Hledání Ameriky / In search of America - Jiří Hanke

Hledání Ameriky / In search of America - Jiří Hanke

'V USA jsem si více méně pro sebe zachytil zajímavá místa,' vzpomíná Jiří Hanke. 'Po návratu si moje žena všimla podobnosti mezi fotografií brány nad cestou do texaského ranče a silnicí vedoucí k dolu Nosek u Tuchlovic. Postupně vznikl soubor, který hledá tvarové a dějové

Travels with Charley: In Search of America (Steinbeck John)(Paperback)

An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light--these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had

In America (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-year-old son, Rudolf, the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, and a few

Latin America in Colonial Times (Restall Matthew)(Paperback)

Latin America in Colonial Times is a concise history of Latin America from the era of the Aztecs and Incas to the age of Napoleon and Bolivar, written in a lively style in order to sustain the interest of students and general readers in the main themes and events of colonial Latin American

In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior (Escobar Samuel)(Paperback)

Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019 -- International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR)Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence and

Trumplandia: Populist Nationalism in America (Dianu Tiberiu)(Pevná vazba)

Trumplandia: Populist Nationalism in America is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever under the presidency of Donald Trump. Some pundits predict that if things don't change another civil war could occur. Have

Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America (Auchmutey Jim)(Paperback)

Barbecue: It's America in a mouthful. The story of barbecue touches almost every aspect of our history. It involves indigenous culture, the colonial era, slavery, the Civil War, the settling of the West, the coming of immigrants, the Great Migration, the rise of the automobile, the expansion of

Religious Intolerance in America, Second Edition: A Documentary History (Corrigan John)(Paperback)

The story of religion in America is one of unparalleled diversity and protection of the religious rights of individuals. But that story is a muddied one. This new and expanded edition of a classroom favorite tells a jolting history--illuminated by historical texts, pictures, songs, cartoons,

Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (Johnson Charles)(Paperback)

A riveting narrative history of America, from the 1607 landing in Jamestown to the brink of the Civil War, Africans in America tells the shared history of Africans and Europeans as seen through the lens of slavery. It is told from the point of view of the Africans who arrived in shackles and

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Abdurraqib Hanif)(Pevná vazba)

A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain'Whether heralding unsung entertainers or reexamining legends, Hanif Abdurraqib weaves together gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black

The America Ground, Hastings (Peak Steve)(Paperback)

In the nineteenth century the 'America Ground' played a key role in the expansion of Hastings. Appearing to to be lie outside the town boundary, residents and businesses there had no taxes to pay. The freedom from local authority rules created a libertarian atmosphere, and one of the names the

Voting in America [3 volumes](Pevná vazba)

The three volumes of 'Voting in America' offer the most comprehensive, authoritative, and useful account of all aspects of voting in America ever assembled. This set surveys the legal foundations, historical development, and geographic diversity of voting practices at all levels of government in

A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (McPherson Alan)(Paperback)

A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day. Engages in debates about the economic, military,

Captain America: Winter In America (Coates Ta-Nehisi)(Paperback / softback)

Angels in America (new edition) (Kushner Tony)(Paperback / softback)

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (Kushner Tony)(Paperback)

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for DramaAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes includes Part One, Millennium Approaches and Part Two, Perestroika 'Glorious. A monumental, subversive, altogether remarkable masterwork...Details of specific catastrophes may have changed since this

Too Many Times: How to End Gun Violence in a Divided America (Melville House)(Paperback)

A complete guide to the origins and everday experience of gun violence in America--and a series of solutions to put a stop to its destruction once and for all. Gun violence is a problem with many faces, but seemingly no solution. From mass shootings to deadly domestic abuse to police officers

The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other (Todorov Tzvetan)(Paperback)

The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of the Spaniards' conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the

Hledání Ameriky

Kanadsko-francouzská kultura prošla v posledním půlstoletí pozoruhodným, bouřlivým vývojem snad ve všech oblastech: malířství, architektuře, filmu, divadle. Platí to i o literatuře, zejména od 60. let 20. století, pro něž se v historiografii ujalo označení 'klidná revoluce'

Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America (Ryan Jeff)(Paperback)

The definitive story of the rise of Nintendo.In 1981, Nintendo of America was a one-year-old business already on the brink of failure. Its president, Mino Arakawa, was stuck with two thousand unsold arcade cabinets for a dud of a game (Radar Scope). So he hatched a plan.Back in Japan, a boyish,

The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth (Henning Kristin)(Pevná vazba)

A brilliant analysis of the foundations of racist policing in America: the day-to-day brutalities, largely hidden from public view, endured by Black youth growing up under constant police surveillance and the persistent threat of physical and psychological abuse 'Storytelling that can make people

Inconvenient Indian - A Curious Account of Native People in North America

The Immigrant-Food Nexus: Borders, Labor, and Identity in North America (Agyeman Julian)(Paperback)

The intersection of food and immigration in North America, from the macroscale of national policy to the microscale of immigrants' lived, daily foodways.This volume considers the intersection of food and immigration at both the macroscale of national policy and the microscale of immigrant

Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America (McCall Nathan)(Paperback)

One of our most visceral and important memoirs on race in America, this is the story of Nathan McCall, who began life as a smart kid in a close, protective family in a black working-class neighborhood. Yet by the age of fifteen, McCall was packing a gun and embarking on a criminal career that five