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Promoted ContentHumanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2025
The Strand
A biography
by Geoff Browell, Eileen Chanin
The first history of one of London's most extraordinary streets. Running along the Thames's northern shore and spanning three-quarters of a mile from Trafalgar Square to Temple Bar, the Strand has been a witness to London's growth and change from the earliest years of the city's existence. In The Strand: A biography, Geoff Browell and Eileen Chanin uncover the deep history of this remarkable street. Tracing its origins in the Roman era, they reveal how it grew in importance as authority shifted from church to aristocracy, then to commerce, media and law. Over time, everything that mattered converged on the Strand: tradition and ceremony clashed with rebellion and destitution. By 1910, the street was known as the 'centre of the world'. Drawing on remarkable archival discoveries, Browell and Chanin present the most complete and compelling history of the Strand ever written. Filled with surprising, untold stories, The Strand: A biography is a must-read for lovers of one of the world's greatest cities.
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Trusted PartnerLiterature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2004
Steven Berkoff and the theatre of self-performance
by Robert Cross
This book is the first substantial study of Steven Berkoff's career, examining the construction and projection of his notorious public persona through his plays and writings. ;
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2022
Death and the crown
by Anne Byrne, Maire Cross, David Hopkin
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Stimmt's Baby?
100 Mythen übers Kinderkriegen
by Drösser, Christoph; Cross, Andrea; Mette, Til
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Trusted PartnerLiterature & Literary StudiesNovember 2011
Catholicism and children's literature in France
The comtesse de Ségur (1799–1874)
by Sophie Heywood, Maire Cross, David Hopkin
This is the first book-length history of the classic French children's author, the comtesse de Ségur. Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, in France Ségur is a national icon and a cultural phenomenon. Generations of children have grown up reading her stories. This book combines a discussion of her life, her works, and their reception with a broader analysis of the cultural context of the mid-nineteenth century. It offers a unique insight into the political engagement of Catholic women through the medium of children's literature and education, and brings out new aspects of the history of publishing aimed at children, with particular reference to the market for books for girls. With its lively subject matter and accessible style, this book will appeal not only to scholars of nineteenth-century France, but also to specialists and students interested in the fields of children's literature, gender studies, and religious history. ;
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesJuly 2015
The republican line
Caricature and French republican identity, 1830–52
by Laura O'Brien, Maire Cross, David Hopkin
The years between 1830 and 1852 were turbulent ones in French politics - but were also a golden age for French political caricature. Caricature was wielded as a political weapon, so much so that in 1835 the French politician Adolphe Thiers claimed that 'nothing was more dangerous' than graphic satire. This book is the first full study of French political caricature during the critical years of the July Monarchy (1830-48) and the Second Republic (1848-52). Focusing on the crucial question of republicanism, it shows how caricature was used - by both republicans and anti-republicans - to discuss, define and articulate notions of republican identity during this highly significant period in modern French and European history. ;
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesFebruary 2022
Sport and physical culture in Occupied France
by Keith Rathbone, Maire Cross
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2016
Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being
by Jonathan Smyth, Maire Cross