Eyes that Commit
Black Women and Non-Binary Photographers. A Visual Survey
ISBN: HB: 9783791389271,
Prestel Publishing,
October 2024
256 pp., 28,0x24,0 cm, 150 colour illus., 150 black&white illus.
256 pp., 28,0x24,0 cm, 150 colour illus., 150 black&white illus.
A major new publication looking at the rich history of photographic practice by Black female and non-binary artists from the late 19th century to the present day.
For decades, women have been overlooked in the cultural history of photography, especi...
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£40.00
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Buddhism and the Political
Organisation and Participation in the Theravada Moral Universe
ISBN: HB: 9781849048385,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2024
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
256 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
For sale in CIS only!
Popular participation is one of the hallmarks of modern politics. So why have democracy and democratic norms generally failed to take root in the Theravada Buddhist countries of South and Southeast Asia? This book explores trad...
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£35.00
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Empire of Austerity
Russia and the Breaking of Eurasia
ISBN: HB: 9781911723127,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2024
384 pp., 21,8x13,8 cm
384 pp., 21,8x13,8 cm
For sale in CIS only!
How Russia's post-Soviet economy, engineered to stagnate, explains its conflict with Ukraine and divisions across Eurasia.
"Fortress Russia" evokes a Kremlin standing strong against the West. But Moscow's ceaseless quest for...
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£30.00
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Inside Boko Haram
Unravelling the Myths of an African Catastrophe
ISBN: PB: 9781787388109,
Hurst Publishers,
October 2024
392 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
392 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
For sale in CIS only!
Explores Boko Haram's resilience, local support and economic networks, and its roots in a pre-colonial political order among the Kanuri people of Lake Chad.
This book presents a nuanced picture of the origins, rise, transforma...
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£25.00
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All Gomorrahs are the Same
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Award 2022
One of Brittle Paper's 50 Most Notable African Books of 2021
An epic tale narrated through the eyes of three women.
Makhosi battles inner turmoil, unable to express her anger to her mother, Duduzi...
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£9.99
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Stone Witch of Florence
Perfect for fans of "The Lost Apothecary" and "The Alchemist".
1348. As the Black Plague lays waste to Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned back to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile.
Ginevra has a gift―using the ancient practices of a...
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£18.99
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Swedish Ecstacy
Hilma af Klint, August Strindberg and Other Visionaries
ISBN: PB: 9780300273052,
Yale University Press,
Mercatorfonds,
September 2024
208 pp., 27,0x21,0 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.
208 pp., 27,0x21,0 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.
This book explores the works of one of Sweden's most esteemed artists, Hilma af Klint, alongside others in her artistic circle – and examines their inspirational influence on contemporary artists working today.
"Swedish Ecstasy" tells the story of r...
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£45.00
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National Gallery Technical Bulletin, Volume 42
ISBN: PB: 9781857096781,
Yale University Press,
National Gallery London,
September 2024
112 pp., 29,9x21,0 cm, 200 colour illus.
112 pp., 29,9x21,0 cm, 200 colour illus.
An authoritative annual record of scientific research and conservation carried out at the National Gallery, London.
"The National Gallery Technical Bulletin" is an annual record of the research carried out at the National Gallery, London. Drawing on...
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£40.00
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Atlas of Finance
Mapping the Global Story of Money
ISBN: HB: 9780300253054,
Yale University Press,
September 2024
240 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 98 colour illus.
240 pp., 27,9x21,6 cm, 98 colour illus.
A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history.
From the emergence of money in the ancient world to today's interconnected landscape of high-f...
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£30.00
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Dark Path
The Structure of War and the Rise of the West
ISBN: HB: 9780300270686,
Yale University Press,
September 2024
448 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 11 black&white illus.
448 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 11 black&white illus.
From an esteemed military historian, a sweeping history of the revolutions in war-fighting that have shaped the modern world.
Heraclitus wrote that "war is the father of all", and it has formed much of the modern world. Although the fundamental nat...
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