Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941-1960 (Black Liza)(Pevná vazba)

Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941-1960 (Black Liza)(Pevná vazba)

Standing at the intersection of Native history, labor, and representation, Picturing Indians presents a vivid portrait of the complicated experiences of Native actors on the sets of midcentury Hollywood Westerns. This behind-the-scenes look at costuming, makeup, contract negotiations, and union

Aberdeen: Picturing Scotland - In and around the Granite City (Nutt Colin)(Pevná vazba)

Indians in Kenya: The Politics of Diaspora (Aiyar Sana)(Pevná vazba)

Working as merchants, skilled tradesmen, clerks, lawyers, and journalists, Indians formed the economic and administrative middle class in colonial Kenya. In general, they were wealthier than Africans, but were denied the political and economic privileges that Europeans enjoyed. Moreover, despite

Picturing War in France, 1792-1856 (Hornstein Katie)(Pevná vazba)

This fascinating study looks at representations of contemporary warfare in postrevolutionary France and explores the important role these immensely popular images played in reshaping understandings of conflict and national

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories (Parmal Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Made by Americans of European, African, Native and Hispanic heritage, these quilts and bedcovers range from family heirlooms to acts of political protest, each with its own story to tellA mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil

Native Americans of New England (Strobel Christoph)(Pevná vazba)

This work is a comprehensive and region-wide synthesis of the history of the indigenous peoples of the northeastern corner of what is now the United States--New England--which includes the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Native Americans of New

Through My Eyes (Bridges Ruby)(Pevná vazba)

In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history

Picturing Quantum Processes (Coecke Bob)(Pevná vazba)

The unique features of the quantum world are explained in this book through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method for presenting complex theories. Requiring only basic mathematical literacy, this book employs a unique formalism that builds an intuitive understanding of

Beyond Hashtags: Racial Politics and Black Digital Networks (Florini Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

How black Americans use digital networks to organize and cultivate solidarity Unrest gripped Ferguson, Missouri, after Mike Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. Many black Americans turned to their digital and social media networks to

Asian America (Dhingra Pawan)(Pevná vazba)

Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority population in the country. Moreover, they provide a unique lens on the wider experiences of immigrants and minorities in the United States, both historically and today. Pawan Dhingra and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez's acclaimed introduction to

P-51 Mustang, Vol. 1: North American's Mk. I, A, B, and C Models in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Siberian Haiku (Vile Jurga)(Pevná vazba)

An intense, touching, and informative glimpse into life in exile One morning in June 1941, a quiet village in Central Lithuania is shaken out of its slumber by the sudden arrival of the Soviet Army. Eight-year-old Algiukas awakes to the sound of Russian soldiers pounding on the door. His family is

India as a Pioneer of Innovation (Singh Harbir)(Pevná vazba)

What does innovation mean to and in India? What are the predominant sites of activity where Indians innovate, and under what situations do they work or fail? This book addresses these all-important questions arising within diverse Indian contexts: informal economy, low-cost settings, large business

C.F.A. Voysey(Pevná vazba)

C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941) advocated honest and thoughtful design, believed in high standards of craftsmanship, and encouraged the use of only the finest materials. His simple, elegant work--often enhanced by highly symbolic decoration--was considered revolutionary in his time and continues to

Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork (Kahr Joan)(Pevná vazba)

A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and work with scholarly text and photographs. Lyrical gates, doors, and tables,

Urban Apologetics: Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel (Mason Eric)(Pevná vazba)

African-Americans have long confronted the challenge of dignity destruction caused by white supremacy. While many have found meaning and restoration of dignity in the black church, others have found it in ethnocentric socioreligious groups and philosophies. These ideologies have grown and developed

William Claxton. Jazzlife (Berendt Joachim E.)(Pevná vazba)

In 1960, photographer William Claxton and noted musicologist Joachim Berendt traveled the United States hot on the trail of jazz. Through music halls and marching bands, side streets and subways, they sought to document this living, breathing, beating musical phenomenon that enraptured America

Marie Tomanova: New York New York (Tomanova Marie)(Pevná vazba)

Vibrant portraits of a new generation of Americans in the throes of cultural transformationNew York-based Czech photographer Marie Tomanova (born 1984) follows her 2019 book Young American with a second volume of color portraits of the noughties generation in New York City, paying particular

GI Stories: 1942-1945 (Enjames Henri-Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Among the many Americans who fought to liberate Europe in 1944, some arrived on the battlefield with no combat experience while others were already veterans of the North African and Italian campaigns. This book traces the career of fifty soldiers, who, during the conflict held a variety of

Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Butterfield Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English

Cycle Of Violence (Perry Grayson)(Pevná vazba)

Since winning the Turner Prize in 2003, the celebrated transvestite potter Grayson Perry (born 1960) has become something of a national institution in the U.K. In 1992, some while before he became known, Atlas Press published Perry's sole graphic novel, Cycle of Violence, the nightmarish tale of a

Rangers In The Black & White Era (Finan Steve)(Pevná vazba)

Celtic In The Black & White Era (Finan Steve)(Pevná vazba)

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black (Sedgwick Marcus)(Pevná vazba)