This volume illustrates the ways in which various types of technical evidence can contribute to the understanding of workshop practices and inter-relationships between different artists.
Fairfield Porter (1907-75) has been called by poet John Ashbery "perhaps the major American artist of the century." He was also known as a gifted art critic.Beyond shedding light on his personal views
Graffiti made from cake icing, man-made clouds floating indoors, a luminous moon resting on water. Collected here are dozens of jaw-dropping artworks—site-specific installations, extraordinary sculptu
This book has peer-reviewed chapters by scholars from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the USA that were presented to the Ecology and Peace Commission (EPC) of the International Peace Re
The papers in this volume derive from the 28th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, held for the Society for the promotion of Byzantine Studies at the Univesity of Birmingham in March 1994. Virtuall
This book analyses the war against drugs, violence in streets, schools and families, and mining conflicts in Latin America. It examines the nonviolent negotiations, human rights, peacebuilding and edu
This latest volume of the National Gallery’s Technical Bulletin series features a range of studies, reflecting its commitment to the scientific research and conservation of paintings in its care
In 1840, journalist and politician Francis Preston Blair discovered a sparkling mica-flecked spring that would serve as the centerpiece of his country estate, Silver Spring. In just over a century, th
Seventeen contributions written by an international group of scholars in the fields of Byzantine and modern Greek language and literature, archaeology, ancient history, and other fields explore the wa
The papers in this volume derive from the 31st Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, held for the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton, in March 1997.T
An indispensible map of a classic Zen text.“Mountains and waters are the expression of old buddhas.” So begins “Sansuikyo,” or “Mountains and Waters Sutra,” a mast
Distributed robotics is an interdisciplinary and rapidly growing area, combining research in computer science, communication and control systems, and electrical and mechanical engineering. Distributed
Long considered “The Book” of big game records, Boone and Crockett Club's newest edition of its All-Time records book—Records of North American Big Game—is the most complete records book cataloging th
A comprehensive view of how education policy is made in the US and, in some cases, globally, The Business of Education analyzes and critiques the influence of educational policy networks in a wide ran
A comprehensive view of how education policy is made in the US and, in some cases, globally, The Business of Education analyzes and critiques the influence of educational policy networks in a wide ran
A collection of studies at the cutting edge of art conservation and the scientific examination of paintings This volume continues the National Gallery's acclaimed series of Technical Bulletins with a
Advances in Environmental Accounting & Management aims to advance knowledge of the governance and management of corporate environmental impacts and the accounting for these, including issues related t
Addressing global environmental challenges from a peace ecology perspective, the present book offers peer-reviewed texts that build on the expanding field of peace ecology and applies this concept to
?While many textbooks discuss diagnostic imaging and/or the management of cancer, Radiation Oncology: Imaging and Treatment is the first imaging book devoted to the advanced use of all imaging modalit
By posing the notion of the outsider, one presupposes an insider. These 19 contributions explore the nature of identity and belongingness in Byzantium. The theologians, historians, literary critics, a
In this book 60 authors from many disciplines and from 18 countries on ?ve continents examine in ten parts: Moving towards Sustainability Transition; Aiming at Sustainable Peace; Meeting Challenges of
Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security - Threats, Challenges, Vulnerabilities and Risks reviews conceptual debates and case studies focusing on disasters and security threats,
This policy-focused, global and multidisciplinary security handbook on Facing Global Environmental Change addresses new security threats of the 21st century posed by climate change, desertification, w
This book provides insight into Anthropocene-related studies by IPRA’s Ecology and Peace Commission. The first three chapters discuss the linkage between disasters and conflict risk reduction, respons
