Download or read book Roman Object Revolution written by Martin Pitts and published by Amsterdam Archaeological Studies. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a major step-change in Eurasian history: the revolutionary boom in standardised objects at the start of the Roman era.
Download or read book Materialising Roman Histories written by Astrid Van Oyen and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman period witnessed massive changes in the human-material environment, from monumentalised cityscapes to standardised low-value artefacts like pottery. This book explores new perspectives to understand this Roman ‘object boom’ and its impact on Roman history. In particular, the book’s international contributors question the traditional dominance of ‘representation’ in Roman archaeology, whereby objects have come to stand for social phenomena such as status, facets of group identity, or notions like Romanisation and economic growth. Drawing upon the recent material turn in anthropology and related disciplines, the essays in this volume examine what it means to materialise Roman history, focusing on the question of what objects do in history, rather than what they represent. In challenging the dominance of representation, and exploring themes such as the impact of standardisation and the role of material agency, Materialising Roman History is essential reading for anyone studying material culture from the Roman world (and beyond).
Download or read book Objects of War written by Leora Auslander and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, Objects of War, illuminates the ways in which people have used things to grapple with the social, cultural, and psychological upheavals wrought by war and forced displacement.― Utah Public Radio Historians have become increasingly interested in material culture as both a category of analysis and as a teaching tool. And yet the profession tends to be suspicious of things; words are its stock-in-trade. What new insights can historians gain about the past by thinking about things? A central object (and consequence) of modern warfare is the radical destruction and transformation of the material world. And yet we know little about the role of material culture in the history of war and forced displacement: objects carried in flight; objects stolen on battlefields; objects expropriated, reappropriated, and remembered. Objects of War illuminates the ways in which people have used things to grapple with the social, cultural, and psychological upheavals wrought by war and forced displacement. Chapters consider theft and pillaging as strategies of conquest; soldiers' relationships with their weapons; and the use of clothing and domestic goods by prisoners of war, extermination camp inmates, freed people, and refugees to make claims and to create a kind of normalcy. While studies of migration and material culture have proliferated in recent years, as have histories of the Napoleonic, colonial, World Wars, and postcolonial wars, few have focused on the movement of people and things in times of war across two centuries. This focus, in combination with a broad temporal canvas, serves historians and others well as they seek to push beyond the written word. Contributors: Noah Benninga, Sandra H. Dudley, Bonnie Effros, Cathleen M. Giustino, Alice Goff, Gerdien Jonker, Aubrey Pomerance, Iris Rachamimov, Brandon M. Schechter, Jeffrey Wallen, and Sarah Jones Weicksel
Download or read book Worlds in a Museum written by Louvre Abu Dhabi and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Held on the occasion of Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first anniversary, the symposium Worlds in a Museum addressed the topic of museums in the era of globalisation, exploring contemporary museology and the preservation and presentation of culture within the context of changing societies. Departing from the historical museum structure inherited from the Enlightenment, leading experts from art, cultural, and academic institutions explore present-day achievements and challenges in the study, display and interpretation of art, history, and artefacts. How are “global” and “local” objects and narratives balanced – particularly in consideration of diverse audiences? How do we foster perspective and multiculturalism while addressing politicised notions of centre and periphery? As they abandon classical canons and categories, how are museums and cultural entities redefining themselves beyond predefined concepts of geography and history? This collection of essays arises from the symposium Worlds in a Museum organised by Louvre Abu Dhabi and École du Louvre.
Download or read book The religious revolution of the nineteenth century tr by R Heath written by Edgar Quinet and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Materialising the Roman Empire written by Jeremy Tanner and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materialising the Roman Empire defines an innovative research agenda for Roman archaeology, highlighting the diverse ways in which the Empire was made materially tangible in the lives of its inhabitants. The volume explores how material culture was integral to the processes of imperialism, both as the Empire grew, and as it fragmented, and in doing so provide up-to-date overviews of major topics in Roman archaeology. Each chapter offers a critical overview of a major field within the archaeology of the Roman Empire. The book’s authors explore the distinctive contribution that archaeology and the study of material culture can make to our understanding of the key institutions and fields of activity in the Roman Empire. The initial chapters address major technologies which, at first glance, appear to be mechanisms of integration across the Roman Empire: roads, writing and coinage. The focus then shifts to analysis of key social structures oriented around material forms and activities found all over the Roman world, such as trade, urbanism, slavery, craft production and frontiers. Finally, the book extends to more abstract dimensions of the Roman world: art, empire, religion and ideology, in which the significant themes remain the dynamics of power and influence. The whole builds towards a broad exploration of the nature of imperial power and the inter-connections that stimulated new community identities and created new social divisions.
Download or read book Journal of Roman Pottery Studies written by Steven Willis and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of Roman Pottery Studies continues to present a range of important new research in the field by both established and early career scholars. Volume XVIII has a strong theme on pottery production with papers on kiln sites, mortaria and late Roman pottery production in East Anglia and at a small town in Belgium. A major new third century assemblage from civitas Cananefatium in South Holland is presented. The second part of an important gazetteer of less common samian ware fabrics and types in northern and western Britain covers fabrics from Central and East Gaul
Download or read book Rome written by Greg Woolf and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First edition published by Oxford University, 2012.
Download or read book Archaeology at the Site of the Museum of the American Revolution written by Rebecca Yamin and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using archaeological finds to tell the story of the growth of Philadelphia in microcosm
Download or read book The French Revolution written by Hilaire Belloc and published by Namaskar Book. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilaire Belloc chronicles the societal upheaval in The French Revolution, offering insights into the transformative events that reshaped France. The French Revolution by Hilaire Belloc: Relive the tumultuous events of the French Revolution through the insightful lens of historian Hilaire Belloc. In this comprehensive account, Belloc navigates the complex political landscape, societal upheavals, and the enduring legacy of one of history's most transformative periods. Gain a nuanced understanding of the forces that shaped the destiny of a nation. Why This Book? The French Revolution by Hilaire Belloc offers a compelling exploration of a pivotal moment in history. Belloc's narrative skill and historical acumen provide readers with a vivid and engaging portrayal of the political and social dynamics that defined an era of radical change. Hilaire Belloc, a renowned historian and essayist, invites readers to unravel the complexities of history with The French Revolution. His work stands as a testament to the enduring relevance of understanding the past to comprehend the present.
Download or read book History of Europe from the commencement of the French revolution to the restoration of the Bourbons written by sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restauration of the Bourbons in 1815 written by Archibald Alison and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 written by Alison and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815 written by Sir Archibald Alison and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M DCC LXXXIX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in M DCCC XV written by Sir Archibald Alison and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restauration of the Bourbons in 1815 Archibald Alison written by and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Objects of Liberty written by Pamela Buck and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objects of Liberty explores the prevalence of souvenirs in British women’s writing during the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. It argues that women writers employed the material and memorial object of the souvenir to circulate revolutionary ideas and engage in the masculine realm of political debate. While souvenir collecting was a standard practice of privileged men on the eighteenth-century Grand Tour, women began to partake in this endeavor as political events in France heightened interest in travel to the Continent. Looking at travel accounts by Helen Maria Williams, Mary Wollstonecraft, Catherine and Martha Wilmot, Charlotte Eaton, and Mary Shelley, this study reveals how they used souvenirs to affect political thought in Britain and contribute to conversations about individual and national identity. At a time when gendered beliefs precluded women from full citizenship, they used souvenirs to redefine themselves as legitimate political actors. Objects of Liberty is a story about the ways that women established political power and agency through material culture.
