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Nomadic Cultures in the Mega-Structure of the Eurasian World
Two major dividing lines have formed the megastructure of Eurasia, determining the historical epochs of the continent's peoples. The first, vertical (longitudinal) line has …
The Edinburgh Companion to Curatorial Futures
In a so-called post-neoliberal world, it can seem like culture is stuck in a perpetual presentism where history and the future are but mere data points for speculative calculations …
Experiences of Freedom in Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures
Modern ideas of freedom and human rights have been repeatedly contested and are hotly debated at the beginning of the third millennium in response to new theories, needs, and …
Sevres Extraordinaire!
A comprehensive, in-depth examination of nearly three centuries of sculptural production from France’s famous Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory Winner of the American Ceramic Circle …
Adventures in Time: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior …
Le « Congrès de l’Europe » à La Haye (1948-2008)
Au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la necessite de construire une Europe unie s'impose progressivement au sein du debat public et la tenue d'un " Congres de l'Europe " a …
Our Vampires, Ourselves
Nina Auerbach shows how every age embraces the vampire it needs, and gets the vampire it deserves. Working with a wide range of texts, as well as movies and television, Auerbach …
Representing Realists in Victorian Literature and Criticism
This book is about the historical moment when writers and critics first used the term "e;realism"e; to describe representation in literature and painting. While scholarship …
Shakespeare's Proverbial Themes
This study analyzes the role of the sentenia (proverb, maxim, adage) in the rhetorical process of invention and, particularly, Shakespeare's use of the proverb as a master theme. …
Representing Repulsion
Disgust is a strong, immediate visceral reaction. While it may feel like a purely instinctive response, the cultural meanings ascribed to particular objects, bodies or behaviours …
An Essay On The Ancient Weights And Money, And The Roman And Greek Liquid Measures: With An Appendix On The Roman And Greek Foot (1836)
Consuming Pleasures
"e;To be continued . . ."e; Whether these words fall at the end of The Empire Strikes Back or a TV commercial flirtation between coffee-loving neighbors, true fans find …