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Delia's Tears: Race, Science, and Photography in Nineteenth-Century America
by Molly RogersIn 1850 seven South Carolina slaves were photographed at the request of the famous naturalist Louis Agassiz to provide evidence of the supposed biological inferiority of Africans. Lost for many years, the photographs were rediscovered in the attic of Harvard's Peabody Museum in 1976. In the first narrative history of these images, Molly Rogers tells the story of the photographs, the people they depict, and the men who made and used them. Weaving together the histories of race, science, and photography in nineteenth-century America, Rogers explores the invention and uses of photography, the scientific theories the images were intended to support and how these related to the race politics of the time, the meanings that may have been found in the photographs, and the possible reasons why they were "lost" for a century or more. Each image is accompanied by a brief fictional vignette about the subject's life as imagined by Rogers; these portraits bring the seven subjects to life, adding a fascinating human dimension to the historical material.
Deliberative Offenheit durch Empathie: Eine experimentelle Untersuchung von Unterhaltung im politischen Kontext
by Andrea KloßAndrea Kloß geht vor dem Hintergrund der zunehmenden gesellschaftlichen Polarisierung der Frage nach, welchen Beitrag fiktionale Unterhaltungsmedien leisten können, um bei ihrem Publikum Empathie und deliberative Offenheit im Diskurs mit Andersdenkenden zu fördern.In zwei experimentellen Studien mit Teilnehmern unterschiedlicher Bildungsniveaus kann die Autorin zeigen, dass Transformationsgeschichten, die eine versöhnliche Annäherung zwischen zwei Filmcharakteren mit gegensätzlichen Überzeugungen darstellen, bei den Rezipienten das gleichzeitige Erleben von Empathie für beide Charaktere begünstigen und dadurch ihre Offenheit für andere Ansichten stärken.
Delicious Metropolis: The Desserts and Urban Scenes of Wayne Thiebaud
by Wayne ThiebaudDelicious Metropolis brings together two of Wayne Thiebaud's most celebrated bodies of work: desserts and cityscapes. Between the two, fascinating juxtapositions develop. The layers of a Neapolitan cake echo the shadows cast across a street in the late afternoon. The pastel hues of iced sponge cakes match California's candy-colored houses. Curators, critics, and artists guide the reader through the book via insightful bite-size essays. This gorgeous hardcover offers fans and newcomers a refreshing and accessible way to enjoy the oeuvre of this iconic American painter. Complete with multicolored page edges evoking the layers of one of Thiebaud's mouthwatering cakes, it's a treat for art lovers, city-dwellers, and gourmets alike.
Delight in One Thousand Characters: The Classic Manual of East Asian Calligraphy
by Kazuaki Tanahashi Susan O'LearyA beautifully curated presentation of the Thousand Character Essay, a masterpiece of Chinese calligraphy that has served as the art form's classic manual for over 1,400 years. Sung to infants as a lullaby, used to teach reading and writing, and employed as library index codes, the Thousand Character Essay is China's most widely used and beloved calligraphy textbook. Composed by the literary giant Zhou Xingsi and handwritten by sixth-century Buddhist monk Zhiyong, this masterful work has endured for centuries as the standard guide for brush writing both in formal and cursive scripts.Delight in One Thousand Characters brings this sublime body of art-as-text to English-speaking readers through its translation and explanation by calligraphers and artists Kazuaki Tanahashi and Susan O'Leary. Preserving the renowned beauty of monk Zhiyong's only extant handwriting, the book visually depicts the traditional script through extensive imagery, including a full, one-hundred-strip edition of Zhiyong's calligraphy. All images also have corresponding commentary explaining the meaning of each character. Essays and appendices by Tanahashi and O'Leary detail the fascinating history, geographic range, and aesthetic nuance of the essay and of Zhiyong's rendering--essential material to be familiar with the history, thought, literature, and art of East Asian civilization. For calligraphers, Delight in One Thousand Characters can serve as an advanced primer for practicing both formal and cursive Chinese calligraphy.
Delight in the Art of Collage: Mixed-media Collage and Assemblage Techniques and Projects
by Lisa M. PaceDelight in the Details! Add a bit of vintage detail to your collage work! In Delight in the Art Collage, Lisa M. Pace shares an abundance of mixed-media techniques and leads you step-by-step through 40 vintage-inspired projects! Inside, you'll find projects that focus on textiles, metal, paper, beeswax, and more. You will follow along with step-by-step instruction for beautiful creations such as: A felted wool and zipper-trim fabric collage built upon a background of lace and doilies A mobile (like you've never seen before!) featuring photo-transferred metal embellishments A wildflower-inspired collage of vintage book pages, aluminum punched flowers, and faux resin leaves Easy and fun mixed-media techniques that span a vast variety of materials make this the most delightful offering yet from one of North Light's most beloved artists.
Delight in the Details: 40+ Techniques for Charming Embellishments and Accents
by Lisa M. PaceIt's in the details! Take delight in the details of papercrafting-hand stitches, distressed edges and a little glitter are what make a project extra-special. Delight in the Details will inspire you with more than 40 techniques for creating accents and embellishments that will provide a finishing touch to any papercraft project. Get creative with a variety of materials, from simple paper and fabric scraps to glitter, ink, modeling paste and vintage finds. 100 lovely projects-including greeting cards, scrapbook layouts, mini albums and home decor-showcase the techniques in fabulous form. Plus, take a peak inside the author's studio where pretty vintage details come to life. Learn how to create delightful details like:Shimmering wire sprays Texture paste designs Distressed letters Crepe paper rosettes Delicate felt blooms Button bouquets Vintage paper leaves Perfect for papercrafters and mixed-media artists alike, Delight in the Details helps you make every last detail count!
Delight in the Seasons: Crafting a Year of Memorable Holidays and Celebrations
by Lisa M. PaceMake each season delightful! Lisa Pace is at it again, this time with projects and techniques that will have you celebrating the seasons in style! Let Lisa and her pretty vintage style inspire you with techniques that will expand your perceptions of what papercrafting can be. You'll create beautiful projects and embellishments using a wide variety of both everyday and unexpected materials, while paying homage to your fondest memories of Christmas, summer vacation, Halloween and more. In Delight in the Seasons you'll find: 40 step-by-step techniques, to be used as demonstrated or adapted to meet your style and needs. 20 gallery pieces that combine multiple techniques into entirely new and charming projects. A delightful variety of sample projects including home, seasonal and party decor, greeting cards, ornaments, scrapbook layouts and more. Endless inspiration as Lisa shares the memories and moments that inspired each project. So gather your supplies, add a dash of inspiration (and maybe some glitter) and delight in the seasons with Lisa Pace!
Delirio americano: Una historia cultural y política de América Latina
by Carlos GranésDisfruten con la fantasía de los creadores latinoamericanos y observen las nefastas consecuencias del ensueño de los políticos. Y cómo a veces ambos delirios fueron de la mano. Carlos Granés, uno de los pensadores más sólidos y originales de la actualidad, recompone con gran pulso narrativo el inmenso, intrincado y exuberante puzle del largo siglo XX en América Latina. Por primera vez, los lectores pueden recorrer en un mismo relato las etapas, fuerzas y acontecimientos de una historia tradicionalmente contada de manera fragmentaria y profundamente marcada por las complejas relaciones entre cultura y política. El ensayo traza conexiones sorprendentes, muestra reveladoras contradicciones y retrata a figuras como José Martí, César Vallejo, Nahui Olín, Juan Domingo Perón, García Márquez, Doris Salcedo o Caetano Veloso. Desde las primeras reivindicaciones de una América Latina con identidad propia por parte de poetas y ensayistas, el surgimiento del comunismo y el fascismo latinoamericano y la irrupción del populismo hasta la resaca del boom, las nuevas tensiones entre lo local y lo global y la muerte de Fidel Castro en 2016, el libro rastrea el papel de las ideas y las artes en la invención de América Latina y en la construcción de las identidades nacionales durante las dictaduras y revoluciones. Granés da cuenta con brillantez de la influencia del surrealismo, cuyo impacto decisivo fue también político, pues dio lugar a una alternativa individualista, libertaria e imaginativa a las ideologías totalitarias y al populismo que derivaría en la izquierda heterodoxa y en el liberalismo. Delirio americano es un maravilloso fresco, admirablemente narrado, que amplía nuestra mirada sobre un continente cuya historia y destino afectan a las prácticas políticas y culturales de todo Occidente. La crítica ha dicho... «Carlos Granés es en mi opinión uno de los mejores ensayistas de nuestra lengua. Sus libros están escritos en una prosa precisa y flexible, prodigan ideas frescas y son capaces de abrir perspectivas nuevas sobre viejos problemas.» JAVIER CERCAS «Granés es uno de los mejores ensayistas actuales, un escritor brillante y perspicaz».El Confidencial «No creo que nadie haya trazado un fresco tan completo, animado y lúcido sobre todas las vanguardias artísticas del siglo XX. Lo he leído con la felicidad y la excitación con que leo las mejores novelas».Mario Vargas Llosa, sobre El puño invisible «Granés vuelve a dar en el clavo con un ensayo capaz de captar la atención del lector sobre un tema de actualidad y enorme alcance».Forbes, sobre Salvajes de una nueva época «Ameno y riguroso ensayo sobre la liaison de la cultura, el capitalismo y la política».ABC, sobre Salvajes de una nueva época «La política se vuelve vocinglera y el capitalismo vira a lo correcto. Este ensayo pone en limpio lo que parece inconexo».El Mundo, sobre Salvajes de una nueva época
Delirious Naples: A Cultural History of the City of the Sun
by Pellegrino D'Acierno Stanislao G. Pugliese Theresa Aiello B. Amore Andrea Baldi Angelo Cannavacciuolo Joseph Connors Rose DeAngelis Erri De Luca John Domini Valerio Caprara Simona Frasca Jonathan Galassi Fred Gardaphe Patrizia La Trecchia Ilaria Marchesi Simone Marchesi Nick Napoli Salvatore Napolitano Jason Pine Joseph Rescigno Gabriella Romani Gioia Timpanelli Terrence Ward Robert Zweig Francesco Durante Gregory Pell Charles Sant'EliaThis book is addressed to “lovers of paradoxes” and we have done our utmost to assemble a stellar cast of Neapolitan and American scholars, intellectuals, and artists/writers who are strong and open-minded enough to wrestle with and illuminate the paradoxes through which Naples presents itself. Naples is a mysterious metropolis. Difficult to understand, it is an enigma to outsiders, and also to the Neapolitans themselves. Its very impenetrableness is what makes it so deliriously and irresistibly attractive. The essays attempt to give some hints to the answer of the enigma, without parsing it into neat scholastic formulas. In doing this, the book will be an important means of opening Naples to students, scholars and members of the community at large who are engaged in “identity-work.” A primary goal has been to establish a dialogue with leading Neapolitan intellectuals and artists, and, ultimately, ensure that the “deliriously Neapolitan” dance continues.
Delirious New Orleans: Manifesto for an Extraordinary American City
by Stephen VerderberFrom iconic neighborhoods such as the French Quarter and the Garden District to more economically modest but no less culturally vibrant areas, architecture is a key element that makes New Orleans an extraordinary American city. Delirious New Orleans began as a documentary project to capture the idiosyncratic vernacular architecture and artifacts-vintage mom-and-pop businesses, roadside motels, live music clubs, neon signs, wall murals, fast-food joints, and so on-that helped give the city's various neighborhoods their unique character. But because so many of these places and artifacts were devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Delirious New Orleans has become both a historical record of what existed in the past and a blueprint for what must be rebuilt and restored to retain the city's unique multicultural landscape. Stephen Verderber starts with the premise that New Orleans's often-overlooked neighborhoods imbue the city with deep authenticity as a place. He opens Delirious New Orleans with a photo-essay that vividly presents this vernacular architecture and its artifacts, both before Katrina and in its immediate aftermath. In the following sections of the book, which are also heavily illustrated, Verderber takes us on a tour of the city's commercial vernacular architecture, as well as the expressive folk architecture of its African American neighborhoods. He discusses how the built environment was profoundly shaped by New Orleans's history of race and class inequities and political maneuvering, along with its peculiar, below-sea-level geography. Verderber also considers the aftermath of Katrina and the armada of faceless FEMA trailers that have, at least temporarily and by default, transformed this urban landscape.
Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
by Rem KoolhaasSince its original publication in 1978, Delirious New York has attained mythic status. Back in print in a newly designed edition, this influential cultural, architectural, and social history of New York is even more popular, selling out its first printing on publication. Rem Koolhaas's celebration and analysis of New York depicts the city as a metaphor for the incredible variety of human behavior. At the end of the nineteenth century, population, information, and technology explosions made Manhattan a laboratory for the invention and testing of a metropolitan lifestyle -- "the culture of congestion" -- and its architecture."Manhattan," he writes, "is the 20th century's Rosetta Stone . . . occupied by architectural mutations (Central Park, the Skyscraper), utopian fragments (Rockefeller Center, the U.N. Building), and irrational phenomena (Radio City Music Hall)." Koolhaas interprets and reinterprets the dynamic relationship between architecture and culture in a number of telling episodes of New York's history, including the imposition of the Manhattan grid, the creation of Coney Island, and the development of the skyscraper. Delirious New York is also packed with intriguing and fun facts and illustrated with witty watercolors and quirky archival drawings, photographs, postcards, and maps. The spirit of this visionary investigation of Manhattan equals the energy of the city itself.
Delivering New Homes: Planning, Processes and Providers
by Nick Gallent Sarah CarmonaThis book examines the processes and relationships that underpin the delivery of new homes across the United Kingdom, focussing primarily on the land use planning system in England, the way that housing providers engage with that system, and how the processes of engagement are changing or might change in the future. Planning, market and social house building - the three key processes - are first dissected and explored individually, then brought together to study the key areas of interaction between planning and the providers of social and market housing by way of the range of tensions that have consistently dogged those interactions. Extensive illustrative case study material provides a platform to the consideration of developing more integrated, realistic and proactive approaches to planning.Proposing evolutionary, and sometimes radical proposals for change, Delivering New Homes makes a bold contribution to finding a better way of delivering the new homes that the nation increasingly needs.
Delivering on the Climate Emergency: Towards a Net Zero Carbon Built Environment
by Deo Prasad Aysu Kuru Philip Oldfield Lan Ding Malay Dave Caroline Noller Baojie HeThis book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency. It provides an evidence-based roadmap and proposes guidelines to achieving targets covering emerging technologies, materials, innovative design, regulations and policies.
Delmar's Handbook of Flowers, Foliage, and Creative Design
by Norah T. HunterThe Handbook of Flowers, Foliage, and Creative Design is a practical guide for anyone who enjoys the art of floral design. This book provides easy access to basic information as well as step-by-step floral arrangement instructions, a full-color flower and foliage identification section, and a glossary containing technical terminology used within the industry.
Delphi (Images of America)
by Bonnie J. Maxwell Delphi Preservation Society, Inc. Anita L. WerlingDelphi is nestled in the picturesque valley formed by the Wabash River and Deer Creek. Named for the Grecian city with its famed oracle, Delphi was envisioned by early residents as a center of culture for the surrounding area. Three courthouses have graced the central square in Delphi--the "seat of justice" in Carroll County since platted in 1828 by Gen. Samuel Milroy. When the Wabash and Erie Canal cut through the area in the 1840s, Delphi became a center for industry and commerce. Handsome three-story brick buildings appeared in the 1850s and surrounded the square by the 1880s. Area residents traveled to Delphi for trade, business, and entertainment. Delphi's opera houses drew traveling acts from Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and other cultural centers. Visitors today enjoy the architectural gems downtown and in nearby residential districts plus six parks with miles of groomed hiking and biking trails. The canal era is alive in Delphi at the Wabash and Erie Canal Interpretive Center where a replica boat takes visitors on a restored section of the historic waterway.
Delray Beach (Images of America)
by Mccall Credle-RosenthalDelray Beach lies on Florida's Atlantic coast, nestled between a sea grape-filled beach to the east and rich farmland to the west. Throughout its prosperous history, this "Village by the Sea," as it is often called, has maintained its mystical, quaint charm. The numerous stories of Delray Beach, kept alive through many of the town's elders, are rich depictions of the American experience. The importance of the past continues to reveal itself in the stories and images of the courageous pioneers who came from Michigan, the Bahamas, and nearby Southern states in the late 1800s.Early pioneers were attracted to Delray Beach for many of the same reasons that bring people there today. The history of Delray Beach is intrinsically linked to the community support of and appreciation for agriculture, art, and architecture. The area is known for fertile soil, diverse crops, and the large colony of artists that call their bungalows and cottages along the Delray beaches home. Thousands of visitors annually flock to attend the numerous festivals held in the city's historic downtown streets. In both 1993 and 2001, Delray Beach received the prestigious "All America City" award from the National Civic League.
Delray Beach (Postcard History Series)
by Janet Devries Dorothy PattersonTravel the roads and waterways of Delray Beach history through lovingly collected postcards. In the 1890s, a diverse group of settlers began gathering on the southeast coast of Florida to build a new community. These pioneers sought the freedom, adventure, and economic opportunity provided by the new Florida East Coast Railway. Delray's population was distinctive for its respect for education, early interest in the arts, love of sports, religious faith, and bonds of community. By the 1920s, the farming-fishing settlement had blossomed into a sparkling resort town with a thriving winter colony. This unfolding story of Delray Beach and the surrounding vicinity is presented from the Delray Beach Historical Society Archives and private collections.
Delta County (Images of America)
by Sylvia Wood Judy Falls Friends of Delta County Public LibraryDuring the frenetic days of Reconstruction, Delta County claimed land between two branches of the Sulphur River, from Lamar and Hopkins Counties, and named itself after its shape and the third letter of the Greek alphabet. From its early days, Delta County became home to prosperous farmers who relocated from the South and who brought with them their knowledge of growing cotton as well as their traditions and cultures. At its heyday in the 1920s, the county boasted the densest rural population in the state. These pioneers believed strongly in education, and more than 40 schools dotted the county at one time, with many graduates of these rural schools becoming doctors, engineers, teachers, politicians, ministers, authors, musicians, lawyers, coaches, scientists, and athletes--as well as one All-American. For those who remained, those who returned, and those who chose this quiet corner of Northeast Texas, Delta County is home, with all the sweet and poignant implications of that word.
Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother's Wisdom
by Alysia Burton SteeleInspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steele--picture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning team--combines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta. These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black woman--child, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippi--a Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Delta Music and Film: Jefferson County and the Lowlands
by Jimmy Cunningham Jr. Donna CunninghamThe Delta Lowlands, a place of stunning innovation and creativity in music and film, has laid an incredible foundation for American entertainment. Talented singers, producers, and musicians from a narrow stretch of Arkansas Delta land--traversing U.S. Highway 65 south near England down to Pine Bluff and on through Lake Village/Eudora--have garnered every conceivable distinction, including Grammys as well as Country Music Association (CMA), Gospel Music Association (GMA), Stellar, Dove, Soul Train, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and other music awards. The mosaic of cotton blossoms, catfish farms, blues juke joints, foot-stomping churches, and rich Delta dirt has also served as the training ground for legends in blues, R&B/soul, country music, jazz, and gospel. In film and television, the Delta Lowlands has birthed the invention of sound in movies, the development of slow-motion footage, the creation of television's Neilson's ratings, the first western-genre movie star, a cadre of Emmy and Oscar award-winning personalities, and a television tower that was once the second tallest man-made structure in the world.
Delta Urbanism: The Netherlands
by Han Meyer Steffen Nijhuis Inge BobbinkDelta Urbanism is a major new initiative that explores the growth, development, and management of deltaic cities and regions, with the aim of balancing various goals in a sustainable manner: urbanization, port commerce, industrial development, flood defense, public safety, ecological balance, tourism, and recreation. This book is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies, tools, technology, planning, public outreach, and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas.
Delta Urbanism: New Orleans
by Richard CampanellaThis volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities, in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection, settlement, urbanization, population, expansion, drainage, protection, exploitation, devastation, and recovery. What New Orleans has experienced foretells what similar cities will be tackling in years to come.
Deltaville
by Larry S. ChowningIn the early 20th century, the communities previously recognized as Sandy Bottom, Enoch, Stingray Point, Ruark, Amburg, Stove Point, Horse Shoe Bend, Pace's Neck, and Grinels became part of what is known today as Deltaville. Strategically located between two major rivers and the Chesapeake Bay, Deltaville has been center stage to many events that have shaped the nation. During the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, friend and foe visited its shores. Six decades later, both Union and Confederate blood was spilled on its ground. Throughout the early 20th century, Deltaville's shores played a large part in local industry. Common occupations included wooden boatbuilding, freighting, oystering, crabbing, and fishing. By the end of the century, the community had grown into a waterfront resort and served as a playground for recreational boaters and visitors.
The Demand for International Football Telecasts in the United States
by Georgios Nalbantis Tim PawlowskiThis book provides a comprehensive overview and economic analysis of US consumer demand for televised football (soccer). Accounting for transnational demand, research is focused on the US consumers demand for the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1 and the UEFA Champions League, which represent the most popular and marketable football competitions worldwide, and have recently sealed lucrative media rights contracts in many large markets, including the US. The study also takes account of North American Major League Soccer (MLS) in order to provide a more comprehensive overview of the country's football market and to allow for direct comparisons with the aforementioned European competitions. These findings offer valuable insights for US broadcasters, European league organizers and managers to adjust existing strategies and/or develop new strategies in conquering the US football market.
Démarrer une Activité Rentable à Domicile
by Amber Richards Giovanni PantanoCet livre décrit les aspects importants à retenir pour celui qui souhaiterait démarrer une activité à domicile dont la spécialité est de réaliser de beaux cadres photo en3D. Il examine les différentes options possibles, allant du simple hobby, de l’activité à domicile jusqu’au magasin avec pignon sur rue. Il aborde aussi les aspects de conception, réalisation et de commercialisation. Toutefois, ce livre n’a pas pour objectif d’examiner les aspects fiscaux, quels qu’ils soient, l'obtention d’un capital de départ, l’apport de conseils juridiques ou comptables, une étude de marché et la création d'un plan d'affaires.