Author: Iain Sinclair Publisher: Thames & Hudson ISBN: 9780500022290 Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE Languages : en Pages : 0
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This insightful, evocative, and sumptuous volume brings Charles Booth's landmark survey of late nineteenth-century London to a new audience.
Author: Steven Johnson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9781594489259 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 332
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"It is the summer of 1854. Cholera has seized London with unprecedented intensity. A metropolis of more than 2 million people, London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure necessary to support its dense population - garbage removal, clean water, sewers - the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease that no one knows how to cure." "As their neighbors begin dying, two men are spurred to action: the Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose faith in a benevolent God is shaken by the seemingly random nature of the victims, and Dr. John Snow, whose ideas about contagion have been dismissed by the scientific community, but who is convinced that he knows how the disease is being transmitted. The Ghost Map chronicles the outbreak's spread and the desperate efforts to put an end to the epidemic - and solve the most pressing medical riddle of the age."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Uju Asika Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1728238579 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 368
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"Uju Asika has written a necessary book for our times."—Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters' Street You can't avoid it, because it's everywhere. In the looks Black kids get in certain spaces, the manner in which some people speak to them, the stuff that goes over their heads. Stuff that makes them cry even when they don't know why. How do you bring up your kids to be kind and happy when there is so much out there trying to break them down? Bringing Up Race is an important book, for all families whatever their race or ethnicity. It's for everyone who wants to instil a sense of open-minded inclusivity in their kids, and those who want to discuss difference instead of shying away from tough questions. Uju Asika draws on often shocking personal stories of prejudice along with opinions of experts, influencers, and fellow parents to give prescriptive advice in this invaluable guide. Bringing Up Race explores: When children start noticing ethnic differences (hint: much earlier than you think) What to do if your child says something racist (try not to freak out) How to have open, honest, age-appropriate conversations about race How children and parents can handle racial bullying How to recognize and challenge everyday racism, aka microaggressions Bringing Up Race is a call to arms for all parents as our society works to combat white supremacy and dismantle the systemic racism that has existed for hundreds of years.
Author: Nina Goga Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027265461 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 279
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Maps and Mapping in Children’s Literature is the first comprehensive study that investigates the representation of maps in children’s books as well as the impact of mapping on the depiction of landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes in children’s literature. The chapters in this volume pursue a comparative approach as they represent a wide spectrum of diverse genres and national children’s literatures by examining a wealth of children’s books from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the USA. The theoretical and methodological approaches range from literary studies, developmental psychology, maps and geography literacy, ecocriticism, historical contextualization with both new historicist and political-historical leanings, and intermediality to materialist cartographies, cultural studies, island studies, and genre studies. By this, this volume aims at embedding children’s literature in a broader field of literary and cultural studies, thus situating children’s literature research within a general context of literary theory.
Author: Arnold Schwartzman Publisher: Hudson Hills ISBN: 9781555952822 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 168
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London Art Deco" presents a stunning visual catalogue of Londons Art Deco legacy from the florid 1920s to the streamlined 1930s. In more than 200 color images, and featuring cinemas, theatres, hotels, department stores, Underground stations, factories, corporate and residential buildings, this title shows the way the style influenced architects and designers.Hudson Hills Press
Author: Patrick Wiegand Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1847140564 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 193
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Primary teachers in the UK have to understand the National Curriculum and know how to implement it. This text aims to provide primary teachers with a practical introduction to teaching geography at Key Stage 2 to Level 5 and beyond, and is suitable for non-specialists.
Author: Michael Barratt Publisher: Unicorn ISBN: 9781910787755 Category : Curiosities and wonders Languages : en Pages : 0
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The brainchild of Canadian-born, London-based artist, Mychael Barratt, LondonMap of Days is a miscellany of facts and fictions arranged around the events andcharacters of our capital city. Based upon an original and very limited eight-plateetching by Mychael, which was shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in2015, the book features 366 date specific references to events or people throughoutLondon's history. Highlights include: 17 December 1849 the first bowler hat wascreated by Thomas and William Bowlers; 3 December 1976 Pink Floyd's inflatable pigbreaks free from Battersea Power Station; 11 November 1920 Cenotaph on Whitehalldesigned by Edwin Lutyens is unveiled on Armistice Day.By tweeting each element and its story on a daily basis from January 2015, Mychael'swork has gained an international following for his light-hearted look at the The BigSmoke's fascinating history.
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