This study of how early modern Spanish literature constitutes a cultural 'Golden Age' addresses the evolving uses of a literary canon that is now regarded as national cultural patrimony. It approaches these uses of the Spanish Golden Age as a diachronic problem whose analysis can address some of the most persistent questions in the field of Hispanism.
Counter-Cartographies proposes new methods of cultural and literary analysis that read against the mapped spectacle of a hyper-planned and developed (post)colonial city. To excavate, wayfind, circumvent, and confabulate in Singapore enables us to understand the contours and pressures of authoritarian governance and to reveal the insidious aspects of biopolitical power and ecological control.
The first critical, comprehensive history of a revolutionary park "ahead of anywhere" at that time and a pioneer in the development of urban public parks in general. The Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners envisaged it as an integral element within a wider town planning framework. They recognised the positive impact it could make in alleviating public health problems, while fostering social cohesion. In reality, it was not until the turn of the century that it could be regarded as a People's Park.
This is the first comprehensive study of an industry that helped to create the global economy. Managing tramp ships was a high-risk potentially high-reward business. Using original documents, this book transports readers into the turbulent world of those who operated the precursors of today's bulk carriers.
In this collection, art historians, archaeologists, historians and heritage practitioners explore Irish public monuments from the medieval to the modern era. Taking a new approach to the field, the volume integrates discussion of early Irish monumental work with that of the modern period, situating all Irish monuments on a continuum of shared concerns.
This two-volume edited collection illuminates the valuable counter-canon of Irish women's playwriting with forty-two essays written by leading and emerging Irish theatre scholars and practitioners.
This two-volume edited collection covers three hundred years of Irish women's playwriting with forty-two essays written by leading and emerging Irish theatre scholars and practitioners. Volume One looks at the period from 1716 to 1992, exploring such varied themes as the impact of space and place on identity, women's strategic use of genre, and theatrical responses to shifts in Irish politics and culture. Volume Two looks at the period from 1992 to 2016, exploring women's experiences at the intersections of class, sexuality, disability and ethnicity.
This two-volume edited collection covers three hundred years of Irish women's playwriting with forty-two essays written by leading and emerging Irish theatre scholars and practitioners. Volume One looks at the period from 1716 to 1992, exploring such varied themes as the impact of space and place on identity, women's strategic use of genre, and theatrical responses to shifts in Irish politics and culture.
Post-Millennial Palestine: Literature, Memory, Resistance confronts how Palestinians have recently felt obliged to re-think memory and resistance in response to dynamic political and regional changes in the twenty-first century, and asks: in what ways do contemporary Palestinian writers critically and creatively consider the possible future(s) of their nation?
The origins of Judaism's regional 'subcultures' are poorly understood, as are Jewish identities other than 'Ashkenaz' and 'Sepharad'. Through case studies and close textual readings, this volume illuminates the role of geopolitical boundaries, cross-cultural influences, and migration in the medieval formation of Jewish regional identities.
This is the first monograph of George Edmund Street, a prolific High Victorian architect of churches and other buildings, the best known of which is the Royal Courts of Justice (the Law Courts). He was born in Essex and, after being articled in Winchester, worked in the office of George Gilbert Scott before setting out on his own account. His earliest works were in Cornwall, but he went on to design many churches, parsonages and schools in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, having been appointed Oxford diocesan architect. Moving to London opened up commissions far and wide, as far north as Aberdeenshire, and also abroad. He paid great attention to the fittings and furnishings of his churches, taking a particular detailed interest in stained glass and embroidery. He was renowned for always completing all his own drawings personally, to the frustration of his pupils and assistants, including Philip Webb and Norman Shaw, who successively became his chief assistant before>Geoff Brandwood, who died suddenly in November 2021, was the author of monographs on Sharpe, Paley & Austin and on Temple Moore. He was a former chairman of the Victorian Society.
How did merchants deal with crises? From warfare to financial upheaval, from political machinations to the abolition of the slave trade, merchants and their networks in the eighteenth century faced a range of challenges. But they also demonstrated remarkable resilience. Providing new levels of detail on Britain's sugar trade, this authoritative account explores how Bristol's sugar merchants embodied cogs in the plantation machine, using their position of influence in Britain to maintain the production of sugar and violent systems of enslavement. It demonstrates how, as shipowners, these merchants protected their shipping, led the organisation of convoys, and took advantage of cheapening insurance. It reveals the inner workings of the sugar market and the strategies merchants used to remain profitable, showing how merchants navigated the transitions between peace and war. Finally, it uncovers their methods for managing credit and safeguarding their investments. Throughout, thenature of commerce in the eighteenth century is analysed in detail, from business networks to bills of exchange. Demonstrating meticulous, interdisciplinary research and thorough analysis of merchant business records, this book speaks broadly to the nature and experience of crisis in the eighteenth century and what this meant for the burgeoning systems of capitalism.
This is the first edited collection to explore what can be gained from bringing together Italian science fiction and the environmental humanities. Early-career and established scholars from varied fields provide cutting-edge analysis of a somewhat overlooked genre that has plenty to offer in terms of ecological and sociopolitical insights.
Throughout history numerous individuals with disabilities have had to pit themselves against huge obstacles placed in their way because of the type of person they were born as, the type of person they became through accident, illness or circumstances, or the type of person they have been perceived as. This book tells the story of how disabled people have done this, how they have seen themselves, how they have been perceived and treated by others and how they have influenced society. People with disabilities have always been a part of English society and this concise thousand-year history ranges from the surprisingly integrated communities of the medieval and early modern periods to the institutionalisation of the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes the history of disability is described as a hidden history. This book argues that it is no such thing. The history of people with disabilities is often in front of our eyes, yet we frequently choose to ignore it, or simply do not see it. Accounts of daily life, events, art, literature, family histories and political debate have always featured people with disabilities who are there for all to see, but too often observers, particularly non-disabled observers, gaze straight past them.
Edwin Rickards was the most flamboyant of Edwardian architects: his buildings were said by John Summerson to fizz like champagne. During a short working life, launched at the age of 25 by winning the competition to design Cardiff City Hall with his partners H.V. Lanchester and James Stewart, he completed four spectacular baroque buildings. Rickardsâ¿ work was unique in Edwardian architecture for his personal combination of French and especially Austrian sources. Working closely with H.C. Fehr and Henry Poole, leading practitioners of the New Sculpture, he designed two of the major monuments of the period. As well as being one of the best freehand draughtsmen in London, he was also a prodigious caricaturist. With a foot in the demi-monde and an endless appetite for architectural and personal adventure, Rickards was an unforgettable figure to everyone who met him. Illustrated throughout with stunning new photography by Robin Forster and by Rickardsâ¿ own sketches and drawings, this book portrays his close friendship with the novelist Arnold Bennett who described him, along with H.G Wells, as one of â¿the two most interesting, provocative, and stimulating men I have yet encounteredâ¿, and his meteoric career that ended with his early death.
This book presents a compact and compelling account of the life and work of Berthold Lubetkin (1901-1990), widely regarded as the outstanding architect of his generation to practise in England. It explores the key themes, achievements and setbacks of his career, drawing from the authorâ¿s twenty-year personal friendship with Lubetkin himself, from discussions with former colleagues, and from his direct experience of working with many of Lubetkinâ¿s buildings as a conservation architect. The study reveals the significance of Lubetkinâ¿s Russian origins and European travels, re-assesses his prime work of the 1930s and charts the extensive output of his often-overlooked post-war career. It also considers Lubetkinâ¿s legacy in the later work of his key associates, several of whom became significant architects in their own right. Lubetkin is a legendary figure in architectural circles, while still remaining slightly mysterious and misunderstood. The author shines new light on the man and his ideas, and assesses his unique place in modern architectural history. Illustrations include original black & white images as well as high-quality colour studies of the buildings as they are now. A complete List of Works and published commentaries also provide a valuable source of reference.
Malt is one of the main ingredients of beer, yet the buildings in which it was and is now produced have received very little attention. This illustrated book discusses malthouses and their kilns from the prehistoric period to the present day and provides details on changing production methods.
The last two decades of the T&G, the essential left of centre union in Britain, were turbulent years. After a decade of neo-liberalism, and the defeat of miners, printers and dockers, the union responded by turning to organising and merger, out of which came Unite.
In this collectionof essays, a range of established and early-career scholars explore a varietyof different perspectives on Oliver Cromwell's involvement with Ireland, inparticular his military campaign of 1649-1650.
Liverpool: A Memoir of Words is a work of creative non-fiction that combines the study of language in Liverpool with social history, the history of the English language and personal memoir. Beautifully written, and based on a lifetime's academic research, it will educate and delight Liverpudlians, students of language and social historians alike.
Stirring the Pot of Haitian History is the first-ever translation of Ti dife boule sou istoua Ayiti (1977), the earliest book written by Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot.
On Writing is an illuminating dialogue in which Slimani discusses her writing approach and techniques, and My Heroine: Simone Veil is a homage to Veil, a feminist pioneer who fought tirelessly for womenâEUR(TM)s rights.
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