Ancient Cultures of Conceit

Ancient Cultures of Conceit
Author: Ian Carter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1000650596

The campus novel is one of the best loved forms of fiction in the post-war period. But what are its characteristic themes? What are its prejudices? And what does it take for granted? Originally published in 1990, this is the first study to connect literary, historical, and sociological aspects of modern British universities. It shows that the culture celebrated in British university fiction represents a particular view of humane education which has its origins in the values of Oxbridge. Threats are seen to come from the ‘redbrick’ and ‘new’ universities, from proletarians, scientists (including sociologists), women, and foreigners. This exhilarating book makes a nonsense of sociology’s reputation for turgid and plodding analysis. Sharp-witted, shrewd, and penetrating, it will be of interest to students of sociology, literature, and for the same wide audience that appears to have an insatiable appetite for stories about university life.

Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures

Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2000
Genre: Culture
ISBN: 9781429811576

Provides information on history, government, industry and agriculuture, people and lifestyle, religion, art and architecture of a number of ancient cultures from all over the world.

Evidence of Lost Ancient Civilizations

Evidence of Lost Ancient Civilizations
Author: Joe Szostak
Publisher: Joe Szostak
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2009-05
Genre:
ISBN: 1608360636

Introducing the book that governments and mainstream academia donat want you to see. Evidence of Lost Ancient Civilizations: Case Closed is the ultimate reference guide for anyone interested in learning the true, unfiltered history of ancient civilization and of mankindas earliest origins. This definitive resource guide uniquely presents and explores evidence not included in conventional history or science textbooks. Revealing evidence consisting of compelling eyewitness accounts, media reports, scientific journal articles, as well as indisputable physical evidence, has never been made available to the general public. You will see by the overwhelming shocking evidence and data presented throughout this book it is apparent that modern science and history have been offering a less-than-accurate account of evolution and the origins of mankind on Earth. The basic questions this book attempts to answer are: Where did we come from? What is the true history of mankind? Where will the truth lead us? What humanity may first discover from this explosive ancient evidence may shake the foundations of established world order and religion, and will certainly be difficult to comprehend or rationalize. However, what we may learn from our forgotten past could guide us in determining the direction of our future.

Names and Stories

Names and Stories
Author: Kali Israel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198028644

Employing an individual life lived under any names, Names and Stories investigates nineteenth-century British culture while also embodying a critical and historical engagement with theoretical questions. The book examines the histories of gender, knowledge, families, bodies, art, and political thought in Victorian Britain, contributing to both literary studies and cross-disciplinary feminist scholarship. By exploring key facets of British cultural and political history in the 1800s, this new work rigorously addresses wider themes of narrative, figuration, and historical writing and reading.