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Author: Patricia Trenton Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520202030 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 324
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A rich compendium of Western art by women, this book also contains essays which examine the many economic, social, and political forces that have shaped the art over years of pivotal change. The women profiled played an important role in gaining the acceptance of women as men's peers in artistic communities. Their independent spirit resonates in studios and galleries throughout the country today. Photos.
Author: Patricia Trenton Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520202030 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 324
Book Description
A rich compendium of Western art by women, this book also contains essays which examine the many economic, social, and political forces that have shaped the art over years of pivotal change. The women profiled played an important role in gaining the acceptance of women as men's peers in artistic communities. Their independent spirit resonates in studios and galleries throughout the country today. Photos.
Author: Polly Schoyer Brooks Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780395981399 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 196
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A biography of the twelfth-century queen, first of France, then of England, who was the wife of Henry II and mother of several notable sons, including Richard the Lionhearted.
Author: Syngman Rhee Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824823498 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 330
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Syngman Rhee (Yi Sûng-man, 1875-1965) is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in modern Korean history. He emerged as the dominant leader in Korea's nationalist struggle against Japan and served as the first president of the Republic of Korea from 1948 through 1960. Rhee's political career as founder and president, however, was not without controversy. While some hailed him as "the George Washington of Korea," others regarded Rhee as "a little Chiang Kai-shek." This first English translation of Rhee's magnum opus, The Spirit of Independence (Tongnip chôngsin), provides readers with an essential key to understanding the breadth and depth of Rhee's thought at a critical juncture in his life and his country's history.
Author: FIC014000 Publisher: Namaskar Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 223
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Step into the chaos of World War I through the eyes of a singular character in Romain Rolland's profound work, "Clerambault: The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War." This novel paints a vivid portrait of a man navigating the trials of war while grappling with the complexities of life, love, and ideology. As the war rages on, Clerambault's journey becomes a powerful exploration of individuality against the backdrop of conflict. What does it mean to remain true to oneself in a world that demands conformity and sacrifice? Rolland masterfully captures the turmoil and transformation of society, reflecting on the moral dilemmas faced by those who seek to maintain their integrity amidst the madness. Through Clerambault’s struggles, readers are invited to ponder the true cost of independence. Are you ready to witness the resilience of the human spirit? Dive into "Clerambault" and experience the profound impact of one man's journey during one of history's darkest times! This novel is more than a tale of war; it’s a meditation on the values of courage, autonomy, and the quest for meaning in turbulent times. Rolland’s narrative encourages readers to reflect on their own convictions. Will you join Clerambault on this transformative journey? Don’t miss the chance to explore the depths of an independent spirit; grab your copy of "Clerambault" today!
Author: Halldor Laxness Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307486265 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 513
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From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. • "A strange story, vibrant and alive…. There is a rare beauty in its telling." —Atlantic Monthly If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to free himself is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic. Having spent eighteen years in humiliating servitude, Bjartur wants nothing more than to raise his flocks unbeholden to any man. But Bjartur's spirited daughter wants to live unbeholden to him. What ensues is a battle of wills that is by turns harsh and touching, elemental in its emotional intensity and intimate in its homely detail. Vast in scope and deeply rewarding, Independent People is a masterpiece.
Author: Ila Bussidor Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press ISBN: 0887553486 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 191
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For over 1500 years, the Sayisi Dene, 'The Dene from the East', led an independent life, following the caribou herds and having little contact with white society. In 1956, an arbitrary government decision to relocate them catapulted the Sayisi Dene into the 20th century. It replaced their traditional nomadic life of hunting and fishing with a slum settlement on the outskirts of Churchill, Manitoba. Inadequately housed, without jobs, unfamiliar with the language or the culture, their independence and self-determination deteriorated into a tragic cycle of discrimination, poverty, alcoholism and violent death. By the early 1970s, the band realized they had to take their future into their own hands again. After searching for a suitable location, they set up a new community at Tadoule Lake, 250 miles north of Churchill. Today they run their own health, education and community programs. But the scars of the relocation will take years to heal, and Tadoule Lake is grappling with the problems of a people whose ties to the land, and to one another, have been tragically severed. In Night Spirits, the survivors, including those who were children at the time of the move, as well as the few remaining elders, recount their stories. They offer a stark and brutally honest account of the near-destruction of the Sayisi Dene, and their struggle to reclaim their lives. It is a dark story, told in hope.
Author: Michael Z. Newman Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231513526 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 421
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America's independent films often seem to defy classification. Their strategies of storytelling and representation range from raw, no-budget projects to more polished releases of Hollywood's "specialty" divisions. Yet understanding American indies involves more than just considering films. Filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors, festivals, critics, and audiences all shape the art's identity, which is always understood in relation to the Hollywood mainstream. By locating the American indie film in the historical context of the "Sundance-Miramax" era (the mid-1980s to the end of the 2000s), Michael Z. Newman considers indie cinema as an alternative American film culture. His work isolates patterns of character and realism, formal play, and oppositionality and the functions of the festivals, art houses, and critical media promoting them. He also accounts for the power of audiences to identify indie films in distinction to mainstream Hollywood and to seek socially emblematic characters and playful form in their narratives. Analyzing films such as Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996), Lost in Translation (2003), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Juno (2007), along with the work of Nicole Holofcener, Jim Jarmusch, John Sayles, Steven Soderbergh, and the Coen brothers, Newman investigates the conventions that cast indies as culturally legitimate works of art. He binds these diverse works together within a cluster of distinct viewing strategies and invites a reevaluation of the difference of independent cinema and its relationship to class and taste culture.
Author: Betty Goerke Publisher: Heyday ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 348
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A rare biography of a California Indian leader that weaves together the story of a legendary figure. It's a little known fact that the San Francisco Bay Area's Marin County is named after a Coast Miwok chief who achieved notoriety for defying Spanish authority over his people. Anthropologist and archaeologist Betty Goerke has pieced together a portrait of the life of this Native American leader, using mission records, ethnographies, explorers' and missionaries' diaries and correspondence, and other material.
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Author: Halldor Laxness
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Author: Michael Z. Newman
Author: Betty Goerke