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In Art and Nuclear Power: The Role of Culture in the Environmental Debate, Anna Volkmar explores a radical new approach to engage with the environmental destruction and social change caused by modern technologies. With a focus on nuclear power, Volkmar demonstrates how art can...

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This volume seeks to build a bridge between theoretical and practical issues in art education. The theoretical areas consider such questions as: why teach art and the practical areas draw out the implications of the answers.

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A much improved, second edition of this fascinating collection of essays on teaching art in secondary schools. It includes a new chapter on visual culture as well as extensive material on the changes that have occurred in this area since 2000.

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Artistic residency has recently become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice faced in contemporary Taiwan from the revocation of Martial Law in 1987 to the 2000sarguably one of the most exciting periods in the sociocultural history of the island.

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Integrate chemistry and art with hands-on activities and fascinating demonstrations that enable students to see and understand how the science of chemistry is involved in the creation of art.

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The author's aim is to help those working with children to develop in them a knowledge of and enthusiasm for fine art by telling stories that connect to a particular kind of art or artist.

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Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. This book analyzes Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide an overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. It applies Bourdieu's theory of practice to the three fields of museums, photography and painting.

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Pierre Bourdieu is now recognized as one of the key contemporary critics of culture and the visual arts. This book analyzes Bourdieu's work on the visual arts to provide an overview of his theory of culture and aesthetics. It applies Bourdieu's theory of practice to the three fields of museums, photography and painting.

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The award-winning illustrations of 57 Caldecott Books (1938-1994) have inspired a multitude of lessons that guide students in creating art with similar qualities. Various art media are explored, including pencil, crayon, marker, colored pencil, chalk, stencils, collage, watercolor, tempera, color mixing, and printmaking.

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Examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. Examining key moments in the history of both technology and art from the beginning of industrialization, this work explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body.

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Examines the role of art in an age of 'real time' information systems and instantaneous communication. This book explores how the practice of art keeps our relation to time, history and even our own humanity open. It also explores both the making and purpose of art, and how much further it can travel from the human body.

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Pornography is condemned for being 'too close' whilst erotica is defended as 'leaving room for the imagination'. And the art of the nude is treated as something much more special, located even further away from the potential of arousal. This book argues that these distinctions are based on an age-old antithesis between sight and touch.

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Assesses the work of those thinkers (including artists) who have had a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art since the 1960s. This book presents a concise, critical appraisal of thinkers and their ideas about art and its place in the wider cultural context. It is a guide to the key thinkers who shape the world of art.

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Assesses the work of leading thinkers (including artists) who are having a major impact on making, criticizing and interpreting art. This is a guide to the key thinkers who shape world of art. It is a useful reference for those interested in modern and contemporary art, its history, theory, philosophy and practice.

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In the late 1980s, Japan's strong economic performance put it on a the verge of becoming a major player in regional and global affairs. But nearly a decade of economic stagnation, a mounting of bad debts, and a continuing stream of scandals have tarnished the country's distinctive economic model.

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Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at Anglo-Celtic warfare between 410-1066, illustrating equipment, weapons and military encounters.

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This book provides the most extensive survey of the literature by and about Balfour.

The first section of the book, a historiographical narrative, surveys the important literature, integrating historical and biographical events, criticisms, evaluations, and observations of reviewers along with those of the writer.

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Examines the contemporary challenges to religious liberty and explores ways in which the public philosophy can be reinvigorated. Steering between the extremes of a sacred public square, in which any one faith is established or preferred, and a naked public square, from which all faiths have been removed, the authors argue for, and exemplify, a civil public square.

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Morton Wagman examines the emulation of human cognition by artificial intelligence systems. The range, depth, and sensitivity of mathematical and legal reasoning systems are compared with human mathematicians and human jurisprudence.

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This book examines the cultural heritage of Inner Eurasia (Central Asia) through the arts, from prehistoric times to the ancient and medieval golden ages. The manuscript features extensive analysis of multiple Inner Eurasian cultural groups, their artistic traditions, and the development thereof throughout the regions history.

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Roosevelt and Wilson were remarkable statesmen, early 20th century artists of power, whose diplomacy had an enduring impact on US foreign policy. This book covers Roosevelt's strategic thinking and examines Wilson's interaction with his policy advisors. It shows how they made the US a world power and the architect of 20th century world order.