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Elizabeth Edwards

    La professoressa Edwards approfondisce le intricate relazioni tra fotografia, antropologia e storia. Il suo lavoro esamina criticamente le pratiche sociali legate alla fotografia, la sua natura materiale e il suo profondo impatto sull'immaginazione storica. Indaga la formazione e la diffusione della conoscenza fotografica attraverso le reti sociali e il mercato delle fotografie «etnografiche» nel diciannovesimo secolo. Inoltre, la sua ricerca esplora l'interazione dinamica tra la fotografia e la metodologia storica.

    Resilience
    Too Soon Old Too Late Smart. Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
    Photographs and the Practice of History
    • Photographs and the Practice of History

      A Short Primer

      • 184pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Exploring the intersection of photography and historiography, Elizabeth Edwards examines how the existence of photographs influences historical practices and methodologies. By proposing a new approach to historical thinking, the book challenges traditional concepts and encourages a redefinition of the discipline, addressing the implications of visual evidence on historical inquiry.

      Photographs and the Practice of History
      3,5
    • Dr Gordon Livingston has been a psychiatrist since the 1960s, and has heard from his patients the whole spectrum of those things in life that work and that don't work - and the limitless ways in which we are capable of inflicting unhappiness on ourselves. Out of this lifetime of experience he has extracted thirty bedrock truths, amongst them 'We are what we do', 'Only bad things happen quickly', 'We are afraid of the wrong things' and 'Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid'. Gordon believes that we all have a wonderful capacity to face loss, misfortune and regret, and that it is never too late to move beyond them and find greater happiness. This profound and incisive book of collected wisdoms and deceptively simple truths will encourage and inspire you to seek and recognise the best in your life - to realise that it is never too late to find your greatest happiness, and how to go about it.

      Too Soon Old Too Late Smart. Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now
      3,7
    • Resilience

      Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities

      • 213pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.She’s one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But she’s no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak car accident when he was only sixteen years old. She would exhibit this remarkable grace and courage again when the very private matter of her husband's infidelity became public fodder. And her own life has been on the line. Days before the 2004 presidential election—when her husband John was running for vice president—she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After rounds of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation the cancer went away—only to reoccur in 2007.While on the campaign trail, Elizabeth met many others who have had to contend with serious adversity in their lives, and in Resilience , she draws on their experiences as well as her own, crafting an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life’s biggest challenges. This short, powerful, pocket-sized inspirational book makes an ideal gift for anyone dealing with difficulties in their life, who can find peace in knowing they are not alone, and promise that things can get better.

      Resilience