The Eastern Front of World War I is sometimes overshadowed by the fighting in the West. But the clashes between Imperial Germany and Tsarist Russia in East Prussia; Poland and Lithuania were every bit as gruelling for the participants as the great battles in Western Europe. In spite of the crushing German victory at Tannenburg in August 1914; the war in the East would grind on for two more years. Featuring full-color artwork; specially drawn maps and archive photographs; this study assesses the tactics; leadership and combat performance of German and Russian footsoldiers fighting in battles at Gumbinnen; Göritten and Mahartse; revealing the evolving nature of infantry warfare on the Eastern Front during World War I.
#600066 in Books Jennifer Van Horn 2017-04-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.25 x 6.50l; #File Name: 1469629569456 pagesThe Power of Objects in Eighteenth Century British America Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Exploration of the Roots of American MaterialismBy Anna FaktorovichAn art history and a cultural study of civility in America. It explores the roots of early American materialism; documented by the increase of diverse purchases. The study argues that these objects created an appearance of civility despite the distance from the “center†of the civilized world; England. Somehow furniture and clothing is put on the same plane as literary works; as if they are of equal cultural value. In particular; this is a study of Anglo-American society; which Van Horn argues attempted to separate itself from their African-American and Native American neighbors with finery that indicated their relatively higher status.The cover is a bit more bitter and biting than the summary of the book; as it is an illustration of a finely dressed woman holding a fan on half of a page; and a skeleton holding an error with a dismembered; bloody skeleton and bone by her feet on the other side. With over a hundred images in the book; thankfully all of them have been professionally edited and taken. The bulk probably was done by archive and museum photographers that polished them. These venues frequently charge a good deal for this work; so this book has been handsomely fiscally supported. Oddly; at least one of the images might have been reproduced twice; once in black and white and once in color; it’s the “Upper Case; Folding Glasses Pulled Out; Dressing Table; Made for Margaret Maria Livingston†from the New York Historical Society; which is also identified as the copyrights holder for the photo (205). Other images include portraits of aristocrats; grand architectural designs; and satirical cartoons. The cartoons poke fun at many of the fineries that the book is arguing separated their wearers into a higher class. For example; “The Folly of 1771†shows a hairdresser sculpting an upraised hairstyle that’s so tall he needs a ladder to get to the tip (285).There is a great deal of curious information offered; such as how the ladies assembled the toilettes (302); and a section on the over use of makeup (312). The latter includes a cartoon that still hits on the truth today; “Six Stages of Mending a Face†(1792); wherein a woman starts out with saggy breaks; toothless; and hairless and across the set of six images puts all sorts of objects on to make herself look youthful and attractive (313). These images are accompanied by reflections on beauty from respected American politicians and scholars of the time; such as Thomas Jefferson.This is a great book for anybody that wants to understand the roots of the modern; American materialistic culture. In England; aristocrats were pressured to dress in fineries as a show of status; but in America addiction to materialistically attained beauty became a competition that has continued to drive the poor into debt.
