An examination of the complex meanings of white clothing through history.
Nina Edwards Libri
Nina Edwards è un'autrice il cui lavoro approfondisce il significato di oggetti apparentemente ordinari. I suoi saggi esplorano le storie nascoste e la risonanza culturale incorporate negli oggetti di uso quotidiano, invitando i lettori a osservare più attentamente il mondo che li circonda. Attraverso un esame meticoloso, rivela come questi oggetti plasmano le nostre vite e le nostre esperienze. Edwards offre una prospettiva unica, incoraggiandoci a scoprire lo straordinario nel banale.
Weeds
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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
- 218pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
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
- 141pagine
- 5 ore di lettura
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.