Author: John Warnurton-LeePublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811714754
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Extraordinary account of 92 British service personnel.
Roof of the Americas
Author: John Warnurton-LeePublisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 9780811714754
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Extraordinary account of 92 British service personnel.
The Americas [2 volumes]
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Author: Kimberly J. MorsePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1437
Book Description
This two-volume encyclopedia profiles the contemporary culture and society of every country in the Americas, from Canada and the United States to the islands of the Caribbean and the many countries of Latin America. From delicacies to dances, this encyclopedia introduces readers to cultures and customs of all of the countries of the Americas, explaining what makes each country unique while also demonstrating what ties the cultures and peoples together. The Americas profiles the 40 nations and territories that make up North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, including British, U.S., Dutch, and French territories. Each country profile takes an in-depth look at such contemporary topics as religion, lifestyle and leisure, cuisine, gender roles, dress, festivals, music, visual arts, and architecture, among many others, while also providing contextual information on history, politics, and economics. Readers will be able to draw cross-cultural comparisons, such as between gender roles in Mexico and those in Brazil. Coverage on every country in the region provides readers with a useful compendium of cultural information, ideal for anyone interested in geography, social studies, global studies, and anthropology.
The Americas
Author: Trudy RingPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134259301
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 823
Book Description
This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry. The geographically organized volumes include: * Volume 1: The Americas * [1-884964-00-1] * Volume 2: Northern Europe * [1-884964-01-X] * Volume 3: Southern Europe * [1-884964-02-8] * Volume 4: Middle East & Africa * [1-884964-03-6] * Volume 5: Asia & Oceania * [1-884964-04-4]
The Americas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
A quarterly review of inter-American cultural history.
American Architectural History
Author: Keith EggenerPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415306959
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
This book presents a collection of recent writings on architecture and urbanism in the United States, with topics ranging from colonial to contemporary times.
African-American Art
Author: Sharon F. PattonPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192842138
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Discusses African American folk art, decorative art, photography, and fine arts.
Architecture
Author: The Americas of Asian American Literature
Author: Rachel C. LeePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140082320X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Drawing on a wide array of literary, historical, and theoretical sources, Rachel Lee addresses current debates on the relationship among Asian American ethnic identity, national belonging, globalization, and gender. Lee argues that scholars have traditionally placed undue emphasis on ethnic-based political commitments--whether these are construed as national or global--in their readings of Asian American texts. This has constrained the intelligibility of stories that are focused less on ethnicity than on kinship, family dynamics, eroticism, and gender roles. In response, Lee makes a case for a reconceptualized Asian American criticism that centrally features gender and sexuality. Through a critical analysis of select literary texts--novels by Carlos Bulosan, Gish Jen, Jessica Hagedorn, and Karen Yamashita--Lee probes the specific ways in which some Asian American authors have steered around ethnic themes with alternative tales circulating around gender and sexual identity. Lee makes it clear that what has been missing from current debates has been an analysis of the complex ways in which gender mediates questions of both national belonging and international migration. From anti-miscegenation legislation in the early twentieth century to poststructuralist theories of language to Third World feminist theory to critical studies of global cultural and economic flows, The Americas of Asian American Literature takes up pressing cultural and literary questions and points to a new direction in literary criticism.
Manufacturers Record
Author: Thatched Roofs and Open Sides
Author: Carrie DilleyPublisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063698
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Award of Excellence for a Book In Thatched Roofs and Open Sides, Carrie Dilley reveals the design, construction, history, and cultural significance of the chickee, the unique Seminole structure made of palmetto and cypress. Dilley illustrates how the multipurpose structure has developed over time to meet the changing needs of the Seminole Tribe.