This book focuses on the importance of place and the multifaceted process of placemaking to the creation of durable and meaningful urban environments. Chapters investigate the tenor, timeliness, and tensions of place, and how we envision, co-creat...Loe edasi...
This book presents a new way of understanding verbal humour. Drawing on contemporary theories of language and mind, it explores and explains how the language of humour works both in a text and in a reader. Through investigation of carefully consider...Loe edasi...
Mapalakata is an extinct word recorded in oral traditions of the area meaning mysterious visitors which was used to describe foreign traders who moved through Southern Africa long before the time of contemporary European colonisation....Loe edasi...
In the attic of a family home in Italy, Giada Ripa discovered an album of photographs of the city of Yokohama taken by Italian photographer Felice Beato, the first visual narrator of 1860s Japanese society. ...Loe edasi...
With a clear sense of affection and often humour, Bennetts intimate pictures capture the everyday life of her vibrant rural Maine family and community. ...Loe edasi...
This book focuses on the importance of place and the multifaceted process of placemaking to the creation of durable and meaningful urban environments. Chapters investigate the tenor, timeliness, and tensions of place, and how we envision, co-creat...Loe edasi...
Journey through the development of the magical film works of Russia’s “King of the Fairy Tales,” Aleksandr Rou. More than fifty years after his death, the Soviet filmmaker, Aleksandr Rou, remains a cinematic icon in Russia and many oth...Loe edasi...
This open access book explores the dynamic interface of urban practice, transformation, and cities and climate change science. Beginning with the landmark 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, moving through the Innovate4Cities Conferen...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Picador USA, ISBN-13: 9781250407818)
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. The Sunday Times (UK) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one of The Economist’s Best Books of 2018.“A magisterial portrait.” —Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, ...Loe edasi...
From a celebrated critic, a beaming testament to how art makes us who we are and offers new ways of seeing our world and our lives-- Provided by publisher. A vital testament to how art makes us who we are—and offers new ways of seeing...Loe edasi...
Get lost in a magical watercolor world with this beginner-friendly collection of painting projects. Maryorith Moreono, the beloved artist behind Safari of Ideas, shows you how to paint landscapes in her iconic cozy style, so you can capture the he...Loe edasi...
This is the most up-to-date collection of essays in English on the trajectory of Taiwan and its modernist art movement currently available. Situated in a unique geopolitical and historical juncture, Taiwan provides a sole paradigm in Asia that crit...Loe edasi...
This second edition of TALL has been updated with new information about the construction of high-rise architecture. A lot has happened in the world since 2019 when the first edition was published and so the updates respond to these change...Loe edasi...
This second edition of TALL has been updated with new information about the construction of high-rise architecture, responding to changes since the first edition was published in 2019. It continues to provide a practical guide and desk-reference t...Loe edasi...
Since it first mesmerised Western audiences, Balinese masked dance–drama (Topeng) has drawn sustained scholarly attention. Yet until now, much of that attention has been filtered through non-Balinese perspectives. Telling Other Tales seeks...Loe edasi...
