In a colourful history of cosmetics, the author guides us through this fascinating world - from the ancient world to the present day. von Stewart, Susan

Miniature books, eighteenth-century novels, Tom Thumb weddings, tall tales, and objects of tourism and nostalgia: this diverse group of cultural forms is the subject of On Longing, a fascinating analysis of the ways in which everyday...

"On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection" ist ein tiefgründiges Werk der Kulturtheoretikerin Susan Stewart. Das Buch untersucht die kulturellen Impulse hinter unserer Faszination für das...