Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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Camping Grounds(2021) YOUNG, PHOEBE S. K. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER)Camping Grounds narrates a quintessentially American tradition of sleeping outdoors, from the Civil War to the present, that will appeal to academics, outdoor enthusiasts, and general readers alike.Vezava: Trda55,11 € -
American Women's History(2015) WARE, SUSAN (GENERAL EDITOR, GENERAL EDITOR, AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY, CAMBRIDGE, MA)What does U.S. history look like with women at the center of the story? From Pocahantas to military women serving in the Iraqi war, this Very Short Introduction chronicles the contributions that women have made to the American experience from a multicultuVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Son Also Rises(2015) CLARK, GREGORYHow much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality, The SoVezava: Mehka30,69 € -
Sick Note(2022) MILLWARD, GARETH (RESEARCH FELLOW, RESEARCH FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM)Sick Note is a history of how the British state asked, 'who is really sick?' Tracing medical certification for absence from work from 1948 to 2010, Gareth Millward shows how the sick note has survived in practice and in the popular imagination - just likeVezava: Trda68,42 € -
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Rituality and Social (Dis)Order(2022) TESTA, ALESSANDRO (CHARLES UNIVERSITY, CZECH REPUBLIC)This is the first comparative historical anthropology of popular European Carnival written in English, with a focus on its cultural, religious, and political dimensions and transformations throughout the centuries.Vezava: Mehka75,24 € -
Love Lives(2021) DYHOUSE, CAROL (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX)This book is about the reshaping of women's lives, loves and dreams. It tells the story of how expectations and emotional landscapes have shifted since 1950, when marriage was a major determinant of female life chances and teenage girls dreamed of Mr RighVezava: Trda38,54 € -
Invisible Agents(2020) AKKERMAN, NADINE (READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, READER IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE, LEIDEN UNIVERSITY)A compelling history of women in seventeenth century espionage, telling the forgotten tales of women from all walks of life who acted as spies in early modern Britain. Nadine Akkerman has immersed herself in archives and letter collections, acting as a moVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Birkbeck(2022) BOURKE, JOANNA (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, BIRKBECK, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)Birkbeck traces the 200-year history of Birkbeck, University of London from its founding at a time when social elites deplored the notion of educated working people to the present day. Joanna Bourke writes a lively history of the institution, and how it cVezava: Trda72,60 € -
Compleat Angler(2016) WALTON, IZAAK,COTTON, CHARLESThe Compleat Angler is the most famous work in the literature of sport and a unique celebration of the English countryside. This new edition highlights its celebration of natural history, the environment, conservation, and the power of friendship.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
End of Outrage(2017) MAC SUIBHNE, BREANDAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CENTENARY COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY)Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires -- a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor -- and Patrick McGlynn -- an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunVezava: Trda61,76 € -
Imposteress Rabbit Breeder(2020) HARVEY, KAREN (PROFESSOR OF CULTURAL HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM)In September 1726, Mary Toft was found to have given birth to seventeen rabbits in Godalming, Surrey. The case caused a sensation and was reported widely in newspapers, popular pamphlets, poems and caricatures.Vezava: Trda30,83 € -
Flaneuse(2017) ELKIN, LAURENFlaneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from French. Feminine form of flaneur [flanne-euhr], an idler. In this book, the author defines her as 'a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned to the creative potential of the city, and the liberating possibilities ofVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Great Exhibition, 1851(2017)An invaluable compendium of sources relating to the Great Exhibition -- .Vezava: Mehka35,63 €
