Returning Southeast Asia's Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution, Hardcover - Louise Tythacott

For the past century and a half, extensive looting and illicit trafficking of Southeast Asia's cultural heritage have scattered art objects from th...

Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompan...

The book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museumPublisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s): Dan HicksIllustration(s): 4 Tables, black and whi...

This edited collection is a concise authoritative volume covering the practical, doctrinal, legal, and policy aspects of the new regime of ASEAN La...

Reducere. During the global Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, many called upon the United States to finally face its painful past. Tim Gruenewald's new bo...

Reducere. This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological a...

Examines human rights disasters during Myanmar's democratisation.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Anchalee RulandIllustration(...

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich is home to both time and space: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian. But have you ever stopped to a...

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Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Khmer Empire, a...

Explores human relationships to objects, shows what museums can learn from them, and offers practical tools and exercises for using objects to crea...

In The Lives in Objects, Jessica Yirush Stern presents a thoroughly researched and engaging study of the deerskin trade in the colonial Southeast, ...

Find What's Lost with the Power of Horary Astrology 45 Sample Charts and Real-World Examples With nothing more than a sincerely asked question, hor...

Publisher: Boutique of Quality BooksAuthor(s): John A. DalyNumber of pages: 410Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 25Cover type: Paperbac...

Contributor(s): Editor: Kristine KhouriEditor: Rasha SaltiThe International Art Exhibition for Palestine took place in Beirut in 1978 and mobilized...

Stand alone novel from the author of the bestselling DCI Daley Series. Gangs of London meets The Sopranos. Terms of Restitution is a thrilling gang...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christian A. NappoPresidential libraries and museums are national monuments dedicated to the memories of men who served as ...

Stand alone novel from the author of the bestselling DCI Daley Series. Gangs of London meets The Sopranos. Terms of Restitution is a thrilling gang...

The confrontational nature of American perceptions of Chinese and Japanese development as an economic power is explored here by a foremost expert i...

DescriptionThe unforgettable saga of one enslaved woman's fight for justice--and reparations Born into slavery, Henrietta Wood was taken to Cincinn...

Reducere. Challenging the astrological status quo, this book discusses the fascinating astrological significance of no less than 85 Centaurs and Centaur rela...

Reducere. DescriptionDr. Jackie Greene is a Wife, Mother, Pastor, Dentist, and Global voice who has dared to share her story of recognizing the power of her ...

Reducere. Using native plants in a garden has many benefits. They attract beneficial wildlife and insects, they allow a gardener to create a garden that refl...

A fresh look at the influential pedagogy and practice pioneered by the Bauhaus Founded by architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969) in 1919, the Bauhaus...

Good Night Museum explores art museums, children's museums, natural history museum, science museums, history museums, aerospace museums, auto museu...

An updated catalog of the smaller-scale works created by installation art's most iconic duoThough born on the same day in 1935, artists Christo Vla...

Reducere. One of the phrases that has been used to describe Chicago's Southeast Side is "smokestacks and steeples." The community initially developed because...

Reducere. The Black Hawk War was the final conflict east of the Mississippi River between American Indian communities and the United States regular troops an...

Publisher: Imperial War MuseumsAuthor(s): Imperial War MuseumsIllustration(s): 25 color plates, 25 halftonesNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 20...

DescriptionThe answers to overcoming our hurts are not always within our own selves. Recovering from hurts and offenses is no secret. It is a syste...

Eleven stories that lay bare the beauties and ironies of contemporary life--a debut of sly and disarming power that announces an extraordinary new ...

Museums, Modernity and Conflict examines the history of the relationship between museums, collections and war, revealing how museums have responded...

Reducere. "Southeast Asian Affairs, first published in 1974, continues today to be required reading for not only scholars but the general public interested i...

The flavors of Southeast Asia are the star in this collection of recipes from Leah Cohen, the Top Chef alum and restaurateur. Growing up half-Filip...

Reducere. Restitution is the story of political ambition and individual soul-searching and growth. It focuses on the journey towards social justice and equal...

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DescriptionFrom Galileo's telescope to the International Space Station--a photo-filled tour through the milestones of space exploration This eclect...

Reducere. Overflowing with action and adventure, the third installment in the Legacy of the King's Pirates series will hold readers in its grip. Romantic Tim...

Reducere. "Illuminating . . . " -Lynn H. Nicholas, world's leading researcher on Art pilfered during WWII and author of The Rape Of Europa Sylvie Rosenberg w...

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Hunt for ghosts, ghouls, and more delightfully spooky ogres in this adorable Halloween-themed Look & Find book. Loaded with illustrations, it provi...

This book addresses the issues around valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value, including practical advi...

Reducere. Here is an extraordinary illustrated art book that showcases the one hundred masterpieces that present the legacy of culture, history, and beauty t...

The Royal Navy of Nelson's time was such a huge organization, that it is sometimes hard to comprehend its full scope. Indeed, during the Napoleonic...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Jackie AshendenNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 107 x 171 x 24Cover type: Paperb...

Award-winning chef Marc Vetri wanted to write his first book about pasta. Instead, he wrote two other acclaimed cookbooks and continued researching...

- The only book available sampling the finest selection of Jun wares from renowned collections and museums around the world - Highly educational ar...

Perhaps your museum's archives have run out of space, or its public programs have outgrown their facility. Perhaps a generous donor or an energetic...