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By Her Hand
Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500-1800
A brand new look at the extraordinary accomplishments of early modern Italian women artists This generously illustrated volume surveys a sweeping range of early modern Italian women artists, exploring their...
Pierre Bonnard Beyond Vision
An unparalleled reassessment of Pierre Bonnard, exploring his paintings, drawings, photography, and prints As one of the founders of the post-Impressionist group the Nabis, French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867...
London's 'Golden Mile'
The Great Houses of the Strand, 1550–1650
A reconstruction of the ‘Strand palaces’, where England’s early-modern and post-Reformation elites jostled to build and furnish new, secular cathedrals This book reconstructs the so-called "Strand palaces"—
Victorian Visions of War and Peace
Aesthetics, Sovereignty, and Violence in the British Empire
A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian period In an era that saw the birth of photography (c. 1839) and the rise of the illustrated press (c. 1842), the...
Alex Da Corte, As Long as the Sun Lasts
The Roof Garden Commission
An engaging exploration of multidisciplinary artist Alex Da Corte’s site-specific 2021 installation on The Met’s Roof Garden Known for his use of familiar objects, icons, and brands in surprising and surreal...
The Encyclopedia of Ireland
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about one of the world’s most colorful countries?The Encyclopedia of Ireland is the most comprehensive reference work to date on all aspects of Irish life,...
Immigration
An American History
A sweeping narrative history of American immigration from the colonial period to the present “A masterly historical synthesis, full of wonderful detail and beautifully written, that brings fresh insights to the...
The Literary Mafia
Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature
An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous “Readers with an interest in the...
Traders in Men
Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
A sweeping new history that reveals how British, African, and American merchants developed the transatlantic slave trade “This is a landmark study given its clear status as easily the best researched and most...
What the Greeks Did for Us
An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture Our contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like “pandemic,” a...