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A Cultural History of Shopping in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Shopping was aLibrary Journal Best in Reference selection for 2022.In the modern consumer age that emerged after the First World War, shopping became a ubiquitous cultural practice. …

John Howard

Kid In A Big World (+The Original Demos9

Doppel-CD-Neuauflage 2023 von Johns Debütalbum aus dem Jahr 1975 mit den zuvor unveröffentlichten Original-Demos auf Disc 2.

Tiny Changes: A Celebration Of Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight

»Tiny Changes« ist eine Verneigung vor dem großartigen Frightened Rabbits-Album »The Midnight Organ Fight« von 2008. »Tiny Changes« ist auch eine Hommage an den vor einem Jahr verstorbenen Sänger der Frig…

Moshe A. Milevsky

The Religious Roots of Longevity Risk Sharing

This book presents a unique historical study on the origins of longevity risk management and its links to religious institutions in the eighteenth century. Throughout history, monarchs, affluent patrons, …

Magic and Magicians in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Time

There are no clear demarcation lines between magic, astrology, necromancy, medicine, and even sciences in the pre-modern world. Under the umbrella term 'magic,' the contributors to this volume examine a w…

Octavius Winslow

Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

The Man Who Sold The World - Live In London

A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age

Furniture is a unique witness to the transformations of private and public experience amidst the upheavals of the 20th century: how we work, rest, and play are determined by the embodied encounter with fu…

A Cultural History of Death in the Modern Age

Death in today's world is sometimes centre stage and sometimes scarcely visible at all. The emotional mapping of dying, death, funerals, memory, and grief embraces much diversity as personal choice engage…

A Cultural History of Leisure in the Modern Age

In the Modern Age (1920-present) leisure became inseparable from modern life. Rising incomes, less time at work, and more forms of available recreations fostered an intensive cultivation of leisure experi…

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Modern Age covers the period from 1914 to today. Across the Twentieth Century, mathematics influenced two World Wars and the shape of modern warfare, nuclear techn…

Generation Axe

The Guitars That Destroyed The World: Live In China

Gewaltige Sounds, bahnbrechende Soli, kolossale Power – Generation Axe ist DIE amerikanische Rockgitarristen-Supergroup gegründet von Steve Vai – Gitarrenwunderkind, dreifacher Grammy-Gewinner und Ex-Fran…

The Vision of Modern Dance

Dance is a non-verbal art form, often subject to the interpretation of the viewer. The Vision of Modern Dance is the moving story of the development of modern dance as told by the visionary artists who cr…

Reham Hosny

@Arabicelit: Electronic Literature in the Arab World

In this open access book, Reham Hosny delves into the idiosyncrasies of Arabic electronic literature (e-lit), examining its rich historical roots and contemporary evolution.@arabicelit offers a comprehens…

Bright Eyes

Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was

Gelungen Nach der Ankündigung ihres Comebacks Anfang dieses Jahres und der Veröffentlichung einer Reihe neuer Songs, gehen Bright Eyes 2020 endlich mit einem neuen Album an den Start. »Down In The Weed…

A Cultural History of Insects in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Insects in the Modern Age covers the period from 1920 to the present, a time of tremendous scientific advances in our understanding of insects and their place in the natural world. T…

Jean Ward

Marian Poem-Prayers in the Modern Age

This book explores a range of twentieth and twenty-first century poem-prayers directed to or involving Mary. In readings of works by T. S. Eliot, David Jones, Geoffrey Hill, Elizabeth Jennings, Hilary Dav…

A Cultural History of Plants in the Modern Era

Examines how our relationship with plants has evolved since 1920, through advances in agriculture, industry, science, and technology,, the impact of urbanization, and our increased understanding of the si…

John Britton, John Le Keux, George Godwin

A Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages: Including Words Used by Ancient and Modern Authors in Treating of Architectural and Other Antiquities, Also, Biographical Notices of Ancient Architects

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…