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Turkey, by including modern and contemporary periods which are usually omitted in traditional surveys of Islamic art and architecture, places architecture in the larger social, political and cultural context of the country's development as a modern nation in the twentieth century.

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A comprehensive study of the cinema of Turkey. It deals with Turkish quest for a modern identity in a world where borders, attitudes and people themselves are shifting and relocating.

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A sweeping story of twenty real worlds orbiting other stars.

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Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, Ugliness: A Cultural History draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination.

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In Ukraine: A Nation on the Borderland

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How do animals perceive the world What does it really feel like to be a cat, or a dog

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This biography is the first to pay close attention to Havel's poetry and to place his later work as a writer of plays, essays, prison letters and presidential speeches in the context of his poetic beginnings.

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A comprehensive presentation of the work of German sculptor and constructive artist, Vera Rohm.

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Featuring new details about Virginia Woolf's homes and personal life, this engaging biography offers a fresh insight into her work, focusing on how place as much as imagination fashioned her writing.

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In this richly illustrated account, James Hamilton explores the scientific and cultural history of the volcano. The book moves from Greek and Roman myth to the earliest-known wall painting of an erupting volcano in 6200 BC, to the distinctive colours of Andy Warhol, to Michael Sandle's exploding mountains of the 1980s.

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Walrus explores the intriguing and affecting history of an animal that remains on the frontline of contemporary conservation debates.

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Walter Benjamin, critic, essayist, translator, philosopher one of the twentieth century's most influential intellectuals continues to intrigue. This book acknowledges Benjamin's thesis that personal histories can be traced only in the context of social milieus, economic forces, technological shifts, and historical events.

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This sumptuously illustrated volume, edited by eminent war historian Joanna Bourke, offers a comprehensive visual, cultural and historical account of the ways in which armed conflict has been represented in art.

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From the onset of the film medium, directors have found war an endlessly compelling and fruitful subject for their art. This title examines the issues of truthfulness and realism that arise in depictions of war, whether in the supposed truth telling of war documentaries or Hollywood battle scenes that are more realistic than the real thing.

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The first comprehensive architectural and cultural history of post-war Warsaw available in the West. In Warsaw, the past runs deep, and buildings are marked by myths and curses. In this title, author David Crowley acts as our guide through this scarred yet uplifting terrain.

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Wasteland with Words explores the evolution and transformation of Icelandic society and culture, investigating the literary and historical factors that created the rich cultural heritage enjoyed by Icelanders today.

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Waterfall: Nature and Culture Brian J. Hudson portrays these natural wonders in an entirely new light.

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An analysis of the extraordinary films and life of director Werner Herzog.

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An original enquiry into the complex nature of time.

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The rampant use of genetically modified food incites public debate among activists, ethicists, scientists, regulators and industry representatives. But why is it so controversial This timely and balanced book explores the many myths and arguments surrounding this extremely topical issue.

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What's the Matter with Meat

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An informative, concise narration of the story of whiskey, from obscure medieval origins to the globally-traded product that we know today. Kevin R. Kosar explains what whiskey is, how it is made, and how the types of whiskey - Bourbon, Corn, Rye, Irish and Scotch - differ.