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Tradition through Modernity: Postmodernism and the Nation-State in Folklore Scholarship

Author:Anttonen Pertti J
Publisher:Finnish Literature Society / SKS
Abstract: "In their study of social practices deemed traditional, scholars tend to use the concept and idea o…

Chapter 5 The ‘hell of modern sound’

Author:Smith Martyn Davi
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Abstract: Contemporary Japan is loud. Many scholars have argued that the Japanese have a cultural propensity …

Sirens of Modernity

Author:Sunya Samhit
Publisher:University of California Press
Abstract: By the 1960s, Hindi-language films from Bombay were in high demand, not only for domestic and diasp…

Surgery and Selfhood in Early Modern England

Author:Skuse Alanna
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Abstract: Offering an innovative perspective on debates concerning embodiment ~in the early modern period, Al…

Chapter Keeping up appearances in early modern Castile

Author:García Fernández Máximo
Publisher:Firenze University Press
Abstract: Social emulation stimulated the demand for clothing with the rapid generalisation of certain types …

Chapter Inequality in Early Modern Spain: New evidence from the Ensenada Cadastre in Castile, c. 1750

Author:Nicolini Esteban , Ramos-Palencia Fernando
Publisher:Firenze University Press
Abstract: This chapter addresses income inequality by offering new evidence based on the Ensenada Cadastre, a…

Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf

Author:Fabbri Roberto, Al-Qassemi Sultan Sooud
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Abstract: Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and engaging discussion on architectural p…

Economic Imperatives for Women's Writing in Early Modern Europe (Volume 2)

Author:Font Paz Carme, Geerdink Nina
Publisher:Brill
Abstract: Economic Imperatives for Women’s Writing in Early Modern Europe delves into the early modern histor…

Civil War Congress and the Creation of Modern America

Author:Finkelman Paul, Kennon Donald R.
Publisher:Ohio University Press
Abstract: Most literature on the Civil War focuses on soldiers, battles, and politics. But for every soldier …

Urban Redevelopment and Modernity in Liverpool and Manchester, 1918-1939

Author:Wildman Charlott
Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic
Abstract: This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Manchester…
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