Concerns works by artists active during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the transalpine lands of northern Europe, which eventually became the modern nations of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This book also includes a history of the collecting of early Northern paintings in the Midwest.

A tribute to Lakewold Gardens and its creators

Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place

A presentation of the art of the Osage people, it explores the interconnections among their material culture, social organization, cosmology, aesthetics, and rituals. It draws together over two centuries' worth of Osage art and traces the patterns of Osage life and culture. It features works that illustrate the aesthetic of Osage art.

Representing Africa in American Museums is the first comprehensive book to focus on the history of African art in American art museums.

William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live.

Explores the ways in which Napoleon's consort, the incomparable Josephine, made use of art and patronage in the fashioning of her royal identity. This book aims to provide insights about her patronage, influence, and status in the political and cultural life of her times.

Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation.

Roberts draws on wide-ranging historical and cultural sources to consider questions of identity

Reveals the fascinating and sordid details of an important period in the history of a great American city

Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture.

Explores the intersection of Chinese legal practice with writing in many different social contexts.

SAP The memoirs of a young woman relate how she and her fmaily manage to keep their Chinese heritage alive while adapting to the American way of life.

Offers a the history of Native peoples, presenting the glory, endurance, and renewal of the life ways of Plains peoples. This book traces the story of the Plains peoples through adversity to the renewal of their cultures in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It illustrates their life in over 250 colour images.

Examines the life and work of Chinese born painter Yun Gee and his Chinese American daughter Li-lan in the context of trans-nationalism and hybridity, race, identity, and globalization.