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Written by a team of noted historians, these essays explore how ten
20th-century intellectuals and social reformers sought to adapt
such familiar Victorian values as "civilisation", "domesticity",
"conscience" and "improvement" to modern conditions of democracy,
feminism and mass culture. Covering such figures as J.M. Keynes,
E.M. Forster and Lord Reith of the BBC, these interdisciplinary
studies scrutinize the children of the Victorians at a time when
their private assumptions and public positions were under
increasing strain in a rapidly changing world. "After the
Victorians" is written in honour of the late Professor John Clive
of Harvard, and uses, as he did, the method of biography to
connnect the public and private lives of the generations who came
after the Victorians. Peter Mandler is also author of "Aristocratic
Government in the Age of Reform: Whigs and Liberals, 1830-1852",
and editor of "The Uses of Charity: The Poor on Relief in the 19th
Century Metropolis".
Written by a team of eminent historians, these essays explore how
ten twentieth-century intellectuals and social reformers sought to
adapt such familiar Victorian values as civilisation',
domesticity', conscience' and improvement' to modern conditions of
democracy, feminism and mass culture. Covering such figures as J.M.
Keynes, E.M. Forster and Lord Reith of the BBC, these
interdisciplinary studies scrutinize the children of the Victorians
at a time when their private assumptions and public positions were
under increasing strain in a rapidly changing world.
After the Victorians is written in honour of the late Professor
John Clive of Harvard, and uses, as he did, the method of biography
to connnect the public and private lives of the generations who
came after the Victorians.
Turkey stands at a crossroad after a decade of adjustment to its
severe debt crisis in the late 1970s. This volume brings together a
group of contributors who discuss the consequences of this
transition and the likely pains for the future.
As part of its 375th celebrations, the University has created a new
photo book, Explore Harvard: The Yard and Beyond. This collection
of photographs brings to life the myriad intellectual exchanges
that make Harvard one of the world's leading institutions of higher
education. Presenting contemporary images never before published as
well as archival prints, this large-format portrait of the
University captures an early spirit of exploration that continues
to thrive around the Yard, in the historic lecture halls, in
cutting-edge science facilities, and in research outposts around
the world. From "move-in" day to Commencement, seasonal shifts
across the iconic New England landscape form a contemplative
backdrop to learning and growth for each new class that enters
here. For alumni who remember life in the houses along the Charles,
or thrilled to the achievements of athletes and artists, Explore
Harvard will not disappoint. Prospective students who have seen the
University only from a distance will get an inside view of one of
the most beautiful campuses in the world, while those intimately
familiar with the school will discover a side of Harvard they never
knew.
Combining the talents of an architect, artist, and developer, John
Portman was able to embark on a series of large-scale building
projects-megastructures-that radically redefined the relationship
of architecture to the city and its citizens.Portman's own voice
and ideas complement the contributions of others, including new
photographs by Iwan Baan, to present a more complex and nuanced
reading of both the architect and his architecture.Finally, the
repertoire of Portman's buildings is analyzed in meticulous detail
and used by a group of students from the Harvard Graduate School of
Design as a catalyst for a host of divergent and new architectural
speculations.
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