Figure Studies, Paperback

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A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, distinguishing the certain from ...

Bollywood's New Woman examines Bollywood's construction and presentation of the Indian Woman since the 1990s. The groundbreaking collection illumin...

Reducere. This book contains many quick pose figure drawings from Jeff Watts, founder of the Watts Atelier. It was created in the hopes that art students wou...

Reducere. This classic figure drawing book has been in circulation for more than 30 years and has helped generations of beginning artists learn to master the...

DescriptionAnimal Studies is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field devoted to examining, understanding, and critically evaluating the complex r...

Reducere. The human body is a challenging subject to depict because of its intricate complexity and movement. "To do it well requires an in-depth knowledge o...

Reducere. Like the occupants of the children's table at a family dinner, scholars working in childhood studies can seem sidelined from the "adult" labor of h...

In this extraordinary study, D. A. Spellberg examines the life of 'A'isha bint Abi Bakr, Muhammad's most beloved and controversial wife, and a cent...

Reducere. Essays investigate Beyoncé's global impact From Destiny's Child to Lemonade, Homecoming, and The Gift, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has redefined global ...

Reducere. "Sylvia Wynter's work is distinctively Caribbean. From her exciting and rigorous interventions on 'folk culture' and its profound meaning for the s...

Reducere. The Figurative Language Quick Starts workbook features activities that include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, concept application, and creativ...

This book informs coaches how to transform their core considerations into the driving inspiration for their coaching practices including assessment...

From his groundbreaking book Speech Acts to his most recent studies of consciousness, freedom and rationality John Searle has been a dominant and h...

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the study of conceptual figures, demonstrating the ways in which figures and in particular, conflic...

Power, government, the age-old struggle between rulers and ruled - these are the topics of the extraordinary exchange between the leading political...

Let's Talk provides the tools to get boys talking about how they're feeling. Within this insightful guide you will find activities to figure out wh...

The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures. Exploring how and why the pontianak found new life in pos...

This book productively contests the supposedly exclusive feminine aspect of the style moderne (Art Deco). Through a sustained focus on the figure o...

Reducere. What is a promise? What are the consequences of the act of promising? In this bold yet subtle meditation, the author contemplates the seductive pro...

Paul and Religion demonstrates the continuing and contemporary relevance of the most important, and most controversial, figure of early Christianit...

Eighteenth-century philosophy owes much to the early novel. Using the figure of the romance reader this book tells a new story of eighteenth-centur...

First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in th...

The figure of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) has become a clay puppet in modern American politics. Secular, radical, liberal, and evangelical inte...

Reducere. In Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics, Sean Guynes and Martin Lund bring together a series of essays that contextualize the hi...

Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than 40 years, Burne Hogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is recognized worldwide as the classic, indispensable...

Reducere. Masterfully fulfilled by Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America journalist and expert on Ukrainian studies, this first ever English translation of the co...

Jean Genet (1910-1986) resonates, perhaps more than any other canonical queer figure from the pre-Stonewall past, with contemporary queer sensibili...

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history In this magisterial additi...

We know that Jesus changed the world, but what do we know about him? This accessible and uniquely comprehensive introduction examines the evidence,...

This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling textbook provides an in-depth survey of current historical Jesus studies. Beginning with a brie...

Reducere. DescriptionAre we doing DevOps or SRE?There are many blogs, videos, Quora posts discussing the similarities and differences in both the practices. ...

Reducere. In childhood, bell hooks was taught that "talking back" meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opi...

Reducere. DescriptionLargely forgotten during the last 20 years of his life, the Soviet filmmaker Dziga Vertov (1896-1954) has occupied a singular and often ...

Reducere. The commander, or chief of staff, of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a prominent public figure in Israel. His decisions, advice, and persona exe...

Reducere. Presented not only in English but also featuring rare Latin verses accompanied by a faithful new translation, this is the definitive volume of poem...

Reducere. The American cowboy has long been a popular figure in fiction, motion pictures, and studies of the West, but over the years inaccuracies have crept...

Reducere. Poetry. Fiction. Hybrid Genre. Women's Studies. Art. "In Hannah Regel's brilliant collection, OLIVER REED, the figure of the horse becomes an objec...

Reducere. The Real Thomas Jefferson: The True Story of America's Philosopher of FreedomJefferson is the central figure in American history, and...he may yet ...

We live in an age saturated with surveillance. Our personal and public lives are increasingly on display for governments, merchants, employers, hac...

DescriptionIn Fighting for Our Place in the Sun, Richard D. Benson II examines the life of Malcolm X as not only a radical political figure, but al...

Reducere. A personal biographical account of the life of Doreen Valiente, described by Professor Ronald Hutton as "the greatest single female figure in the m...

A beautiful collection of the legendary thinker's short stories The Storyteller gathers for the first time the fiction of the legendary critic and ...

The philosopher S ren Kierkegaard is regarded as the founder of Existentialism and a forerunner of postmodernism. Philosophy, in Kierkegaard's radi...

Reducere. Drama. Latino American Studies. Luis Valdez is a leading figure in Hispanic theater with outstanding achievements from a variety of venues from fla...

Charcoal Studies presents a series of figurative charcoals made by Lee Krasner (1908-84) from 1937 to 1940 under the tutelage of Hans Hofmann that ...

Reducere. Called by many France's foremost philosopher, Gilles Deleuze is one of the leading thinkers in the Western World. His acclaimed works and celebrate...

Reducere. Wallace Stevens is a major American poet and a central figure in modernist studies and twentieth-century poetry. This Companion introduces students...

Reducere. Julian of Norwich, a medieval English mystic who spent the latter part of her life as an enclosed anchoress, is largely known through her extraordi...

Reducere. DescriptionHeinrich Bullinger, the friend and successor of Huldrych Zwingli, led the Zurich church for almost fifty years after Zwingli's death and...

DescriptionWitchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witc...

Reducere. The life and work of Sigmund Freud continue to fascinate general and professional readers alike. Joel Whitebook here presents the first major biogr...

The slave Onesimus is the central figure in the letter to Philemon, but he remains silent throughout the discourse. Studies of the letter focus on ...

Reducere. Neel Ahuja tracks the figure of the climate refugee in public media and policy over the past decade, arguing that journalists, security experts, po...

DescriptionThe acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Henry II (1154-89) through a...

Foreword by Murray Bodo, O.F.M Medieval scholar Marco Bartoli, as translated by Clare scholar Sister Frances Teresa Downing, reconstructs the chari...

Reducere. For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir's New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fas...

Symbols play an integral role in branding programs. This book explores the visual language of symbols according to their most basic element: form. ...

Reducere. Translated by Tony Frazer. El ciudadano del olvido was published in Santiago in 1941, as one of a pair of volumes that summed up Huidobro's shorter...

Reducere. DescriptionThe experience of the Yugoslav war and the rise of "irrational" violence in contemporary societies provides the theoretical and politica...

Reducere. A generously illustrated account of the life and work of the prominent Chicano artist, educator, and activist Jos Montoya (1932-2013) was a leading...

Se or Feliciano Solaccio is a wealthy and very contented man. Set in Colombia, his story of achievement against all odds is both uplifting and insp...

``Excellent. The most valuable, detailed anatomical studies (which are also beautifully drawn) of all parts of the figure.`` -- American Artist``Th...

Description Contributions by: Robin Calland, Lauren Causey, Karen Coats, Sara K. Day, Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore, Anna Katrina Gut...

Reducere. Written by a former patient, student, and assistant of Wilhelm Reich, this biography recounts the life and career of the controversial psychoanalys...

If you are an absolute beginner or simply looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course ...

DescriptionThe complex relationship between life and the arts has always been a crucial topic in philosophical discourse. The essays in this book d...

Why do some leaders and segments of the public display remarkable persistence in confrontations in international politics, while others cut and run...

Reducere. DescriptionA mysterious figure called the "Messiah" is the central theme of the entire Bible. In this book that Messianic theme is traced from its ...

DescriptionChronic pain affects huge numbers of people - the WHO estimates that 37-41% of people across developed and developing countries suffer, ...