Описание: A history of public executions in France from the medieval spectacle of suffering to the invention of the Revolutionary guillotine, up to the last public execution in 1939. Paul Friedland explores why spectacles of public execution were staged, as well as why thousands of spectators came to watch them.
Автор: Sandra, Trudgen Dawson Название: Holiday camps in twentieth-century britain ISBN: 0719080711 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780719080715 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 17952.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. -- .
Описание: Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the "city of light," Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "the capital of the nineteenth century." In this eagerly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed Coasts of Bohemia: A Czech History, Derek Sayer argues that Prague could well be seen as the capital of the much dar
Capital punishment for murder was abolished in Britain in 1965. At this time, the way people in Britain perceived and understood the death penalty had changed - it was an issue that had become increasingly controversial, high-profile and fraught with emotion. In order to understand why this was, it is necessary to examine how ordinary people learned about and experienced capital punishment.
Drawing on primary research, this book explores the cultural life of the death penalty in Britain in the twentieth century, including an exploration of the role of the popular press and a discussion of portrayals of the death penalty in plays, novels and films. Popular protest against capital punishment and public responses to and understandings of capital cases are also discussed, particularly in relation to conceptualisations of justice. Miscarriages of justice were significant to capital punishment's increasingly fraught nature in the mid twentieth-century and the book analyses the unsettling power of two such high profile miscarriages of justice. The final chapters consider the continuing relevance of capital punishment in Britain after abolition, including its symbolism and how people negotiate memories of the death penalty.
Capital Punishment in Twentieth-Century Britain is groundbreaking in its attention to the death penalty and the effect it had on everyday life and it is the only text on this era to place public and popular discourses about, and reactions to, capital punishment at the centre of the analysis. Interdisciplinary in focus and methodology, it will appeal to historians, criminologists, sociologists and socio-legal scholars.
Автор: Coopey, Richard; Lyth, Peter Название: Business in Britain in the Twentieth Century ISBN: 0199226008 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199226009 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 16236.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This collection of fresh, incisive scholarship, by some of the leading business historians, critically examines the nature of economic recovery in Britain in recent years. Covering the key issues for business history in this period, this overview confronts the traditional literature`s conclusions and simplistic explanations.
Описание: Setting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the "city of light," Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "the capital of the nineteenth century." This title argues that Prague could well be seen as the capital of the much darker twentieth century.
Автор: Sterenberg Matthew Название: Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain ISBN: 1137354968 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137354969 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted.
Название: Twentieth-Century Britain: A Political History ISBN: 0333772245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333772249 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 5868.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This comprehensive study describes the major political events of the 20th century in Britain. It presents the history, key personnel, problems and achievements of Britain`s administrators, from Lord Salisbury`s government in 1900 to Tony Blair`s "Cool Britannia".
Описание: Why is France so often relegated to the background in studies of international relations? This book seeks to redress this balance, exploring the relationship between the United States, United Kingdom and France, and its wider impact on the theory and practice of international relations.
Автор: Sweet Helen M., Dougall Rona, Dougall With Rona Название: Community Nursing and Primary Healthcare in Twentieth-Century Britain ISBN: 0415541107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415541107 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 4592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book looks at community nursing history in Great Britain during the twentieth century to examine the significant changes affecting the nurse`s work on the district including compulsory registration for general nursing, changes in organisation, training, conditions of service and workload.
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