The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (Schama Simon)(Paperback)

The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (Schama Simon)(Paperback)

Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama

The Bookshop of the World: Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age (Pettegree Andrew)(Paperback)

This account uncovers for the first time a largely overlooked marvel of the Dutch Golden Age: books. Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen show how the Dutch reshaped the seventeenth-century book world and, in the process, bought and owned more books per capita than any other people in

Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age (Cornelis Bart)(Paperback)

An expert look at the life and captivating work of the Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes, Rembrandt's most famous pupil This book offers a close look at the art of Dutch Golden Age painter Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693). One of Rembrandt's most talented students, Maes began by painting biblical scenes in the

Old Testament Warriors: The Clash of Cultures in the Ancient Near East (Elliott Simon)(Pevná vazba)

A concise history of warfare between Ancient Middle Eastern cultures in the age of the Old Testament using archaeology and evidence from the Bible.The period covered by the Old Testament - beginning in approximately 3000 BC - was one of great technological development and innovation in warfare, as

Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk Van Otterloo Collection: A Supplement to Golden (Duparc Frederik J.)(Pevná vazba)

Highlights from one of the world's most impressive private collections of Dutch Golden Age masterpiecesOver the past 35 years, husband-and-wife collector duo Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo have acquired an unparalleled private collection of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, representing a

Power of Art (Schama Simon CBE)(Paperback / softback)

* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of

Landscape and Memory (Schama Simon)(Paperback)

A Time Magazine Best Books of the Year. In Landscape and Memory, award-winning author Simon Schama ranges over continents and centuries to reveal the psychic claims that human beings have made on nature. He tells of the Nazi cult of the primeval German forest; the play of Christian and pagan myth

The Master Painters of the Dutch Golden Age: Their Lives and Works in 500 Images (Hodge Susie)(Pevná vazba)

Named retrospectively, the Golden Age was a period when the new Dutch Republic had become the most prosperous nation in Europe, leading in trade, science and art. From 1600 for almost a century, more than four million paintings were produced there, and the accomplishments in realism and naturalism

The Story of the Jews Volume Two: Belonging: 1492-1900 (Schama Simon)(Paperback)

In the second of two volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history--the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews--Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people, spanning from their expulsion from Spain in the Inquisition across six hundred years to the present

How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context: Poetic Culture from Antiquity Through the Tang (Cai Zong-Qi)(Paperback)

How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context is an introduction to the golden age of Chinese poetry, spanning the earliest times through the Tang dynasty (618-907). It aims to break down barriers--between language and culture, poetry and history--that have stood in the way of teaching and learning Chinese

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Paperback)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

On the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel (Humphreys Andrew)(Paperback)

Citizens - A Chronicle of The French Revolution (Schama Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of

Belonging - The Story of the Jews 1492-1900 (Schama Simon CBE)(Paperback / softback)

HORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVERBelonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the Jews' expulsion from Spain in 1492 it tells the stories not just of

The Trader, the Owner, the Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery (Walvin James)(Paperback)

In thisnew and original interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery and of its historic end in April 1807, the parallellives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavementa trader, an owner, and a slaveare examined. John Newton (17251807), best known as the author of

Face of Britain - The Stories Behind the Nation's Portraits (Schama Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Dutch Light (Aldersey-Williams Hugh)(Paperback)

Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europes leading, yet unsung,

Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV (Bourne Stephen)(Paperback)

A long overdue exploration of gay representation on British TV from its 'golden age' to the launch of the liberal Channel

Folklore: The Basics (Bronner Simon J.)(Paperback)

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear

An Embarrassment of Witches (Goldstein Sophie)(Paperback)

A coming-of-age urban fantasy set in a world full of animal familiars, enchanted plants, and spell-casting that explores the mundane horrors of breakups, job searches, and post-graduate existential angst. Life after college isn't turning out exactly as Rory and Angela had planned. Rory, recently

Art and Allegiance in the Dutch Golden Age: The Ambitions of a Wealthy Widow in a Painted Chamber by Ferdinand Bol (Van Eikema Hommes Margriet)(Paperback)

In the 1660s, Ferdinand Bol, one of Rembrandt's most famous students, painted a set of five wall-sized canvases for a wealthy Calvinist widow from Utrecht. His patron chose the themes of each painting, so that each piece reflected her own political and religious convictions. Thus Bol's work is a

The Golden Age of Strength and Conditioning (Epley Boyd)(Paperback)

In The Golden Age of Strength & Conditioning, 32 college and professional strength coaches share their story of how they became part of the 'golden years' of strength and conditioning. From sharing their start in the profession, to the adversities they had to overcome, and the philosophies and

Slavery and the Culture of Taste (Gikandi Simon)(Paperback)

It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste--the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics--existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. But to the contrary, Slavery and the Culture of Taste demonstrates that

Villains of All Nations - Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age (Rediker Marcus)(Paperback / softback)

Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the