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A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance
Europe saw such revolutionary cultural change between 1450 and 1650 that those who witnessed the transformations conceived of the period as a time of rebirth. Ideas and practices …
A Cultural History of Animals in Antiquity
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008 Animals had a ubiquitous and central presence in the ancient world. A Cultural History of Animals In Antiquity presents an extraordinarily …
Visions of England
Visions of England is a provocative and original exploration of Englishness, in particular English class, in contemporary cinema. Class has been a central part, whether …
A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Modern Age
Few people living in 1900 could have imagined what life would be like for children and families by the start of the 21st century. The 20th century brought improved nutrition, …
Object Worlds in Ancient Egypt
Egypt looms large in the Western imagination. Whether it is our attraction to pharaonic art, the pyramids or practices of mummification, Egypts unique understanding of materiality …
World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus
Coming to terms with the rhetorical arts of antiquity necessarily illuminates our own ideas of public discourse and the habits of speech to which they have led. Tacitus wrote the …
Luxury and Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century Britain
In this book, Maxine Berg explores the invention, making, and buying of new, semi-luxury, and fashionable consumer goods during the eighteenth century. It follows these goods, from …
Site of Deportation, Site of Memory
The Hollandsche Schouwburg is a former theatre in Amsterdam where, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, tens of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to …
A Cultural History of Food in the Medieval Age
Europe was formed in the Middle Ages. The merging of the traditions of Roman-Mediterranean societies with the customs of Northern Europe created new political, economic, social and …
Geschichte Der USA
Das Buch informiert konzise und kompetent ber die Geschichte der USA von der Kolonialzeit bis zur Gegenwart sowie ber die pr genden Entwicklungen der neueren …
Negotiating Island Identities
Negotiating Island Identities explores the history of interaction between Crete and the Cycladic islands from the late Middle to Late Bronze II periods when Minoan influence was at …