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Shoplifting: A Social History
ISBN: 9780786409082 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Shoplifting is a practice that has been engaged in for centuries, but it was only after the Civil War that the prevalence of shoplifting and societal awareness of it, became significant. In the 1860s the typical shoplifter was from the lower classes; by 1900 it was an upper-class woman who shoplifted from a huge department store "because" she was a "kleptomaniac," and in the 1960s it was teenagers stealing for kicks. Shoplifting: A Social History looks at the activity of shoplifting for the last 140 years: the types of people singled out as the principal offenders, retailers' ambivalent...
Shoplifting is a practice that has been engaged in for centuries, but it was only after the Civil War that the prevalence of shoplifting and societal ...
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Vending Machines: An American Social History
ISBN: 9780786413690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have existed for a couple of thousand years. The earliest reference to a vending machine was made by Hero--a Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer who probably lived in Alexandria during the first century a.d.--who described and illustrated a coin-operated device to be used for vending sacrificial water in Egyptian temples. Completely automatic, the device was set in operation by the insertion of a five-drachma coin. This work traces the history of the vending machine from its inception to its...
Although the 1880s are considered the beginning of the vending machine era, these devices have existed for a couple of thousand years. The earliest re...
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Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance in America, 1862-1920
ISBN: 9780786496242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Because of the 2013 revelations of Edward Snowden we have all come to understand that, with regard to all ectronic communications, we are mostly all surveilled most of the time. It all started about 150 years ago on the battlefields of America during the Civil War when each side tapped the telegraph lines to spy on the other side. It continued in 1895 when the New York Police Department began to tap telephone lines. It was 20 years before that fact became public knowledge and by then the NYPD was so busy tapping that they had a separate room set aside for that purpose. The practice of tapping...
Because of the 2013 revelations of Edward Snowden we have all come to understand that, with regard to all ectronic communications, we are mostly all s...
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Baldness: A Social History
ISBN: 9780786440795 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the first torturous attempts at hair implants early in the 21st century to the faddish, well-hyped drug treatments, this work examines the extremes to which men have gone in an effort to regrow hair or cover their bald scalps.
From the first torturous attempts at hair implants early in the 21st century to the faddish, well-hyped drug treatments, this work examines the extrem...
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Parricide in the United States, 1840-1899
ISBN: 9780786445233 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The case of Lizzy Borden stands out in the history of sensational criminal cases, but she was not the only person to be accused of killing her parents. This book examines 103 selected cases of individuals charged with parricide - the murder of a father or mother - in the United States.
The case of Lizzy Borden stands out in the history of sensational criminal cases, but she was not the only person to be accused of killing her parents...
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Police Violence in America, 1869-1920: 256 Incidents Involving Death or Injury
ISBN: 9781476664835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citizens. Based on newspaper accounts from 1869 to 1920, this history provides a chronological listing of interactions between police and unarmed citizens in which the citizens - some of them minors - were assaulted or killed.
Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citiz...
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Vision AIDS in America: A Social History of Eyewear and Sight Correction Since 1900
ISBN: 9780786462919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This text examines the eyewear industry in America from 1900 to 2008, a period which mirrors an increased demand for eyewear. Eyeglasses, sunglasses and contacts are discussed. Topics covered include the marketing and selling of eyewear with particular attention paid to advertising strategies and the internal structures of the industry and its regulations, which have sometimes helped and sometimes hurt consumers. This critical examination reveals how a relatively simple and functional item such as corrective eyewear could be transformed through marketing into a fashion accessory and a...
This text examines the eyewear industry in America from 1900 to 2008, a period which mirrors an increased demand for eyewear. Eyeglasses, sunglasses a...
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Women and Smoking in America, 1880-1950
ISBN: 9780786422128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 251 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During the last 20 years of the 19th century, cigarette smoking was transformed from a lower-class habit to a favored form of tobacco use for men and practically the only form available to women. The trend continued to grow through the 1950s, when smoking was a significant part of America's social fabric for both men and women. This social history traces the evolution of women's smoking in the United States from 1880 to 1950. From 1880 to 1908, women were not allowed to smoke in public places, with strong opposition based on moral concerns. Most smoking was done by upper class women in the...
During the last 20 years of the 19th century, cigarette smoking was transformed from a lower-class habit to a favored form of tobacco use for men and ...
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Dying for Chocolate: Cordelia Botkin and the 1898 Poisoned Candy Murders
ISBN: 9781476683621 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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The Sexual Harassment of Women in the Workplace, 1600 to 1993
ISBN: 9780786476152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. While sexual harassment of women in the workplace has only been discussed publicly in the mainstream media, to any extent, for less than two decades it is a pervasive problem that women have faced for centuries. This book looks at the history of that harassment from the 1600s to 1992, from long forgotten domestic servants in England of the 1600s to abused Japanese textile workers of 1900, to the media surrounded Anita Hill in 1991 America. Coverage is world-wide with emphasis on the United States and the period 1800 to the present. Sexual harassment cuts across time periods, countries,...
While sexual harassment of women in the workplace has only been discussed publicly in the mainstream media, to any extent, for less than two decades i...
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Jukeboxes: An American Social History
ISBN: 9780786411818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 381 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This work traces the history of the jukebox from its origins in the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison in the 1880s up to its relative modern obscurity. The jukebox's first twenty years were essentially experimental because of the low technical quality and other limitations. It then practically disappeared for a quarter-century, beaten out by the player piano as the coin-operated music machine of choice. But then, new and improved, it reemerged and quickly spread in popularity across America, largely as a result of the repeal of Prohibition and the increased number of bars...
This work traces the history of the jukebox from its origins in the invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison in the 1880s up to its relative ...
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Beware the Masher: Sexual Harassment in American Public Places, 1880-1930
ISBN: 9780786479276 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book examines the history of sexual harassment in America's public places, such as on the streets and on public transit vehicles, in the period 1880 to 1930. Such behavior was referred to then as mashing with the harasser most commonly being called a masher. It began around 1880 as a response to the women's movement as females in America increased their efforts to gain more freedom of movement and greater independence.
Women going out and about on their own, or only with other women, threatened male dominance and control of society. One response by men was to turn to the sexual... This book examines the history of sexual harassment in America's public places, such as on the streets and on public transit vehicles, in the period 1...
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Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities
ISBN: 9780786442461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From its beginnings in Europe to its development as a quintessentially American trait, this work provides a social history of tipping customs and how the United States became a nation of tippers.
From its beginnings in Europe to its development as a quintessentially American trait, this work provides a social history of tipping customs and how ...
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Lie Detectors: A Social History
ISBN: 9780786416189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The polygraph, most commonly known as the lie detector, was created and refined by academics in university settings with support from a few early police agencies. This work is a history of the polygraph, from the experimental work of the late 1800s that led directly to its creation, until the present. It covers early lie detectors and their inventors from the 1860s to the early 1920s, their use by the police and other law enforcement agencies in the 1930s and their use in Cold War America in the 1940s and 1950s. It then discusses the government's use of the polygraph in the 1960s, the PSE, a...
The polygraph, most commonly known as the lie detector, was created and refined by academics in university settings with support from a few early poli...
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The Hatpin Menace: American Women Armed and Fashionable, 1887-1920
ISBN: 9781476662152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it was said). Big hair and big hats of the era meant big hatpins, and their weaponized use sparked controversy. There were "good" uses of hatpins, such as fending off an attacker in the street. There were also "bad" uses, such as when a woman being arrested tried to stab a police officer.
But seriously: All those protruding pins seemed to threaten people everywhere in the public sphere. It did not sit well with the patriarchy, who responded...
Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it w...
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Lynchings of Women in the United States: The Recorded Cases, 1851-1946
ISBN: 9780786458981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 195 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the United States. The majority of these women were black. This book examines the phenomenon of the lynching of women, which was a much more rare experience than the lynching of men. Over the same period covered in this text, more than 1,000 white men were lynched, while thousands of black men were murdered by mobs. Of particular importance in this examination is the role of race in lynching, particularly the increase in the number of black lynchings as the century progressed. Details are provided--when available--for the...
Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the United States. The majority of these women were black. This book examines the ph...
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Endorsements in Advertising: A Social History
ISBN: 9780786420438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The use of endorsements and testimonials to sell anything imaginable is a modern development, though the technique is centuries old. Before World War I, endorsement ads were tied to patent medicine, and were left with a bad reputation when that industry was exposed as quackery. The reputation was well earned: claims of a product's curative powers sometimes ran opposite the endorser's obituary, and Lillian Russell once testified that a certain compound had made her ?feel like a new man.? Distrusted by the public, banished from mainstream publications, endorsements languished until around 1920,...
The use of endorsements and testimonials to sell anything imaginable is a modern development, though the technique is centuries old. Before World War ...
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Death in a Hansom Cab; The 1904 Persecution of Nan Patterson
ISBN: 9781777037017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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America on Foot: Walking and Pedestrianism in the 20th Century
ISBN: 9780786425594 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Hippocrates, one of history's earliest known physicians, once asserted, "Walking is man's best medicine." Over the last three centuries, people have endorsed walking for a variety of reasons--health among them. Before the 1700s, people walked as an essential part of their lifestyle. With the coming of the transportation revolution--and the advent of such conveyances as horse-drawn coaches, railways and automobiles--walking became something that was done increasingly out of choice rather than necessity. England's fashionable society engaged in afternoon promenades as a stylish fad. While...
Hippocrates, one of history's earliest known physicians, once asserted, "Walking is man's best medicine." Over the last three centuries, people have e...
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Anti-Kissing in America, 1876-1922
ISBN: 9781777037031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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