A groundbreaking new textbook that brings a highly topical, environmental perspective to the story of how humans have shaped the world.

An extensively revised and updated edition of a bestselling classic on modern architecture and its origins.

A new edition of the definitive affordable title for students and teachers in the field of contemporary art photography.

An important new survey on abstract art that takes content as a guide to form, and breaks open the canon to make room for artists from across the globe.

An engaging and enlightening reappraisal of cutting-edge fashion that confirms that there are no limits to the creative imagination in clothing the human form.

One of four titles in Thames & Hudson’s innovative new ‘Big Idea’ series, this intelligent, stimulating book assesses the connections between gender, psychology, culture and sexuality, and reveals how individual and social attitudes have evolved over the centuries.

Smart-lighting design is a rapidly growing area of interactive and cross-disciplinary design that is defining new practices in the profession. This book focuses on the projects that use light to animate architecture and media screens; new forms of lighting in industrial zones and public areas, and interactive installations in urban spaces.

From acclaimed archaeologist and bestselling author Eric Cline, a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilised world ushered in the first Dark Ages