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A concsie, comprehensive textbook on twentieth century Britain
inclding thematic chapters and case-study chapters on key periods
and topics that will engage attention. British History is still
widely studied and this book provides an up-to-date survey of that
history. The book is fully updated and engages with the most recent
historioigraphy as well as what people said they needed, such as
more qunatative approaches, movement away from the binary focus on
pre- and post-1945.
A concsie, comprehensive textbook on twentieth century Britain
inclding thematic chapters and case-study chapters on key periods
and topics that will engage attention. British History is still
widely studied and this book provides an up-to-date survey of that
history. The book is fully updated and engages with the most recent
historioigraphy as well as what people said they needed, such as
more qunatative approaches, movement away from the binary focus on
pre- and post-1945.
The story of the thoroughly Victorian origins of dog breeds. For
centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for
work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times
that breeders started to produce discrete, differentiated,
standardized breeds. In The Invention of the Modern Dog, Michael
Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when,
where, why, and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering
and breeding dogs. Though talk of "breed" was common before this
period in the context of livestock, the modern idea of a dog breed
defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the
Victorian period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show
culture. The authors explain how breeders, exhibitors, and showmen
borrowed ideas of inheritance and pure blood, as well as breeding
practices of livestock, horse, poultry and other fancy breeders,
and applied them to a species that was long thought about solely in
terms of work and companionship. The new dog breeds embodied and
reflected key aspects of Victorian culture, and they quickly spread
across the world, as some of Britain's top dogs were taken on stud
tours or exported in a growing international trade. Connecting the
emergence and development of certain dog breeds to both scientific
understandings of race and blood as well as Britain's posture in a
global empire, The Invention of the Modern Dog demonstrates that
studying dog breeding cultures allows historians to better
understand the complex social relationships of
late-nineteenth-century Britain.
When U.S. Marine Jenny Sutter returns from Iraq, she lays down her
rifle but isn't ready to pick up her children. Buying some time,
Jenny takes a one-way trip to a misfit desert community called Slab
City, where its kind residents gently nurture her wounded spirit,
and nudge her back to her own humanity.
Dramatic Comedy Characters: 3 males, 1 females WINNER! 2009 Ted
Schmitt Award for the world premiere of an Outstanding New Play -
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Orange County, California, 1975.
For Walter Wells, it's the happiest place on earth. He has a
beautiful wife. Two great kids. A house with a pool. Contentment.
Until fate strikes a devastating blow, leaving Walter with no
reason to put the pieces of his life back together. He resists
attempts to help, especially the unexpected - and unwanted - offer
from a Vietnamese refugee named Bao Ngo, who bears his own sadness.
Then, across a cultural divide, Walter and Bao find a game to
share, a song, a meal and then a way back in this uplifting - and
surprisingly funny - new play by a rising star in American theatre.
"Wry and affecting...Myatt's characters are so engaging that it's
easy to push them toward comedy, which tends to reassure rather
than surprise us." -Los Angeles Times "...Understated power of this
gentle yet gripping dramedy...The most impressive element of
Myatt's new work is the dexterous way she elicits emotional
resonance by giving the human frailties of the characters a weight
equal to their innate compassion and goodness. Subtly depicting the
overwhelmingly difficult process of mourning and letting go, Myatt
leavens the tragedy without blunting its significance." -Backstage
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of
family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material,
this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of
family life, during a period of intense social change. It will
appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long
nineteenth century.
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of
family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material,
this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of
family life, during a period of intense social change. It will
appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long
nineteenth century.
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of
family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material,
this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of
family life, during a period of intense social change. It will
appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long
nineteenth century.
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of
family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material,
this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of
family life, during a period of intense social change. It will
appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long
nineteenth century.
The five volumes of this collection focus on various aspects of
family life. Drawing on rare printed sources and archival material,
this collection will provide a balanced, contextualized picture of
family life, during a period of intense social change. It will
appeal to scholars of social history, gender studies and the long
nineteenth century.
The story of the thoroughly Victorian origins of dog breeds. For
centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for
work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times
that breeders started to produce discrete, differentiated,
standardized breeds. In The Invention of the Modern Dog, Michael
Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when,
where, why, and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering
and breeding dogs. Though talk of "breed" was common before this
period in the context of livestock, the modern idea of a dog breed
defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the
Victorian period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show
culture. The authors explain how breeders, exhibitors, and showmen
borrowed ideas of inheritance and pure blood, as well as breeding
practices of livestock, horse, poultry and other fancy breeders,
and applied them to a species that was long thought about solely in
terms of work and companionship. The new dog breeds embodied and
reflected key aspects of Victorian culture, and they quickly spread
across the world, as some of Britain's top dogs were taken on stud
tours or exported in a growing international trade. Connecting the
emergence and development of certain dog breeds to both scientific
understandings of race and blood as well as Britain's posture in a
global empire, The Invention of the Modern Dog demonstrates that
studying dog breeding cultures allows historians to better
understand the complex social relationships of
late-nineteenth-century Britain.
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Otherwise - Essays
Julie Marie Wade
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R510
R429
Discovery Miles 4 290
Save R81 (16%)
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 A personal lyrical essay collection by a winner of the
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir.  “I am a
butterfly at half-mast. Muscles coiled like springs. I have not
unwound yet,†writes Julie Marie Wade in Otherwise. In this
series of intimate, braided essays written throughout her 30s, Wade
traces her own unwinding and becoming through probing lyricism. As
a daughter, lover, lesbian, and writer, she invites readers on a
journey of self-discovery framed by memory, literature, and popular
culture. Touching and tender, empathic and insightful, Otherwise
revels in its author's self-acceptance at the threshold of
mid-life. Â
Several Member States of the European Union have concluded treaties
and conventions with Third States dealing with questions of
succession law in cross-border matters. Some of these treaties
originate from the beginning of the 20th century and are outdated.
The European legislator, however, cannot supersede these treaties
and conventions unilaterally with its regulations, in fact they
enjoy priority over the European Succession Regulation. The
harmonizing effect of European private international law is hence
endangered, the more so, as these treaties and conventions often
cover large groups of third State nationals in the respective
Member State. This book analyzes the background, scope and
practical impact of bilateral treaties and multilateral conventions
concluded by selected Member States of the European Union with
third States, both from the European and the third State
perspective. It evaluates the impact of these treaties and
conventions on the functioning of the European Succession
Regulation and the possibilities to facilitate the interplay
between these instruments and European private international law.
A history of pets and their companions in Britain from the
Victorians to today. Pet Revolution tracks the British love affair
with pets over the last two centuries. As pets have entered our
homes and joined our families, they have radically changed our
world. Historians Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange show how the
pet economy exploded--increasing the availability of pet foods,
medicines, and shops--and reshaped our modern lives in the process.
A history of pets and their human companions, this book reimagines
the "pet revolution" as one among many other
revolutions--industrial, agricultural, and political--that made
possible contemporary life.
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