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Innovation Bureaucracies
Let's Make the State Entrepreneurial
From self-driving cars to smart grids, new technologies are already significantly changing the way we live. Surprisingly, some of the time, it is governments driving this change. Rainer Kattel, Wolfgang Drechsler...

The Tudors
Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs brought changes to England that reverberated throughout Europe. This book provides a rare, comprehensive look at how Tudor artistic patronage legitimized...

Van Gogh in America
A fascinating exploration of the introduction of Vincent van Gogh’s work to the United States Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) is one of the most iconic artists in the world, and how he became a household name...

Beethoven
The Nine Symphonies that Changed Music
Beethoven’s symphonies loom large in the public imagination. The nine symphonies, including the Fifth, the Pastoral and the Choral are key to understanding Beethoven’s life and work – and are each regarded masterpieces in...

Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition
Delightfully original, this book establishes Cubism’s intrinsic connection to the traditional art of pictorial illusion The age-old artistic tradition of illusionistic realism known as trompe l’oeil (...

Glyn Philpot
Glyn Philpot (1884–1937) was a key figure in Modern British art in the first half of the twentieth century. His work spans Arts and Crafts illustration, Edwardian ‘Swagger’ portraiture, Symbolism, and Art Deco Modernism. Drawing on...

Raphael
Among the great figures of the Italian Renaissance, Raphael (1483–1520) is unarguably the artist who has been most widely and consistently admired across the centuries. He had an extraordinary and perhaps unrivaled capacity...

Striking Back
How the West is Failing on National Security
How can western nations, faced with relentless technological aggression in the twenty-first century, fight back to preserve international stability? Conflict in the last century was defined by the horrific...

Through Vincent's Eyes
Van Gogh and His Sources
Vincent van Gogh’s (1853–1890) idiosyncratic style grew out of a deep admiration for and connection to the 19th-century art world. This fresh look at Van Gogh’s influences explores the artist’s relationship to the Barbizon...

Berlinde De Bruyckere
Angel’s Throat