The Lure of Castile
Author: Ethel Carleton Williams
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 230
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Author: Ethel Carleton Williams
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 230
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ethel Carleton WILLIAMS
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ethel Carleton Williams
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 160
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harold Begbie
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Rohan
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 268
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ierne Lifford Plunket
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 586
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David E. Vassberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-11-28
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780521527132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 1996 book, based upon a vast range of documentary and secondary sources, shatters the disproven but persistent myth of the closed immobile village in the early modern period. It demonstrates that even in traditionalist Castile, pre-industrial village society was highly dynamic, with continuous inter-village, inter-regional, and rural-urban migration. The book is rich in human detail, with many vignettes of everyday life. Professor Vassberg examines such topics as fairs and markets, the transportation infrastructure, rural artisans and craftsmen, relations with the state, and life-cycle service. The approach is interdisciplinary, and pays special attention to how rural families dealt with economic and social problems. The rural Castile that emerges is a complex society that defies easy generalizations, but one which is unquestionably part of the general European reality.
Author: Judith Bennahum
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-07-08
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1135878307
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on stage. But clothing also limited her movement; it literally disabled them, making the dances themselves little more than tableaux. Movement was further inhibited by high shoes and tight corsets; thus the image of the rigidly straight, long-lined dancer is as much a product of clothing as aesthetics. However, with changing times came new trends. An increased interest in natural movement and the common folk led to less-restrictive clothing. As viewers demanded more virtuosic dancers, women literally danced their way to freedom. THE LURE OF PERFECTION will interest students of dance and cultural history, and women's studies. It is a fascinating, well-researched look at the interplay of fashion, dance, and culture-still very much a part of our world today.