Is there a justification for European integration? "The Idea of a European Superstate" examines this - the most basic - question raised by the European Union. In doing so, Glyn Morgan assesses the arguments put forward by eurosceptics and their critics. In a challenge to both sides of the debate, Mo[...]

From the opening of trade with Britain in the 1850s, Japan occupied a unique and contradictory place in the Victorian imagination, regarded as both a rival empire and a cradle of exquisite beauty. Quaint, Exquisite explores the enduring impact of this dramatic encounter, showing how the rise of Japa[...]

This book introduces you to a fresh approach to learn Hallingdal rosemaling perhaps alleviating your personal roadblocks and frustrations. This is a different resource where you can learn to start designing, drawing and painting your own artwork, heirloom or d cor no matter what your stage of learni[...]

This radical series shows how Classical ideas and material have helped to shape the modern world. The interdisciplinary approach makes stimulating reading for all who welcome the challenge offered by new perspectives on Classical culture. Today we attribute a tragic quality to many things - works, e[...]

This is one of the key books on modern India, acclaimed as the definitive account, and now republished with a new introduction. "The Idea of India" was originally published to mark the 50th anniversary of India's independence and has since established itself as a uniquely valuable and authoritative [...]

Prepare to learn everything we still don't know about our strange, mostly mysterious universe.
PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have teamed up to spelunk through the enormous gaps in our cosmological knowledge, armed with their popular infographics, cartoons,[...]

Prepare to learn everything we still don't know about our strange and mysterious universe.Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore there are huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham[...]

Have fun brainstorming with an Andy Warhol Idea Journal from Galison. Andy Warhol (1928-87) was one of the preeminent American artists of the twentieth century. This journal was created in conjunction with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. and uses details from various Andy Warhol[...]

The notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the context of the European Union's efforts to strengthen democracy, integration, and identity. The Idea o[...]