In this sensational chronicle, first published in 1958, Burgo Partridge (scion of Bloomsbury luminaries Ralph and Frances Partridge) coolly and with great erudition, tells the story of one of the most fascinating of social phenomena: the orgy.

This extraordinary catalogue accompanies a major traveling exhibition of 128 works of bronze, jade, and clay dating from the thirteenth century B.C. to the second century A.D. The majority of these stunningly sophisticated works of art--among the most unusual and spectacular produced anywhere in the ancient world--all come from a startling archaeological discovery made just fou...(展开全部)

This extraordinary catalogue accompanies a major traveling exhibition of 128 works of bronze, jade, and clay dating from the thirteenth century B.C. to the second century A.D. The majority of these stunningly sophisticated works of art--among the most unusual and spectacular produced anywhere in the ancient world--all come from a startling archaeological discovery made just fou...(展开全部)

From the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their repatriation grow louder by the day. In The Compensations of Plunder, Justin M. Jacobs brings to light the historical context of the exodus of cultural treasur...(展开全部)

From the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their repatriation grow louder by the day. In The Compensations of Plunder, Justin M. Jacobs brings to light the historical context of the exodus of cultural treasur...(展开全部)

谢林·布里萨克，艺术史学者，美国哥伦比亚广播公司获奖纪录片制作人，美国《考古》杂志特约编辑，是《纽约时报》《华盛顿邮报》《国际先驱论坛报》《民族》《军事历史季刊》等报刊的撰稿人。 卡尔·梅耶，历史学家，任教于耶鲁和普林斯顿大学。曾长期担任《华盛顿邮报》《纽约时报》驻外记 者和社论撰写人，《世界政策杂志》编辑。他写过14本书，包括有关文物非法交易的《被掠夺的历史》《艺术博物馆》,与布里萨克合作撰写过《阴影下的竞赛》《国王拥立者》。 译者 张建新，毕业于北京大学东语系，长期从事中外文物、博物馆交流工作；曾就职于中国文物交流中心、中国历史博物馆等单位；作为美国梅隆基金会研究员，赴美考察过美国博物馆管理运营；目前就职于国家文物局博物馆司；译著包括介绍美国纽约大都会博物馆发展历程的《商人与收藏——大都会艺术博物馆创建记》 《让木乃伊跳舞——大都会艺术博物馆变...(展开全部)

The first edition of Sebastião Salgado: Other Americas was published in 1985 by the French publisher Contrejour, and included photographs from Salgado's numerous trips through Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. The Brazil-born, Paris-based photographer traveled extensively in Latin America between 1977 and 1984 to document the shifting religious and political...(展开全部)

The first edition of Sebastião Salgado: Other Americas was published in 1985 by the French publisher Contrejour, and included photographs from Salgado's numerous trips through Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. The Brazil-born, Paris-based photographer traveled extensively in Latin America between 1977 and 1984 to document the shifting religious and political...(展开全部)

Monet is one of the leading figures of the Impressionist group of painters that came to the fore in France in the second half of the nineteenth century. This project is aimed at established fans and for those wishing to learn about him for the first time. With the inclusion of facsimiles of some 30 documents from Claude Monet's personal papers and associated archives, "Musee Ma...(展开全部)

With his trademark range and independence of thought, Felipe Fernandez- Armesto sweeps aside the tidy separation between the enlightened first world' United States and Canada, and less privileged Latin America'. He shows us why it is impossible to understand the history of North, Central and South America in isolation. From the emergence of the first human civilisations throu...(展开全部)