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Weaving Modernism
Postwar Tapestry Between Paris and New York
An unprecedented study that reveals tapestry’s role as a modernist medium and a model for the movement’s discourse on both sides of the Atlantic in the decades following World War II With a revelatory...
The Artist as Economist
Art and Capitalism in the 1960s
This timely and original study transforms our understanding of the relationship between art and economics Bearing witness to the changing economic landscape amid the Cold War, artists in the 1960s created...
Cézanne's Gravity
A transformative study, freeing the artist from outdated art historical narratives and revealing his work as newly strange againCézanne’s Gravity is an ambitious reassessment of the paintings of Paul...
The Paston Treasure
Microcosm of the Known World
The Paston Treasure, a spectacular painting from the 1660s now held at Norwich Castle Museum, depicts a wealth of objects from the collection of a local landed family. This deeply researched volume uses the painting as...
Peacock in the Desert
The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India
A beautiful book that presents nearly four centuries of artistic creation from one of the largest former princely states in India, the kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur in southwestern Rajasthan?Peacock in the...
The Power of Gold
Asante Royal Regalia from Ghana
This stunning volume showcases and explores a rich and varied collection of Asante royal regalia in the broader context of Asante art. The Asante Kingdom, founded around 1701 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), was renowned for...
From Stone to Paper
Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire
By the 18th century, the Mughal Empire was well beyond its so-called golden age. Its control of the Indian subcontinent was increasingly threatened by regional Indian states, as well as by the encroaching British Empire. In...
Heidegger in Ruins
Between Philosophy and Ideology
What does it mean when a radical understanding of National Socialism is inextricably embedded in the work of the twentieth century’s most important philosopher? Martin Heidegger’s sympathies for the conservative...
Conquer We Must
A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945
A major new account of Britain’s military strategy between 1914–1945, including the two world wars and everything between The First and Second World Wars were separated by a mere two decades, making the period 1914...
The Art of Dramaturgy
An introduction to the mysterious theater role of a dramaturg by a legend in the field“This book is marvelous . . . Fascinating . . . An absolute joy to read.”—Gil Roth, Virtual Memories podcast...