Considering animals in urban settings is now a firmly established area of study and this book presents a number of valuable case studies that illustrate some of the perspectives that may be adopted.
Considering animals in urban settings is now a firmly established area of study and this book presents a number of valuable case studies that illustrate some of the perspectives that may be adopted.
"In a tour that is not for the squeamish, Hubbub looks at offences to each of the five senses, providing fresh insight into the intense experience of everyday life in an early modern city."--Back cover
"Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences - traffic jams, noisy neighbours, pollution, food scares - but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, Hubbub shows in vivid detail. Focusing on offences to the eyes, ears, noses, taste…
Part I. Spa Life -- 1. Shrines-Springs-Spas -- 2. Therapy vs. Pleasure -- 3. Spa Society -- 4. Making Money out of Pleasure -- Part II. Business of Europe -- 5. Royalty at Spas -- 6. Era of Congresses -- 7. Looking after Europe -- 8. Secret Diplomacy -- 9. Puppets and Puppeteers…
"This book is about the great European health spas of the nineteenth century: what they were, how they operated, what life was like there and how their functions evolved to the point where their original medicinal purpose was relegated to a secondary place by the unintended uses…
This is a close and coherent examination of the evolution and transformation of towns between AD 300 and 900 within towns the borders of the old Roman Empire. The so-called 'Dark Ages' have often been represented, wrongly, as a period of general decay. In fact, as the archaeolog…
"This volume examines changing perceptions and ideals of town life, from the classical civitas/polis (the lynch-pin of ancient civilisation) to the medieval city (still playing many central roles, but with less of the ideological charge characteristic of Antiquity)." "One centra…