New Releases by Antony Mason

Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials and monuments to discover. But the Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, the exhilarating Walibi theme park at Wavre and the profoundly tranquil ruins of the Abbaye de Villers. Bradt's Waterloo & Beyond, written by Belgium expert Antony Mason, gives practical advice from the best hotel and restaurant choices to festivals and events throughout the year. This unique tourist guidebook provides everything you'll need to get the very most from your visit.

The first dedicated English-language guidebook to Mons, European Capital of Culture 2015. Mons is a town itching to be discovered. Cobbled streets rise on a twisty medieval grid to its beautiful central square, and then on up to a crescendo at the 17th-century Belfry, one of the town's four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Historic, pretty and manageably compact it is the perfect short stay destination.

50 of the most spectacular holy sites in the world.

The DK Eyewitness Belgium & Luxembourg Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Belgium & Luxembourg effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Belgium & Luxembourg Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.

Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely batty, and others were downright vicious. On the other hand, some monarchs were an icon to the people and represented the power and importance of Britain and England. 'Kings & Queens, A Very Peculiar History' explores some of the most marvellous monarchs to have ruled Britain and ekes out their bizarre habits and idiosyncracies, featuring quirky stories and fascinating facts and lists.

An overview of 30,000 years of world art.

"Your guide to the 10 best of everything"--Cover.

Provides an overview of Western art history, from cave paintings to Leonardo da Vinci to Andy Warhol. Includes more than 250 full-color reproductions of artworks, details, photographs, and documents.

Explains the different causes of natural disasters, the effects of disasters on the global community, and the various ways in which society can predict and plan for relief against future disasters.

Examination and assessment of recent Chinese history and the nation's place and role in the modern world.

New Europe discusses recent developments in European integration - an issue that concerns both the citizens of Europe and the wider world. This book will help you to understand more about the nature of the European Union. Find out about the history of Europe, the reasons for seeking a "United States of Europe," the challenges of European integration, and the impact of European expansion on our global community. Book jacket.

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of the Dutch artist.

Talking Points explores some of the 21st century's most important topics and provides readers with solid information, facts and figures, and in-depth features to increase their understanding of current issues affecting today's world.

Serien "Kunstnerliv" er en biografiserie som tar for seg noen av de største navnene i kunsthistorien. Bøkene behandler både liv og verk, med særlig vekt på den kunstneriske utviklingen og hvilken betydning den aktuelle kunstneren har hatt for både samtiden og ettertiden. Denne boka handler om Marc Chagall som var maler, billedhugger, keramiker, grafiker, scenograf og formgiver. Han var en av de mest produktive kunstnere i Paris på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet. Dette var en periode med radikale endringer i kunsten som surrealisme, fauvisme, kubisme og ekspresjonisme. Chagall lot seg inspirere av disse nye retningene, men utviklet likevel et svært personlig uttrykk. Han malte naivistiske, drømmeaktige motiver og var en av de mest nyskapende kunstnerne i samtiden. Hans særegne figurer og intense fargebruk ble en kilde til inspirasjon for generasjoner av kunstnere.

Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.

Profiles some of the major artists of the early twentieth century and discusses such art movements of the time as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Dadaism in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at that time.

Profiles major artists of the second half of the twentieth century in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at the same time.

Art Around the World introduces the young reader to major art eras and the artists who contributed to their development. During these periods there were different art styles being created in different parts of the world, many of which are included in this series. Ages 10+.

In ancient North and South America extraordinary civilizations rose, flourished, and fell. The Mayan pyramids and the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru and Teotihuacan in Mexico remain a testament to these cultures. Ancient Civilizations of the Americas tells this remarkable story-beginning when humans first ventured from Asia to Alaska more than 13,000 years ago and ending with the Indian Wars of the nineteenth century. The book traces the migration of people across North and South America, and investigates the impressive artistic and architectural achievements that followed. Civilizations emerged with well-established religions and economies, proven agricultural methods and trade routes, and craftsmen capable of producing gold, silver, and pottery artifacts of sublime beauty. By 500 BC sophisticated societies had developed as far south as Peru and by AD 500 these cultures, including the Maya of modern Mexico and Guatemala, had reached an age of maturity. The late fourteenth century saw the rise of the great imperial powers of the Aztecs in Mexico and the Inca in the Andes -- both highly organized societies with efficient bureaucracies, capable of casting the net of imperial rule over huge swathes of territory. In the end, however, the civilizations of the Americas faced a challenge different from any they had met before: the arrival of European colonists, starting with the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. Much was swept away in the often brutal encounters that followed. Yet much also survived -- ancient crafts and customs and the remains of engineering and architectural marvels, all speaking unforgettably of these cultures' astonishing skills and organization.

Profiles major artists of the Impressionist era, which some say was the beginning of modern art, in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at the same time.