Download or read book Maya Palaces and Elite Residences written by Jessica Joyce Christie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maya "palaces" have intrigued students of this ancient Mesoamerican culture since the early twentieth century, when scholars first applied the term "palace" to multi-room, gallery-like buildings set on low platforms in the centers of Maya cities. Who lived in these palaces? What types of ceremonial and residential activities took place there? How do the physical forms and spatial arrangement of the buildings embody Maya concepts of social organization and cosmology? This book brings together state-of-the-art data and analysis regarding the occupants, ritual and residential uses, and social and cosmological meanings of Maya palaces and elite residences. A multidisciplinary team of senior researchers reports on sites in Belize (Blue Creek), Western Honduras (Copan), the Peten (Tikal, Dos Pilas, Aguateca), and the Yucatan (Uxmal, Chichen-Itza, Dzibilchaltun, Yaxuna). Archaeologist contributors discuss the form of palace buildings and associated artifacts, their location within the city, and how some palaces related to landscape features. Their approach is complemented by art historical analyses of architectural sculpture, epigraphy, and ethnography. Jessica Joyce Christie concludes the volume by identifying patterns and commonalties that apply not only to the cited examples, but also to Maya architecture in general.
Download or read book Ancient Maya written by Arthur Demarest and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study.
Download or read book The Petexbatun Regional Archaeological Project written by Arthur Andrew Demarest and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Then, based on the project's findings, Demarest presents interpretive reconstructions of the linked histories of the Pasion River kingdoms and correlates these interpretations with the variable evidence and culture-histories of other regions of the Classic Maya lowlands. He points out that only through linking such accurate regional culture-histories can we begin to understand the eighth- through tenth-century changes in Classic Maya civilization. The volume describes how the Petexbatun project addressed this challenge in its research design, structure, and large, multicentered zone of study. Building on the previous twenty years of Harvard research in adjacent zones, the Vanderbilt projects succeeded in reconstructing events and processes throughout the Pasion River Valley, the largest single inland trade route of the ancient Maya world.
Download or read book The Diaspora Strikes Back written by Juan Flores and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In TheDiaspora Strikes Back the eminent ethnic and cultural studies scholar Juan Flores flips the process on its head: what happens to the home country when it is being constantly fed by emigrants returning from abroad? He looks at how 'Nuyoricans' (Puerto Rican New Yorkers) have transformed the home country, introducing hip hop and modern New York culture to the Caribbean island. While he focuses on New York and Mayaguez (in Puerto Rico), the model is broadly applicable. Indians introducing contemporary British culture to India; New York Dominicans bringing slices of New York culture back to the Dominican Republic; Mexicans bringing LA culture (from fast food to heavy metal) back to Guadalajara and Monterrey. This ongoing process is both massive and global, and Flores' novel account will command a significant audience across disciplines.
Download or read book Qu tal la Cultura en tu Reino written by Dan Cockerell and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino explica cómo liderarse a sí mismo y a un equipo/organización mediante historias de relevancia y ejemplos prácticos de la trayectoria a través del liderazgo que Dan Cockerell llevó en Disney durante 26 años. Dan Cockerell comenzó su trayectoria en Disney como asistente de estacionamiento. Durante los siguientes 26 años, y tras 19 empleos diferentes, se convirtió en el vicepresidente del parque temático más grande del mundo: El Parque del Reino de la Magia. Durante su carrera en Disney, Dan aprendió muchas lecciones de vida y liderazgo, enseñanzas que comparte en Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino. En sus páginas, Dan explica cómo liderarse a sí mismo y cómo liderar un equipo y una organización haciendo uso de historias relevantes y ejemplos prácticos de su viaje de 26 años a través de su liderazgo en Disney. Que Tal la Cultura en Tu Reino ayuda a preparar líderes de equipo al enseñarles cómo: Rodearse de las personas adecuadas Construir relaciones de confianza Establecer expectativas claras Y proporcionar retroalimentación periódica, positiva y crítica.
Download or read book El Falo De Oro Se or de la ni a Duende Encantado written by Alidio Carrasco and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A n aprendo written by Angeles Ezama Gil and published by Universidad de Zaragoza. This book was released on 2012 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La referencia goyesca que da título al libro supone un retrato académico y personal del profesor Leonardo Romero, a quien un grupo de colegas y discípulos ofrece esta colección de estudios: compromiso con la investigación filológica y la transmisión del saber de forma permanente. Las aportaciones reunidas abordan líneas de trabajo que él ha seguido con excelencia: para empezar, el siglo XIX, con atención prioritaria al romanticismo y a la novela realista; pero también, a la historiografía de la literatura, los epistolarios y las literaturas del yo, y las relaciones entre lo literario y las artes visuales.
Download or read book The Music Sound written by Nicolae Sfetcu and published by Nicolae Sfetcu. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 6042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for music: compositions, events, forms, genres, groups, history, industry, instruments, language, live music, musicians, songs, musicology, techniques, terminology , theory, music video. Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The traditional or classical European aspects of music often listed are those elements given primacy in European-influenced classical music: melody, harmony, rhythm, tone color/timbre, and form. A more comprehensive list is given by stating the aspects of sound: pitch, timbre, loudness, and duration. Common terms used to discuss particular pieces include melody, which is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord, which is a simultaneity of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord progression, which is a succession of chords (simultaneity succession); harmony, which is the relationship between two or more pitches; counterpoint, which is the simultaneity and organization of different melodies; and rhythm, which is the organization of the durational aspects of music.
Download or read book A Unifying Enlightenment written by Jesús Astigarraga and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers an account of the economic institutions of eighteenth century Spain, analysing their fundamental role in spreading European Enlightenment culture and in the political unification and articulation of the Spanish monarchy.
Download or read book Maya Figurines written by Christina T. Halperin and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than view the contours of Late Classic Maya social life solely from towering temple pyramids or elite sculptural forms, this book considers a suite of small anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and supernatural figurative remains excavated from household refuse deposits. Maya Figurines examines these often neglected objects and uses them to draw out relationships between the Maya state and its subjects. These figurines provide a unique perspective for understanding Maya social and political relations; Christina T. Halperin argues that state politics work on the microscale of everyday routines, localized rituals, and small-scale representations. Her comprehensive study brings together archeology, anthropology, and art history with theories of material culture, performance, political economy, ritual humor, and mimesis to make a fascinating case for the role politics plays in daily life. What she finds is that, by comparing small-scale figurines with state-sponsored, often large-scale iconography and elite material culture, one can understand how different social realms relate to and represent one another. In Maya Figurines, Halperin compares objects from diverse households, archeological sites, and regions, focusing especially on figurines from Petén, Guatemala, and comparing them to material culture from Belize, the northern highlands of Guatemala, the Usumacinta River, the Campeche coastal area, and Mesoamerican sites outside the Maya zone. Ultimately, she argues, ordinary objects are not simply passive backdrops for important social and political phenomena. Instead, they function as significant mechanisms through which power and social life are intertwined.
Download or read book Palaces and Power in the Americas written by Jessica Joyce Christie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient American palaces still captivate those who stand before them. Even in their fallen and ruined condition, the palaces project such power that, according to the editors of this new collection, it must have been deliberately drawn into their formal designs, spatial layouts, and choice of locations. Such messages separated palaces from other elite architecture and reinforced the power and privilege of those residing in them. Indeed, as Christie and Sarro write, "the relation between political power and architecture is a pervasive and intriguing theme in the Americas." Given the variety of cultures, time periods, and geographical locations examined within, the editors of this book have grouped the articles into four sections. The first looks at palaces in cultures where they have not previously been identified, including the Huaca of Moche Site, the Wari of Peru, and Chaco Canyon in the U.S. Southwest. The second section discusses palaces as "stage sets" that express power, such as those found among the Maya, among the Coast Salish of the Pacific Northwest, and at El Tajín on the Mexican Gulf Coast. The third part of the volume presents cases in which differences in elite residences imply differences in social status, with examples from Pasado de la Amada, the Valley of Oaxaca, Teotihuacan, and the Aztecs. The final section compares architectural strategies between cultures; the models here are Farfán, Peru, under both the Chimú and the Inka, and the separate states of the Maya and the Inka. Such scope, and the quality of the scholarship, make Palaces and Power in the Americas a must-have work on the subject.
Download or read book Observations written by Yvonne Völkl and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2019 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die vorliegende Festschrift zu Ehren von Klaus-Dieter Ertler vereint Beobachtungen von internationalen Forscherinnen und Forschern der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften zu den spezifischen Schwerpunkten des Jubilars, allen voran den Moralischen Wochenschriften und der Kanadistik. Die 27 Beiträge dieses Sammelbandes nähern sich Ertlers sprachlich und kulturell weit verzweigten Interessen aus unterschiedlichsten Perspektiven und ermöglichen wertvolle Einblicke in romanistische sowie darüber hinausgehende Forschungsbereiche.
Download or read book Mis Ngeles written by Susi Calvo and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro va dirigido a la gente que desea conectar con los Angeles que la asisten. Está preparado para efectuar, a través de él, un trabajo individual o grupal. Se basa en mis años de experiencia, en los encuentros de los humanos con los ángeles y en mis sesiones individuales. Amigo lector, inicia a través de estas páginas la exploración de una nueva dimensión. Acércate al Mundo Angélico, introdúcete en él y Siente, Vibra, y Ama con Ellos. Con Amor, para reestablecer el Plan Divino.
Download or read book El Librito BurlesQui De Siloh Libro de cuentos 7 written by Alidio Carrasco and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wikiplaza written by Sergio Moreno Páez and published by dpr-barcelona. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WikiPlaza presents a practical and theoretical research in the field of the participatory social construction of public space mediated by information and communication technologies. The work aims to condense the experiences of free software and hacker culture, and the social and independent media movements that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century, in order to produce "ecosophic machines," that is, new technical, social and mental ecologies that offer an alternative to the dominant neoliberalism and promote and stimulate emancipation, autonomy and spaces of the commons. The subtitle Request For Comments is our small homage to the pioneers of the Internet, and points to the fact that the wikiplaza project is a work in progress, open to anybody who wants to question, use or change it, or to create new versions.
Download or read book The North American Review written by Jared Sparks and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930.
