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Book The Birth of Cool

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carol Tulloch
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2016-01-28
  • ISBN : 1474262864
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book The Birth of Cool written by Carol Tulloch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is broadly recognized that black style had a clear and profound influence on the history of dress in the twentieth century, with black culture and fashion having long been defined as 'cool'. Yet despite this high profile, in-depth explorations of the culture and history of style and dress in the African diaspora are a relatively recent area of enquiry. The Birth of Cool asserts that 'cool' is seen as an arbiter of presence, and relates how both iconic and 'ordinary' black individuals and groups have marked out their lives through the styling of their bodies. Focusing on counter- and sub-cultural contexts, this book investigates the role of dress in the creation and assertion of black identity. From the gardenia corsage worn by Billie Holiday to the work-wear of female African-Jamaican market traders, through to the home-dressmaking of black Britons in the 1960s, and the meaning of a polo-neck jumper as depicted in a 1934 self-portrait by African-American artist Malvin Gray Johnson, this study looks at the ways in which the diaspora experience is expressed through self-image. Spanning the late nineteenth century to the modern day, the book draws on ready-made and homemade fashion, photographs, paintings and films, published and unpublished biographies and letters from Britain, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States to consider how personal style statements reflect issues of racial and cultural difference. The Birth of Cool is a powerful exploration of how style and dress both initiate and confirm change, and the ways in which they expresses identity and resistance in black culture.

Book Birth  Stillbirth  and Infant Mortality Statistics for the Birth Registration Area of the United States

Download or read book Birth Stillbirth and Infant Mortality Statistics for the Birth Registration Area of the United States written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The One Best Way

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tasnim Nathoo
  • Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
  • Release : 2011-04-07
  • ISBN : 1554587581
  • Pages : 430 pages

Download or read book The One Best Way written by Tasnim Nathoo and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, breastfeeding has been prominently in the public eye in relation to debates on issues ranging from parental leave policies, work−family balance, public decency, the safety of our food supply, and public health concerns such as health care costs and the obesity “epidemic.” Breastfeeding has officially been considered “the one best way” for feeding infants for the past 150 years of Canadian history. This book examines the history and evolution of breastfeeding policies and practices in Canada from the end of the nineteenth century to the turn of the twenty-first. The authors’ historical approach allows current debates to be situated within a broader social, political, cultural, and economic context. Breastfeeding shifted from a private matter to a public concern at the end of the nineteenth century. Over the course of the next century, the “best” way to feed infants was often scientifically or politically determined, and guidelines for mothers shifted from one generation to the next. Drawing upon government reports, academic journals, archival sources, and interviews with policy-makers and breastfeeding advocates, the authors trace trends, patterns, ideologies, and policies of breastfeeding in Canada.

Book Circular

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1922
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Birth Statistics for the Birth Registration Area of the United States

Download or read book Birth Statistics for the Birth Registration Area of the United States written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A List of the Patrons  Officers  Committees  Governors   Subscribers

Download or read book A List of the Patrons Officers Committees Governors Subscribers written by Royal Masonic Institution for Boys and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 2012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Birth  Stillbirth  and Infant Mortality Statistics for the Continental United States  the Territory of Hawaii  the Virgin Islands

Download or read book Birth Stillbirth and Infant Mortality Statistics for the Continental United States the Territory of Hawaii the Virgin Islands written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre

Download or read book The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre written by Corinne J. Naden and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre provides synopses, cast and production credits, song titles, and other pertinent information for over 180 musicals from Oklahoma! to On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Concentrating on a 22-year span, this book lists both commercial successes and flops of the Golden Age-when the musicals presented on Broadway showcased timeless, memorable tunes, sophisticated comedy, and the genius of creative artists like Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, George Abbott, Moss Hart, Angela Lansbury, Robert Preston, and many others.

Book Rectors Remembered  The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 3

Download or read book Rectors Remembered The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 3 written by Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 of 8, 1213-1918. A genealogical compilation of the descendants of John Jacob Rector and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fischbach. Married in 1711 in Trupbach, Germany, the couple immigrated to the Germanna Colony in Virginia in 1714. Eight volumes document the lives of over 45,000 individuals.

Book The Noble Approach

Download or read book The Noble Approach written by Tod Polson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry span more than 60 years and include such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, What's Opera, Doc?, and The Road Runner Show. Revered throughout the animation world, his work serves as a foundation and reference point for the current generation of animators, story artists, and designers. Written by Noble's longtime friend and colleague Tod Polson and based on the draft manuscript Noble worked on in the years before his death, this illuminating book passes on his approach to animation design from concept to final frame, illustrated with sketches and stunning original artwork spanning the full breadth of his career.

Book People and Things from the Blount County  Alabama Southern Democrat 1928   1933

Download or read book People and Things from the Blount County Alabama Southern Democrat 1928 1933 written by Robin Sterling and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern Democrat was established by Forney G. Stephens at Blountsville in 1894. After fellow newspaperman Lawrence H. Mathews of the Blount County News-Dispatch died in 1896, Stephens moved the Democrat to Oneonta. When the News-Dispatch folded in 1903, the Democrat was the preeminent Blount County newspaper. Stephens died in 1939, but the Democrat continued to publish in Oneonta for almost 100 years. In 1989 the old Southern Democrat was renamed the Blount Countain. Microfilm for the old Southern Democrat was acquired from the State Archives in Montgomery and studied page by page. Every mention of births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and news important to the history and development of Blount County was reproduced here. This book is vital for any serious student of Blount County, Alabama genealogy and history.

Book Resting Places

    Book Details:
  • Author : Scott Wilson
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2016-09-05
  • ISBN : 0786479922
  • Pages : 887 pages

Download or read book Resting Places written by Scott Wilson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 14,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this edition. Each listing provides birth and death dates, a brief summary of the subject's claim to fame and their burial site location or as much as is known. Grave location within a cemetery is provided in many cases, as well as places of cremation and sites where ashes were scattered. Source information is provided.

Book Lawrence Co  AR

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
  • Release : 2001-09-07
  • ISBN : 1681621797
  • Pages : 1039 pages

Download or read book Lawrence Co AR written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-09-07 with total page 1039 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the community and people of Lawrence County, Arkansas.

Book Stephens L  Blakely Diaries

Download or read book Stephens L Blakely Diaries written by and published by Margot Woodrough. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Awesome Almanac

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jean F. Blashfield
  • Publisher : B&B Publishing
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9781880190210
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book Awesome Almanac written by Jean F. Blashfield and published by B&B Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains comprehensive coverage of information about the state of California.

Book Hemingway and His Conspirators

Download or read book Hemingway and His Conspirators written by Leonard J. Leff and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in detail and anecdote, Hemingway and His Conspirators profiles the nascent media age and its personalities - among them F. Scott Fitzgerald, Helen Hayes, Sinclair Lewis, David O. Selznick, and Gary Cooper.

Book Carry on

Download or read book Carry on written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: