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Kegan Paul: A Victorian Imprint - Howsam - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Kegan Paul: A Victorian Imprint - Howsam - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

This book is the history of a publisher''s imprint and tells two connected stories: one about the personalities of a group of London publishers and the impression their characters made on the people who knew them: the other about a remarkable collection of books whose title pages bore those publishers'' names over the course of four decades in the Victorian age. It is both a case study in nineteenth and early twentieth-century publishing and a contribution to the method and theory of the history of the book. The intention is to demonstrate how that history, sometimes characterized as the study of authorship, reading and publishing, can benefit from a focus on the publishers whose purpose it was to bring together the demands ·of readers with the preoccupations of authors. Charles Kegan Paul is only the best-remembered'' of the publishers whose lives and work are chronicled in the pages that follow.

DKK 884.00
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Hyper City - - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Hyper City - - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 2006. Cities are sites of multiple meanings and symbols, ranging from statues and street names to festivals and architecture. Some­ times the symbolic side of urbanism is so strong that it outshines reality - then we speak of hypercity. Urban symbolic ecology and hypercity studies are relatively new fields that deal with the production, distribution and consumption of symbols and meanings in urban space, timely concerns in an era of increasing globalization and competition between mega-urban regions. This volume presents a detailed introduction to the new fields, followed by case studies of the cultural layer of symbolism in Brussels (Belgium), Cape Town (South Africa), Cuenca (Ecuador), Delft (The Netherlands), Kingston (Jamaica), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Paris (France) and cities in Italy and Indonesia. It amply demonstrates that the time has come for urban symbolic ecology and hypercity studies to be included in regular urban studies training in the fields of anthropology, sociology, social geography and architecture.

DKK 467.00
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Islamic Urbanism - - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Islamic Urbanism - - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Islamic cultures in the Middle East have inherited and developed a legacy of urbanism spanning millennia to the ancient civilizations of the region. In contrast to well-organized states like China in history, Muslim peoples formed loose states based on intricate social networks. As a consequence, most studies of urban history in the Middle East have focused their gaze exclusively on urban social organization, often neglecting the extension of political power to rural areas. Covering Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran and Brunei, this volume explores the relationship between political power and social networks in medieval and modern Middle Eastern history. The authors examine social, religious and administrative networks that governed rural and urban areas and led to state formation, providing a more inclusive view of the mechanisms of power and control in the Islamic world.

DKK 618.00
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China - Mortimer Menpes - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

China - Mortimer Menpes - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 2007. China in the closing days of its Imperial era is captured in the drawings and paintings of the artist Mortimer Menpes, noted for his portrayals of the Far East, with text by Sir Henry Arthur Blake, who served as Governor of Hong Kong. Blake writes with elegant authority on Chinese life, customs and landscape, including the Temples of the Seven Star Hills, Opium, Life on the Yangtse, Flower Boats, Curious Forms of Gambling and the Houses of the Wealthy, and the pages are enlivened by Menpes’ marvellous drawings that bring the narrative to life. Now that interest in traditional China has never been greater, the publication of this classic treasure is indeed timely.

DKK 204.00
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Typee - Hermann Melville - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Typee - Hermann Melville - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1985. Typee, originally published in 1846, was Melville''s first book. Full of romance and adventure, it is also largely autobiographical. It was an immensely popular and controversial book in its day and made Melville the literary discoverer of Polynesia. It tells the story of Tommo, a sailor, and his adventures on the Marquesas Islands. The book contains much romance and action packed events in a location that is totally exotic and sensuous. There is a serious background to.the work. When Melville was in Polynesia the missionaries had already begun their work and the colonists were hard on their heels. Melville''s views on the influence of the two groups and his fair portrayal of the Polynesians were the centre of the controversies which raged over its publication and led to the book''s ultimate censorship in America

DKK 1110.00
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Floating Island - Verne - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Floating Island - Verne - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1990. Although one of Jules Verne''s lesser known novels, as part of his ''Extraordinary Voyages'' collection, there is still much to enjoy about ''The Floating Island''*. Written in 1895 towards the end of his career this is an adventure novel with elements of sci-fi. A French string quartet traveling from San Francisco to their next engagement in San Diego, is diverted to Standard Island. Standard Island is an immense man-made island designed to travel the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The wealth of residents of the island can only be measured in millions. The quartet is hired to play a number of concerts for the residents during their tour of the islands (Sandwich, Cook, Society, etc.) of the South Pacific. The island seems an idyllic paradise; however, it is an island divided in two. The left half''s population is led by Jem Tankerdon and is known as the Larboardites. The right half''s population is led by Nat Coverley and is known as the Starboardites. Despite the obstacles encountered on their journey, the two parties have a disagreement that threatens the future of the island itself.

DKK 1113.00
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Foods - Edward Smith - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Foods - Edward Smith - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

What is food? This volume, written by a doctor, contains all the ways in which the question might be answered. First published in 1883, and reissued because there is nothing quite like it today, this unique study was undertaken at a time when foreign produce and new foods were becoming more widely available, and rising living standards were making familiar foods more accessible to all, prompting an interest in their origins and their nutritive qualities as revealed by scientific research into their chemical composition, preparation and physiological effects.

DKK 657.00
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Morocco - Pierre Loti - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Morocco - Pierre Loti - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First Published in 2002. Pierre Loti was a member of a diplomatic mission to the Sultan of Morocco at Fez, and in this book he gives us an extraordinarily fascinating account of the journey. The departure of the caravan from Tangier, the encampments, the nightly arrival of the Mouna, the crossing of the Oued-M''Cazen in flood, the fantasies and ''powder-play'' of the Arab horsemen, and the magnificent state entry into Fez, are described in a succession of vivid vignettes.

DKK 183.00
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Iceland Fisherman - Loti - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Iceland Fisherman - Loti - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 2002. Of the many novels written by Pierre Loti, one of his most endearing is The Iceland Fisherman. About a group of French fishermen who leave Brittany to fish in the rough but bountiful waters off the coast of Iceland, this book is as much about the struggles they face in the violent weather of the North Atlantic as it is about the heartbreak faced by those left behind. Full of vivid descriptions of life both at sea and on land, the range of emotions felt by these men of the sea has never been better captured - from the solitude and isolation after many weeks at sea, to the jubilations of returning home after many months away.

DKK 1113.00
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India and Beyond - Van - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

India and Beyond - Van - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1997. The International Institute for Asian Studies (lIAS) is pleased to introduce a new series ''Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies''. This present volume, India and Beyond; Aspects of Literature Meaning, Ritual and Thought, contains more than 30 contributions from well-established scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds. These essays are in honour of one of the founding fathers of the lIAS, Frits Staal, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and South Asian Languages, University of California at Berkeley. This volume is edited by Dick van der Meij, editor of the Indonesian-Netherlands Cooperation in Islamic Studies Programme at Leiden University.

DKK 496.00
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Women's Islam - Zahra Kamalkhani - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Women's Islam - Zahra Kamalkhani - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1998. This book focuses on two socio-cultural domains - the family and religious activity in the lives of Iranian women. Women maintain the integrity of the household, while at the same time taking part in wider social activities. With this background the author explores the religious practice among today''s Shirazi women, its transcendental and pragmatic aspects, specifying women''s performance in religious rituals.

DKK 772.00
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Burma - R. Talbot Kelly - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Burma - R. Talbot Kelly - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

First published in 2008. Travelling through thousands of miles of Burmese landscape, the author captured the essence of this country before the internal political problems broke. Filled with lively descriptions of Burma - from its bustling cities to its lush jungles - the highlight of the book is the author ’s story of his long journey up the Irrawaddy River. Supplemented by the author ’s own illustrations, this book conveys Kelly’s appreciation of the beauty of the country and the happiness of its people.

DKK 864.00
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Celtic Dragon Myth - Campbell - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

Celtic Dragon Myth - Campbell - Bog - Kegan Paul - Plusbog.dk

The Dragon Myth appears in numerous languages; it can be found with minor variations in English, Russian, Swedish, German, French, Japanese and Swahili. The author of this work presents the Celtic version of the classic myth in a translation which reflects the spirit and beauty of the original Gaelic. The volume also includes The Geste of Fraoch and The Death of Fraoch, followed by The Three Ways and The Fisherman in the original Gaelic.

DKK 634.00
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