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From cinema's silent beginnings, fashion and interior design have been vital to character development and narrative structure. Despite spectacular technological advancements on screen, stunning silhouettes and striking spaces still have the ability to dazzle to dramatic effect. This book is the first to consider the significant interplay between fashion and interiors and their combined contribution to cinematic style from early film to the dig...

From cinema's silent beginnings, fashion and interior design have been vital to character development and narrative structure. Despite spectacular technological advancements on screen, stunning silhouettes and striking spaces still have the ability to dazzle to dramatic effect. This book is the first to consider the significant interplay between fashion and interiors and their combined contribution to cinematic style from early film to the dig...

Die indischen Erzählungen wurden wahrscheinlich in der Spätantike, unter der Herrschaft der Sassaniden, um 500 n. Chr. ins Mittelpersische übertragen und um persische Märchenerzählungen erweitert. Das mittelpersische Buch Tausend Erzählungen (persisch ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ - hazar afsan), der Vorläufer der arabischen Sammlung, ist verschollen, wird aber noch in zwei arabischen Quellen des 10. Jahrhunderts erwähnt. Einige Figuren in Tausendundeine Nacht h...

I have all the guns and all the money. I can withstand challenge from without and from within. Am I right, Comrade?" So said Elaine Brown on becoming the first female leader of the Black Panther Party in 1974. By that time the group had grown from a small local outfit into a national revolutionary movement, described by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover as 'the greatest threat to the internal security of the country'.Brown's gripping memoir charts ...

What led Shakespeare to write his most cryptic poem, "The Phoenix and Turtle"? Does the Phoenix represent Queen Elizabeth, on the verge of death as Shakespeare wrote? Is the Earl of Essex, recently executed for treason, the Turtledove, lover of the Phoenix? Questions such as these dominate scholarship of both Shakespeare's poem and the book in which it first appeared: Robert Chester's enigmatic collection of verse, Love's Martyr (1601), where ...

Hamas has become a significant player on the international stage. This book, a study in international relations, shows how Hamas willingly mobilizes Palestinian internal issues to establish its legitimacy on a global scale, and at the same time uses its relations with non-Palestinian players to compete against its political rivals on the Palestinian national stage. Focused on the foreign policy of Hamas, the book covers the movement's victory ...

Philosophy of language has been at the center of philosophical research at least since the start of the 20th century. But till now there has been no regular forum for outstanding original work in this area. That is what Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Language offers.

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Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in the epic Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders.

In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies explores black spirituality through her family history and personal reflections.

Beginning with Alexander McQueen's infamous attempt to live stream his 2009 Plato's Atlantis collection on SHOWStudio, this book traces how digital and social media have disrupted social structures within the field of fashion, and transformed the way it is communicated and consumed. Analysing key case studies, from Chanel, Givenchy, Yeezy and Opening Cermony to interactive social media and 'see now buy now' campaigns from Burberry, Topshop and...

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's preeminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East'The Sassoons were one of the great commercial dynasties of the nineteenth century, as eminent as traders as the Rothschilds were as bankers. In this rich and nuanced portrait of the family, Joseph Sassoon uncovers the secrets behind their phenomenal success: how a handful of Jewish refugees exiled from Ottoman ...

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Andersens "Gedichtsammlung in Prosa" hat seit 1840 Leser in aller Welt verzaubert. In 33 Miniaturen erzählt es davon, wie der Mond allabendlich einen jungen Maler besucht und ihm von dem erzählt, was er auf seinen Reisen erlebt hat. Heinrich Detering gesellt in seiner kommentierten Neuübersetzung diesem literarischen Experiment einige verwandte Texte des Autors hinzu: Ein Hauptwerk des Märchendichters ist wieder zu entdecken.

Der wandernde Jude ist nach einer mittelalterlichen Legende ein Jude, der den leidenden Jesus schlug und deshalb zum ewigen, unruhigen Wandern verurteilt wurde. Die allgemeinen Details der Legende sind aus einem deutschen Polpularbuch von 1602 (dänisch 1607) bekannt: Der Name ist Ahasverus, er war Schuhmacher und hatte die Spitznamen Der ewige / wandernde Jude und der Schuhmacher Jerusalems.

The most exciting players in the NBA--featuring action shots, short biographies, and key stats

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The American Library Association presents an award-winning must-read book for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log.Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title, notes on the awards they've won, and prompts for further reflection, this journal is a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars.In...

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