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Acts of Undressing
Acts of Undressing
The act of undressing has a multitude of meanings, which vary dramatically when this commonly private gesture is presented for public consumption. This ground-breaking book explore...
Living in Time
Living in Time
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The Oxford poets of the 1930s--W. H. Auden, C. Day Lewis, Stephen Spender, and Louis MacNeice--represented the first concerted British challenge to the domi...
On This Day She
On This Day She
A fascinating page-a-day collection profiling extraordinary women of all races, eras, and nationalities.
Our past is full of influential women. Whether politician...
May Day, Armistice Day and the Politics of Public Space
May Day, Armistice Day and the Politics of Public Space
The role of place remains a neglected factor in the political history of modern Britain. Yet where and how parties conducted their political campaigns was of fundamental importance...
The Police and the First May Day Strike for the Eight-Hour Day
The Police and the First May Day Strike for the Eight-Hour Day
This chapter examines how the Chicago Police Department dealt with the first May Day Strike of 1867 demanding employers to adopt the eight-hour day. In the period after the Civil W...
Commemorating the Armenian Genocide
Commemorating the Armenian Genocide
Commemorated annually on 24 April, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is an important part of national identity in both Armenia and the diaspora.This book is a historical and anthro...