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Big and Small: A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies
ISBN: 9780300228861 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought
Author, scholar, and editor Lynne Vallone has an international reputation in the field of child studies. In this analytical tour-de-force, she explores bodily size difference--particularly unusual bodies, big and small--as an overlooked yet crucial marker that informs human identity and culture. Exploring miniaturism, giganticism, obesity, and the lived experiences of actual big and small people, Vallone boldly addresses the uncomfortable implications of using... A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought
Author, scholar, and editor Lynn... |
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123,32 zł |
Becoming Victoria
ISBN: 9780300197693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Just eight months old when her father, Edward, duke of Kent, died unexpectedly, the princess Victoria moved significantly closer to England's throne. The task of raising a potential female monarch assumed critical importance for the nation, yet Victoria's girlhood and adolescence have received scant attention from historians, cultural critics, and even her biographers. In this engaging and revealing book, Lynne Vallone shows us a new Victoria--a lively and passionate girl very different from the iconic dour widow of the queen's later life. Just eight months old when her father, Edward, duke of Kent, died unexpectedly, the princess Victoria moved significantly closer to England's thron... |
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236,44 zł |