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.
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.
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.
Автор: Wallace Название: The Origin of Roman London ISBN: 1107047579 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107047570 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15680.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book makes a fundamental contribution to the study of urbanism in the Roman provinces with a detailed and copiously illustrated archaeological account of the first decade of one of the best-excavated cities in the Roman Empire. It draws on both published and archived archaeological evidence, to which it applies a novel methodology.
Автор: Hill Название: Homes of the London Poor ISBN: 1108024556 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108024556 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4118.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Octavia Hill (1838-1912) was a social reformer, appalled by London slum conditions. These articles trace the history of her work as a landlady to improve the homes and lives of the poor. She stressed the importance of space, fresh air and cleanliness, and helped tenants to improve their conditions.
Автор: Tench Название: Letters Written in France, to a Friend in London ISBN: 1108035361 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108035361 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4118.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Watkin Tench (1758-1833) was a British Marine officer who was held prisoner for six months in 1794-5 in Brittany. These revealing letters, written by Tench to a friend in London, provide a vivid account of life in France in turbulent and uncertain times.
Описание: In this intellectual history, Minkah Makalani reveals how early-twentieth-century black radicals organized an international movement centered on ending racial oppression, colonialism, class exploitation, and global white supremacy. Focused primarily on two organizations, the Harlem-based African Blood Brotherhood, whose members became the first black Communists in the United States, and the International African Service Bureau, the major black anticolonial group in 1930s London, In the Cause of Freedom examines the ideas, initiatives, and networks of interwar black radicals, as well as how they communicated across continents.Through a detailed analysis of black radical periodicals and extensive research in U.S., English, Dutch, and Soviet archives, Makalani explores how black radicals thought about race; understood the ties between African diasporic, Asian, and international workers' struggles; theorized the connections between colonialism and racial oppression; and confronted the limitations of international leftist organizations. Considering black radicals of Harlem and London together for the first time, In the Cause of Freedom reorients the story of blacks and Communism from questions of autonomy and the Kremlin's reach to show the emergence of radical black internationalism separate from, and independent of, the white Left.
Автор: Reinke-Williams Tim Название: Women, Work and Sociability in Early Modern London ISBN: 1137372095 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137372093 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Drawing on legal and literary sources, this work revises and expands understandings of female honesty, worth and credit by exploring how women from the middling and lower ranks of society fashioned positive identities as mothers, housewives, domestic managers, retailers and neighbours between 1550 and 1700.
Описание: This 1971 book reviews and criticises the widely accepted hypothesis that the decline of the inland bill of exchange in Britain in the nineteenth century was largely due to the process of bank amalgamation. This book will be useful for other researchers in this field.
The exciting diasporic sounds of the London Asian urban music scene are a cross-section of the various genres of urban music that include bhangra "remix," R&B and hip hop styles, as well as dubstep and other "urban" sample-oriented electronic music. This book brings together a unique analysis of urban underground music cultures in exploring just how members of this "scene" take up space in "super-diverse" London. It provides a fresh perspective on the creativity of British South Asian youth culture, and makes a significant sociological intervention into this area by bringing the focus back onto urgent issues of "race" ethnicity alongside class and gender within youth cultural studies.
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