Cinematic Urbanism. A History of the Modern from Reel to Real, Paperback - ***

Exploring the relationship between cities and their cinematic portrayals in over a century of film, this book shows how notions of society inform a...

A classic collection of essays on film from renowned African American feminist Bell Hooks. She talks about films that have moved and provoked her, ...

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is rich with content, from its highly original characters to its stunning locations. This new Block Book features thr...

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DescriptionSince antiquity, Roman architecture and planning have inspired architects and designers. In this volume, Diane Favro and Fikret Yeg l of...

By processing data from every archaeological excavation, and analysis and interpretation of all available historical and modern documents, this vol...

In an accessible and timely work of scholarship, celebrated historian Joshua B. Freeman tells the story of the factory and examines how it has refl...

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Contributor(s): Author: Betty S. AndersonA History of the Modern Middle East offers a comprehensive assessment of the region, stretching from the f...

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Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned w...

Rome is unique in its combination of abundant, important ruins, a long urban history, and a vibrant city setting with changing political, cultural,...

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'A brilliant cultural history ... Scull's book fills a gap in the literature and deserves to be widely read ... outstanding' The Times

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Raymond P. ScheindlinWhere did the Jews come from? How did they retain their strong sense of community through centuries of...

Ian Aitken links the issue of cinematic realism to important questions concerning human experience, analysing the close similarity between the film...

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How did the fact become modernity's most favored unit of knowledge? How did description come to seem separable from theory in the precursors of eco...

DescriptionOver one hundred years since it premiered on cinema screens, D. W. Griffith's controversial photoplay The Birth of a Nation continues to...

DescriptionA comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating history of Zen Buddhism--including important figures, schools, foundational texts, ...

In the 19th century, when gender roles were more confining, the dominant forms of psychosomatic illness were paralysis and hysteria. Today, when pe...

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Publisher: Sussex Academic PressNumber of pages: 460Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 252 x 31Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Jose Pedro Paiva...

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Publisher: Stanford University PressAuthor(s): Heghnar Zeitlian WatenpaughNumber of pages: 436Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 226 x 25Cover...

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An insider's look at the history of Witchcraft The evolution of Wicca is as dynamic and colorful as the Witches who helped shape it. One of the mos...

DescriptionA History of the Brain tells the full story of neuroscience, from antiquity to the present day. It describes how we have come to underst...

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Reducere. A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third EditionBy: Gary ForsytheThis volume is designed to serve a...

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A History of Modern Europe surveys European history from the defeat of Napoleon to the twenty-first century, presenting major historical themes in ...

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political is...

DescriptionOne can see farther when standing on the shoulders of giants. The great philosophers of antiquity are truly the intellectual giants brid...

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This volume brings together the best presentations from the 8th and 9th Archaeology of the Douro Valley meetings, held in Avila (2018) and Astorga ...

From its inception in Greek antiquity, the science of optics was aimed primarily at explaining sight and accounting for why things look as they do....

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