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Frida Kahlo is a legendary figure in modern art: images of and by Kahlo,both photographs and self-portraits, are recognized world-wide. This bookexplores the life and art of Frida Kahlo, cutting through 'Fridamania' tolook closely at the myths, contradictions and ambiguities that riddle herstory.

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Architects, artists, film-makers and fiction writers have long been inspired to imagine cities of the future, but their speculative visions tend to be seen very differently from scientific predictions: flights of fancy on the one hand versus practical reasoning on the other. Challenging this opposition, Future Cities

(Hardback)

Architects, artists, film-makers and fiction writers have long been inspired to imagine cities of the future, but their speculative visions tend to be seen very differently from scientific predictions: flights of fancy on the one hand versus practical reasoning on the other. Challenging this opposition, Future Cities

(Hardback)

Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos Galaxy explores the enigma of our cosmic habitat, chronicling how our home in the Universe came to be.

(Hardback)

A nuanced, thoughtful exploration of how places are significant to us.

(Paperback, Annotated edition)

Ghosts: A Haunted History is a broad-ranging, clear-eyed survey of the ghost. Lisa Morton covers the early history of ghosts in folklore, literature and history as well as modern examples such as Ghost Hunters and The Conjuring.

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In the history of the numinous there are few things more common than thebelief in ghosts. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Gifts of the Gods: A History of Food in Greece is a comprehensive history of Greek food from prehistoric times to the 21st century. The book reveals the many links between ancient and modern, and features numerous recipes, firmly based in Greek tradition, which the reader can try at home.

(Hardback)

Gin: A Global History features many enticing recipes and images from the past and present of gin. The book will entice both cocktail aficionados and students of socio-political change, as it chronicles gin's evolution from humble berry to modern alcoholic marvel.

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Hailed as the saviour' of Venetian painting by Jacob Burckhardt and declared by Albrecht Durer to be the foremost painter of the city, Giovanni Bellini is a pivotal figure in the development of Italian Renaissance art. This title charts the trajectory of Bellini's career, highlighting the works that established his influence in the Renaissance.

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This book traces the history of the animal, moving from their evolution through their domestication and global spread to the role of goats in the modern world.

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In Gorilla Gorilla presents a notable history of this animal's influence on our culture, as well as its plight at the hands of humankind.

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Great Economic Thinkers If you've ever wanted to find out more about the theorists who gave us the `invisible hand', Keynesianism, `creative destruction', behavioural economics and other concepts, this book is the perfect place to start.

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An introduction to the lives and works of the most influential economists of modern times.

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The first in-depth account of the storied history of guinea pig and human interaction, this book shows how guinea pigs have influenced humans since earliest times, including scientists such as William Harvey, and painters from Jan Brueghel to Beatrix Potter.

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The ambiguous, provocative Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.

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An insightful and compelling biography of celebrated French storyteller Guy de Maupassant.

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A new biogrpahy of one of the 20th-century's most influential political thinkers, Hannah Arendt.

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An insightful new interpretation of the elusive Renaissance painter Hans Holbein.

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A vibrant exposition of the life and career of German-Flemish painter Hans Memling.

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A history of the fabled heroes and miracles of the Middle Ages.

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Herring: A Global History Unquestionably, political powers have risen and fallen with the herring's own rise and fall in population. Herring: A Global History will appeal to food lovers, history buffs, and anyone who has ever eaten British kippers, German Bismarcks, Dutch matjes, or Jewish chopped herring.

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New in the Renaissance Lives series from Reaktion, this is a biography and analysis of the life and work of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 9 August 1516), an enigmatic painter of eerie and infernal visions.

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An exploration of America's declining heartland, the Hinterland.