Islamesque
The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments
ISBN: HB: 9781805260974,
Hurst Publishers,
December 2024
480 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 150 illus.
480 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 150 illus.
A fascinating exploration of Europe's medieval architectural wonders–and the Muslim master-builders behind them.
Who really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Abbots and bishops presiding over holy sites receive mentions aplenty throughou...
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A History of Lesbian Fashion
ISBN: HB: 9781805260967,
Hurst Publishers,
June 2024
344 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 36 illus.
344 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 36 illus.
From Sappho and Suffragettes to t-shirts and TikTok, a fascinating journey through the history and politics of lesbian clothing.
The way we dress can show or hide who we are; make us fit in, make us stand out, or make our own community. Yet "lesb...
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Stealing from the Saracens
How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe
ISBN: PB: 9781911723479,
ISBN: HB: 9781787383050,
Hurst Publishers,
May 2024
474 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 142 illus.
474 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 142 illus.
"Spectator" Book of the Year 2020, chosen by William Dalrymple
"BBC History Magazine" Best Book of 2020
Shortlisted for the A+C Book Award 2021
A revealing history of Islamic architectural influence on Europe's cathedrals, palaces and monuments....
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17.99 GBP
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Bittersweet Heritage
Slavery, Architecture and the British Landscape
ISBN: HB: 9781787386969,
Hurst Publishers,
August 2022
272 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 75 colour illus.
272 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 75 colour illus.
A revealing history of how slavery-derived wealth transformed Britain's natural and architectural landscapes.
The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain'...
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Art of Secularism
The Cultural Politics of Modernist Art in Contemporary India
ISBN: HB: 9781849042956,
Hurst Publishers,
June 2014
240 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
240 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
Written in the wake of the widely publicised attacks by Hindu nationalist activists on the late M. F. Husain, India's most famous artist and a prominent Muslim, The Art of Secularism addresses the entanglement of visual art with political secularis...
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27.50 GBP
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