wyszukanych pozycji: 31
The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 2: Early Voices
ISBN: 9781859284186 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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135,32 zł |
On Collecting: An Investigation into Collecting in the European Tradition
ISBN: 9780415075602 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Breaking new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world, On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere. Gathering objects together is a universal human custom, yet every society collects in different ways. Susan Pearce looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting:
Breaking new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world, On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Eur... |
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702,94 zł |
Interpreting Objects and Collections
ISBN: 9780415112895 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume brings together for the first time the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections and examines how people relate to material culture and why they collect things. The first section of the book discusses the interpretation of objects, setting the philosophical and historical context of object interpretation. Papers are included which discuss objects variously as historical documents, functioning material, and as semiotic texts, as well as those which examine the politics of objects and the methodology of object study. The second... This volume brings together for the first time the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections and examines how people... |
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239,46 zł |
Wired for Life
ISBN: 9781401938505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Why do some people thrive while others merely survive? It seems that the answer lies not in the circumstances that we each experience, but rather, in our individual brains. The human brain may have evolved over millions of years, but it still uses the same basic survival mechanisms as it did when our earliest ancestors walked the planet. In this modern world, these default threat responses, which were originally designed to protect us, are more likely to sabotage us and hold us back from experiencing all that life has to offer. Wired for Life explains why we think, decide and act the way we...
Why do some people thrive while others merely survive? It seems that the answer lies not in the circumstances that we each experience, but rather, in ...
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73,32 zł |
The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 1: Ancient Voices
ISBN: 9781859284179 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This first of four volumes on the European tradition of collecting examines its history and practice in ancient northern Europe (around 1600 BCE), ancient and classical Greece and imperial Rome, and the post-Roman period through the early and high Middle Ages to the beginnings of European early mode
This first of four volumes on the European tradition of collecting examines its history and practice in ancient northern Europe (around 1600 BCE), anc...
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452,95 zł |
Recent Archaeological Work in South-Western Britain: Papers in Honour of Henrietta Quinnell
ISBN: 9781407308845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A collection of papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell: 1) Hennrietta Quinnell: Rescue Archaeology, Adult Education and South West Britain (Susan Pearce); 2) South Western Hunter-Gather Landscapes (Paula Gardiner); 3) The Early Neolithic of South Western Britain: New Insights and New Questions (Alison Sheridan); 4) Pseudo-Quoits to Propped Stones (Tony Blackman); 5) Between the Channel and the Chalk: A Regional Perspective on the Grooved Ware and Beaker Pottery from the Mendip Hills, Somerset (Jodie Lewis and David Mullin); 6) Without Wessex: the Local Character of the Early Bronze Age in the...
A collection of papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell: 1) Hennrietta Quinnell: Rescue Archaeology, Adult Education and South West Britain (Susan Pear...
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322,01 zł |
The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 4: Contemporary Voices
ISBN: 9781859284209 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume focuses on the nature and study of collectors and collecting in the closing decades of the 20th century, from 1960 onwards. Concentrating on contemporary or new collecting, this volume explores new trends in collecting, which digress from the old collecting conventions of antiques and fine art, to the discovery of value in objects such as milk bottles and telephone cards.
This volume focuses on the nature and study of collectors and collecting in the closing decades of the 20th century, from 1960 onwards. Concentrating ...
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452,95 zł |
The Collector's Voice: Volume 1: Ancient Voices
ISBN: 9780754653882 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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1197,60 zł |
The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting: Volume 3: Modern Voices
ISBN: 9781859284193 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The study of collection is a growth point in cultural studies, conceived a a study of practice, of the ways in which people make sense of the world by bringing elements together. This volume focuses on 19th and earlier 20th-century collectors, roughly spanning 1835 to 1960.
The study of collection is a growth point in cultural studies, conceived a a study of practice, of the ways in which people make sense of the world by...
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807,08 zł |
On Collecting: An Investigation Into Collecting in the European Tradition
ISBN: 9780415075619 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
Susan Pearce looks at the way we collect and what this tells us about ourselves and our society. She also explores the psychology of collecting: why do we bestow value on certain objects and how does this add meaning to our lives? Do men and women collect differently? How do we use objects to construct our identity? This book breaks new ground in its analysis of our relationship to the material world. On Collecting examines the nature of collecting both in Europe and among people living within the European tradition elsewhere.
Susan Pear... |
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229,06 zł |
Objects of Knowledge
ISBN: 9780485900019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Volume 1 in a series designed to act as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research currently being undertaken in the field of Museum Studies. The series aims to cover the whole museum field and to broadly address the history and operation of the museum as a cultural phenomenon. The papers published are of a high academic standard, and are also intended to relate directly to matters of immediate museum concern. The publication aims to fill a major gap in the present scope of museum-based literature.
Volume 1 in a series designed to act as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of new research currently being undertaken in the field of Museum...
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937,25 zł |
Exploring Science in Museums
ISBN: 9780485900064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The relationship between science and the public is one of the great contemporary debates, involving questions of accountability, resource, the construction of knowledge and its legal implications. Mutual understanding between scientists and non-scientists is a key figure in the dialogue and here the interpretation of science in museums has a significant part to play.
The relationship between science and the public is one of the great contemporary debates, involving questions of accountability, resource, the constru...
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781,04 zł |
Museum Economics and the Community
ISBN: 9780485900026 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The second volume in this series focuses upon the relationship between a museum service and its community, viewed from a range of national and international perspectives, and concentrating upon new work and new political parameters. The papers include a substantial analysis of museum operations from an economic standpoint, drawing upon research into the report of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish on the local economy.
The second volume in this series focuses upon the relationship between a museum service and its community, viewed from a range of national and interna...
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833,11 zł |
OM-less?: An Irreverent Guide to Knowing Grace
ISBN: 9781537304564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,38 zł |
Collecting in Contemporary Practice
ISBN: 9780761950813 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This text highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and collecting as postmodern activity.
This text highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and collecting as...
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312,42 zł |
The Early Church in Western Britain and Ireland: Studies presented to C.A. Ralegh Radford arising from a conference organised in his honour by the Dev
ISBN: 9780860541820 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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561,80 zł |
Collecting in Contemporary Practice
ISBN: 9780761950806 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This text highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and collecting as postmodern activity.
This text highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, contemporary attitudes to material culture, and collecting as...
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968,49 zł |
Interpreting Objects and Collections
ISBN: 9780415112888 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume brings together for the first time the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections and examines how people relate to material culture and why they collect things. The first section of the book discusses the interpretation of objects, setting the philosophical and historical context of object interpretation. Papers are included which discuss objects variously as historical documents, functioning material, and as semiotic texts, as well as those which examine the politics of objects and the methodology of object study. The second... This volume brings together for the first time the most significant papers on the interpretation of objects and collections and examines how people... |
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702,94 zł |
Immigration and Women: Understanding the American Experience
ISBN: 9780814767399 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, working in kitchens or delis, driving taxis, and sending money to their wives and families in their home countries, while women are often left out of these pictures. Immigration and Women is a national portrait of immigrant women who live in the United States today, featuring the voices of these women as they describe their contributions to work, culture, and activism. Through an examination of U.S. Census data and interviews with women across... The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, worki... |
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130,13 zł |
Immigration and Women: Understanding the American Experience
ISBN: 9780814767382 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, working in kitchens or delis, driving taxis, and sending money to their wives and families in their home countries, while women are often left out of these pictures. Immigration and Women is a national portrait of immigrant women who live in the United States today, featuring the voices of these women as they describe their contributions to work, culture, and activism. Through an examination of U.S. Census data and interviews with women across... The popular debate around contemporary U.S. immigration tends to conjure images of men waiting on the side of the road for construction jobs, worki... |
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364,49 zł |