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Author : Whitney Museum of American Art
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book An American Legacy, a Gift to New York written by Whitney Museum of American Art and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Loren Katz
Publisher : Atheneum Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Black Legacy written by William Loren Katz and published by Atheneum Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes famous Black leaders and cultural movements in New York City from its days as a Dutch colony to the 1990s.
Author : David J. Garrow
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504038924
Total Pages : 1040 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book MLK: An American Legacy written by David J. Garrow and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three meticulously researched works—including Pulitzer Prize winner Bearing the Cross—spanning the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. This collection from professor and historian David J. Garrow provides a multidimensional and fascinating portrait of Martin Luther King Jr., and his mission to upend deeply entrenched prejudices in society, and enact legal change that would achieve equality for African Americans one hundred years after their emancipation from slavery. Bearing the Cross traces King’s evolution from the young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott in Montgomery to the inspirational leader of America’s civil rights movement, focusing on King’s crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Garrow captures King’s charisma, his moral obligation to lead a nonviolent crusade against racism and inequality—and the toll this calling took on his life. Garrow delves deeper into one of the civil rights movement’s most decisive moments in Protest at Selma. These demonstrations led to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 that, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remains a key aspect of King’s legacy. Garrow analyzes King’s political strategy and understanding of how media coverage—especially reports of white violence against peaceful African American protestors—elicited sympathy for the cause. King’s fierce determination to overturn the status quo of racial relations antagonized FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. follows Hoover’s personal obsession to destroy the civil rights leader. In an unprecedented abuse of governmental power, Hoover led one of the most invasive surveillance operations in American history, desperately trying to mar King’s image. As a collection, these utterly engrossing books are a key to understanding King’s inner life, his public persona, and his legacy, and are a testament to his impact in forcing America to confront intolerance and bigotry at a critical time in the nation’s history.
Author : C. David Heymann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416546383
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book American Legacy written by C. David Heymann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-07-10 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment of their births, John and Caroline Kennedy occupied a central position in what is generally regarded as the most famous family in the United States, if not the world. Even as young children growing up in the White House, their most subtle gestures and actions made headlines.... Yet until now they have not been the subject of a dual biography. In that sense, this volume represents a first. In American Legacy, #1 New York Times bestselling author C. David Heymann draws upon a voluminous archive of personal interviews to present a telling portrait of John and Caroline Kennedy. A longtime biographer of various members of the Kennedy clan, including Jackie and Robert Kennedy, Heymann covers John's and Caroline's childhood in the White House, the dark aftermath of their father's assassination, their uneasy adolescence, and the many challenges they faced as adults, all under the glaring eye of the media. He reveals John's and Caroline's loving but at times trying relationship with their larger-than-life mother, as well as Jackie's own emotional struggles, romantic relationships, and financial concerns following JFK's death. Other revelations brought to light for the first time in American Legacy include the assassination attempt made on Jackie just before she gave birth to John; JFK Jr.'s romantic escapades prior to marrying Carolyn Bessette and accounts of the predominantly happy marriage they shared despite criticisms from questionable sources; the shocking report of the autopsy performed on John following the tragic plane crash that killed him, Carolyn, and her sister Lauren; Caroline's rise to become one of the wealthiest women in America and her life now as the sole keeper of her family's magnificently complex legacy. Utterly compelling and full of new and fascinating details, American Legacy overturns much of what we thought we knew about two of the most talked-about members of the Kennedy family.
Author : Thomas Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199741727
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book John Calvin's American Legacy written by Thomas Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though his influence on American society has often been forgotten or misunderstood, John Calvin played a formative role in the traditions of almost every sector of American life. This wide-ranging study, comprising twelve essays, shows for the first time the extraordinary extent to which Calvinist thoughts and practices are woven into the fabric of American society, theology, and letters, from the colonial period to the twenty-first century. John Calvin's American Legacy examines the economics of the Colonial period, Calvin's effect on American identity, and the evidence for Calvin's influence on American democracy. The book next addresses Calvin's critical role in American theology, inspecting the relationship between Jonathan Edwards's and Calvin's church practices, the diverse views on the Calvinist theological tradition in the nineteenth century, the ways in which Calvin was understood in the historiography of Williston Walker and Perry Miller, and Calvin's influence on twentieth-century theologies. Finally, the book explores Calvinism's influence on American literature, examining the work of such writers as Samson Occom, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Max Weber, Mark Twain, John Updike, and Marilynne Robinson. This important book is the first to introduces readers to the breadth and depth of Calvin's influence along the spectrum of American thought and society, from the 18th century to modern times.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book New York written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sybille Bedford
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178270
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Legacy written by Sybille Bedford and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two vastly different families—one Jewish, one Catholic—are joined in marriage in this “witty, elegant, and uproariously funny” historical drama set in pre-war Europe (Evelyn Waugh). “Partly ironic, partly nostalgic, A Legacy calls to mind other novels that portray the zenith and decline of an ostentatious old order.” —The Wall Street Journal A Legacy is the tale of two very different families, the Merzes and the Feldens. The Jewish Merzes are longstanding members of Berlin’s haute bourgeoisie who count a friend of Goethe among their distinguished ancestors. Not that this proud legacy means much of anything to them anymore. Secure in their huge town house, they devote themselves to little more than enjoying their comforts and ensuring their wealth. The Feldens are landed aristocracy, well off but not rich, from Germany’s Catholic south. After Julius von Felden marries Melanie Merz the fortunes of the two families will be strangely, indeed fatally, entwined. Set during the run-up to World War I, a time of weirdly mingled complacency and angst, A Legacy is captivating, magnificently funny, and profound, an unforgettable image of a doomed way of life.
Author : Jay DeFeo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520233557
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Jay DeFeo and The Rose written by Jay DeFeo and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely has an artist been so closely associated with a single work as is Jay DeFeo with her painting "The Rose". In this major study of "The Rose" in particular and of Jay DeFeo in general, 11 art and cultural historians and writers unfold the story of the creation and rescue of her masterpiece.
Author : Evan T. Pritchard
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641603895
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (416 download)
Download or read book Native New Yorkers written by Evan T. Pritchard and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be stewards of the earth, not owners: this was the way of the Lenape. Considering themselves sacred land keepers, they walked gently; they preserved the world they inhabited. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources, interviews with living Algonquin elders, and first-hand explorations of the ancient trails, burial grounds, and sacred sites, Native New Yorkers offers a rare glimpse into the civilization that served as the blueprint for modern New York. A fascinating history, supplemented with maps, timelines, and a glossary of Algonquin words, this book is an important and timely celebration of a forgotten people.
Author : Kazimir Severinovich Malevich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783791345826
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)
Download or read book Malevich and the American Legacy written by Kazimir Severinovich Malevich and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensively illustrated volume examines the work of the Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich and his influence on American art. Malevich, one of the pioneers of non-objective art, developed Suprematism as an art of pure form. He envisioned his paintings as geometry stripped of any attachment to the representation of real objects--an elemental alphabet of a pictorial language. A key figure in the early Soviet avant-garde, he was severely criticized during the Stalin era but embraced by the West in the postwar era. This book brings together a selection of Malevich's most important works with ones by modern and contemporary American artists whose work is shaped by Malevich's legacy, including Carl Andre, John Baldessari, Alexander Calder, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, Ed Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Frank Stella, James Turrell, and Cy Twombly. Essays by leading scholars and interviews with key postwar artists make this volume essential documentation of the history of twentieth century abstraction.
Author : C. David Heymann
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743497392
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)
Download or read book American Legacy written by C. David Heymann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dual portrait of JFK, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy draws on personal interviews to discuss such topics as the assassination attempt on Jackie Kennedy while she was giving birth, Caroline's reclusive lifestyle, and the unsettling results of John's and his wife's autopsies.
Author : J. Donald Ragsdale
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443803928
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book American Museums and the Persuasive Impulse written by J. Donald Ragsdale and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Museums and the Persuasive Impulse, Professor Ragsdale assesses American museums as means of visual persuasion. He demonstrates that museums, their contents, and their manners of display are as capable of influencing visitors as speeches or advertisements and that an awareness of their social influence provides an insight into the cultural roles of museums. The book considers a diverse array of museums ranging from such national cultural icons as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute to such city museums as the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, and includes separate chapters on museums devoted to modern and contemporary art and to the specialized collections of individual connoisseurs. In addition to these primarily art museums, Professor Ragsdale assesses museums devoted to collections, such as the National Air and Space Museum, and to commemoration and remembrance, such as the National World War II Museum and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. American Museums and the Persuasive Impulse makes an important contribution to the theory of persuasion and to visual communication, art history, and museology. It utilizes a theory of visual signs based on the semiotic theory of C. S. Peirce. In so doing, it demonstrates that museum buildings, the art and other objects contained within them, and the spaces used for display may all be thought of in terms of means of social influence.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Legacy written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Whitney Museum of American Art
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030021183X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Whitney Museum of American Art written by Whitney Museum of American Art and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting guide to, and celebration of, the Whitney Museum and its outstanding collection of American art This all-new handbook, a fresh look at the Whitney Museum of American Art's collection, highlights the museum's extraordinary holdings and its fascinating history. Featuring iconic pieces by artists such as Calder, Hopper, Johns, O'Keeffe, and Warhol--as well as numerous works by under-recognized individuals--this is not only a guide to the Whitney's collection, but also a remarkable primer on modern and contemporary American art. Beautifully illustrated with abundant new photography, the book pairs scholarly entries on 350 artists with images of some of their most significant works. The museum's history and the evolution of its collection, including the Whitney's important distinction as one of the few American museums founded by an artist, and the notion of "American" in relation to the collection, are covered in two short essays. Published to coincide with the Whitney's highly anticipated move to a new facility in downtown New York in the spring of 2015, this book celebrates the museum's storied past and vibrant present as it looks ahead to its future.
Author : Ralph Young
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479819832
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Dissent written by Ralph Young and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States, focusing on those who, from colonial times to the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time, responding to what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. --Publisher's description.
Author : Roberto J. González
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029277897X
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Zapotec Science written by Roberto J. González and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2003 — Julian Steward Award – Anthropology & Environment Section, American Anthropological Association 2002 — A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book How Zapotec agricultural and dietary theories and practices constitute a valid local science. Zapotec farmers in the northern sierra of Oaxaca, Mexico, are highly successful in providing their families with abundant, nutritious food in an ecologically sustainable fashion, although the premises that guide their agricultural practices would be considered erroneous by the standards of most agronomists and botanists in the United States and Europe. In this book, Roberto González convincingly argues that in fact Zapotec agricultural and dietary theories and practices constitute a valid local science, which has had a reciprocally beneficial relationship with European and United States farming and food systems since the sixteenth century. González bases his analysis upon direct participant observation in the farms and fields of a Zapotec village. By using the ethnographic fieldwork approach, he is able to describe and analyze the rich meanings that campesino families attach to their crops, lands, and animals. González also reviews the history of maize, sugarcane, and coffee cultivation in the Zapotec region to show how campesino farmers have intelligently and scientifically adapted their farming practices to local conditions over the course of centuries. By setting his ethnographic study of the Talea de Castro community within a historical world systems perspective, he also skillfully weighs the local impact of national and global currents ranging from Spanish colonialism to the 1910 Mexican Revolution to NAFTA. At the same time, he shows how, at the turn of the twenty-first century, the sustainable practices of "traditional" subsistence agriculture are beginning to replace the failed, unsustainable techniques of modern industrial farming in some parts of the United States and Europe.
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Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
