Tag: culture
member name: Henry Berry
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October 04, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
innovative, revealing critique of art, images, and other aspects of visual culture
WHAT DO PICTURES WANT? - The Lives and Loves of Images by W. J. T. Mitchell. U. of Chicago Press, Chicago, . . .
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June 17, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
the origins, perspectives, and concerns of Western imperialism as reflected in science fiction
COLONIALISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE FICTION by John Rieder. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, . . .
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March 20, 2008 06:49 PM EDT --
effects of automobile cultture on American society
MOTORING - The Highway Experience in America by John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle. U. of Georgia Press, Athens, GA; www.ugapress.org; ssharer@ugapress.uga.edu. . . .
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December 01, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
searching for lost relatives and roots in a popular novel
WALTZING COWBOYS by Sarah Collins Honenberger. Cedar Creek Publishing, Bremo Bluff, VA; www.cedarcreekauthors.com; www.readhonenberger.com. . . .
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May 17, 2009 06:49 AM EDT --
the variety of Chicano performers and musical styles over time
LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES - Chicano Rock 'n' Roll from Southern California , Revised Edition by David Reyes and Tom Waldman. . . .
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October 17, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
background of a puzzling Renaissance Italian garden
THE GARDEN AT BOMARZO - A Renaissance Riddle by Jessie Sheeler, Photographs by Mark Edward Smith. Francis Lincoln Limited, London; www.franceslincoln.com. . . .
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November 19, 2007 09:33 AM EST --
antique photos of all aspects of pre-modern Indian society
INDIA THROUGH THE LENS , Photograph 1840-1911 by Vidya Dehejia with contributions by Charles Allen et al. Freer Gallery . . .
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June 19, 2008 07:34 PM EDT --
Hong Kong cinema's rise to worldwide recognition and influence
HONG KONG NEW WAVE CINEMA, 1978-2000 by Pak Tong Cheuk. Intellect Books, Bristol, United Kingdom, www.intellectbooks.com/U. . . .
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November 01, 2007 08:52 AM EDT --
AMERICA THE MIDDLEBROW - Women's Novels, Progressivism, and Middlebrow Authorship Between the Wars by Jaime Harker. U. of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, MA; www.umass.edu/umpress; potts@umpress.umass.edu. . . .
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November 22, 2008 11:40 AM EST --
illustrated overview of first generation Egyptian film
THE GOLDEN YEARS OF EGYPTIAN FILM - Cinema Cairo 1936-1967 edited by Serif Boraie, with essays by Mustafa Darwish, Rafik el-Sabban, and . . .
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December 07, 2006 08:06 AM EST --
BEYOND THE EPIC - The Life and Films of David Lean by Gene D. Phillips. U. of Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY; www.kentuckypress.com. 2006. 545+xvii pp. $34.95 hardcover, ISBN 0-8131-2415-8. photographs, . . .
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January 30, 2007 09:22 AM EST --
THE PHILOSOPHY OF NEO-NOIR edited by Mark T. Conard. U. of Kentucky Press, Lexington, KY; www.kentuckypress.com. 2007. 213+vi pages. $35.00 hardcover, ISBN 978-0-8131-2422-3. chapter notes, index.
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February 13, 2007 07:59 AM EST --
THE TREASURES OF ISLAMIC ART in the Museums of Cairo edited by Bernard O'Kane, Introduced by H. E. Mrs. Suzanna Mubarak. American University in Cairo Press, Cairo and New York; www.aucpress.com; distributed . . .
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September 19, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
updated edition of history and critique of action films
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER - Violence, Spectacle, and the American Action Movie, Revised and Expanded Edition, by Eric Lichtenfeld. Globe . . .
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December 06, 2007 10:08 AM EST --
Vogue magazine as a reflection of women's fashions throughout the 20th century
AS SEEN IN VOGUE - A Century of American Fashion in Advertising by Daniel Delis Hill. Texas Tech U. Press, Lubbock, . . .
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April 29, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
study of the influential director in the context of post-War Hollywood
IF YOU DIE, I'LL KILL YOU! - The Films of Samuel Fuller by Lisa Dombrowski. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, CT; www.wesleyan.edu/wespress; . . .
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June 17, 2008 08:18 PM EDT --
lucid explanation of the bases, purposes, and artistry of Islamic manuscripts
THE QUR'AN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE AL-HARAM AL-SHARIF ISLAMIC MUSEUM, Jerusalem by Khader Salameh. Garnet Publishing, . . .
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October 07, 2008 07:30 PM EDT --
the history and dimensions of glamour
GLAMOUR - A History by Stephen Gundle. Oxford University Press; www.oup.com. 2008. 472+xii pages. $39.95 hardcover, ISBN 978-0-19-921098-5. illustrations, . . .
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October 13, 2008 08:20 AM EDT --
a popular history of zombie movies and synopses and ratings for hundreds
ZOMBIE MOVIES - The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay, Foreword by Stuart Gordon. Chicago Review Press/An A Cappella Book, . . .
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January 28, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
unconventional, illuminating study of science fiction literature
THE SEVEN BEAUTIES OF SCIENCE FICTION by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr. Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, CT www.wesleyan.edu/wespress. . . .
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