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Dressed to Kill is a unique and detailed analysis of naval uniform
and its historical, social and economic contexts in the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries. This fully updated and expanded second
edition examines the significance of male fashion and uniform in
the forging of a national, hierarchical and gendered identity. By
drawing upon extensive archival research, Amy Miller provides a
greater explanation of the political and social changes that
impacted not only what the Royal Navy wore, but why. Parliamentary
records, newspapers and museum archives give a greater
contextualisation of the relationship that naval uniform
represented - that of a confluence of politics and economics,
fashion and popular culture. Beautifully illustrated throughout,
Dressed to Kill 2nd Edition is accompanied by an extensive
catalogue of uniforms from the rich collection of the National
Maritime Museum and a selection of patterns that examine the
construction of the garments.This new edition contains additional
research that provides a greater understanding of the political and
social changes that impacted not only what the Royal Navy wore, but
why they wore it. Parliamentary records, newspapers and museum
archives give a greater contextualisation of the relationship that
naval uniform represented - that of a confluence of politics and
economics, fashion and popular culture.
Times are tougher than ever, but at the Barton Bakery in
Bournemouth, Audrey is determined as always to serve the town with
love, loaves and cakes, even as the town is reeling from the
struggles of the Blitz. Audrey's brother William has returned from
battle with serious wounds. His fiance Elsie is waiting for wedding
bells, but William is a changed man, and will her hopes be in vain?
Bakery helper Maggie has her heart set on dashing officer George.
But will George still want to marry her when he discovers the truth
about her family? And Lily, Audrey's stepsister, is struggling to
raise her illegitimate baby and facing judgement from many in the
town. The man who broke her heart returns with an offer, and Lily
faces a hard decision about where her future lies. When disaster
strikes the bakery, Audrey fears that everything she has worked for
may be ruined. With her shop threatened and her family in turmoil,
can she fight to save everything she holds dear? Wartime Brides and
Wedding Cakes is a romantic and heart-warming tale of cakes and
confetti, perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry, Nadine Dorries and
Ellie Dean.
In the mid-nineteenth century, as new routes opened up, a new
generation of travellers embarked on excursions to India, China and
Japan. Globetrotters - leisure tourists with a keen interest in
experiencing authentic culture - flocked to the East, casting aside
preconceptions and gravitating towards what they hoped to be the
unchanged landscapes and traditions of Eastern cultures. The relics
of their travels - the food they consumed and the souvenirs they
brought back - allowed globetrotters to distinguish themselves from
common tourists. They proudly returned with accounts that presented
a global East, challenging public assumptions about the cultures
they had visited and charting a journey of self-transformation
through travel.
The series builds an extensive collection of high quality
descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a
comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together
with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list
and other relevant information which is available on the language
in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or
area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto
undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known
languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the
authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific
quality. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please
contact Birgit Sievert.
One of the premier private collections of contemporary craft, the
Nancy and David Wolf Collection features outstanding creations by
the foremost artists working in craft media today, including Howard
Ben Tre, Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Wendell Castle, David
Ellsworth, Virginia Dotson, Michael Lucero, Michelle Holzapfel,
Theman Statom, Ginny Ruffner, Akio Takamori, and Betty Woodman.
"Outside the Ordinary: Contemporary Art in Glass, Wood, and
Ceramics from the Wolf Collection "introduces audiences to
sixty-seven masterworks selected from this vast collection,
carefully documented and photographed in full color. At the heart
of this seminal publication are an in-depth interview with
collectors Nancy and David Wolf conducted by Amy Miller Dehan and a
scholarly essay by contemporary craft authority and critic Matthew
Kangas. Dehan's interview reveals the collectors' impetus and
strategies for assembling this important collection, and Kangas's
essay addresses the history, growth, and future of the contemporary
craft movement -- with a particular focus on glass, wood, and
ceramics.
"Outside the Ordinary" focuses on the role, development, and
perspective of the private collector within the context of the
ever-evolving contemporary craft movement. With more than
sixty-seven color plates of artwork from the highly regarded Wolf
Collection, it makes a significant and stunning addition to any
library.
This graceful, unflinching collection of 22 poems explores the real
cats in our lives -- the companions, the hunters, the strays, the
kittens who grow up and grow old with us. Beautiful Brutal turns
the "sentimental cat poem" upside down, reminding us of the deep,
wild mysteries we seek in cats -- and see reflected in ourselves.
At one time there were almost as many different versions of the
Quechan creation story as there were Quechan families. Now few
people remember them. This volume, presented in the Quechan
language with facing-column translation, provides three views of
the origins of the Quechan people. One synthesizes narrator George
Bryant's childhood memories and later research. The second is based
upon J. P. Harrington's A Yuma Account of Origins (1908). The third
provides a modern view of the origins of the Quechan, beginning
with the migration from Asia to the New World and ending with the
settlement of the Yuman tribes at their present locations.
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