Writing Material Culture History (Gerritsen Anne)(Paperback)

Writing Material Culture History (Gerritsen Anne)(Paperback)

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical

History Through Material Culture (Trafford Simon)(Paperback)

History through material culture is a unique, step-by-step guide for students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical sources.Responding to the significant, scholarly interest in historical material culture studies, this book makes clear how students and researchers ready to use these

Written World - How Literature Shapes History (Puchner Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the

Writing Gender History (Downs Laura Lee)(Paperback)

How has feminist scholarship changed history? Writing Gender History explores the evolution of historical writing about women and gender from the 1930s until the early twenty-first century. With chapters on the history of Europe, the USA, colonial India and Africa, the discussion moves from women's

Writing Culture and the Life of Anthropology (Starn Orin)(Paperback)

Using the influential and field-changing Writing Culture as a point of departure, the thirteen essays in Writing Culture and the Life of Anthropology address anthropology's past, present, and future. The contributors, all leading figures in anthropology today, reflect back on the 'writing culture'

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Paperback)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

Writing History: Theory and Practice (Feldner Heiko)(Paperback)

The third edition of Writing History provides students and teachers with a comprehensive overview of how the study of history is informed by a broader intellectual and analytical framework, exploring the emergence and development of history as a discipline and the major theoretical developments

Writing Science in Plain English (Greene Anne E.)(Paperback)

Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as Anne E. Greene shows in Writing Science in Plain English, writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles. This short, focused guide presents a

Writing History!: A Companion for Historians (Kamp Jeannette)(Paperback)

Historians not only have knowledge of history, but by writing about it and engaging with other historians from the past and present, they make history themselves. This companion offers young historians clear guidelines for the different phases of historical research; how do you get a good

Fitzrovia: A Social History 1900-1950 (Basu Ann)(Paperback)

This history spotlights Fitzrovia's enterprising twentieth-century immigrant workers. Ann Basu's family of Jewish tailors lived here before the Second World War, just where the BT Tower stands today. At that time the women's fashion trade and the new car industry were sweeping into Fitzrovia;

Gulag: A History (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback)

In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost. The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held

History of Flight (Giulieri Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Writing the History of Nationalism (Feldner Heiko)(Paperback)

What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice.An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide

I Know a Secret (Gerritsen Tess)(Paperback)

Gravity (Gerritsen Tess)(Paperback / softback)

Warfare and Culture in World History, Second Edition (Lee Wayne E.)(Paperback)

An expanded edition of the leading text on military history and the role of culture on the battlefield Ideas matter in warfare. Guns may kill, but ideas determine when, where, and how they are used. Traditionally, military historians attempted to explain the ideas behind warfare in strictly

Journey to Portugal - A Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture (Saramago Jose)(Paperback / softback)

Jose Saramago takes us on a thrilling literary journey through the land, history and culture of his native country. From the misty mountains of the north to the southern seascape of the Algarve, the travels of Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago are a passionate rediscovery of his own

The Culture of Nature in the History of Design (Fallan Kjetil)(Paperback)

The Culture of Nature in the History of Design confronts the dilemma caused by design's pertinent yet precarious position in environmental discourse through interdisciplinary conversations about the design of nature and the nature of design. Demonstrating that the deep entanglements of design and

Punishment (Holt Anne (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Introducing the Vik/Stubo series from the queen of Scandinavian crime writing: Anne

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture (Wallach Jennifer Jensen)(Paperback)

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be

Writing History, Writing Trauma (LaCapra Dominick)(Paperback)

Trauma and its aftermath pose acute problems for historical representation and understanding. In Writing History, Writing Trauma, Dominick LaCapra critically analyzes attempts by theorists and literary critics to come to terms with trauma and with the crucial role post-traumatic

Stories of the Self: Life Writing After the Book (Poletti Anna)(Pevná vazba)

The importance of personal storytelling in contemporary culture and politics In an age where our experiences are processed and filtered through a wide variety of mediums, both digital and physical, how do we tell our own story? How do we 'get a life,' make sense of who we are and the way we live,

Choose Me (Gerritsen Tess)(Paperback)

From New York Times bestseller Tess Gerritsen and acclaimed thriller writer Gary Braver comes a sexy murder mystery about a reckless affair and dangerous secrets. Taryn Moore is young, beautiful, and brilliant...so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to

To the Letter - A Curious History of Correspondence (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

The paperback outing of this engaging and enlightening history of letter-writing and our relationship with the mail, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the