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Art & Architecture: general issues

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Art & Architecture: general issues

Paperback. "As a stylist, in his descriptions of art and movements and books, Rosenberg has no equal. . . . One is grateful for [this] essay collection. To my mind, his piece on art criticism and the distinction between it and art history is alone worth the price of the book." Corinne Robins, "New York Times Book Review "" Num Pages: 318 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726748
ISBN
9780226726748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Develops a framework for thinking about art through innovative readings of some of the most important philosophical writing on the subject by Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. This title exposes fresh layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734224
ISBN
9780226734224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 75.68

Paperback. Shapiro explores the whole range of Foucault's writing on visual art, including the theory of visual resistance. He also examines the significance of Nietzsche's understanding of visual dimensions in the theatre and opera, Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750477
ISBN
9780226750477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.79

Paperback. Marshals a distinguished group of thinkers to forge a dialogue among the emerging brain sciences, the liberal arts, and social sciences. Demonstrating how formerly divided fields are converging around shared issues, this title maps a cross-disciplinary adventure. Editor(s): Stafford, Barbara Maria. Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226770550
ISBN
9780226770550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772240
ISBN
9780226772240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of freedom in Western culture? This book explores and celebrates the freedom of artists who, working under finite conditions, make considered choices and shape surprising consequences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773872
ISBN
9780226773872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226774473
ISBN
9780226774473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 186 pages, 2 colour plates, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791548
ISBN
9780226791548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.86

Hardback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226792866
ISBN
9780226792866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.47
€ 90.19

Paperback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226792873
ISBN
9780226792873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. Concentrating on canonical critical texts and images, the book examines modern art through a rhetoric of representation rather than through formalist criticism or the history of the avant-garde. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080835
ISBN
9780231080835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140973
ISBN
9780231140973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141635
ISBN
9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.12

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141864
ISBN
9780231141864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.66
€ 72.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: AB; JFC; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147187
ISBN
9780231147187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87
€ 79.61

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ABQ; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148801
ISBN
9780231148801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.29
€ 48.87

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152013
ISBN
9780231152013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.84

Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AC; HPN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152785
ISBN
9780231152785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.55
€ 61.55

Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 104 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152792
ISBN
9780231152792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; APFA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182188
ISBN
9780231182188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.28

Paperback. A provocative triptych of black queer desire, articulated through aesthetic works and experiences Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; APF; JFCA; JFSK2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077876
ISBN
9780252077876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Explores the history of bodily beautification Editor(s): Brand, Peg Zeglin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 color illus., 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006493
ISBN
9780253006493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Suitable for those who would like to use creative writing and performance to energize their artistic, scholarly, and activist practices, this title includes essays that describe and define the African American tradition of art-making known as the jazz aesthetic. Editor(s): Jones, Omi Osun Joni L.; Moore, Lisa L.; Bridgforth, Sharon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 photo, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292722873
ISBN
9780292722873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.13

Hardback. A companion volume to "Symmetries of Culture", this book applies the method of symmetry analysis to actual case studies from cultures around the world. It explores how cultural information is embedded in the symmetrical structure of pattern. It is intended as a reference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, and mathematicians. Editor(s): Washburn, Dorothy K. Num Pages: 392 pages, 204 illus., 19 in color. BIC Classification: ABA; ACBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983660
ISBN
9780295983660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.26

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