A wise, illuminating little book' Sydney Morning Herald'An entertaining, learned piece of historical compression' The Age'Great stuff ... the book as a whole is constantly thought-provoking' Courier Mail'Beautifully and sparely constructed, yet rich in fact, feeling and detail -…
"The Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe focuses on the ways in which culture is moved from one generation or group to another, not by exact replication but by accretion or revision. The contributors to the volume each consider how the passing of historical informatio…
Transmission of Culture in Early Modern Europe
Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on.
Eight essays by major authors who attempt to find out who read, published, or advertised what, when, and where from the European Renaissance on.
"It was the year Henry Ford first put a conveyer belt in his car factory, and the year Louis Armstrong first picked up a trumpet. It was the year Charlie Chaplin signed his first movie contract, and Coco Chanel and Prada opened their first dress shops. It was the year Proust beg…
1913: the year before the storm
by Whiteside, Shaun, Searle, Jamie Lee, Illies, Florian