Fiber, Medicine, and Culture in the British Enlightenment, Hisao Ishizuka
Автор: Allan Название: Making British Culture ISBN: 0415890241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415890243 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7348.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Making British Culture explores the emergence of a recognizably British culture by examining the experiences of English readers between 1707 and 1830 as they grappled with the great effusion of Scottish authorship. Examples include David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Robert Burns and Walter Scott.
Описание: This book considers howscientists, theologians, priests, and poets approached the relationship of thehuman body and ethics in the later Middle Ages. Is medicine merely a metaphorfor sin? Or can certain kinds of bodies physiologically dispose people to beangry, sad, or greedy? If so, then is it their fault? Virginia Langum offers anaccount of the medical imagery used to describe feelings and actions inreligious and literary contexts, referencing a variety of behavioraldiscussions within medical contexts. The study draws upon medical andtheological writing for its philosophical basis, and upon more popular works ofreligion, as well as poetry, to show how these themes were articulated,explored, and questioned more widely in medieval culture.
Автор: Mark Jackson Название: The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine, ISBN: 0199668396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199668397 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5938.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In three sections, the Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. It explores medical developments and trends in writing history according to period, place, and theme.
Описание: Shiach examines the ways in which labour was experienced and represented between 1890 and 1930. She explores a series of efforts to articulate the relations between labour and selfhood within modernism. This study will be of interest to literary and cultural scholars alike.
Автор: Otnes Cele C., Maclaran Pauline Название: Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture ISBN: 0520273664 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520273665 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Explores how and why consumers around the world leverage a wide range of products, services, and experiences to satisfy their fascination with the British Royal Family brand. This book focuses on the important role the Royal Family continues to play in many people`s lives and its ongoing contribution as a pillar of iconic British culture.
Автор: Biressi Название: Class and Contemporary British Culture ISBN: 0230240569 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230240568 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How does culture produce stories about class and class difference? What do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration? Drawing on contemporary examples, Biressi and Nunn demonstrate why social class still matters in Britain and considers the costs and investments at stake for all involved.
Автор: Christopher David P. Название: British Culture ISBN: 0415810825 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415810821 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This third edition of British Culture is the complete introduction to culture and the arts in Britain today. Extensively illustrated and offering a wider range of topics than ever before, David P. Christopher identifies and analyses key areas in language, literature, film, TV, social media, popular music, sport and other fields, setting each one in a clear, historical context.
British Culture enables students of British society to understand and enjoy a fascinating range of contemporary arts through an examination of current trends, such as the influence of business and commerce, the effects of globalization and the spread of digital communications. This new edition features:
fully revised and updated chapters analyzing a range of key areas within British culture
new chapters on cyberculture, heritage and festivals
extracts from novels and plays.
This student-friendly edition also strengthens reading and study skills through follow-up activities, weblinks and suggestions for further research.
David P. Christopher's book is an engaging analysis of contemporary life and arts and, together with its companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/christopher), is essential reading for every student of modern Britain.
Автор: Curran Название: Cynicism in British Post-War Culture ISBN: 1137444347 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137444349 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is the first academic text to examine cynicism as a driving force in the context of post-war British culture. It maps a sensibility that transcends divisions between high and low culture, and encompasses figures such as Philip Larkin, John Lennon and Stephen Patrick Morrissey.
Автор: Tal Название: The American Civil War in British Culture ISBN: 1137489251 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137489258 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the continuous British fascination with the American Civil War from the 1870s to the present. Analysing the War`s place in British political discourse, military writing, intellectual life and popular culture, it traces the sources of Britons` appeal to the American conflict and their use of its representations at home and abroad.
Автор: Christopher David P. Название: British Culture: An Introduction ISBN: 041581085X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415810852 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
This third edition of British Culture is the complete introduction to culture and the arts in Britain today. Extensively illustrated and offering a wider range of topics than ever before, David P. Christopher identifies and analyses key areas in language, literature, film, TV, social media, popular music, sport and other fields, setting each one in a clear, historical context.
British Culture enables students of British society to understand and enjoy a fascinating range of contemporary arts through an examination of current trends, such as the influence of business and commerce, the effects of globalization and the spread of digital communications. This new edition features:
fully revised and updated chapters analyzing a range of key areas within British culture
new chapters on cyberculture, heritage and festivals
extracts from novels and plays.
This student-friendly edition also strengthens reading and study skills through follow-up activities, weblinks and suggestions for further research.
David P. Christopher's book is an engaging analysis of contemporary life and arts and, together with its companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/christopher), is essential reading for every student of modern Britain.
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