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Bars, Pubs, Cafés
Readers get a visual tour of bars, cafes and pubs from around the world without having to leave their armchairs. From Toronto to Tokyo, Julie D. Taylor explores an array of hotspots where the aura, atmosphere or architecture make hanging out an experience.
Spa
Spa: The Sensuous Experience provides a timely exploration of 40 of the very best spas created over the years, from more recent examples to traditional destinations that have become classic icons in the spa world.
Outdoor Rooms
Presents examples of a variety of outdoor spaces including decks and porches and some of their furniture and accessories.
Paper Tangos
In PAPER TANGOS, classically trained dancer and anthropologist Julie Taylor examines the poetics of the tango, while recounting a life lived crossing the borders of two distinct and complex cultures. Drawing parallels among the violence of the Argentine Junta, tango dancing, and her own life, Taylor weaves the line between engaging memoir and cultural critique. The book's design includes photographs on every page that form a flip-book sequence of a tango. 89 photos.
Kids Spaces
The importance of publishing designs that feature safe yet creative spaces for children is often overlooked by the plethora of commercial and residential design. 'Kids Spaces' overcomes this, featuring colourful designs of kindergarten and elementary schools, playgrounds, playrooms, bedrooms and specialist rooms such as computer,
Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence
Deterrence as a strategic concept evolved during the Cold War. During that period, deterrence strategy was aimed mainly at preventing aggression against the United States and its close allies by the hostile Communist power centersâ€"the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its allies, Communist China and North Korea. In particular, the strategy was devised to prevent aggression involving nuclear attack by the USSR or China. Since the end of the Cold War, the risk of war among the major powers has subsided to the lowest point in modern history. Still, the changing nature of the threats to American and allied security interests has stimulated a considerable broadening of the deter...
Spy
Smart. Funny. Fearless."It's pretty safe to say that Spy was the most influential magazine of the 1980s. It might have remade New York's cultural landscape; it definitely changed the whole tone of magazine journalism. It was cruel, brilliant, beautifully written and perfectly designed, and feared by all. There's no magazine I know of that's so continually referenced, held up as a benchmark, and whose demise is so lamented" --Dave Eggers. "It's a piece of garbage" --Donald Trump.
Miss Julie
August Strindberg's masterpiece portrayal of the conflict between sexual passion and social position. Contains the full text, commentary, notes for students, a chronology of the author's life, and context of the play.
Modernism and Affect
This book addresses an under-researched area of modernist studies, reconsidering modernist attitudes towards feeling in the light of the humanities' turn to affect.
Forthcoming Books
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