Exotic England

Author : Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Publisher : Portobello Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781846274978

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Exotic England by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Pdf

England may be a small country on a small island, but its inhabitants have always had a boundless curiosity about the world beyond their shoreline. From the nation's modern origins in the Renaissance, travellers have eagerly roamed the globe and been enticed by the diversity and richness of other civilizations. And while this appetite for adventure has often been tainted by aggression or exploitation, the English have also carried within them a capacity to soak up new experiences and ideas and to weave them into every aspect of life back home, from language and literature to customs and culture. Here we trace this golden thread of otherness through five centuries of English history to reveal how it has shaped the buildings, flavoured the food, powered the economy, and created a truly diverse society. Today, when England is no longer synonymous with Britain and the English ask themselves who they are, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown paints a sumptuous and illuminating portrait of who they have been and brings a fresh, invigorating perspective on what 'Englishness' really means.

Author : Caroline Grigson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191024115

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Menagerie by Caroline Grigson Pdf

Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo — a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and — on occasion — the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain. On the way we encounter a host of fascinating and outlandish creatures, including the first peacocks and popinjays, Thomas More's monkey, James I's cassowaries in St James's Park, and Lord Clive's zebra — which refused to mate with a donkey, until the donkey was painted with stripes. But this is not just the story of the animals themselves. It also the story of all those who came into contact with them: the people who owned them, the merchants who bought and sold them, the seamen who carried them to our shores, the naturalists who wrote about them, the artists who painted them, the itinerant showmen who worked with them, the collectors who collected them. And last but not least, it is about all those who simply came to see and wonder at them, from kings, queens, and nobles to ordinary men, women, and children, often impelled by no more than simple curiosity and a craving for novelty.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Cabinetwork
ISBN : NYPL:33433072152212

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The Furniture Gazette by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112107847946

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Irish Builder and Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015033442784

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The Architect by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mikel Sabater González,Daniel Calvo Carrasco
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323678025

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Orthopedics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice by Mikel Sabater González,Daniel Calvo Carrasco Pdf

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Mikel Sabater González and Dr. Daniel Calvo Carrasco, is devoted to Orthopedics. Articles will include: Comparative bone composition and pathophysiology of bone healing in exotic species; Orthopedic diagnostic imaging in exotic pets; Osteoarthrosis in research animals; Avian orthopedics; Avian skull orthopedics; Small mammal orthopedics; Reptile and amphibian orthopedics; Nerve blocks in exotic animals; Application of evidence-based medicine in non-domestic animal orthopedic surgery; and Exoskeleton repair in invertebrates.

Author : D K Smith
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781409475125

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The Cartographic Imagination in Early Modern England by D K Smith Pdf

Working from a cultural studies perspective, author D. K. Smith here examines a broad range of medieval and Renaissance maps and literary texts to explore the effects of geography on Tudor-Stuart cultural perceptions. He argues that the literary representation of cartographically-related material from the late fifteenth to the early seventeenth century demonstrates a new strain, not just of geographical understanding, but of cartographic manipulation, which he terms, "the cartographic imagination." Rather than considering the effects of maps themselves on early modern epistemologies, Smith considers the effects of the activity of mapping-the new techniques, the new expectations of accuracy and precision which developed in the sixteenth century-on the ways people thought and wrote. Looking at works by Spenser, Marlowe, Raleigh, and Marvell among other authors, he analyzes how the growing ability to represent physical space accurately brought with it not just a wealth of new maps, but a new array of rhetorical techniques, metaphors, and associations which allowed the manipulation of texts and ideas in ways never before possible.

Author : Christopher Plumb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857725820

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The Georgian Menagerie by Christopher Plumb Pdf

In the eighteenth century, it would not have been impossible to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr. Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. As the British Empire expanded and seaborne trade flooded into London's ports, the menagerists gained access to animals from the most far-flung corners of the globe, and these strange creatures became the objects of fascination and wonder. Many aristocratic families sought to create their own private menageries with which to entertain their guests, while for the less well-heeled, touring exhibitions of exotic creatures both alive and dead satisfied their curiosity for the animal world. While many exotic creatures were treasured as a form of spectacle, others fared less well turtles went into soups and civet cats were sought after for ingredients for perfume. In this entertaining and enlightening book, Plumb introduces the many tales of exotic animals in London.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : English literature
ISBN : IND:30000093205338

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The Edinburgh Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Caroline Grigson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198714705

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Menagerie by Caroline Grigson Pdf

Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo--a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and--on occasion--the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain. On the way we encounter a host of fascinating and outlandish creatures, including the first peacocks and popinjays, Thomas More's monkey, James I's cassowaries in St James's Park, and Lord Clive's zebra--which refused to mate with a donkey, until the donkey was painted with stripes. But this is not just the story of the animals themselves. It also the story of all those who came into contact with them: the people who owned them, the merchants who bought and sold them, the seamen who carried them to our shores, the naturalists who wrote about them, the artists who painted them, the itinerant showmen who worked with them, the collectors who collected them. And last but not least, it is about all those who simply came to see and wonder at them, from kings, queens, and nobles to ordinary men, women, and children, often impelled by no more than simple curiosity and a craving for novelty.

Author : Arthur James Balfour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019918044

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Essays and Addresses by Arthur James Balfour Pdf

Author : Arthur James Balfour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034240494

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Essays and Addresses by the Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour by Arthur James Balfour Pdf

Author : Justin A. Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190656829

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Brithop by Justin A. Williams Pdf

With ongoing debates on Scottish independence, immigration, Britain's place in the EU, multiculturalism, national identity and the specter of a past Empire complicating ethnically-defined notions of "Britishness," the Kingdom seems far from United. As a cultural force that is often discussed as giving voice to the voiceless and empowering marginalized communities, hip-hop has become a space in which to explore and debate these issues-defining global community while celebrating locality. In Brithop, author Justin A. Williams finds new hope in an often-neglected figure: the British rapper. Through themes of nationalism, history, subculture, politics, humor and identity, Brithop explores multiple forms of politics in rap discourses from Wales, Scotland and England. Featuring rappers and groups such as The Streets, Goldie Lookin Chain, Akala, Lowkey, Stanley Odd, Loki, Speech Debelle, Lady Sovereign, Shadia Mansour, Shay D, Stormzy, Sleaford Mods, Riz MC and Lethal Bizzle, Williams investigates how rappers in the UK respond to the "postcolonial melancholia" of post-Empire Britain. Brithop shows a rich, multifaceted cultural reality reflective of both the postcolonial condition of the UK and the importance of localism within its varying cultures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015080304408

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Building News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11520200

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Scribner's Magazine by Anonim Pdf