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New York Modern
Handsomely illustrated and engagingly written, New York Modern documents the impressive collective legacy of New York's artists in capturing the energy and emotions of the urban experience.
The Way the World Works
Nicholson Baker, who “writes like no one else in America” (Newsweek), here assembles his best short pieces from the last fifteen years. The Way the World Works, Baker’s second nonfiction collection, ranges over the map of life to examine what troubles us, what eases our pain, and what brings us joy. Baker moves from political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, paper mills, David Remnick, Joseph Pulitzer, the OED, and the manufacture of the Venetian gondola. He writes about kite string and about the moment he met his wife, and he surveys our fascination with video games while attempting to beat his teenage son at...
Encyclopedia of the Blues
This comprehensive two-volume set brings together all aspects of the blues from performers and musical styles to record labels and cultural issues, including regional evolution and history. Organized in an accessible A-to-Z format, the Encyclopedia of the Blues is an essential reference resource for information on this unique American music genre. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of the Blues website.
The Rabbi's Atheist Daughter
The first modern biography of one of the nineteenth century's most prominent radical activists, written by an acclaimed senior feminist historian.
Cuba
Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic development within the context of its international relations and continuing struggle for self-determination. The dualism that emerged in Cuban ideology--between liberal constructs of patria and radical formulations of nationality--is fully investigated as a source of both national tension and competing notions of liberty, equality, and justice. Author Louis A. Pérez, Jr., integrates local and provincial developments with issues of class, race, and gender to give students a full and fascinating account of Cuba's history, focusing on its struggle for nationality.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Arts and Design Education (ICADE 2022)
This is an open access book. The 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTS AND DESIGN EDUCATION (ICADE) “Digital Media Literacy and Mastery of Post-pandemic in Arts and Design Education” BACKGROUND The past year has been one of enormous turbulence and upheaval where nobody has been left untouched by the impact of the global pandemic, even a great change has been forced upon artists and educators in their work creation process as well as learning and teaching practice. What and how artists and educators have thought and gone through to keep their field sustained should be disseminated as a mutual learning to enhance our awareness on arts and design sustainability and role during pandemic. ICAD...
Fernando Alonso
Presents a supplemented, book-length interview with the founding figure of the Cuban National Ballet and an advocate for bringing ballet to the masses in the wake of the Cuban Revolution of 1959.
