A Savage Mirror
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The Savage Mirror
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Author : Steven Heller
language : en
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Release Date : 1992
The Savage Mirror written by Steven Heller and has been published by Watson-Guptill Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
A Savage Mirror
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Author : Michael Wintroub
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2006
A Savage Mirror written by Michael Wintroub and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
A Savage Mirror is about the New World, royal ritual, and the sensibilities that defined a new class of elites. It takes as its starting point the royal entry of Henri II into Rouen in 1550. By all accounts, this ritual was among the most spectacular ever staged. It included an "exact" replica of a Brazilian village, with fifty "savages" kidnapped from the New World. The book aims to understand what the French made of these Brazilian cannibals, and the significance of putting them in a festival honoring the king. The resulting analysis provides an investigation of France's changing social structure, its religious beliefs, its humanist culture, and its complicated commercial and symbolic relations with the New World. The book will appeal not only to scholars of early modern history, but to those interested in cross-cultural contact, cultural studies, civic ritual, museography, and history of literature, science, religion, art, and anthropology.
The Savage Beauty
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Author : P. W. Sproat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1822
The Savage Beauty written by P. W. Sproat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1822 with categories.
On Savage Shores
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Author : Caroline Dodds Pennock
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2023-01-24
On Savage Shores written by Caroline Dodds Pennock and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-24 with History categories.
A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery by telling the story of the Indigenous Americans who journeyed across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492 We have long been taught to presume that modern global history began when the "Old World" encountered the "New", when Christopher Columbus “discovered” America in 1492. But, as Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows in this groundbreaking book, for tens of thousands of Aztecs, Maya, Totonacs, Inuit and others—enslaved people, diplomats, explorers, servants, traders—the reverse was true: they discovered Europe. For them, Europe comprised savage shores, a land of riches and marvels, yet perplexing for its brutal disparities of wealth and quality of life, and its baffling beliefs. The story of these Indigenous Americans abroad is a story of abduction, loss, cultural appropriation, and, as they saw it, of apocalypse—a story that has largely been absent from our collective imagination of the times. From the Brazilian king who met Henry VIII to the Aztecs who mocked up human sacrifice at the court of Charles V; from the Inuk baby who was put on show in a London pub to the mestizo children of Spaniards who returned “home” with their fathers; from the Inuit who harpooned ducks on the Avon river to the many servants employed by Europeans of every rank: here are a people who were rendered exotic, demeaned, and marginalized, but whose worldviews and cultures had a profound impact on European civilization. Drawing on their surviving literature and poetry and subtly layering European eyewitness accounts against the grain, Pennock gives us a sweeping account of the Indigenous American presence in, and impact on, early modern Europe.
Savage Economics
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Author : David L. Blaney
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-04
Savage Economics written by David L. Blaney and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-04 with Political Science categories.
This innovative book challenges the most powerful and pervasive ideas concerning political economy, international relations, and ethics in the modern world. Rereading classical authors including Adam Smith, James Steuart, Adam Ferguson, Hegel, and Marx, it provides a systematic and fundamental cultural critique of political economy and critically describes the nature of the mainstream understanding of economics. Blaney and Inayatullah construct a powerful argument about how political economy and the capitalist market economy should be understood, demonstrating that poverty is a product of capitalism itself. They address the questions: Is wealth for some bought at the cost of impoverishing, colonizing, or eradicating others? What benefits of wealth might justify these human costs? What do we gain and lose by endorsing a system of wealth creation? Do even "savage cultures" contain values, critiques, and ways of life that the West still needs? Opening the way for radically different policies addressing poverty and demanding a rethink of the connections between political economy and international relations, this thought-provoking book is vital reading for students and scholars of politics, economics, IPE and international relations.
Broken Mirror
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Author : Michel Savage
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2017-08-22
Broken Mirror written by Michel Savage and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-22 with Fiction categories.
(Based on a true event 2029-2036) Hurtling through space was an enormous tumbling rock known as MN4, that our astronomers affectionately named after an ancient Egyptian god of destruction. Asteroid Apophis was the talk of the year which every scientific community was aware of, though its flyby in April of 2029 was to be nothing more than a spectacular celestial event; but as warring nations were locked in global conflict, our civilization was unprepared for the devastation that followed in its wake. Several years after governments fell and society dissolved a ragged pack of survivors stumble upon the buried truth, revealing what had led to the aftermath that ensued, leaving them to question their continued struggle to salvage what few splintered shards were left of our world.
Curious Collectors Collected Curiosities
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Author : Janelle A. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2020-05-22
Curious Collectors Collected Curiosities written by Janelle A. Schwartz and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-22 with Art categories.
Curious Collectors, Collected Curiosities: An Interdisciplinary Study asks its readers to enter into an investigation of the nature of collecting as an aesthetic exercise. Spanning the sixteenth century through today, this book gathers together the work of current scholars to re-envision the task of collectors and their collections in broad strokes. Each chapter appropriates the idea of a cabinet of curiosity in order to expand its boundaries of meaning and to complicate our understanding of the acts of display and observation. These chapters also demonstrate that collecting is a universal trope which nevertheless depends on time and place for its particular expressions. Whether the collection is made up of literary texts and criticism, visual art, including mechanical reproductions, taxidermy and photography, historical travelogues, museum exhibitions, blockbuster films, or airline in-flight briefing cards, it conveys an urgent relevance to our consumer age, in which information is abundant and attention is a commodity.
Caricature And National Character
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Author : Christopher J. Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2021-05-27
Caricature And National Character written by Christopher J. Gilbert and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
According to the popular maxim, a nation at war reveals its true character. In this incisive work, Chris Gilbert examines the long history of US war politics through the lens of political cartoons to provide new, unique insights into American cultural identity. Tracing the comic representation of American values from the First World War to the War on Terror, Gilbert explores the power of humor in caricature to expose both the folly in jingoistic virtues and the sometimes-strange fortune in nationalistic vices. He examines the artwork of four exemplary American cartoonists—James Montgomery Flagg, Dr. Seuss, Ollie Harrington, and Ann Telnaes—to craft a trenchant image of Americanism. These examinations animate the rhetorical, and indeed comic, force of icons like Uncle Sam, national symbols like the American Eagle, political stooges like President Donald J. Trump, and more, as well as the power of political cartoons to comment on issues of race, class, and gender on the home front. Throughout, Gilbert portrays a US culture rooted in and riven by ideas of manifest destiny, patriotism, and democracy for all, yet plagued by ugly forms of nationalism, misogyny, racism, and violence. Rich with examples of hilarious and masterfully drawn caricatures from a diverse range of creators, this unflinching look at the evolution of our conflicted national character illustrates how American cartoonists use farce, mockery, and wit to put national character in the comic looking glass.
English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Technology categories.
Dragoncrown
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Author : Emery Garriott
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2015-04-08
Dragoncrown written by Emery Garriott and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-08 with Fiction categories.
A place of great beauty, Thuringland and its tributary states exist on the edge of perilous balance of power, resources, and control. Every aspect of life on Thuringland is connected, but there are those who will risk that precious equilibrium for their own needs. The Dragonlord Seldric, bearer of the all-powerful Dragoncrown, controls the dragons upon which so much of life depends. Their fiery breath produces magical coins, used for both commerce and energy. The dragons protect the realm and enforce control of the tributary lands; all are dependent on them. Life in Thuringland could not exist without the odious burden of slavery, and too many races are considered to be little more than commodities by those in power. In the jungle of Sinjer, a race of proud warriors fights for survival, freedom, and dignity. The Sinjery—an all-female race—left the world of men behind to free themselves from oppression, but Seldric’s demands for tribute women as his protectors and concubines challenges that. As one of the proud Sinjery Dragonflyers, Seldric’s present concubine Trallalair will do anything to end her race’s odious tribute. At Hell’s Breach, an open portal to the underworld from which demons and zombies threaten all life, poets wielding magical words fight to save their world. When a seemingly unconnected string of events frees the dragons, no one is safe from their wrath. Can brave champions of many races come together to restore the realm’s balance of power before it is too late?