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Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit Walter Benjamin One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written, Walter Benjamin's groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedl… OL156203W
Stil-Geschichte der Kunst Stil-Geschichte der Kunst Franz Josef Neckenig In der Stil-Geschichte der Kunst werden Geschichte und Gesellschaft, Kultur und Kunst, Stil und Zeit in einem ganzheitlichen System dargestellt. Die einzelnen Studienbereiche sind so aufeinander bez… OL16485091W
Myth, meaning, and performance Myth, meaning, and performance Lisa McCormick,Ron Eyerman v, 166 p. : 24 cm OL18381346W
Images of power Images of power Jens Andermann,William Rowe In Latin America, where even today writing has remained a restricted form of expression, the task of generating consent and imposing the emergent nation-state as the exclusive form of the political, … OL18781703W
The Arts and city planning The Arts and city planning Robert Porter v, 144 pages ; 23 cm OL18910537W
Sociology as an art form Sociology as an art form Robert A. Nisbet ""One of our most original social thinkers," according to the New York Times, Robert Nisbet offers a new approach to sociology. He shows that sociology is indeed an art form, one that has a strong ki… OL1921746W
The long march of pop The long march of pop Thomas E. Crow "Thomas Crow's paradigm-changing book challenges existing narratives about the rise of Pop Art by situating it within larger cultural tides. While American Pop was indebted to its British predecessor… OL19997157W
Culture as weapon Culture as weapon Nato Thompson "One of the country's leading activist curators explores how corporations and governments have used art and culture to mystify and manipulate us. The production of culture was once the domain of arti… OL20048096W
River of ink River of ink Thomas Christensen "Thomas Christensen's previous title 1616 : The World in Motion looked at a single year in the age of early maritime globalism--PW gave it a starred review, calling it 'a stunning overview of the nas… OL20895686W
The Low countries The Low countries Stichting Ons Erfdeel The Low Countries is a yearbook aimed at presenting to the world the culture and society of the Dutch speaking area which embraces both the Netherlands and also Flanders, the northern part of Belgium… OL22056334W
New York, New York! New York, New York! Sabine Sielke "Once a center of transatlantic cultural exchange and the avant-garde arts, New York City has transformed into a global metropolis. This book traces a shift that took shape as cultural practices and … OL22321064W
Creative margins Creative margins Alison L. Bain "Suburbs can be incubators of creativity: innovative and complex, but all too often underappreciated. In Creative Margins, Alison L. Bain documents the unique role of Canadian artists and cultural wo… OL22329462W
The Low Countries The Low Countries Luc Devoldere In this edition we want to deal with some less obvious facets of the Great War. What was the lot of the many hundreds of thousands of refugees who ended up in the Netherlands and Great Britain in the… OL24303118W
Illuminations Illuminations Eva Hoffman Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist, whose playing is marked by rare intensity, and for whom each performance is a plunge into the compelling world of the music. Away from her New York home o… OL2624925W
Art in society Art in society Ken Baynes 288 p. : 27 cm OL2761827W
Sociology of the arts Sociology of the arts Victoria D. Alexander "Sociology of the Arts is a comprehensive overview of the sociology of art and an authoritative work of scholarship by a leading expert in the field. The book synthesizes the various theoretical mode… OL2982261W
Where are we now? Where are we now? Veronica Kaup-Hasler,Andreas R. Peternell,Wilma Renfordt In 2017 Steirische Herbst, one of the oldest multidisciplinary contemporary art festivals in Europe, will take place for the 50th time. Since its founding in 1968, the festival for performance art, t… OL32737799W
Ptown Ptown Peter Manso "Provincetown, Massachusetts, has long been one of the country's most celebrated enclaves for the rich, creative, and infamous. Acclaimed writer and longtime Provincetown resident Peter Manso brings … OL3487251W
Art attack Art attack Marc Aronson Discusses the arts, life styles, politics, and fashions while tracing the story of bohemians, radicals, hipsters, and hippies from Paris in the nineteenth century to contemporary America. OL477919W
The Forest Within The Forest Within Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff The Forest Within gives a detailed portrait of how an aboriginal tribe of the remote Amazonian region understands the cosmic dimensions of its partnership with the rainforest. The author explores the… OL726474W
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