An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. .

Examines the major debates and issues using a range of examples. This book discusses the challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse a visual form. It explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originates in western art production and can obscure other approaches, as well as art from non-western cultures.

Explores the issues and debates about Northern Ireland in the historical context of hundreds of years of conflict. This book tackles many questions, such as: what accounts for the perpetuation of ethnic and religious conflict in Ireland? Why has armed violence proven so hard to control? And, who are the major figures and issues in the conflict?

Focusing on dreaming to explain the mechanisms of sleep, the author explores how the new science of dreaming affects theories in psychoanalysis, and how it is helps the understanding of the causes of mental illness. He investigates his own dreams to illustrate and explain some of the discoveries of modern sleep science.

The 3rd revised and enlarged edition of this introduction to modern art in the WORLD OF ART series, which now includes a new essay, POSTMODERNISM AND THE ART OF IDENTITY which brings the story of modern art right up to the present.

Aiming to transform the way we think about design, this work shows how integral it is to our lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. It also looks at how cultures and individuals personalise objects, and gives insights into how companies such as Nokia, Ford, and Sony approach design.