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Victoria Bricker shows that "history" sometimes rests on mythological foundations and that "myth" can contain valid historical information. Her book, which is a highly original critique of postconquest historiography about the Maya, challenges major assumptions about the relationship between myth and history implicit in structuralist interpretations. The focus of the book is ethnic conflict, a theme that pervades Maya folklore and is also well documented historically. The book begins with the Spanish conquest of the Maya. In chapters on the postconquest history of the Maya, five ethnic conflicts are treated in depth: the Cancuc revolt of 1712, the Quisteil uprising of 1761, the Totonicapan r...
This work, Alt-Wien (Old Vienna) - here adapted by Gregg Nestor for violin and guitar - is a sweet and sentimental waltz, perhaps recalling the composers European background and an imagined reminiscence of his European exile, living in a foreign land.
Sketchbook features: 110 pages 8.5 x 11 in White-color paper Unique Cover Design A matte-finish cover Perfect for friends and family who loves to sketch and draw.
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In Britain during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a new phenomenon emerged, with female guitarists, bass-players, keyboard-players and drummers playing in bands. This sudden influx of female musicians into the male domain of rock music was brought about partly by the enabling ethic of punk rock ('anybody can do it!') and partly by the impact of the Equal Opportunities Act. But just as suddenly as the phenomenon arrived, the interest in these musicians evaporated and other priorities became important to music audiences. Helen Reddington investigates the social and commercial reasons for how these women became lost from the rock music record.
An invaluable reference work cataloguing incipits of Latin works on the Virtues and Vices, with lists of manuscripts.