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Book Hidden Heritage

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by Barbara Marshak and published by Beavers Pond Press. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopted as a baby, Paul Summers grew up in the white, middle-class Minnesota community of Worthington. With the discovery of some paperwork in an old desk, he was able to trace his roots to the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, where he came to know his birth family and learned of his Native American heritage. Taking the name of his birth parents (LaRoche), he formed a band, and began to write music that bridges the cultures of both his white and Native American families.

Book Hidden Heritage

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  • Author : Fatima Manji
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2021-09-28
  • ISBN : 1784742910
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by Fatima Manji and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima Manji "This is such an important, brave book that sheds a calm, bright light on the complexity of history at a time when simplistic assumptions have become the norm. It is truly brilliant" Elif Shafak Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly, why is it no longer there? How did one of the great symbols of an Indian king's power, a pair of Persian-inscribed cannon, end up in rural Wales? And who is the Moroccan man that stole British hearts depicted in a long forgotten portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout Britain's galleries and museums, civic buildings and stately homes, relics can be found that beg these questions and more. They point to a more complex national history than is commonly remembered. These objects, lost, concealed or simply overlooked, expose the diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and the misconceptions around modern immigration narratives. Hidden Heritage powerfully recontextualises the relationship between Britain and the people and societies of the Orient. In her journey across Britain exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire. "A timely, brilliant and very brave book" Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World "A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex, intriguing and wonderful past" Daljit Nagra

Book Hidden Heritage

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  • Author : David C. Driskell
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 120 pages

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by David C. Driskell and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Black artists have distinguished them selves in virtually every American style and mode of expression. The Phillip Morris Company produced the exhibition and this catalog. This is Afro-American history over a 150 year period."--Amazon.

Book Black Indians

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  • Author : William Loren Katz
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2030-12-31
  • ISBN : 1439115435
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book Black Indians written by William Loren Katz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2030-12-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Book Hidden Heritage

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  • Author : Janet Jacobs
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2002-09-16
  • ISBN : 0520936612
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by Janet Jacobs and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of contemporary crypto-Jews—descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition—traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past. Janet Liebman Jacobs masterfully combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.

Book Our Hidden Heritage  Five Centuries of Women Artists

Download or read book Our Hidden Heritage Five Centuries of Women Artists written by Eleanor Tufts and published by [New York] : Paddington Press, [1974], 1975 printing.. This book was released on 1974 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hidden Heritage

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  • Author : Priscilla Wegars
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2016-11-03
  • ISBN : 1351843842
  • Pages : 439 pages

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by Priscilla Wegars and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, large numbers of people from mainland China emigrated to the United States and other countries seeking employment. Termed "overseas Chinese," they made lasting contributions to the development of early communities, an impact which has only begun to be recognized in recent years. "Chinatowns," rural mining claims, work camps for railroad and other construction activities, salmon canneries and shrimp camps, laundries, stores, cook shacks, cemeteries, and temples are only some of the sites where traces of their presence can be found. In recent years, numerous archaeological and historical investigations of the overseas Chinese have taken place, and "Hidden Heritage" presents the results of some of those studies.

Book Indonesia s Hidden Heritage

Download or read book Indonesia s Hidden Heritage written by David Metcalf and published by PT. Phoenix Communications. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden Heritage, a series of highly illustrated travelogues, which appears monthly in NOW! Jakarta magazine, and covers cultural events, unique festivals and remote destinations discovering the very thread of life that weaves its way through this wonderful country by way of dance, music, costume and culture.This includes amazing and unique stories from the Mulang Festival, the Dayak Tribes, Dragon Boat Regattas, the Bulls of Negara to the Nomadic Tribes of Jambi.Each story is told as an eyewitness, often uncovering deeply personal insights, each destination brought to life by brilliant photography, bringing the astonishing beauty and diversity of Indonesia into focus .

Book Black Legacy

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  • Author : William Dillon Piersen
  • Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 294 pages

Download or read book Black Legacy written by William Dillon Piersen and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on folktales, oral histories, religious rituals and music, this book explores the pervasive influence of African traditions on American life. Pierson aims to reinterpret American history in a way that disrupts conventional assumptions and turns racial stereotypes inside out.

Book Hidden Heritage

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  • Author : Charlotte Hinger
  • Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
  • Release : 2013-11-01
  • ISBN : 1615954155
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Hidden Heritage written by Charlotte Hinger and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a gruesome killing at the Carlton County, Kansas, livestock feedyard, Sheriff Sam Abbot, Undersheriff Lottie Albright, and her ranching husband deputy know their resources are over-stretched. Still, none of their team or neighboring law enforcement in Western Kansas welcomes the idea of a regional crime center. Kansas Bureau of Investigation Agent Dimon suggests the murder may not be a simple local affair. Unconvinced, Lottie— still director of the historical society—calls for stories from families whose ancestors were part of groups colonizing Kansas. Doña Francisca Díaz is the ancient head of one such clan. It turns out, Francisca's great grandson Victor was the murder victim. Francisca, a fabled curandera with terribly damaged hands, insists she knows why Victor was killed. The key, she claims, is in ancient documents. At Doña Francisca's invitation, Lottie visits the Díaz' property. In a drought-ridden area, the land is lush. Francisca wants Lottie to train as her heir. Reluctant yet fascinated, Lottie agrees. Will Lottie be lost in this maze of magic? Does this family and its secret hold the key to murder and other terrible crimes?

Book The Hidden Heritage

Download or read book The Hidden Heritage written by John Howard Lawson and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Charlotte Mason

Download or read book Charlotte Mason written by Margaret Coombs and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the acknowledged founder and philosopher of the Parents' National Educational Union (PNEU), Charlotte Mason was revered by her followers as a saintly Madonna figure. She died in 1923 at the peak of her fame, having achieved mythic status as the Principal of her House of Education and wide recognition after the introduction of her liberal educational programmes into state schools. Yet her early life and heritage remained shrouded in mystery. Drawing upon insubstantiated sources, the official biography released in 1960 confused rather than illuminated Charlotte's background, contributing to several enduring misapprehensions. In her new and definitive biography, Margaret Coombs draws on years of research to reveal for the first time thehidden backdrop to Charlotte Mason's life, tracing the lives of her previously undiscovered Quaker ancestors to offer a better understanding of the roots of her personality and ideas. Coombs charts her rise from humble beginnings as an orphaned pupil-teacher to great heights as a lady of culture venerated within prestigious PNEU circles, illustrating how with determination she surmounted the Victorian age's rigid class divisions to achieve her educational vision. A thorough analysis of Charlotte Mason's educational influences and key friendships challenges longstanding notions about the roots of her philosophy, offering a more realistic picture of her life and work than ever accomplished before. With a growing following in the USA and Australia, Charlotte Mason's ideas have a clear relevance to the continuing educational debate today. Admirers of her philosophy and scholars of the history of education will fi nd much to enthral and instruct them in these pages.

Book Our People

Download or read book Our People written by Ruta Vanagaite and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A famous Nazi hunter and a descendent of Nazi collaborators team up on a journey to uncover Lithuania’s Holocaust secrets. This remarkable book traces the quest for the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania by two ostensible enemies: Rūta a descendant of the perpetrators, Efraim a descendant of the victims. Rūta Vanagaitė, a successful Lithuanian writer, was motivated by her recent discoveries that some of her relatives had played a role in the mass murder of Jews and that Lithuanian officials had tried to hide the complicity of local collaborators. Efraim Zuroff, a noted Israeli Nazi hunter, had both professional and personal motivations. He had worked for years to bring Lithuanian war criminals to justice and to compel local authorities to tell the truth about the Holocaust in their country. The facts that his maternal grandparents were born in Lithuania and that he was named for a great-uncle who was murdered with his family in Vilnius with the active help of Lithuanians made his search personal as well. Our People exposes the significant role in implementing the Final Solution played by local political leaders and the prewar Lithuanian administration that remained in place during the Nazi occupation. It also tackles the sensitive issue of the motivation of thousands of ordinary Lithuanians who were complicit in the murder of their Jewish neighbors. At the heart of the book, these are the issues that Rūta and Efraim discuss, debate, and analyze as they crisscross the country to visit dozens of Holocaust mass murder sites in Lithuania and neighboring Belarus. This book follows them on their remarkable journey as they search for neglected graves, interview eyewitnesses, and uncover hints of the rich life that had existed in hundreds of Jewish communities throughout Lithuania.

Book Heritage of Darkness

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  • Author : Kathleen Ernst
  • Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
  • Release : 2013-10-08
  • ISBN : 0738738867
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book Heritage of Darkness written by Kathleen Ernst and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark Secrets Hidden in Norwegian Traditions For curator Chloe Ellefson, a family bonding trip to Decorah, Iowa, for rosemaling classes seems like a great idea—until the drive begins. Chloe's cop friend Roelke takes her mother's talk of romantic customs good-naturedly, but it inflates Chloe's emotional distress higher with each passing mile. After finally reaching Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Chloe's resolve to remain positive is squashed when she and Roelke find Petra Lekstrom's body in one of the antique immigrant trunks. Everyone is shaken by the instructor's murder, and when Mom volunteers to take over the beginners' class, Chloe is put in the hot seat of motherly criticism. As she investigates, Chloe uncovers dark family secrets that could be deadly for Mom...and even herself. Includes photos of featured artifacts from the real Norwegian-American museum! Praise: "Chloe's fourth...provides a little mystery, a little romance and a little more information about Norwegian folk art and tales."—Kirkus Reviews

Book Hidden Voices

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  • Author : Heidi Bright Parales
  • Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9781573121736
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book Hidden Voices written by Heidi Bright Parales and published by Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Bible study discussion book, for women and men, employs careful scholarship and lends support to women in roles of equality with men and provides models for issues affecting contemporary women.

Book Creating Heritage

Download or read book Creating Heritage written by Thomas Carter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the selection process of heritagisation to understand what specific pasts are being selected or rejected for representation, who is selecting them, how and to whom they are being represented and why they are being presented, or dismissed, in the ways that they are. Some aspects of our pasts are venerated and memorialised for a variety of reasons, while others are forgotten or even hidden. This volume, thus, provides examples from across a spectrum. Some phenomena are well-suited to heritagisation, such as animals memorialised for their bravery, long past agricultural techniques and implements, and impressive landscapes. However, this book also deals with products (e.g. tobacco), historical periods (e.g. the Third Reich) and scientific techniques (e.g. genetic modification) with negative connotations that extend beyond their heritage attributes. This volume considers how the actors in the heritage industry admit, valorise, prioritise and rationalise historic resources as heritage products. These findings provide practical examples of how heritage institutions privilege, frame and/or exclude a wide range of heritage items. They also contrast the invocations of sectional (local, national or class based) and more cosmopolitan heritages and consider the extent to which innovation and change are or can be acknowledged within the heritage discourse.

Book White Like Her

Download or read book White Like Her written by Gail Lukasik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik’s mother’s “passing,” Gail’s struggle with the shame of her mother’s choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption. In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage. With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.