Author: Jessica Joyce Christie Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 0292782624 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 353
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Maya "palaces" have intrigued students of this ancient Mesoamerican culture since the early twentieth century, when scholars first applied the term "palace" to multi-room, gallery-like buildings set on low platforms in the centers of Maya cities. Who lived in these palaces? What types of ceremonial and residential activities took place there? How do the physical forms and spatial arrangement of the buildings embody Maya concepts of social organization and cosmology? This book brings together state-of-the-art data and analysis regarding the occupants, ritual and residential uses, and social and cosmological meanings of Maya palaces and elite residences. A multidisciplinary team of senior researchers reports on sites in Belize (Blue Creek), Western Honduras (Copan), the Peten (Tikal, Dos Pilas, Aguateca), and the Yucatan (Uxmal, Chichen-Itza, Dzibilchaltun, Yaxuna). Archaeologist contributors discuss the form of palace buildings and associated artifacts, their location within the city, and how some palaces related to landscape features. Their approach is complemented by art historical analyses of architectural sculpture, epigraphy, and ethnography. Jessica Joyce Christie concludes the volume by identifying patterns and commonalties that apply not only to the cited examples, but also to Maya architecture in general.
Author: Arthur Andrew Demarest Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press ISBN: 9780826514431 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 240
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Then, based on the project's findings, Demarest presents interpretive reconstructions of the linked histories of the Pasion River kingdoms and correlates these interpretations with the variable evidence and culture-histories of other regions of the Classic Maya lowlands. He points out that only through linking such accurate regional culture-histories can we begin to understand the eighth- through tenth-century changes in Classic Maya civilization. The volume describes how the Petexbatun project addressed this challenge in its research design, structure, and large, multicentered zone of study. Building on the previous twenty years of Harvard research in adjacent zones, the Vanderbilt projects succeeded in reconstructing events and processes throughout the Pasion River Valley, the largest single inland trade route of the ancient Maya world.
Author: Juan Flores Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135927596 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 248
Book Description
In TheDiaspora Strikes Back the eminent ethnic and cultural studies scholar Juan Flores flips the process on its head: what happens to the home country when it is being constantly fed by emigrants returning from abroad? He looks at how 'Nuyoricans' (Puerto Rican New Yorkers) have transformed the home country, introducing hip hop and modern New York culture to the Caribbean island. While he focuses on New York and Mayaguez (in Puerto Rico), the model is broadly applicable. Indians introducing contemporary British culture to India; New York Dominicans bringing slices of New York culture back to the Dominican Republic; Mexicans bringing LA culture (from fast food to heavy metal) back to Guadalajara and Monterrey. This ongoing process is both massive and global, and Flores' novel account will command a significant audience across disciplines.
Author: Dan Cockerell Publisher: Morgan James Publishing ISBN: 1631958089 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino explica cómo liderarse a sí mismo y a un equipo/organización mediante historias de relevancia y ejemplos prácticos de la trayectoria a través del liderazgo que Dan Cockerell llevó en Disney durante 26 años. Dan Cockerell comenzó su trayectoria en Disney como asistente de estacionamiento. Durante los siguientes 26 años, y tras 19 empleos diferentes, se convirtió en el vicepresidente del parque temático más grande del mundo: El Parque del Reino de la Magia. Durante su carrera en Disney, Dan aprendió muchas lecciones de vida y liderazgo, enseñanzas que comparte en Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino. En sus páginas, Dan explica cómo liderarse a sí mismo y cómo liderar un equipo y una organización haciendo uso de historias relevantes y ejemplos prácticos de su viaje de 26 años a través de su liderazgo en Disney. Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino ayuda a preparar líderes de equipo al enseñarles cómo: Rodearse de las personas adecuadas Construir relaciones de confianza Establecer expectativas claras Y proporcionar retroalimentación periódica, positiva y crítica.
Author: Angeles Ezama Gil Publisher: Universidad de Zaragoza ISBN: 8415538235 Category : Spanish literature Languages : es Pages : 758
Book Description
La referencia goyesca que da título al libro supone un retrato académico y personal del profesor Leonardo Romero, a quien un grupo de colegas y discípulos ofrece esta colección de estudios: compromiso con la investigación filológica y la transmisión del saber de forma permanente. Las aportaciones reunidas abordan líneas de trabajo que él ha seguido con excelencia: para empezar, el siglo XIX, con atención prioritaria al romanticismo y a la novela realista; pero también, a la historiografía de la literatura, los epistolarios y las literaturas del yo, y las relaciones entre lo literario y las artes visuales.
Author: Nicolae Sfetcu Publisher: Nicolae Sfetcu ISBN: Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 6042
Book Description
A guide for music: compositions, events, forms, genres, groups, history, industry, instruments, language, live music, musicians, songs, musicology, techniques, terminology , theory, music video. Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The traditional or classical European aspects of music often listed are those elements given primacy in European-influenced classical music: melody, harmony, rhythm, tone color/timbre, and form. A more comprehensive list is given by stating the aspects of sound: pitch, timbre, loudness, and duration. Common terms used to discuss particular pieces include melody, which is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord, which is a simultaneity of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord progression, which is a succession of chords (simultaneity succession); harmony, which is the relationship between two or more pitches; counterpoint, which is the simultaneity and organization of different melodies; and rhythm, which is the organization of the durational aspects of music.
Author: Jesús Astigarraga Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004442898 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 340
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The book offers an account of the economic institutions of eighteenth century Spain, analysing their fundamental role in spreading European Enlightenment culture and in the political unification and articulation of the Spanish monarchy.
Author: Christina T. Halperin Publisher: University of Texas Press ISBN: 0292709870 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 410
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Rather than view the contours of Late Classic Maya social life solely from towering temple pyramids or elite sculptural forms, this book considers a suite of small anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and supernatural figurative remains excavated from household refuse deposits. Maya Figurines examines these often neglected objects and uses them to draw out relationships between the Maya state and its subjects. These figurines provide a unique perspective for understanding Maya social and political relations; Christina T. Halperin argues that state politics work on the microscale of everyday routines, localized rituals, and small-scale representations. Her comprehensive study brings together archeology, anthropology, and art history with theories of material culture, performance, political economy, ritual humor, and mimesis to make a fascinating case for the role politics plays in daily life. What she finds is that, by comparing small-scale figurines with state-sponsored, often large-scale iconography and elite material culture, one can understand how different social realms relate to and represent one another. In Maya Figurines, Halperin compares objects from diverse households, archeological sites, and regions, focusing especially on figurines from Petén, Guatemala, and comparing them to material culture from Belize, the northern highlands of Guatemala, the Usumacinta River, the Campeche coastal area, and Mesoamerican sites outside the Maya zone. Ultimately, she argues, ordinary objects are not simply passive backdrops for important social and political phenomena. Instead, they function as significant mechanisms through which power and social life are intertwined.
Author: Jessica Joyce Christie
Author: Arthur Demarest
Author: Arthur Andrew Demarest
Author: Juan Flores
Author: Dan Cockerell
Author: Alidio Carrasco
Author: Angeles Ezama Gil
Author: Nicolae Sfetcu
Author: Jesús Astigarraga
Author: Christina T. Halperin