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The Presence of the Past in French Art, 1870–1905
Modernity and Continuity
This innovative book introduces a vivid new reading of French art and society at a crucial period of history The study of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art tends to focus on a search for the...
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Power, Profits, and Productivity in Modern America
Concentrated market power and the weakened sway of corporate stakeholders over management have emerged as leading concerns of American political economy. Samuel Milner provides a historical context for contemporary efforts to resolve...
Disorder
A History of Reform, Reaction, and Money in American Medicine
An incisive look into the problematic relationships among medicine, politics, and business in America and their effects on the nation’s health “A comprehensive, revealing and surprising account of the history of...
Dangerous Medicine
The Story behind Human Experiments with Hepatitis
The untold history of America’s mid-twentieth-century program of hepatitis infection research, its scientists’ aspirations, and the damage the project caused human subjects “Sydney Halpern has written a...
Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery
Presenting new work by American artist Kehinde Wiley, as he explores the European landscape tradition through film and painting The American artist Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is best known for his spectacular portraits...
Picturing Motherhood Now
Collective insights from a diverse and global group of contemporary artists whose works challenge traditional representations of motherhoodPicturing Motherhood Now brings together work by a range of...
Devour the Land
War and American Landscape Photography since 1970
Tracing the impacts of militarism on the American landscape, through the lens of art, environmental studies, and politicsDevour the Land considers how contemporary photographers have responded to the US...
Social Fabrics
Inscribed Textiles from Medieval Egyptian Tombs
Exploring prize textiles known as tiraz, whose meaning and materiality illuminate the interwoven communities of the medieval Islamic worldSocial Fabrics looks at tiraz—highly prized textiles enhanced with...
My Barbarian
An unprecedented look at the contemporary collective’s theatrical art, charting their performances and exploring their social and creative commitments The first monographic publication on the art collective My...
Surrealism Beyond Borders
A completely new way of looking at and understanding Surrealism, with a focus on the worldwide sweep of the movement“The variety of discoveries, detailed with exceptional scholarship in a ravishing keeper of a...