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  • - Tombstone of Russian Power
    av Anatol Lieven
    532,-

    The humiliation of Russia by separatist rebels in the Chechen War marked a key moment in Russian history. This is an eyewitness account of the war, a portrait of the Chechen people, and an explanation of the Russian defeat and the present weakness of the Russian state and nation.

  • - Black Mountain College 1933-1957
    av Helen Molesworth
    940,-

    A dynamic new look at the legendary college that was a major incubator of the arts in midcentury America

  • av Christopher Lloyd
    345,-

  • - Anarchitect
    av Antonio Sergio Bessa
    509,-

    "Undoing is just as much a democratic right as doing."---Gordon Matta-Clark

  • - Cr na Cille
    av Mairtin O Cadhain
    195,-

    A brilliant new translation of Ó Cadhain's modern Irish literature masterpiece, meant to spark debate and comparison with Alan Titley's Dirty Dust, now with bonus materials on its history, reception, interpretations, adaptations, and more "Gloriously attuned to the energy, copiousness, invective and ribaldry of the original Cre na Cille."--Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement "Corrosively satirical and darkly comic. . . . A tour de force of a gabfest."--Mark Harman, Los Angeles Review of Books In critical opinion and popular polls, Máirtín Ó Cadhain's Graveyard Clay is invariably ranked the most important prose work in modern Irish. This bold new translation of his radically original Cré na Cille is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the Irish of Ó Cadhain's native region, Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson. They have achieved a lofty goal: to convey Ó Cadhain's meaning accurately and to meet his towering literary standards. Graveyard Clay is a novel of black humor, reminiscent of the work of Synge and Beckett. The story unfolds entirely in dialogue as the newly dead arrive in the graveyard, bringing news of recent local happenings to those already confined in their coffins. Avalanches of gossip, backbiting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering ensue, while the absurdity of human nature becomes ever clearer. This edition of Ó Cadhain's masterpiece is enriched with footnotes, bibliography, publication and reception history, and other materials that invite further study and deeper enjoyment of his most engaging and challenging work.

  • av Nienke Denekamp
    295,-

    A fascinating guide to Van Gogh's itinerant life, with vibrant images and stories about the many places where he lived and worked

  • - Visions of Genius
    av Matthijs Ilsink
    286,-

    An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death

  • - Discovering the Voice of the Natural World
    av Bernie Krause
    226,-

    A founder of soundscape ecology offers a pioneering field guide for listening to and recording the sounds of the wild

  • - An Ethnic History of the English Civil War
    av Mark Stoyle
    476,-

  • - Spices and the Medieval Imagination
    av Paul Freedman
    273,-

    The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration ,as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history. This engaging book explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive?  Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use--in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace, Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era. 

  • av Michael Beggs
    444,-

    A detailed study of the role and legacy of weaving at the legendary Black Mountain College

  • av Ronald Hutton
    175,-

  • av Owen Davies
    290,-

    "A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks. Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of magical phenomena, but also to enact magic through spells and rituals. To understand the history of these texts is to understand the influence of the major religions, the development of early science, the cultural influence of print, the growth of literacy, the social impact of colonialism, and the expansion of esoteric cultures across the oceans. In more than two hundred color illustrations from ancient times to the present, renowned scholar Owen Davies examines little-studied artistic qualities of grimoires, revealing a unique world of design and imagination. The book takes a global approach, considering Egyptian and Greek papyri, ancient Chinese bamboo scripts, South American pulp prints, and Japanese demon encyclopedias, among other examples. This book will enchant readers interested in the history of magic and science, as well as in book and manuscript history." -- publisher's description.

  • av Caroline Evans
    509,-

    Now back in print, this seminal publication offers an unexpected discussion of cutting-edge fashion in the 1990s and its relation to deep cultural anxieties

  • av Nicholas Mulder
    195,-

  • av David Gwyn
    295,-

  • av James Fergusson
    246,-

  • - A Life in Legend
    av Richard Stoneman
    185,-

    Alexander the Great (356-323 B C E) precipitated immense historical change in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. This title traces Alexander's influence in ancient literature and folklore and in later literatures of east and west.

  • - The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country
    av Michael Reid
    172 - 226,-

    An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond "Comprehensive and engaging."--Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long dictatorship was widely hailed as a success, ushering in three decades of unprecedented progress and prosperity. Yet over the past decade its political consensus has been under severe strain. A stable two-party system has splintered, with disruptive new parties on the far left and far right. No government has had a majority since 2015. Michael Reid overturns the stereotypical view of Spain as a country haunted by its Francoist past. From Catalan separatism and the indignados movement to the Spanish economy's overdependence on tourism and small business, Spain's challenges can often seem unique. But Reid is careful to emphasize the many pressures it faces in common with its European neighbors--such as austerity, populism, and increasing polarization. The result is a penetrating yet rounded portrait of a vibrant country--one that is more often visited than understood.

  • av Paul Goldberger
    195,-

  • - Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
    av Mancur Olson
    225,-

    The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leading political economist Mancur Olson offers a new and compelling theory to explain these shifts in fortune and then tests his theory against evidence from many periods of history and many parts of the world.[T]his elegant, readable book. . . sets out to explain why economies succumb to the British disease, the kind of stagnation and demoralization that is now sweeping Europe and North America. . . . A convincing book that could make a big difference in the way we think about modern economic problems.Peter Passell, The New York Times Book ReviewSchumpeter and Keynes would have hailed the insights Olson gives into the sicknesses of the modern mixed economy.Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOne of the really important books in social science of the past half-century.Scott Gordon, The Canadian Journal of EconomicsThe thesis of this brilliant book is that the longer a society enjoys political stability, the more likely it is to develop powerful special-interest lobbies that in turn make it less efficient economically.Charles Peters, The Washington MonthlyRemarkable. The fundamental ideas are simple, yet they provide insight into a wide array of social and historical issues. . . . The Rise and Decline of Nations promises to be a subject of productive interdisciplinary argument for years to come.Robert O. Keohane, Journal of Economic LiteratureI urgently recommend it to all economists and to a great many non-economists.Gordon Tullock, Public ChoiceOlsons theory is illuminating and there is no doubt that The Rise and Decline of Nations will exert much influence on ideas and politics for many decades to come.Pierre Lemieux, ReasonCo-winner of the 1983 American Political Science Associations Gladys M. Kammerer Award for the best book on U.S. national policy

  • av Mark Stoyle
    295,-

  • - How the World Came to Know About Itself
    av Andrew Pettegree
    200,-

    ';A fascinating account of the gathering and dissemination of news from the end of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution' and the rise of the newspaper (Glenn Altschuler, The Huffington Post). Long before the invention of printing, let alone the daily newspaper, people wanted to stay informed. In the pre-industrial era, news was mostly shared through gossip, sermons, and proclamations. The age of print brought pamphlets, ballads, and the first news-sheets. In this groundbreaking history, renowned historian Andrew Pettegree tracks the evolution of news in ten countries over the course of four centuries, examining the impact of news media on contemporary events and the lives of an ever-more-informed public. The Invention of News sheds light on who controlled the news and who reported it; the use of news as a tool of political protest and religious reform; issues of privacy and titillation; the persistent need for news to be current and for journalists to be trustworthy; and people's changing sense of themselves and their communities as they experienced newly opened windows on the world. ';This expansive view of news and how it reached people will be fascinating to readers interested in communication and cultural history.' Library Journal (starred review)

  • - Second Edition
    av Robert M. Utley
    353,-

    This award-winning history of the Sioux in the 19th century ranges from its forced migration to the reservation to the Wounded Knee Massacre. First published in 1963, Robert M. Utley's classic study of the Sioux Nation was a landmark achievement in Native American historical research. The St. Louis Dispatch called it ';by far the best treatment of the complex and controversial relationship between the Sioux and their conquerors yet presented and should be must reading for serious students of Western Americana.' Today, it remains one of the most thorough and accurate depictions of the tragic violence that broke out near Wounded Knee Creek on December 29th, 1890. In the preface to this second edition, western historian Robert M. Utley reflects on the importance of his work and changing perspectives on Native American history. Acknowledging the inaccuracy of his own title, he points out that ';Wounded Knee did not represent the end of the Sioux tribesIt ended one era and open another in the lives of the Sioux people.' Winner of the Buffalo Award

  • - Journeys in Nordic Music and Culture
    av Andrew Mellor
    260,-

    An essential exploration of Nordic composers and musicians, and the distinctive culture that continues to shape them

  • - Making and Unmaking the Galician Past
    av Omer Bartov
    305,-

    The story of the diverse communities of Eastern Europe's borderlands in the centuries prior to World War II

  • - How We Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War
    av Richard Sakwa
    299,-

    The first account of the new Cold War-revealing how today's renewed era of global great power competition could threaten us all

  • av Lucy Whelan
    640,-

    An unparalleled reassessment of Pierre Bonnard, exploring his paintings, drawings, photography, and prints

  • - A Natural History of Fragrance
    av Elise Vernon Pearlstine
    295,-

    A fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the viewpoint of plant and pollinator

  • - The Drawings
    av Andreas Kilcher
    485,-

    The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka's graphic output, including more than 100 newly discovered drawings

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