Автор: Gram, John R. Название: Education at the edge of empire ISBN: 0295999667 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780295999661 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3762.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
For the vast majority of Native American students in federal Indian boarding schools at the turn of the twentieth century, the experience was nothing short of tragic. Dislocated from family and community, they were forced into an educational system that sought to erase their Indian identity as a means of acculturating them to white society. However, as historian John Gram reveals, some Indian communities on the edge of the American frontier had a much different experience--even influencing the type of education their children received.
Shining a spotlight on Pueblo Indians' interactions with school officials at the Albuquerque and Santa Fe Indian Schools, Gram examines two rare cases of off-reservation schools that were situated near the communities whose children they sought to assimilate. Far from the federal government's reach and in competition with nearby Catholic schools for students, these Indian boarding school officials were in no position to make demands and instead were forced to pick their cultural battles with nearby Pueblo parents, who visited the schools regularly. As a result, Pueblo Indians were able to exercise their agency, influencing everything from classroom curriculum to school functions. As Gram reveals, they often mitigated the schools' assimilation efforts and assured the various pueblos' cultural, social, and economic survival.
Greatly expanding our understanding of the Indian boarding school experience, Education at the Edge of Empire is grounded in previously overlooked archival material and student oral histories. The result is a groundbreaking examination that contributes to Native American, Western, and education histories, as well as to borderland and Southwest studies. It will appeal to anyone interested in knowing how some Native Americans were able to use the typically oppressive boarding school experience to their advantage.
Описание: "A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the '60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity."--The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONE As a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, and Clarence White. Parsons led the Byrds to create the seminal country rock masterpiece Sweetheart of the Rodeo, helped to guide the Rolling Stones beyond the blues in their appreciation of American roots music, and found his musical soul mate in Emmylou Harris. Parsons' solo albums, GP and Grievous Angel, are now recognized as visionary masterpieces of the transcendental jambalaya of rock, soul, country, gospel, and blues Parsons named "Cosmic American Music." Parsons had everything--looks, charisma, money, style, the best drugs, the most heartbreaking voice--and threw it all away with both hands, dying of a drug and alcohol overdose at age twenty-six. In this beautifully written, raucous, meticulously researched biography, David N. Meyer gives Parsons' mythic life its due. From interviews with hundreds of the famous and obscure who knew and worked closely with Parsons-many who have never spoken publicly about him before-Meyer conjures a dazzling panorama of the artist and his era. Praise for Twenty Thousand Roads "Far and away the most thorough biography of Parsons . . . skewers any number of myths surrounding this endlessly mythologized performer."--Los Angeles Times
"The definitive account of Gram Parsons' life-and early death. From the country-rock pioneer's wealthy, wildly dysfunctional family through his symbiotic friendship with Keith Richards, Meyer deftly illuminates one of rock's most elusive figures."--Rolling Stone
"Meticulously researched . . . Though Meyer answers a lot of long-burning questions, he preserves Parsons' legend as a man of mystery."--Entertainment Weekly "Meyer gives Parsons a thorough, Peter Guralnick-like treatment."--New York Post
Автор: Gram Название: Last Samurai ISBN: 0451411242 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451411242 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Gram Название: Ocean`s 11 ISBN: 0451410149 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451410146 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 551.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Gram D Название: Ocean`s eleven (f) ISBN: 0752264877 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780752264875 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Цена: 692.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The official tie-in to January 2002 film, "Ocean's 11", featuring Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Andy Garcia and Matt Damon. Steven Soderbergh brings the rat pack 1960's casino heist movie to the big screen once more. This remake is set in modern-day Las Vegas. Although only recently released from jail, Danny Ocean and his hand-picked team of eleven specialists gather in Las Vegas to attempt the most extravagant heist ever attempted. They plan to rob three casinos at once. Adding the tension of the build up is the fact that Danny has more riding on the job than anyone else: Benedict who owns all three of the casinos they target, has taken Danny's wife, Tess. This is Danny's way of paying him back and winning Tess back in the meantime.
Автор: Gram Название: Gladiator(f) ISBN: 0140296417 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140296419 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 553.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ridley Scott brings the splendour of Ancient Rome to the big screen, with Russell Crowe as the Roman general who wreaks vengeance on the man who rules the Roman empire. The film is released on 19th May 2000.
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