StartPrev131415161718192021NextEnd
(Paperback, 2 updated and expanded ed)
By: Michael Aung-Thwin
ISBN: 9781780231723
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization, through its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for republic, to the changes that have taken place since the elections of 2010.
(Paperback)
By: Lars Svendsen
ISBN: 9781861892171
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2004
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
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.
(Paperback)
By: Lars Svendsen
ISBN: 9781780237473
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A Philosophy of Loneliness explores the different kinds of loneliness, the philosophy of emotions, why some people are lonelier than others, and the psychological and social characteristics that dispose people to loneliness.
(Paperback, Expanded and Updated ed.)
By: Jonathan L. Lee
ISBN: 9781789145885
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2022
UK Publication Date: 9th February 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A magisterial illustrated history of Afghanistan, now available in paperback.
(Hardback)
By: Laura Mulvey
ISBN: 9781789141221
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A return by essential film critic Laura Mulvey to questions of film theory and feminism.
(Paperback)
By: Edward M. Spiers
ISBN: 9781789142983
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A succinct and accessible account of the history of chemical and biological weapons, from World War I to the present.
(Paperback)
By: Graham Barwell
ISBN: 9781780231914
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2013
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
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: Irven M. Resnick
ISBN: 9781789145137
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
The first scholarly biography in English for nearly a century of Albertus Magnus.
(Hardback)
By: David Ekserdjian
ISBN: 9781789147643
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
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
See more...
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
See more...
A recreation of medieval peoples experience of time.
(Hardback)
By: Paul Atkinson
ISBN: 9781789142747
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2021
UK Publication Date: 15th February 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
An in-depth look at the invention and evolution of the electric guitar.
(Hardback)
By: Robin Milner-Gulland
ISBN: 9781789146806
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
An overview of master medieval Russian icon painter Andrey Rublev.
(Hardback)
By: Nicholas Nicastro
ISBN: 9781789149227
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A bold reimagining of the life and work of Archimedes of Syracuse.
(Paperback)
By: Mark Berry
ISBN: 9781789140873
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2019
UK Publication Date: 11th March 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
(Paperback)
By: Sandy Nairne
ISBN: 9781780230207
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
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.
(Paperback)
By: Seth Whidden
ISBN: 9781780239804
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
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
See more...
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
See more...
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.
(Hardback)
By: Hilary French
ISBN: 9781789145151
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
UK Publication Date: 13th June 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A tune-filled, light-footed peoples history of ballroom dancing.
(Paperback)
By: Susanne Lucas
ISBN: 9781789149258
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
UK Publication Date: 1st January 2025
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A complete picture of bamboo in both history and our modern world.
(Paperback)
By: Rachel Poliquin
ISBN: 9781780234236
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2015
UK Publication Date: 1st May 2015
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
Beaver explores the fascinating history of this small, often-overlooked, yet important animal and examines why the beaver has been hunted throughout the years, as well as looks at the unique way in which beavers form their societies.
(Paperback)
By: Claire Preston
ISBN: 9781789140484
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2019
UK Publication Date: 15th July 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
(Hardback)
By: Victoria Dickenson
ISBN: 9781789141931
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
See more...
A delightful, surprising and occasionally juicy exploration of the seemingly humble berry.
