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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm

American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. This handsome volume provides a comprehensive look at Homer’s technical and artistic practice as a watercolorist, and at the experiences that shaped his remarkable development. Focusing on 25 rarely seen watercolors from the Art Institute’s collection, along with 75 other related watercolors, gouaches, drawings, and paintings––including many of the artist’s characteristic subjects––the book proposes a new understanding of Homer’s techniques as they evolved over his career. Accessibly written essays consider each of the featured works in detail, examining the relationship between monochrome drawing and watercolor and the artist’s lifelong interest in new optical and color theories. In particular, they show how his sojourn in England—where he encountered leading British marine watercolorists and the dynamic avant-garde art scene—precipitated an abrupt change in technique and subject matter upon his return home. Conservators address the fragility of these watercolors, which are prone to fading due to light exposure, and demonstrate, through pioneering research on Homer’s pigments and computer-assisted imaging, how the works have changed over time. Several of Homer’s greatest watercolors are digitally “restored,” providing an exhilarating glimpse of the original impact of Homer’s groundbreaking color experiments.

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Yale University Press

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0300223862

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9780300223866

Trafficking with Demons

Magic, Ritual, and Gender from Late Antiquity to 1000

By: Martha Rampton

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Trafficking with Demons

Magic, Ritual, and Gender from Late Antiquity to 1000

By: Martha Rampton

Trafficking with Demons explores how magic was perceived, practiced, and prohibited in western Europe during the first millennium CE. Through the overlapping frameworks of religion, ritual, and gender, Martha Rampton connects early Christian reckonings with pagan magic to later doctrines and dogmas. Challenging established views on the role of women in ritual magic during this period, Rampton provides a new narrative of the ways in which magic was embedded within the foundational assumptions of western European society, informing how people understood the cosmos, divinity, and their own Christian faith. As Rampton shows, throughout the first Christian millennium, magic was thought to play a natural role within the functioning of the universe and existed within a rational cosmos hierarchically arranged according to a "great chain of being." Trafficking with the "demons of the lower air" was the essense of magic. Interactions with those demons occurred both in highly formalistic, ritual settings and on a routine and casual basis. Rampton tracks the competition between pagan magic and Christian belief from the first century CE, when it was fiercest, through the early Middle Ages, as atavistic forms of magic mutated and found sanctuary in the daily habits of the converted peoples and new paganisms entered Europe with their own forms of magic. By the year 1000, she concludes, many forms of magic had been tamed and were, by the reckoning of the elite, essentially ineffective, as were the women who practiced it and the rituals that attended it.

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Cornell University Press

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1501735314

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9781501735318

Women Who Live Evil Lives

Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala

By: Martha Few

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Women Who Live Evil Lives

Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala

By: Martha Few

Women Who Live Evil Lives documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Men and women from all sectors of society consulted them to intervene in sexual and familial relations and disputes between neighbors and rival shop owners; to counter abusive colonial officials, employers, or husbands; and in cases of inexplicable illness. Applying historical, anthropological, and gender studies analysis, Martha Few argues that women's local practices of magic, curing, and religion revealed opportunities for women's cultural authority and power in colonial Guatemala. Few draws on archival research conducted in Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain to shed new light on women's critical public roles in Santiago, the cultural and social connections between the capital city and the countryside, and the gender dynamics of power in the ethnic and cultural contestation of Spanish colonial rule in daily life.

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203

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University of Texas Press

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0292782004

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9780292782006

The Castrato

Reflections on Natures and Kinds

By: Martha Feldman

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The Castrato

Reflections on Natures and Kinds

By: Martha Feldman

The Castrato is a nuanced exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. In Italy, castration for singing was understood through the lens of Catholic blood sacrifice as expressed in idioms of offering and renunciation and, paradoxically, in satire, verbal abuse, and even the symbolism of the castrato’s comic cousin Pulcinella. Sacrifice in turn was inseparable from the system of patriarchy—involving teachers, patrons, colleagues, and relatives—whereby castrated males were produced not as nonmen, as often thought nowadays, but as idealized males. Yet what captivated audiences and composers—from Cavalli and Pergolesi to Handel, Mozart, and Rossini—were the extraordinary capacities of castrato voices, a phenomenon ultimately unsettled by Enlightenment morality. Although the castrati failed to survive, their musicality and vocality have persisted long past their literal demise.

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Univ of California Press

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0520292448

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9780520292444

Status Generalization

New Theory and Research

By: Murray Webster,Martha Foschi

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Status Generalization

New Theory and Research

By: Murray Webster,Martha Foschi

A Stanford University Press classic.

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Stanford University Press

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0804714215

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9780804714211

Navigating an Organizational Crisis

When Leadership Matters Most

By: Harry Hutson,Martha Johnson

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Navigating an Organizational Crisis

When Leadership Matters Most

By: Harry Hutson,Martha Johnson

How are leaders facing a crisis supposed to handle and overcome an unknowable set of issues? This book demonstrates how effective leaders under pressure work from an understanding of the situation at hand and of their impact on others, and explains how leaders can best apply their internal strengths. Most leaders are steeped in risk management, crisis response tactics, readiness for disaster, continuity-of-operations planning, and logistical and agility capabilities. These preparations are critical but not complete. The reality is that even experienced leaders themselves need guidance when it comes to managing a crisis. This standout book fills that need, drawing on interviews with successful leaders; research findings on trauma, neuroscience, and crisis management; and the authors' own extensive career experiences. The chapters suggest and probe ideas from various angles rather than promoting simplistic formulas or nostrums that are unlikely to apply to all circumstances and present new angles on self-awareness and management under pressure for the practitioner. The book leads off with a description of organizational disaster and crisis leadership—topics of considerable concern as disasters are becoming the "new normal." The authors then explore three critical but very different types of responses by leaders at such a time: recognition and response, care of self and others, and storytelling. A detailed case study of a leader in the midst of Hurricane Katrina—the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history—provides readers with a real-world practicum for the theories and ideas suggested.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216122005

Deconversion

Qualitative and Quantitative Results from Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and the United States of America

By: Heinz Streib,Christopher F. Silver,Rosina-Martha Csöff,Barbara Keller,Ralph W. Hood

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Deconversion

Qualitative and Quantitative Results from Cross-Cultural Research in Germany and the United States of America

By: Heinz Streib,Christopher F. Silver,Rosina-Martha Csöff,Barbara Keller,Ralph W. Hood

This book presents case studies and empirical data of a phenomenon which increasingly gains popularity in Western societies: deconversion. There is, the authors argue, no better word than deconversion to describe processes of disengagement from religious orientations because these have much in common with conversion. Termination of membership may eventually be the final step of deconversion, but it involves biographical and psychological dynamics which can and need to be reconstructed by qualitative approaches and analyzed by quantitative instruments.In the Bielefeld-based Cross-Cultural Study on Deconversion disengagement processes from a variety of religious backgrounds in the USA and in Germany were examined, ranging from well-established religious organizations to new religious and fundamentalist groups. Nearly 1,200 persons participated in thestudy and were interviewed from 2002 to 2005. In the focus of the study are 100 deconverts from the USA and from Germany who were examined with narrative interviews, faith development interviews and an extensive questionnaire. For case study elaboration, the study followed a research design with an innovative triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data. Four chapters, corresponding to four types of deconversion, present 21 case studies. The highlights of the research project are new data on spirituality – the deconverts in particular appear to prefer a »more spiritual than religious« self-identification – and in-depth analyses of a variety of deconversion narratives with special focus on personality factors, motivation, attitudes, religious development, psychological well-being and growth, religious fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism. The results of this project which was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft are of special relevance for counselling and pastoral care, for religious education and for people concerned with administration and management of religious groups and churches, but also for a wider audience interested in contemporary changes in the religious fields in the USA and Germany.

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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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3647604399

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9783647604398

Opera and Sovereignty

Transforming Myths in Eighteenth-Century Italy

By: Martha Feldman

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Opera and Sovereignty

Transforming Myths in Eighteenth-Century Italy

By: Martha Feldman

Performed throughout Europe during the 1700s, Italian heroic opera, or opera seria, was the century’s most significant musical art form, profoundly engaging such figures as Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. Opera and Sovereignty is the first book to address this genre as cultural history, arguing that eighteenth-century opera seria must be understood in light of the period’s social and political upheavals. Taking an anthropological approach to European music that’s as bold as it is unusual, Martha Feldman traces Italian opera’s shift from a mythical assertion of sovereignty, with its festive forms and rituals, to a dramatic vehicle that increasingly questioned absolute ideals. She situates these transformations against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Italian culture to show how opera seria both reflected and affected the struggles of rulers to maintain sovereignty in the face of a growing public sphere. In so doing, Feldman explains why the form had such great international success and how audience experiences of the period differed from ours today. Ambitiously interdisciplinary, Opera and Sovereignty will appeal not only to scholars of music and anthropology, but also to those interested in theater, dance, and the history of the Enlightenment.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226044548

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9780226044545

Songs on Stone

James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography

By: James McNeill Whistler,Martha Tedeschi,Art Institute of Chicago,Britt Salvesen

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Songs on Stone

James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography

By: James McNeill Whistler,Martha Tedeschi,Art Institute of Chicago,Britt Salvesen

This issue focuses on the museum's Alsdorf Collection of Renaissance jewelry, which comprises a splendid array of secular and religious jewels produced in workshops in England, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Among pieces represented in this issue are crowns, pendants, and cameos, crafted from a wide variety of materials and richly adorned with pearls, precious stones, and enamel. Designed as a companion to the installation at the museum of the Alsdorf jewels, this publication presents entries which capture the collection's geographic, chronological, and stylistic breadth. Also featured are introductory essays which explore the art of jewelry-making and the social and sacred significance of jewelry-wearing in renaissance culture. This issue of Museum Studies draws on a wealth of recent research in the field, and will appeal to specialists as well as to a broad audience of individuals interested in jewelry and its uses.

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0865591539

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9780865591530

Storey's Basic Country Skills

A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

By: John Storey,Martha Storey

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Storey's Basic Country Skills

A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance

By: John Storey,Martha Storey

Whether you live on a small suburban lot or have a many acres in the country, this inspiring collection will empower you to increase your self-sufficiently and embrace a more independent lifestyle. A variety of authors share their specialized knowledge and provide practical instructions for basic country skills like preserving vegetables, developing water systems, keeping farm animals, and renovating barns. From sharpening an axe to baking your own bread, you’ll be amazed at the many ways learning traditional skills can enrich your life.

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Storey Publishing, LLC

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1603427376

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500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends

Mouthwatering, Time-Honored, Tried-And-True, Handed-Down, Soul-Satisfying Dishes

By: Martha Storey

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500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends

Mouthwatering, Time-Honored, Tried-And-True, Handed-Down, Soul-Satisfying Dishes

By: Martha Storey

Bring farmhouse favorites to your kitchen with this heirloom cookbook, featuring more than 500 recipes for mouthwatering country classics. Martha Storey presents easy-to-follow recipes for comforting family favorites like apple pie, roast chicken, blueberry pancakes, strawberry shortcake, sourdough bread, and hand-churned ice cream. Storey also provides simple instructions for the old-fashioned arts of making your own cheese, yogurt, pickles, and cordials. You’re sure to hear calls for seconds when serving these time-tested crowd-pleasers.

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Storey Publishing, LLC

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1612122221

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm

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0300223862

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9780300223866

John Marin's Watercolors

A Medium for Modernism

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm,Art Institute of Chicago

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John Marin's Watercolors

A Medium for Modernism

By: Martha Tedeschi,Kristi Dahm,Art Institute of Chicago

Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and presented at the Art Institute from January 22 to April 17, 2011, and at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, from June 26 to September 11, 2011.

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0300166370

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Winslow Homer,Kristi Dahm

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

The Color of Light

By: Martha Tedeschi,Winslow Homer,Kristi Dahm

American painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910) created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolors in the history of the medium. This handsome volume provides a comprehensive look at Homer's technical and artistic practice as a watercolorist, and at the experiences that shaped his remarkable development. Focusing on 25 rarely seen watercolors from the Art Institute's collection, along with 75 other related watercolors, gouaches, drawings, and paintings, including many of the artist's characteristic subjects, the book proposes a new understanding of Homer's techniques as they evolved over his career. Accessibly written essays consider each of the featured works in detail, examining the relationship between monochrome drawing and watercolor and the artist's lifelong interest in new optical and color theories. In particular, they show how his sojourn in England, where he encountered leading British marine watercolorists and the dynamic avant-garde art scene, precipitated an abrupt change in technique and subject matter upon his return home. Conservators address the fragility of these watercolors, which are prone to fading due to light exposure, and demonstrate, through pioneering research on Homer's pigments and computer-assisted imaging, how the works have changed over time. Several of Homer's greatest watercolors are digitally 'restored,' providing an exhilarating glimpse of the original impact of Homer's groundbreaking color experiments"--Publisher's description.

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0300233620

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9780300233629

Songs on Stone

James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography

By: James McNeill Whistler,Martha Tedeschi,Art Institute of Chicago,Britt Salvesen

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James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography

By: James McNeill Whistler,Martha Tedeschi,Art Institute of Chicago,Britt Salvesen

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Watercolors by Winslow Homer

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

Trafficking with Demons

Trafficking with Demons

Women Who Live Evil Lives

Women Who Live Evil Lives

The Castrato

The Castrato

Status Generalization

Status Generalization

Navigating an Organizational Crisis

Navigating an Organizational Crisis

Deconversion

Deconversion

Opera and Sovereignty

Opera and Sovereignty

Songs on Stone

Songs on Stone

Storey's Basic Country Skills

Storey's Basic Country Skills

500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends

500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

John Marin's Watercolors

John Marin's Watercolors

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

Watercolors by Winslow Homer

Songs on Stone

Songs on Stone

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