The Enlightenment, Philanthropy and the Idea of Social Progress in Early Australia

The Enlightenment, Philanthropy and the Idea of Social Progress in Early Australia
Author: Ilya Lazarev
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429818084

This book seeks to highlight the influence of the Enlightenment idea of social progress on the character of the "civilising mission" in early Australia by tracing its presence in the various "civilising" attempts undertaken between 1788 and 1850. It also represents an attempt to marry the history of the British Enlightenment and the history of settler-Aboriginal interactions. The chronological structure of the book, as well as the breadth of its content, will facilitate the readers’ understanding of the evolution of "civilising attempts" and their epistemological underpinnings, while throwing additional light on the influence of the Enlightenment on Australian history as a whole.

The Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Commemorations

The Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Commemorations
Author: Bronwyn Carlson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2023-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 303128609X

The Palgrave Handbook on Rethinking Colonial Commemorations explores global efforts, particularly from Indigenous and Bla(c)k communities, to dismantle colonial commemorations, monuments, and memorials. Across the world, many Indigenous and Bla(c)k communities have taken action to remove, rectify and/or re-imagine colonial commemorations. These efforts have had the support of some non-Indigenous and white community members, but very often they have faced fierce opposition. In spite of this, many have succeeded, and this work aims to acknowledge and honour these efforts. As a current and much-debated issue, this book will present fresh findings and analyses of recent and historical events, including #RhodesMustFall, Anzac Day protests, and the transferral of confederate monuments to museums. Comprising of chapters written by Indigenous, Bla(c)k and non-Indigenous authors, from a wide variety of locations, backgrounds and purposes, this topical volume is a timely and important contribution to the fields of memory studies, Indigenous Studies, and cultural heritage.

The History of the Vespa

The History of the Vespa
Author: Andrea Rapini
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2019-01-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 042966348X

Despite the symbolic capital and the global commercial success of the Vespa scooter, there is no academic book dealing with its history, only literature produced by the company itself or by scooter enthusiasts. The origins of the Vespa are shrouded in mist, entrusted more to myth than to historical truth. Based on lengthy research carried out in Piaggio’s historical archives and on an interdisciplinary approach, this volume aims to fill this gap. It shows how the Vespa took techniques from the most advanced aeronautical industries in the world, adapting and hybridizing them in an original way, and how the company disseminated its models in the transnational social space.

A History of Euphoria

A History of Euphoria
Author: Christopher Milnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2018-12-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429647859

Very few people have not at some point in their lives believed themselves or their loved ones to be reasonably healthy when, in "reality", sickness was encroaching or never went away. Health has been deceiving us for thousands of years, but rarely have we entirely dispensed with it as a concept. This book sets out to establish why and how that might be. The first of its kind, this longue durée historical study explores some of the ways in which people in western societies and cultures have come to believe that they, or other people, have perceived or misperceived health, well-being and euphoria—a word which, before the twentieth century, usually named the experience of health. This book draws from a number of areas of historical research, including the histories of convalescence, addiction, madness and Sigmund Freud’s interest in Euphorie in his pre-psychoanalytical period.

A History of Shaolin

A History of Shaolin
Author: Lu Zhouxiang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-03-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429523742

Shaolin Monastery at Mount Song is considered the epicentre of the Chan school of Buddhism. It is also well known for its martial arts tradition and has long been regarded as a special cultural heritage site and an important symbol of the Chinese nation. This book is the first scholarly work in English to comprehensively examine the full history of Shaolin Monastery from 496 to 2016. More importantly, it offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.

Anxieties of Belonging in Settler Colonialism

Anxieties of Belonging in Settler Colonialism
Author: Lisa Slater
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 042978287X

This book analyses the anxiety "well-intentioned" settler Australian women experience when engaging with Indigenous politics. Drawing upon cultural theory and studies of affect and emotion, Slater argues that settler anxiety is an historical subjectivity which shapes perception and senses of belonging. Why does Indigenous political will continue to provoke and disturb? How does settler anxiety inform public opinion and "solutions" to Indigenous inequality? In its rigorous interrogation of the dynamics of settler colonialism, emotions and ethical belonging, Anxieties of Belonging has far-reaching implications for understanding Indigenous-settler relations.

Families, Values, and the Transfer of Knowledge in Northern Societies, 1500–2000

Families, Values, and the Transfer of Knowledge in Northern Societies, 1500–2000
Author: Ulla Aatsinki
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429663463

This edited collection sheds light on Nordic families’ strategies and methods for transferring significant cultural heritage to the next generation over centuries. Contributors explore why certain values, attitudes, knowledge, and patterns were selected while others were left behind, and show how these decisions served and secured families’ well-being and values. Covering a time span ranging from the early modern era to the end of the twentieth century, the book combines the innovative "history from below" approach with a broad variety of families and new kinds of source material to open up new perspectives on the history of education and upbringing.

Children and Globalization

Children and Globalization
Author: Hoda Mahmoudi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429537220

Globalization has carried vast consequences for the lives of children. It has spurred unprecedented waves of immigration, contributed to far-reaching transformations in the organization, structure, and dynamics of family life, and profoundly altered trajectories of growing up. Equally important, globalization has contributed to the world-wide dissemination of a set of international norms about children’s welfare and heightened public awareness of disparities in the lives of children around the world. This book's contributors – leading historians, literary scholars, psychologists, social geographers, and others – provide fresh perspectives on the transformations that globalization has produced in children's lives.

The Transatlantic Genealogy of American Anglo-Saxonism

The Transatlantic Genealogy of American Anglo-Saxonism
Author: Michael Modarelli
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429785607

This book traces the myth of Anglo-Saxonism as it crosses from Britain to the New World as both a cultural construct and ideological nation-building tool. Through extensive investigations of both early American and English cultural attitudes toward Anglo-Saxonism and similar texts, the book advances the claim that the ways in which Anglo-Saxon authors envisioned history as unfolding becomes an important ideological model for later New World conceptions of historical and national identity. From this beginning, the book follows the influence of this adopted American Anglo-Saxonism in early American literature and the socio-cultural implications that follow upon this influence.