The Arts books

First published in 2002, Germain Boffrand's Livre d'Architecture is one of the most original books on architecture...  Read More >>

This Element discusses how urbanists have long portrayed urban design and planning models globally, but the American...  Read More >>

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When you want a few minutes of amusing creativity, Sweet & Spooky Coloring offers illustrator Kitty Willow's unique...  Read More >>

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Critically examines the emergent field of podcasting in academia, revealing its significant impact on scholarly...  Read More >>

Brings together a diverse group of scholars to explore the evolving depiction of the superheroine as embodied in...  Read More >>

Shows that Rosten, Schulberg, and others created movies that were both entertaining and politically expeditious...  Read More >>

Mathias Kissel beschreibt in diesem Buch ein atemberaubendes Phänomen, das sich in der Dramaturgie geistlicher Konzerte...  Read More >>

Before the heyday of the Chitlin Circuit and the Harlem Renaissance, African American performing artists and creative...  Read More >>

In the 1970s, Jean Giraud started producing science fiction works under the name of Moebius. This first book-length,...  Read More >>

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An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured...  Read More >>

Chilean musician and artist Violeta Parra (1917–1967) is an inspiration to generations of artists and activists...  Read More >>

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Analyses the visual approaches and techniques of 100 great artists, and shows readers how to weave some of this...  Read More >>

This book explores the practice of artist filmmaker William Raban from 1970 to the present.  The trajectory from...  Read More >>

This book, the first of its kind, introduces various aspects of urban planning in India and contributes towards...  Read More >>

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This Element discusses general features of controlled experimentation, epistemic and practical aspects, and historical...  Read More >>

This new biography – the first for 30 years – looks at the phenomenal career of football icon Gary Lineker.  Read More >>

Der interdisziplinar angelegte Tagungsband Visualisierung des Wunderbaren geht der Frage nach, wie sich Gegenstande...  Read More >>

A record of the rise and fall of the BMC farm that foregrounds the voices of a new cast of characters Black Mountain...  Read More >>

Katarzyna Pieprzak examines how contemporary visual, literary, and performance art of the Maghreb has the potential...  Read More >>

Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In this character-driven study, Jennifer...  Read More >>