204 illustrations in full color. 142 B/W illustrations. 507p. Covers 8 landmark Impressionist shows. Contributors include Stéphane Mallarmé, Richard Shiff, Paul Tucker, Richard R. Bretetell and others. Accompanied exhibition at exhibit at the National...

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This important new book analyzes the position of women in the writings of the major political philosophers. The authors argue that the moral status of women both affects and is affected by the conceptions of their political status. Women have only...

This classic study presents the history of the Byzantine Empire from the sixth to the fifteenth century in terms of political events, art, literature, and thought. It is addressed to the general reader of history as well as to students and scholars.

Massive and parallel changes have occurred in New York City since the late 1970s and in London and Tokyo since the early 1980s. What transformed these urban centers, with their diverse histories, into "global cities" that share comparable economic and...

Drawing on the most recent scholarship, this engaging, accessible volume brings ancient Greek society -- from food and drink to literacy, the plight of the elderly, the treatment of slaves, and much more -- vividly to life; it also explores the...