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A Bite-Sized History of FranceGastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlig…
A "delicious" (Dorie Greenspan), "genial" (Kirkus Reviews), "very cool book about the intersections of food and history" (Michael Pollan)—as featured in the New York Times "The complex political, historical, religious and social factors that shaped some of [France's] . . . most iconic dishes and culinary products are explored in a way that will make you rethink every sprinkling of fleur de s…
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Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation
Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded. Written between 1620 and 1647, the journal describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608, when they settled in the Netherlands through the 1620 Mayflower …
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Murder in the CityNew York, 1910–1920
A collection of black and white crime scene photographs from early twentieth-century New York City. When night falls on New York, the shadows are everywhere and death wears many faces. How the victims leave their bodies is deeply personal, but the witnesses to their death and the factors that brought it about belong to the public world—a somber world which is encapsulated in this gruesome su…
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- 9781250128706
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Picturing Dogs, Seeing OurselvesVintage American Photographs
Dogs are as ubiquitous in American culture as white picket fences and apple pie, embracing all the meanings of wholesome domestic life—family, fidelity, comfort, protection, nurturance, and love—as well as symbolizing some of the less palatable connotations of home and family, including domination, subservience, and violence. In Picturing Dogs, Seeing Ourselves, Ann-Janine Morey presents a …
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Cold War Photographic DiplomacyThe US Information Agency and Africa
The emergence of newly independent African nations onto the world stage in the mid-twentieth century precipitated a contest for influence among Cold War superpowers, leading the United States to mount an international campaign of photographic diplomacy underpinned by a faith in the medium's capacity to cross cultural boundaries. However, the increasing global visibility of racial injustice unde…
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Watching the World ChangeThe Stories Behind the Images of 9/11
"An intricately woven tale of that terrible day . . . Much has been written about 9/11, but David Friend shows it to us as no one has before." —Anderson Cooper The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was the most universally observed news event in human history. That the event was so visual is owing to the people who, facing disaster, took photographs of it: imperiled office workers…
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The Food AdventurersHow Around-the-World Travel Changed the Way We Eat
From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high seas in a cruise-liner's luxurious dining saloon, The Food Adventurers narrates the history of eating on the most coveted of tourist journeys: the around-the-world adventure. The book looks at what tourists ate on these adventures, as well as what they avoided, and what kinds of meals they describ…
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Breve historia del Barroco
La apasionante historia del arte, la cultura y la política en los siglos XVII y XVIII: desde el absolutismo político, la Contrarreforma, la guerra de los Treinta Años, el Siglo de Oro Español y la corte del Rey Sol hasta la Revolución Inglesa y la caída de los Habsburgo. El periodo de máxima expresión y florecimiento de las artes, las letras y las ciencias en toda Europa. Con Breve hist…
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Modern LoveThe Lives of John and Sunday Reed
Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the full story to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed. Part romance, part tragedy, Modern Love explores the complex lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers, detailing their artistic endeavours and …
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Sul buono e sul cattivo uso dei Bronzi di Riace
I Bronzi scoperti nel 1972 al largo delle coste della Calabria rappresentano un esempio nobile e sublime di quel «saccheggio del passato» che si svolge sotto i nostri occhi e di cui siamo non solo spettatori, ma sempre più spesso anche attori e inconsapevoli protagonisti. Dopo i fumetti, le pubblicità e gli spot turistici, il successo mediatico dei Bronzi richiede di essere guardato da una …
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