The Krio of West Africa: Islam, Culture, Creolization, and Colonialism in the Nineteenth Century
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"The Krio of West Africa: Islam, Culture, Creolization, and Colonialism in the Nineteenth Century,...
Durability in Construction: Rebuilding Traditions in 21st Century Architecture
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This book includes thoughts and experiences from contemporary architects who promote durability in...
Sustainable Building Design: Learning from Nineteenth Century Innovations
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A twenty-first century renaissance is emerging in architecture. After a century of building designs...
20th Century Photographers: Interviews on the Craft, Purpose, and the Passion of Photography
Grace Schaub and George Schaub
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This book is a compilation of interviews and essays that cover a broad range of photographers and...
Luxurious Networks: Salt Merchants, Status, and Statecraft in Eighteenth-Century China
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From precious jade articles to monumental stone arches, Huizhou salt merchants in Jiangnan lived...
Queen Hedwig Eleonora and the Arts: Court Culture in Seventeenth-Century Northern Europe
Kristoffer Neville and Lisa Skogh
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As queen consort and dowager, Hedwig Eleonora (1636-1715) held a unique position in Sweden for more...
The Mercantile Effect: On Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World During 17th 18th Centuries
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This lavishly illustrated book collects papers delivered at the third Gingko conference: "The...