It has become a commonplace that "images" were central to the twentieth century and that their role will be even more powerful in the twenty-first. But what is an image and what can an image be? Relea
Art, value, law - the links between these three terms mark a history of struggle in the cultural scene. Studies of contemporary culture have thus increasingly turned to the image as central to the pro
If you're exhausted from going through life with all the ups and downs, never knowing what to expect, Th e Image of God will set you free. Th ere has never been a time in history, in which global chao
Photography, cinema, and video have irrevocably changed the ways in which we view and interpret images. Indeed, the mechanical reproduction of images was a central preoccupation of twentieth-century p
If anything marks the image, it is a deep ambivalence. Denounced as superficial, illusory, and groundless, images are at the same time attributed with exorbitant power and assigned a privileged relati
It has become a commonplace that "images" were central to the twentieth century and that their role will be even more powerful in the twenty-first. But what is an image and what can an image be? Relea
The active, dynamic engagement between the center and the periphery of the Ottoman Empire--between the imperial elite based in Istanbul and the societies in the territories they conquered--as expresse
Get a unique insight into the image problems librarians face! The Image and Role of the Librarian addresses all aspects of professional identity for librarians, including professional roles, cultural
The image of the non-Jew has had a profound influence on how Jews have interacted with actual non-Jews they have encountered at various points in their history, says Novak (religion and philosophy, U.
Once considered marginal members of the animal world (at best) or vile and offensive creatures (at worst), insects saw a remarkable uptick in their status during the early Renaissance. This quickened
The author traces how Lewis and Clark's epic journey of 1804–06 and their charting of the American Northwest dramatically revised generally held concepts of the area's geography. With 45 maps. "Splend
This book deals with the apse as a showcase for images in the early Christian and early Byzantine periods. Two opposed traditions, harking back to early imperial times, nourished the invention of the
In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in th
With more than 600 previously unpublished photographs, this book tells the story of Celine Dion through the unique and?up-close perspective of photographer Laurent Cayla,?revealing also?his personal s
Whether obtained by microscopes, space probes, or the human eye, the same basic tools can be applied to acquire, process, and analyze the data contained in images. Ideal for self study, The Image Proc
In The 1960s, as a response to segregation in the United States, the influential art patron Dominique de Menil began a research project and a photo archive called The Image of the Black in Western Art
"This guide clearly explains the acquisition and use of digital images in a wide variety of scientific fields. This sixth edition features new sections on selecting a camera with resolution appropriat
The image of the face of Jesus kept at Edessa was considered a major relic by the Eastern Church. Born in legend, the stories about it grew and altered over the centuries. Medieval scholar Guscin has
