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Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in
school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at
university level. History as an academic discipline has
dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by
ideas from other disciplines, the influence of postmodernism and
historians' incorporation of their own reflections into their work.
Doing History presents the ideas and debates that shape how we 'do'
history today, covering arguments about the nature of historical
knowledge and the function of historical writing, whether we can
ever really know what happened in the past, what sources historians
depend on, and the relative value of popular and academic
histories. This revised edition includes new chapters on public
history and activist histories. It looks at global representations
of the past across the centuries, and provides up-to-date
suggestions for further reading, presenting the reader with a
thorough and current introduction to studying history at an
academic level as well as a pathway to progress this study further.
Clearly structured and accessibly written, it is an essential
volume for all students embarking on the study of history.
Liberating Histories makes an original, scholarly contribution to
contemporary debates surrounding the cultural and political
relevance of historical practices. Arguing against the idea that
specifically historical readings of the past are necessary or are
compelled by the force of past events themselves, this book instead
focuses on other forms of past-talk and how they function in
politically empowering ways against social injustices. Challenging
the authority and constraints of academic history over the past,
this book explores various forms of past-talk, including art,
films, activism, memory, nostalgia and archives. Across seven clear
chapters, Claire Norton and Mark Donnelly show how activists and
campaigners have used forms of past-talk to unsettle 'common sense'
thinking about political and social problems, how journalists,
artists, curators, filmmakers and performers have referenced the
past in their practices of advocacy, and how grassroots archivists
help to circulate materials that challenge the power of authorised
institutional archives to determine what gets to count as a
demonstrable feature of the past and whose voices are part of the
'historical record'. Written in a lucid, accessible manner, and
combining insightful critical analysis and philosophical argument
with clear consideration of how different forms of past-talk
influence the narration of pasts in a variety of socio-political
contexts, Liberating Histories is essential reading for students
and scholars with an interest in historiography and the ethical and
political dimensions of the historical discipline.
Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in
school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at
university level. History as an academic discipline has
dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by
ideas from other disciplines, the influence of postmodernism and
historians' incorporation of their own reflections into their work.
Doing History presents the ideas and debates that shape how we 'do'
history today, covering arguments about the nature of historical
knowledge and the function of historical writing, whether we can
ever really know what happened in the past, what sources historians
depend on, and the relative value of popular and academic
histories. This revised edition includes new chapters on public
history and activist histories. It looks at global representations
of the past across the centuries, and provides up-to-date
suggestions for further reading, presenting the reader with a
thorough and current introduction to studying history at an
academic level as well as a pathway to progress this study further.
Clearly structured and accessibly written, it is an essential
volume for all students embarking on the study of history.
Liberating Histories makes an original, scholarly contribution to
contemporary debates surrounding the cultural and political
relevance of historical practices. Arguing against the idea that
specifically historical readings of the past are necessary or are
compelled by the force of past events themselves, this book instead
focuses on other forms of past-talk and how they function in
politically empowering ways against social injustices. Challenging
the authority and constraints of academic history over the past,
this book explores various forms of past-talk, including art,
films, activism, memory, nostalgia and archives. Across seven clear
chapters, Claire Norton and Mark Donnelly show how activists and
campaigners have used forms of past-talk to unsettle 'common sense'
thinking about political and social problems, how journalists,
artists, curators, filmmakers and performers have referenced the
past in their practices of advocacy, and how grassroots archivists
help to circulate materials that challenge the power of authorised
institutional archives to determine what gets to count as a
demonstrable feature of the past and whose voices are part of the
'historical record'. Written in a lucid, accessible manner, and
combining insightful critical analysis and philosophical argument
with clear consideration of how different forms of past-talk
influence the narration of pasts in a variety of socio-political
contexts, Liberating Histories is essential reading for students
and scholars with an interest in historiography and the ethical and
political dimensions of the historical discipline.
World War Two was the defining episode for 20th-century history and
indeed for much of the war Britain was by far the most important
nation of the allies. This book presents a survey of politics,
society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and 1945.
Structured around themes such as propaganda and culture, and
Britain and its allies, the book covers the major historical
debates of these areas, including Britain's commitment to remain in
the conflict until unconditional surrender, and the effect of war
on the status of women. It includes discussion of: politics,
including Churchill's wartime strategy and the 1945 election; the
economy; selling the war to the public; and the influence of war on
British culture.;The text is a compact history of wartime Britain
which not only provides a narrative of events, but also highlights
contemporary historical debate.
Britain in the Second World War presents a new and vivid survey of
politics, society, culture and military strategy between 1939 and
1945. Structured around themes such as 'Wartime Media', and
'Britain and its Allies', the book covers the major historical
debates of these areas, including Britains commitment to remain in
the conflict until unconditional surrender and the effect of war on
the status of women.
It includes discussion of:
* politics, including Churchill's wartime strategy and the 1945
election
* the economy
* selling the war to the public
* the influence of war on British society.
Britain in the Second World War is a compact history of wartime
Britain which not only provides a succinct narrative of events, but
also highlights contemporary historical debate.
Did the world change in the 1960s? Were there really sexual,
political and cultural revolutions? Was Britain in step with the
world or not? The debate about the sixties has long been
overheated, polarised between those who see the decade as a 'golden
age' and others who blame it for today's apparent social ills.
Sixties Britain explores the real sixties, providing a detailed
discussion ranging across pop, politics, postmodernism, fashion,
feminism, foreign policy and much else besides, to show why it was
a decade of such dramatic change, but not for the reasons usually
cited. Steering away from the ideologically charged accounts of
Britain during this time, Donnelly neither romanticises nor
demonises this most controversial of decades. He revisits
assumptions about the decade and presents a more nuanced and
engaging history of Britain in the sixties.
An inspiring and humorous celebration of the special bond of
friendship.
Sixties Britain provides a more nuanced and engaging history of
Britain. This book analyses the main social, political, cultural
and economic changes Britain undertook as well as focusing on the
'silent majority' who were just as important as the rebellious
students, the residents if Soho and the icons of popular culture.
Sixties Britain engages the reader without losing sight of the fact
that the 1960s were a vibrant, fascinating and controversial time
in British History.
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Impact Analysis of Solutions for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management - 10th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2012, Artimino, Tuscany, Italy, June 12-15, Proceedings (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Mark Donnelly, Cristiano Paggetti, Chris Nugent, Mounir Mokhtari
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th
International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics,
ICOST 2012, held in Artiminio, Tuscany, Italy, June 12- 15, 2012.
The 25 revised full papers presented together with 22 short papers
were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The
papers are categorized into a number of sessions that include: User
Engagement for Improved Adoption of Assistive Technologies,
Self-Management and Tele-Rehabilitation, Advances in Remote
Monitoring and Activity Recognition, Sensor Networks for
Unobstrusive Monitoring Solutions, and Real World "Aware" Systems.
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Max Finds A Rainbow (Hardcover)
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