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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"taverns"”.
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Design of Early Ordinaries and Taverns in Montgomery County, Virginia from 1773 to 1823
… to the Kentucky frontier. Ordinaries and taverns (referred to as public houses) were known to offer food and lodgings to travelers in the state capital city of Richmond, but little is known about what, if any, accommodations were available to these settlers headed westward through …
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Everyday Life in Revolutionary Russia: Working-Class Drinking and Taverns in St. Petersburg, 1900--1929
Even before the Bolshevik state came tumbling down in 1991, historians had begun to realize that the dynamics of the Russian revolution might be better understood if they devoted more attention to exploring the importance of 1917. This study contributes to the general reassessment of 1917 by …
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A Stage for Gentility and the Performance of the Republican Gentleman: Taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820
… Republican Gentleman. In particular, I utilize taverns in Richmond, Virginia from 1780 to 1820, in which to understand the significance of gentility. This thesis analyzes how Richmond taverns represented the growth of gentility through refined architecture and its male patrons. It discusses how …
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Beyond Racial Categorizing: The Influence of the Spanish Bodegón on Casta Painting
… the bodegón, still-lifes that include kitchens, taverns, food and people, had on the development of genre-syle casta painting in New Spain. In setting apart the two types of casta painting, the register type and the genre type, I offer answers to the questions "what function did the use of he …
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Coffeehouse Sociability: Samuel Pepys and the Creation of Networks in Late Seventeenth Century England
… for men to interact with one another. Unlike the taverns Englishmen frequented, coffeehouses provided a new, sobering environment to discuss politics, science, news, and business. This new public sphere attracted men from different social standings in society to meet and discuss numerous topics …
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Nostalgia, emotionality, and ethno-regionalsim in Pontic parakathi singing
… that take place informally in coffee houses, taverns, and households. Parakathi performances are reputed for their strong Pontic aesthetics, traditional character, rich and aesthetically refined repertoire, and intense emotionality. Singing in parakathi performances emerges spontaneously from …
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A Century of Music Production in Durham City 1711-1811: A Documentary Study.
… possible to find music performed in the city’s taverns. Furthermore, the performance of folk music and the presence of the town waits and military bands meant that music was commonly heard on the city’s streets. This thesis is based on a detailed study of several primary sources. The most …
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An analysis of considerations for a proposed hotel in Asuncion, Paraguay
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant and General Institutional Management, 1959