M. P. Shiel's post-apocalyptic novel, The Purple Cloud (1901), offers Darwinian commentary on the suitability of upper-class socio-political rule, depicting aristocracy's struggles for basic survival despite their privilege and supposedly superior breeding. Through characters' recreational use narcotics, Shiel interrogates "survival fittest," adaptability, sexual selection, hierarchies in anima...

Relationes 10−12 stand out from Q.A. Symmachus’ reports written to give an account of his activities at the position prefect Rome (praefectus urbis Romae). These three relationes were and sent by Symmachus Roman emperors inform them death V.A. Praetextatus, who was a famous influential dignitary as well close friend. Rel. are not only thematically related, but also – unlike rest − clearly marke...

The existentialist philosopher, Simone De Beauvoir, in her prominent book, Second Sex, states that “one is not born, but rather becomes a woman.” (Beauvoir, 2011). This statement built upon the idea woman; or sexuality/gender performance social product resulting from society and physiological training. term ‘woman’ aforementioned phrase alludes to romanticized version of woman as perceived by s...

Abstract The statement discusses Jonathan Parry’s recent monograph, Classes of Labour , and in particular his “labour aristocracy” thesis the most privileged sections India’s workforces that had been widely accepted social sciences 1970s but later discarded. It is argued ethnography an industrial town Central India he presents monograph convincingly demonstrates relative privileges public-secto...

One of the main arguments used to legitimise Christian military expansion in medieval Iberia was location origin Iberian kingdoms ancient Visigothic Kingdom Toledo (507–711), which established a notion political continuity between these entities. The legitimacy reflected polities that emerged out process expansion, enabling activity against Muslims be portrayed as restoration Gothic Spain. In p...

The examined sector is situated on three adjacent ledges, the southernmost of which discovered a large ensemble, encompassing an area 900 m2. It was constructed during first half 13th century and existed until fall Tarnovo at end 14th century. Two wings are discovered. west wing chain building. inner walls plastered floors covered with brick pavement. north (a dining hall) in similar manner. A ...

The exhibition of extraordinary examples female learning, often in the form gifted girls, became fashionable eighteenth century among European aristocracy and courts. It was performed through elaborate rituals that brought together political religious authorities, everyday society, intellectuals, reinforcing prestige girls' families nation, an age strong cultural contestation. This essay consid...