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Fabulosa!
Paul BakerPaul Baker recounts the story of Polari with skill, erudition and tenderness.Read more › -
A Feast for the Eyes
Carolyn TillieA delicious, beautifully illustrated tour of edible art, from Arcimboldo to zucchini.Read more › -
Five Years Ahead of My Time
Seth BoveyThe first comprehensive survey of garage rock, from the late 1950s to the present day.Read more › -
Fat
Christopher E. ForthA survey of how fat has been perceived and imagined in the West since antiquity.Read more › -
Cosmos
Roberta J. M. OlsonCharts the human love affair with the heavens in art and astronomy, and includes both sound science and insightful art and cultural history.Read more › -
The Europe Illusion
Stuart SweeneyThe Europe Illusion considers Britain’s relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in 1648.Read more ›
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Bee
Claire Preston
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Claire Preston's Bee is a history of our long, complex relationship with this...
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Biscuits and Cookies
A Global History
Anastasia Edwards
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Which is your favourite biscuit (or cookie, if you're from the USA)? Chocolate-chip,...
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Creative Gatherings
Meeting Places of Modernism
Mary Ann Caws
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Art is seen as a solitary, even a reclusive, endeavour. But visual artists, writers...
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Darker Shades
The Racial Other in Early Modern Art
Victor I. Stoichita
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Difference exists; otherness is constructed. This book asks how important Western...
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Dining Out
A Global History of Restaurants
Katie Rawson
- A global history of restaurants beyond white tablescloths and maître d’s,...
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Mexico City
Cradle of Empires
Nick Caistor
- Mexico City has always been a seat of empire. In its grandiose pretentions and sheer...
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