Soul of a Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power(Paperback / softback)

Soul of a Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power(Paperback / softback)

In the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pressures. How could they make art that would stand as innovative, original, formally and materially complex, while also making work that reflected their

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

On Friendship in the Age of

Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (Benjamin Walter)(Paperback / softback)

Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence - Anna Lembke

We are a wired generation. In these fast-paced times we are constantly bombarded by high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli. From texting to social media, food to drugs, gambling to shopping, we have become addicted to fleeting and distracting pleasures that are making us sick.In Dopamine Nation,

Ageless Soul - An uplifting meditation on the art of growing older (Moore Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful and uplifting meditation on the art of growing older and feeling fulfilled as we age that will appeal to fans of Marie de Hennezel's The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from

An Analysis of Walter Benjamin's the Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (Dini Rachele)(Paperback)

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction combats traditional art criticism's treatment of artworks as fixed, unchanging mystical objects. For Walter Benjamin, the consequences of addressing a work of art in this manner have a wider resonance: closed off from any active visual or

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

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

The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change (Tacey David)(Paperback)

In The Postsecular Sacred: Jung, Soul and Meaning in an Age of Change, David Tacey presents a unique psychological study of the postsecular, adding a Jungian perspective to a debate shaped by sociology, philosophy and religious studies. In this interdisciplinary exploration, Tacey looks at the

Dragon Age - The Masked Empire (Weekes Patrick)(Paperback / softback)

Empress Celene of Orlais rose to the throne of the most powerful nation in Thedas through wisdom, wit, and ruthless manipulation. But her empire is under threat from within by imminent war. Alliances are forged and promises broken as the battle for the throne of Orlais

Perfectly Imperfect - The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice (Baptiste Baron)(Paperback / softback)

Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice takes you beyond the foundations of your asana practice by speaking to everything that happens in your body and mind after you get into a yoga pose. That is where the true transformation occurs, and where we can unlock deep spiritual and

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

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

Golf's Holy War: The Battle for the Soul of a Game in an Age of Science (Cyrgalis Brett)(Paperback)

Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English (Rickford John Russell)(Paperback)

In Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English'Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture.' --Ralph W. Fasold, Georgetown university'A lively, well-documented history of Black English

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III: From the age of Discovery" to the Age of Abolition (000031311)(TC)

In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in three large-format volumes that quickly became collector's items. A half-century later, Harvard

Dragon Age (Gaider David)(Paperback / softback)

A mystical killer stalks the halls of the White Spire, the heart of templar power in the mighty Orlesian Empire. To prove his innocence, Adrian reluctantly embarks on a journey into the western wastelands that will not only reveal much more than he bargained for but change the fate of his fellow

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows : Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China - Weiwei Ai

A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION. Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. 'Engrossing...a remarkable story' Sunday

Visionary Experience in the Golden Age of Spanish Art (Stoichita Victor I)(Paperback / softback)

In this original and lucid account of how Spanish painters of the 16th and 17th centuries dealt with mystic visions in their art, and of how they attempted to 'represent the unrepresentable,' Victor Stoichita aims to establish a theory of visionary imagery in Western art in general, and one for the

Dealers of Lightning: Xerox Parc and the Dawn of the Computer Age (Hiltzik Michael A.)(Paperback)

In the bestselling tradition of The Soul of a New Machine, Dealers of Lightning is a fascinating journey of intellectual creation. In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-trust of engineering geniuses, a group of computer eccentrics dubbed PARC. This brilliant group

The Soul of a Nation Reader: Writings by and about Black American Artists, 1960-1980 (Godfrey Mark)(Paperback)

A comprehensive compendium of artists and writers confronting questions of Black identity, activism and social responsibility in the age of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers, based on the landmark traveling exhibitionWhat is 'Black art'? This question was posed and answered time and time again

Health of the Nation - NHS in Peril (Owen David)(Paperback / softback)

Enigma of Health - The Art of Healing in a Scientific Age (Gadamer Hans-Georg)(Paperback / softback)

aeo Gadamer is one of the leading philosophers of the 20th Century. aeo This book brings together his reflections on health, illness and the art of

Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR (Khalid Adeeb)(Paperback)

In Making Uzbekistan, Adeeb Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution. He explores the complex interaction between Uzbek intellectuals, local Bolsheviks, and Moscow to sketch out the flux of the situation in early-Soviet Central Asia. His focus on