Pioneers of modern art in the museum of the city of Amsterdam

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An introduction to the life of towns and cities in the medieval period, this book shows how medieval towns grew to become important centers of trade and liberty. Beginning with a l...

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This book brings a collection of biographical stories of Brazilian intellectuals who signed the New Education Pioneers Manifest, from 1932, unveiling the social, political and cult...

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Today the Museum of Modern Art is widely recognized for establishing the canon of modern art; yet in its early years, the museum considered modern art part of a still unfolding exp...