MOIRA - History 1

This is a real life story, an autobiographical account of the incredible hardship of being born into the poorest of families and a life in the working class quarters of turn of the century Glasgow. ……続きを見る

Le 24 mars 1976, une junte militaire instaure une dictature en Argentine. Comme dans d'autres pays d’Amérique du Sud, ce régime autoritaire déploie une répression politique et culturelle massive.Fac……続きを見る

This fascinating study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalized and igno……続きを見る

Animé par la volonté d’explorer la complexité d’un imaginaire prégnant dans la culture politique argentine, cet ouvrage étudie les interactions entre les acteurs sociaux, le pouvoir en place et le c……続きを見る

Places comics studies in lively dialogue with landscape art and regional studies to shed new light on the Hudson River Valley as an artistic, social, cultural, and natural environment. Drawn by the ……続きを見る

This book tells the fascinating story of the development of medical and sanitation services in Hong Kong during the first century of British rule and how changing political values and directions of ……続きを見る

Please find errata for this title [here][]. This book focuses on a seldom discussed topic despite its immeasurable impact on the health of the citizens and public health in Hong Kongーthe developmen……続きを見る

Antígonas: Writing from Latin America is the first book in the English language to approach classical reception through the study of one classical fragment as it circulates throughout Latin America.……続きを見る

This book tells the fascinating story of the development of medical andsanitation services in Hong Kong during the first century of Britishrule and how changing political values and directions of th……続きを見る

This book focuses on Lam Woo, a well known, highly successful Chinese building contractor whose company was based in Hong Kong at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is also about the margina……続きを見る

This innovative study examines and analyses the wealth of evidence provided by the monumental effigies of Yorkshire, from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including some of very high sculptu……続きを見る

In the first full-length study of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow, Moira Goff focuses on her unusual career at Drury Lane between 1706 and 1733. Goff charts Santlow's repertoire and makes ……続きを見る

If we were to think about museums as three dimensional maps-as spaces to be divided, defended, and privileged-what would they tell us about the place of Native Canadians within the larger nation? Ut……続きを見る

Viaje a lomo de tigre es un recorrido por lo que no puede ser medido, por una cultura que no se siente sobrepasada ante lo infinito y una forma de presenciar esas nupcias inmensas. Los doce ensayos ……続きを見る

Using a variety of methodologies from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, this volume is the first to present an in-depth analysis of the life and times of Laskarina Bouboulina, the legendary heroine of……続きを見る

Profiles of Patriots: A Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and their Descendants is a compilation of thirty-one biographies of American Revolutionary War patriots and incl……続きを見る

Is Hawaii a supernatural hot spot? Is there life after death? Do the dead really walk? These questions have always fascinated people all around the world. We are captivated by people who have encoun……続きを見る

Profiles of Patriots: A Biographical Reference of American Revolutionary War Patriots and their Descendants is a compilation of 39 biographies of American Revolutionary War patriots and includes an ……続きを見る

Combining essential information, professional insights, and lived experiences, this book offers a unique overview of the use of music therapy with active-duty service members, veterans, and other mi……続きを見る

Told in 21 objectsーincluding furnishings, artwork, and toolsーthis approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria's most famous landmar……続きを見る

This book focuses on Chen Qiyuan, a pioneer of Modern industry in China, who founded the first silk filature in south China in 1873. Chen left Nanhai, his native village, to Annam where, after becom……続きを見る

First published in 1992, Subject to Others considers the intersection between late seventeenth- to early nineteenth-century British female writers and the colonial debate surrounding slavery and abo……続きを見る