Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500-1800 (Avery Victoria)(Paperback)

Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500-1800 (Avery Victoria)(Paperback)

Food defines us as individuals, communities, and nations - we are what we eat and, equally, what we don't eat. When, where, why, how and with whom we eat are crucial to our identity. Feast and Fast presents novel approaches to understanding the history and culture of food and eating in early modern

Queenship in Early Modern Europe (Beem Charles)(Paperback)

Offering a fascinating survey of European queenship from 1500-1800, with each chapter beginning with a discussion of the archetypal queens of Western, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, Charles Beem explores the particular nature of the regional forms and functions of queenship - including

Performance Art in Eastern Europe Since 1960 (Bryzgel Amy)(Paperback)

This is the first comprehensive academic study of the history of performance art in Eastern Europe. It is a comparative study that covers twenty-one countries across the region, highlighting the unique contribution of these artists to the genre of performance

Art, Commerce and Colonialism 1600-1800 (Barker Emma)(Paperback)

The book re-examines the field of Renaissance art history by exploring the art of this era in the light of global connections. It considers the movement of objects, ideas and technologies and its significance for European art and material culture, analysing images through the lens of cultural

Second Dedalus Book of Decadence - The Black Feast(Paperback / softback)

The Decadence Movement which flourished in the 1890s produced some of Europe's most striking and exotic works of literature The Decadents, convinced that civilization was in a state of terminal decline, refused to rebel as the Romantics had, but set forth instead to cultivate the pleasures of

Imagining World Order: Literature and International Law in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1800 (Tang Chenxi)(Pevná vazba)

In early modern Europe, international law emerged as a means of governing relations between rapidly consolidating sovereign states, purporting to establish a normative order for the perilous international world. However, it was intrinsically fragile and uncertain, for sovereign states had no

Stepfamilies in Europe, 1400-1800 (Warner Lyndan)(Paperback)

Stepfamilies were as common in the European past as they are today. Stepfamilies in Europe, 1400-1800 is the first in-depth study to chart four centuries of continuity and change for these complex families created by the death of a parent and the remarriage of the survivor. With geographic coverage

The Primal Feast: Food, Sex, Foraging, and Love (Allport Susan)(Paperback)

Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of

Queenship in Early Modern Europe (Beem Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Offering a fascinating survey of European queenship from 1500-1800, with each chapter beginning with a discussion of the archetypal queens of Western, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, Charles Beem explores the particular nature of the regional forms and functions of queenship - including

Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800 (Khodarkovsky Michael)(Paperback)

The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 - Updated Edition (Palmer R. R.)(Paperback)

For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary age. Palmer argues that the American, French, and

The Origins of Globalization: World Trade in the Making of the Global Economy, 1500-1800 (de Zwart Pim)(Paperback)

For better or for worse, in recent times the rapid growth of international economic exchange has changed our lives. But when did this process of globalization begin, and what effects did it have on economies and societies? Pim de Zwart and Jan Luiten van Zanden argue that the networks of trade

Europe and Central Asia - regional overview of food security and Nutrition 2019 - structural transformations of agriculture for improved food security, nutrition and environment (Food and Agriculture Organization)(Paperback / softback)

Reports that, in Europe and Central Asia, food security has improved substantially over the past two decades and the vast majority of the 50 or so countries monitored managed to keep the prevalence of undernourishment below 5% - less than half of the world

The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art: Art History Reconsidered, 1800 to the Present (Spretnak C.)(Paperback)

This book demonstrates that numerous prominent artists in every period of the modern era were expressing spiritual interests when they created celebrated works of art. This magisterial overview insightfully reveals the centrality of an often denied and misunderstood element in the cultural history

From Crude Oil to Fast Food - An energy journey through the world of heat (Graham Ian)(Paperback / softback)

This book shows how the energy in crude oil is used to make a fast food snack. It explains how crude oil was formed, how it is obtained and how it is used in the food industry, the science behind cooking and the effects of heat on food, the processes of packaging and preserving food, and finally

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography (Bright Susan)(Pevná vazba)

From basic sustenance to savory repasts, food awakens the senses and touches both private and public life. It can be political, religious, aspirational, commercial, creative, symbolic, national, and regional. Food's complexity of form and meaning--and the fact that it's often at hand--have made it

European Democratization Since 1800 (Garrard J.)(Pevná vazba)

An historical and comparative analysis of democratization in Europe since 1800 which highlights the varied factors accounting for both its success and failure in the past, and its present prospects. Case studies are analysed from four key

Families and Food in Hard Times: European Comparative Research (O'Connell Rebecca)(Paperback)

An examination of food poverty in austerity-era Europe. Food is fundamental, yet food poverty has increased in the Global North. Adopting a comparative case approach, Food and Families in Hard Times addresses the global problem of economic retrenchment and the burden it places on the most

An Introduction to the Social History of Medicine: Europe Since 1500 (Waddington Keir)(Paperback)

A one-volume, detailed survey of the major debates and themes in the history of western medicine, from the early modern period to the present. Combining specialised knowledge with new ways of thinking about the subject, this lucidly written, illustrated text explores traditional views and questions

Man and the Natural World - Changing Attitudes in England 1500-1800 (Thomas Sir Keith)(Paperback / softback)

Presents an account of the changing attitudes in people towards nature and the environment between

Fast Food Nation - What The All-American Meal is Doing to the World (Schlosser Eric)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of our love affair with fast food. This title examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our

Babette's Feast (Baggini Julian)(Paperback)

On the face of it, Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1989) is a film in which the eyes - and mouths - of religiouszealots are opened to the glories of the sensual world. It is a critique of what Nietzsche called life-denying religion in favour of life-affirming sensuality. But to view the film in

Omnivore's Dilemma - The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued) (Pollan Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The startling truth behind the food we consume in the twenty-first

Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914 (Gildea Robert)(Paperback)

This is a comprehensive survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo, which led to the First World War. It concentrates on the twin themes of revolution and nationalism, which often combined in the early