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This generously illustrated volume on the work of Vermeer makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. A 17th-century Dutch painter who lived his entire life...

A new history of Buddhism that highlights the insights and experiences of women from diverse communities and traditions around the worldBuddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five...

MAP NEIGHBORHOOD COVERAGE:Hyde Park, Notting Hill, Paddington, Marylebone, Mayfair, Soho, Bloomsbury, The City Business District, Shoreditch, Southwark, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Chelsea, Whitehall,...

This modern edition of the political call-to-arms whose “influence has been surpassed only by the Bible” highlights Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ prescient insights on capitalism (Guardian). A...

This groundbreaking exploration of appropriation and institutional critique assembles a wide variety of artists and mediums to offer new insight and make unprecedented connections. Exploring two...

Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising twist.Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks...

This book develops combinatorial tools which are useful for reliability analysis, as demonstrated with a probabilistic network model. Basic results in combinatorial enumeration are reviewed, along...

Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about...

Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Highlighting more complex concepts that go...

MAP NEIGHBORHOOD COVERAGE:Park Avenue, west to Eighth Avenue. Times Square, the Theatre District, Luxury Shopping on Madison and Fifth Avenues.ON THE MAP:- All in block-by-block, building-by-building...

Why do the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg have such an impact on UK law?Why did the UK need a Human Rights Act - and why do some people say it should be repealed?Human...

In this monograph about prolific Italian modernist artist Ezio Gribaudo Victoria Surliuga Associate Professor of Italian Studies conducts a book-length interview with the artist that highlights and...

Scholarship on the historical Jesus and, now, on the "Jesus movement" generally divides into separate camps around two sticky questions: was Jesus an apocalyptic prophet and was the movement around...

Women's reproductive tract infections and other gynecological disorders are an enormous global health burden. This significant book helps focus research in this important, neglected area. It is a...

This is the first book to analyze the relationship between the Soviet state and society from the October Revolution of 1917 to the revolution under Stalin of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Professor...

In this collection of 15 essays the author of "The Ancient Greeks" and "The World of Odysseus" highlights aspects of the ancient world ranging from Minoan Crete to the decline of the Roman Empire 20...

This pioneering commentary sets biblical interpretation firmly in the context of African American experience and concern. Cutting-edge scholarship that is in tune with African American churches calls...

Through the publication of his classic work, A Theology of Liberation, Gustavo Guti rrez, a Dominican priest from Lima, Peru, permanently altered the modern theological landscape, challenging all...

A comprehensive exposition of micro and nanofiber forming, this text provides a unified framework of all these processes (melt and solution blowing, electrospinning, and so on) and describes their...

Showcasing more than sixty pieces from the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and the Museum of Lace and Fashion collections, Sheer highlights the designer's mastery over transparent fabrics...