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The design of bars and cafes has played an important role in the development of architecture in the twentieth century. This volume presents and examines this significant urban architectural production, and discusses

Recent research has advanced the understanding of how global processes have led to standardized ideas about modern schooling. Chabbott provides an insightful examination of how the processes international development have effected the

Richard A. Tomlinson analyzes the development of the city by examining the architectural remains of urban centers in the Greek and Roman world. He shows how the city is an architectural response

Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art explains how a detailed study of Celtic cult-imagery can contribute to our understanding of Celtic belief systems in Europe before and during the Roman period

The urban waterfront is regarded as the frontier of contemporary urban development, easily attracting funding and drawing publicity. City, Capital and Water provides a detailed account of the redevelopment of urban waterfronts

This is the final volume of Roy Douglas' presentation of 20th and 19th century history through contemporary cartoons. Cartoons are widely recognised as a uniquely effective point of entry into the history

The Neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments--including Stonehenge-- were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities. Students of prehistory have long found the highly theoretical interpretations of the

Modern Art Culture: A Reader provides an essential resource for understanding the culture of modern art since the 1960s. In recent years, media theorists and historians have asked whether works

This companion volume to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings addresses some of the questions most commonly asked about modern art: why does it appear so different from the art of

This beautifully illustrated volume features work by leading writers and experts on carnival from around the world, and includes two stunning photo essays by acclaimed photographers Pablo Delano and Jeffrey Chock. Editor

Women's Places presents case-study essays, all of them based on hitherto unpublished research, which deal with the relationship between particular women, buildings and design in the period 1860-1960.