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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Places Through the Body draws on a wide range of contemporary examples and creative ideas to address such topics as: how racist ideologies are embedded in modern architechtural discourse and practice; how urban spaces make bodies disabled; how the seemingly virtual worlds of knowledge and technology are embodied; how gyms enable women body builders to make new kinds of bodies; how male bodies are placed onto the silver screen and new kinds of femininity. Here geographers, architects, anthropologists, artists, film theorists, theorists of cultural studies and psycho-analysis, among others, work alongside each other to show how places through the body take shape at a variety of scales. The authors make clear connections between bodies and places to open up surprising, as well as poignant, ways in which people move through places through the body. Introducing many novel theories of embodied places and the placing of bodies, this book opens up new conversations on BodyPlace.
"Vogue: The Editor's Eye "celebrates the pivotal role the fashion
editor has played in shaping America's sense of style since the
magazine's launch 120 years ago. Drawing on "Vogue"'s exceptional
archive, this book focuses on the work of eight of the magazine's
legendary fashion editors (including Polly Mellen, Babs Simpson,
and Grace Coddington) who collaborated with photographers,
stylists, and designers to create the images that have had an
indelible impact on the fashion world and beyond. Featuring the
work of world-renowned photographers such as Richard Avedon, Irving
Penn, and Annie Leibovitz and model/muses, including Marilyn
Monroe, Verushka, and Linda Evangelista, "The Editor's Eye "is a
lavishly illustrated look at the visionary editors whose works
continue to reverberate in the culture today.
Praise for "Vogue: The Editor's Eye"
Selected in "Guide to coffee table books as holiday gifts."
--Associated Press
"What makes a great fashion image? A new book, "The Editor's Eye,"
celebrates the work of Vogue's boundary-pushing fashion editors."
--"Vogue"
""Vogue: The Editor's Eye" is the perfect gift book for anyone with
an interest in fashion or photography or brilliant book design. No
electronic tablet yet created can duplicate the sheer visual
pleasure of paging through this gorgeous book." --"Connecticut
Post"
"Told via in-depth interviews with each of these visionaries,
"Vogue: The Editor's Eye" gives a glimpse into the process, proving
that the magazine's cutting-edge fashion spreads are as much about
editorial point of view as they are about
model-photographer-designer collaboration." --BookPage.com
""Vogue: The Editor's Eye" tells how the vision, creativity (and
let's not forget lavish budgets) possessed by eight fashion editors
from 1947 to the present have produced the striking layouts that
are the magazine's signature." --"The Denver Post"
An unprecedented volume of photography from the Condé Nast
Archive, illustrating the history, art, and fashion of their famous
magazine brands Chronorama: Photographic Treasures of the 20th
Century is an impressive photography volume curated by Condé Nast.
Chrono—referring to space-time—and rama—referring to
sight—are the cornerstones of this notable art record that
depicts the third decade of the 21st century, a decade that had the
potential to be another Roaring Twenties, and during which, Condé
Nast Publications experienced meteoric growth. Taken from the pages
of Vogue, Vanity Fair, House & Garden, GQ, and Glamour, the
nearly 400 stunning original vintage prints and illustrations
within this tome are by top photographers such as Irving Penn,
Helmut Newton, Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton, Eduardo Garcia
Benito, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, and Arthur
Elgort—resulting in an unprecedented showcase of some of the most
important works ever to be produced for the magazine page.
Organized by decade, the book opens with the 1910s and ends with
the 1970s, and the backstories of each decade are told through the
art and historical context of the times, firmly situating the
prevalence of the works in the minds of the readers. An exclusive
collection of full-color, vivid, exquisite, and memorable images,
Chronorama is not only a landmark in the history of photography and
illustrated books, but also a pivotal time in the history of
fashion, design, and the arts.
African Studies Association Women's Caucus's Aidoo-Snyder Book
Prize winner A Choice Outstanding Academic Title The monumental
palace of Kano, Nigeria, was built circa 1500 and is today
inhabited by more than one thousand persons. Historically, its
secluded interior housed hundreds of concubines whose role in the
politics, economics, and culture of Kano city-state has been
largely overlooked. In this pioneering work, Heidi J. Nast
demonstrates how human-geographical methods can tell us much about
a site like the palace, a place bereft of archaeological work or
relevant primary sources. Drawing on extensive ethnographic work
and mapping data, Concubines and Power presents new evidence that
palace concubines controlled the production of indigo-dyed cloth
centuries before men did. The women were also key players in the
assessment and collection of the state's earliest grain taxes,
forming a complex and powerful administrative hierarchy that used
the taxes for palace community needs. In addition, royal concubines
served as representatives of their places of origin, their freeborn
children providing the king with additional human capital to cement
territorial alliances through marriage. Social forces undoubtedly
shaped and changed concubinage for hundreds of years, but Nast
shows how the women's reach extended far beyond the palace walls to
the formation of the state itself.
Do schools work differently in deprived and privileged
neighbourhoods? As segregation is on the rise in many cities, this
book explores how different neighbourhood contexts shape public
organisations, by using an innovative approach that combines a
Bourdieusian perspective and new institutional theory. Based on
interviews and ethnographic data from two primary schools in
Berlin, Germany, it shows how local social compositions, symbolic
meanings of urban areas, and neighbourhood-based policy
interventions structure schools. Educational professionals adapt to
these structural differences. The book analyses how teachers'
understandings and practices vary by local context - and what that
means for the reproduction of urban inequality.
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Vogue The Shoe (Hardcover)
Conde Nast Publ Ltd, Harriet Quick
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'Whatever the style, shoes have a message to be heard, and nowhere
is it clearer than in this collection of some of the best fashion
images of their age.' - Alexandra Shulman The third book in the
popular Vogue portfolio series, now available at the more
pocket-friendly price of £30. In Vogue: The Shoe, Harriet Quick
has curated more than 300 fabulous images from a century of British
Vogue, featuring remarkable styles that range from the humble clog
to exquisite hand-embroidered haute couture stilettoes via
fetishistic cuissardes and outrageous statement heels. Contains
some of the best fashion photography available, including shots
from Vogue's peerless archive of fashion images by the likes of
Hoyningen-Huene, Irving Penn, Corinne Day, Norman Parkinson, Arthur
Elgort and Nick Knight. Reissued with a luxurious real cloth cover,
this is essential reading for fashionistas everywhere. Includes a
foreword written by Alexandra Shulman, former editor-in-chief of
British Vogue.
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