An examination of the complex meanings of white clothing through history.
Nina Edwards Knihy
Nina Edwards je autorka, ktorá sa vo svojej práci zameriava na zdanlivo obyčajné predmety a ich hlbší význam. Jej eseje prenikajú pod povrch každodenných vecí a odhaľujú ich skrytú históriu a kultúrnu rezonanciu. Prostredníctvom starostlivého skúmania nás pozýva k zamysleniu sa nad svetom okolo nás a nad tým, ako predmety formujú naše životy a skúsenosti. Jej prístup ponúka svieži pohľad na to, ako vnímať obyčajné a objavovať v ňom neobyčajné.
Weeds
- 224 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
A scientific and cultural history of weeds, which shows that regarding certain plants as weeds and not others is purely a matter of context. Weeds reveals just how interesting and useful these seemingly annoying plants can be.
Dressed for War
- 218 stránok
- 8 hodin čítania
What people wear matters. Copiously illustrated, this book is the story of what people on both sides wore on the front line and on the home front through the seismic years of World War I.
Darkness
- 288 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
Nina Edwards explores darkness as both physical feature and cultural image, through themes of sight, blindness, consciousness, dreams, fear of the dark, night blindness, and the in-between states of dusk or fog, twilight and dawn, the point or period of obscuration and clarification.
Offal: A Global History
- 141 stránok
- 5 hodin čítania
Exploring the complex relationship with offal, Nina Edwards delves into its historical and cultural significance across various cuisines. This intriguing narrative highlights the diverse terminology used to describe offal, from foie gras to sweetbreads, while examining the visceral reactions it elicits. The book presents regional specialties like Scottish haggis and Southern chitterlings, emphasizing offal's nutritional value alongside its health risks. Through global examples, Edwards reveals offal as a food of contradictions, bridging gourmet and economical dining.