Visual Culture of the Ancient Americas: Contemporary Perspectives, Hardcover - Andrew Finegold

Reducere. In the past fifty years, the study of indigenous and pre-Columbian art has evolved from a groundbreaking area of inquiry in the mid-1960s to an est...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sheldon (University of California, Davis, USA) LuIllustration(s): 40 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Col...

This book examines Anna of Denmark's engagement with visual and material goods, including architecture, garden design, painting and jewellery. It c...

Publisher: Primary InformationNumber of pages: 104Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 210 x 298 x 10Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Mahmoo...

The all-American spirit of midcentury modernism, in three US State Department-sponsored exhibitionsThis revelatory volume recovers and presents the...

DescriptionThe creation of meaning is a central feature of human life. The full spectrum of experience, from joyful, devoted living to unbearable p...

Reducere. Long before Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas, long before the Vikings discovered the New World, the indigenous cultures of the America...

The United States political climate is prime for attack from enemies outside and within. Two of the world's most dangerous "Axis of Evil, " Iran an...

Poetry has long been thought of as a genre devoted to grand subjects, timeless themes, and sublime beauty. Why, then, have contemporary poets turne...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Suzanna IvanicIllustration(s): 450 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. Political acts are encoded in medial forms -- feet marching on a street, punch holes on a card, images on live stream, tweets -- that have force, s...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Japan, then keep reading...Japan, the country of the rising sun, is today known as one o...

Kelli Moore traces the political origins of the concept of domestic violence through visual culture in the United States, showing how it is rooted ...

Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, this title reflects on the role of the visual in all areas of life. It...

Reducere. How do you draw Celtic knotwork? What are the secrets of keys? Are there tricks for drawing Celtic spirals? What do these mysterious patterns actua...

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the Etruscans and their wars with Rome *Includes online resources and a bibliography for f...

Sourdough bread fueled the labor that built the Egyptian pyramids. The Roman Empire distributed free sourdough loaves to its citizens to maintain p...

A collection of essays that encompass the two principal approaches to the history of ancient Near Eastern studies: descriptive historiography and i...

Visual culture was an essential part of ancient social, religious, and political life. Appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramo...

Reducere. Cities are so common today that we cannot imagine a world without them. More than half of the world's population lives in cities, and that proporti...

Visual Feast reveals a world where food is both an art medium and an edible eccentricity. We eat with our eyes. People love to stage and take photo...

This study examines the culture of leadership-within the government, the Communist Party, and business-in contemporary China. The author analyzes t...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

This book explores the origins of interior design in nineteenth-century France. It shows how new, modern techniques of image-making and reproductio...

The devastation of disease, the pace of death and fears of contagion not only altered the practices of mourning and burial during the calamitous he...

DescriptionCovering the history and context of tattoo design, as well as offering a comprehensive instruction in hand lettering, this guide is pack...

Publisher: Atelier EditionsAuthor(s): Annebella PollenNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 235 x 173 x 23Cover type: Paperback / s...

Reducere. *Includes over 50 pictures of the civilizations' art, ruins, architecture, and more. *Describes everyday life for the Maya, Inca and Aztecs, from l...

Reducere. On two separate days in August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As the seventy-fift...

Publisher: ATF PressNumber of pages: 79Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 154 x 230 x 8Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Bernadette Richard...

La Merica (la mer'.e.ca) Ancient Portuguese name for America. Meaning: "The Western Star" This book is made possible by the re-discovery of an anci...

Reducere. A form of technical analysis, Japanese candlestick charts are a versatile tool that can be fused with any other technical tool, and will help impro...

Publisher: University of Illinois PressAuthor(s): Rachel Afi QuinnIllustration(s): 28 black & white photographsNumber of pages: 264Publication date...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the Phoenicians and their history, language, and culture. *Includes a bibliography for fur...

DescriptionGlobal Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion showcases the global fashion industry's efforts to reduce the negative impacts associated wit...

This book explores how the comparative analysis of visual cultural artefacts, from objects to architecture and fiction films, can contribute to our...

Reducere. This present volume, The Black Ancient Egyptians: The Black African Ancestry of the Ancient Egyptians, formed one subject in the larger work: The A...

Publisher: Gwasg Carreg GwalchAuthor(s): Andrew MortonNumber of pages: 136Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 214 x 135 x 11Cover type: Paperback / s...

The Idea of the University: Contemporary Perspectives consists of essays from the leading contemporary scholars of the university across the world.

Publisher: Institute of International Visual Arts (INIVA)Illustration(s): 20 colour and 35 b&w platesTranslator: Gabriel Perez-BarrieroNumber of pa...

Suitable for students of art history as well as those seeking an understanding of art and of the cultural and historical context in which it is mad...