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The History of Art after the Second World War is an important chapter in world cultural heritage. Abstract Art, Expressionism, Realism and many other avant garde movements which developed up to the 21st Century, as well as their exponents are presented in this book. Revised and expanded second edition. 353 illus, most in colour Greek language text.

The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CHD) is a comprehensive, bilingual Hittite-English dictionary. The CHD reflects and illustrates the ideas and material world of Hittite society through its lexicon, and is the only such project in the English-speaking world.

Presents interpretations of a large corpus of art and iconography from the Southern and South-Central Andes, bringing together the most esteemed scholars in the field. Uses artifacts, artworks, textiles, archaeology, and architecture to develop new insights on the cultural interactions between people in prehistoric western South America. 700 illus.

Published annually by Lockwood Press. The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is a Toronto-based nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring together individuals interested in Coptic studies and to promote the dissemination of scholarly information on Coptic Studies. 

 

 

Why has the Hollywood sound serial received so little scholarly attention? Here, the author presents a thorough analysis based on detailed historical research, focusing on the period between 1930 and 1946, when Universal stopped their production. 30 b&w illus.

What more could there be to know about Franklin D. Roosevelt, given how exhaustively his life has been written about? There is more and that focuses on Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, Washington socialite, later FDR's friend and love-and Eleanor's rival. 28 b&w illus.

The ancient cemeteries at Naga ed-Dêr date from the Predynastic period to the Middle Kingdom. They run for about six kms from Sheikh Farag to Mesheikh and form parts of the single large cemetery of the Thinite nome UE 8.

From the authors of the successful Grand-Guignol and London’s Grand Guignol - also published by UEP – this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language.

This book explores the history of Cornwall‘s portrayal on screen, from the earliest days of the moving image to the recent BBC adaptation of Winston Graham’s Poldark books. Innovative new research looking at amateur film and newsreels, avant-garde and documentary works alongside mainstream popular film and television. 7 b&w and 13 col. illus.