Art: A World History, Paperback

A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History, Paperback - Martin Gilbert

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin GilbertMartin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history...

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History of Illustration, Paperback - Susan Doyle

684,99 RON

Description"The authoritative book on the origins, history, and influence of illustration. Bravo " David Brinley, University of Delaware, USAHistor...

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The Girl with the Gallery, Paperback - Lindsay Pollock

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn an era when American artists didn't count and women were expected to stay home, Edith Gregor Halpert burst onto the fledgling New Yor...

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Unframing the Nude, Paperback - Francis Cunningham

273,99 RON

Description-A new take on perception and preconceptions about the unclothed body and how, through art, the naked becomes the nude Unframing the Nud...

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World History of the Dance, Paperback - Curt Sachs

172,99 RON 185,99 RON

Reducere. This book is the most comprehensive history to appear before the public of the art which has been so fundamental an expression in every period of h...

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What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History, Paperback - Yomota Inuhiko

155,99 RON

DescriptionWhat might Godzilla and Kurosawa have in common? What, if anything, links Ozu's sparse portraits of domestic life and the colorful world...

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Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood: A Treasury of Goddess and Heroine Lore from Around the World, Paperback - Merlin Stone

285,99 RON 306,99 RON

Reducere. This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South...

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The Stones of Florence, Paperback - Mary McCarthy

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. A beloved tribute to Florence that blends history, artistic reflection, and keen social observation Renowned for her sharp literary style, essayist...

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Chinese Calligraphy, Paperback - Tingyou Chen

108,99 RON 116,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe art of calligraphy is seen as the epitome of Chinese culture. Originating in the earliest abstract symbols carved on cave walls, ani...

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The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist, Paperback - Anthony M. Amore

88,99 RON

The extraordinary life and crimes of heiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale, who in 1974 became the only woman to pull off a major art heist. In...

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The Truth Is Always Grey: A History of Modernist Painting, Paperback - Frances Guerin

196,99 RON

Changing how we look at and think about the color grey Why did many of the twentieth century's best-known abstract painters often choose grey, freq...

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An Artful Corpse, Paperback - Helen A. Harrison

94,99 RON

A first-rate whodunnit set in the 1960s New York art world, a time and place Helen Harrison has recreated with a page-turning mix of history, gossi...

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Art of Resistance. My Four Years in the French Underground, Paperback - Justus Rosenberg

62,99 RON

A gripping memoir written by a 96-year-old Jewish Holocaust survivor about his escape from Nazi-occupied Poland in the 1930's and his adventures wi...

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Shotokan Karate: History and Traditions, Paperback - Randall Hassell

128,99 RON 138,99 RON

Reducere. The first comprehensive written history of Shotokan karate in any language In this completely updated edition of the classic bestseller, Randall Ha...

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Prophet of Decline: Spengler on World History and Politics, Paperback - John Farrenkopf

226,99 RON 242,99 RON

Reducere. Oswald Spengler (1880--1936) is best known for The Decline of the West, in which he propounded his pathbreaking philosophy of world history and pen...

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Fort Worth, Paperback - Dawn Youngblood Phd

109,99 RON

Fort Worth exudes a vivacious Western spirit founded upon a rich history. In 1849, four years after the Republic of Texas became the 28th state, th...

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Living with the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples, Paperback - Neil MacGregor

124,99 RON

DescriptionIn the same format as his best-selling books A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a Nation--the acclaimed art ...

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A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer, Paperback - Diana Herweck

54,99 RON 58,99 RON

Reducere. Leap into the world of a ballet dancer! In this engaging nonfiction book, readers learn about the history of this art form as well as what a ballet...

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The Oxford History of the Biblical World, Paperback - Michael D. Coogan

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and histo...

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Artcurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History, Paperback - Jennifer Dasal

125,99 RON

A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious po...

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Modern Art and the Death of a Culture, PB (vol 5), Paperback - Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker

201,99 RON 216,99 RON

Reducere. Modern Art and the Death of a Culture; Art and the Public Today; Twentieth-century arts and artists - articles and reviewsRookmaaker's analysis of ...

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The Art of Modern China, Paperback - Julia F. Andrews

263,99 RON

In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese art...

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The Lover's Portrait: An Art Mystery, Paperback - Jennifer S. Alderson

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA portrait holds the key to recovering a cache of looted artwork, secreted away during World War II, in this captivating historical art ...

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The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian, Paperback - Robin Lane Fox

213,99 RON 228,99 RON

Reducere. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architect...

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Photography: A Cultural History, Paperback - Mary Warner Marien

462,99 RON 495,99 RON

Reducere. The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and...

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Pissing Figures 1280-2014, Paperback - Jean-Claude Lebensztejn

75,99 RON

``Not just anyone makes a good pisser.``--Jean-Claude LebensztejnJean-Claude Lebensztejn's history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures ...

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In Love with Movies. From New Yorker Films to Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, Paperback - Daniel Talbot

149,99 RON

Daniel Talbot changed the way the Upper West Side-and art-house audiences around the world-went to the movies. In Love with Movies is his memoir of...

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Reading Pictures: What We Think about When We Look at Art, Paperback - Alberto Manguel

101,99 RON

This profoundly illuminating, entertaining book could well change the way we "read" the visual world around us, and certainly help open our eyes an...

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A World History of Photography: 5th Edition, Paperback - Naomi Rosenblum

261,99 RON

DescriptionAn up-to-date edition of the authoritative history of photography--widely embraced by both students and general readers Naomi Rosenblum'...

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1960. When Art and Literature Confronted the Memory of World War II and Remade the Modern, Paperback - Al Filreis

213,99 RON

Al Filreis recasts 1960 as a turning point to offer a groundbreaking account of postwar culture. He examines an eclectic group of artistic, literar...

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The Historic Core of Los Angeles, Paperback - Curtis C. Roseman

115,99 RON 124,99 RON

Reducere. In the early 20th century, there was no better example of a classic American downtown than Los Angeles. Since World War II, Los Angeles's Historic ...

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The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art, Paperback - Guerrilla Girls

152,99 RON

" A] tart, funny, lurid little bomb of a book. It's all p.c., of course, but not at all predictable, and a lot of righteous information gets disper...

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Burlesque: A Living History, Paperback - Jane Briggman

213,99 RON 228,99 RON

Reducere. Independent Publisher Book AwardsJoin the journey-discover burlesque when it was part of a large theatrical world filled with dance, comedy, and li...

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What Is Art', Paperback - Leo Tolstoy

62,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Leo TolstoyThis profound analysis of the nature of art is the culmination of a series of essays and polemics on issues of m...

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The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus), Paperback - Robert M. Edsel

68,99 RON

Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 New York Times bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynam...

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The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine, Paperback - Rozsika Parker

118,99 RON

Rozsika Parker's re-evaluation of the reciprocal relationship between women and embroidery has brought stitchery out from the private world of fema...

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Oxford History of Art, Paperback - Erika Doss

125,99 RON

Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, and Laurie Anderson are just some of the major American artists of the twentieth c...

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Viking: History for kids: A captivating guide to the Viking Age and Norse mythology, Paperback - Dinobibi Publishing

48,99 RON

Vikings have a colorful history that directly affects the world today. The Viking's legacy made a big impact on several places in history which hav...

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Art in California, Paperback - Jenni Sorkin

94,99 RON

This introduction to the art of California focuses on the distinctive role the state played in the history of American art, from early twentieth-ce...

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Historic Tales of La Jolla, Paperback - Patricia Daly-Lipe

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. The first settlers to arrive here in 1869 purchased 160 acres for two dollars and change. La Jolla attracted artists, architects, writers and scien...

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Black Art. A Cultural History, Third edition, Paperback - Richard J. Powell

107,99 RON

A groundbreaking book that explores the visual representations of black culture across the globe throughout the twentieth century and into the twen...

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Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market, Paperback - Noah Horowitz

155,99 RON

DescriptionArt today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional bounda...

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Kimono: A Modern History, Paperback - Terry Satsuki Milhaupt

138,99 RON

What is the kimono? Everyday garment? Art object? Symbol of Japan? As this book shows, the kimono has served all of these roles, its meaning changi...

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A Little History of the World, Paperback - E. H. Gombrich

153,99 RON

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publica...

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Black Beauty, Paperback - Anna Sewell

79,99 RON

One of the best-loved animal adventures ever written This Penguin Threads edition of Anna Sewell's moving novel Black Beauty includes a new forewor...

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The Gunfighter's Guide to Business: A Skeleton Key to Western Civilization, Paperback - Rich Hoffman

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. America's Art of War -- this book should be taught in every business school in America. Its awesome! - George Lang, Ohio Senator and Founder of the...

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Dreamland of Humanists: Warburg, Cassirer, Panofsky, and the Hamburg School, Paperback - Emily J. Levine

218,99 RON

Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. Yet it was...

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The Hellenistic World: A Captivating Guide to the Hellenistic Age and Alexander the Great, Paperback - Captivating History

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Hellenistic World, then keep reading... Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Helleni...

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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning, Paperback - Pamela J. Sachant

273,99 RON 293,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIntroduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty ...

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World of Athens. An Introduction to Classical Athenian Culture, Paperback - ***

237,99 RON

Classical Athens boasted one of the most impressive flowerings of civilisation ever known, with original and influential achievements in literature...

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The Art of Guerrilla Warfare, Paperback - Mg Colin Gubbins

38,99 RON 41,99 RON

Reducere. Gubbins argued that for guerrilla warfare to succeed it needed daring leadership and a sympathetic population. In his pamphlets he provided practic...

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History for kids: Ming Dynasty: A captivating guide to the ancient history of Ming Dynasty (Ancient China), Paperback - Dinobibi Publishing

55,99 RON 59,99 RON

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading..China is one of the longest settled areas of the...

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The Book of Wonders, Paperback - Benjamin Wardhaugh

107,99 RON

Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In a sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how an ancient Greek text on math...

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Picasso's Demoiselles: The Untold Origins of a Modern Masterpiece, Paperback - Suzanne Preston Blier

191,99 RON

DescriptionIn Picasso's Demoiselles, eminent art historian Suzanne Preston Blier uncovers the previously unknown history of Pablo Picasso's Les Dem...

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A Short History of the Middle Ages, Fifth Edition, Paperback - Barbara H. Rosenwein

391,99 RON

In this newest edition of her bestselling book, Barbara H. Rosenwein integrates the history of European, Byzantine, and Islamic medieval cultures--...

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Radical Museology Or, What's 'Contemporary' in Museums of Contemporary Art', Paperback - Claire Bishop

114,99 RON

With austerity cuts to public funding, many contemporary art museums have been forced to scale down their budgets, staff and acquisitions. In Radic...

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The Fantastic Art of Vienna: Great and Timeless Paintings from a Realm of Laughter and Light, of Brooding, Darkness and Splendid Decadence, Paperback

127,99 RON

DescriptionArt, music, literature, and science in Vienna at the turn of the last century presented a series of wrenching dualities: reality and ill...

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Winston Churchill in British Art, 1900 to the Present Day, Paperback - Jonathan Black

145,00 RON

Churchill is today remembered as a great leader, a war hero, a literary heavyweight and a renowned wit. This incarnation of Churchill is the latest...

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Sacred Mountains of the World. 2 Revised edition, Paperback - Edwin Bernbaum

206,99 RON

Drawing on Edwin Bernbaum's extensive research and personal experience as a scholar and climber, this book takes the reader on a fascinating journe...

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On the German Art of War: Truppenfuhrung: German Army Manual for Unit Command in World War II, Paperback - Bruce Condell

186,99 RON 200,99 RON

Reducere. - English translation of the military manual that guided the German Army in World War II - This book was carried into battle by officers and NCOs a...

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The Oxford History of the Roman World, Paperback - John Boardman

110,99 RON

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the r...

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Secrets of Fortune Telling. A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Divination, Paperback - Elsie Wild

50,99 RON

Discover the methods for divining your future with this beginner's guide to fortune telling. Exploring the fascinating history behind divination te...

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Sicily: An Illustrated History, Paperback - Joseph Privitera

67,99 RON 72,99 RON

Reducere. Sicily was the jewel of the Mediterranean, and Sicilians were the first civilized people of the Western World-here is their rich and diverse histor...

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The Art of War: Art of Tennis, Paperback - Sky Kim

92,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Sky KimThe Art of War: Art of Tennis compares the similarities between warfare and tennis. It emphasizes the importance of ...

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Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age, Paperback - Gerard Chaliand

515,99 RON 552,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. G rard Chaliand has ranged...

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Sensei Nakayama: In His Own Words, Paperback - Mr Randall Hassell

109,99 RON

DescriptionMASATOSHI NAKAYAMA, internationally famous Japanese master of Karate-do, was a key figure in the founding of the "Japan Karate Associati...

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The Caves of Perigord, Paperback - Martin Walker

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin WalkerIn a brilliant and ambitious thriller that combines elements of Jean Auel's The Clan of the Cave Bear and Ken ...

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Wings, Paperback - Mikhail Kuzmin

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. A key text in the history of gay literature, Wings was published in 1906 to the scandalized reaction of contemporary society and the generations wh...

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Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction: Mackenzies, Paperback - Jennifer Ashley

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionA fugitive Highlander.A proper English lady.A dangerous liaison.Alec Mackenzie knows Lady Celia is key to finding his missing brother. T...

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As Eve Said to the Serpent: On Landscape, Gender, and Art, Paperback - Rebecca Solnit

232,99 RON 249,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rebecca SolnitTo Rebecca Solnit, the word "landscape" implies not only literal places, but also the ground on which we inve...

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