Описание: In the wake of the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. This book offers an overview of Black Lives Matter and explores the possible future of the movement.
Описание: Democracy of Sound tells the story of the pirates, radicals, jazzbos, Deadheads, and DJs who challenged the record industry for control of recorded sound throughout the twentieth century. A political and cultural history, it shows how the primacy of "intellectual property" gradually eclipsed an American political tradition that was suspicious of monopolies and favored free competition.
Автор: Houchin Название: Censorship of the American Theatre in the Twentieth Century ISBN: 0521108357 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521108355 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6494.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: John Houchin explores the impact of censorship in twentieth-century American theatre, arguing that theatrical censorship coincided with significant challenges to religious, political and cultural systems. This study provides a summary of theatre censorship in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and then analyses key episodes from 1900 to 2000.
Автор: Doss Название: Twentieth-Century American Art ISBN: 0192842390 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780192842398 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3721.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America`s position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism.
Автор: Foley Helene P. Название: Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage ISBN: 0520283872 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520283879 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. This book shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies - over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration.
Описание: Using oral histories, reminiscences, newspaper reports, and other sources, this book examines interactions among working-class Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese, Jews, African Americans, and others. It argues that these ethnic interactions played a crucial role in the urban development of the US during the early decades of the twentieth century.
Автор: Malburne-Wade Название: Revision as Resistance in Twentieth-Century American Drama ISBN: 1137469226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137469229 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 10760.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: American dramas consciously rewrite the past as a means of determined criticism and intentional resistance. While modern criticism often sees the act of revision as derivative, Malburne-Wade uses Victor Turner`s concept of the social drama and the concept of the liminal to argue for a more complicated view of revision.
Автор: Altieri Charles, Zimmerman Jeffrey, Dallaire Sylvi Название: Art of Twentieth-Century American Poetry ISBN: 1405121076 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405121071 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 5946.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems. * Encourages readers to identify with the modernists` sense of the revolutionary possibilities of their art.
Описание: Whether watching baseball or undergoing heart surgery, Americans have bought a variety of goods and services to achieve happiness. Here is a provocative look at what they have chosen to purchase. Stanley Lebergott maintains that the average consumer has behaved more reasonably than many distinguished critics of "materialism" have suggested. He sees
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