Photography A Very Short Introduction
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Author | : Steve Edwards |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2006-08-24 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192801643 |
Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context.
Author | : David Cottington |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2005-02-24 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0191577820 |
As public interest in modern art continues to grow, as witnessed by the spectacular success of Tate Modern and the Bilbao Guggenheim, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only information and ideas about modern art, but also explaining its contemporary relevance and history. This book achieves all this and focuses on interrogating the idea of 'modern' art by asking such questions as: What has made a work of art qualify as modern (or fail to)? How has this selection been made? What is the relationship between modern and contemporary art? Is 'postmodernist' art no longer modern, or just no longer modernist - in either case, why, and what does this claim mean, both for art and the idea of 'the modern'? Cottington examines many key aspects of this subject, including the issue of controversy in modern art, from Manet's Dejeuner sur L'Herbe (1863) to Picasso's Les Demoiselles, and Tracey Emin's Bed, (1999); and the role of the dealer from the main Cubist art dealer Kahnweiler to Charles Saatchi. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Geraldine A Johnson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2005-04-21 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192803549 |
A concise and readable introduction to Renaissance art.-publisher description.
Author | : Michael Wood |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2012-01-26 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192803530 |
Film is considered to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century. It can be considered many other things; a record of events, a modern mythology, a career, an industry, an art, a hobby, and much else. Michael Wood explores the history of film, its venture into the digital age, and its role and impact on modern society.
Author | : Scott H. Hendrix |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2010-10-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0199574332 |
When Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses (reputedly nailed to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg), he unwittingly launch a movement that would dramatically change the course of European history. This superb short introduction to Martin Luther, written by a leading authority on Luther and the Reformation, presents this pivotal figure as historians now see him. Instead of singling him out as a modern hero, historian Scott Hendrix emphasizes the context in which Luther worked, the colleagues who supported him, and the opponents who adamantly opposed his agenda for change. The author explains the religious reformation and Luther's importance without ignoring the political and cultural forces, like princely power and Islam, which led the reformation down paths Luther could neither foresee nor influence. The book pays tribute to Luther's genius but also recognizes the self-righteous attitude that alienated contemporaries. The author offers a unique explanation for that attitude and for Luther's anti-Jewish writings, which are especially hard to comprehend after the Holocaust.
Author | : Ian Goldin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198736258 |
What is development -- How does development happen? -- Why are some countries rich and others poor? -- What can be done to accelerate development? -- The evolution of development aid -- Sustainable development -- Globalization and development -- The future of development.
Author | : Andrew King |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2012-07-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191633844 |
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Christopher Butler |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2010-07-29 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192804413 |
A compact introduction to modernism--why it began, what it is, and how it hasshaped virtually all aspects of 20th and 21st century life
Author | : John Hendry |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2013-10-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0199656983 |
In this Very Short Introduction, John Hendry provides a lively introduction to the nature and principles of management. Tracing its development over the past century, Hendry looks not only at the jobs managers do today and their place in the culture of work, but also provides an insight into modern management theory.
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Total Pages | : 169 |
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ISBN | : 0198804458 |