Author: Peter F. Alexander
Publisher: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This first full biography of South African novelist Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country, is based on exclusive access to unpublished manuscripts, love letters, and diary extracts. It paints a complex and color portrait of a passionate man and of life in South Africa, with a fascinating history of the rise, and fight against, apartheid. Photos.
Peter Alexander
Author: Peter Alexander
Publisher: Hudson Hills
ISBN: 9780917493287
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This is the first book on a quintessential California artist who for over three decades has been an active force in shaping the art and culture of the West, from cast-resin sculpture, through sunset, ocean and airport images, to recent Las Vegas paintings.
Publisher: Hudson Hills
ISBN: 9780917493287
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
This is the first book on a quintessential California artist who for over three decades has been an active force in shaping the art and culture of the West, from cast-resin sculpture, through sunset, ocean and airport images, to recent Las Vegas paintings.
Alan Paton
Author: Peter F. Alexander
Publisher: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This first full biography of South African novelist Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country, is based on exclusive access to unpublished manuscripts, love letters, and diary extracts. It paints a complex and color portrait of a passionate man and of life in South Africa, with a fascinating history of the rise, and fight against, apartheid. Photos.
Publisher: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
This first full biography of South African novelist Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country, is based on exclusive access to unpublished manuscripts, love letters, and diary extracts. It paints a complex and color portrait of a passionate man and of life in South Africa, with a fascinating history of the rise, and fight against, apartheid. Photos.
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.
Author: Peter Green
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520071667
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520071667
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
This biography portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Writing for the general reader, the author provides gritty details on Alexander's darker side while providing a gripping tale of Alexander's career.
Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen
Author: Peter Alexander Meyers
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226522105
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
In this unique book, Peter Alexander Meyers leads us through the social processes by which shock incites terror, terror invites war, war invokes emergency, and emergency supports unchecked power. He then reveals how the domestic political culture created by the Cold War has driven these developments forward since 9/11, contending that our failure to acknowledge that this Cold War continues today is precisely what makes it so dangerous. With eloquence and urgency Meyers argues that the mantra of our time—“everything changed on 9/11!”—is false and pernicious. By contrast, Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen provides a novel account of long-term transformations in the citizen’s experience of war, the constitution of political powers, and public uses of communication, and from that firm historical basis explains how a convergence of these social facts became the pretext for unprecedented opportunism and irresponsibility after 9/11. Where others have observed that our rights are under attack, Meyers digs deeper and finds that today “government by the people” itself is at risk. Sparkling with historical and philosophical insight, this is a dramatic diagnosis of the American political scene that at once makes clear the new position of the citizen and the necessity for active citizenship if democracy is to endure.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226522105
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
In this unique book, Peter Alexander Meyers leads us through the social processes by which shock incites terror, terror invites war, war invokes emergency, and emergency supports unchecked power. He then reveals how the domestic political culture created by the Cold War has driven these developments forward since 9/11, contending that our failure to acknowledge that this Cold War continues today is precisely what makes it so dangerous. With eloquence and urgency Meyers argues that the mantra of our time—“everything changed on 9/11!”—is false and pernicious. By contrast, Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen provides a novel account of long-term transformations in the citizen’s experience of war, the constitution of political powers, and public uses of communication, and from that firm historical basis explains how a convergence of these social facts became the pretext for unprecedented opportunism and irresponsibility after 9/11. Where others have observed that our rights are under attack, Meyers digs deeper and finds that today “government by the people” itself is at risk. Sparkling with historical and philosophical insight, this is a dramatic diagnosis of the American political scene that at once makes clear the new position of the citizen and the necessity for active citizenship if democracy is to endure.
Peteralexander Celebrating 20 Years of Sleeping Around
Author: Peter Alexander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877096983
Category : Costume design
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
This sumptuously produced book, with stunning pictorial layout, covers Peter's rise from dyslexic slow learner, to one of the great success stories in Australia's fashion industry.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877096983
Category : Costume design
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
This sumptuously produced book, with stunning pictorial layout, covers Peter's rise from dyslexic slow learner, to one of the great success stories in Australia's fashion industry.
Insufficient Funds
Author: Peter C. Alexander
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1636613365
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Insufficient Funds: The Financial Life of Frank Lloyd Wright By Peter C. Alexander Dozens of books have been written about architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, aesthetic, and various design achievements; however, no one has looked at his business practices… until now. In this book, Peter Alexander focuses on the financial life of this American architectural genius after more than fifteen years of research. Wright was a spendthrift who earned a considerable fortune over his lifetime, but he was a man who never had sufficient funds to meet his expenses. Most often, his lack of financial stability was because he had an insatiable need to spend money on Japanese art, pianos, cars, and other assorted luxury items. The material in the book comes from a wide variety of sources, including conversations and anecdotes that have been included in the many published works about Mr. Wright’s life and legacy as well as verifiable and apocryphal stories shared by docents conducting house tours. The book is also informed by considerable original material, including archival records about Mr. Wright’s financial life and interviews of two of his grandchildren, his Spring Green, Wisconsin neighbors, former apprentices, students enrolled in the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and homeowners who worked with Wright to build their dream homes.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1636613365
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Insufficient Funds: The Financial Life of Frank Lloyd Wright By Peter C. Alexander Dozens of books have been written about architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, aesthetic, and various design achievements; however, no one has looked at his business practices… until now. In this book, Peter Alexander focuses on the financial life of this American architectural genius after more than fifteen years of research. Wright was a spendthrift who earned a considerable fortune over his lifetime, but he was a man who never had sufficient funds to meet his expenses. Most often, his lack of financial stability was because he had an insatiable need to spend money on Japanese art, pianos, cars, and other assorted luxury items. The material in the book comes from a wide variety of sources, including conversations and anecdotes that have been included in the many published works about Mr. Wright’s life and legacy as well as verifiable and apocryphal stories shared by docents conducting house tours. The book is also informed by considerable original material, including archival records about Mr. Wright’s financial life and interviews of two of his grandchildren, his Spring Green, Wisconsin neighbors, former apprentices, students enrolled in the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and homeowners who worked with Wright to build their dream homes.
How MIDI Works
Author: Peter L. Alexander
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780634020834
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A beginners guide to MIDI, sequencing & digital audio recording with chapter summaries and practice exams.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780634020834
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A beginners guide to MIDI, sequencing & digital audio recording with chapter summaries and practice exams.
Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid
Author: Peter Alexander
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
ISBN: 9780852557655
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This text provides a revision of South African labour history and makes a contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War II than was officially acknowledged. North America: Ohio U Press
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
ISBN: 9780852557655
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This text provides a revision of South African labour history and makes a contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War II than was officially acknowledged. North America: Ohio U Press
The Gunsmith of Grenville County
Author: Peter A. Alexander
Publisher: Texarkana, TX : Scurlock Pub.
ISBN: 9781880655146
Category : Gunsmithing
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The most extensive how-to book on building longrifles ever published. Peter Alexander takes you through every step of building your own longrifle, from shop set-up and tools to engraving, carving and finishing.
Publisher: Texarkana, TX : Scurlock Pub.
ISBN: 9781880655146
Category : Gunsmithing
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The most extensive how-to book on building longrifles ever published. Peter Alexander takes you through every step of building your own longrifle, from shop set-up and tools to engraving, carving and finishing.
Alexander to Actium
Author: Peter Green
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520083493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
A meticulous analysis of Hellenistic culture spanning three centuries, from the death of Alexander the Great in 325 B.C. Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development in this colorful, complex period that will fascinate all readers. 217 illustrations, 30 maps.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520083493
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
A meticulous analysis of Hellenistic culture spanning three centuries, from the death of Alexander the Great in 325 B.C. Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development in this colorful, complex period that will fascinate all readers. 217 illustrations, 30 maps.