This book sets a new standard as a work of reference. It covers British and Irish art in public collections from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the end of the nineteenth, and it encompasses nearly 9,000 painters and 90,000 paintings in more than 1,700 separate collections. The book includes as well pictures that are now lost, some as a consequence of the Second World War and others because of de-accessioning, mostly from 1950 to about 1975 when Victorian art was out of fashion.
By listing many tens of thousands of previously unpublished works, including around 13,000 which do...

A critical restrospective of World Bank policy reforms and initiatives during the past decade.

What do you do when the knowledge of the fate of the universe lies within a robot you know and sort of tolerate? Assuming you haven't been captured by intergalactic slave traders then you can just-wait what's that? You have been captured by intergalactic slave traders? Well you're probably gonna die. Lucky for Victor, he's not you. This is Candy Kisses and Bullet Holes Fill Her Up, an energetic pop fusion of letters and punctuation marks tangled up in paragraphs and splattered on paper for your eyes to adore

"The Echo of Things" is a compelling ethnographic study of what photography means to the people of Roviana Lagoon in the western Solomon Islands. Christopher Wright examines the contemporary uses of photography and expectations of the medium in Roviana, as well as people's reactions to photographs made by colonial powers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For Roviana people, photographs are unique objects; they are not reproducible, as they are in Euro-American understandings of the medium. Their status as singular objects contributes to their ability to channel ancestral...

"The Echo of Things" is a compelling ethnographic study of what photography means to the people of Roviana Lagoon in the western Solomon Islands. Christopher Wright examines the contemporary uses of photography and expectations of the medium in Roviana, as well as people's reactions to photographs made by colonial powers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For Roviana people, photographs are unique objects; they are not reproducible, as they are in Euro-American understandings of the medium. Their status as singular objects contributes to their ability to channel ancestral...

This guide covers everything you need to know about breaking into the Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist career field. Guaranteed to answer all of your questions, this book is a must have for anyone eager to pursue this career. Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist Job Description, Qualifications, Salary, Training, Education Requirements, Positions, Disciplines, Resume, Career Outlook, and Much More The Must Have Guide for all prospective Physiotherapists, Physical Therapists. This book provides detailed information about the overview of the career field, how to enter the field and career...

The nature of management is changing: managers are becoming more like consultants, focusing on projects, functional integration, change and 'clients'. This timely book is based on a large-scale, international study of new management practices and examines the emergence of consultant managers. It breaks new ground in our understanding of this hybrid role, uncovering working practices, identities and occupational dynamics, to shed light on both management and consultancy. It unpacks the changing relationship between external consultants and management to reveal important implications for the...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity, a definitive manifestation of the well-worn links between progress and devastation. This book explores the complex relationship that the corporate world has with climate change and examines the central role of corporations in shaping political and social responses to the climate crisis. The principal message of the book is that despite the need for dramatic economic and political change, corporate capitalism continues to rely on the maintenance of 'business as usual'. The authors explore the different processes through which...