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The first of our titles for Autumn 2011 is The Puzzle of Left-handedness, an enlightening account of the strange theories and bizarre perceptions of left-handedness that will be sure to fascinate and entertain both left- and right-handed readers. We follow with the richly illustrated Burning Issues: Fire in Art and the Social Imagination, which guides us through the beliefs, superstitions and representations of fire in culture and art, both historical and contemporary.
Picturing Atrocity, a powerful collection of essays and images from an impressive array of contributors deals with many disturbing photographs of atrocities over the decades. Asking why we are compelled to look at these images, the book is crucial reading for anyone who cares about injustice and suffering.
We are pleased to announce a selection of art titles: a revealing monograph on the artist Willem de Kooning by Richard Shiff; a vibrant and witty compendium of artist postcards; and an intriguing history of art forgery. In addition Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, provides a true story in Art Theft and the Case of the Stolen Turners, a dramatic eye-witness account of recovering high-profile stolen art, combined with an analysis of why such thefts take place.
Our Edible, Animal, Critical Lives, Exposures, Modern Architectures in History and Objekt series all offer new titles this season, from Bread and Champagne, Wolf and Trout, Derek Jarman and Mahatma Gandhi, to Photography and Ireland, to Railway.
We hope you enjoy these and all our new titles this season—for a complete list please click here.
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To download a PDF version of our Spring 2011 catalogue click here (1.8Mb), for our Autumn 2011 catalogue click here (2.4Mb), and for our complete backlist catalogue click here (3.3Mb).
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