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The Visionary Art of Nicholas Roerich

A Messenger of Beauty

By: Jacqueline Decter

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The Visionary Art of Nicholas Roerich

A Messenger of Beauty

By: Jacqueline Decter

A fully illustrated biography of mystic, artist, and explorer Nicholas Roerich • Includes 88 color plates showcasing the variety of Roerich’s artistic talent, from breathtaking Himalayan landscapes to set and costume designs, most notably for Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring • Examines Roerich’s profound love for folk traditions of Russia, India, and Tibet and his spiritual quests across the Himalayan Mountains in search of beauty and the lost paradise of Shambala • Reveals how Roerich’s life and work significantly influenced the development of modern art and culture Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) was a Russian artist, writer, archaeologist, explorer, mystic, theosophist, and peacemaker who left a rich legacy of nearly 7,000 visionary paintings and 30 books on the mystic East. Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize due to the Roerich Peace Pact—a remarkable treaty signed by President Roosevelt that sought to preserve cultural monuments during times of war—Roerich had a profound love for folk traditions of Russia, India, and Tibet, especially legends of lost cities and paradise. Together with his wife and two sons, from the 1890s into the 1930s, Roerich embarked on a number of spiritual quests through India, the Gobi Desert, the Altai and Kunlun Mountains, Mongolia, and Tibet, crisscrossing the Himalayan Mountains many times before settling in Kulu, India, in the shadows of the great mountain range. Through his explorations throughout the world and the immersive art he created during those travels, he was seeking the grains of spiritual truth behind the legends of paradise lost, including during his pilgrimages in search of Shambala. Revealing the mystical world of Nicholas Roerich in stunning full color, Jacqueline Decter invites us to witness Roerich’s far-reaching vision and dedication to beauty across the full scope of his inspiring life and artistic career. This new hardcover edition features Decter’s translations of many Russian texts into English as well as 88 color plates showcasing the variety of Roerich’s artistic talent, from breathtaking Himalayan landscapes and spiritual themes to set and costume designs, most notably for Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. A celebration of Roerich as both visionary artist and visionary explorer, this fully illustrated biography illuminates a man whose life and work significantly influenced the development of modern art and culture.

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230

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Simon and Schuster

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1644118009

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9781644118009

Beyond Orality

Biblical Poetry on its Own Terms

By: Jacqueline Vayntrub

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Beyond Orality

Biblical Poetry on its Own Terms

By: Jacqueline Vayntrub

Central to understanding the prophecy and prayer of the Hebrew Bible are the unspoken assumptions that shaped them—their genres. Modern scholars describe these works as “poetry,” but there was no corresponding ancient Hebrew term or concept. Scholars also typically assume it began as “oral literature,” a concept based more in evolutionist assumptions than evidence. Is biblical poetry a purely modern fiction, or is there a more fundamental reason why its definition escapes us? Beyond Orality: Biblical Poetry on its Own Terms changes the debate by showing how biblical poetry has worked as a mirror, reflecting each era’s own self-image of verbal art. Yet Vayntrub also shows that this problem is rooted in a crucial pattern within the Bible itself: the texts we recognize as “poetry” are framed as powerful and ancient verbal performances, dramatic speeches from the past. The Bible’s creators presented what we call poetry in terms of their own image of the ancient and the oral, and understanding their native theories of Hebrew verbal art gives us a new basis to rethink our own.

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408

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Routledge

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1315304171

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9781315304175

US Politics, Propaganda and the Afghan Mujahedeen: Domestic Politics and the Afghan War

By: Jacqueline Fitzgibbon

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US Politics, Propaganda and the Afghan Mujahedeen: Domestic Politics and the Afghan War

By: Jacqueline Fitzgibbon

Influential fundraising groups and senators in the US made enormous efforts in the First Afghan War to present the Mujahedeen as 'freedom fighters' – even while the CIA secretly armed them with surface to air missiles and other weapons. A mass propaganda effort was launched, aimed at portraying parts of Afghanistan as victims of communist aggression. As we know now, many of those groups that were armed became the seedbeds for organisations like Al-Qaeda. Dr Jacqueline Fitzgibbon, through a forensic investigation of the American PR of the period, argues that this militarised and fractured Afghan society for a generation – partly resulting in the mess today. This book will look specifically at the American efforts to suppress any reports which showed these forces as anti-western or anti 'American values', and instead to portray the arming of partisan groups, often an extremely dangerous course of action, as an example of American values in action.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1838604014

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9781838604011

Jacqueline Wearing: Artworks

By: JACQUELINE WEARING

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Jacqueline Wearing: Artworks

By: JACQUELINE WEARING

This comprehensive collection of works celebrates Jacqueline Wearing's career from the 1960s until present, charting a fascinating and markedly individual exploration of diverse medium, technique and subject. Working varyingly with oil, watercolour, pastel, photography and assemblage, it is clear that Wearing relishes an element of discovery as she creates: she experiments freely with form in the Taking Shape series; delights in colour as the light bursts through her highly atmospheric Sunrise series; and employs a richly free handling to reveal an enigmatic presence within her stunning Un-named in oil. Although undoubtedly a student of the Modern, Wearing is also deeply inspired by the Romantic works of J M W Turner. This is traceable through the ephemeral atmosphere the artist captures within her enveloping landscapes, as well as in her love of natural form. This newly published anthology features 63 sumptuous illustrations of Wearing's work. The catalogue is chronologically arranged, charting the work's evolution over a 50-year period and enabling us to join the artist upon her remarkable journey of discovery.

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149188326X

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9781491883266

Carrie Chapman Catt

A Public Life

By: Jacqueline Van Voris

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Carrie Chapman Catt

A Public Life

By: Jacqueline Van Voris

Due largely to the organization and leadership of Carrie Chapman Catt, the bill giving women the right to vote became law within 18 months. With the battle that had consumed nearly half her life finally won, Catt went on to devote the next 25 years to working for peace as the basis of human rights. This biography reveals a public life that was lived with enthusiasm and faith in the human race, and documents the journey of an extraordinary woman whose ideas continue to influence the lives of millions.

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326

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Feminist Press at CUNY

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1558611398

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9781558611399

The World Of Jacqueline Wilson

By: Jacqueline Wilson

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The World Of Jacqueline Wilson

By: Jacqueline Wilson

Everything you could ever want to know about Jacqueline Wilson and her books in one adorable, small, pink package. This is a must-have for fans, bursting with new titbits from Jacky herself, info about the characters and plots, artwork from Nick Sharratt and more.

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130

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Random House

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1448120594

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9781448120598

Jacky Daydream

By: Jacqueline Wilson

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Jacky Daydream

By: Jacqueline Wilson

A story of friendships, loneliness, books, toys, parents and much more, in which the author looks back at her own childhood.

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310

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Galaxy

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140566181X

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9781405661812

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The Visionary Art of Nicholas Roerich

The Visionary Art of Nicholas Roerich

Beyond Orality

Beyond Orality

US Politics, Propaganda and the Afghan Mujahedeen: Domestic Politics and the Afghan War

US Politics, Propaganda and the Afghan Mujahedeen: Domestic Politics and the Afghan War

Jacqueline Wearing: Artworks

Jacqueline Wearing: Artworks

Carrie Chapman Catt

Carrie Chapman Catt

The World Of Jacqueline Wilson

The World Of Jacqueline Wilson

Jacky Daydream

Jacky Daydream

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