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An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s

The astounding saga of an American sea captain and the New Guinean nobleman who became his stunned captive, then ally, and eventual friend

From small timber-framed houses to sprawling manors, this comprehensive guide to west Suffolk presents an impressive range of buildings from across the centuries. At its center lies the town of Bury St. Edmunds, site of one of Norman England's most powerful abbeys, whose monolithic gates remain as a local landmark. Other towns boast impressive architecture as well, including Newmarket, where the racetrack and other unique structures support its role as a historic and international center for horse breeding and racing. Also attesting to the remarkable variation of west Suffolk's buildings are a number of impressively grand residences, such as the fine Elizabethan manors of Long Melford, Majarajah Duleep Singh's palace at Elveden, and the extraordinary circular mansion of Ickworth.

"This collection of deeply felt and powerfully moving Haitian poetry dating back to the first decades of the Caribbean island's independence from French colonial rule sheds a much needed light on an important and often neglected period in Haiti's literary history. Editors Kadish and Jenson have made a significant corpus of largely unknown poetry accessible to a wide audience for the first time with this essential bilingual volume of early-nineteenth-century verse that celebrates the authors' African origins, freedom from oppression, equality for all, and the legitimacy of the only modern country born from a slave revolt"--

"The purpose of this book is to introduce students of Russian to the great treasures of Russian poetry in the original, starting with Alexander Pushkin ... in the nineteenth century and moving chronologically into the twentieth century"--Page ix.

First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among the most celebrated and ballyhooed cultural gestures in the history of modern music. This title offers the reader both an expert's analysis and highly personal interpretation of Cage's most divisive work.

Fully modern corporations appeared in fourteenth-century Toulouse, much earlier than previously believed

A comprehensive look at the life and work of one of the 20th century's most influential architects

From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. This is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context, tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the civil wars of the 1640s.

Winchester is not only unrivalled for medieval architecture but like many of the smaller towns, such as Alton and Alresford, has some of the most charming streets in the southern counties. The countryside is rich in small villages and an abundance of houses and gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

A study of abstract expressionism as seen in the works of Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and other New York School artists in the wake of World War II. The author argues that the work of these artists reflects an attempt to reformulate individual identity through psychology and philosophy.

This work blends social and environmental history to offer a look at the angry struggles between American wildlife conservationists and local hunters since the late 19th century.

As the focal point of numerous high-profile exhibitions, the sculpture of Richard Serra (b. 1939) has drawn international acclaim. This title brings together the Serra's drawn work, considering the artist's investigation of medium as an activity both independent from and linked to his pioneering sculptural practice.

An examination of the works of Montesquieu that seeks to understand the shortcomings of the modern democratic state in light of this political thinker's insightful critique of commercial republicanism.

A work about the making of the writer William Faulkner. It inquires the three most important women in his life - his black and white mothers, Caroline Barr and Maud Falkner, and the childhood friend who became his wife, Estelle Oldham.

Donna and Howard Stone, two of Chicago's premier art patrons, have collected works of art in all media for more than 30 years, building one of the most distinguished private collections of contemporary art in the country. This title looks at the entire collection and highlights pieces included in the exhibit.

A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the author's classic study of popular religion in Italian Harlem. In the preface, it discusses significant shifts in the field of religious history and calls for new ways of empirically studying divine presences in human life.

Hull is one of the great historic trading centres of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial regeneration. Filled with numerous maps; plans; and colour photographs, this guide to Hull's buildings also includes walks that explore the waterfront area with its recent developments.

Brings together the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland with the old Furness division of Lancashire, in a comprehensive architectural guide to one of England's most varied and rewarding regions.

Explores the Western portrayal of Japanese women - and geishas in particular - from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. This title argues that in the West, Japanese women have come to embody certain ideas about feminine sexuality, and analyzes how these ideas have been expressed in diverse art forms.