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Two thousand years ago, Japan and Korea began a long-standing history of cultural contact. For the Koreans, this meant an invasion in the 1590s spawning four centuries of bitter contempt for Japanese society. The Japanese, however, were culturally enriched, gathering as spoils of war the traditions of Buddhism, elements of Chinese writing, and most valued of all, the removal of master potters from their Korean captives. <br><br>In Japanese Satsuma Pottery, delight in "a tale...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
Just uttering the word Jerusalem results in an automatic change in the state of mind for Jews, Christians and Muslims. Their individual and collective history in this city–a holy place for all three of the great monotheistic faiths–has covered over three thousand years but Jerusalem's history extends two millennia farther in the sands of time.<br><br>The Old City of Jerusalem surveys the City of Peace and her inhabitants from the Canaanite Period through...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
Adolph Hitler has assumed power in Germany. A brilliant theoretical and experimental physicist has clandestinely discovered the secret of nuclear energy and the nuclear bomb. No other physicist has come close to this realization. The German physicist is prepared to deliver this secret to his Fuehrer and assure him control of the world. Who is this physicist? How can he be stopped? The intelligence services of two countries combine in an effort to disrupt the physicist's efforts. There is...
| Автор | Sheldon Cohen |
Experience desert-dwelling at its most vibrant! From the essential features of a mosque to a wide assemblage of colorful edifices designed to offset monochromatic and infertile landscapes, Islamic art encompasses an impressive scope of mediums and styles. Some traditions mirror regional tastes that span from Spain and Morocco in the West to Central Asia and India in the East, still others connote the trademark aptness of color, shape, and pattern for which Islamic art is universally...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
Escape to the perfect world! A world where prejudice is passé, order is normal, and function is favored. This is the world of the Shakers.<br><br>Best-known as an eighteenth-century utopian religious community, and often liken to the Amish, few are aware of the many accomplishments that are distinctly Shaker. Shakers have excelled as architects and chemists, craftsmen and inventors. During a twenty-five-year heyday they had a hand in everything from circular saws to textiles,...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
If you are searching for a succinct yet thorough introduction to Mexican painting in the modern age, you have arrived. Spanning more than 150 years of history, Mexican Painting: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries is academically formidable, yet captivating and accessible to every reader.<br><br>Learn the role that the Academy of San Carlos played in dictating tastes and in reforming public arts of architecture, portraiture, and decorative painting. Delve further into the debate...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
In 1972, when Paul Henderson scored that great goal for Canada against Soviet Russia, the whole country stood still. It gave us cause to be proud of our game, our players, our love for it.<br>White Snow Blackout connects, that great goal, that great series, to our own setbacks and triumphs in our own hockey worlds. The story is told as seen through the eyes of a child. It is at times riveting, always passionate.<br>I invite you to take a journey with me to the roots of hockey, to the...
| Автор | Joseph A. Byrne |
Grounded in the maintenance of balance and the pursuit of peace, the Cherokee Nation has always had a difficult task. In The Cherokee accompany these Principle People on their quest – from the first 1,000 years of harmony preceding conflict with DeSoto in 1540 to the present-day resurgence of tribal unity.<br><br>The Cherokee's pre-contact world was peaceful and often unrecognized or misrepresented by American history books. It encompassed a deep reverence for...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |
The Remnants begins in Edwardian England and follows the story of Danny and Rose through their desperate struggle to hold on to their love – and their lives, during a time of momentous change.<br><br>Danny Pulbrook is a handsome and rebellious young man. Born the bastard son of a minor royal and orphaned at birth he is determined to find a new life far beyond his "pre-ordained oblivion". His only way out – a forced enlistment into the army brings him to an...
| Автор | W. P. Osborn |
Historical fiction at its best! A page-turner that transports the reader into India at the time of the Sepoy Mutiny with fidelity to the historical record and a vivid portrayal of the people involved. The reader follows the Logsdon family as they live through the tumultuous times of the Mutiny with penetrating insights into life In India as seen by native Indians and their British rulers. The writing style is both lyrical and fast-paced leading the reader to constantly wanting to see what...
| Автор | James Baehler |
Amid the armed conflict and broken treaty signings of nineteenth-century America, the highly successful horse culture of the plains, the Sioux Indians clutched to their way of life. Composed of three major groups and spread over six states, the Sioux represent a community divided. Much of their traditional world view and custom was overshadowed by the white man's quest for the dominance of Western civilization. Still, a highly developed sense of tribal pride coupled with a warrior spirit...
| Автор | Caron Caswell Lazar |