First published in 1969, Conflict and Stability in Fifteenth-Century England is a study of a much neglected and misinterpreted century of English history-the century of the Wars of the Roses which, the author shows, had only a comparatively small effect on English life.
This volume foregrounds the close, and mutually informing, relationships between mediated communication and technological innovation during the nineteenth century.
This work examines how beauty standards, specifically the ideology of "e;fairness"e;, contributed to the racialization of bodies in early modern England.
En una época caracterizada por la multiplicación de contactos culturales derivados del aumento de las conexiones transnacionales y transcontinentales, Cali, como todos los contextos urbanos del planeta, ha recibido un aumento de la migración.
Since 1776, the Founding generation has been portrayed as creators of a new world where liberty and freedom were the inherent birthright of all peoples.
A compelling new reading of The Tragedy of King Lear that finds parallels in twentieth-century Chinese historyAt the start of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters' professions of love, but portions it out before hearing all of their answers.
El presente fasciculo, representa una sintesis, mas alla del realismo magico, de una magia real donde se conjugan: tecnologias emergentes absorbidas en dominios humanisticos; la heroica savia comunitaria en lo personal, su organizacion y liderazgos; historias tendientes a Historia; proyeccion de simbolos convenidos entre grupos de interes; realimentacion metodica y didactica a la comunidad misma y al aula academica; expresivas graficas fieles a la realidad y sus protagonistas.
This book focuses on the relationships between underground urban music cultures in Los Angeles and specific urban imaginaries related to music practices, far away and sometimes in stark opposition to the commodified image of the city crafted by urban planners and associated urban stakeholders.
From newsletters and magazines to bazaars and dinners to festivals and concerts, charities and philanthropic enterprises competed among one another to obtain financial support for their causes, justify their expenditures and, to borrow a phrase from a recent historical study, "e;monetize compassion.
Industrial Design in Britain (1976) describes the industrial design movement in Britain from its origins, when it broke away from the Arts and Crafts in 1915, until 1945 when its vital importance to industry was officially recognised, and the Council of Industrial Design was established with a grant from the Government.
In recent decades a significant 'transnational' turn has occurred in German Studies, with the role of India in German cultural history becoming a growing area of interest, yet there are serious challenges to the historian within this.
This volume analyzes how people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds living around the "e;Middle Sea"e; perceived, felt, and described homesickness, using a multidisciplinary approach which brings new perspectives to known phenomena and their evolving meanings.
Since its first appearance in 1925, Elizabethan Life in Town and Country (1961) has securely established itself both for the general reader and the student as an accepted authority for the social history of the age.
Based on semi-structured interviews with ordinary citizens in Pakistan, this book analyses the complex relationship between populism, political identity, and historical experiences in Pakistan, highlighting how populist discourse influences and is influenced by varied interpretations of Pakistaniat - the identification with Pakistan.
In recent decades a significant 'transnational' turn has occurred in German Studies, with the role of India in German cultural history becoming a growing area of interest, yet there are serious challenges to the historian within this.
¿Cómo logró un pequeño país centroamericano como Panamá sortear las tensiones de la Guerra Fría y forjar un "vínculo" con el pensamiento socialdemócrata, representado por líderes como Felipe González, y con la esfera económica, a través de figuras como Shigeo Nagano?
An engaging 700-year history of meat at the intersection of German and Jewish culture, uniquely illuminating the rich, fraught, and tragic history of German Jewry.
Early Modern Women's Work examines the contributions of female writers, artists, scientists, religious leaders, and patrons who engaged in entrepreneurial, intellectual, and emotional labor in German-speaking Europe.
