The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely, Paperback - Anthony Vidler

The Architectural Uncanny presents an engaging and original series of meditations on issues and figures that are at the heart of the most pressing ...

DescriptionHow psychological ideas of space have profoundly affected architectural and artistic expression in the twentieth century.Beginning with ...

A collection of essays from Colquhoun's career in architectural theory.Publisher: Black Dog PressAuthor(s): Alan ColquhounIllustration(s): 180 b/w ...

Follow world-renowned travel photographer, Steve Vidler, on a pictorial journey from Greenwich in the East through the heart of London to Windsor i...

Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover t...

Renowned historian Anthony Grafton invites us to see the scholars of early modern Europe as laborers. Bookish but hardly divorced from physical tas...

What do the occult sciences, s ances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteen...

Publisher: Academic Studies PressAuthor(s): Alessandro GuettaNumber of pages: 300Collection: Perspectives in Jewish Intellectual LifePublication da...

The Seance of Reading. Uncanny designs in modernist writing - Thomas J. Cousineau

From the late fifteenth century onwards, scholars across Europe began to write books about how to read and evaluate histories. These pioneering wor...

The author of The Footnote reflects on scribes, scholars, and the work of publishing during the golden age of the book.From Francis Bacon to Barack...

Reducere. We can be led to act in our own interest as a group if we tune into, and add to, our mental diets, the liberating thoughts that are provifef for us...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Anthony GiddensModernity differs from all preceding forms of social order because of its dynamism, its deep undercutting of...

Step inside the studios of today's modern fabric design stars from around the world. From the bold florals of Kaffe Fassett to the subtle patternin...

Mid-Century Gothic offers a fresh perspective on the cultural moment that followed World War II, and discovers a deep sense of unease mingling with...

Diverse ecoGothic interpretations of Victorian gardens and their reflections of human disturbance, using material ecocritical methodology to examin...

Interpreting American architecture, this text explores the subject in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. In gi...

Reducere. Understanding Architectural Details - Commercial, is dedicated to steel and concrete construction. The book is packed full of over 150 construction...

Reducere. Understanding Architectural Details - Residential, is dedicated to residential construction. The book is packed full of over 150 construction detai...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Visualizing Nature brings together contemporary visionaries to share deeply personal essays on nature, ecology, sustainability, climate change, phi...

Reducere. Wolfe Studies: Essays and Critical Reviews is written to start verbal fistfights and maybe settle a few. It is an uncompromising, no-holds-barred c...

A look at history offers a path towards a more sustainable future for architectureIllustrations: 650 Illustrations, unspecified

Publisher: JOVIS VerlagIllustration(s): zahlr. farb. und s/w Abb.Number of pages: 268Collection: GAM - Graz Architecture MagazinePublication date: ...

DescriptionFrom the award-winning author of Wrestling with Moses comes a fascinating, accessible biography of the most important architect of the t...

This volume brings together a range of prominent and emerging voices within American and European Islamic studies to share the latest developments ...

Reducere. In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether r...

Publisher: Poetry Wales PressNumber of pages: 324Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 146 x 223 x 25Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Adam CzerniawskiRed...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Linda NochlinIllustration(s): 126 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 448Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

State Power, Stigmatization, and Youth Resistance Culture in the French Banlieues: Uncanny Citizenship studies the invisibility of visible minoriti...

A beautiful, lively tour through the portraits of one of the most celebrated painters of 17th century Europe

Publisher: Association for Asian StudiesAuthor(s): Ronald P. LoftusNumber of pages: 340Collection: Asia Past & PresentPublication date: 2021Dimensi...

Publisher: Panini Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Chris ClaremontIllustration(s): chiefly col. IllustrationsNumber of pages: 164Publication date: 2009Dime...

Publisher: Panini Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Chris ClaremontIllustration(s): chiefly illustrations (colour)Number of pages: 164Collection: Marvel Poc...

Reducere. Heller examines the sense of values embodied in the works of key German writers and thinkers from Goethe to Kafka, particularly the consciousness o...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rudolph WittkowerA brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the val...

Publisher: Panini Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Brian Michael BendisIllustration(s): 1 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2...