The Arts

Constructing Arizona is the first book to comprehensively present the architecture of the Sonoran Desert region of Arizona, balancing a breadth of projects with a depth of analysis.

This collection of primary sources brings together a series of documents derived from archives, journals, newspapers, out-of-print books, memoirs, letters, and other written materials pertaining to the circus during the long nineteenth century (1789-1919).

This book identifies the converging socio- cultural, economic, and technological conditions that have shaped, informed, and realised the identity of the contemporary virtual influencer, situating them at the intersection of social media, consumer culture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital technologies.

The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion explores trends in urbanism across Italy in the period when Rome extended its power across the entire peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica.

China's Heritage through History employs a longue duree approach to examine China's heritage through history.

Examining how media industries actively shape, and are shaped by, attachments to place and movements across geographical spaces, Locating Media Industries illuminates the many spatial dimensions of 'globalised' media.

The book, Writing Antifascist Resistance, 1939-44: History Through Last Letters, examines the final letters of five antifascist activists who faced execution during the Second World War, including three teenagers.

Das Lehr- und Studienbuch „Theatermanagement“ gibt eine profunde Einführung in die Grundlagen des Theatermanagements.

This new volume discusses a selection of nanomaterials that can be employed for advanced biological, nutraceutical, and medicinal applications.

Dennis Kelly explores Kelly's unusual career path and sheds light on his eclectic approach to the arts, characterised by a refusal to write texts that people can fit within neat categories.

This book provides an overview of the circular economy in the built environment, presenting a fusion of insights from esteemed researchers and seasoned practitioners.

This volume consists of 15 articles published between 1991 and 2018.

This book, with its focus on the dancing body, is the first of its kind within the larger context of dance in India.

Lean is an essential way of working in a world that is accelerating and becoming more complex.

Explorations in Music Theory: Harmony, Musicianship, Improvisation offers an innovative learning approach to music theory, centered on instrumental skills, improvisation, and composition.

Dennis Kelly explores Kelly's unusual career path and sheds light on his eclectic approach to the arts, characterised by a refusal to write texts that people can fit within neat categories.

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era.

Combining history, theory, case studies and practical guidance, this book offers a critical introduction to interdisciplinary production in the arts and cultural industries.

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10.

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10.

Experiencing Epiphanies in Literature and Cinema uses health humanities and psychological humanities to explore literary and cinematic epiphanies.

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era.

How well do you really know your favourite musicals?

The perfect quiz book packed with laughter, nostalgia and classic Bullseye fun for the whole family!

Storytelling and fantasy play are central to how young children make sense of their world, build relationships, and express themselves.

Architectural education and the profession are at a crossroads, grappling with the climate crisis, housing shortages, migration, and the omnipresent rise of AI.

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026Discover the beautiful and uplifting novel about a musical prodigy and his mother forced to spend years searching for each other, the perfect holiday read for fans of Delia Owens s Where the Crawdads Sing, Kristen Hannah and Clare Leslie Hall.

From his anthemic early hits ("e;I Want to Take You Higher,"e; "e;Family Affair,"e; "e;Dance to the Music"e;), through the moody meditations of "e;There's a Riot Going On"e; and beyond, Sly & the Family Stone left an indelible stamp on rock, funk, pop, and hip hop, and their enigmatic frontman in particular continues to inspire fascination and speculation.

Structured into four main parts, this book navigates the intersection between food and functionality of plant-based products and provides insight into the nutritional composition of some key elements of plant-based diets.

This book explores the archaeology of the 1947 Partition, the largest mass migration in human history, and the resulting resettlement of half a million refugees in Delhi, India's capital city.

The winding paths of ants and the intricate stories of city streets reveal how movement is shaped by forces beyond mere efficiency.

Master Minds: Creativity in Picasso's & Husain's PaintingsThe book, "e;Master Minds: Creativity in Picasso's and Husain's Paintings"e;, is a projection of master minds in the field of art.

Since the publication of its Shingo Prize-winning predecessor, TWI programs have seen steady growth in usage.

Experiencing Epiphanies in Literature and Cinema uses health humanities and psychological humanities to explore literary and cinematic epiphanies.

Childhood in Animation: Navigating a Secret World explores how children are viewed in animated cinema and television and examines the screen spaces that they occupy.

Combining history, theory, case studies and practical guidance, this book offers a critical introduction to interdisciplinary production in the arts and cultural industries.

Imagine a world where buildings and cities actively nurture our well-being, not just physically but spiritually.

This book considers the notion of "e;historical escapism"e; through both costume and fashion design, illustrating how one informs the other to produce different consumable representations of the past, to quell contemporary anxieties and to confront generational traumas.

This book offers an inquiry into the ethics of 'human needs capture' for design purposes by drawing upon ethical theories and narratives.

This book explores the concept of critical interiority in literature, art, and architecture within European francophone culture, spanning the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries.

This book provides an epistemology of the body as it relates to subjectivity through an analysis of selected works of Antonin Artaud and Samuel Beckett.

This book provides an overview of the circular economy in the built environment, presenting a fusion of insights from esteemed researchers and seasoned practitioners.

Playing Politics in Digital Spaces offers a timely analysis of play and politics woven together to imagine and enact new worlds, democratic and reactionary alike.

The contributors to this volume examine musical instrument collectors and their reasons and means for collecting: Who were they professionally and personally?

In a market place flooded with consumer goods, the modern consumer has become incredibly savvy.

Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and the Post-Secondary Music Class explores the theory and practice of teaching and learning in a traumatized world and aims to support instructors in guiding students and walking with them through challenges that impact learning.

The book is divided into two sections: one focusing on the phenomenon of television and the other on audiences.

This book offers a systematic introduction to essential visual effects (VFX) production, addressing both the internal operations of VFX studios and the external collaborations between facilities.

Funicular structures are structural skeletons designed using methodologies that analyze the flow and direction of forces, which can be categorized as compression, tension, or a combination of both.

Cultural Awareness in Teaching Art and Design addresses an emerging area of development in contemporary pedagogy, the fostering of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the designers of tomorrow.