John Andrews

La magnitud de los cambios que nos rodean puede resultar desconcertante. Este libro aporta claridad, y esperanza porque es bastante posible, según lo analizado, de que el mundo en 2050 sea más rico,

In the second decade of each century, a new global order commonly starts to assert itself. In the 19th, Napoleons defeat gave birth to the world of rivalrous European powers. In the 20th, the First World War triggered a wave of revolutions that cleared a path for the American era. Ours appears to be no different.The world is once again on the move: China extends its influence across the globe; Europe is struggling to maintain unity and the United States looks hollowed out by its own past adventures. Meanwhile Russia is up to a lot of startlingly bold new tricks.In this expanded new edition of The World in Conflict, John Andrews tackles head-on the reasons why global violence is ever-present in our lives. He analyses every single one of todays major conflicts region by region, considering the causes, contexts, participants, impacts and likely outcomes. He looks at recently-ended wars that still spawn intermittent fighting. And he considers where, why and how new conflicts might erupt.This is a must-read for our interesting times, a guide to our new world of terrorism, kompromat and cyber war, shifting powers and enduring strife. If you want to know who is fighting where, for what, and whether they can win, The World in Conflict is indispensable.

This concise yet wide ranging survey of collectable antique furniture illustrated throughout in full colour guides the new collector through almost three centuries of Western Furniture with clarity and authority Invaluable as a reference tool it offers collectors the means to identify key features of a wide variety of pieces ranging from the Gothic and Renaissance period to Art Nouveau and the beginning of the twentieth century The book is structured chronologically by century and within each time period by country Existing collectors will find all titles in the series act as a handy and portable reference and beginners will welcome a reliable accessible starting point from which their interests can develop Readers will find succinct sections detailing all major phases in Western Furniture with full colour coverage of English American French Italian German Austrian Low Countries Spanish and Portuguese pieces The work of important furniture designers is discussed from the French ebenistes and Chippendale through key 19th century figures such as Biedermeier Pugin and Stickley and the mass producers of bentwood such as the Austrian Thonet to the Belgian and French Art Nouveau designers

"For more than thirty years this book has, in its various editions, outsold all other books on British antique furniture simply because it is unique in explaining what to look for when assessing the value of antique pieces. There are plenty of general guides available with hundreds of photographs, but their unhelpful, dry auctioneers' descriptions, devoid of key words like 'fake', 'poor quality', 'badly designed' or 'bodged up', give no help in understanding the subject, and the collector soon becomes bewildered by the unexplained repetition of dozens of photographs of similar items at different prices." This new edition of what has become a classic guide consists of more than 1,000 black and white photographs and 148 colour plates, all specially selected by the experienced author to show just how and why values vary with down-to-earth comments explaining the important features which influence individual prices. Reading the book one comes to understand the rules and prejudices which apply, the eye becomes attuned to gradations of quality and the reader comes instinctively to assess the workmanship and how these influence the price tag.

This is a fully illustrated history of the highly influential Arts and Crafts Movement covering: - the influence of Ruskin, Pugin, Talbert, Eastlake and G.E. Street - the foundation of William Morris & Co. in the 1860s until its demise in the early twentieth century - the fruition of the Movement from 1880 to 1910 including the Guilds, the major personalities and their attitude to Art Nouveau - the aftermath into the 1920s and the rise of Modernism All the main protagonists of the Movement are covered. Unique illustrations show examples of museum quality, the typical production of the Guilds, the Cotswold School, the Glasgow designers, Heal, Liberty and the major commercial companies including Gordon Russell. The principal American followers of the Movement are included. Each section details furniture of the architects and designers involved. Many of the pictures, mainly from a useful list of pioneering specialist dealers, have never been published before. The Arts and Crafts Movement, admired internationally, permanently changed the way designers think about furniture. This is a record of its output.