Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator 9780814787168

Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevator [First American ed.] 0814787169, 9780814787168

Before skyscrapers forever transformed the landscape of the modern metropolis, the conveyance that made them possible ha

1,116 134 3MB Read more

A Cultural History of the British Empire: A Cultural History of the British Empire 9780300268812

A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around t

604 138 30MB Read more

The Software Architect Elevator 9781492077541

As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of software and IT architects is also tra

10,450 4,870 20MB Read more

The lifted veil. 9780192832955, 0192832956

648 95 668KB Read more

From Ascending Rooms to Express Elevators: A History of the Passenger Elevator in the 19th Century 9781937689100

152 92 Read more

A Short History of Cultural Studies 0761950281

1,265 132 1MB Read more

Possessed: A Cultural History of Hoarding 9781501752810

In Possessed, Rebecca R. Falkoff asks how hoarding—once a paradigm of economic rationality—came to be defined as a menta

179 68 3MB Read more

The American Robot: A Cultural History 9780226692852

Although they entered the world as pure science fiction, robots are now very much a fact of everyday life. Whether a spa

309 59 8MB Read more

The Andes: A Cultural History 0195386361, 9780195386363

The Andes form the backbone of South America. Irradiating from Cuzco--the symbolic navel of the indigenous world--the mo

1,128 111 6MB Read more

Brittany: A Cultural History (Landscapes of the Imagination) 1909930067, 1909930063

Brittany's richly layered landscape has contributed depth and character to the region's traditional oral cultu

566 57 103MB Read more