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Historias confinadas
Las experiencias relatadas sobre los meses de confinamiento, reunidas en este libro, serán comprensibles para todo aquel que ha vivido las circunstancias de esta pandemia global. Se trata de una marca muy profunda que hemos recibido de manera colectiva y, por lo tanto, las lectoras y lectores de este libro serán capaces de sentirse cómplices de estos relatos.
La Lira popular de la revuelta de octubre
La revuelta del 18 de octubre en Chile, no dejó a nadie indiferente, todos se sintieron llamados a manifestarse. Así un grupo de personas se organizó para dejar un registro de ese momento histórico, a través de la lira popular.
International Carol Suites
International Carol Suites weaves together familiar and lesser-known carols in a thrilling and multicultural celebration of the season. Sing one medley for a ten-minute burst of Christmas joy, or perform several for an extended presentation of carols from around the world. English text is included throughout the work, with foreign language text also included where appropriate. A dazzling orchestration is also available, as is an accompaniment CD that can be used for rehearsal.
Fake News in Digital Cultures
Fake News in Digital Cultures presents a new approach to understanding disinformation and misinformation in contemporary digital communication, arguing that fake news is not an alien phenomenon undertaken by bad actors, but a logical outcome of contemporary digital and popular culture.
Being Untruthful
Lies constitute one of several variants of non-factual communication. Based on the Interdisciplinary Graduate School on Factual and Fictional Narration, the contributions in this volume are both theoretical and historical and span a wide range of different approaches. While the essays from literary studies focus on the traditional accusation of fiction as lying and analyse the modern and postmodern play with mimesis and illusion in novels and plays, the psychological, philosophical, legal and historical contributions offer a variety of insights into the ubiquity of lying and its functions in various historical and pragmatic contexts.
Modern Architecture
This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Alan Colquhoun explores the evolution of the movement fron Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the megastructures of the 1960s, revealing the often contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.
The Architects
Here is the story of America's greatest architects, whose designs and structures have changed the world - Charles Bulfinch, Benjamin Latrobe, Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, to name but a few. From the United States Capitol building, designed in Old World style, to modern private residences like Fallingwater, from Boston's Trinity Church to the White City of the Chicago World's Fair, these buildings define the nation.
European Architecture, 1750-1890
it has an unrivalled consistency of argument... this book makes a substantial contribution to present knowledge and provides a clear window on the one art form you cannot ignore.
Early Medieval Architecture
Drawing on new work published over the past twenty years, the author offers a history of building in Western Europe from 300 to 1200. Medieval castles, church spires, and monastic cloisters are just some of the areas covered.
Architecture in the United States
From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona to the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, American architecture is incredibly varied. In this revolutionary interpretation, Upton examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. 109 illustrations. 40 linecuts. Map.
