To mark the centenary of Georges Seurat's death in 1891, the Reunion des Musees Nationaux/Musee d'Orsay and The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized a landmark retrospective, Georges Seurat, 1859?1891
Traditionally the primary function of NGOs has been confined to mitigating the effects of war by providing humanitarian aid and protection on the peripheries of violent conflict. However, in recent ye
The nature of time has haunted humanity through the ages. Some conception of time has always entered into our ideas about mortality and immortality, and permanence and change, so that concepts of time
Truly, Madly, Undead-ly This irresistible collection features stories of love amid vampires by five of today's hottest authors?Kristin Cast (Tempted), Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy), Alyson NoEl (
This collection of essays contextualizes Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse as a postmodern investigation into what makes us human and as an examination of how technology invariably transforms our identity and p
This collection examines how the use of the atomic bomb in Japan has been memorialized. The contributors analyze the cultural legacies of the atomic bomb in political, historical, literary, and artist
This book explains what ‘small’ states are and explores their current security challenges, in general terms and through specific examples. It reflects the shift from traditional security definitions e
The book explains what ‘small’ states are and explores their current security challenges, in general terms and through specific examples. It reflects the shift from traditional security definitions em
Published in conjunction with the February 2001 exhibition beginning at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris and ending at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this volume examines Paul Signac'
This illustrated volume features a broad selection of the Metropolitan Museum's greatest European paintings dating from 1800 to 1920. Pictures by sixty-seven artists from nine different countries are
This landmark publication presents for the first time a comprehensive catalogue of the works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in the Metropolitan Museum. Comprising thirty-four paintings, fifty-eightdraw
Claude Ponti’s nimble wordplay and punning, combined with his phantasmagorical and joyful illustrations, create an endearing gem of a book, bound to be a bedtime story favorite.From one of the world’s
