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A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment
The 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French Revolutions. The Scientific …
Power and Urban Space in Pre-Modern Holland
Cities and urban societies have many faces. In this study, the pre-modern cities of Holland are presented as arenas where power relations between social classes are expressed in a …
On the Job
Through a variety of archival documents, artefacts, illustrations, and references to primary and secondary literature, On the Job explores the changing styles, business practices, …
A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry
A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry covers the period 1760 to 1900, a time of dramatic change in the material world as objects shifted from the handmade to the …
A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Exploration
The 16th and 17th centuries in Europe witnessed a significant paradigm shift. Rooted in medieval beliefs and preoccupations, the exploration so characteristic of the period stemmed …
Captain Amazing
What do you do as Captain Amazing? Fight… baddies and things. Save people… make people go to bed when they're supposed to go to bed… Join the world's most unassuming superhero in …
Manifesta, Art, Society and Politics
This is the first monograph fully dedicated to critically investigating the political, economic, artistic, urban, and societal relationships of Manifesta – European Biennial of …
Social Psychology of Dress
Social Psychology of Dress, 2nd Edition presents and explains the major theories and concepts of human behavior relating to dress, drawing from the social science fields of …
And Now The Shipping Forecast
Peter Jefferson presented The Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continued to be heard reading quotations on BBC Radio 4's Quote... Unquote. This book is …
Knowledge in Contemporary Philosophy
To know epistemology’s history is to know better what contemporary epistemology could be and perhaps should be – and what it need not be and perhaps ought not to be. Knowledge …
Turkey Red
This multi-disciplinary study examines the exceptional Turkey red textile dyeing process and product. Prized for its brilliant colour and durability, yet notoriously difficult to …