For more than a century, Harlem has been the epicenter of black America, the celebrated heart of African American life and culture – but it has also been a byword for the problems that have long plagued inner-city neighborhoods: poverty, crime, viole...

For sale in Balkans only! With a focus on graphic design, "Holiday Design: The Festive & The Joyful" stands out among all others in its gorgeous radiance. "Each celebration brings with it a period of change. It marks the end of a stage and the begi...

The events associated with John F. Kennedy's death are etched into our nation's memory. This fascinating book tells a less familiar part of the story, about a special art exhibition organized by a group of Fort Worth citizens. On November 21, 1963, t...

Not for sale in selected countries! Every year video games generate billions of dollars and some of the most dynamic and engaging artwork today. Its an ever-growing field that holds great professional opportunity, but you need the right skills and...

This title gathers together the most important texts on this critical topic, from antiquity to today. The sixth volume in the Getty's Readings in Conservation series, which gathers more than 65 texts that have been influential in the development of t...

This book features an outstanding showcase of 767 highly graphic pen and ink illustrations of the talented visual artist Joan Escandell. Contemporary yet with a nostalgic retro flavour, this title draws on classic styles from various eras, evoking th...

W. E. B. Du Bois has described the African American at the end of the nineteenth century as "two souls in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder". In the United States today, the hyphen between these two souls – A...

The history of the handbag – its design, how it has been made, used, and worn – reveals something essential about women's lives lived over the last 500 years. Perhaps the most universal item of fashionable adornment, it can also be elusive, an object...

This is a stunning collection of photographs – many never before published – celebrating the remarkable talent of Herb Ritts. "Herb Ritts" traces the life and career of the iconic photographer through a compelling selection of both renowned and previ...

From the fundamental rights proclaimed in the American and French declarations of independence to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Hannah Arendt's furious critiques, the definition of what it means to be human has been hotly debated...