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24 produkter
Charity, Philanthropy and Reform
From the 1690s to 1850
Av Cunningham, Hugh Cunningham m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1122 kr
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The essays in this volume explore continuities and changes in the role of philanthropic organizations in Europe and North America in the period around the French Revolution. They aim to make connections between research on the early modern and late modern periods, and to analyze policies towards …
Volunteer Force
A Social and Political History 1859-1908
Inbunden, 2019
1563 kr
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Originally published in 1975, The Volunteer Force is a study of the part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed …
Volunteer Force
A Social and Political History 1859-1908
Häftad, 2020
559 kr
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Originally published in 1975, The Volunteer Force is a study of the part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed …
Children and Childhood in Western Society Since 1500
Häftad, 2020
665 kr
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Updated to incorporate recent scholarship on the subject, this new edition of Hugh Cunningham’s classic text investigates the relationship between ideas about childhood and the actual experience of being a child, and assesses how it has changed over the span of 500 years.Through his engaging …
Children and Childhood in Western Society Since 1500
Inbunden, 2020
3524 kr
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Updated to incorporate recent scholarship on the subject, this new edition of Hugh Cunningham’s classic text investigates the relationship between ideas about childhood and the actual experience of being a child, and assesses how it has changed over the span of 500 years.Through his engaging …
Challenge of Democracy
Britain 1832-1918
Häftad, 2001
845 kr
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Based on the latest research, this authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. A key theme is the challenge presented by democracy in a period framed by the First and the Fourth Reform Acts. The book explores the …
Time, work and leisure
Life changes in England since 1700
Inbunden, 2014
1156 kr
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This book traces the history of the relationship between work and leisure, from the 'leisure preference' of male workers in the eighteenth century, through the increase in working hours in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to their progressive decline from 1830 to 1970. It …
Volunteer Force
A Social and Political History 1859-1908
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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Originally published in 1975, The Volunteer Force is a study of the part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed …
Volunteer Force
A Social and Political History 1859-1908
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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Originally published in 1975, The Volunteer Force is a study of the part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed …
Children and Childhood in Western Society Since 1500
E-bok, 2020
696 kr
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Updated to incorporate recent scholarship on the subject, this new edition of Hugh Cunningham’s classic text investigates the relationship between ideas about childhood and the actual experience of being a child, and assesses how it has changed over the span of 500 years. Through his engaging …
Children and Childhood in Western Society Since 1500
E-bok, 2020
696 kr
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Updated to incorporate recent scholarship on the subject, this new edition of Hugh Cunningham’s classic text investigates the relationship between ideas about childhood and the actual experience of being a child, and assesses how it has changed over the span of 500 years. Through his engaging …
Challenge of Democracy
Britain 1832-1918
Inbunden, 2016
2581 kr
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This authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Hugh Cunningham provides a clear narrative of political events, and an analysis of change and continuity in ideas and in economic …
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution
c. 1780-c. 1880
Inbunden, 2016
2581 kr
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First published in 1980. This book is a study of what different classes of society understood by leisure and how they enjoyed it. It argues that many of the assumptions which have underlain the history of leisure are misleading, and in particular the notions that there was a vacuum in popular …
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution
c. 1780-c. 1880
Häftad, 2017
576 kr
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First published in 1980. This book is a study of what different classes of society understood by leisure and how they enjoyed it. It argues that many of the assumptions which have underlain the history of leisure are misleading, and in particular the notions that there was a vacuum in popular …
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution
c. 1780-c. 1880
E-bok, 2016
663 kr
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First published in 1980. This book is a study of what different classes of society understood by leisure and how they enjoyed it. It argues that many of the assumptions which have underlain the history of leisure are misleading, and in particular the notions that there was a vacuum in popular …
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution
c. 1780-c. 1880
E-bok, 2016
678 kr
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First published in 1980. This book is a study of what different classes of society understood by leisure and how they enjoyed it. It argues that many of the assumptions which have underlain the history of leisure are misleading, and in particular the notions that there was a vacuum in popular …
Challenge of Democracy
Britain 1832-1918
E-bok, 2014
977 kr
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This authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Hugh Cunningham provides a clear narrative of political events, and an analysis of change and continuity in ideas and in economic …
Challenge of Democracy
Britain 1832-1918
E-bok, 2014
999 kr
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This authoritative and thought-provoking history takes a fresh view of what was a period of unprecedented and rapid change. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Hugh Cunningham provides a clear narrative of political events, and an analysis of change and continuity in ideas and in economic …
Charity, Philanthropy and Reform
From the 1690s to 1850
Av Joanna Innes, Hugh Cunningham
E-bok, 1998
1596 kr
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The essays in this volume explore continuities and changes in the role of philanthropic organizations in Europe and North America in the period around the French Revolution. They aim to make connections between research on the early modern and late modern periods, and to analyze policies towards …
Invention of Childhood
E-bok, 2012
170 kr
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The Invention of Childhood will paint a vivid picture of the lives of children in Britain from pagan Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. Drawing heavily on primary sources, such as diaries, autobiographies, paintings, photographs and letters, the book will present a complete chronological history …
It is a wicked generation that asks for a sign: It is also a foolish one that ignores them
Häftad
193 kr
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Time, work and leisure
Life changes in England since 1700
Häftad, 2016
382 kr
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This book traces the history of the relationship between work and leisure, from the ‘leisure preference’ of male workers in the eighteenth century, through the increase in working hours in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to their progressive decline from 1830 to 1970. It …
Grace Darling
Victorian Heroine
Inbunden, 2007
1055 kr
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In the early morning of 7 September 1838, Grace Darling, the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone Light on the Farne Isles, rowed with her father to rescue survivors from the wrecked steamer Forfarshire. Her heroism caused a sensation. She was asked to appear at a London theatre and an Edinburgh …
Reputation of Philanthropy Since 1750
Britain and Beyond
Inbunden, 2020
1236 kr
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Most people now associate philanthropy with donations of money by the rich to good causes. It has not always been so. The Reputation of Philanthropy explores how our modern definition came about and asks why praise for philanthropy and philanthropists has always been matched by criticism. Were we …
