Zbirka: Socialna in kulturna zgodovina
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Indigenous London(2017) THRUSH, COLLAn imaginative retelling of London’s history, framed through the experiences of Indigenous travelers who came to the city over the course of more than five centuriesVezava: Trda57,03 € -
Why Talk About Madness?(2020) COLEBORNE, CATHARINEThis short book argues for the relevance of historical perspectives on mental health, exploring how these histories can and should inform debates about mental healthcare today.Vezava: Mehka41,57 € -
Curious Cures Of Old England(2018) CAWTHORNE, NIGELAnother highly entertaining trawl through the byways of English history by the author of The Strange Laws of Old England.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Criminal Women 1850-1920(2018) WILLIAMS, LUCY,GODFREY, BARRYIn-depth insight into the lives of women convicts in the Victorian eraVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Scottish Customs(2021) LIVINGSTONE, SHEILACustoms play an important part in all societies and offer fascinating insights into a country’s history and culture. Scotland boasts a multitude of unique customs, many of which can be traced back to the times of the Druids, Celts and Romans. This book inVezava: Mehka9,97 € -
Bananas(2022) CHAPMAN, PETERA lively and insightful cultural history of the coveted yellow fruit, as well as a gripping narrative about the infamous rise and fall of the United Fruit CompanyVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Woman's World, 1850–1960(2022) JONES, DAN,AMARAL, MARINAA survey of the many roles played by women across the world from 1850–1960, using colourised photos and captions to tell to their story.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
Making of the Modern Philippines(2022) BOWRING, PHILIP (INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR, ASIA)Vezava: Trda46,33 € -
Capitalizing on Change(2019) BUDER, STANLEYIn a history spanning three hundred years, Stanley Buder examines the expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes withVezava: Mehka70,40 € -
Trials of the Self(2021) HOFMAN, ELWINDuellists, drunks and remorseful murderers populate Trials of the self, which highlights the criminal court as a space for publicising and negotiating models of the self. Using criminal trial records, the book argues that inner depth became increasingly iVezava: Trda32,08 € -
British Empire Through Buildings(2020) MACKENZIE, JOHN M.Imperialism is strikingly represented in its buildings. This work illuminates the dispersal of colonial culture and religious forms, social classes, and racial divisions over two centuries, from the establishment of colonial rule to a post-colonial world.Vezava: Trda43,07 € -
Class, Work and Whiteness(2020) GINSBURGH, NICOLAThis book explores the class experiences of white workers in Southern Rhodesia. In examining the roles of lower class whites in the production of race, gender and nationalism under minority rule, this research contributes to understandings of social identVezava: Trda77,52 € -
It's a London Thing(2019) MELVILLE, CASPARThis book tells the history of the London black music culture that emerged in post-colonial London at the end of the twentieth century; the people who made it, the racial and spatial politics of its development and change, and the part it played in foundiVezava: Mehka28,50 € -
Motor Coaches and Charabancs(2020) TAYLOR, JAMESA history of motor coach design from the early days of open-top charabancs, to modern WIFI and built-in toilets.Vezava: Mehka13,89 €
