Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1534
Book Description
UNDOC, Current Index
Author: IWGIA
Author: Jens DahlPublisher: IWGIA
ISBN: 8791563526
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Traces the founding of IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous People) in 1968 and its subsequent development into a professional organization concerned with human rights activities, empowerment projects, publishing and information dissemination, etc.
Women of Power
Author: Torild SkardPublisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1447316371
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why women in 53 countries rose to the top in the years since World War II. Packed with fascinating case studies detailing the rise to power of all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, the motives, achievements and life stories of the female top leaders, including findings from interviews carried out by the author, provide a nuanced picture of women in power. The book will have wide international appeal to students, academics, government officials, women’s rights activists and political activists, as well as anyone interested in international affairs, politics, social issues, gender and equality.
The Art Salon in the Arab Region
Author: Monique BellanPublisher: Ergon
ISBN: 9783956505270
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
This volume discusses the emergence and role of the art salon in the Arab region in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. Institutional forms of exhibiting and teaching art emerged in the Middle East and North Africa in late colonial and early post-colonial contexts. The book examines how the salon had an impact on the formation of taste and on debates on art, and discusses the transfers and cultural interactions between the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Following the institutional model of the Paris salons, art salons emerged in Algiers, Tunis and Cairo starting in the late 1880s. In Beirut, the salon tradition reached its peak only after independence in the mid-twentieth century. Baghdad never had a formal salon, but alternative spaces and exhibition formats developed in Iraq from the late 1940s onwards. As in Paris, the salons in the region often defined the criteria of artistic production and public taste. The impact of the salon also lay in its ability to convey particular values, attitudes and aspirations. At the same time, the values and attitudes promoted by the salon as well as the salon itself were often subject to debate, which led to the creation of counter-salons or alternative exhibition practices. The art salon helps us to understand changes in the art systems of these countries, including the development of art schools, exhibition spaces and artist societies, and gives insight into the power dynamics at play. It also highlights networks and circulations between the Arab region and Europe.
A European Television History
Author: Jonathan BignellPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405163408
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
European Television History brings together television historians and media scholars to chart the development of television in Europe since its inception. The volume interrogates the history of the medium in divergent political, economic, cultural and ideological national contexts Taking a comparative approach to the topic, the volume is organized around a set of common questions, themes, and methodological reflections Deals with European television in the context of television historiography and transnational traditions Case study chapters written by scholars from different European countries to reflect their specific areas of expertise
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, 3-Volume Set
Author: Lynne WarrenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135205361
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 1823
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography explores the vast international scope of twentieth-century photography and explains that history with a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary manner. This unique approach covers the aesthetic history of photography as an evolving art and documentary form, while also recognizing it as a developing technology and cultural force. This Encyclopedia presents the important developments, movements, photographers, photographic institutions, and theoretical aspects of the field along with information about equipment, techniques, and practical applications of photography. To bring this history alive for the reader, the set is illustrated in black and white throughout, and each volume contains a color plate section. A useful glossary of terms is also included.
Women in Dada
Author: Naomi Sawelson-GorsePublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262692601
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
his book is the first to make the case that women's changing role in European and American society was critical to Dada.
Performance
Author: RoseLee GoldbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9780500282199
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
An exploration of visual culture and live performance art by the organizer of the "Six Evenings of Performance" exhibit considers the work of such contributors as Yves Klein, Gilbert & George, and others, in a study that also considers the form's pervasiveness in popular culture and politics. Reprint.
The Social Forum
Author: Byproduct
Author: Marisa JahnPublisher: Yyz Books
ISBN: 9780920397510
Category : Art and society
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Conceptualized with Joseph del Pesco, byproduct surveys nine contemporary artist's projects whose artfulness lies in building micro-worlds within other non-artworld systems