Author: Paul H. Vickers Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445626489 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 191
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Aldershot has changed and developed over the last century
Author: Alexander C. Murray Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004307001 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 685
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Gregory, bishop of Tours (573-594), was among the most prolific writers of his age and uniquely managed to cover the genres of history, hagiography, and ecclesiastical instruction. He not only wrote about events (of the secular, spiritual, and even natural variety) but about himself as an actor and witness. Though his work (especially the Histories) has been recycled and studied for centuries, our grasp of an even basic understanding of it, never mind Gregory’s significance in the history of the late antique West, has hardly yet attained a definitive perspective. A Companion to Gregory of Tours brings together fourteen scholars who provide an expert guide to interpreting his works, his period, and his legacy in religious and historical studies. Contributors are: Pascale Bourgain, Roger Collins, John J. Contreni, Stefan Esders, Martin Heinzelmann, Yitzhak Hen, John K. Kitchen, Simon Loseby, Alexander Callander Murray, Patrick Périn, Joachim Pizarro, Helmut Reimitz, Michael Roberts, Richard Shaw.
Author: University of London. Institute of Historical Research Publisher: London : University Institute of Historical Research ISBN: Category : Great Britain Languages : en Pages : 324
Author: Jon Stobart Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191640026 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 318
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Consumers in eighteenth-century England were firmly embedded in an expanding world of goods, one that incorporated a range of novel foods (tobacco, chocolate, coffee, and tea) and new supplies of more established commodities, including sugar, spices, and dried fruits. Much has been written about the attraction of these goods, which went from being novelties or expensive luxuries in the mid-seventeenth century to central elements of the British diet a century or so later. They have been linked to the rise of Britain as a commercial and imperial power, whilst their consumption is seen as transforming many aspects of British society and culture, from mealtimes to gender identity. Despite this huge significance to ideas of consumer change, we know remarkably little about the everyday processes through which groceries were sold, bought, and consumed. In tracing the lines of supply that carried groceries from merchants to consumers, Sugar and Spice reveals how changes in retailing and shopping were central to the broader transformation of consumption and consumer practices, but also questions established ideas about the motivations underpinning consumer choices. It demonstrates the dynamic nature of eighteenth-century retailing; the importance of advertisements in promoting sales and shaping consumer perceptions, and the role of groceries in making shopping an everyday activity. At the same time, it shows how both retailers and their customers were influenced by the practicalities and pleasures of consumption. They were active agents in consumer change, shaping their own practices rather than caught up in a single socially-inclusive cultural project such as politeness or respectability.
Author: Paul H. Vickers
Author: Paul H. Vickers
Author: Paul H. Vickers
Author: Alexander C. Murray
Author: Edgar Sanderson
Author: Paul H. Vickers
Author: University of London. Institute of Historical Research
Author: British Library
Author: Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
Author: Jon Stobart