English Farming : Past and Present, Prothero, Rowland E.

Автор: Mulligan Therese, Wooters David
Название: A History of Photography BU (From 1839 to the Present)
ISBN: 3836540991 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836540995
Издательство: Taschen
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Описание: From delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in history: founder of Kodak George Eastman had a decidedly American career. Upon his death, his house became an international museum of photography and film: to this day, it holds the largest collection of its kind in the world. This volume curates the most impressive images from...

Название: Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past, 1830-1990
ISBN: 3836555115 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836555111
Издательство: Taschen
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Описание: It was 1830 when an English scientist named Henry De la Beche painted the first piece of paleoart, a dazzling, deliciously macabre vision of prehistoric reptiles battling underwater. Since then, artists the world over have conjured up visions of dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, cavemen, and other creatures, shaping our understanding of the primeval past through their exhilarating images. In this unprecedented new book, writer Zoe Lescaze and artist Walton Ford present the astonishing history of paleoart from 1830 to 1990. These are not cave paintings produced thousands of years ago, but modern visions of prehistory: stunning paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, mosaics, and murals that mingle scientific fact with unbridled fantasy. The collection provides an in-depth look at this neglected niche of art history and shows how the artists charged with imagining extinct creatures often projected their own aesthetic whims onto prehistory, rendering the primordial past with dashes of Romanticism, Impressionism, Japonisme, Fauvism, and Art Nouveau, among other influences. With an incisive essay from Lescaze, a preface by Ford, four fold-outs, and dozens of details, the book showcases a stunning collection of artworks culled from major natural history museums, obscure archives, and private collections, and includes new photography of key works, including Charles R. Knight’s seminal paintings in Chicago and little-known masterpieces such as A. M. Belashov’s monumental mosaic in Moscow. From the fearsome to the fantastical, Paleoart is a celebration of prehistoric animals in art, and a novel chance to understand our favorite extinct beasts through an art historical lens.

Автор: Cannadine David
Название: The Country House: Past, Present, Future: Great Houses of the British Isles
ISBN: 0847862720 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847862726
Издательство: Rizzoli
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Описание: This definitive new book on British country houses offers a magnificent look at the life-style, architecture, and interior design of these historic landmark homes.

Автор: Oldstone Michael B. a.
Название: Viruses, Plagues, and History: Past, Present and Future
ISBN: 0195327314 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195327311
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity, focusing mostly on the most famous viruses. Oldstone begins with smallpox, polio, and measles. Nearly 300 million people were killed by smallpox in this century alone and the author presents a vivid account of the long campaign to eradicate this lethal killer. Oldstone then describes the fascinating viruses that have captured headlines in more recent years: Ebola, Hantavirus, mad cow disease (a frightening illness made worse by government mishandling and secrecy), and, of course, AIDS. And he tells us of the many scientists watching and waiting even now for the next great plague, monitoring influenza strains to see whether the deadly variant from 1918--a viral strain that killed over 20 million people in 1918-1919--will make a comeback. For this revised edition, Oldstone includes discussions of new viruses like SARS, bird flu, virally caused cancers, chronic wasting disease, and West Nile, and fully updates the original text with new findings on particular viruses. Viruses, Plagues, and History paints a sweeping portrait of humanity's long-standing conflict with our unseen viral enemies. Oldstone's book is a vivid history of a fascinating field, and a highly reliable dispatch from an eminent researcher on the front line of this ongoing campaign.

Автор: Mark V Siegler
Название: An Economic History of the United States: Connecting the Present with the Past
ISBN: 1137393955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137393951
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This pioneering textbook takes a thematic approach to the subject, resulting in a comprehensive understanding of historic economic issues in the United States. Siegler takes a thematic approach, and provides both the theoretical foundations and historical background needed to gain an in-depth understanding of the subject. Every chapter examines a specific topic, and the chapters are linked to each other to provide an overall view. The chronological approach is represented with a useful timeline as an appendix to show where the specific topics fit in the chronology. Chapter topics include: long-run causes of economic growth; economic history of income and wealth inequality; slavery, segregation, and discrimination; immigration and immigration policies; and an economic history of recessions and depressions. This book is ideally suited as a primary text for undergraduate courses in US economic history, as well as suitable courses on history degree programmes.

Автор: Nйmeth Andrбs
Название: The Excerpta Constantiniana and the Byzantine Appropriation of the past
ISBN: 1108423639 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108423632
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: The first comprehensive study of the Excerpta, a sort of `Byzantine Google` which repackaged many key works of Greek historiography stretching back into antiquity, and how it reshaped Byzantine court culture in the tenth century. Also tackles wider issues including the history of information management, philological practices and book culture.

Автор: Eichengreen Barry, Mehl Arnaud, Chitu Livia
Название: How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future
ISBN: 0691177007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691177007
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание:

A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuan

At first glance, the modern history of the global economic system seems to support the long-held view that the leading world power's currency--the British pound, the U.S. dollar, and perhaps someday the Chinese yuan--invariably dominates international trade and finance. In How Global Currencies Work, three noted economists provide a reassessment of this history and the theories behind the conventional wisdom.

Offering a new history of global finance over the past two centuries, and marshaling extensive new data to test established theories of how global currencies work, Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl, and Livia Chiţu argue for a new view, in which several national monies can share international currency status, and their importance can change rapidly. They demonstrate how changes in technology and in the structure of international trade and finance have reshaped the landscape of international currencies so that several international financial standards can coexist. They show that multiple international and reserve currencies have in fact coexisted in the past--upending the traditional view of the British pound's dominance prior to 1945 and the U.S. dollar's dominance more recently.

Looking forward, the book tackles the implications of this new framework for major questions facing the future of the international monetary system, from whether the euro and the Chinese yuan might address their respective challenges and perhaps rival the dollar, to how increased currency competition might affect global financial stability.

Название: Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present
ISBN: 0253219043 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253219046
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Описание: For its citizens, contemporary Central Asia is a land of great promise and peril. While the end of Soviet rule has opened new opportunities for social mobility and cultural expression, political and economic dynamics have also imposed severe hardships. In this lively volume, contributors from a variety of disciplines examine how ordinary Central Asians lead their lives and navigate shifting historical and political trends. Provocative stories of Turkmen nomads, Afghan villagers, Kazakh scientists, Kyrgyz border guards, a Tajik strongman, guardians of religious shrines in Uzbekistan, and other narratives illuminate important issues of gender, religion, power, culture, and wealth. A vibrant and dynamic world of life in urban neighborhoods and small villages, at weddings and celebrations, at classroom tables, and around dinner tables emerges from this introduction to a geopolitically strategic and culturally fascinating region.

Автор: D. Ann Herring , Alan C. Swedlund
Название: Plagues and Epidemics: Infected Spaces Past and Present
ISBN: 1847885470 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847885470
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Until recently, plagues were thought to belong in the ancient past. Now there are deep worries about global pandemics. This book presents views from anthropology about this much publicized and complex problem.

Автор: Beyette Bethany J., Lecount Lisa J.
Название: The only true people: linking maya identities past and present
ISBN: 1607325667 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781607325666
Издательство: NBN International
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Описание: The hypersexual female ghost continues to be a source of fascination in East Asian media, much like the sexually predatory vampire in American and European culture. But while vampires can be of either gender, erotic Chinese ghosts are almost exclusively female. The significance of this gender asymmetry in Chinese literary history is the subject of Judith Zeitlin`s meticulously researched new book.

Автор: Hans Dieter Betz, Don Browning, Bernd Janowski, Eb
Название: Religion Past and Present, Volume 14 Index
ISBN: 9004173056 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004173057
Издательство: Brill
Цена: 373240.00 T
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Описание: Religion Past and Present (RPP) is a complete, updated English translation of the 4th edition of the definitive encyclopedia of religion worldwide. the peerless Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG). Including the latest developments in research, Religion Past and Present encompasses a vast range of subjects connected with religion. This great resource, now at last available in English, continues the tradition of deep knowledge and authority relied upon by generations of scholars in religious, theological, and biblical studies. Religion Past and Present indisputably belongs to the small class of essential reference works. Key Features • RGG has been a standard reference work since the publication of the first edition in 1908. • Strongly international, cross-cultural and ecumenical, written by over 3,000 authors from 88 countries • Covers an unparalleled breadth of subject matter in theological and biblical studies • Up-to-date research and bibliographies make it an indispensable resource for all levels of users • Interdisciplinary articles cover a wide range of topics from history, archaeology, liturgy, law, bible, music, visual arts, politics, social sciences, natural sciences, ethics, and philosophy. • The 4th edition of RGG, the basis of the RPP translation, includes hundreds of new entries on Eastern religions and other religious subjects. The editors of RPP have added a number of articles and revised others for a global English-speaking readership. • Short definitions and cross-references enable quick and easy searching • Over 15,000 entries and 8 million words • 13 volumes and an index To download the preview please click here. RGG and RPP are also available online. For more information visit www.brillonline.nl

Автор: Burningham, John
Название: Harvey slumfenburger`s christmas present
ISBN: 1844288331 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781844288335
Издательство: Walker Books
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Описание: When it comes to delivering the last present in his sack, no journey is too far for Father Christmas! A charming seasonal story from an award-winning artist.