Описание: From ruby slippers to fashion runways, Adrian is a celebration of the life and work of an American legend who conquered the worlds of fashion and show business.
Автор: Finamore Daniel, Wood Ghislaine Название: Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style ISBN: 185177906X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851779062 Издательство: Abrams Рейтинг: Цена: 5940.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: The golden age of ocean liners is inextricably linked with the key decorative trends of the 20th century Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism. This lavish visual feast explores the technical, aesthetic, cultural, and political factors that came together to define such an iconic mode of travel.
Автор: Scarisbrick Diana Название: Diamond Jewelry: 700 Years of Glory and Glamour ISBN: 0500021503 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500021507 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 8250.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Diamond jewelry has long been symbolic of political power and authority in Europe. This book focuses on the individuals who commissioned and wore extraordinarily precious diamond ornaments from the mid-14th century until the 'democratization' of diamonds that followed the opening of mines in South Africa in 1867. This enthralling story covers seven centuries of history, showing the way in which rulers such as Charles V of France, Queen Elizabeth I of Great Britain, Louis XIV of France and Catherine II of Russia used diamond jewelry to reinforce their power and authority.
As works of art, these precious creations mirror the successive styles of each period - late Gothic naturalism, the culture of the Renaissance, Baroque splendour, Rococo elegance and the Imperial grandeur of the First and Second Napoleonic Empires. The recurring themes - religion, sentiment, heraldry, military glory, miniatures and cameo portraiture - are reinterpreted by each generation of jewelers. Like royal dress, diamond jewelry was worn to dazzle and impress - at weddings, coronations, christenings and state visits - and was presented as gifts reflecting princely generosity.
Over the centuries, these displays proved remarkably successful as instruments of government, symbolizing the pride and glory of a nation. Arranged chronologically, Diamond Jewelry includes some legendary masterpieces of diamond jewelry. Written by an acknowledged expert, it offers an intriguing overview of one of the world's most precious gems.
Автор: Bleitner Thomas Название: Women of the 1920s: Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde ISBN: 0789213478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780789213471 Издательство: Abbeville Press Рейтинг: Цена: 2523.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it.
Автор: Quinto, Enrico Название: Italian Glamour ISBN: 8857224287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788857224282 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 6592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Featuring a group of about three hundred dresses from many of the most eminent Italian fashion houses, the book is a celebratory tribute to Italian style through fashion and costume in the twentieth century.
Автор: Wilson Mary, Bego Mark Название: Supreme Glamour ISBN: 0500022003 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500022009 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 4942.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Marrying sumptuous fashion with insightful biography, Supreme Glamour charts the glittering story of Motown`s most successful act and original pop fashionistas.
Описание: This is Vol. 2 of The Interviews, a sequel to Every Step a Struggle. While Vol. 1 recalled the performers who fought to give black artists a voice and a presence, this new ground-breaking book focuses on the personalities who replaced the pioneers and refused to abide by Jim Crow traditions. Presented against a detailed background of the revolutionary post-World War II era up to the mid-1970s, the individual views of Mae Mercer, Brock Peters, Jim Brown, Ivan Dixon, James Whitmore, William Marshall and Ruby Dee in heretofore unpublished conversations from the past reveal just how tumultuous and extraordinary the technological, political, and social changes were for the artists and the film industry. Using extensive documentation, hundreds of films, and fascinating private recollections, Dr. Manchel puts a human face both on popular culture and race relations. "A worthy successor to Every Step a Struggle, Exits and Entrances combines superb historical research and astute analytical insights with the inimitable voices of the next generation of African-American artists. This book ensures that the contributions to American cinema of these determined and courageous rebels will never be forgotten. The film studies community owes a debt of gratitude to Manchel for this, the finest achieve- ment of his illustrious career. Exits and Entrances should be required reading for everyone interested in the politics of race in America, film studies, and African-American studies. It belongs in every research library. ―Denise Youngblood, University of Vermont, author of Cinematic Cold War. "Using the method of oral history and the mature thinking of a senior scholar, Exits and Entrances enhances our understanding of the difficult slog to create a truthful, "round" image of African-Americans in U.S. commercial films. This collection is a gold mine of information for future research and should be in all libraries which value film research." ―Peter C. Rollins, Emeritus EIC, Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal
In Reagan's Third Term, author Gib Kearney presents an exciting story of how one of America's most beloved presidents might have significantly altered history if elected to serve four more years.
The book opens on Valentine's Day 1988 with news that a military coup has deposed Mikhail Gorbachev as leader of the USSR. After a series of missteps by candidate George HW Bush, congress revokes the 22nd Amendment, and Ronald Reagan wins reelection (beating Senator Ted Kennedy) by a landslide.
But the world Reagan inherits is a dangerous place: on the verge of war with an expansionist Soviet Union and teetering on economic collapse. At home, the President struggles to advance a conservative agenda, confront a domestic coup d'etat, and choose a successor true to the Reagan Revolution.
North Korea. New appointments to the Supreme Court. Abortion. School prayer. Israel, Iraq, Libya. Welfare. The Culture War. The demise of the Democratic Party. It's all there--and more.
As a work of alternate history, Kearney's novel blends actual events and figures from the period with others that would have challenged and defined the Reagan presidency in fascinating new ways. Well-researched, and with an authoritative tone, Reagan's Third Term, is both comprehensive, and convincing, in its depiction of what might have been.
Throughout, Ronald Reagan is presented as a heroic figure who stands tall and resolute in doing what is right, whether it concerns Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iraq, making changes to the US Constitution, overhauling welfare, or confronting a nuclear North Korea. The book also presents a very human side of Reagan, whether threatened by assassination, allegations of racial insensitivity, or struggling with dissent from within his own party.
Above all, Reagan's Third Term is a fun and engaging read, full of twists and surprises. At the center of it all is a portrayal of Reagan guaranteed to delight his admirers; a man whose character provides him with the strength to take on the world, and transform it into something very different from the fractured and dangerous one we now inhabit.Learn more at ReagansThirdTerm.com
Описание: A provocative look at the evolution of America's political soul through the lives of six political figures who abandoned the left and joined the right--"thoughtful...engaging...political history at a very high level...and the pages fly by" (The New Republic). From the 1950s to the early 2000s millions of Americans moved left to right politically--a shift that forever changed the country. In Exit Right, Daniel Oppenheimer takes us from the height of the Communist Party's popularity in America in the 1920s and 30s, through the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and up through conservative resurgence of the 80s, before ending with 9/11 and the dawn of the Iraq War. Throughout, he tells the stories of six major political figures whose lives spanned these turbulent times and whose changing politics reshaped the American soul: Whittaker Chambers, James Burnham, Ronald Reagan, Norman Podhoretz, David Horowitz, and Christopher Hitchens. As he maps out the paths that these six individuals have taken to conservatism, Oppenheimer explores the questions of why and how we come to believe politically at all. How do we come to trust one set of truths, or one set of candidates, or associate with one crowd of people--over all other alternatives? Exit Right is an "absorbing" (The Atlantic) look at the roots of American politics. This is a book that will resonate with readers on the left and the right--as well as those stuck somewhere in the middle. Through six dramatic transformations of six enthralling characters, Oppenheimer "writes with the assurance and historical command of someone who has been thinking about his topic for a long time" (The New Yorker).
