1930, ISBN: 0059c92af7fa96f77894709a4ea0e79f

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D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New. 22 x 29 cm. This volume juxtaposes the history, culture, occupation and the lifestyle of people in the desert district of J… Mehr…

D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New. 22 x 29 cm. This volume juxtaposes the history, culture, occupation and the lifestyle of people in the desert district of Jaisalmer of western Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan. Popularly called the “Golden City in Desert”, the city has much more to say beyond its popular fort and palaces. Jaisalmer was an old city of commercial magnitude for centuries till the onset of British rule in India. It was en route connecting the East and West in trade. It has now been transformed to a tourist destination, enticing people from India and abroad. The book details its past glory, lost significance and the regained charm through centuries of developments. It also accounts for the brief history of Marwar, its rajas of valor, and their heroic struggle for existence and survival against foreign attacks. The picturesque portrayal of the fort, the people of Jaisalmer, their cultural, ethnic and religious mores, and the “must see” spots in the city are the quintessential focus of the book. Moving away from the city life, the book also focuses on the village life, exploring the mysteries and charm of the desert life. It unearths the hidden charms and the warmth of village life in this desert region, alongwith a brief account of occupation of people around. This connoisseur`s collection would motivate also researchers of ancient monuments and history, and enthuse tourists who would like to visit the Golden City in Desert. Contents: Acknowledgements History and Culture of Jaisalmer — The “Golden City” in Desert — M.A. Konishi * An Overview of Jaisalmer * Rajasthan or Rajputana, the Land of the Rajputs * Geographical Setting of Jaisalmer * Historical Background of Jaisalmer * Town Planning of the Fortified City * Jaisalmer Fort, Citadel, Palaces and Temples * Haveli — The Typical Structure of Jaisalmer * Some Important Places in and around Jaisalmer * Jaisalmer as the Cultural Centre — Religion,Literature and Art Village Life of the Thar Desert — Kodai Konishi * The Living Site * Social Structure * Religious Life * Festivals and Fairs * Diversity of Religion * The World of “Folk” Art and Performances * Changing Mode of Life Glossary Bibliography Plates by OKI Morihiro Description of the Plates M.A. Konishi Printed Pages: 160., D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2013, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New. 22 x 29 cm. This volume juxtaposes the history, culture, occupation and the lifestyle of people in the desert district of Jaisalmer of western Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan. Popularly called the “Golden City in Desert”, the city has much more to say beyond its popular fort and palaces. Jaisalmer was an old city of commercial magnitude for centuries till the onset of British rule in India. It was en route connecting the East and West in trade. It has now been transformed to a tourist destination, enticing people from India and abroad. The book details its past glory, lost significance and the regained charm through centuries of developments. It also accounts for the brief history of Marwar, its rajas of valor, and their heroic struggle for existence and survival against foreign attacks. The picturesque portrayal of the fort, the people of Jaisalmer, their cultural, ethnic and religious mores, and the “must see” spots in the city are the quintessential focus of the book. Moving away from the city life, the book also focuses on the village life, exploring the mysteries and charm of the desert life. It unearths the hidden charms and the warmth of village life in this desert region, alongwith a brief account of occupation of people around. This connoisseur`s collection would motivate also researchers of ancient monuments and history, and enthuse tourists who would like to visit the Golden City in Desert. Contents: Acknowledgements History and Culture of Jaisalmer — The “Golden City” in Desert — M.A. Konishi * An Overview of Jaisalmer * Rajasthan or Rajputana, the Land of the Rajputs * Geographical Setting of Jaisalmer * Historical Background of Jaisalmer * Town Planning of the Fortified City * Jaisalmer Fort, Citadel, Palaces and Temples * Haveli — The Typical Structure of Jaisalmer * Some Important Places in and around Jaisalmer * Jaisalmer as the Cultural Centre — Religion,Literature and Art Village Life of the Thar Desert — Kodai Konishi * The Living Site * Social Structure * Religious Life * Festivals and Fairs * Diversity of Religion * The World of “Folk” Art and Performances * Changing Mode of Life Glossary Bibliography Plates by OKI Morihiro Description of the Plates M.A. Konishi Printed Pages: 160., D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2013, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Softcover. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable story. They capture enduring visions of the Depression that linger in cultural memory: dust storms, Okies on their way to California, breadlines, and ramshackle tent cities. They also reflect a more particular experience and a unique perspective. This book places the work of local Arizonans alongside that of federal photographers both to illuminate the impact of the Depression on the state's distinctive racial and natural landscapes and to show the influence of differing cultural agendas on the photographic record. The more than one hundred imagesÑby well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographersÑrepresent a variety of purposes and perspectives, from public to personal, political to promotional. Six essays and three photo-essays bring together prominent authorities in history, the arts, and other fields who provide diverse perspectives on this period in Arizona and American history. Viewed together, the words and images capture a Depression-era Arizona bustling with activity as federally funded construction projects and seasonal agricultural jobs brought migrants and newcomers to the state. They convey the celebrations and the struggles of commercial photographers, archaeologists, city folks, farmers, tourists, native peoples and others in these hard times. As the economic strains of the decade reverberated through the state, local photographers documented the lives of Arizona residentsÑincluding those frequently overlooked by historians. As this book persuasively shows, photographs can conceal as much as they reveal. A young Mexican American girl stands in front of a backdrop that hides the outhouse behind her, a deeply moving image for what it suggests about the efforts of her family to conceal their economic circumstances. Yet this image is a perfect metaphor for all the photographs in this book: stories remain hidden, but when viewers begin to question what they cannot see, pictures resonate more loudly than ever before. This book is a history of Arizona written from the photographic record, offering a point of view that may differ from the written record. From the images and the insights of the authors, we can gain a new appreciation of how one stateÑand its indomitable peopleÑweathered our nation's toughest times. "From the images and insights of the authors, readers will gain a new appreciation of how one state weathered our nation's toughest times ÑHolbrook Tribune-News "The text helps to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of Arizona's history" ÑTucson Lifestyle "Picturing Arizona is a moving visual experience, perfectly capturing the grit and history of a bygone Arizona era" ÑThe Midwest Book Review "The images of the local landscape, families, archaeology and lifestyles are unforgettable with each turn of the page." ÑArizona Insight "Read the text. Study the pictures. Put the two together, and you'll gain an appreciation of how ArizonaÑand its tenacious inhabitantsÑweathered some of our toughest times." ÑTucson Weekly, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006<

2006, ISBN: 0059c92af7fa96f77894709a4ea0e79f

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University Press of Kansas, Lawrence: . Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. It is the most famous home movie of all time, the most closely analyzed 26 seconds of film ever shot, … Mehr…

University Press of Kansas, Lawrence: . Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. It is the most famous home movie of all time, the most closely analyzed 26 seconds of film ever shot, the most disturbing visual record of what many have called "the crime of the century." In 486 framesÑa mere six feet of celluloidÑAbraham Zapruder's iconic film captures from beginning to end the murder of President John F. Kennedy in broad daylight. The film has become nearly synonymous with the assassination itself and has generated decades of debate among conspiracy theorists and defenders of the Warren Commission's official report. Until now, however, no scholar has produced a comprehensive book-length study of the film and its relation to the tragic events of November 22, 1963. David Wrone, one of our nation's foremost authorities on the assassination, re-examines Zapruder's film with a fresh eye and a deep knowledge of the forensic evidence. He traces the film's forty-year history from its creation on the "grassy knoll" by Dallas dressmaker Zapruder through its initial sale to Life magazine, analysis by the Warren Commission and countless assassination researchers, licensing by the Zapruder family, legal battles over bootleg copies, and sale to the federal government for sixteen million dollars. Wrone's major contribution, however, is to demonstrate how the film itself necessarily refutes the Warren Commission's lone-gunman and single-bullet theories. The film, he notes, provides a scientifically precise timeline of events, as well as crucial clues regarding the timing, number, origins, and impact of the shots fired that day. Analyzing it frame-by-frame in relation to other evidenceÑincluding two key photos by Phil Willis and Ike AltgensÑhe builds a convincing case against the official findings. Without fanfare, he concludes that more than three gunshots were fired from more than one direction and that most likely none were fired by alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. If true, then JFK's death was the result of a conspiracy, for the Commission's nonconspiracy conclusion requires a maximum of three shots and one gunman. Wrone, however, does not speculate as to who actually shot JFK or whyÑor even if Oswald was involved. In fact, he is just as critical of the legion of conspiracy theorists as he is of the Warren Commission (which, he reveals, crushed dissent within its own ranks). Doggedly pursuing the evidence wherever it leads, Wrone has produced a meticulous, clear-eyed, and provocative new reading of this remarkable cinematic Rosetta Stone. "A stimulating, clearly written, and well-researched study." - Journal of Southern History "One of the most sober JFK assassination books of any year. Wrone seems to be without an ideologically motivated agenda. He seems interested only in finding and presenting the evidence responsibly. . . . Of all the Zapruder film analyses I have read, Wrone's is the most lucid for a non-expert, and the calmest in tone."ÑCleveland Plain Dealer "Wrone is neither a Warren Commission defender nor an outlandish conspiracy theorist but a careful historian who presents a strong case that the Warren Commission hastily and wrongly concluded that Oswald murdered Kennedy. . . . Strongly recommended."ÑLibrary Journal "An important, valuable, and compelling addition to the literature on the assassination that argues convincingly that the film is both authentic and contains evidence of a conspiracy."ÑMichael L. Kurtz, author of The JFK Assassination Debates: Lone Gunman versus Conspiracy "Wrone's knowledge of the assassination's complex and daunting evidentiary base is unparalleled."ÑJames H. Lesar, founder and president of the Assassination Archives and Research Center, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence:, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Softcover. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable story. They capture enduring visions of the Depression that linger in cultural memory: dust storms, Okies on their way to California, breadlines, and ramshackle tent cities. They also reflect a more particular experience and a unique perspective. This book places the work of local Arizonans alongside that of federal photographers both to illuminate the impact of the Depression on the state's distinctive racial and natural landscapes and to show the influence of differing cultural agendas on the photographic record. The more than one hundred imagesÑby well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographersÑrepresent a variety of purposes and perspectives, from public to personal, political to promotional. Six essays and three photo-essays bring together prominent authorities in history, the arts, and other fields who provide diverse perspectives on this period in Arizona and American history. Viewed together, the words and images capture a Depression-era Arizona bustling with activity as federally funded construction projects and seasonal agricultural jobs brought migrants and newcomers to the state. They convey the celebrations and the struggles of commercial photographers, archaeologists, city folks, farmers, tourists, native peoples and others in these hard times. As the economic strains of the decade reverberated through the state, local photographers documented the lives of Arizona residentsÑincluding those frequently overlooked by historians. As this book persuasively shows, photographs can conceal as much as they reveal. A young Mexican American girl stands in front of a backdrop that hides the outhouse behind her, a deeply moving image for what it suggests about the efforts of her family to conceal their economic circumstances. Yet this image is a perfect metaphor for all the photographs in this book: stories remain hidden, but when viewers begin to question what they cannot see, pictures resonate more loudly than ever before. This book is a history of Arizona written from the photographic record, offering a point of view that may differ from the written record. From the images and the insights of the authors, we can gain a new appreciation of how one stateÑand its indomitable peopleÑweathered our nation's toughest times. "From the images and insights of the authors, readers will gain a new appreciation of how one state weathered our nation's toughest times ÑHolbrook Tribune-News "The text helps to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of Arizona's history" ÑTucson Lifestyle "Picturing Arizona is a moving visual experience, perfectly capturing the grit and history of a bygone Arizona era" ÑThe Midwest Book Review "The images of the local landscape, families, archaeology and lifestyles are unforgettable with each turn of the page." ÑArizona Insight "Read the text. Study the pictures. Put the two together, and you'll gain an appreciation of how ArizonaÑand its tenacious inhabitantsÑweathered some of our toughest times." ÑTucson Weekly, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006<

2006, ISBN: 0059c92af7fa96f77894709a4ea0e79f

University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago:. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. How Americans grew to understand a new kind of visual experience Photography became a domi… Mehr…

University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago:. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. How Americans grew to understand a new kind of visual experience Photography became a dominant medium in cultural life starting in the late nineteenth century. As it happened, viewers increasingly used their reactions to photographs to comment on and debate public issues as vital as war, national identity, and citizenship. Cara A. Finnegan analyzes a wealth of newspaper and magazine articles, letters to the editor, trial testimony, books, and speeches produced by viewers in response to specific photos they encountered in public. From the portrait of a young Lincoln to images of child laborers and Depression-era hardship, Finnegan treats the photograph as a locus for viewer engagement and constructs a history of photography's viewers that shows how Americans used words about images to participate in the politics of their day. As she shows, encounters with photography helped viewers negotiate the emergent anxieties and crises of U.S. public life through not only persuasion but action as well. Accessible and groundbreaking, Making Photography Matter provides a new consideration of the impact of the still image on our public culture. Cara A. Finnegan is an associate professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Picturing Poverty: Print Culture and FSA Photographs. "The author uses plain language and homey metaphors to excellent effect. A solid and enticing piece of scholarly writing."--David M. Lubin, author of Shooting Kennedy: JFK and the Culture of Images "Fine historical research. An important contribution to photographic studies."--Miles Orvell, author of The Death and Life of Main Street: Small Towns in American Memory, Space, and Community "An original and important book that has historical, critical, and theoretical significance. Creatively and productively develops and extends a nascent and growing interest and perspective on the relationship between photography and public culture."--John Lucaites, author of No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture and Liberal Democracy, University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago:, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable story. They capture enduring visions of the Depression that linger in cultural memory: dust storms, Okies on their way to California, breadlines, and ramshackle tent cities. They also reflect a more particular experience and a unique perspective. This book places the work of local Arizonans alongside that of federal photographers both to illuminate the impact of the Depression on the state's distinctive racial and natural landscapes and to show the influence of differing cultural agendas on the photographic record. The more than one hundred imagesÑby well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographersÑrepresent a variety of purposes and perspectives, from public to personal, political to promotional. Six essays and three photo-essays bring together prominent authorities in history, the arts, and other fields who provide diverse perspectives on this period in Arizona and American history. Viewed together, the words and images capture a Depression-era Arizona bustling with activity as federally funded construction projects and seasonal agricultural jobs brought migrants and newcomers to the state. They convey the celebrations and the struggles of commercial photographers, archaeologists, city folks, farmers, tourists, native peoples and others in these hard times. As the economic strains of the decade reverberated through the state, local photographers documented the lives of Arizona residentsÑincluding those frequently overlooked by historians. As this book persuasively shows, photographs can conceal as much as they reveal. A young Mexican American girl stands in front of a backdrop that hides the outhouse behind her, a deeply moving image for what it suggests about the efforts of her family to conceal their economic circumstances. Yet this image is a perfect metaphor for all the photographs in this book: stories remain hidden, but when viewers begin to question what they cannot see, pictures resonate more loudly than ever before. This book is a history of Arizona written from the photographic record, offering a point of view that may differ from the written record. From the images and the insights of the authors, we can gain a new appreciation of how one stateÑand its indomitable peopleÑweathered our nation's toughest times. "From the images and insights of the authors, readers will gain a new appreciation of how one state weathered our nation's toughest times ÑHolbrook Tribune-News "The text helps to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of Arizona's history" ÑTucson Lifestyle "Picturing Arizona is a moving visual experience, perfectly capturing the grit and history of a bygone Arizona era" ÑThe Midwest Book Review "The images of the local landscape, families, archaeology and lifestyles are unforgettable with each turn of the page." ÑArizona Insight "Read the text. Study the pictures. Put the two together, and you'll gain an appreciation of how ArizonaÑand its tenacious inhabitantsÑweathered some of our toughest times." ÑTucson Weekly, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006<

1930, ISBN: 0059c92af7fa96f77894709a4ea0e79f

University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tel… Mehr…

University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable story. They capture enduring visions of the Depression that linger in cultural memory: dust storms, Okies on their way to California, breadlines, and ramshackle tent cities. They also reflect a more particular experience and a unique perspective. This book places the work of local Arizonans alongside that of federal photographers both to illuminate the impact of the Depression on the state's distinctive racial and natural landscapes and to show the influence of differing cultural agendas on the photographic record. The more than one hundred imagesÑby well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographersÑrepresent a variety of purposes and perspectives, from public to personal, political to promotional. Six essays and three photo-essays bring together prominent authorities in history, the arts, and other fields who provide diverse perspectives on this period in Arizona and American history. Viewed together, the words and images capture a Depression-era Arizona bustling with activity as federally funded construction projects and seasonal agricultural jobs brought migrants and newcomers to the state. They convey the celebrations and the struggles of commercial photographers, archaeologists, city folks, farmers, tourists, native peoples and others in these hard times. As the economic strains of the decade reverberated through the state, local photographers documented the lives of Arizona residentsÑincluding those frequently overlooked by historians. As this book persuasively shows, photographs can conceal as much as they reveal. A young Mexican American girl stands in front of a backdrop that hides the outhouse behind her, a deeply moving image for what it suggests about the efforts of her family to conceal their economic circumstances. Yet this image is a perfect metaphor for all the photographs in this book: stories remain hidden, but when viewers begin to question what they cannot see, pictures resonate more loudly than ever before. This book is a history of Arizona written from the photographic record, offering a point of view that may differ from the written record. From the images and the insights of the authors, we can gain a new appreciation of how one stateÑand its indomitable peopleÑweathered our nation's toughest times. "From the images and insights of the authors, readers will gain a new appreciation of how one state weathered our nation's toughest times ÑHolbrook Tribune-News "The text helps to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of Arizona's history" ÑTucson Lifestyle "Picturing Arizona is a moving visual experience, perfectly capturing the grit and history of a bygone Arizona era" ÑThe Midwest Book Review "The images of the local landscape, families, archaeology and lifestyles are unforgettable with each turn of the page." ÑArizona Insight "Read the text. Study the pictures. Put the two together, and you'll gain an appreciation of how ArizonaÑand its tenacious inhabitantsÑweathered some of our toughest times." ÑTucson Weekly, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006<

1930, ISBN: 0059c92af7fa96f77894709a4ea0e79f

University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Softcover. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable s… Mehr…

University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006. Softcover. Brand new book. As cultural documents, as works of art, and as historical records, photographs of 1930s Arizona tell a remarkable story. They capture enduring visions of the Depression that linger in cultural memory: dust storms, Okies on their way to California, breadlines, and ramshackle tent cities. They also reflect a more particular experience and a unique perspective. This book places the work of local Arizonans alongside that of federal photographers both to illuminate the impact of the Depression on the state's distinctive racial and natural landscapes and to show the influence of differing cultural agendas on the photographic record. The more than one hundred imagesÑby well-known photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Laura Gilpin as well as by an array of less familiar photographersÑrepresent a variety of purposes and perspectives, from public to personal, political to promotional. Six essays and three photo-essays bring together prominent authorities in history, the arts, and other fields who provide diverse perspectives on this period in Arizona and American history. Viewed together, the words and images capture a Depression-era Arizona bustling with activity as federally funded construction projects and seasonal agricultural jobs brought migrants and newcomers to the state. They convey the celebrations and the struggles of commercial photographers, archaeologists, city folks, farmers, tourists, native peoples and others in these hard times. As the economic strains of the decade reverberated through the state, local photographers documented the lives of Arizona residentsÑincluding those frequently overlooked by historians. As this book persuasively shows, photographs can conceal as much as they reveal. A young Mexican American girl stands in front of a backdrop that hides the outhouse behind her, a deeply moving image for what it suggests about the efforts of her family to conceal their economic circumstances. Yet this image is a perfect metaphor for all the photographs in this book: stories remain hidden, but when viewers begin to question what they cannot see, pictures resonate more loudly than ever before. This book is a history of Arizona written from the photographic record, offering a point of view that may differ from the written record. From the images and the insights of the authors, we can gain a new appreciation of how one stateÑand its indomitable peopleÑweathered our nation's toughest times. "From the images and insights of the authors, readers will gain a new appreciation of how one state weathered our nation's toughest times ÑHolbrook Tribune-News "The text helps to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of Arizona's history" ÑTucson Lifestyle "Picturing Arizona is a moving visual experience, perfectly capturing the grit and history of a bygone Arizona era" ÑThe Midwest Book Review "The images of the local landscape, families, archaeology and lifestyles are unforgettable with each turn of the page." ÑArizona Insight "Read the text. Study the pictures. Put the two together, and you'll gain an appreciation of how ArizonaÑand its tenacious inhabitantsÑweathered some of our toughest times." ÑTucson Weekly, University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2006<