Tossing Life In A Basket

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Tossing Life In A Basket

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Author : Manuel Jordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Tossing Life In A Basket written by Manuel Jordan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Art categories.

A Certain Curve Of Horn

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Author : John Frederick Walker
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2004-02-20

A Certain Curve Of Horn written by John Frederick Walker and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-20 with Nature categories.

“Walker . . . weaves a surprisingly fascinating story around one animal, involving colonialism, revolution, biology, and politics . . . Hard to put down.” —Booklist In A Certain Curve of Horn, veteran journalist John Frederick Walker tells the story of one of the most revered and endangered of the regal beasts of Africa: the giant sable antelope of Angola, a majestic, coal-black quadruped with breathtaking curved horns over five feet long. It is an enthralling and tragic tale of exploration and adventure, politics and war, the brutal realities of life in Africa today and the bitter choices of conflicting conservation strategies. A Certain Curve of Horn traces the sable’s emergence as a highly sought-after natural history prize before the First World War, and follows its struggle to survive in a war zone fought over by the troops of half a dozen nations, and its transformation into a political symbol and conservation icon. As he follows the trail of this mysterious animal, Walker interweaves the stories of the adventurers, scientists, and warriors who have come under the thrall of the beast, and how their actions would shape the fate of the giant sable antelope and the history of the war-torn nation that is its only home. “A Certain Curve of Horn deserves to be ranked with Peter Matthiessen’s classic, The Snow Leopard.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Toss Of A Lemon

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Author : Padma Viswanathan
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2010-03-12

The Toss Of A Lemon written by Padma Viswanathan and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-12 with Fiction categories.

In south India in 1896, ten-year old Sivakami is about to embark on a new life. Hanumarathnam, a village healer with some renown as an astrologer, has approached her parents with a marriage proposal. In keeping with custom, he provides his prospective in-laws with his horoscope. The problem is that his includes a prediction, albeit a weak one, that he will die in his tenth year of marriage. Despite the ominous horoscope, Sivakami’s parents hesitate only briefly, won over by the young man and his family’s reputation as good, upstanding Brahmins. Once married, Sivikami and Hanumarathnam grow to love one another and the bride, now in her teens, settles into a happy life. But the predictions of Hanumarathnam’s horoscope are never far from her new husband’s mind. When their first child is born, as a strategy for accurately determining his child’s astrological charts, Hanumarathnam insists the midwife toss a lemon from the window of the birthing room the moment his child appears. All is well with their first child, a daughter, Thangam, whose birth has a positive influence on her father’s astrological future. But this influence is fleeting: when a son, Vairum, is born, his horoscope confirms that his father will die within three years. Resigned to his fate, Hanumarathnam sets himself to the unpleasant task of readying his household for his imminent death. Knowing the hardships and social restrictions Sivakami will face as a Brahmin widow, he hires and trains a servant boy called Muchami to help Sivakami manage the household and properties until Vairum is of age. When Sivakami is eighteen, Hanumarathnam dies as predicted. Relentless in her adherence to the traditions that define her Brahmin caste, she shaves her head and dons the white sari of the widow. With some reluctance, she moves to her family home to raise her children under the protection of her brothers, but then realizes that they are not acting in the best interests of her children. With her daughter already married to an unreliable husband of her brothers’ choosing, and Vairum’s future also at risk, Sivakami leaves her brothers and returns to her marital home to raise her family. With the freedom to make decisions for her son’s future, Sivakami defies tradition and chooses to give him a secular education. While her choice ensures that Vairum fulfills his promise, it also sets Sivakami on a collision course with him. Vairum, fatherless in childhood, childless as an adult, rejects the caste identity that is his mother’s mainstay, twisting their fates in fascinating and unbearable ways.

The World Moves We Follow

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Author : William Joseph Dewey
language : en
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2003

The World Moves We Follow written by William Joseph Dewey and has been published by University of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.

This companion to Knoxville's McClung Museum exhibition contains detailed annotations about the history and use of the ninety objects exhibited. Works from the southern and eastern parts of the continent, as well as the more familiar West African forms, emphasize the active role of art in African culture and life. A wide variety of media and both ancient and contemporary pieces illustrate concepts of leadership and governance, geography, history, economics, and the interaction among Africans of different societies. Two chapters about African art and culture have been contributed by Dele Jegede, chair of the Art Department at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, and Rosalind I. J. Hackett of the Department of Religion at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The book includes appendices, bibliography, and a color map of the African continent. The Author: William J. Dewey is an assistant professor of art at the University of Tennessee.

The Cheyenne Indians Their History And Ways Of Life

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Author : George Bird Grinnell
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1972-01-01

The Cheyenne Indians Their History And Ways Of Life written by George Bird Grinnell and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972-01-01 with History categories.

The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Their Ways of Life is a classic ethnography, originally published in 1928, that grew out of George Bird Grinnell's long acquaintance with the Cheyennes. Volume I looks at the tribe's early history and migrations, customs, domestic life, social organization, hunting, amusements, and government. In a second volume, Grinnell would consider its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases, religious beliefs and rituals, and legends and prophecies surrounding the culture hero Sweet Medicine.

Inscribing Meaning

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Author : Sarah Adams
language : en
Publisher: 5Continents
Release Date : 2007

Inscribing Meaning written by Sarah Adams and has been published by 5Continents this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.

Reveals Africa's contributions to the history of writing and inscription system worldwide

Boys Life

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968-06

Boys Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968-06 with categories.

Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Makishi

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Author : Manuel Jordán
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Makishi written by Manuel Jordán and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Masks categories.

In Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia, Manuel Jordán reveals the beauty and complexity of the remarkable masquerade traditions of the Chokwe, Mbunda, Lunda, Lwena/Luvale, and Luchazi peoples who live in the "Three Corners" region of northwestern Zambia, northeastern Angola, and southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The distinct yet overlapping mask types and styles used by these groups reflect their continual interaction and demonstrate the constant reformulation of visual and performance genres. Relations among peoples of the "Three Corners" are further complicated by recent refugee flows, and the masquerades that Jordán considers and vividly illustrates in his field photographs reflect histories of compromise and creative tension, as well as contemporary struggles for survival. While exquisite masks drawn from the Fowler Museum's collections demonstrate long use, Jordán shows how new characters can be created within earlier categories, so that basic dramatic plots are preserved while reference is made to new technologies, foreign encounters, and the dynamics of social interaction in a rapidly changing world. In many ways, as the author astutely argues, the masks are a performative mechanism used to explain, cope with, and, often enough, celebrate life's most difficult transitions and transformations. Makishi vibrantly documents the ability of theater to perpetuate tradition while providing an adaptive leading edge.

Baby To Senior Spiritual Life Years

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Author : Rev. Carol A. Hale
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-04-29

Baby To Senior Spiritual Life Years written by Rev. Carol A. Hale and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-29 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.

The spirit guides our life. It opens our life as a child and always stays with us. After each prayer our spirit will speak to your mind about God's decision and we will hear about he best task for life. The spirit and prayers always gives us comfort relaxations to the mind. When the body has been or is in a accident, is sick, having surgery, financial problems, and life events. My life has had several perfect body safety and healings i was six or seven months old. The spirit with God guided my jobs and acceptance of my birth as a lesbian.

Chokwe

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Author : Boris Wastiau
language : en
Publisher: 5Continents
Release Date : 2006

Chokwe written by Boris Wastiau and has been published by 5Continents this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.

This introduction to the visual art of one of the most renowned peoples of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo deals exclusively with sculpture. After providing a brief history of the Chokwe, the different chapters examine the figurines used in the ritual of divination, the statuary connected with the humba possession cults, antique (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries) classical statuary referred to as of the native land, court items, privileges of the warrior aristocracy, and wooden masks linked to the chieftianship and the initiation rites of circumcision. Particular attention is devoted to the precious effigies of Chibinda Ilunga, the civilising hero of the myths of the origins, almost all the exemplars of which were brought to Europe in the nineteenth century, as well as to chairs, whose symbolism and function are revelatory both of the religion and the hierarchical structure of the chieftianship.