The Chomsky Reader brings together for the first time the political thought of America's leading dissident intellectual--arguably the most important intellectual alive.--The New York Times Chomsky scheduled for lecture circuit.
The Chomsky Reader brings together for the first time the political thought of America's leading dissident intellectual--arguably the most important i...
This book addresses a central question about the Cold War that has never been adequately resolved. Why did the United States go to such lengths not merely to "contain" the People's Republic of China but to isolate it from all diplomatic, cultural, and economic ties to other nations? Why, in other words, was American policy more hostile to China than to the Soviet Union, at least until President Nixon visited China in 1972?The answer, as set out here, lies in the fear of China's emergence as a power capable of challenging the new Asian order the United States sought to shape in the wake of...
This book addresses a central question about the Cold War that has never been adequately resolved. Why did the United States go to such lengths not...
Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.
Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as...
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Eugene B. Adkins (1920 2006) spent nearly four decades acquiring his extraordinary collection of Native American and American southwestern art. His vast assemblage includes paintings, photographs, jewelry, baskets, textiles, and ceramics by many of the Southwest s most renowned artists and artisans. This stunning volume features full-color reproductions of significant works from the Adkins Collection, some of which are reproduced here for the first time.
Adkins began collecting in the 1960s, when American southwestern art enjoyed a resurgence in popularity....
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Eugene B. Adkins (1920 2006) spent nearly four decades acquiring his extraordinary collection of Native American and A...
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Eugene B. Adkins (1920 2006) spent nearly four decades acquiring his extraordinary collection of Native American and American southwestern art. His vast assemblage includes paintings, photographs, jewelry, baskets, textiles, and ceramics by many of the Southwest s most renowned artists and artisans. This stunning volume features full-color reproductions of significant works from the Adkins Collection, some of which are reproduced here for the first time.
Adkins began collecting in the 1960s, when American southwestern art enjoyed a resurgence in popularity....
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Eugene B. Adkins (1920 2006) spent nearly four decades acquiring his extraordinary collection of Native American and A...
Throughout the nineteenth century, the land known as "Indian Territory" was populated by diverse cultures, troubled by shifting political boundaries, and transformed by historical events that were colorful, dramatic, and often tragic. Beyond its borders, most Americans visualized the area through the pictures produced by non-Native travelers, artists, and reporters--all with differing degrees of accuracy, vision, and skill. The images in Picturing Indian Territory, and the eponymous exhibit it accompanies, conjure a wildly varied vision of Indian Territory's past.
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Throughout the nineteenth century, the land known as "Indian Territory" was populated by diverse cultures, troubled by shifting political bound...
"Performing Magic on the Western Stage" examines magic as a performing art and meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality.
"Performing Magic on the Western Stage" examines magic as a performing art and meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as re...
