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Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria's unique urban, political and religious organization evolved alongside the numerous scientific innovations and philosophical expressions that shaped the city into one of the ancient world's civilizational centres. Located at the intersection of art and history, this book revisits the former Egyptian megapolis of Alexandria with the aim of going beyond the usual depictions of the city - focusing on the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Lighthouse and the Library - to take a journey of discovery into an ancient city that is full of nuance. Several recent discoveries have enabled us to refine our knowledge of the lost city of Alexandria. By examining the city's multi-layered temporalities, this book echoes dominant accounts of Alexandria as a city through which successive civilisations and political formations of the past (Byzantine, Arab, Modern) have rehearsed visions of futures that are either no longer present or remain felt through Alexandria's remaining material culture and built environment. This book also features a series of contemporary artworks which develop a critical and poetic association with the themes it covers. Exhibition Schedule: BOZAR, Center for Fine Arts, Brussels: 29/09/2022 - 08/01/2023 MUCEM, Musée des Civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, Marseille 08/02/2022 - 08/05/2023

Angel Vergara's work tests the limits of art and reality by questioning the way the contemporary image shapes the intermingled public and private spheres--as well as our own experience

An examination of the innovative portrayals of industry and leisure created by five avant-garde artists working at Asnières in the late nineteenth century

A reassessment of self-taught artist William Edmondson, exploring the enduring relevance of his work

The first book-length examination of the clay models and creative process of the preeminent neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova

"Watercolor holds a special place in the history of American art. For generations of artists, the medium has provided a space for innovation and experimentation, allowing practitioners to let their imagination loose and to reflect on process and perception. Its rise to the status of fine art in the decades following the Civil War is well documented, yet its continued role as a testing ground and means of generating new ideas throughout the twentieth century has received comparatively less attention.This volume considers continuity and change in the American watercolor tradition over a century of production through the lens of the Harvard Art Museums' collection. Works by well-known watercolorists such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and James Abbott McNeill Whistler are included, as well as surprising additions from Zelda Fitzgerald, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, and many others. In the spirit of the medium, the authors take a fluid and open-ended approach to the topic, offering both personal and scholarly reflections that invite readers to ponder the influence of these works on their own experience of the world. In addition to contextual essays, there are close readings of singular works and examinations of the unique material characteristics of the watercolor medium."--

A virtuoso collage novel about narrative, identity, and exile, from international literary sensation Norman Manea

The third and final volume in the first comprehensive history of Black social Christianity, by the "greatest theological ethicist of the twenty-first century" (Michael Eric Dyson)

An authoritative, jargon-free and engaging guide to understanding and interpreting architecture, as explained through over 50 examples from antiquity to the present day

The first telling of the unknown story of America's two-hundred-year history as a slave-trading nation

This revelatory book shows how the influential and controversial Empress Dowager Cixi used art and architecture to establish her authority

A straightforward and fact-based exploration of how weather happens, how it relates to climate, and how science answers major questions about Earth as a system

"A sweeping new history that reveals how British, African, and American merchants developed the transatlantic slave trade."--

A comprehensive survey of Syriac Christianity from its origins in Hellenistic and ancient Near Eastern cultures to the present

Lorraine Byrne Bodley illuminates the story of Schubert's life, from his early years at the Vienna Stadtkonvikt to the battle with syphilis that led to his early death. Reconsidering best-loved works and neglected repertoire and sources, Bodley offers a compelling portrait of one of the nineteenth century's most beloved?and elusive?composers.

The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking

Exploring seven old towns from Frankfurt to Vilnius, the acclaimed writer Marek Kohn examines how historic quarters have been shaped to reinforce particular versions of history and efface others. Uncovering hidden stories behind their old and old-seeming façades, Kohn offers us a new understanding of the politics of European history-making.

The first major publication devoted to weaver and designer Dorothy Liebes, reinstating her as one of the most influential American designers of the twentieth century

Tracing the vast visual legacy of walking from cave art to contemporary performance, this thought-provoking study features works by artists such as Botticelli, Claude Monet, Maya Lin, and Pope.L and shows how walking has permeated our visual culture ever since humans began to depict themselves in art.

Artist Natalie Frank's evocative drawings accompany five of E. T. A. Hoffmann's most influential short stories, published here in a new translation by fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes. Tales including The Sandman speak to twenty-first century preoccupations in this thoughtful and visually compelling rendition.

This book presents a new history of economic crises, looking at seven crashes over the past two hundred years, showing how some pushed markets in the direction of more cross-border integration of labor, goods, and capital markets while others prompted substantial deglobalization.

A pathbreaking look at Native women of the early South who defined power and defied authority

An authoritative study of Gego, whose distinctive modernist practice sits at the intersection of architecture, design, and the visual arts

This new biography by prizewinning Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson tells the extraordinary story of Ramesses II's dramatic reign and enduring legacy, restoring Ramesses the Great to his rightful place as a major figure in ancient history.

The rise and fall of one of America's first Black sports celebrities

Why some of the most vulnerable communities in Europe, from independent cities to new monarchies, welcomed refugees during the Age of Revolutions and prospered