Fist academic study on modernity at the Shanghai Art College

The Shanghai Art College was one of the most important art schools in Republican China. This is the first academic study written on the early history of the College. It makes a major contribution to the history of art education in China, Shanghai in particular. The book presents a new approach to how people understand the modernization of Chinese art, and the significance and consequences of modernity in the Shanghai art world of th...

We are no strangers today to visual representations of human suffering at sea: the refugee crisis that continues to play out in the seascape between Europe and Africa (and not only there) yields an ever-growing archive of humanitarian tragedy. As both a visual backdrop and a lethal medium of unequal mobility, maritime space and landscape play a significant role in mediating the ethical demands of this crisis. Yet there has been little exploration of the longer history of morality’s role in ...

We leven in tijden van toenemend rechtsextremisme, racisme en populisme. Daarom rijst de vraag: is het oude nationaalsocialisme nu eigenlijk wel verwerkt of overwonnen, zoals vaak wordt geponeerd? Is het in de 21e eeuw inderdaad minder relevant in het onderwijs en de herdenkingscultuur?

Gregor Langfeld onderzoekt deze kwesties voor de huidige kunstwereld. Hij laat zien hoe de nationaalsocialistische tweedeling tussen nazikunst en ontaarde kunst na 1945 werd voortgezet, maar met een omgekeerde...

De ontcijfering van de Egyptische Hiërogliefen werd mogelijk gemaakt door de Steen van Rosetta. Hierop stond een tekst in drie talen, in het Grieks, het demotisch en de hiërogliefen.

Jean François Champollion had een talent voor talen. Hij sprak naast zijn Frans, ook Latijn, Grieks, Arabisch, Syrisch, Chaldeeuws, Hebreeuws, en Koptisch. Het oude Egyptische volksschrift, het demotisch, heeft overeenkomsten met het Koptisch, dat nog gesproken wordt in de Koptische kerk. Door het Koptisch te...

In this book the leading authority on Japanese art history sheds light on how Japan has nurtured distinctive aesthetics, prominent artists, and movements that have achieved global influence and popularity. The History of Art in Japan discusses works ranging from earthenware figurines in 13,000 BCE to manga, anime, and modern subcultures.

The control of multinational corporations is an area of law that has attracted immense attention both at national and international level. In recognition of the importance of the subject matter, the United Nations Secretary General has appointed a special representative to work in this area. The book discusses the current trend by MNCs to self regulate by employing voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.

Olufemi Amao argues that the CSR concept is insufficient to deal with e...

The fourth catalogue devoted to the Wyvern Collection, an exceptional private collection of medieval and Renaissance art, comparable to the holdings of many of the world's great museums.

An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review.

Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain images, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image-making. Drawing on a decade of archival immersion at The Public Domain Review, the book has been assembled from a vast array of sources: from manuscripts to museum catal...