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Cléo de Mérode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture
The first English-language monograph on the French dancer and model, Cléo de Mérode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture explores the haunting legacy of this intriguing and glamorous figure, an international celebrity at the dawn of our star-struck modernity. Situating Mérode at a pivotal moment in the history of fame and visual culture, this study probes the neglected prehistory of a visual culture obsessed with celebrities and their images.
Naughties, Nudies & Bathing Beauties
Antique novelty figurines were originally attired with clothes, through the rigors of time many of their clothes have disintegrated leaving only a very lovely human form. Features many different types of novelty figurines. Discover the history behind these German-made dolls.
Kovel's Guide to Selling, Buying, and Fixing Your Antiques and Collectibles
The hard-to-find information, sources, and addresses that collectors need for repairing, caring for, and finding buyers for antiques and collectibles are all in this book. To gather the information for this book, Ralph and Terry Kovel contacted more than 3,000 suppliers, clubs, auctions, services, and other industry sources around the country, making this the most up-to-date and complete reference of its kind.
Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties
Showcases bisque and china naughty novelties and figurines of women in revealing outfits, most manufactured in Germany from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Over 400 color photos depict bathing beauties, mermaids, harem ladies, nudies, flippers, and squirters. Manufacturers include Galluba and Hoffman, William Goebel, Hertwig and Company, Schafer and Vater, and more. Decorative details, size, and current values are provided for each figurine.
Practicing Texas Politics
The concise and thorough coverage makes the Brief ideal for instructors who want to supplement it with additional readings or other texts, or use it to complement an American government text. Highlights of the text include broad, topical coverage of Texas government institutions, as well as supplementary readings at the end of each chapter that focus on contemporary Texas policy issues. These lively, original selections reflect the complexity of current issues and engage student interest by illustrating key points discussed in the text.
American Pietàs
What visual tropes of race, death, and motherhood tell us about citizenship.
Michigan Law Review
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