This book is a comprehensive collection and exhibition of Chen Yujun's art, thoroughly introducing the artist's creative philosophy, origins and stylistic changes to readers in the English-speaking world. With the theme of growth, Chen's art explores the mutual influence and intertwining of individuals, society, regions and civilisations, ......
In the past four decades, China has developed rapidly and become a significant economic power globally. With its deep involvement in globalisation, China also revalued its tradition and innovation with much confidence. Mr Vikram has been making documentary programmes about Chinese growth. His scrutiny of society via a foreign eye can give a unique ......
Natasha Bennett introduces the fascinating world of Chinese arms and armour in the Royal Armouries' collection. Offering a colourful insight into one of the world's earliest civilisations, she chronicles the development of personal weapons and armour from the late Bronze Age to the early twentieth century.
ISBN-13: 9780948092893
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
From 20th-Century Tradition to Contemporary Practice
Contemporary Chinese art has played a significant role in contributing to art globalisation; meanwhile, the trajectory of modernisation of art in China has not been rendered explicitly.
IWM has managed a Film Archive since it was first established in 1917, and the Archive now covers all aspects of conflicts in which British, Commonwealth or former Empire countries have been involved since the start of the twentieth century. The constantly growing collection extends to over 23,000 hours of moving images, representing a wide and ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897675
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Punch featured Winston Churchill in more than 600 cartoons between 1899 to 1988. Some were laudatory, some were critical, and others, like the man himself, usually humorous. For the first time this book catalogues all the cartoons and provides a context of the events and people being satirised and places them in historical perspective. Early on ......
The Cabinet War Rooms provided the secret underground headquarters for the core of the British government throughout the Second World War. This fascinating book contains all the facts about the Cabinet War Rooms and the Churchill Museum, now known as the Churchill War Rooms. It is lavishly illustrated with photos from the collections of the ......
ISBN-13: 9781904897552
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the man voted 'the Greatest Briton', Churchill: A Visual History tells the incredible story of Winston Churchill's long life and lasting legacy. With particular focus on Churchill's pivotal role during the Second World War, the book features artefacts, interviews, documents, art and ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423811
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Thirty new and classic cocktail recipes inspired by the colorful and controversial Winston Churchill. This charming book from the Imperial War Museums features dozens of cocktail recipes, each accompanied by detailed instructions, an ingredients list, and a short description of how the drink is inspired by British former head of state Winston ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423392
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
