Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (Burnham Van)(Paperback)

Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 (Burnham Van)(Paperback)

A gloriously illustrated history of the videogame and its legacy for both our mindscapes and video technology.It was a time when technology was king, status was determined by your high score, and videogames were blitzing the world... From Pong to Pac-Man, Asteroids to Zaxxon--more than fifty

A History of Bangladesh (Van Schendel Willem)(Paperback)

Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that created modern Bangladesh through ecological disaster, colonialism, partition, a war of independence and cultural renewal. In this revised

The Handbook of Visual Analysis (Leeuwen Theo Van)(Paperback)

The Handbook of Visual Analysis is a rich methodological resource for students, academics, researchers and professionals interested in investigating the visual representation of socially significant issues. The Handbook Offers a wide-range of methods for visual analysis: content analysis,

Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry (Herman Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

Since its debut in 1994 as the first serious book about videogame history, Phoenix has been regarded worldwide as the Bible of videogame history by professionals and fans alike. Now in its fourth edition, the text of this deluxe hardcover volume has been completely rewritten and updated to include

The Visual History of Type: A Visual Survey of 320 Typefaces (McNeil Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The Visual History of Type is a comprehensive, detailed survey of the major typefaces produced since the advent of printing with movable type in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Arranged chronologically to provide context, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their

Age of Anger - A History of the Present (Mishra Pankaj)(Paperback / softback)

Artmaking in the Age of Global Capitalism: Visual Practices, Philosophy, Politics (Bryant Jan)(Paperback)

Viking Britain - A History (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word `Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age - A History of Contested Ideas (Nira Wickramasinghe)(Paperback / softback)

Concise history of the Sri Lankan

The Poster: A Visual History (Saunders Gill)(Pevná vazba)

Even in the digital age, the printed poster has continued to be one of the most influential and well-loved ways of informing and entertaining audiences. A powerful means of mass communication, posters are an invaluable resource for understanding the time periods in which they were produced and

The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom (Burnham James)(Paperback)

'The stoic, detached, empirical, hard-boiled, penetrating, realist mind of James Burnham is something to behold, to admire, to emulate' - National ReviewA classic work of political theory and practise, this book makes available an account of the modern Machiavellians, a remarkable

Children of the Stones (Burnham Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium (Harman Chris)(Paperback)

Building on A People's History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes. An 'indispensable volume' on class and capitalism throughout the ages--for readers reckoning with the history they were taught and

Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare (DK)(Paperback)

The world's weaponry is showcased inside this spectacular visual guide. From the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare, 5,000 years of weaponry are explored and explained in unprecedented detail. 

 Military History profiles key arms and armaments and

Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (Bogost Ian)(Paperback)

An exploration of the way videogames mount arguments and make expressive statements about the world that analyzes their unique persuasive power in terms of their computational properties.Videogames are an expressive medium, and a persuasive medium; they represent how real and imagined systems work,

Age of Anger: A History of the Present (Mishra Pankaj)(Paperback)

One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisis.Longlisted for the Orwell Prize A New York Times Notable Book of 2017Named a Best Book of the Year by Slate and NPR How can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem

Manifesto Architecture: The Ghost of Mies (Colomina Beatriz)(Paperback)

A history of the modern architectural manifesto, with a focus on Mies van der Rohe.The history of the avant-garde (in art, architecture, literature) can't be separated from the history of its engagement with mass media. It is not just that the avant-garde used media to publicize its work; the work

Dark Crystal the Ultimate Visual History (Gaines Caseen)(Pevná vazba)

Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History is the definitive collection of rare artwork, interviews, and on-set photos from the beloved Jim Henson fantasy

The Arts: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK)(Paperback)

Open your eyes to the wonderful world of art inside this beautiful book. The entire history of the greatest works in painting, sculpture, and photography are included on this comprehensive and colourful tour through time.

 From the first strokes of paint on prehistoric caves to contemporary

The Art of the Blues: A Visual Treasury of Black Music's Golden Age (Dahl Bill)(Pevná vazba)

History of Magic - From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present (Gosden Chris)(Paperback / softback)

The Age of Revolution (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

An overview of world history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including the French, American and Industrial Revolutions. Kovacs chooses pertinent stories which create a tapestry showing the development of humankind from medieval times, when every person had their place in the hierarchy

The First Age of Industrial Globalization: An International History 1815-1918 (Abbenhuis Maartje)(Paperback)

Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth (Williams Mark)(Paperback)

A sweeping history of Ireland's native gods, from Iron Age cult and medieval saga to the Celtic Revival and contemporary fictionIreland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in