Описание: This original and ';meticulously researched retelling of history's most infamous voyage' (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. ';While there are many Titanic books, this is one readers will consider a favorite' (Voyage).
In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxuryfirst class passage on ';the ship of dreams,' the RMS Titanic: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century.
Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era.
Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness.
Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is ';a beautiful requiem' (The Wall Street Journal) in which ';readers get the story of this particular floating Tower of Babel in riveting detail, and with all the wider context they could want' (Christian ScienceMonitor).
Автор: Byrne Katherine Название: Edwardians on Screen: From Downton Abbey to Parade`s End ISBN: 1349559385 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349559381 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores television`s current fascination with the Edwardian era. By exploring popular period dramas such as Downton Abbey , it examines how the early twentieth century is represented on our screens, and what these shows tell us about class, gender and politics, both past and present.
Автор: Mosley, Stephen Название: The Chimney of the World ISBN: 0415477670 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415477673 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8114.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A pioneering study of children`s social care in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, A Home From Home? presents new information and develops conceptual thinking about the history of children`s care by investigating the centrality of key ideas about home, family, and nurture that shaped welfare provision for children at this time.
Описание: Exploring the reform and regulation of juvenile females in the Victorian and early Edwardian era, this book presents the first-hand experiences of incarcerated girls to shed new light on youth criminalisation in the past and the present. Focusing on three industrial schools in Bristol and Manchester, Wayward Girls in Victorian Era pays particular attention to gender, age and class to understand how these factors impacted an individual’s passage through the Victorian juvenile system. Using both qualitative and quantitative data, it examines representations of deviance and immorality as well as behaviour regulation to bring girls into a field of study previously dominated by male and adult offenders. Asking questions about how to ‘reform’ delinquent juveniles, this book also uses history to rethink the present and contribute to current debates about juvenile delinquency and reform.
Автор: O`hagan, Lauren Alex Название: Sociocultural functions of edwardian book inscriptions ISBN: 0367745658 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367745653 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5664.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This innovative text draws on theories and methodologies from the fields of multimodality, ethnography, and literacy studies to explore the sociocultural significance of book ownership and book inscriptions in Edwardian Britain.
Описание: The examination of perceptions of war is crucial to the understanding of the origins of World War I. Taking into account media history, cultural studies and military history, Glenn R. Wilkinson argues that the Edwardian press depicted war as distant, safe, beneficial and desirable.
Автор: Hamlett Название: At Home in the Institution ISBN: 1137322381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137322388 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: At Home in the Institution examines space and material culture in asylums, lodging houses and schools in Victorian and Edwardian England, and explores the powerful influence of domesticity on all three institutional types.
Описание: This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Many at the heart of the struggle within the sciences were also involved in the fight for suffrage, their success in the sciences helping to change men`s attitudes towards women.
Название: Edwardian England and the Idea of Racial Decline ISBN: 1137373407 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137373403 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 8384.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Emerging from a long and exhausting conflict against the Boers in South Africa, Edwardians are often perceived as rocked by a profound set of doubts about the future of the British Empire. Drawing upon a wide range of popular sources, this study considers the level of middle-class engagement with such strains of pessimistic thought.
Название: Travelling by Train in the Edwardian Age ISBN: 1032599901 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032599908 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 14851.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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