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This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389998 (Volume I), ISBN 9781407390000 (Volume II), ISBN 9780860545439 (Volume set).

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389998 (Volume I), ISBN 9781407390000 (Volume II), ISBN 9780860545439 (Volume set).

Trench art is the evocative name given to a dazzling array of objects made from the waste of industrialized war. Each object, whether an engraved shell case, cigarette lighter or a pen made from shrapnel, tells a unique and moving story about its maker. For the first time, this book explores in-depth the history and cultural importance behind these ambiguous art forms. Not only do they symbolize human responses to the atrocities of war, but th...

Conflict Landscapes explores the long under-acknowledged and under-investigated aspects of where and how modern conflict landscapes interact and conjoin with pre-twentieth century places, activities, and beliefs, as well as with individuals and groups.

Ecstasy - Dance, Trance & Transformation is the most comprehensive source of information about Ecstasy and the dance culture. This book looks at Ecstasy in the US - laws, music, and users - and the global scene. A valuable book for anyone who uses E or has ever thought of taking it.

This unique archaeological account from Nicholas Saunders tells the story of the origins of modern guerrilla warfare during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. The discovery of an unknown conflict landscape reveals the dramatic exploits of T. E. Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Bedouin warriors, and their attacks on the Hejaz Railway during the First World War.

Modern Conflict and the Senses investigates the sensual worlds created by modern war, focusing on the sensorial responses embodied in and provoked by the materiality of conflict and its aftermath. The volume positions the industrialized nature of twentieth-century war as a unique cultural phenomenon that embodies the extremes of human b

Il libro presenta un'analisi dei significati che gli animali hanno avuto nelle varie culture di ogni epoca e fino ai giorni nostri. Viene trattato il tema della convivenza dell'uomo con gli animali a partire dal mondo preistorico, le principali concezioni scientifiche, le credenze e le simbologie costruite intorno al regno animale. Un bestiario illustrato esamina ad uno ad uno i principali animali sui quali le varie civiltà hanno costruito mit...

The new interdisciplinary study of modern conflict archaeology has developed rapidly over the last decade. Its anthropological approach to modern conflicts, their material culture and their legacies has freed such investigations from the straitjacket of traditional 'battlefield archaeology'. It offers powerful new methodologies and theoretical insights into the nature and experience of industrialised war, whether between nation states or as ci...

Contested Objects explores the social worlds of First World War material culture, and investigates its archaeological and anthropological intersections with identity, memory, landscape and heritage.

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Over recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the multidisciplinary archaeology and anthropology of modern conflict. This volume provides both a welcome overview of the opportunities afforded scholars by the integration of anthropology and history, as well as a specific investigation into how such an approach can reinvigorate our understanding of the First World War.

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Focuses on the varied legacy of objects from the First World War as the global conflict that defined the twentieth century. Ranging from the iconic German steel helmet to practice trenches on Salisbury Plain, and the 'Dazzle Ship' phenomenon, this book presents the unseen worlds of the Great War.

Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion, and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years.

Modern Conflict and the Senses investigates the sensual worlds created by modern war, focusing on the sensorial responses embodied in and provoked by the materiality of conflict and its aftermath. The volume positions the industrialized nature of twentieth-century war as a unique cultural phenomenon that embodies the extremes of human behaviour, from total economic mobilization to the unbearable sadness of individual loss. Adopting a coherent ...

Today, the Great War stands at the edge of living memory. Nearly every month some dramatic discovery is made in the killing fields of the Western Front: poignant remains of British soldiers, "underground cities" or field hospitals carved out of the chalk country of the Somme. Killing Time is unique - the only book on the archaeology of the First World War.

Matters of Conflict looks at the definitive invention of the twentieth century - industrialised war - and its vast and varied material legacy. From trench art and postcards through avant-garde art, museum collections and prosthetic limbs to battlefield landscapes, the book examines the First World War and its significance through the things it left behind. The contributions come from a multidisciplinary perspective, uniting previously compartm...

Wir haben ein Geheimnis, das niemand anders kennt"- ein britischer Jugendlicher über Ecstasy. Ecstasy hat in kurzer Zeit eine genzes Generation von Jugendlichen erobert: Ecstasy auch in der Psychotherapie angewendet, gilt bereits als "Droge der neunziger Jahre". Obwohl E heute eine der meistverbreiteten Drogen ist, sind verlässliche Informationen darüber bisher kaum verfügbar.

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Great War stands at the furthest edge of living memory. There are a handful of men alive who fought in the trenches of the Somme and Flanders. Within their own lifetimes, their memories have become epic history. Hardly a month passes without some dramatic and sometimes tragic discovery being made.