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Malaysian Batik: Reinventing a Tradition , traces the history of batik, the materials, methods and motifs of the block-stamped and hand drawn methods, and the ways in which Malaysian batik has been transformed into a craft with international appeal. Batik is more than wax and dye applied to a length of cloth. It is an art form practiced by people around Asia. With its its bolder, abstract designs and its brighter palette, Malaysian batik is a distinctly different type of batik that has brought...
| Автор | Noor Azlina Yunus |
This is an ebook version of a very rare Japanese woodblock print collection. Originally published in 1962 in a limited edition of 475 copies, The Modern Japanese Print soon became a collector's item.Included in the folio-sized volume were ten original woodblock prints by contemporary Japanese artists. The idea for this unique presentation had originated with author, James Michener who hoped to assist this little known group of dedicated men achieve wider recognition. The original works of...
| Автор | James Michener |
Containing photographs of everyday, antique objects along with insightful commentary, Things Korean is a useful guide to traditional life in Korea.O-Young Lee, former Korean Minister of Culture gives us a survey of native objects from Korea, from totems(Changsung) to hair-pins(binyo), crock pots(Changdokdae) to temple bells(Jong), scissors(Kawi) to graves(mudon) explaining their significance and place in everyday Korean life.Each item in the book is listed under its English and Korean name; a...
| Автор | O-Young Lee |
This is a collection of Japanese senryu poetry—a lesser known cousin to haiku poetry.In 1765 Karai Senryu published a selection of tsukeku that reflected his personal taste and humor. This anthology, Yanagidaru, became widely popular and was followed by 22 more of the same title, also compiled by Senryu, and a further 144 volumes compiled by his successors to the tradition. The type of poems Karai chose eventually came to be known as senryu. They did not require inclusion of a seasonal...
| Автор | J. C. Brown |
Die Ketzerbraut gelesen von Anuk Ens Anfang 16. Jahrhunderts: Die Münchner Bürgerstocher Veva befindet sich auf der Reise nach Innsbruck, um dort zu heiraten. Anführer des Brautzuges ist ihr Zwillingsbruder Bartl. Im Gebirge rät ihnen ein Reisender ab, der Straße weiter zu folgen, weil sie durch einen Erdrutsch blockiert sei, und dient sich als Führer an. Obwohl Veva ein schlechtes Gefühl hat, geht Bartl auf das Angebot ein. Statt wieder auf die Hauptstraße zu treffen, geraten sie tiefer in...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Iny Lorentz Juliregen 3. Teil einer Trilogie Hörbuch Berlin, 1887: Lore und Fridolin von Trettin leben mit ihren beiden Kindern glücklich zusammen. Fridolin ist noch immer Teilhaber des Bankhauses Grünfelder und hat es zu gewissem Wohlstand gebracht. Doch am Horizont ballen sich Gewitterwolken zusammen. In Ostpreussen pflegt Malwine von Trettin ihren Hass auf das Paar. Bei der Bank platzt ein Kredit, für den August Grünfelder persönlich gebürgt hat. Um den Verlust zu begrenzen, soll Fridolin...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Within the grand narrative of the Battle of Waterloo – one that marks the end of Napoleon’s career as conqueror and the beginning of an extended peace in western Europe – little is known of the formidable efforts made by the Irish who supplemented the strength of the British Army and, in no small measure, directed the outcome of this vital moment in the history of the world. Through empirical research, Dan Harvey has delivered a book that reveals the manoeuvres that the Irish mounted against...
| Автор | Dan Harvey |
The Brexit vote for UK withdrawal from the EU has put the constitutional future of Northern Ireland centre-stage once again. Beyond the Border is an authoritative, timely and up-to-date guide to the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement. A compelling and accessible exploration of how the Agreement can be upheld despite Brexit uncertainties, and implemented despite political deadlock, it powerfully argues for the permanence of the Agreement and its cross-community approach, even in the event of...
| Автор | Richard Humphreys |
This is the extraordinary story of an audacious fight for souls on famine ravaged Achill Island in the nineteenth century. Religious ferment swept Ireland in the early 1800s and evangelical Protestant clergyman Edward Nangle set out to lift the destitute people of Achill out of degradation and idolatry through his Achill Mission Colony. The fury of the island elements, the devastation of famine, and Nangle’s own volatile temperament all threatened the project’s survival. In the years of the...
| Автор | Patricia Byrne |
The Troubles may have developed into a sectarian conflict, but the violence was sparked by a small band of leftists who wanted Derry in October 1968 to be a repeat of Paris in May 1968. Like their French comrades, Northern Ireland's 'sixty-eighters' had assumed that street fighting would lead to political struggle. The struggle that followed, however, was between communities rather than classes. In the divided society of Northern Ireland, the interaction of the global and the...
| Автор | Simon Prince |
In the 100 years since the establishment of Dáil Éireann, rarely has politics been so divisive, turbulent, engaging and entertaining as in County Kerry. A Century of Politics in the Kingdom captures the exhilarating highs and lows of politics in Kerry, featuring tales of scandal, punch-ups, election-campaign shenanigans, bitter inter-dynastic contests, as well as the stories of the ground-breaking Kerry politicians who made their mark on the national stage and beyond. This fascinating book...
| Автор | Owen O’Shea |
Hearing Voices: The History of Psychiatry in Ireland is a monumental work by one of Ireland’s leading psychiatrists, encompassing every psychiatric development from the Middle Ages to the present day, and examining the far-reaching social and political effects of Ireland’s troubled relationship with mental illness. From the “Glen of Lunatics”, said to cure the mentally ill, to the overcrowded asylums of later centuries – with more beds for the mentally ill than any other country in the world –...
| Автор | Brendan Kelly |
This is the first comprehensive analysis of how Sinn Féin has transformed itself from ‘political wing’ of the Republican movement to a mainstream force in Irish politics. In this book by one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, Deaglán de Bréadún provides an incisive account of how the party has arrived at a position, in the space of one generation, where it is in power north of the border and knocking on the door of government in the south. Despite recent controversies and scandals...
| Автор | Deaglán de Bréadún |
Irish Days, Indian Memories offers a unique insight into an unexpectedly momentous facet of Dublin’s political and student life from 1913 to the end of the turbulent year that was 1916. V.V. Giri, fourth President of India (1969-74), who would later say of himself ‘when I am not an Indian, I am an Irishman’, and a group of twelve Indian law students at King’s Inns and University College Dublin, witnessed and participated in the events of these dramatic years. Drawn from diaries, letters,...
| Автор | Conor Mulvagh |
Ireland’s Memorial Records, 1914-1918 contain the names of 49,435 enlisted men who were killed in the First World War. Commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and published in 100 eight-volume sets, the Records are notable for stunning and elaborate page decorations by celebrated Irish illustrator Harry Clarke. Drawing from published and unpublished sources, Marguerite Helmers’ ground-breaking study provides a fascinating insight into the work of Harry Clarke as an extraordinary...
| Автор | Marguerite Helmers |
During a time of high tension, terror and fear, the Irish Defence Forces faced the very real threat of the Irish State being plunged into a savagely sectarian civil war. The southern state faced a breakdown of law and order, severely challenged by manhunts, prison breaks, shoot-outs, kidnappings, bank robberies, subversive training camps, bomb-making factories, illegal weapons shipments, and border operations. Soldiering Against Subversion is the dramatic and previously untold story of the...
| Автор | Dan Harvey |
This is the first complete history of the Curragh Camp, from its foundation in 1855 to the present day, under both British and Irish occupation. Dan Harvey, a military historian and an experienced senior officer, presents a compelling and fascinating narrative of the camp’s many evocative eras and episodes. This unique establishment has been key in shaping Irish history while being shaped in turn by the great national and international conflicts that it was founded to respond to: the Crimean...
| Автор | Dan Harvey |
Ninja Fighting Techniques explains how to defend yourself against real-world threats using techniques perfected centuries ago by the great Ninja masters. Author Stephen K. Hayes is the world's leading expert on Ninjutsu techniques. In this book, he presents the Ninja «Five Elements» system to explain fundamental aspects of self-defense. According to Japanese Buddhist belief, human nature is connected to the natural world and the five elements. By understanding that connection, essential...
| Автор | Stephen K. Hayes |
Iny Lorentz Töchter der Sünde gelesen von Anne Moll Auf Kibitzstein hat Marie Adler sich mit dem Würzburger Fürstbischof Gottfried Schenk zu Limburg arrangiert. Ihre Kinder sind mittlerweile erwachsen und Trudi und Lisa bereits verheiratet. Außerdem hat der Fürstbischof angedeutet, für Falko Adler eine passende Ehe stiften zu wollen. Das Leben könnte im Grunde für Marie nicht schöner sein, doch da geschehen zwei Dinge, die das Schicksal aller auf Kibitzstein verändern werden.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Iny Lorentz Die Rache der Wanderhure Glücklich und zufrieden lebt die einstige Wanderhure Marie mit ihrem Ehemann Michel Adler auf Burg Hohenstein, die die beiden als Kastellanin und Burghauptmann für den König verwalten. Mit der Geburt ihrer Tochter Trudi scheint ihr Glück schließlich vollkommen. Doch das Unheil lauert schon, denn Maries größter Feind ist ihr dicht auf den Fersen und hat einen düsteren Plan ersonnen, um sie in seine Gewalt zu bringen …
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The attire of the feudal lords and ladies of old Japan, warriors, priest, courtesans, Edo-period dandies geisha, footmen, farmers— in fact, the whole array of Kabuki's colorful characters-is discussed in fascinating detail in this Japanese Kabuki book.From kimono and armor to undergarments, from wigs to foot gear, from swords to hair garments—no aspect of costume accessories is overlooked. Textiles and textile designs, in all their profusion of weaves, colors, and...
| Автор | Ruth M. Shaver |
Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll features over 250 unique photographs as well as extensive commentary and background history. Japanese dolls ( ningyo ) have played an important role in Japanese art and culture since its earliest stages of development, as talismanic figures, centerpieces, in elaborate festivals, medical study tools, theater distractions, decorative objects, and avidly collected art forms, as well as childhood playthings. Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll is the most...
| Автор | Alan Scott Pate |
Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewelry, and many other art objects. <I>Peranakan Chinese Home</I> displays these extraordinary objects, visible markers of a highly developed culture. <BR><BR>The broad range of beautiful objects which the Peranakan Chinese created and enjoyed in their daily lives is astounding. Each...
| Автор | Ronald G. Knapp |
Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java is richly illustrated with color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world.From the royal courts of Yogyakarta and Cirebon to the coastal towns of Pekalongan, Surabaya and Lasem, Inger McCabe Elliot takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java's north coast examining the customs, cultures and craftsmanship that distinguishes its magic cloth.Batik—Fabled Cloth of Java is a...
| Автор | Inger McCabe Elliott |