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Sunday : a history of the first day from Babylonia to the Super Bowl /

The mere mention of "Sunday" will immediately conjure up a rich mix of memories, associations, and ideas for most anyone of any age. Whatever we think of-be it attending church, reading a bulky newspaper, eating brunch, or watching football-Sunday occupies a unique place in Western civiliz...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harline, Craig
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Yale University Press, 2011, ©2007.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A word before (Super Bowl Sunday, recently)
  • Sunday ascendant: origins to AD 800
  • Sunday middle-aged: an English village in 1300
  • Sunday reformed: a Dutch town in 1624
  • Sunday a la mode: Paris in the 1890s, in mid-spring
  • Sunday obscured: Belgium, August 2, 1914
  • Sunday still: England between the wars
  • Sunday all mixed up: The United States in the 1950s
  • A word after: Asse, Belgium, the Annual Kiwanis Barbecue.