wyszukanych pozycji: 6
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Eden's Keepers: The Lives and Gardens of Humphrey Waterfield and Nancy Tennant
ISBN: 9781908337634 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Without Nancy Tennant, Humphrey Waterfield's exquisite horticultural creations might never have existed. The two of them were life-long partners and together created 'the most beautiful small garden in England' at Hill Pasture in Essex and collaborated on the restoration of the gardens at Le Clos du Peyronnet, Menton, France. It was Nancy who kept Hill Pasture going during the Second World War, and this garden and subsequently Le Clos became their earthly paradise, publicly acclaimed works of art and a consolation for the loss and trauma of their pasts. The gardens were a smokescreen for...
Without Nancy Tennant, Humphrey Waterfield's exquisite horticultural creations might never have existed. The two of them were life-long partners and ...
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126,69 |
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Hadji in Syria
ISBN: 9783375148676 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
325,05 |
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Hadji in Syria
ISBN: 9783375148669 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
243,68 |
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Hadji in Syria, or, Three Years in Jerusalem
ISBN: 9781633913592 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Sarah Barclay Johnson (1837-1885) traveled throughout the Middle East as a missionary in the Campbellite church. Her father, James Turner Barclay, was a minister in the same church and wrote narratives about his missionary attempts in the region. Further solidifying her links to the area, Johnson married the US consul to Syria, Augustus Johnson. Johnson's work, Hadji in Syria, is different from her father's writings because she focuses on the present day issues and her differing viewpoints from other travelers, notably J. Ross Browne. Still, the focus is largely Christianity in the area, as...
Sarah Barclay Johnson (1837-1885) traveled throughout the Middle East as a missionary in the Campbellite church. Her father, James Turner Barclay, was...
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cena:
58,99 |
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Performing the Self: Women's Lives in Historical Perspective
ISBN: 9780367739218 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
220,79 |
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Performing the Self: Women's Lives in Historical Perspective
ISBN: 9781138808997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. That the self is performed, created through action rather than having a prior existence, has been an important methodological intervention in our understanding of human experience. It has been particularly significant for studies of gender, helping to destabilise models of selfhood where women were usually defined in opposition to a male norm. In this multidisciplinary collection, scholars apply this approach to a wide array of historical sources, from literature to art to letters to museum exhibitions, which survive from the medieval to modern periods. In doing so, they explore the extent... That the self is performed, created through action rather than having a prior existence, has been an important methodological intervention in our u... |
cena:
785,23 |