This volume brings together ten original papers on the population dynamics and development of Western European port cities. In a substantial overview chapter Lawton and Lee examine "Port Development a
From the phenomenally successful new Tate Modern to the Dia:Beacon and Liverpool Biennial, contemporary visual art seems more than ever enmeshed in prominent public institutions and new forms of patro
Public Sculpture of Norfolk and Suffolk is a detailed catalog of over three hundred public artworks in Norfolk and Suffolk in the United Kingdom, providing each work with a thorough historical backgro
Gothic fiction’s focus on the irrational and supernatural would seem to conflict with science fiction’s rational foundations. However, as this novel collection demonstrates, the two categories often i
The period from 1976 to 1982 is widely regarded as a crucial turning point in the Irish Troubles. As time has passed the historic prison hunger strikes of 1980 and 1981 have taken on near mythic reson
Featuring more than three hundred paintings, this catalogue raisonne spotlights work by British artists born before 1770. The Walker Art Gallery and Sudley House are home to some of the most respected
The profoundly creative works of Mervyn Peake have fascinated readers for decades. His Gormenghast sequence of novels, recently serialized to great acclaim by the BBC, stands as one of the great imagi
For decades after he joined the French Communist Party in 1944, Picasso produced works that connected directly—if in complex and varied ways—to his left-wing political beliefs. Picasso and the Politic
Although writers' images of the utopian society contain many diverse and often contrasting elements, Ferns (English, Mt. St. Vincent U., Nova Scotia) argues that the actual story that accounts for how
In this view of Roman history through the lens of mythic narratives, Wiseman (emeritus, classics, U. of Exeter, UK) counters misconceptions that the Romans merely appropriated their gods, myths, and a
From the northernmost borough of Hillingdon to the southern boroughs of Kingston, Merton, and Croydon, this volume focuses on public sculpture in the eight boroughs of outer south and west London. Of
By the end of the seventeenth century, the City of London was already by far the most important center of trade and finance in the world. This financial and commercial supremacy was reflected in some
Nearly one hundred thousand German Jews fought in World War I, and some twelve thousand of these soldiers lost their lives in battle. This book focuses on the multifaceted ways in which these soldiers
Working in cities from Liverpool and Glasgow to Paris and New York, the interventionist artist transforms ordinary urban spaces, disrupting everyday life in ways that reinvent the way we encounter and
The Westminster Borough of London, which includes much of the city’s fashionable West End, boasts a large concentration of public sculptures, including war memorials, commemorative monuments, fountain
Between the early seventeenth and the mid-nineteenth century, the field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline of medicine, produced knowledge that questioned the traditional
Earth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, and comets and asteroids crashing catastrophically to the surface, as well as the birth of h
Imagine a common movie scene: a hero confronts a villain. Captioning such a moment would at first glance seem as basic as transcribing the dialogue. But consider the choices involved: How do you conve
One of the most visited places in the world, Rome attracts millions of tourists each year to walk its storied streets and see famous sites like the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Trevi Fount
Daniel M. Neuman offers an account of North Indian Hindustani music culture and the changing social context of which it is part, as expressed in the thoughts and actions of its professional musicians.
