Modernism on the Nile: Art in Egypt Between the Islamic and the Contemporary, Hardcover - Alex Dika Seggerman

Reducere. Analyzing the modernist art movement that arose in Cairo and Alexandria from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, Alex Dika Seggerman rev...

Contributor(s): Editor: Jeffrey SpierEditor: Timothy PottsEditor: Sara E. ColeFrom about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cu...

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Mark N SwansonNumber of pages: 192Collection: Popes of EgyptPublication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. The waters of the Nile are fundamental to life in Egypt. In this compelling ethnography, Jessica Barnes explores the everyday politics of water: a ...

A fascinating exploration of the lives of normal people in ancient Egypt. Full of their own strange and amusing stories; documents their anxieties,...

DescriptionIn October 1902, the reservoir of the first Aswan Dam filled, and Egypt's relationship with the Nile River forever changed. Flooding vil...

The alien influences behind the rise and fall of Egypt's Golden Age - Explains how Akhenaten was the last pharaoh entrusted with the sacred and anc...

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This book studies the complex relationship of religion to modernity and argues that modernity should be understood as the consequence, not the caus...

Reducere. The scandalous rape of Ancient Egypt is a historical vignette of greed, vanity, and dedicated archaeological research. It is a tale vividly told by...

Description With internationalist aspirations and wide-ranging historical perspectives, East German films about artists and their work became hotly...

An observatory and a lighthouse form the nexus of this major new investigation of science, religion, and the state in late Ottoman Egypt. Astronomy...

An essential anthology of the finest writings on Sean Scully, from Arthur Danto to Colm TóibínThis book collates the writings of some 50 internatio...

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DescriptionThis significant historical study recasts modern art in Japan as a "parallel modernism" that was visually similar to Euroamerican modern...

Award NamePROSEAward categoryAnthropology/ArcheologyDescription2012 American Publishers (PROSE) Awards winner for Best Archaeology & Anthropology B...

Reducere. DescriptionWomen travelers in Egypt in the nineteenth century saw aspects of the country unseen by their male counterparts, as they spent time both...

A fresh look at what is going on in the world of Atlantic Canadian art.Materiality and Perception in Contemporary Atlantic Art showcases over forty...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): HRH Prince Ghazi bin MuhammadNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 196 x 122 x 4Cover...

Reducere. Islam's unknown tradition of figurationMany people believe that it is not permitted to depict human figures in Islamic art, but the Quran does not ...

From the first page to the last, from Thomas Kinkaid (really ) to Matthew Barney, this book serves as a launching pad. Conclusions are perpetually ...

DescriptionMoscow: A Guide to Soviet Modernist Architecture 1955-1991 provides descriptions of almost 100 buildings from the most underrated period...

Reducere. This volume brings to light the creative and forward-thinking work of German-born artist Winold Reiss (1886-1953), who arrived in New York in 1913,...

Reducere. DescriptionA man at a crossroads. A thousand-mile hike. A life forever changed. Keith Foskett was the definition of restless. Drifting aimlessly, h...

Reducere. Death on the Nile, Hardcover

DescriptionHaving worked with The Cure for over 20 sessions across 3 decades, legendary music photographer Tom Sheehan's archive offers a stunning ...

Tracing the currents of change that unite the visual and material culture of the Islamic world across space and time The seas have long served as b...

A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this ...

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Reducere. DescriptionA book for teaching and self-learning, "Between the Signs" is particularly useful for interpreters as it will guide you towards acquirin...

Reducere. Here is the incomparable cast of the DC Comics universe: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Green Lantern, and the rest of the...

Contemporary artists investigate the boundaries between animal and human in a world of transgenics and dissolving distinctions; with 65 color image...

A revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind Comme des Garcons The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handfu...

This book sets out a rationale for the compatibility of Islam and Feminism and shows that Islamic Feminism is a diverse and valuable lens through w...

Reducere. Debunking conventional narratives of Afghanistan as a perennial war zone or marginal frontier, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first M...

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The first book to examine multicultural visual art in Germany, discussing more than thirty contemporary artists and arguing for a cosmopolitan Germ...

Reducere. This title highlights work by contemporary artists who are aesthetically and regionally joined through a variety of mediums and demographics. By sh...

How a small photography club gave birth to modernist photography in BrazilPublished in conjunction with the first major museum exhibition of Brazil...

Reducere. From around the world, whether for New York City's 9/11 Memorial, at exhibits devoted to the arts of Holocaust memory, or throughout Norway's memor...

Reducere. A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on work...

DescriptionIn The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion, curator and critic Antwaun Sargent addresses a radical transformation ta...

DescriptionThis collection of essays explores intermediality as a new perspective in the interpretation of the cinemas that have emerged after the ...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressIllustration(s): 45 B/W illustrationsCollection: Edinburgh Studies in Film and IntermedialityPublication date:...

Reducere. From New York Times bestselling author Mari Andrew, a collection of essays and illustrations, divided into phases of the sky--twilight, golden hour...