Sexual progressives: Reimagining intimacy in Scotland, 1880-1914 (Cheadle Tanya)(Pevná vazba)

Sexual progressives: Reimagining intimacy in Scotland, 1880-1914 (Cheadle Tanya)(Pevná vazba)

Sexual Progressives is a major new study of the feminists and socialists who campaigned against the moral conservatism of the Victorian period. Drawing on a range of sources, from letters and diaries to radical newspapers and utopian novels, it provides the first group portrait of Scotland's

State Surveillance, Political Policing and Counter-Terrorism in Britain: 1880-1914 (Solomon Vlad)(Pevná vazba)

Examines the formation of state surveillance and the emergence of institutionalized political policing in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain. This book deals with the formation of state surveillance and the emergence of institutionalized political policing in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain

Shining Sands - Artists in Newlyn and St Ives, 1880-1930 (Cross Tom)(Pevná vazba)

Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (Kinsey Alfred C.)(Pevná vazba)

Originally published in 1953, the material presented in Sexual Behavior in the Human Female was derived from personal interviews with nearly 6,000 women; from studies in sexual anatomy, physiology, psychology, and endocrinology. The study revealed the incidence and frequency with which women

Maturing Megacities: The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation (Altrock Uwe)(Pevná vazba)

Part I: Introduction.-The Pearl River Delta in Progressive Transformation.- Part II: Transforming into Megacities.- Second Metamorphosis? Urban Restructuring and Planning Responses in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the 21st Century.- The Influence of Regional Planning Administration on Local

Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall, 1880-1940 - A Dictionary and Source Book (Hardie Melissa)(Pevná vazba)

The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland (Goodare Julian)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture - from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture - from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and

Coming Home: Flemish Art 1880-1930 (Van Cauteren Katharina)(Pevná vazba)

An overview of art created in Flanders between 1880-1930, coverinig the Flemish Belle Epoque period and post-WWI. Includes works by James Ensor, Constant Permeke and George

Race on the Line: Gender, Labor, and Technology in the Bell System, 1880-1980 (Green Venus)(Pevná vazba)

Coolie's Great War - Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914-1921 (Singha Radhika)(Pevná vazba)

Modernism and Perversion: Sexual Deviance in Sexology and Literature, 1850-1930 (Schaffner A.)(Pevná vazba)

Charting the construction of sexual perversions in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century medical, psychiatric and psychological discourse, Schaffner argues that sexologists' preoccupation with these perversions was a response to specifically modern concerns, and illuminates the role of literary

The Little Mermaid (Pinkney Jerry)(Pevná vazba)

In this captivating reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's classic, Caldecott medalist and bestselling artist Jerry Pinkney conjures a poignant friendship story and an epic tale of redemption -- the definitive new version for our time.Melody, the littlest sea princess, is not content just to sing

A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland (Millar Robert McColl)(Pevná vazba)

Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic, and their competition with the encroaching use of (Scottish) Standard English, he also traces the decline and eventual

First World War, the Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939 (Waghorne James)(Pevná vazba)

Extreme Scotland - A photographic journey through Scottish adventure sports (Khan Nadir)(Pevná vazba)

In Extreme Scotland, award-winning adventure-sports photographer Nadir Khan takes us on a jaw-dropping tour through Scotland's epic mountain landscape. Nadir showcases his work with some of the best adventure athletes in the world in a portfolio that has placed him at the forefront of

The Shadow (Patterson James)(Pevná vazba)

The Shadow returns, in James Patterson's explosive reimagining of the iconic detective who has thrilled readers across generations. Only two people know that 1930s society man Lamont Cranston has a secret identity as the Shadow, a crusader for justice. One is his greatest love, Margo Lane, and the

Sexual Harassment, Psychology and Feminism: #Metoo, Victim Politics and Predators in Neoliberal Times (Lazard Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

This book provides a feminist psychological analysis of contemporary resistance to sexual harassment in and around #MeToo. It explores how women's assumed empowerment in postfeminist and neoliberal feminist discourses has shaped understandings of sexual harassment and social responses to it. This

Songs of Gaelic Scotland (Gillies Anne Lorne)(Pevná vazba)

Gaelic Scotland is one of the world's great treasure-houses of song. In this anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music and lyrics from all over the Gaelic-speaking Highlands and Islands - an extraordinary tradition that stretches in an unbroken line from the bardic effusions of

Glasgow Boys in Your Pocket (Hardie William R.)(Pevná vazba)

The Glasgow Boys revolutionised Scottish painting in the years between 1880 and 1895 but their influence lasted until just before the First World War. Lavery, Guthrie, Henry, Hornel, Crawhall, Walton and Kennedy formed the main group of painters, but there were some 18 painters in total associated

Daughter of Sparta (Andrews Claire)(Pevná vazba)

In this thrilling reimagining of ancient Greek mythology, a headstrong girl becomes the most powerful fighter her people have ever seen. Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient

Mona Kuhn: Photographs (Kuhn Mona)(Pevná vazba)

'Seeking the innermost self in her photographs, Kuhn achieves a mood of intimacy by photographing up close models she knows well. Her photographs are a product of lasting relationships built on mutual affection. In a sense, the images are based on the memory of shared experiences.' -- Julie Nelson

Great Mountain Crags of Scotland - A Celebration of Scottish Mountaineering (Robertson Guy)(Pevná vazba)

The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland is a celebration of climbing in Scotland's wild places, compiled by Guy Robertson and Adrian Crofton. Featuring contributions from Scottish mountaineering's great writers and climbers, and beautifully illustrated with stunning photography, it delves deep into

Schindler (Steele James)(Pevná vazba)

Hailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) emigrated to Chicago in 1914, like his lifelong friend and rival Richard Neutra. Eventually hired by Frank Lloyd Wright to work in Los Angeles, Schindler took cues from notions found in Cubism and the International Style to shape his unique

A Tangled Thread (Fraser Anthea)(Pevná vazba)

Three distant households - one in Scotland, one in the north of England and one in the south - have known the pain of losing a loved one. But it takes the suspicious death of Martin Petrie, a stranger from the Scottish Borders killed in a hit and run, to untangle the threads that will draw them