Met dit schitterende boek toont Eddy Van Gestel de schoonheid en het potentieel van Afrika. De portretten en de foto's van landschappen en dieren tonen op een haast emotionele wijze de kwetsbare schoonheid van een Afrika dat snel verandert. Bronzen Huis, 2011; 176 pp.; NL / FR / EN; ills. b/w & col; L; hbVan/List Price € 59,95 Voor/Our Price € 19,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 67 %
In After Khomeini, Arjomand paints a subtle and perceptive portrait of Iran. He offers a brilliant capsule biogarphy of Khomeini, the man who masterminded the revolution that overthrew the Shah. He explains the internal political quarrels among Khomeini's heirs. He analyzes Iran's foreign policy, including the impact of the fall of Communism on Iran and Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy.Oxford, 2009; 268 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 26,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
De geschiedenis van Amsterdam is buitengewoon rijk verbeeld. Het schilderijenbezit van Amsterdam bevat topwerken van o.a. Rembrandt, De Hooch, Ruisdael en Backer. Een belangrijk deel bevindt zich in het Amsterdams Historisch Museum.Thoth, 2009; 111 pp.; NL; ills. col; hbhb € 22,50
The Asian Mystique lays out a challenge to see Asia and Asians as they realy are, with unclouded, de-eroticized eyes. It uncovers the origins of these Western fantasies in the sexually-charged history of West-East contact. It examines Hollywood images of the Dragon Lady, Geisha Girl, Suzie Wong a.o., exploring the expectations they generate and why they persist.Public Affairs, 2005; 437 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
Classicist Waterfield traces the life and history of the city of Athens in this lively narrative, from the golden age of Pericles to the present day. The rise and fall of Athens' and how it has become more than just a symbol of democracy and civilization.Basic Books, 2004; 362 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 29,50 Voor/Our Price € 9,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 68 %
Het bruisende en trendy karakter van het hedendaagse Barcelona vindt zijn oorsprong in de periode rond 1900. De essays in dit boek schetsen een beeld van Barcelona uit zijn gouden periode, aangevuld met een selectie poezie en literatuur van die tijd. Mercatorfonds, 2007; 215 pp.; NL; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 39,95 Voor/Our Price € 15,00Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
Regarded as the political, educational, and cultural centre of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is the capital and the second most populated city in the country. This book of historic and modern photographs tours Beijing's well-known landmarks. Thunder Bay Press, 2007; 144 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
Benjamin Brecknell Turner, 1815-94, was one of the first, and remains one of the greatest, British amateur photographers. He produced some of the finest early photographs of rural England. A superb compilation of vintage pictures.V and A, Harry N. Abrams, 2001; 126 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 44,95 Voor/Our Price € 21,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 51 %
China's two main rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow River, have exerted an enormous influence on the Chinese people. Lloyd's poetic and captivating photographs tell a story that is truly varied and show many fascinating sights.Skira, 2006; 150 pp.; EN; ills. col; hbVan/List Price € 33,95 Voor/Our Price € 17,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 47 %
In a tour de force by a long resident of Beijing, journalist Becker brings to life the lives of emperors, eunuchs, courtesans, and warriors, who for centuries ruled from behind the walls of the Forbidden City, and mixes in his own experiences.Oxford, 2008; 371 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
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