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Made in Newark

Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era

By: Ezra Shales

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Made in Newark

Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era

By: Ezra Shales

What does it mean to turn the public library or museum into a civic forum? Made in Newark describes a turbulent industrial city at the dawn of the twentieth century and the ways it inspired the library's outspoken director, John Cotton Dana, to collaborate with industrialists, social workers, educators, and New Women. This is the story of experimental exhibitions in the library and the founding of the Newark Museum Associationùa project in which cultural literacy was intertwined with civics and consumption. Local artisans demonstrated crafts, connecting the cultural institution to the department store, school, and factory, all of which invoked the ideal of municipal patriotism. Today, as cultural institutions reappraise their relevance, Made in Newark explores precedents for contemporary debates over the ways the library and museum engage communities, define heritage in a multicultural era, and add value to the economy.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813549922

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9780813549927

The Shape of Craft

By: Ezra Shales

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The Shape of Craft

By: Ezra Shales

Today when we hear the word “craft,” a whole host of things come immediately to mind: microbreweries, artisanal cheeses, and an array of handmade objects. Craft has become so overused, that it can grate on our ears as pretentious and strain our credulity. But its overuse also reveals just how compelling craft has become in modern life. In The Shape of Craft, Ezra Shales explores some of the key questions of craft: who makes it, what do we mean when we think about a crafted object, where and when crafted objects are made, and what this all means to our understanding of craft. He argues that, beyond the clichés, craft still adds texture to sterile modern homes and it provides many people with a livelihood, not just a hobby. Along the way, Shales upends our definition of what is handcrafted or authentic, revealing the contradictions in our expectations of craft. Craft is—and isn’t—what we think.

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Reaktion Books

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1780238843

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9781780238845

The Shape of Craft

By: Ezra Shales

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Made in Newark

Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era

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Groundswell

The Case for Fracking

By: Ezra Levant

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Groundswell

The Case for Fracking

By: Ezra Levant

From a bestselling author comes a provocative exploration of the next big thing in energy--fracking--and its profound impact on geopolitics and the global economy. In a few short years, the discovery of vast reserves of until now unreachable natural gas, and the adoption of a process to get at it, have brought about a shale-gas revolution that is transforming Canada and the United States. In Groundswell, Ezra Levant looks at fracking's enemies--who they are, and what they don't want us to know--and debunks claims about contaminated groundwater, fracking chemicals, and earthquakes. And he also looks at fracking's benefits: significant job and wealth creation, lower CO2 emissions, and, most importantly, increased political freedom. With natural gas in abundance, prices fall and the stranglehold of energy companies such as Russia's Gazprom loosens. Countries such as Ukraine, Poland, France, Israel, and China have vast reserves of shale gas, and accessing it could mean a monumental shift in energy politics. In this timely and provocative book, Levant explores the promise of natural gas that fracking has made possible and provides an eye-opening look at a subject of growing international importance.

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Signal

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0771046456

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9780771046452

Dan Walsh

Paintings

By: Dan Walsh,Ezra Shales

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Paintings

By: Dan Walsh,Ezra Shales

Tiré du site Internet de JRP/Ringier: "This book is both an artist's book and a documentation of the work of the New York abstract painter.

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The Shape of Craft

The Shape of Craft

The Shape of Craft

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Made in Newark

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