Walt`s Utopia: Disneyland and American Mythmaking, Priscilla Hobbs
Автор: Nichols Chris Название: Walt Disney`s Disneyland ISBN: 3836563487 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836563482 Издательство: Taschen Рейтинг: Цена: 35420.00 T Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление. Описание: Discover the story of Disneyland, Walt Disney`s visionary theme park in Anaheim, California. This bountiful visual history includes stunning color photographs, concept drawings, as well as ephemera from the historical collections of the Walt Disney Company and the golden age of photojournalism, to trace the park`s development and immersive...
The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world
The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern age. Ranging across the entire premodern world, Escape from Rome offers new answers to some of the biggest questions in history: Why did the Roman Empire appear? Why did nothing like it ever return to Europe? And, above all, why did Europeans come to dominate the world?
In an absorbing narrative that begins with ancient Rome but stretches far beyond it, from Byzantium to China and from Genghis Khan to Napoleon, Scheidel shows how the demise of Rome and the enduring failure of empire-building on European soil ensured competitive fragmentation between and within states. This rich diversity encouraged political, economic, scientific, and technological breakthroughs that allowed Europe to surge ahead while other parts of the world lagged behind, burdened as they were by traditional empires and predatory regimes that lived by conquest. It wasn't until Europe "escaped" from Rome that it launched an economic transformation that changed the continent and ultimately the world.
What has the Roman Empire ever done for us? Fall and go away.
Автор: Hadwen Walter Название: Premature Burial ISBN: 1843913801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781843913801 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 8310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть
Автор: Carine Germond Название: Partenaires de raison?: Le couple France-Allemagne et l`unification de l`Europe (1963-1969) ISBN: 3486709402 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783486709407 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 61920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: die Jahre 1963-1969 sind eine Schl sselperiode f r die Beziehungen zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland. Kaum war der lys e-Vertrag unterzeichnet, entbrannten Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Paris und Bonn, die die bilaterale Entente dauernd belasteten. Auf einer breiten Quellenbasis geht Carine Defrance der Hauptfrage nach, ob und weshalb die Unf higkeit beider L nder, zu einem Konsens ber gemeinschaftliche und internationale Schl sselfragen zu kommen, f r die Stagnation des europ ischen Einigungsprozesses in den Jahren 1963-1969 verantwortlich ist. Sie untersucht die dynamischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Frankreich und Deutschland in Europa sowohl im gemeinschaftlichen als auch im internationalen Kontext der 1960er Jahre. Die Autorin arbeitet systematisch die Perspektiven, Motive, Aktionen und Reaktionen in den bilateralen Beziehungen heraus, um ihre Auswirkungen auf die europ ische Ebene aufzuzeigen. Damit hebt sie die deutsch-franz sischen Beziehungen aus der Betrachtung der nationalen Politik hervor und unterscheidet sich damit von bisherigen Arbeiten, die die Paris-Bonn-Achse entweder aus franz sischer oder deutscher Perspektive beleuchtet haben. ber die Analyse der bilateralen Zusammenarbeit hinaus ist dieses Buch ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Historiographie der europ ischen Integration, indem sie die Debatte um das Verh ltnis zwischen Bilateralismus und Multilateralismus und zwischen europ ischer Integration und Kaltem Krieg bereichert.
In dieser Anthologie entdecken Kunsthistoriker und Kulturwissenschaftler von beiden Seiten des Atlantiks das vielschichtige, weitgehend unbekannte Werk von Winold Reiss (1886–1953) wieder und erschlie?en damit ein neues Archiv der multikulturellen Moderne. Der deutsch-amerikanische Maler, Grafiker und Designer suchte zeitlebens, die Kluft zwischen den "schonen Kunsten" und der angewandten kommerziellen Kunst zu uberwinden, indem er durch seinen innovativen Einsatz von Form und Farbe die amerikanische Kunstszene ebenso in Aufruhr brachte wie die Innenarchitektur. In seinen Portrats gelingt es Reiss auf faszinierende Weise, die ethnische Vielfalt der USA und Wurde der Menschen zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Seine spezifische Verbindung von kultureller Diversitat, Primitivismus und Ethnizitat war nicht uberall geschatzt.
Автор: Walters Ryan S. Название: Apollo 1: The Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon ISBN: 1684510945 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684510948 Издательство: Simon&Schuster UK Рейтинг: Цена: 24200.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: On January 27, 1967, astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee climbed into a new spacecraft perched atop a large Saturn rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a routine dress rehearsal of their upcoming launch into orbit, then less than a month away. All three astronauts were experienced pilots and had dreams of one day walking on the moon. But little did they know, nor did anyone else, that once they entered the spacecraft that cold winter day they would never leave it alive. The Apollo program would be perilously close to failure before it ever got off the ground. But rather than dooming the space program, this tragedy caused the spacecraft to be completely overhauled, creating a stellar flying machine to achieve the program's primary goal: putting man on the moon. Apollo 1 is a candid portrayal of the astronauts, the disaster that killed them, and its aftermath. In it, readers will learn:
How the Apollo 1 spacecraft was doomed from the start, with miles of uninsulated wiring and tons of flammable materials in a pure oxygen atmosphere, along with a hatch that wouldn't open How, due to political pressure, the government contract to build the Apollo 1 craft went to a bidder with an inferior plan How public opinion polls were beginning to turn against the space program before the tragedy and got much worse after
Apollo 1 is about America fulfilling its destiny of man setting foot on the moon. It's also about the three American heroes who lost their lives in the tragedy, but whose lives were not lost in vain.
Автор: Paul Mendes-Flohr,Anya Mali Название: Gustav Landauer: Anarchist and Jew ISBN: 3110373955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110373950 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 117710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: For Gustav Landauer, literary critic and anarchist, scholar of mysticism and participant of the Bavarian revolution, culture and politics occupied the same spiritual space. While identifying with ethical socialism, his Jewish sensibility increasingly gained over the years, not only, but in great measure due to Buber’s influence. This volume brings together leading scholars to assess Landauer’s ramified literary and political activities, his life as a Jew and anarchist, paying particular attention to his impact on Martin Buber.
Автор: Yossi Katz Название: The Land Shall Not Be Sold in Perpetuity: The Jewish National Fund and the History of State Ownership of Land in Israel ISBN: 3110415933 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110415933 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 111510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The State of Israel is the only Western state where the majority of lands are still owned by the State and by a public body related to it (The Jewish National Fund). At the root lies the divine command stating that the Land of Israel belongs to God and therefore should not be traded in perpetuity (Leviticus 25). This principle has been applied to almost all of the State lands, and was established in a Basic Law. Since the 1980s there were many pressures in Israel to privatize at least part of the State’s and JNF’s lands, due to the general privatization process of Israel’s economy, the deepening globalization process, and the transformation of Israel to an individualistic society. However, only a small portion of the lands were privatized, constituting 4% of the area of Israel. The book is based wholly on primary sources. It describes and analyzes the history of the ideological, social and legal processes that took place and their development since the beginning of the 20th century until today– processes that brought about the unique phenomenon of the State of Israel as an advanced capitalistic state whose lands are mostly state-owned.
Автор: Tom Birkett, Roderick Dale Название: The Vikings Reimagined: Reception, Recovery, Engagement ISBN: 1501518151 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501518157 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 111510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
The Vikings Reimagined explores the changing perception of Norse and Viking cultures across different cultural forms, and the complex legacy of the Vikings in the present day. Bringing together experts in literature, history and heritage engagement, this highly interdisciplinary collection aims to reconsider the impact of the discipline of Old Norse Viking Studies outside the academy and to broaden our understanding of the ways in which the material and textual remains of the Viking Age are given new meanings in the present. The diverse collection draws attention to the many roles that the Vikings play across contemporary culture: from the importance of Viking tourism, to the role of Norse sub-cultures in the formation of local and international identities. Together these collected essays challenge the academy to rethink its engagement with popular reiterations of the Vikings and to reassess the position afforded to ‘reception’ within the discipline.
Автор: Walter Fuller Taylor Название: The Economic Novel in America ISBN: 1469613379 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469613376 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 50160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Much has been written about America's Gilded Age""""0-8078-that turbulent period from 1870 to 1900 when the great fortunes were built and monopolies founded. Taylor reexamines the period through the work of its novelists-Mark Twain, Edward Bellamy, Frank Norris, and a host of lesser figures. Delightfully nonacademic, this book sharply questions many of our present ideas about the time."""" Originally published in 1942. A UNC Press Enduring Edition - UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Автор: Folsom Ed, Whitman Walt Название: Walt Whitman`s Native Representations ISBN: 0521585724 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521585729 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 33790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Walt Whitman looked to many different areas of American culture to develop a distinctively American poetry. This 1994 book investigates four of the areas he found most fertile for his own poetic development: the evolution of American dictionaries, the growth of the national sport of baseball, the decimation of American Indians, and the development of American photography.
Автор: Mead, Walter Russell Название: Special Providence ISBN: 1138380598 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138380592 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 132710.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: A striking vision of America's place in the world, Special Providence transcends stale debates about realists vs. idealists and hawks vs. doves to provide a revolutionary, nuanced, historically-grounded view of American foreign policy.
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