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Aroma
The Cultural History of Smell
Av Constance Classen, David Howes m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
851 kr
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Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors …
Aroma
The Cultural History of Smell
Av Anthony Synnott, David Howes m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
901 kr
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Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors …
Deepest Sense
A Cultural History of Touch
Häftad, 2012
329 kr
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From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with …
Worlds of Sense
Exploring the senses in history and across cultures
E-bok, 2023
553 kr
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First published in 1993, Worlds of Sense is an exploration of the historical and cultural formation of the senses. As the author demonstrates, different cultures have strikingly different ways of ‘making sense’ of the world. In the modern urban West, we are accustomed to thinking in terms of visual …
Deepest Sense
A Cultural History of Touch
Inbunden, 2012
1275 kr
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From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with …
Deepest Sense
A Cultural History of Touch
E-bok, 2012
568 kr
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From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with …
Aroma
The Cultural History of Smell
Av Constance Classen, David Howes m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
3065 kr
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Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors …
Colour of Angels
Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination
Inbunden, 1998
2512 kr
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The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.
Colour of Angels
Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination
Häftad, 1998
822 kr
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The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.
Ways of Sensing
Understanding the Senses In Society
Av David Howes, Constance Classen
Inbunden, 2013
2441 kr
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Ways of Sensing is a stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses. The book spans a wide range of settings and makes comparisons between different cultures and epochs, revealing the power and diversity of sensory expressions across time and …
Ways of Sensing
Understanding the Senses In Society
Av David Howes, Constance Classen
Häftad, 2013
714 kr
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Ways of Sensing is a stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses. The book spans a wide range of settings and makes comparisons between different cultures and epochs, revealing the power and diversity of sensory expressions across time and …
Book of Touch
E-bok, 2020
712 kr
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This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The …
Book of Touch
E-bok, 2020
704 kr
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This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The …
Worlds of Sense
Exploring the senses in history and across cultures
E-bok, 2023
541 kr
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First published in 1993, Worlds of Sense is an exploration of the historical and cultural formation of the senses. As the author demonstrates, different cultures have strikingly different ways of ‘making sense’ of the world. In the modern urban West, we are accustomed to thinking in terms of visual …
Worlds of Sense
Exploring the senses in history and across cultures
Inbunden, 2023
1567 kr
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First published in 1993, Worlds of Sense is an exploration of the historical and cultural formation of the senses. As the author demonstrates, different cultures have strikingly different ways of ‘making sense’ of the world. In the modern urban West, we are accustomed to thinking in terms of visual …
Worlds of Sense
Exploring the senses in history and across cultures
Häftad, 2025
472 kr
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First published in 1993, Worlds of Sense is an exploration of the historical and cultural formation of the senses. As the author demonstrates, different cultures have strikingly different ways of ‘making sense’ of the world. In the modern urban West, we are accustomed to thinking in terms of visual …
Colour of Angels
Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination
E-bok, 2002
970 kr
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The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.
Colour of Angels
Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination
E-bok, 2002
949 kr
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The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.
Aroma
The Cultural History of Smell
Av Anthony Synnott, David Howes m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
901 kr
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Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors …
Ways of Sensing
Understanding the Senses In Society
Av Constance Classen, David Howes
E-bok, 2013
847 kr
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Ways of Sensing is a stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses. The book spans a wide range of settings and makes comparisons between different cultures and epochs, revealing the power and diversity of sensory expressions across time and …
Ways of Sensing
Understanding the Senses In Society
Av Constance Classen, David Howes
E-bok, 2013
847 kr
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Ways of Sensing is a stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses. The book spans a wide range of settings and makes comparisons between different cultures and epochs, revealing the power and diversity of sensory expressions across time and …
Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire
Häftad, 2018
473 kr
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The 19th century was a time of new sensory experiences and modes of perception. The raucous mechanical intensity of the train and the factory vied for attention with the dazzling splendour of department stores and world fairs. Colonization and trade carried European sensations and sensibilities to …
Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire
E-bok, 2014
514 kr
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The 19th century was a time of new sensory experiences and modes of perception. The raucous mechanical intensity of the train and the factory vied for attention with the dazzling splendour of department stores and world fairs. Colonization and trade carried European sensations and sensibilities to …
Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire
E-bok, 2014
483 kr
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The 19th century was a time of new sensory experiences and modes of perception. The raucous mechanical intensity of the train and the factory vied for attention with the dazzling splendour of department stores and world fairs. Colonization and trade carried European sensations and sensibilities to …
Museum of the Senses
Experiencing Art and Collections
Av Constance Classen, David Howes
Inbunden, 2017
1394 kr
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Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. In The Museum of the Senses Constance Classen offers a new way of approaching the history of art through the senses, …
Museum of the Senses
Experiencing Art and Collections
E-bok, 2017
450 kr
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Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. In The Museum of the Senses Constance Classen offers a new way of approaching the history of art through the senses, …
Museum of the Senses
Experiencing Art and Collections
E-bok, 2017
450 kr
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Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. In The Museum of the Senses Constance Classen offers a new way of approaching the history of art through the senses, …
Museum of the Senses
Experiencing Art and Collections
Av Constance Classen, David Howes
Häftad, 2017
416 kr
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Traditionally sight has been the only sense with a ticket to enter the museum. The same is true of histories of art, in which artworks are often presented as purely visual objects. In The Museum of the Senses Constance Classen offers a new way of approaching the history of art through the senses, …
Book of Touch
Inbunden, 2005
2520 kr
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This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The …
Book of Touch
Häftad, 2005
621 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The …
