The Face of the Past
Title | The Face of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Dellheim |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 238 |
Release | 2004-03-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521602761 |
This is a study not of an elite of artists and thinkers but of broad cultural activities, such as local archaeology and tourism, historic preservation and restoration, and architectural historianism. Professor Dellheim argues that the Victorian's interest in the medieval past was far more than a revolt against modern civilization.
The Face of Our Past
Title | The Face of Our Past PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen Thompson |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780253336354 |
Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present.
Faces from the Past
Title | Faces from the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Gillian Braithwaite |
Publisher | British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
One of the odder (and uglier or cuter dependent on your point of view) styles of Roman pottery is clearly the face pot - literally pots with facial features attatched in relief.
Bog bodies
Title | Bog bodies PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie Giles |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2020-12-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1526150174 |
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The ‘bog bodies’ of north-western Europe have captured the imaginations of poets and archaeologists alike, allowing us to come face-to-face with individuals from the past. Their exceptional preservation permits us to examine minute details of their lives and deaths, making us reflect poignantly on our own mortality. But, as this book argues, the bodies must be resituated within a turbulent world of endemic violence and change. Reinterpreting the latest continental research and new discoveries, and featuring a ground-breaking ‘cold case’ forensic study of Worsley Man, Manchester Museum’s ‘bog head’, it brings the bogs to life through both natural history and folklore, revealing them as places that were rich and fertile yet dangerous. The book also argues that these remains do not just pose practical conservation problems but also philosophical dilemmas, compounded by the critical debate on if – and how – they should be displayed.
Approaching Facial Difference
Title | Approaching Facial Difference PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Skinner |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2018-05-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1350028304 |
What is a face and how does it relate to personhood? Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the many ways in which faces have been represented in the past and present, focusing on the issue of facial difference and disfigurement read in the light of shifting ideas of beauty and ugliness. Faces are central to all human social interactions, yet their study has been much overlooked by disability scholars and historians of medicine alike. By examining the main linguistic, visual and material approaches to the face from antiquity to contemporary times, contributors place facial diversity at the heart of our historical and cultural narratives. This cutting-edge collection of essays will be an invaluable resource for humanities scholars working across history, literature and visual culture, as well as modern practitioners in education and psychology.
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present
Title | Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present PDF eBook |
Author | John Stephen Farmer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | Slang |
ISBN |
A Brave Face
Title | A Brave Face PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Marlowe |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2019-03-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0785221395 |
The inspirational story of an American woman who moved mountains to secure medical treatments—and eventually a home—for a young Iraqi girl severely burned in a roadside terror attack. This is a story of the astonishing power of self-sacrificial love. On a typical Sunday morning in 2006, Barbara Marlowe saw a photo that changed her life: a photo of four-year-old Teeba Furat Fadhil, whose face, head, and hands had been severely burned during a roadside bombing in the Diyala Province of Iraq. Teeba’s eyes captivated Barbara, and she yearned to help this child who had already endured more pain and suffering than anyone should bear. Because surgeons were fleeing the war-torn country, Teeba would be unable to receive much-needed treatments if she stayed in Iraq. With powerful faith and determination, Barbara overcame obstacle after obstacle to bring Teeba from Iraq to the United States for medical treatments. A Brave Face explores the connection forged between Barbara and Teeba’s Iraqi mother Dunia over the past decade—a deep bond between two mothers that has flourished despite the distance, the strife of war, and the horrors of Al-Qaeda and ISIS. With chapters written by Teeba, now a young woman, and Dunia, the three women recount the story of courage and sacrifice that bound them together. A Brave Face contains the messages that: Tremendous trust can cross borders and war zones Tragedies can turn into miracles Love can be found in the most unexpected of places In the end, this is a story of hope. A story of building bridges. A story of the always astonishing power of self-sacrificial love.