Presents ten readings addressing the life stories of a selection of premodern Chinese individuals including elites, women, politicos, merchants, a eunuch, and others, highlighting aspects of the era's
"Few intellectual figures of the twentieth century dealt with such a vast scope of subjects as Theodor Adorno (1903–1969). His insights, therefore, lend themselves to critical overview as many have cr
Working between the 1960s and early 1990s, the artists profiled in this compendium represent a broad cross section of L.A.'s art scene. With nearly 400 illustrations and ten essays, this volume presen
