Michelangelo and the Viewer in His Time
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Today Michelangelo's painting and sculpture is seen most often in museums, while his archi-tectural...
Portuguese Painting at the End of the Ancien Regime c. 1799-1807: History, Monarchy and the Empire
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Caught in the conflict between France and Great Britain, Portuguese statesmen and diplomats...

The Face of the Buddha
William Empson, Rupert Arrowsmith and Partha Mitter
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Taking up a teaching appointment in Tokyo in 1931, the English poet and literary critic William...

The Prado Masterpieces: Featuring Works from One of the World's Most Important Museums
Museo Nacional del Prado, Miguel Zugaza Miranda and Erica Witschey
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The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features...

Winifred Knights 1899-1947: Lost Artist of the Slade School
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Winifred Knights (1899-1947) is one of the outstanding, but until recently neglected, British women...

The Dynamics of Managing Diversity: A Critical Approach
Gill Kirton and Anne-Marie Greene
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The Dynamics of Managing Diversity was one of the first books to respond to growing academic...

Guardians or Demons
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Meet Samantha, a 16-year-old girl who knows all too well what it is like to feel alienated, and the...

On Hinduism
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In this magisterial volume of essays, Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and...
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives examines the history...

Educational Journeys, Struggles and Ethnic Identity: The Impact of State Schooling on Muslim Hui in Rural China
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This book examines how state schooling in China has economically, culturally, and ideologically had...