Engaging with the Past and Present, Dover, Paul M.
Автор: Alison Matthews David Название: Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present ISBN: 1350005088 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350005082 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 4623.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From insidious murder weapons to blaze-igniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally ‘drop-dead gorgeous’ gowns. Fabulously gory and gruesome, Fashion Victims takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the lethal history of women’s, men’s and children’s dress, in myth and reality. Drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources, encompassing louse-ridden military uniforms, accounts of the fiery deaths of Oscar Wilde’s half-sisters and dancer Isadora Duncan’s accidental strangulation by her long, fringed scarf; the book explores how garments have tormented those who made and wore them, and harmed animals and the environment in the process. Vividly chronicling evidence from Greek mythology to the present day, Matthews David puts everyday apparel under the microscope and unpicks the dark side of fashion. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 images, Fashion Victims is a remarkable resource for everyone from scholars and students to fashion enthusiasts.
Автор: Sharpe Название: Crime in Seventeenth-Century England ISBN: 0521089476 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521089470 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The history of crime is an exciting field, forming one aspect of a much wider increase in interest in social history as a whole. This book, based on a detailed study of court records in Essex between 1620 and 1680 combines a detailed study of fluctuations in crime and punishment in a seventeenth-century English county with an analysis of the social processes which lay behind prosecution.
Автор: Kim, Seung Hyun (seoul National University Of Science And Technology, Korea) Kim, Sangmook (seoul National University Of Science And Technology, Korea Название: Sport and the pursuit of war and peace from the nineteenth century to the present ISBN: 103214954X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032149547 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6889.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume furthers study of nationalist uses of the crusades and crusading by broadening the focus of study beyond north-western Europe and by showcasing different approaches to illustrate how the memory of the crusades has been employed within and between nations.
Автор: Araujo Ana Lucia Название: Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past ISBN: 1350048488 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350048485 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 25289.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Exploring notions of history, collective memory, cultural memory, public memory, official memory, and public history, Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past explains how ordinary citizens, social groups, governments and institutions engage with the past of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade. It illuminates how and why over the last five decades the debates about slavery have become so relevant in the societies where slavery existed and which participated in the Atlantic slave trade.
The book draws on a variety of case studies to investigate its central questions. How have social actors and groups in Europe, Africa and the Americas engaged with the slave past of their societies? Are there are any relations between the demands to rename streets of Liverpool in England and the protests to take down Confederate monuments in the United States? How have black and white social actors and scholars influenced the ways slavery is represented in George Washington's Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in the United States?How do slave cemeteries in Brazil and the United States and the walls of names of Whitney Plantation speak to other initiatives honoring enslaved people in England and South Africa? What shared problems and goals have led to the creation of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC? Why have artists used their works to confront the debates about slavery and its legacies?
The important debates addressed in this book resonate in the present day. Arguing that memory of slavery is racialized and gendered, the book shows that more than just attempts to come to terms with the past, debates about slavery are associated with the persistent racial inequalities, racism, and white supremacy which still shape societies where slavery existed. Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past is thus a vital resource for students and scholars of the Atlantic world, the history of slavery and public history.
Описание: Examines the making and meaning of history for everyday viewers
Автор: Croke, Brian Название: Engaging with the past, c.250-c.650 ISBN: 1032234806 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032234809 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 18374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: History, Trauma and Shame provides an in-depth examination of the sustained dialogue about the past between children of Holocaust survivors and descendants of families whose parents were either directly or indirectly involved in Nazi crimes.
Название: History, Trauma and Shame beyond the Past ISBN: 1138307831 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138307834 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23734.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: History, Trauma and Shame provides an in-depth examination of the sustained dialogue about the past between children of Holocaust survivors and descendants of families whose parents were either directly or indirectly involved in Nazi crimes.
Автор: Grant H. Roger Название: Electric Interurbans and the American People ISBN: 025302272X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253022721 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6270.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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One of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of American transportation history, electric interurban railroads were designed to assist shoppers, salesmen, farmers, commuters, and pleasure-seekers alike with short distance travel. At a time when most roads were unpaved and horse and buggy travel were costly and difficult, these streetcar-like electric cars were essential to economic growth. But why did interurban fever strike so suddenly and extensively in the Midwest and other areas? Why did thousands of people withdraw their savings to get onto what they believed to be a "gravy train?" How did officials of competing steam railroads respond to these challenges to their operations? H. Roger Grant explores the rise and fall of this fleeting form of transportation that started in the early 1900s and was defunct just 30 years later. Perfect for railfans, Electric Interurbans and the American People is a comprehensive contribution for those who love the flanged wheel.
Автор: Giroux Gary A. Название: Accounting Fraud ISBN: 160649628X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781606496282 Издательство: McGraw-Hill Рейтинг: Цена: 3087.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The texts in this unique collection range from the gothic revival of the late eighteenth century through to the late Victorian gothic, and from the poetry of Wordsworth and Coleridge to the short fiction of H.G. Wells and Henry James. Genres represented include medievalist poetry, psychological thrillers, dark political dystopias, sinister tales of social corruption, and popular ghost tales.
Автор: Vernon Hewitt Mark Duffield & Название: Empire, Development and Colonialism ISBN: 1847010776 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847010773 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider implications of today`s emergentliberal interventionism, and the various logics of international development.
Автор: Tatiana Karabchuk; Kazuhiro Kumo; Ekaterina Selezn Название: Demography of Russia ISBN: 1137518499 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137518491 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 14635.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the demographic development of Russia from the late Russian Empire to the contemporary Russian Federation, and includes discussions of marriage patterns, fertility, mortality, and inter-regional migration. In this pioneering study, the authors present the first English-language overview of demographic data collection in Russia. Chapters in the book offer a systematic overview of the legislation regulating fertility and the family sphere, a study of the factors determining first and higher order births, and an examination of population distribution across Russian regions. The book also combines research tools from the social sciences with a medical approach to provide a study of mortality rates. By bringing together approaches from several disciplines – demography, economics, and sociology – the authors of this book provide a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the historical roots of Russia's demographic development.
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