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Stitching the World Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education

Stitching the World Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education
Judith A. Tyner, "Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education "
English | ISBN: 1138546984 | 2018 | 196 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
From the late eighteenth century until about 1840, schoolgirls in the British Isles and the United States created embroidered map samplers and even silk globes. Hundreds of British maps were made and although American examples are more rare, they form a significant collection of artefacts. Descriptions of these samplers stated that they were designed to teach needlework and geography. The focus of this book is not on stitches and techniques used in 'drafting' the maps, but rather why they were developed, how they diffused from the British Isles to the United States, and why they were made for such a brief time. The events of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries stimulated an explosion of interest in geography. The American and French Revolutions, the wars between France and England, the War of 1812, Captain Cook's voyages, and the explorations of Lewis and Clark made the study of places exciting and important. Geography was the first science taught to girls in school. This period also coincided with major changes in educational theories and practices, especially for girls, and this book uses needlework maps and globes to chart a broader discussion of women's geographic education. In this light, map samplers and embroidered globes represent a transition in women's education from 'accomplishments' in the eighteenth century to challenging geographic education and conventional map drawing in schools and academies of the second half of the nineteenth century. There has been little serious study of these maps by cartographers and, moreover, historians of cartography have largely neglected the role of women in mapping. Children's maps have not been studied, although they might have much to offer about geographical teaching and perceptions of a period, and map samplers have been dismissed because they are the work of schoolgirls. Needlework historians, likewise, have not done in depth studies of map samplers until recently. Stitching the World is an interdisciplinary work drawing on cartography, needlework, and material culture. This book for the first time provides a critical analysis of these artefacts, showing that they offer significant insights into both eighteenth- and nineteenth-century geographic thought and cartography in the USA and the UK and into the development of female education.

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Starting A Business

Starting A Business
Starting A Business: The worked on beginner's eloquent guide for sending off a successfull business, transforming your visions and dreams into the real world. by Prof. Peter Perri
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B88871N5 | 107 pages | EPUB | 0.74 Mb
THE PERFECT BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO STARTING A BUSINESS IN 2022!

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Sri Lanka in the Modern Age A History

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age A History
Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History by Nira Wickramasinghe
English | March 1, 2015 | ISBN: 0190225793 | True EPUB | 416 pages | 2.3 MB
Sri Lanka in the Modern Age recounts the modern history of the island in an accessible yet unconventional manner. Where other histories have tended to focus on the state's failure to accommodate the needs and demands of minority communities, Wickramasinghe places their claims alongside the political, social and economic demands of other communities, parties, associations and groups, tracing their lineages to the colonial period. This updated second edition carries the book into the present, covering the brutal end of Sri Lanka's civil war and the making of oppressive stability that has grown in its wake.

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Spellbound Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind

Spellbound Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind
Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind by Daniel Z. Lieberman
English | August 23rd, 2022 | ISBN: 1637741324 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 21.48 MB
Psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, reveals how to join forces with your unconscious to make better decisions, find more meaning in everyday life, and develop a richer, more balanced way of living.

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Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture

Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture
Izabella Kimak, Julia Nikiel, "Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 3631665474 | PDF | pages: 210 | 6.6 mb
The essays included in this book offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and computer games, which reflect current social and political developments since the beginning of this century. The contributions intend to x-ray the most crucial aspects of contemporary North-American literature and culture. Addressing a variety of media, the authors of the essays probe the many ways in which repression and expression are the primary keywords for understanding contemporary American life and culture.

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Southern Light Photography of Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands

Southern Light Photography of Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands
Dave Brosha, Joe McNally, Curtis Jones, "Southern Light: Photography of Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1771604255 | 280 pages | AZW3 / MOBI | 55.4 MB
Photographer Dave Brosha's follow up to Northern Light accentuates the beautiful, fragile, and remote landscapes of Earth's southernmost regions.

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