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  • A Cultural History of Leisure in the Age of Enlightenment

    Edited by Professor Peter Borsay, Prof. Jan Hein Furnée ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    In the Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800) the word 'leisure' had a limited presence in intellectual discourse, but in public debates about related concepts such as pleasure and luxury modern practices of and attitudes towards leisure were increasingly discussed. Not surprisingly, as leisure acquired an increasing presence in the economy and in the patterns of people's lives.Between low cost popular ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Invention of the English Landscape

    c. 1700-1939

    by Rosemary Sweet, Professor Peter Borsay ...
    Since at least the Reformation, English men and women have been engaged in visiting, exploring and portraying, in words and images, the landscape of their nation. The Invention of the English Landscape examines these journeys and investigations to explore how the natural and historic English landscape was reconfigured to become a widely enjoyed cultural and leisure resource.Peter Borsay considers ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • A History of Leisure

    The British Experience since 1500

    by Professor Peter Borsay ...
    Leisure is a key aspect of modern living. How did our ancestors experience recreation in the past, and how does this relate to the present? To answer these questions, Peter Borsay examines the history of leisure in Britain over the past 500 years, analysing elements of both continuity and change.A History of Leisure- Explores a range of pastimes, from festive culture and music to tourism and sport ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Eighteenth-Century Town

    A Reader in English Urban History 1688-1820

    by Peter Borsay ...
    Series series Readers In English Urban History
    The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into that of the industrial revolution; and since Britain was the 'first industrial nation', this transformation is of more-than-national significance for all those interested in the histroy of towns. This book gathers together in one volume some of the ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Leisure cultures in urban Europe, c.1700–1870

    A transnational perspective

    Edited by Peter Borsay, Jan Hein Furnee ...
    Series series Studies in Popular Culture
    This collection of essays examines the history of urban leisure cultures in Europe during the transition from the early modern to the modern period. Bringing together research on a wide variety of activities – from the theatre and art exhibitions to spas, seaside resorts and games – it develops a new scholarly agenda for the history of leisure, focusing on the complex processes of cultural ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Resorts and Ports

    European Seaside Towns since 1700

    Edited by Prof. Peter Borsay, Prof. John K. Walton ...
    Series Book 29 - Tourism and Cultural Change
    Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from the 18th century to the 20th, and what the attributes of ports (fishing, harbour crafts, the whiff of the exotic, fishermen’s homes and families) ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • An Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Art

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  • Paris Dreams, Paris Memories

    The City and Its Mystique

    by Charles Rearick ...
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  • Oxford Sights: a travel guide to the top 20 attractions in Oxford, England (Mobi Sights)

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  • Acts of Union and Disunion

    by Linda Colley ...
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  • Cafes and Bars

    The Architecture of Public Display

    Edited by Christoph Grafe, Franziska Bollerey ...
    Series series Interior Architecture
    The design of bars and cafes has played an important role in the development of architecture in the twentieth century. This influence has been felt particularly strongly over the past thirty years, in a time when these social spaces have contributed significantly to the rediscovery and reinvention of cities across Europe and North America.This volume presents and examines this significant urban ... Read more

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