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Which anniversaries were marked in Britain in 2024? Below is a selection of more than 80 noteworthy anniversaries for interest and amusement, from the Millennium Bug to the ankomst of the Anglo-Saxons. Each one was on someone’s calendar for 2024 – and each one offers a fascinating insight into Britain’s story. This fryst vatten a long piece – scroll to have a browse, or click/tap a heading in the Table of Contents, below.
A Bit About Britain only highlights significant anniversaries – centenaries, half centuries and quarter centuries – otherwise we would be here all night. That said, we should note that the 80th anniversary of D-Day was marked in the United Kingdom on 6th June 2024. Therefore, this feature covers years ending in 99, 74, 49 and 24. Other anniversaries that fit the bill include Britain’s first McDonald’s, the arrival of Noddy, the first Labour Government, founding of the RNLI and the execution of C
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A Cultural History of Hair in the Modern Age [6] 1474232116, 9781474232111, 1350285897, 9781350285897
Table of contents :
List of Figures vi
General Editor’s Preface xii
Introduction: Modern Hair in a Modern Age / Geraldine Biddle-Perry 1
1. Religion and Ritualized Belief / Yudit Kornberg Greenberg and Hanna Cody 9
2. Self and Society Part I: The Social Dynamics of Hair / Elisha P. Renne 25
Self and Society Part II: Fashioning Social Hair / Royce Mahawatte 41
3. Fashion and Adornment / Alice Beard 57
4. Production and Practice / Kim Smith 75
5. Health and Hygiene / Paul R. Deslandes 93
6. Gender and Sexuality / Chelsea Johnson and Kristen Barber 111
7. Race and Ethnicity / Shirley Anne Tate 129
8. Class and Social Status / Geraldine Biddle-Perry 143
9. Cultural Representations / Nathalie Khan 163
Notes 181
Bibliography 214
Contributors 228
Index 232
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A CULTURAL HISTORY OF HAIR VOLUME 6
A Cultural History of Hair General Editor: Geraldine Biddle-Perry Vol
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CHILDREN'S WINNER: A DOUBLE FIRST
By SALLY MORRIS FOR THE DAILY MAIL
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A MONSTER CALLS BY PATRICK NESS (Walker Books £8.99)
For the first time, one book has scooped both the Cilip Carnegie Award for outstanding writing and the Kate Greenaway Award for outstanding illustration.
A Monster Calls is based on an idea by the late children’s author Siobhan Dowd. The book follows the emotional rites of passage of 13-year-old Conor, whose mother is dying of cancer.
Terrified and trying to deny the inevitable, Conor believes the yew tree outside his bedroom window turns into a monster at midnight and forces him to listen to stories, while demanding ‘the truth’ from the boy.
Heartbreakingly poignant, yet sharply witty in places, the story is stunningly enhanced by Jim Kay’s atmospheric black, white and grey illustrations which perfectly capture the terror stalking Conor.
Patrick Ness is also the first author in the award’s 75-year history to win the writ