Описание: First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This new edition of a classic work includes a contemporary introduction.
Описание: From the Charleston to the Twist, Going to the Palais provides a lively and vivid account of dancing and its interaction with race, gender, class, and national identity in Britain from 1918 to 1960, exploring the pivotal role dancehalls and dancing played in twentieth-century British social and cultural history.
Описание: Running more than 1,200 miles from headwaters in eastern New Mexico through the middle of Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, the Brazos River has frustrated developers for nearly two centuries. This environmental history of the Brazos traces the techniques that engineers and politicians have repeatedly used to try to manage its flow.The vast majority of projects proposed or constructed in this watershed were failures, undone by the geology of the river as much as the cost of improvement. When developers erected locks, the river changed course. When they built large-scale dams, floodwaters overflowed the concrete rims. When they constructed levees, the soils collapsed. Yet lawmakers and laypeople, boosters and engineers continued to work toward improving the river and harnessing it for various uses.Through the plight of the Brazos River Archer illuminates the broader commentary on the efforts to tame this nation’s rivers as well as its historical perspectives on development and technology. The struggle to overcome nature, Archer notes, reflects a quintessentially American faith in technology.
Автор: Hoch Steven L. Название: Essays in Russian Social and Economic History ISBN: 161811428X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781618114280 Издательство: Eurospan Рейтинг: Цена: 17946 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this wide-ranging collection from Professor Steven L. Hoch of Washington State University, various facets of the life of Russia’s rural population are examined, from banking crises and infectious diseases to peasant rituals and land reform. In contrast to longstanding interpretations of the Russian peasantry, Hoch’s work emphasizes the role of social, epidemiological, and ecological forces in the formation of rural Russian society. Using sources infrequently considered by previous scholars, he assesses the impact of the broad economy on shaping the government polices of emancipation and land reform and the long-term consequences of these policies on peasant material well-being.
Описание: As the dark ages enveloped Europe, a civilization was being born on the banks of the Dnieper River, that of Rus whose capital at Kiev surpassed in size and grandeur virtually all cities of Europe. This was the ancestral home of the Ukrainian people, whose Grand Princes made war on Roman Constantinople and established the city states of what would become Russia. Destroyed by the mighty Mongol armies of Genghis Khan, what remained of the cities of Rus fell to the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom, with the steppe prairie restored to its original wilderness, the ""kraina"" borders lands of the hardy frontiersmen known as Cossacks who in the mid-17th century destroyed powerful Polish, Lithuanian, and Muscovite armies, gain Ukrainian independence, and establish a unique social order.Using English, Ukrainian, and French sources, ""The Military, Political, and Social History of Early Ukraine"" describes for the first time the military and social origins of Ukraine which lay in the remarkable Cossack movement. To illustrate the differences between Ukraine and its neighbours we include several chapters on non-Ukrainian history. Also, unlike standard histories, we demonstrate the falseness of the claim that Ukraine and Russia were once united in a common political system.
Автор: Boyar Название: A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul ISBN: 0521136237 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521136235 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5421 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the Sultan and an opulent international emporium, Istanbul was also a city of violence shaken regularly by natural disasters and by the turmoil of sultanic politics and violent revolt. Its inhabitants, entertained by imperial festivities and cared for by the great pious foundations which touched every aspect of their lives, also amused themselves in the numerous pleasure gardens and the many public baths of the city. While the book is focused on Istanbul, it presents a broad picture of Ottoman society, how it was structured and how it developed and transformed across four centuries. As such, the book offers an exciting alternative to the more traditional histories of the Ottoman Empire.
Автор: Peter Stewart Название: The Social History of Roman Art ISBN: 0521016592 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521016599 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4518 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The character of Roman art history has changed in recent years. More than ever before, it is concerned with the role of art in ancient society, including the functions that it served and the values and assumptions that it reflects. At the same time, images have become centrally important to the study of ancient history in general. This book offers a new, critical introduction to Roman art against the background of these developments. Focusing on selected examples and themes, it sets the images in context, explains how they have been interpreted, and explodes some of the modern myths that surround them. It also explores some of the problems and contradictions that we face when we try to deal with ancient art in this manner. From wall-paintings to statues, from coins to the gravestones, this is a lucid and often provocative reappraisal of the world of Roman images.
Автор: Peter Stewart Название: The Social History of Roman Art ISBN: 0521816327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521816328 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 12293 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The character of Roman art history has changed in recent years. More than ever before, it is concerned with the role of art in ancient society, including the functions that it served and the values and assumptions that it reflects. At the same time, images have become centrally important to the study of ancient history in general. This book offers a new, critical introduction to Roman art against the background of these developments. Focusing on selected examples and themes, it sets the images in context, explains how they have been interpreted, and explodes some of the modern myths that surround them. It also explores some of the problems and contradictions that we face when we try to deal with ancient art in this manner. From wall-paintings to statues, from coins to the gravestones, this is a lucid and often provocative reappraisal of the world of Roman images.
Описание: First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This new edition of a classic work offers a contemporary introduction.
Автор: Waddington, Keir, Название: An introduction to the social history of medicine ISBN: 1403946922 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403946928 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16334 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A one-volume, detailed survey of the major debates and themes in the history of western medicine, from the early modern period to the present. Combining specialised knowledge with new ways of thinking about the subject, this lucidly written, illustrated text explores traditional views and questions existing orthodoxies.
Автор: Lane, Joan. Название: A social history of medicine ISBN: 0415200385 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415200387 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6714 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner.
Автор: Epstein, Steven A. Название: Economic and social history of later medieval europe, 1000-1500 ISBN: 052170653X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521706537 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5241 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book examines the most important themes in European social and economic history from the beginning of growth around the year 1000 to the first wave of global exchange in the 1490s.
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