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How the Past was Used

Author : Peter Lambert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Past was Used written by Peter Lambert and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how societies put the past to use and how, in the process, they represented it: in short, their historical culture. It brings together anthropologists, historians, and literary scholars to address the means by which societies, groups, and individuals have engaged with the past and expressed their understanding of it. The utility of the past has proven almost as infinitely variable as the modes of its representation. It might be a matter of learning lessons from experience, or about the legitimacy of a cause or regime, or the reputation of an individual. Rival versions and interpretations reflected, but also helped to create and sustain, divergent communities and world views. With so much at stake, manipulations, distortions, and myths proliferated. But given also that evidence of past societies was fragmentary, fragile, and fraught with difficulties for those who sought to make sense of it, imaginative leaps and creativity necessarily came into the equation. Paradoxically, the very idea that the past was indeed useful was generally bound up with an image of history as inherently truthful. But then notions of truth proved malleable, even within one society, culture, or period. Concerned with what engagements with the past can reveal about the wider intellectual and cultural frameworks they took place within, this book is of relevance to anyone interested in how societies, communities, and individuals have acted on their historical consciousness.

How the Past was Used

Author : Peter Lambert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780191860010
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book How the Past was Used written by Peter Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'How the Past was Used' explores how human societies have used, constructed, and interpreted their pasts. It ranges chronologically from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, and in worldwide geographical scope. The work probes the concept of the 'invention of tradition' and moves beyond historical writing to embrace a much wider range of media and genres.

The Sensational Past: How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses

Author : Carolyn Purnell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393249360
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book The Sensational Past: How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses written by Carolyn Purnell and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch—as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today. Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing “flea”-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think about their place in history. But perception is not dependent on the body alone. Carolyn Purnell persuasively shows that, while our bodies may not change dramatically, the way we think about the senses and put them to use has been rather different over the ages. Journeying through the past three hundred years, Purnell explores how people used their senses in ways that might shock us now. And perhaps more surprisingly, she shows how many of our own ways of life are a legacy of this earlier time. The Sensational Past focuses on the ways in which small, peculiar, and seemingly unimportant facts open up new ways of thinking about the past. You will explore the sensory worlds of the Enlightenment, learning how people in the past used their senses, understood their bodies, and experienced the rapidly shifting world around them. In this smart and witty work, Purnell reminds us of the value of daily life and the power of the smallest aspects of existence using culinary history, fashion, medicine, music, and many other aspects of Enlightenment life.

The Argyll Book

Author : Donald Omand
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 9781841584805
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Argyll Book written by Donald Omand and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the local government reorganization of 1975, Argyll was also one of Scotland's biggest counties. Bounded by Inverness-shire to the north and stretching as far south as the Mull of Kintyre, it had a coastline measuring a staggering 2220 miles and took in ninety islands, including Mull, Iona Tiree, Lismore, Jura, Islay, Gigha and Colonsay. The story of Argyll is a staggering roll of great names, deeds and institutions, of places such as Dunadd, Iona and Islay, which played key roles in the political and religious development of the nation, as well as the of a Gaelic culture whose influence stretched throughout Scotland and beyond. This book consists of over twenty chapters by recognized experts, covering a huge range of topics, from geology and prehistory to stately homes, folklore and literature, which provide a lively and informed introduction to this fascinating part of Scotland.

Whose Middle Ages?

Author : Andrew Albin
Publisher : Fordham University Press
ISBN 13 : 0823285596
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Whose Middle Ages? written by Andrew Albin and published by Fordham University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist reader and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level. Each of twenty-two essays takes up an area where digging for meaning in the medieval past has brought something distorted back into the present: in our popular entertainment; in our news, our politics, and our propaganda; and in subtler ways that inform how we think about our histories, our countries, and ourselves. Each author looks to a history that has refused to remain past and uses the tools of the academy to read and re-read familiar stories, objects, symbols, and myths. Whose Middle Ages? gives nonspecialists access to the richness of our historical knowledge while debunking damaging misconceptions about the medieval past. Myths about the medieval period are especially beloved among the globally resurgent far right, from crusading emblems on the shields borne by alt-right demonstrators to the on-screen image of a purely white European populace defended from actors of color by Internet trolls. This collection attacks these myths directly by insisting that readers encounter the relics of the Middle Ages on their own terms. Each essay uses its author’s academic research as a point of entry and takes care to explain how the author knows what she or he knows and what kinds of tools, bodies of evidence, and theoretical lenses allow scholars to write with certainty about elements of the past to a level of detail that might seem unattainable. By demystifying the methods of scholarly inquiry, Whose Middle Ages? serves as an antidote not only to the far right’s errors of fact and interpretation but also to its assault on scholarship and expertise as valid means for the acquisition of knowledge.

Perspectives on Grammaticalization

Author : William Pagliuca
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027276757
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Grammaticalization written by William Pagliuca and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1994-08-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of two volumes deriving from papers presented at the Nineteenth Annual UWM linguistics Symposium held in Milwaukee in 1990. It focuses on the evolution of grammatical form and meaning from lexical material, which has reinvigorated historical analysis and theory and led to advances in the understanding of the relation between diachrony and universals. The richness and potential of some of the leading approaches to grammaticalization are here illustrated in thirteen selected papers.

Genetics and the Unsettled Past

Author : Keith Wailoo
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813553369
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Genetics and the Unsettled Past written by Keith Wailoo and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our genetic markers have come to be regarded as portals to the past. Analysis of these markers is increasingly used to tell the story of human migration; to investigate and judge issues of social membership and kinship; to rewrite history and collective memory; to right past wrongs and to arbitrate legal claims and human rights controversies; and to open new thinking about health and well-being. At the same time, in many societies genetic evidence is being called upon to perform a kind of racially charged cultural work: to repair the racial past and to transform scholarly and popular opinion about the “nature” of identity in the present. Genetics and the Unsettled Past considers the alignment of genetic science with commercial genealogy, with legal and forensic developments, and with pharmaceutical innovation to examine how these trends lend renewed authority to biological understandings of race and history. This unique collection brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines—biology, history, cultural studies, law, medicine, anthropology, ethnic studies, sociology—to explore the emerging and often contested connections among race, DNA, and history. Written for a general audience, the book’s essays touch upon a variety of topics, including the rise and implications of DNA in genealogy, law, and other fields; the cultural and political uses and misuses of genetic information; the way in which DNA testing is reshaping understandings of group identity for French Canadians, Native Americans, South Africans, and many others within and across cultural and national boundaries; and the sweeping implications of genetics for society today.

Trade and Taboo

Author : Sarah Bond
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472130080
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book Trade and Taboo written by Sarah Bond and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applies new methodological approaches to the study of ancient history

Exercises in Parsing for Beginners

Author : A. C. Deuel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Exercises in Parsing for Beginners written by A. C. Deuel and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1058 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical writings

Author : Jonathan Swift
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical writings written by Jonathan Swift and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

My Maylard Family The Genealogical History of an Ordinary Family

Author : Susanne E. Hayter
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446680940
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book My Maylard Family The Genealogical History of an Ordinary Family written by Susanne E. Hayter and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Correct English

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Correct English written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Children Who Remember Previous Lives

Author : Ian Stevenson, M.D.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786450878
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Children Who Remember Previous Lives written by Ian Stevenson, M.D. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of reincarnation has been around for thousands of years, and is a part of many religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. In addition to these religious beliefs, many people believe it offers an explanation for the mysteries of life. There are children that claim to remember previous lives as adults or even animals. These claimed memories might affect the development of the child and be incorporated into the child's personality. This book presents an in-depth look at Dr. Stevenson's forty years studying children who claim to remember previous lives. It is an informative, professional read that dispels common misconceptions about reincarnation and offers an open-minded perspective. It provides an overview of the history of the belief in and evidence for reincarnation, with new material relating to birthmarks and birth defects, independent replication studies, and recent developments in genetic study. It also covers research on children, the methods used, the cases studied, and the analyses of the data. The idea of reincarnation is explored as an explanation for some unsolved problems in psychology and medicine. • INTRODUCTION TO REINCARNATION--Provides an introduction to the study of reincarnation, including a discussion of the belief in reincarnation. • VARIATIONS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES--Looks at how reincarnation is viewed in different cultures around the world and how it has changed over time. • EXPLANATORY VALUE OF THE IDEA OF REINCARNATION--The idea of reincarnation has been around for thousands of years, and many people believe it offers an explanation for the mysteries of life. • TYPES OF EVIDENCE FOR REINCARNATION--There are many types of evidence for reincarnation, including anecdotal evidence, case studies, and research studies. • TYPICAL CASES OF CHILDREN--Looks at typical cases of children who remember previous lives, with a focus on their characteristics. • METHODS OF RESEARCH--Discusses the methods of research and the various ways in which previous-life memories can be investigated. • ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF CASES--Analyzes a number of cases from the author's 40-year career.

Point of View (Routledge Revivals)

Author : Susan L. Ehrlich
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317674839
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Point of View (Routledge Revivals) written by Susan L. Ehrlich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of Point of View, first published in 1990, is twofold: from the perspective of linguistics, to analyse the discourse structure of texts; from the perspective of literary studies, to explain certain non-linguistic aspects of the texts in terms of linguistic form. This study therefore aims to provide a balanced and sufficiently comprehensive account of the relationship between linguistic form and point of view. It will be of particular value to literature students with an interest in linguistics, and literary style.

Historical Outline of English Accidence

Author : Richard Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Historical Outline of English Accidence written by Richard Morris and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Linguistic Survey of India

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Survey of India written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: