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50th anniversary edition of this masterwork in art education.

Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and...

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Prize-winning historian M. E. Sarotte pulls back the curtain on the crucial decade between the fa...

Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth...

The unique historical nature of small states that maximise the potential of the sea in relation t...

The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ag...

A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s cent...

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to moder...

In this second edition of his acclaimed New Testament translation, which now includes a powerful ...

One of the world's leading scholars of Buddhism presents the story of its dramatic journey across...

A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essent...

The story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European m...

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its conte...

A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress

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The first account of the new Cold War—revealing how today’s renewed era of global great power com...

The Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine are Europe's last true wildern...

Focusing on the most iconic and acclaimed designs of his prolific career, this stunning book exam...

The true history of tattoo as both art and profession in the West

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A thought-provoking and chronological narrative which covers the period from c.400-1500, Wickham ...

A leading scientist's spirited, confident guide to the way our immune system protects us-most of ...

A revelatory meditation on class and consumer culture, from 2022 Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux

A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day. Saud...

What is it to be a work of art? Renowned author and critic Arthur C. Danto addresses this fundame...

Delves into the clothing of one of the world's great authors based on her surviving garments and ...

Tracing the history of economic sanctions from the blockades of World War I to the interwar confr...

A beloved introductory physics textbook, now including exercises and an answer key, explains the ...

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes

Transnational crime expert Mark Galeotti provides a comprehensive and ground-breaking survey of t...

The Battle for Syria

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing i...

A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day

Michael H. Kater explores the complex manifestations of the West German cultural scene and its at...

The miraculous story of Madrid-how a village became a great world cityFor centuries Madrid was an...

This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbrea...

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan ...

The potential of the idea of fabulousness as it manifests itself in queer, black and otherwise ma...

Essential reading for anyone interested in art, community, and the built environment A towering a...

'In this major statement, the renowned international-relations scholar John Mearsheimer argues th...

The world's leading economic thinker on climate change analyzes the economics and politics of the...

Noted cartoonist and illustrator Brunetti presents 15 distinct lessons on the art of cartooning, ...

The history, territory, and language of 'China? are not ancient facts but modern inventions, turn...

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The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka's graphic output, including more than 100 n...