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Making the Modern Artist
Culture, Class and Art-Educational Opportunity in Romantic Britain
Exploring the myths and realities of the origins of the “modern artist” in Britain The artist has been a privileged figure in the modern age, embodying ideals of personal and political freedom and self...
Conversations in Jazz
The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews
An extraordinary collection of revealing, personal interviews with fourteen jazz music legends During his nearly forty years as a music journalist, Ralph J. Gleason recorded many in-depth interviews with...
Surviving Genocide
Native Nations and the United States from the American Revolution to Bleeding Kansas
The first part of a sweeping two-volume history of the devastation brought to bear on Indian nations by U.S. expansion"An elegant, organized narrative of the United States' dispossession of Native lands...
Venice
The Lion, the City and the Water
The critically acclaimed Dutch novelist, poet, and travel writer Cees Nooteboom pays tribute to Venice—the city, its history, and its treasures “Mr. Nooteboom . . . [has] a highly distinctive voice—and...
The Gnostic Scriptures
A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas “The one indispensable book for the understanding...
The Volga
A History
A rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga River and its vital place in Russian history—named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times“A memorable journey into the heart of Russian social,...
Migrants in the Profane
Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization
A beautifully written exploration of religion’s role in a secular, modern politics, by an accomplished scholar of critical theory“Rich in historical background, illuminating in its comparative...
James Castle
Memory Palace
A fascinating new look at an extraordinary artist whose deafness led to an acute visual awareness and near photographic memory Self-taught artist James Castle (1899–1977) is primarily known for soot and...
Drumming
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas
This book documents more than 20 years of performances of Drumming, a world-renowned dance piece on music by Steve Reich, through beautiful photography.Drumming is a widely admired dance piece choreographed...
Joseph Wright of Derby
Painter of Darkness
A revelatory study of one of the 18th century’s greatest artists, which places him in relation to the darker side of the English Enlightenment Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797), though conventionally known...