wars on the continent had made the darkness of

Fashion Illustration Book: The Art of Tanaka (Tanaka)(Paperback)

Kawaii and cool fashion illustrations showcased in the artist's first art collection book. Tanaka is an illustrator who's getting attention on social media with pop and cute (kawaii) fashion illustrations of young boys and girls. With 90K followers on Twitter and 120K followers on Instagram,