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Photography as witness and weapon amid civil war This groundbreaking ethnography explores how, in the context of Sri Lanka’s protracted civil war and its turbulent aftermath, photography has become ……続きを見る

Este minilivro faz parte da obra Estudos em História e Teoria do Design, uma obra coletiva que reúne textos inéditos de pesquisadores brasileiros dedicados a temas relevantes para a história do desi……続きを見る

When houses are flattened, towns submerged, and people stranded without electricity or even food, we attribute the suffering to “natural disasters” or “acts of God.” But what if they’re neither? Wha……続きを見る

Ce livre est destiné à toute personne s’intéressant à l’art contemporain de près ou de loin. Ceux qui en vivent ou le pratiquent, et ceux qui le rejettent ou n’en comprennent pas les codes. Avec hum……続きを見る

With over 80 percent of Americans now living in cities and suburbs, getting our communities right has never been more important, more complicated, or more fascinating. Longtime sustainability leader……続きを見る

The first half of the 1990s saw the largest and most costly floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes in the history of the United States. While natural hazards cannot be prevented, their human impacts ca……続きを見る

This essay talks about the symbolic figure of the serpent on art and the concept of criticism through art by author and its philosophy 続きを見る

This interdisciplinary book explores socially engaged art as a subject of study and its relevance in higher arts education institutions' third missionーgiving back to society and engaging with the c……続きを見る

Im Rahmen der "Richard-Strauss-Tage 1995" fand in Garmisch-Partenkirchen eine hochkarätig besetzte Gesprächsrunde statt: Moderiert von August Everding, diskutierten Marcel Reich-Ranicki und Joachim ……続きを見る

This open access book conducts systematic and comprehensive research on urban spatial development problems in China from territorial perspectives, based on the scientific theory on human settlements……続きを見る

Im Zuge der aktuellen Debatten beschäftigen sich immer mehr Museen und Sammlungen mit der Herkunft ihrer Ausstellungstücke. Dabei ist es nicht immer leicht, zwischen Raub, Enteignung und legalem Erw……続きを見る

This inaugural volume is dedicated to the most primal and potent symbol of the imagination: the unicorn. Before any other complex mythologies took root, there was the simple, majestic wonder of a cr……続きを見る

Plains Indian biographic rock art can be “read” by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare……続きを見る

Museums of history and contemporary culture face many challenges in the modern age. One is how to react to processes of Europeanization and globalization, which require more cross-border cooperation……続きを見る

No Mother, No Future investigates how theatre and performance use pregnancy loss to represent a lost future. Spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this book analyzes performances that c……続きを見る

Estudos em História e Teoria do Design é uma obra coletiva que reúne textos inéditos de pesquisadores brasileiros dedicados a temas relevantes para a história do design no contexto nacional e intern……続きを見る

A journey to the animal kingdom, abstract expression meets the wild in a breathtaking collection of animal-inspired portraits. This enchanting art book showcases a bold and whimsical celebration of ……続きを見る

Marvel at this spectacular collection of full-colour graphic art of Godzilla and other Toho movie monsters by renowned artist KAIDA Yuji. For fans of big-screen monster films, KAIDA Yuji is a very w……続きを見る

“I paint what I see and not what it pleases others to see.” What other words than these of Édouard Manet, seemingly so different from the sentiments of Monet or Renoir, could best define the Impress……続きを見る

Whilst Impressionism marked the first steps toward modern painting by revolutionising an artistic medium stifled by academic conventions, Post-Impressionism, even more revolutionary, completely libe……続きを見る

In the near future, the interplanetary research conglomerate Astral Space Exploration initiates project T.A.H.I.R.A - 108 - the creation of an advanced artificial intelligence designed to operate wi……続きを見る

'This beautiful and timely book will appeal to anyone looking to deepen their experience, with or without the added joy of a cold swim.' Kate Rew, author of The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook 'An essent……続きを見る

By placing comics in a lively dialogue with contemporary narrative theory, The Narratology of Comic Art builds a systematic theory of narrative comics, going beyond the typical focus on the Anglopho……続きを見る

Karl Lagerfeld stilisierte sich selbst zum lebenden Logo und zu einem Mythos der Modewelt. Was aber steckt hinter dieser überlebensgroßen, charismatischen Figur, die trotz aller Kommunikationslust d……続きを見る

Critical conversations and reflections about lessons learned at the intersection of social movements and artist production. Diversity of Aesthetics collects powerful and timely conversations among l……続きを見る

Peu de temps avant sa mort, Claude Monet écrivait : « Je reste désolé d’avoir été la cause du nom donné à un groupe dont la plupart n’avait rien d’impressionniste. » Manet n’avait-il pas évoqué dans……続きを見る

Diversity in Architecture: Intersectionality, Affective Politics, and Creating Change explores diversity in architecture through an intersectional lens. It examines how overlapping individual identi……続きを見る

In this classic book that records a moment in the history of urban planning, the architect and city planner Harvey H. Kaiser examines the city-building process from the time when a proposal for urba……続きを見る

Fassbinder pratique un cinéma âpre et cruel qui révèle sans concession les blessures individuelles et collectives de la nation allemande. Ses films décrivent la dureté des rapports humains, l’exploi……続きを見る

Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings: Envelope Technologies and Sustainable Energy Systems examines the intersection of building design and energy systems analysis, paving the way to sustainable, effi……続きを見る