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Jewett and Her Contemporaries
Encompassing essays about identity and difference, tradition and transformation, region and nation, this collection adds a diverse set of voices to discussion about Sarah Orne …
Spectacle of Intimacy
Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. But the …
Limits of Identity: Early Modern Venice, Dalmatia, and the Representation of Difference
This book considers the production of collective identity in Venice (Christian, civic-minded, anti-tyrannical), which turned on distinctions drawn in various fields of …
Authority of Images / Images of Authority
Focusing on language's political power, these essays discuss how representation, through language norms, plays and court spectacles, manipulations and adaptations of texts and …
My Dearest, Dearest Albert
Using excerpts from her letters and diaries, this book shows the very human face of Queen Victoria, from spirited young princess to caring Queen, passionate bride and loving mother …
Late Medieval Monasteries and their Patrons
Challenges the orthodox view that lay patronage of monasteries dwindled in significance throughout the middle ages.Lay patronage of religious houses remained of considerable …
Children's Publishing and Black Britain, 1965-2015
This book examines a critical period in British children's publishing, from the earliest days of dedicated publishing firms for Black British audiences to the beginnings of the …
Cambodia Now
Cambodia has never recovered from its Khmer Rouge past. The genocidal regime of 1975-1979 and the following two decades of civil war ripped the country apart. This work examines …
Reading Literary Animals
Reading Literary Animals explores the status and representation of animals in literature from the Middle Ages to the present day. Essays by leading scholars in the field examine …
Cultural Capitals
Social theories of modernity focus on the nineteenth century as the period when Western Europe was transformed by urbanization. Cities became thriving metropolitan centers as a …
Happy Colon, Happy Soul
This book is an exploration of how we share food with others, particularly our vulnerable neighbors. In these pages, some of Vancouver's more colorful souls will tell us about the …
Late Roman Army
Using a full range of original literary sources, modern Continental scholarship, and current archaeological research, Pat Southern and Karen R. Dixon provide a stimulating overview …