Death and the crown

Death and the crownLooking at the royal rituals around the death of Louis XV and the accession of Louis XVI, this book sheds new light on the politics and culture of the period, offering original perspectives on court culture, the transition of power, the recall of the Paris parlement and the first year of Louis XVI's reign, including his coronation in June 1775.

Using as its central example the British Association for the Advancement of Science this is the first book-length treatment of this leading body for the promotion of science for more than 25 years and the first ever of British geography’s civic history

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are not well-known today because many of their plays were lost – or presumed to be lost – during the war years

this authoritative text explores the emotive issues surrounding the commemoration of war and atrocity

The book also argues for a writing-to-learn approach to teaching Sterne’s recurring themes

A plan of action is outlined for a ‘Health Society’ based on prevention of these conditions so as to extend our healthy lives

It explores the standing and role of scripture in textual theory and in cultural

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A theoretically astute overview of key developments in art and its contexts since the 1990s

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to the ‘period’ films of the New Wave in the 1970s