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The Biological Standard of Living in Comparative Perspective
Inhalt: Part I: The Americas, Asia and Australia: Mit Beitr�gen von: Stephen L. Morgan; Stephen Nicholas / Robert Gregory / Sue Kimberley; Henk-Jan Brinkman / J.W. Drukker; Ricardo Salvatore / J�rg Baten; Ricardo D. Salvatore; Insong Gill; Richard H. Steckel / Paul W. Sciulli / Jerome C. Rose; Michael R. Haines; Philip R. P. Coelho / Robert A. McGuire; Lee A. Craig / Thomas Weiss; Timothy Cuff; John Komlos; Brian A'Hearn; Barry Bogin / Ryan Keep; Markus Heintel; W. Peter Ward Part II: Europe: Mit Beitr�gen von: Edwin Horlings / Jan-Pieter Smits; Jos� M. Martinez Carri�n / Juan J. Perez Castej�n; Gloria Quiroga Valle; Sebasti�n Coll; Lydia Sapounaki-Dracaki; Bernard Harris; Markus Heintel / Lars G. Sandberg / Richard H. Steckel; Joaquim da Costa Leite; Jesper L. Boldsen / Jes S�gaard; Holle Greil; Sally Horrocks / David Smith; Philip T. Hoffman - Joerg Baten / John Komlos: Conclusion "Die mit umfangreichen Literaturverweisen bereicherten Beitr�ge bieten ueberraschend konkrete Einblicke in die Sozialstruktur der verschiedensten Bev�lkerungsgruppen und ihre Lebensbedingungen." Das Historisch-Politische Buch .
Raised to Obey
How the expansion of primary education in the West emerged not from democratic ideals but from the state’s desire to control its citizens Nearly every country today has universal primary education. But why did governments in the West decide to provide education to all children in the first place? In Raised to Obey, Agustina Paglayan offers an unsettling answer. The introduction of broadly accessible primary education was not mainly a response to industrialization, or fueled by democratic ideals, or even aimed at eradicating illiteracy or improving skills. It was motivated instead by elites’ fear of the masses—and the desire to turn the “savage,” “unruly,” and “morally flawed...
Economic History of the European Energy Industry
Global climate change and the war in Ukraine have put energy back on the agenda for Europe in a way that has not been seen since the oil crisis of the 1970s. But the economics and business of supplying energy to Europe has a long and rich history going back to the nineteenth century. This book explores changes in energy markets, strategies, firms and investments during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The primary focus is on manufactured gas—the gas that was initially produced from coal distillation until new ways of manufacturing gas emerged after the Second World War. The expert contributors to this volume draw on their extensive research and utilise primary sources to explore a w...
Measuring Up
Measuring Up traces the high levels of poverty and inequality that Mexico faced in the mid-twentieth century. Using newly developed multidisciplinary techniques, the book provides a perspective on living standards in Mexico prior to the first measurement of income distribution in 1957. By offering an account of material living conditions and their repercussions on biological standards of living between 1850 and 1950, it sheds new light on the life of the marginalized during this period. Measuring Up shows that new methodologies allow us to examine the history of individuals who were not integrated into the formal economy. Using anthropometric history techniques, the book assesses how a large portion of the population was affected by piecemeal policies and flaws in the process of economic modernization and growth. It contributes to our understanding of the origins of poverty and inequality, and conveys a much-needed, long-term perspective on the living conditions of the Mexican working classes.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is the perfect introduction to the very best books of childhood: those books that have a special place in the heart of every reader. It introduces a wonderfully rich world of literature to parents and their children, offering both new titles and much-loved classics that many generations have read and enjoyed. From wordless picture books and books introducing the first words and sounds of the alphabet through to hard-hitting and edgy teenage fiction, the titles featured in this book reflect the wealth of reading opportunities for children.Browsing the titles in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up will take you on a journey of discovery into fantasy, adventure, history, contermporary life, and much more. These books will enable you to travel to some of the most famous imaginary worlds such as Narnia, Middle Earth, and Hogwart's School. And the route taken may be pretty strange, too. You may fall down a rabbit hole, as Alice does on her way to Wonderland, or go through the back of a wardrobe to reach the snowy wastes of Narnia.
Reluctant Warriors
A comparative study of Nationalist Army and Republican Popular Army conscripts during the Spanish Civil War. Draws extensively on unpublished archival material to analyse the conflict from the perspective of those who were involved against their will.
Galicia, un golpe sin cuartel, una guerra sin trincheras
Aunque por el título pueda parecerlo, este no es un libro sobre la historia de Galicia. Es un libro hecho desde Galicia que versa sobre una forma violenta de tomar el poder para derribar una democracia pluripartidista en la Europa de los años treinta y que analiza cómo funcionó el cuarto de ensayo de una dictadura totalitaria que se consolidó en tiempos del fascismo. Como el franquismo fue el único régimen dictatorial salido de las cenizas de una guerra total, enmarcar estas singularidades en los procesos de su tiempo y contextualizarlas es fundamental para aspirar a abordar un estudio más amplio. Detrás del golpe podría decirse que hay mucha más acción militar que reacción pol...
La defensa de los comunales
El siglo XIX fue testigo de un intenso proceso de destrucción de regímenes comunales agrarios a lo largo de todo el mundo. Como reacción a su expolio, diversas plataformas y movimientos políticos cuestionaron la primacía absoluta de los derechos de propiedad individual en el campo. Puede denominarse como “populismo agrario” a unas sensibilidades que enarbolaron la defensa de la propiedad en común de la tierra y un desarrollo social y económico a partir de bases campesinas. Para muchos de sus contemporáneos, estas propuestas estaban condenadas al fracaso. Frecuentemente, se reprochaba a este populismo una idealización de las comunidades rurales, cuando en realidad hervían en su ...
Arte, dinero y poder. Doce grandes fortunas de la historia de España
El arte ha tenido uno de sus caladeros principales en el poder y el dinero. A menudo ha servido para confirmar la posición privilegiada de un individuo o de una familia, como recordatorio de sus hazañas o como distintivo de su estatus social, y en el ceremonial de la riqueza se ha contemplado como una de las formas más refinadas de propaganda. Arte, dinero y poder rastrea las grandes fortunas históricas de España (guerreros, conquistadores, aristócratas, políticos, banqueros y empresarios) a través de las obras que representaron a sus titulares o que ellos mismos reunieron a lo largo de su existencia. Estas piezas vienen a ratificar una situación de supremacía o, por el contrario, ...
