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Gwynedd Buildings of Wales
ISBN: HB: 9780300141696, Yale University Press, May 2009
800 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 colour illus.
The spectacular landscapes of Gwynedd – the historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon and Merioneth – are the setting for many of Wales' greatest buildings. Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech castles are unsurpassed as works of medieval militar...
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£60,00
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Mark 8-16
ISBN: HB: 9780300141160, Yale University Press, May 2009
672 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm
In the final nine chapters of the "Gospel of Mark", Jesus increasingly struggles with his disciples' incomprehension of his unique concept of suffering messiahship and with the opposition of the religious leaders of his day. "The Gospel" recounts the...
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£55,00
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Coloring Book Henri Matisse
ISBN: PB: 9783791342191, Prestel Publishing, May 2009
32 pp., 28x24 cm, 16 colour illus., 16 black&white illus.
Big art for little hands, these enchanting activity books allow young artists to explore the world's masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines.
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£5,99
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John Singer Sargent Volume 6: Venetian Figures and Landscapes, 1898-1913 (The Complete Paintings)
ISBN: HB: 9780300141405, Yale University Press, March 2009
272 pp., 31x24.8 cm, 256 colour illus., 18 black&white illus.
Throughout his career – and particularly in the period from 1898 to 1913 – John Singer Sargent painted the spectacular architecture and scenes of everyday life in Venice, as he sat alongside the Grand Canal or in a gondola in the sleepy side canals....
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£60,00
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Offence: The Christian Case
ISBN: HB: 9781906497040, Seagull Books, March 2009
112 pp., 18.3x11.4 cm
During the cold-war years, Western Christians basked in a sense that they were living on the right side of the ideological divide, harboring humane values, freedom, democracy and the right to irrationality, belief and non-belief. The atheist Communis...
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£15,00
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Offence: The Muslim Case
ISBN: HB: 9781906497033, Seagull Books, March 2009
112 pp., 18.3x11.4 cm
In recent years, countless politicians and commentators have been addressing the Quran in an attempt to understand the rise of Muslim extremist ideology. They have missed the point: the most significant factor in this phenomenon is to be found within...
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£15,00
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Palaeoperformance The Emergence of Theatricality as Social Practice
ISBN: PB: 9781905422821, Seagull Books, March 2009
212 pp., 23.6x16 cm
"Palaeoperformance" is a pioneering work which examines the emergence of theatricality at the birth of human societies. In the Upper Paleolithic period, over 30,000 years ago, archaeological and art historical evidence reveals the very beginnings of...
PB:
£22,50
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Armed Response Plays from South Africa
ISBN: PB: 9781906497071, ISBN: HB: 9781906497088, Seagull Books, March 2009
314 pp., 23.4x15.8 cm
As a phenomenon of history with social, political, cultural implications, the entire "negotiated" experience makes the South African situation unique in both the African and global context. As this phenomenon unfolds, many fascinating new artistic in...
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£19,00
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£75,00
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Silence of God And Other Plays
ISBN: PB: 9781906497095, ISBN: HB: 9781906497101, Seagull Books, March 2009
314 pp., 23.4x15.5 cm
Filloux's plays explore social justice from a global perspective, with a focus on Western liberalism. Themes of "honour killing", the Khmer Rouge genocide, human responsibility in the face of lawlessness, and women's rights are treated with a lyricis...
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£19,00
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£75,00
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Singing Emptiness Kumar Gandharva Performs the Poetry of Kabir
ISBN: HB + CD: 9781905422838, Seagull Books, March 2009
166 pp., 23.1x15.5 cm
Here, two men, 5 centuries apart, make contact with each other through poetry, music, and performance. Kumar Gandharva, the great 20th Century Hindustani classical vocalist, sings Kabir, the great 15th Century poet. Kabir composed poetry that evoked...
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£30,00
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