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(Paperback)
By: Lars Svendsen
ISBN: 9781861892171
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2004
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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This book arose from the author's attempt to relax and do nothing. Finding this impossible, he thought it better to do something, so he wrote A Philosophy of Boredom. A witty and entertaining account that considers a serious issue, it will appeal to anyone who has ever felt bored, and wanted to know why.
(Hardback)
By: Bruce Kraig
ISBN: 9781780238531
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A Rich and Fertile Land
(Hardback)
By: Jonathan L. Lee
ISBN: 9781789140101
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present Day tells the story of how a small tribal confederacy became a modern nation state.
(Hardback)
By: Laura Mulvey
ISBN: 9781789141221
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A return by essential film critic Laura Mulvey to questions of film theory and feminism.
(Paperback, 2nd edition)
By: Edward M. Spiers
ISBN: 9781789142983
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A succinct and accessible account of the history of chemical and biological weapons, from World War I to the present.
(Hardback)
By: Fabio Parasecoli
ISBN: 9781780232768
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st April 2014
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A colourful history of Italian food, Al Dente showcases the dazzling assortment of wines, cheeses, breads, vegetables and salamis that have pushed Italy's cuisine to the forefront of global popularity, from ice-cream parlour and pizza shop to Michelin-starred restaurants today.
(Paperback)
By: Graham Barwell
ISBN: 9781780231914
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The albatross inspires awe by its remarkableease in the air and its huge wingspan, as wellas the huge journeys these birds undertakeacross the oceans. Albatross looks at theplace of these iconic birds in a wide varietyof human cultures, from early responsesby north Atlantic mariners to modernencounters.
(Hardback)
By: David Ekserdjian
ISBN: 9781789147643
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An original analysis of the autobiographical elements in Albrecht Drers art.
(Hardback)
By: Oren Margolis
ISBN: 9781789147797
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A fresh reading of Aldus Manutius, perhaps the greatest figure in the history of the printed book.
(Hardback)
By: Gillian Adler
ISBN: 9781789146790
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A recreation of medieval peoples experience of time.
(Hardback)
By: Keith Cooper
ISBN: 9781789149944
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2025
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Surveys the realism of planets in sci-fi films like Star Wars and Dune.
(Hardback)
By: Paul Atkinson
ISBN: 9781789142747
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
UK Publication Date: 15th February 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An in-depth look at the invention and evolution of the electric guitar.
(Hardback)
By: Sachiko Kusukawa
ISBN: 9781789148527
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 13th May 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Hardback)
By: Robin Milner-Gulland
ISBN: 9781789146806
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An overview of master medieval Russian icon painter Andrey Rublev.
(Paperback)
By: John Sorenson
ISBN: 9781861894229
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2010
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Hardback)
By: Nicholas Nicastro
ISBN: 9781789149227
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A bold reimagining of the life and work of Archimedes of Syracuse.
(Paperback)
By: Professor Mark Berry
ISBN: 9781789140873
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2019
UK Publication Date: 11th March 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Paperback)
By: Sandy Nairne
ISBN: 9781780230207
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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This text provides a description of the events surrounding the theft of two important paintings by J.M.W. Turner in 1994, and the subsequent pursuit, location and negotiation for their return.
(Hardback)
By: Mary D. Garrard
ISBN: 9781789142020
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2020
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A beautifully illustrated, full portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi, a ground-breaking medieval woman artist who fought back through her art.
(Paperback)
By: Seth Whidden
ISBN: 9781780239804
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Before he had turned 21, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) upended the house of French poetry and left it in shambles. What makes Rimbaud's poetry important, argues Seth Whidden, is part of what makes his life so compelling: rebellion, audacity, creativity and exploration.
(Hardback)
By: Clifford J. Cunningham
ISBN: 9781789143584
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 17th May 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A fully up-to-date view of the remarkable cosmic objects, asteroids.
(Paperback)
By: Daniel Heath Justice
ISBN: 9781780233369
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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From the iconic European badger to the African honey badger, the hog badger of Southeast Asia and the North American badger, this book is the first truly global cultural history of the animal in over 30 years.
(Paperback)
By: Dr Hilary French
ISBN: 9781789149999
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2025
UK Publication Date: 9th December 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A tune-filled, light-footed peoples history of ballroom dancing.
(Paperback)
By: Tessa Laird
ISBN: 9781780238944
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Bats have been misunderstood and maligned in the West for centuries. Unfair associations with demons have seen their leathery wings adorn numerous evil characters, from the Devil to Bram Stoker's Dracula
