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Book Pasteur Centenary Catalogue of Objects Exhibited in Connection with the Celebration of the Centenary of the Birth of Louis Pasteur  December 27  1922 to January 10  1923

Download or read book Pasteur Centenary Catalogue of Objects Exhibited in Connection with the Celebration of the Centenary of the Birth of Louis Pasteur December 27 1922 to January 10 1923 written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library  1862 1965

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library 1862 1965 written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond Charity

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eric John Abrahamson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013-01-15
  • ISBN : 9780979638923
  • Pages : 301 pages

Download or read book Beyond Charity written by Eric John Abrahamson and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mexico at the World s Fairs

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  • Author : Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2024-06-12
  • ISBN : 0520378091
  • Pages : 391 pages

Download or read book Mexico at the World s Fairs written by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-06-12 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing study of Mexico's participation in world's fairs from 1889 to 1929 explores Mexico's self-presentation at these fairs as a reflection of the country's drive toward nationalization and a modernized image. Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo contrasts Mexico's presence at the 1889 Paris fair—where its display was the largest and most expensive Mexico has ever mounted—with Mexico's presence after the 1910 Mexican Revolution at fairs in Rio de Janeiro in 1922 and Seville in 1929. Rather than seeing the revolution as a sharp break, Tenorio-Trillo points to important continuities between the pre- and post-revolution periods. He also discusses how, internationally, the character of world's fairs was radically transformed during this time, from the Eiffel Tower prototype, encapsulating a wondrous symbolic universe, to the Disneyland model of commodified entertainment. Drawing on cultural, intellectual, urban, literary, social, and art histories, Tenorio-Trillo's thorough and imaginative study presents a broad cultural history of Mexico from 1880 to 1930, set within the context of the origins of Western nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and modernism. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1997.

Book Seurat s Circus Sideshow

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Thomson
  • Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Release : 2017-02-15
  • ISBN : 1588396150
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book Seurat s Circus Sideshow written by Richard Thomson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georges Seurat (1859–1891) created just six major figure paintings during his lifetime, one of which, the alluring Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), has remained the most challenging to interpret since it first intrigued viewers at the 1888 Salon des Indépendants in Paris. Unlike Seurat’s earlier sunlit scenes, Circus Sideshow presents a nighttime tableau depicting a parade—a street show enticing passersby to purchase tickets. With its geometrically precise composition, muted colors, and elements of abstraction, the painting stands apart as a masterpiece of Neo-Impressionism and heralds Seurat’s subsequent depictions of popular entertainments. This book, the first comprehensive study of Circus Sideshow, situates the painting in the context of nineteenth-century Paris and of the many social changes France was undergoing. Renowned art historian Richard Thomson illuminates the roles of caricature, naturalist and avant-garde painting, and circus advertising; examines Seurat’s use of contemporary aesthetic theory; and discusses how artists ranging from Rouault to Picasso mined the sideshow theme into the twentieth century. Illustrated with Seurat’s related drawings, works by other artists, and period posters and broadsides, Seurat’s Circus Sideshow delves into the history of traveling circuses and seasonal fairs in France, exploring the ongoing appeal of this traditional form of popular entertainment through the fin de siècle. Two additional essays describe the painting’s enthusiastic reception in New York upon its 1929 debut and present the results of a fresh technical examination of the canvas, making this volume the definitive resource on one of Seurat’s most captivating works.

Book Manifestoes of Surrealism

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  • Author : André Breton
  • Publisher : Pattern Books
  • Release : 2020-07-04
  • ISBN : 1848647735
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book Manifestoes of Surrealism written by André Breton and published by Pattern Books. This book was released on 2020-07-04 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of both of the Manifestoes of Surrealism written by Andre Breton in 1924 and 1929. The pocket book size to make the two manifestoes more accessible in print without being part of some collected works.

Book Experiments on the Generation of Insects

Download or read book Experiments on the Generation of Insects written by Francesco Redi and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pasteur s Empire

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  • Author : Aro Velmet
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN : 0190072822
  • Pages : 325 pages

Download or read book Pasteur s Empire written by Aro Velmet and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did "microbe hunters" at the Pasteur Institute become the most important health experts in the French empire in the early twentieth century? Pasteur's Empire illustrates how French microbiologists transformed life in the colonies in the name of humanitarian public health, which often had grave consequences for those living under French rule.

Book The Ethical Dilemma of Science and Other Writings

Download or read book The Ethical Dilemma of Science and Other Writings written by Archibald Vivian Hill and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From Memory to Marble

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  • Author : Elizabeth Rankin
  • Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • Release : 2020-02-10
  • ISBN : 3110668785
  • Pages : 522 pages

Download or read book From Memory to Marble written by Elizabeth Rankin and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the 92-metre frieze of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, one of the largest historical narratives in marble, has been made the subject of a book. The pictorial narrative of the Boer pioneers who conquered South Africa’s interior during the 'Great Trek' (1835-52) represents a crucial period of South Africa’s past. Conceptualising the frieze both reflected on and contributed to the country’s socio-political debates in the 1930s and 1940s when it was made. The book considers the active role the Monument played in the rise of Afrikaner nationalism and the development of apartheid, as well as its place in post-apartheid heritage. The frieze is unique in that it provides rare evidence of the complex processes followed in creating a major monument. Based on unpublished documents, drawings and models, these processes are unfolded step by step, from the earliest discussions of the purpose and content of the frieze, through all the stages of its design, to its shipping to post-war Italy to be copied into marble from Monte Altissimo, up to its final installation in the Monument. The book examines how visual representation transforms historical memory in what it chooses to recount, and the forms in which it is depicted. The second volume expands on the first, by investigating each of the twenty-seven scenes of the frieze in depth, providing new insights into not only the frieze, but also South Africa’s history. François van Schalkwyk of African Minds, co-publisher with De Gruyter writes: From Memory to Marble is an open access monograph in the true sense of the word. Both volumes of the digital version of the book are available in full and free of charge from the date of publication. This approach to publishing democratises access to the latest scholarly publications across the globe. At the same time, a book such as From Memory to Marble, with its unique and exquisite photographs of the frieze as well as its wealth of reproduced archival materials, demands reception of a more traditional kind, that is, on the printed page. For this reason, the book is likewise available in print as two separate volumes. The printed and digital books should not be seen as separate incarnations; each brings its own advantages, working together to extend the reach and utility of From Memory to Marble to a range of interested readers.

Book Underwater cultural heritage from World War I

Download or read book Underwater cultural heritage from World War I written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Manifesto of Surrealism

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  • Author : André Breton
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-12-30
  • ISBN : 9781541357433
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book Manifesto of Surrealism written by André Breton and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Surrealist Manifestos were issued by the Surrealist movement, in 1924 and 1929. They were both written by Andr� Breton. Andr� Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement. The first Surrealist manifesto was written by Breton and published in 1924 as a booklet (Editions du Sagittaire). The document defines Surrealism as:"Psychic automatism in its pure state, by which one proposes to express - verbally, by means of the written word, or in any other manner - the actual functioning of thought. Dictated by thought, in the absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from any aesthetic or moral concern." Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality". Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.

Book History of Vaccine Development

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stanley A. Plotkin
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2011-05-11
  • ISBN : 1441913394
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book History of Vaccine Development written by Stanley A. Plotkin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vaccinology, the concept of a science ranging from the study of immunology to the development and distribution of vaccines, was a word invented by Jonas Salk. This book covers the history of the methodological progress in vaccine development and to the social and ethical issues raised by vaccination. Chapters include "Jenner and the Vaccination against Smallpox," "Viral Vaccines," and "Ethical and Social Aspects of vaccines." Contributing authors include pioneers in the field, such as Samuel L. Katz and Hilary Koprowski. This history of vaccines is relatively short and many of its protagonists are still alive. This book was written by some of the chief actors in the drama whose subject matter is the conquest of epidemic disease.

Book Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology

Download or read book Metchnikoff and the Origins of Immunology written by Alfred I. Tauber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-07-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating intellectual history is the first critical study of the work of Elie Metchnikoff, the founding father of modern immunology. Metchnikoff authored and championed the theory that phagocytic cells actively defend the host body against pathogens and diseased cells. His program developed from comparative embryological studies that sought to establish genealogical relations between species at the dawn of the Darwinian revolution. In this scientific biography, Tauber and Chernyak explore ore Metchnikoff's development as an embryologist, showing how it prepared him to propose his theory of host-pathogen interaction. They discuss the profound impact of Darwin's theory of evolution on Metchnikoff's progress, and the influence of 19th century debates on vitalism, teleology, and mechanism. As a case study of scientific discovery, this work offers lucid insight into the process of creative science and its dependence on cultural and philosophic sources. Immunologists and historians of science and medicine will find it an absorbing and accessible account of a remarkable individual.

Book Li Yu Ying  Li Shizeng    History of His Work with Soyfoods and Soybeans in France  And His Political Career in China and Taiwan  1881 1973

Download or read book Li Yu Ying Li Shizeng History of His Work with Soyfoods and Soybeans in France And His Political Career in China and Taiwan 1881 1973 written by William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi and published by Soyinfo Center. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Francophonie and the Orient

Download or read book The Francophonie and the Orient written by Mathilde Kang and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: