Renaissance skin

Renaissance skinThis book is the definitive study of how skin was debated, understood and misunderstood in Europe between 1500 and 1700. It is based on deep historical research and includes hundreds of colour images from the period.

The author examines a very broad range of fiction and non fiction works

this book argues that many contemporary French films take a new approach to language and power

through the power of human musical connection

and reflects the breadth of ongoing Beethoven scholarship in Manchester

and the behaviour of Francis Synge at the time of the union

This is the first detailed study of the rich vein of mockumentary television programmes

It counts with a case study looking at the implementation of SociedadeMocambicana de Medicamentos – a pharmaceutical factory that was implemented in Maputo as a result of the cooperation between the countries

public monuments and the press

how they moved around the country through time

movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World War

the pieces collected here offer a snapshot of critical debate in fashion

In this era of cognitive competition and total automation