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hardcover. This is an analysis of art as a social and perceptual system by one of Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. It is intended to represent an intellectual step in discussions of art and an important advance in systems theory. Translator(s): Knodt, Eva M. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 755.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739061
ISBN
9780804739061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739078
ISBN
9780804739078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.72

Paperback. The book explores the concept of artistic witnessing as political activity. In which ways may art and artists bear witness to political events? The Contributors engage with dance, film, photography, performance, poetry and theatre and explore artistic witnessing as political activity in a wide variety of case studies. Editor(s): Moller, Frank; Lindroos, Kia. Num Pages: 350 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783847405801
ISBN
9783847405801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 58.90

Hardback. An encyclopedic survey of artists' responses - both 'official' and personal - to 'the horrors of war'. This work reveals the diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the 'heroic' paintings of Benjamin West and John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists from Goya to Picasso. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112363
ISBN
9781845112363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33
€ 124.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, 281 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738. A Psychology of the Creative Eye. 518 pages, 281 illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ABA. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight: 734.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243835
ISBN
9780520243835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Paperback. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466382
ISBN
9781608466382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.28

Paperback. Focuses on questions of history, methods, and the nature of art theories, as well as the value and evaluation of art. This book is intended as a primer to aesthetics, as well as a summary and extension of the author's contribution to the field. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229469
ISBN
9780631229469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Hardcover. Focuses on questions of history, methods, and the nature of art theories, as well as the value and evaluation of art. This book is intended as a primer to aesthetics, as well as a summary and extension of the author's contribution to the field. Num Pages: 120 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229452
ISBN
9780631229452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.82

hardcover. Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato's famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers have assumed that Plato's challenge was resolved long ago. In this title, the author argues that Plato has in fact never been satisfactorily answered. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038199
ISBN
9780226040028
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Presents a fresh look at an ancient question, bringing it into contemporary relief. This volume offers a comprehensive account of Plato's influence through nearly the whole history of Western aesthetics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; HPC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226272634
ISBN
9780226272634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. This work explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought from the Renaissance onwards. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Iversen, Margaret. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227151
ISBN
9780631227151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Hardcover. This work explores the relationship between the discipline of art history and important movements in the history of western thought from the Renaissance onwards. Editor(s): Arnold, Dana; Iversen, Margaret. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227144
ISBN
9780631227144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.72

Hardback. Explores artistic production surrounding the world's most famous public transportation system, from just before its opening in 1904 onwards. Using images, this work offers perspectives on ways in which the subway has been used as a subject about which to make art, as a site within which to make art, and as a canvas upon which to make art. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544526
ISBN
9780813544526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 45.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Dimension: 254 x 216. Weight in Grams: 56000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145617
ISBN
9780691145617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 colour in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769066
ISBN
9781780769066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33
€ 124.23

paperback. This volume tracing the history of Native American art examines such topics as Native American culture, art and tradition, and how these have changed in modern times. Editor(s): Krumrine, Mary Louise; Scott, Susan Clare. Series: Papers in Art History. Num Pages: 325 pages, 11 colour and 189 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915773091
ISBN
9780915773091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.61

Paperback. Analyzes major changes in the global art world that have emerged in the last twenty years including structural shifts in the global art market; the proliferation of international art fairs, biennials and blockbuster exhibitions; and the internationalization of the scope of contemporary art. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 black and white illustrations, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 3JM; ABQ; AC; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291539
ISBN
9780520291539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

hardcover. Kay's local study of the debate over cultural modernism in Imperial Germany makes a significant contribution both to the study of modernism and to the history of German culture. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; AFC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009227
ISBN
9780802009227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.49

Paperback. Exploring the political forces that shaped Impressionism, this work proposes that at the heart of the modern is a "guilty secret" - the need of the dominant, mainly bourgeois, classes in Paris to expunge from historical memory the haunting nightmare of the Commune and its socialist ideology. Series: Princeton Series in Nineteenth-Century Art, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 162 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACVT; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691015552
ISBN
9780691015552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 83 b&w photos, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; ACXJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650026
ISBN
9780816650026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 84 colour illustrations. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 190 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
JRP | Ringier Switzerland
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037642962
ISBN
9783037642962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This pioneering study argues that the concept of 'empire' belongs at the centre, rather than in the margins, of British art history. Twenty essays by authors from four continents offer innovative methodological approaches to the analysis of visual art as it was produced, exhibited, and distributed throughout the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Quilley, Professor Geoff; Fordham, Douglas. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081934
ISBN
9780719081934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

paperback. Editor(s): Goguen, Joseph; Myin, Erik. Series: Journal of Consciousness Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845126
ISBN
9780907845126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.17

Paperback. These essaysexplore the relationship between artistic and technological advances from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Together they provide a broad definition of technology for this period and address the influence of technological shifts on the history of early modern art. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ABA; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 16. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119291688
ISBN
9781119291688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Hardback. aeo A concise but wide--ranging work by one of Francea s greatest historians. aeo Discusses the relation between art and society in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century. aeo Demonstrates how the meaning and significance of art changes over time. Num Pages: 119 pages, 16 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACK; ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621739
ISBN
9780745621739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630397
ISBN
9780745630397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.03

Hardback. Art and Social Theory provides a comprehensive introduction to sociological studies of the arts. It examines the central debates of social theorists and sociologists about the place of the arts in society and the social significance of aesthetics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630380
ISBN
9780745630380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.47

Paperback. This is a study of artist/activists and their participation in social movements in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, in Mexico City, Oaxaca, and California. McCaughan places the three movements within their own local histories, cultures, and conditions, but also links them to the 1968 rebellions that were going on across the world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 42 illustratons. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; JFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351825
ISBN
9780822351825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304704248
ISBN
9780304704248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. Examines art and censorship in the current political climate. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AN; JFCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326474
ISBN
9780745326474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622016491
ISBN
9789622016491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Paperback. This book explores the position of art and artists under a number of different political regimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, traveling around the world to consider how art and politics have interacted and influenced each other in different conditions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: ACX; JPF; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 264 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
Number of pages
168
SKU
V9789462981782
ISBN
9789462981782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.22

Hardback. This book examines the writings of Lawrence Alloway (1926-1990), one of the most influential and widely-respected art writers of the post-War years. It provides a close and critical reading of his writings, and sets his work in the cultural and political context of the London and New York art worlds of the 1950s to the early 1980s. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 510 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316456
ISBN
9781846316456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.27

Paperback. The first major survey of photography's place in recent art history. Editor(s): Campany, David. Num Pages: 220 pages, 220. BIC Classification: ABA; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714863924
ISBN
9780714863924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation, and value of art. This book explores visual art as a mode of experiencing the world itself, showing how in the words of Merleau-Ponty 'Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own'. Editor(s): Parry, Joseph D. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415774505
ISBN
9780415774505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.26

Paperback. Covering the period from the late 1940s to 1990s , Walker provides a detailed survey of the most prominent cases of art that has scandalised. Num Pages: 288 pages, 51 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACX; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313542
ISBN
9780745313542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 288 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220339
ISBN
9780300220339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.57

Paperback. Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy. Here, the author argues that some works, regardless of their 'high art' context, remain deeply problematic, whilst others are both groundbreaking and liberating. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112356
ISBN
9781845112356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.02

Paperback. Contains 27 essays and reviews defining the contours of late modernism in the visual arts. Ranging from brief reviews to extended essays, the writings establish a set of basic terms for understanding key issues in high modernism. An extended introductory essay by the author clarifies his views. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 colour plates, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226263199
ISBN
9780226263199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.36

Paperback. Art & Language Uncompleted. The Philippe Meaille Collection provides a detailed and revealing view of one of the most complex aesthetic identities of the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 287 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 288 x 19. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Matador (Orca)
Condition
New
SKU
V9788492505524
ISBN
9788492505524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.82