The Power of Images: Studies in the History and Theory of Response, Paperback - David Freedberg

Reducere. "This learned and heavy volume should be placed on the shelves of every art historical library."--E. H. Gombrich, New York Review of Books "This is...

With new surges of activity from religious, political, and military extremists, the destruction of images has become increasingly relevant on a glo...

Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have str...

Reducere. In his lucid and bracing history, [David] Bell helps us better understand how [a] charismatic grifter came to occupy the most powerful office in th...

For as long as women have battled for equitable political representation in America, those battles have been defined by images--whether illustratio...

The most powerful story in stamp history, revealing the little icons at the heart of wartime propagandaIllustrations: 48 Plates, color; 100 Illustr...

Using espionage as a test case, The End of Intelligence criticizes claims that the recent information revolution has weakened the state, revolution...

This important study of the relationship between historical developments and the work of the scholars associated with the Frankfurt Institute for S...

Publisher: Guilford PublicationsAuthor(s): Scott HoferNumber of pages: 643Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 186 x 260 x 37Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Reducere. IMAGES OF THE SAN JUANS--HISTORIC SELECTIONS FROM THE RUTH AND MARVIN GREGORY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Images of the San Juans is a rare treat--a col...

Contains essays that convey the enduring nature of the questions raised by the work of David Brading. These essays reflect a range of his interests...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ryan BoehmIllustration(s): 6 mapsNumber of pages: 316Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 22...

Chronicles representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. This book explores the ever-ch...

Guide to seals from the likes of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.Illustrations: 50 colour illustrations

Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): David L. WilliamsIllustration(s): 160 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 120Publication date...

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture...

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.Author(s): A. V. SkorokhodNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 325 x 217 x 14Cover type: Paperba...

This book traces the remarkable and sometimes hazardous rise of a Welsh family of the Anglo-Welsh borderland, from relatively humble origins to bec...

Lange's examination of the fights that led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 reveals the power of images to change history.Pu...

Reading Photographs is a clear and inspiring introduction to theories of representation and visual analysis and how they can be applied to photogra...

DescriptionEmerging at the turn of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic rose to become a powerhouse of economic growth, artistic creativity,...

Unhastening Science. Autonomy and Reflexivity in the Social theory of Knowledge. Studies in Social and Political Thought, Volume 7 - Dick Pels

Divided into thematic sections, these collected papers celebrate the career and research interests of Lindsay Allason-Jones, who has been at the fo...

Reducere. The "Voice of Silence" is the personal story of an underground Hebrew teacher in the communist Soviet Union who was sentenced to prison after false...

This book brings together Dr Winnicott's work on psychoanalysis and child development during the period 1957-1963 and explores the idea that mental...

The meta-theoretical approach according to which a popular method of analysis and interpretation regarding the books of Samuel is discussed an eval...

In this timely and fully international book, David Welch has selected fifty images to highlight the continuities and dis-continuities of mass-commu...

Reducere. Lawrence Reddick (1910-1995) was among the most notable African American intellectuals of his generation. The second curator of the Schomburg Libra...

Reducere. Both parts of Uriah Smith's astounding commentary of the Book of Daniel, and its prophetic relation to the birth and life of Jesus Christ, are unit...

Albania and Kosovo have long, fascinating histories of connection with the wider European world. These essays explore this history from the 15th ce...