The Book Company: New Products - Art & Politics

Absence and Ruin In Hanaa Malallah's 'The God Marduk'

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:53:52 +0000

This book is an object biography that provides an analysis of a single artwork by contemporary Iraqi artist Hanaa Malallah to consider how modern Iraqi art was fundamentally altered as a result of the sanctions and wars of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first leading to a transitio..

Price: $24.95

The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:52:08 +0000

This broad-ranging book examines the creation, through the arts and culture, of societies that enjoy sustainable, positive peace. It begins with a critique of the pervasive nature of militarism and violence embedded deep in the cultural fabric of many societies, influencing the language and dis..

Price: $35.00

The Object as a Process (Essays Situating Artistic Practice)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:04:37 +0000

How does artistic practice lead to the production of knowledge? How does, in turn, artistic knowledge relate to its material base? How does contingent materiality guide the artist towards finding form and developing a statement? This volume is dedicated to the object as a process in order to offer..

Price: $55.00

A Political Economy of the Senses (Neoliberalism, Reification, Critique)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:48:05 +0000

Anita Chari revives the concept of reification from Marx and the Frankfurt School to spotlight the resistance to neoliberal capitalism now forming at the level of political economy and at the more sensate, experiential level of subjective transformation. Reading art by Oliver Ressler, Zanny Begg, ..

Price: $32.00

Preeminent (How Professional Ballet Companies Became the Greats in Their Field)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:41:53 +0000

The business behind ballet has not been widely explored. Until now.

Why are certain professional ballet companies considered the best and most well-known? Preeminent is a deep-dive into the administrative side of professional ballet companies in the United States and its in..

Price: $16.95

Vandals (A History of Destruction from Antiquity to Tomorrow)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:23:56 +0000

For fans of Yuval Noah Harari and David Graeber comes a sweeping history of destruction, exploring how our urge to burn it all down has shaped human progress across the centuries.

Smashing idols, defacing monuments, burning books, breaking windows, toppling statues… for as ..

Price: $30.00

Tuning Calder's Clouds / Sintonías de las nubes de Calder

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:34:25 +0000

A bilingual Spanish / English in-depth exploration of one of the artist's most significant artworks: the monumental Acoustic Ceiling (1954) in the Aula Magna of the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas.

Alexander Calder is one of the best known and most influential ar..

Price: $45.00

David's Sling (A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:47:48 +0000

Throughout Western history, the societies that have made the greatest contributions to the spread of freedom have created iconic works of art to celebrate their achievements. Yet despite the enduring appeal of these works—from the Parthenon to Michelangelo’s David to Picasso’s ..
Price: $39.99

Arts Administration, Arts Management, and Cultural Policy (Assemblage, Structure, and Maturity of the U.S. Field)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:14:56 +0000

This book examines the U.S. field of arts administration, management, and cultural policy at the 50th anniversary of Social Theory, Politics & the Arts (STP&A). It explores how researchers and practitioners have shaped understanding of the arts sector, offering insights into the field's evoluti..
Price: $57.99

Youth Voice and Participatory Arts in Global Development

Wed, 27 May 2026 19:54:44 +0000

Youth Voice, Participatory Arts, and Global Development looks at how arts-based methods can promote youth engagement in global development. This book will interest researchers of international development, arts and youth studies, as well as development practitioners, and those promoting ..
Price: $61.99