Описание: Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in the historical blanks for a dance form known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as "belly dance." Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material. The author shapes these numerous accounts into a coherent whole, providing a meaningful picture of Egyptian female entertainers of the period as professionals in the arts, rather than as a group of unnamed "ethnic" dancers and singers including one or two identified women of dubious reputation. Analysis is given of the contexts of this dance - which was a legitimate performing art form in Egyptian society appreciated by a wide variety of audiences - with a focus on actual performances - and a re-creation their choreography.
Описание: Governor Francis Bernard's historical reputation rests on his role in pushing the American colonists toward revolution. Bernard was the kind of government official without whom revolutions might not occur: A thwarted modernizer, despairing of metropolitan inertia and resentful of local power shifts that undermined his own authority, he sought and found retribution in a hostile portrayal of his opponents and critics. In 1768, the colonists and their governor vied to control information flowing to London. But it was Bernard who triumphed in the war of information, convincing the British government to send British troops to Boston to avert a possible insurrection and support the civil government. The colonists, meanwhile, struggled to find evidence that their governor was misrepresenting their cause. That evidence is presented here in full for the first time.
Описание: Offers a new perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France.
Описание: The Paper War and the Development of Anglo-American Nationalisms, 1800-1825 offers fresh insight into the evolution of British and American nationalisms, the maturation of apologetics for slavery, and the early development of anti-Americanism, from approximately 1800 to 1830.
Автор: Culley Название: British Women`s Life Writing, 1760-1840 ISBN: 1137274212 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137274212 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: British Women`s Life Writing, 1760-1840 brings together for the first time a wide range of print and manuscript sources to demonstrate women`s innovative approach to self-representation. It examines canonical writers, such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Robinson, and Helen Maria Williams, amongst others.
Описание: To what extent did the French Revolution "revolutionize" the French family? In examining the changes in inheritance laws brought on by the Revolution, Margaret Darrow gives a lively account of the mixed effects legislation had on families of this period. As a test case, she has chosen the southern city of Montauban, whose Roman-based law enabling t
Автор: Tony Claydon Название: Europe and the Making of England, 1660–1760 ISBN: 0521850045 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521850049 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This wide-ranging and accessible study re-interprets English history and national identity in the century after the civil war. Tony Claydon analyses in depth the English sense of belonging to and active participation in a continental protestant reformation and an international Christendom.
Автор: Coleridge Название: Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825 ISBN: 1108025986 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108025980 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This light-hearted travelogue, published anonymously in 1826, describes twelve Caribbean islands, commenting on their natural history, society, architecture, culture and religion as well as reflecting upon plantations and the slaves working there. Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798-1843) punctuates his account with thinly disguised references to his distant fiancee Sara.
Автор: Dimsdale Nicholas, Hotson Anthony Название: British Financial Crises Since 1825 ISBN: 0199688664 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199688661 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17424.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A history of British financial crises since the Napoleonic wars, providing an account of the main crises from 1825 until the credit crunch of 2007-8.
Описание: Reginald Heber (1783-1826) was appointed as the second Anglican Bishop of Calcutta in 1823. He travelled widely in India, and his diary and letters were published in 1828 by his widow Amelia. They include valuable descriptions of Indian culture, together with comments on scenery and architecture.
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