wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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The Invention of the English Landscape: C. 1700-1939
ISBN: 9781350031678 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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429,87 zł |
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The English Urban Renaissance: Culture and Society in the Provincial Town 1660-1770
ISBN: 9780198202554 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to the most striking features of that revival: the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of classical architecture and the emergent forces of planning, and a remarkable expansion in the provision of fashionable public leisure. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including architecture, music, historical geography, English literature, urban studies and history, the book concentrates on the interaction between urban culture and society as a...
In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This book offers a guide to the most striki...
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317,73 zł |
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The Eighteenth-Century Town: A Reader in English Urban History 1688-1820
ISBN: 9781138837430 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into that of the industrial revolution; and since Britain was the 'first industrial nation', this transformation is of more-than-national significance for all those interested in the histroy of towns. This book gathers together in one volume some of the most interesting and important articles that have appeared in research journals to provide a rich variety of perspectives on urban evelopment in the period.
The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into ...
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682,74 zł |
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The Image of Georgian Bath, 1700-2000: Towns, Heritage, and History
ISBN: 9780198202653 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Perhaps no British city is more intimately associated with its historic imagery than Bath, which is often considered the classic Georgian city. This interdisciplinary study explores the evolution, structure, and uses of the image of Georgian Bath, from its genesis in the eighteenth century to its renaissance in the twentieth. Peter Borsay examines the history of Bath's image, covering both the city's biography and architecture and analyzing the media through which Bath's image has been transmitted. He includes discussions of the commercial, social, political, and psychological uses the images...
Perhaps no British city is more intimately associated with its historic imagery than Bath, which is often considered the classic Georgian city. This i...
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988,49 zł |
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The Eighteenth-Century Town: A Reader in English Urban History 1688-1820
ISBN: 9780582051348 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into that of the industrial revolution; and since Britain was the 'first industrial nation', this transformation is of more-than-national significance for all those interested in the histroy of towns. This book gathers together in one volume some of the most interesting and important articles that have appeared in research journals to provide a rich variety of perspectives on urban evelopment in the period.
The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into ...
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273,04 zł |
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Resorts and Ports: European Seaside Towns since 1700, 29
ISBN: 9781845411978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from the 18th century to the 20th, and what the attributes of ports (fishing, harbour crafts, the whiff of the exotic, fishermen's homes and families) contributed to the attractions of resorts. Case-studies drawn from across Europe, from Wales and the Netherlands to Norway, Latvia and Spain, bring original perspectives to bear on these histories... Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort d... |
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159,44 zł |
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A History of Leisure: The British Experience Since 1500
ISBN: 9780333930816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Peter Borsay places leisure in its historical context, enriching understanding and challenging received views of contemporary recreational practices. His approach is analytical and critical, with an emphasis on the long perspective, on key concepts rather than simple chronology, and on the British Isles as a fluid and dynamic amalgam of local and national cultures and polities.
Peter Borsay places leisure in its historical context, enriching understanding and challenging received views of contemporary recreational practices. ...
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556,31 zł |
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A History of Leisure: The British Experience since 1500
ISBN: 9780333930823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Peter Borsay places leisure in its historical context, enriching understanding and challenging received views of contemporary recreational practices. His approach is analytical and critical, with an emphasis on the long perspective, on key concepts rather than simple chronology, and on the British Isles as a fluid and dynamic amalgam of local and national cultures and polities.
Peter Borsay places leisure in its historical context, enriching understanding and challenging received views of contemporary recreational practices. ...
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171,90 zł |
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Medicine, Charity and Mutual Aid: The Consumption of Health and Welfare in Britain, C.1550-1950
ISBN: 9781138275652 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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232,59 zł |