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Evolution

Anthropology

Where Are We Heading? The Evolution of Humans and Things

Hodder Ian

ISBN: HB: 9780300204094, Yale University Press, October 2018
200 pp., 21x14 cm, 20 black&white illus.

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural sel...

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History of Art

Art of Native America The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

Torrence Gaylord, Blackhawk Ned, Yount Sylvia

ISBN: HB: 9781588396624, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2018
272 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 200 colour illus.

This landmark publication presents Native American art within the broader context of American art history, through an examination of notable works from a major private collection. The insightful texts provide a new evaluation of the art, culture, and...

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Contemporary Art

M. Pablo's Holidays Picasso in Antibes Juan-les-Pins, 1920-1946

Andral Jean-Louis, McCully Marilyn, Raeburn Michael, Cowling Elizabeth, Philippot Emilia

ISBN: HB: 9780300243604, Yale University Press, October 2018
144 pp., 27.9x24.1 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.

Picasso began to spend his summer holidays in Antibes Juan-les-Pins in 1920, returning most summers to the Cote d'Azur until the outbreak of war. During those years, he produced paintings and drawings of the villas where he stayed with his family, as...

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Contemporary Art

Ecology

Ecologies, Agents, Terrains

Heuer Christopher P., Zorach Rebecca

ISBN: PB: 9780300233162, Yale University Press, October 2018
300 pp., 24.1x17.8 cm, 150 colour illus.

The newest volume in the acclaimed Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series, this collection of essays explores the intrinsic connection between art and the environment. The romance and rejection of "nature" have always occupied places at the heart of...

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Architecture

Kensington Palace

Fryman Olivia, Edwards Sebastian, Marschner Joanna, Murphy Deirdre, Prosser Lee

ISBN: HB: 9780300236538, Yale University Press, October 2018
464 pp., 29.2x24.1 cm, 350 colour illus., 150 black&white illus.

Kensington Palace is renowned for its architecture, splendid interiors, internationally important collections, and, of course, its royal residents. This lavish book thoroughly explores Kensington's physical beauty and its history, presenting new mate...

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Europe

Reformations The Early Modern World, 1450-1650

Eire Carlos M. N.

ISBN: PB: 9780300240030, Yale University Press, October 2018
920 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 155 black&white illus.

<p>A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion This fast-paced survey of Western civilization's transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vi...

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Business & Economics

Corporations Are People Too (And They Should Act Like It)

Greenfield Kent

ISBN: HB: 9780300211474, Yale University Press, October 2018
296 pp., 21x14 cm, Law

Are corporations people? The U.S. Supreme Court launched a heated debate when it ruled in "Citizens United" that corporations can claim the same free speech rights as humans. Should corporations be able to claim rights of free speech, religious consc...

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History of Art

Mantegna and Bellini

Campbell Caroline, Korbacher Dagmar, Rowley Neville, Vowles Sarah, De Marchi Andrea, Dunkerton Jill, Hartweig Bebette, Weick-Jock Katharina

ISBN: HB: 9781857096347, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, October 2018
304 pp., 29.2x24.1 cm, 180 colour and black&white illus.

Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459; died 1516) each produced groundbreaking paintings, marked by pictorial and technical innovations, that are among the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Exploring the fruitful...

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History of Art

Rembrandt Painter as Printmaker

Rutgers Jaco, Standring Timothy

ISBN: HB: 9780300234299, Yale University Press, October 2018
176 pp., 27.9x26 cm, 150 colour illus.

As a pioneering printmaker, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) stood apart from his contemporaries thanks to his innovative approach to composition and his skillful rendering of space and light. He worked with the medium as a vehicle for artistic express...

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Contemporary Art

Hairy Who? 1966-1969

Nichols Thea Liberty, Goldstein Ann, Pascale Mark, Blackwell Tyler, Hull Richard, Mullen Lydia, Owens Laura, Pocock Antonia

ISBN: HB: 9780300236903, Yale University Press, October 2018
256 pp., 29.2x20.3 cm, 220 colour and black&white illus.

This generously illustrated catalogue explores the history and significance of the Hairy Who, a group of six Chicago artists who transformed imagery from popular culture into highly personal works of art in a variety of media. New scholarship based o...

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