Internationalist Aesthetics. China and Early Soviet Culture, Paperback - Edward Tyerman

Internationalist Aesthetics offers a groundbreaking account of the crucial role that China played in the early Soviet cultural imagination. Reading...

Reducere. The revival of the Olympic games in 1896 and the subsequent rise of modern athletics prompted a new, energetic movement away from more sedentary ha...

A comprehensive account of the influence of occult beliefs and doctrines on intellectual and cultural life in twentieth-century Russia.

In 221 BC the First Emperor of Qin unified what would become the heart of a Chinese empire whose major features would endure for two millennia. In ...

Shedding new light on the history of the early Chinese empires, Mark Edward Lewis explores the evolution of ideas about honor and shame. He shows t...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): He BianIllustration(s): 9 b/w illus. 3 tables. 4 maps.Number of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dim...

Analyses historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yua...

Reducere. Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern Ch...

Reducere. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into...

An illustrated study of the Soviet Navy s most powerful surface combatants of the Cold War. Will appeal to all those interested in the Soviet armed...

The industry-standard guide to designing well-performing buildings Architectural Detailing systematically describes the principles by which good ar...

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This book examines how the reformers' conceptual and theological frameworks pertaining to the role of the arts influenced the rise of realistic the...

Can paintings, buildings or installations be 'read' in the way texts are read or deciphered, or do works of visual art ask for their own kind of ap...

First full-scale account of the use of the Arthurian legend in the long twelfth century.Illustrations: 1 Line drawings, black and white

Reducere. Publicada originalmente en 1993, Cultura e imperialismo / Culture and Imperialism es una obra indispensable que restablece el di logo entre la lite...

This book explores the cultural, aesthetic, and political relevance of music in radio art from its beginnings to present day. Contributors include ...

Cinema and nationalism are two fundamentally modern phenomena, but how have films shaped our understanding of the creation -the 'imagining' - of Ce...

Publisher: Hikoki PublicationsAuthor(s): Dmitriy KomissarovIllustration(s): over 750 photos and illustrationsNumber of pages: 432Publication date: ...

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This fascinating title explains and analyzes the history, technology, and service of the Soviet Navy's nuclear attack submarines, the formidable hi...

From a renowned American anthropologist comes a proud celebration of human capacities. For too long, people have taken their own ways of life for g...

This treasure trove of original documents provides invaluable insight into the Left Opposition and the Comintern's policy in China.Publisher: Hayma...

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Publisher: SCPG Publishing CorporationAuthor(s): Gang, PhD ShangNumber of pages: 156Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 260 x 185 x 20Cover type: Pap...

Image Science gathers Mitchell's most recent essays on media aesthetics, visual culture, and artistic symbolism. The chapters delve into such topic...

A biography of the German-Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945), a leading figure on the Weimar intellectual scene and one of the last and ...

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Reimagines the American 19th century through a sweeping interdisciplinary engagement with oceans, genres, and timeEmergent Worlds re-locates ninete...

The International bestselling novel that is an unforgettable, sweeping tale of nineteenth-century China.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Edw...