Культура и искусство

Книга Робера де Ла Сизерана, вышедшая на русском языке в 1908 году, стала на долгие годы единственным серьезным трудом, посвященным движению прерафаэлитов. Автор показывает истоки школы, ее главн…

An engaging and accessible introduction to a broad range of critical approaches to contemporary mass media theory and research A decade after its first publication , Critical Media Studies contin…

An engaging and accessible introduction to a broad range of critical approaches to contemporary mass media theory and research A decade after its first publication , Critical Media Studies contin…

Tragedy in Transition is an innovative and exciting introduction to the theory and practice of tragedy. Looks at a broad range of topics in the field of tragedy in literature, from ancient to con…

Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and t…

New essays by prestigious thinkers such as Edward Said, Bruce Robbins, Jacqueline Rose, and Stefan Collini on the public role of writers and intellectuals.

Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment. Brings together international art an…

Brazil is a country of city dwellers undergoing radical transformation: over 85 per cent of the country’s citizens live in cities and over 40 per cent of the population live in metropolises of mo…

Рассказ о жизни и деятельности М. А. Балакирева охватывает период жизни композитора с момента его рождения в 1837 году до 1872 года. Группируя документальные сведения, автор старался не нарушать …

В учебнике изложены традиционные и инновационные материалы. Издание дает общее представление об основах расчета строительных конструкций, рассказывает об экспериментальных методах исследования ко…

How can you tell if the materials and components you are specifying have a low environmental impact? A full life-cycle assessment is a complex, time-consuming and expensive process; the environme…

Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating d…

В курсе изложены общие теоретические и практические положения, а также нормативные требования проектирования автомобильной дороги. Даны общие сведения об автомобильных дорогах, изложены правила п…

A Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Written in a clear and accessible …

Чтобы создать продающий оффер и получить нужного клиента, важно понимать, как думает клиент, какая его мотивация и как достучаться до его сознания. Что делать, если времени на глубокое изучение п…

Discusses the players, theories, and trends that affect how the world communicates and gets their information This book is a definitive text on multinational communication and media conglomerates…

Beauty in architecture matters again. This issue of AD posits that after 80 years of aggressive suppression of engagement with aesthetics, the temporarily dormant preoccupation with beauty is bac…

The myths and legends in this book have been selected both for their excellence as stories and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling. A collection of Nati…

This guide shows design practices and other construction professionals how to manage knowledge successfully. It explains how to develop and implement a knowledge management strategy, and how to a…

This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature. It makes readily available accounts of key historical events and …