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The Perfect Foil

The life and works of a profoundly influential painter of Revolutionary-era France, brought out of the shadow of his outsize contemporary, Jacques-Louis David. Includes 24 colour plates, 74 b&w illustrations [more]

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American Egyptologist

The life of James Henry Breasted and the creation of his Oriental Institute. Illustrated with 128 halftones and 4 maps. [more]

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Surface Encounters

Developing a phenomenology of the animal other through contemporary art. Includes 8 colour plates & 24 b/w illustrations [more]

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Iraq, Its Neighbors, and the United States

A timely assessment of the prospects for the future of Iraq [more]

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Through Amateur Eyes

A history of rare archival amateur photographs and films from Nazi Germany [more]

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Cultivating the Masses

'[O]ne of the most important comparative works to be published in the field of Soviet history.'—Michael David-Fox, University of Maryland [more]

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Why Don't American Cities Burn?

“Brilliantly conceived and beautifully written, 'Why Don’t American Cities Burn?' is a terrific read that is difficult to put down.”—Peter Hendee Brown, University of Minnesota [more]

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Freud in Oz

At the intersections of Psychoanalysis and Children's Literature [more]

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Howard Pyle

Timely reassessment of a leading American book illustrator. With 125 colour illustrations. [more]

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Replacing Home

How constructions of home in contemporary art reveal new ways of staying in place. Includes 50 b/w illustrations [more]