Matthew Israel: 4 books
Kill for Peace
American Artists Against the Vietnam War
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
The Vietnam War (1964–1975) divided American society like no other war of the twentieth century, and some of the most memorable American art and art-related activism of the last fifty years protested U.S. involvement. At a time when Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art dominated the American art...
The Big Picture
Contemporary Art in 10 Works by 10 Artists
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Discover the compelling story of the evolution of contemporary art, its state today, and where it’s headed, through a sample of ten artworks created by ten artists over a span of fifteen years.
Written in an engaging, straightforward style by prominent art historian Matthew Israel, this book...
Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to God
Reason, Religion, and Republicanism at the American Founding
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
This volume, with contributions from scholars in political science, literature, and philosophy, examines the mutual influence of reason and religion at the time of the American Founding—especially in the writings and speeches of critical figures in that period, such as Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin,...
by Marie Corelli, Israel Zangwill, Arthur Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Frequently I have to ask myself in the street for the name of the man I bowed to just now, and then, before I can answer, the wind of the first corner blows him from my memory. I have a theory, however, that those puzzling faces, which pass before I can see who cut the coat, all belong to club waiters.