Автор: Frank Rexroth Название: Deviance and Power in Late Medieval London ISBN: 0521847303 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521847308 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This original study takes a fresh approach to the social and cultural history of late medieval London by examining the ruling elite`s moral policing of the real and imagined `milieu of the night` of vagabonds, pimps, prostitutes, and immoral priests.
Описание: The eighteen years when William Beveridge was Director of the LSE, saw some of the School’s greatest expansion. The years between the wars presented a number of problems discussed in this book, such as those of finding space in the heart of London, of the proper scope and method of economics, of academic self-government and of political activity by university readers of social sciences. The last chapter tells of the author’s forty years of friendship with Sidney and Beatrice Webb, using letters between him and them that had not been published before publication of this book in 1960.
Автор: Hitchcock Название: London Lives ISBN: 1107639948 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107639942 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: London Lives exposes, for the first time, the lesser-known experiences of eighteenth-century thieves, paupers, prostitutes and highwaymen. In charting the experiences of London`s criminal and poor inhabitants, the book surveys their responses to show us how their daily acts of desperation helped to shape the evolution of the modern state.
Автор: Davies Название: Mystic London ISBN: 1108027431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108027434 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5384.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This collection of observations and researches into nineteenth-century urban spiritualism was published in 1875 by a leading Anglican clergyman. It defends the principles and practices of spiritualism, arguing that they can peacefully coexist with those of Christianity. It is an indispensable source on alternative religion in Victorian London.
Описание: Born in Philadelphia, James Peller Malcolm (1767–1815) travelled to London in 1787, remaining there until his death. Initially hoping for a career as a landscape painter, he became well known for his engravings, which appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine from 1792, and for his books on history that made extensive use of original local records. First published in 1808, Anecdotes gives a typically personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs of Malcolm's adopted city. Illustrated with his engravings, the work ranges from considering the diet and dress of the ancient Britons to suggesting that the Great Fire of London was state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague. This is the 1811 second edition of a valuable and often entertaining insight into English social history. The volumes cover such topics as the origin of English character, religion and superstition, and amusements and popular pastimes.
Автор: Wheatley Название: Hogarth`s London ISBN: 1108070256 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108070256 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1909, this illustrated study considers the work of the artist and satirist William Hogarth (1697-1764), focusing on his depiction of London and its inhabitants. Written by the bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917), it skilfully unveils the many facets of life in eighteenth-century London.
Описание: A professional author of art and literary criticism as well as travel writing, Anna Jameson (1794-1860) published this book on the great private art collections of London in 1844. With an introductory essay and a catalogue raisonnee for each collection, this is a fascinating guide to mid-nineteenth-century taste in art.
Описание: "In July 1815, six Iranian students arrived in London under the escort of their chaperone, Captain Joseph D`Arcy. Their mission was to master the modern sciences behind the rapid rise of Europe. Over the next four years, they lived both the low life and high life of Regency London, from being down and out after their abandonment by D`Arcy to charming their way into society and landing on the gossip pages. The Love of Strangers tells the story of their search for love and learning in Jane Austen`s England. Drawing on the Persian diary of the student Mirza Salih and the letters of his companions, Nile Green vividly describes how these adaptable Muslim migrants learned to enjoy the opera and take the waters at Bath. But there was more than frivolity to their student years in London. Burdened with acquiring the technology to defend Iran against Russia, they talked their way into the observatories, hospitals, and steam-powered factories that placed England at the forefront of the scientific revolution. All the while, Salih dreamed of becoming the first Muslim to study at Oxford. The Love of Strangers chronicles the frustration and fellowship of six young men abroad to open a unique window onto the transformative encounter between an Evangelical England and an Islamic Iran at the dawn of the modern age. This is that rarest of books about the Middle East and the West: a story of friendships"--
Описание: Shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London`s rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire.
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