Reclaiming the American West

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There are over 200,000 abandoned mines covering hundreds of thousands of acres in the western United States. Seen from the air, they create surreal, haunting, yet somehow beautiful landscapes of mind-boggling scale. But these scarred landscapes are only temporary: by law, mining companies are required to reclaim them, and the process of renewal exposes many physical, philosophical, technological, environmental, political, regulatory, and ethical issues.

Using aerial photography, maps, designs, charts, and analyses, Alan Berger provides a colorful and insightful overview of the possibilities-and dangers-of converting these altered landscapes. Reclaiming the American West covers the historical background and policy, as well as representational, technical, and design challenges presented by working with these enormous toxic sites, many of which have been converted into landscapes of extraordinary beauty. In addition, the book gives us an unprecedented vantage point above the sublime landscapes.

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Post Technological Landscape.......2003-02-18

This book is the first book I have read in the past 5 years that is so visually captivating I could not put it down. Berger uses his own gorgeous aerial and ground photographs, and visionary mapping techniques to show the world a new type of landscape that is being produced via landscape devastation and reclamation. He coins a new term -Post Technological Landscape-to describe the artificial landscapes being formed by humans in the post-mined areas of the western U.S. An introduction to the book, by the enigmatic poet Frederick Turner, also helps define this term. There is a very interesting,if not dry, appendix that reveals how each western state technically defines the term "reclamation" and what they have accomplished to clean up industrial leftovers in the landscape. I highly recommend this book for anyone thirsting for landscape photography, landscape theory, ecology and nature.

Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century)

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Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century)
William D. Rowley
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0253330025

Reclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita

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Reclaiming Diné History: The Legacies of Navajo Chief Manuelito and Juanita
Jennifer Nez Denetdale
Manufacturer: University of Arizona Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0816526605

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In this groundbreaking book, the first Navajo to earn a doctorate in history seeks to rewrite Navajo history. Reared on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona, Jennifer Nez Denetdale is the great-great-great-granddaughter of a well-known Navajo chief, Manuelito (1816-1894), and his nearly unknown wife, Juanita (1845-1910). Stimulated in part by seeing photographs of these ancestors, she began to explore her family history as a way of examining broader issues in Navajo historiography. Here she presents a thought-provoking examination of the construction of the history of the Navajo people (Diné, in the Navajo language) that underlines the dichotomy between Navajo and non-Navajo perspectives on the Diné past. Reclaiming Diné History has two primary objectives. First, Denetdale interrogates histories that privilege Manuelito and marginalize Juanita in order to demonstrate some of the ways that writing about the Diné has been biased by non-Navajo views of assimilation and gender. Second, she reveals how Navajo narratives, including oral histories and stories kept by matrilineal clans, serve as vehicles to convey Navajo beliefs and values. By scrutinizing stories about Juanita, she both underscores the centrality of women's roles in Navajo society and illustrates how oral tradition has been used to organize social units, connect Navajos to the land, and interpret the past. She argues that these same stories, read with an awareness of Navajo creation narratives, reveal previously unrecognized Navajo perspectives on the past. And she contends that a similarly culture-sensitive re-viewing of the Diné can lead to the production of a Navajo-centered history.

Reclaiming Difference: Caribbean Women Rewrite Postcolonialism (New World Studies)

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Reclaiming Difference: Caribbean Women Rewrite Postcolonialism (New World Studies)
Carine M. Mardorossian
Manufacturer: University of Virginia Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Caribbean Literature And the Environment: Between Nature And Culture (New World Studies)

ASIN: 0813923468

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In Reclaiming Difference, Carine Mardorossian examines the novels of four women writers--Jean Rhys (Dominica/UK), Maryse Condé (Guadeloupe/USA), Edwidge Danticat (Haiti/USA), and Julia Alvarez (Dominican Republic/USA)--showing how their writing has radically reformulated the meanings of the national, geographical, sexual, and racial concepts through which postcolonial studies has long been configuring difference. Coming from the anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean, these writers all stage and identify with transcultural experiences that undermine the usual classification of literary texts in terms of national and regional literatures, and by doing so they challenge the idea that racial and cultural identities function as stable points of reference in our unstable world.

Focusing on the transformations that have taken place in postcolonial studies since the field began to focus on theory, Mardorossian highlights not only how these writers make use of the styles of creolization and hybridity that have dominated Caribbean and postcolonial studies in recent years but also how they distinguish themselves from the movement's leading figures by offering new articulations of the ties that link race and nation to gender and class. She illuminates how these writers extend the notion of hybridity away from racial and cultural differences in isolation from each other to a set of crisscrossing categories that challenge our simpler, normative figurations.

For scholars in postcolonial studies, Caribbean studies, literary feminist studies, and studies in comparative literature, Reclaiming Difference represents a new phase in postcolonial studies that calls for a fundamental rethinking of the field's terminology and assumptions.

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Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa (Ucl Institute of Archaeology Publications)

Manufacturer: Left Coast Press, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1598743074

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Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts-- often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities— markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

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Reclaiming the American West
Lawrence B. Lee
Manufacturer: ABC-Clio Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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Reclaiming the Heartland: Lesbian and Gay Voices from the Midwest

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Rainbow children in the Heartland

Reclaiming the Heartland: Lesbian and Gay Voices from the Midwest

Manufacturer: University of Minnesota Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Rainbow children in the Heartland.......2005-03-03

I am so glad that a book substantiates that the rainbow extends to us here in the Midwest. It is not New York City, then nothing, then San Francisco. However, this book won't feel as compelling as books on gay men and lesbians in the South because the Midwest is not as strongly red (I mean the 2000 election term, not the Lenin-inspired term) as those states.

The entries here are short. Half are from women; half are from men. With contributions from Kitty Tsui, Edward Thomas-Herrera, and Ricardo Garza, the book tries to be racially-diverse. Two major themes come up in this book: growing up gay/lesbian in conservative, rural areas, and first-time experiences now as openly gay adults, usually in a metropolis.

This book may feel too Chicago-centered to many. Those still in rural areas and others from Madison, Minneapolis, etc. may feel left out. One of the authors works in Chicago and naturally editors get contributions from those they know, in a snowball sample manner. Despite the logic here, this book may rub people the wrong way by implying that all or most Midwestern gays will eventually find their way to the Windy City. Still, perhaps gay denizenship is regional. Chicago might be the Midwest equivalent to the East Coast's NYC, the West Coast's SF, and the South's Atlanta. Fair enough.

I thank the editors and the contributors for their efforts in promoting a possibly needed dialogue.

Reclaiming for recreation: for 100 years, the federal Bureau of Reclamation has brought water--and recreation--to the American West.: An article from: Parks & Recreation

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Reclaiming for recreation: for 100 years, the federal Bureau of Reclamation has brought water--and recreation--to the American West.: An article from: Parks & Recreation

Manufacturer: National Recreation and Park Association
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008FKAA2
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on September 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1758 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reclaiming for recreation: for 100 years, the federal Bureau of Reclamation has brought water--and recreation--to the American West.
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2002
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 37 Issue: 9 Page: 134(5)

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Reclaiming open-ended design.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Planning

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Reclaiming open-ended design.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Planning
Harold Henderson
Manufacturer: American Planning Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Planning, published by American Planning Association on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 3934 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reclaiming open-ended design.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Harold Henderson
Publication: Planning (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: 69 Issue: 1 Page: 53(1)

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Great Cats is a beautifully illustrated travelogue of one man's unusual adventure. In 1993, soldier-turned-award-winning-artist Simon Combes set out to observe and paint the nine great cats of the world in their natural habitats. Combes circled the globe to accomplish this feat, braving blizzards and blowguns. He breaks his account down into three three-cat sections: Cats of the Jungle (Thailand's Clouded Leopard, Venezuela's Jaguar, and India's Bengal Tiger), Cats of the Snow (Siberia's Siberian Tiger, Mongolia's Snow Leopard, North America's Cougar), and Cats of the Plains (Kenya's Cheetah and Tanzania's Leopard and Lion).

Combes's skillful sketches and photographic paintings are matched only by his fresh and engaging commentary. As a gifted artist, Combes is very perceptive, and he employs this talent both on and off the canvas, making wry and sometimes hysterical observations of the human subjects he encounters. The cats, however, are given only reverent scrutiny, and anyone who is drawn to the power and beauty of these regal creatures will find Combes a kindred spirit and capable guide. One of the most thoughtful additions to the book is an information box for each cat, detailing its behavior, habitat, population status, and principal threats. Combes gravely notes that the most serious threat to each of the cats is human encroachment on its dwindling habitat. --Paul Hughes

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Adventurer and artist Simon Combes had a life-long desire to paint the nine great cats of the world in their natural habitat. This commitment to accuracy sets him apart from his very able competition in the world of wildlife painters. Not content to study only zoo specimens and skeletons, Simon Combes studied the animals in their own worlds, full of battles, starvation and the competition in nature where truly only the fit survive. Already famous for his African wildlife paintings, Combes set out on what became a three year, three continent journey through the plains, jungles and snow to find the jaguar, cougar, lion, cheetah, snow leopard, Siberian tiger, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger and African leopard.

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Great Cats.......2000-04-24

A must for anybody who loves great cats and art: a book full of stories and especially awesome photos, sketches and paintings of these wonderful creatures. The paintings are so incredibly realistic that at times one has to look closely to make sure it is not just a photo. A definite winner !

A super book an art by a talented artist Simon Combes.......1999-11-26

They say never judge a book by its cover,well friends you can in this case.A beautiful oil painting of a jaguar on its cover says it all, this is a must have book for any animal lovers specially wild cats, art students and even professional artists. Book is loaded incredible stories and killer artworks of Simon Combes.I enjoyed it every single page and I did not realize that I end up reading the entire book in one sitting.I was so captivated by the stories, and I enjoyed the art work of Simon Combes, well worth the money.

Techniques of the World's Great Painters (A QED Book)

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Must be reprinted
TechniquesOfThe World'sGreatPainters
Review of painters' secrets from Giotto to David Hockney.

Techniques of the World's Great Painters (A QED Book)
Waldemar Januszczak
Manufacturer: Book Sales
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0890093687

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Compiled by a team of art experts, this uniquely practical guide offers great insight to the techniques of fifty of the world's greatest painters, from the frescoes of Giotto to the acrylic paintings of David Hockney, revealing the extent to which changes of technique and the evolution of artist's material went hand in hand. Over 250 color illustrations with sequences of annotations and actual size details are included.

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Must be reprinted.......2001-12-10

I found the Swedish edition in a shop in Stockholm. It's a great book about great paintings. Very instructive! Would love to have a copy in English, though.

TechniquesOfThe World'sGreatPainters.......2000-01-18

This book is extremely helpful and insightful for any painter, no matter the medium he or she uses. I learned so much from the methodology and style with more detail than I have ever seen. I would love to have this book by my side when painting. Please reprint this book. Thank you. I will pass the word on to fellow Artists. Sincerely Elizabeth Breslin

Review of painters' secrets from Giotto to David Hockney........1999-10-10

Positively eye opening! As a watercolorist making the transition to oil, I received many wonderful insights that helped me confirm the direction I want to take with this difficult yet rewarding medium. Great for anyone starting in oils or who has painted for years and just wants to see "how the other guy's doing it." One sour note, however, in the inclusion of Jackson Pollock -- a "spasher," not a painter. Overall, the best book in my studio library. Please, dear publisher, print some more copies of this wonderful book!

Techniques Of The World*s Great Painters

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Techniques Of The World*s Great Painters
januszczak, waldemar
Manufacturer: Greenwich Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0862887429

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A different slant
A good introduction to Bacon but not a very deep analysis.
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Francis Bacon (World of Art)
John Russell
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0500202710

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This is the first extensive one-volume selection of Bacon's English writings in over 90 years. The latest addition to The Oxford Authors series, it includes all the major literary writings on which his reputation rests--the Advancement of Learning, the Essays (in their first and last versions), and the New Atlantis. It also includes sixteen other works not reprinted for over a century, which show Bacon's remarkable all-round abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry. The selections are annotated in more detail than in any other edition, with particular emphasis on explaining Bacon's language.

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A different slant.......2001-06-13

John Russell wrote this "biography" while Francis Bacon was very much alive and tends to emphasize the influences on Bacon's work more from an environmental standpoint than an art historian view. But to jump into Bacon's raucous life "in medias res" is a gift that now can be savoured, like picking the grapes off the vines that in years to come will become a fine vintage wine. A diversion, and only in black and white reproductions, but a rather important comment in retrospect.

A good introduction to Bacon but not a very deep analysis........1999-04-17

Like many biographies, Russell's work concentrates more on the man's times than on the man himself. While we learn a lot about what was going on around Bacon, what he himself experienced is left unexplored. Granted, Bacon made gathering biographical information very difficult, but I would have appreciated more insightful analysis of Bacon's life and its connections to his work. Overall it is a very good introduction to Bacon's career and total output, and includes a huge number of pictures that make the book extremely valuable as a reference. Unfortunately though, while there are many color reproductions, they are outnumbered by black and white ones that take away from truly experiencing the power of Bacon's work.

francis bacon.......1999-04-13

Well i really think that Francis Bacon is a great artist. I just stratid reading about his art work and he has so many goos drawings like Henrretta Moraes, and his selft portrait. They are veri nice drawings.So i really think his greatt.

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TECHNIQUES OF THE WORLD'S GREAT PAINTERS
Waldemar (ed.) Januszczak
Manufacturer: Chartwell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M0P2S8

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Techniques of the world's great painters

Manufacturer: Phaidon
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ASIN: 0714821225

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Victorian Painting (World of Art)
Julian Treuherz
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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Worlds of Art: Painters in Victorian Society

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Worlds of Art: Painters in Victorian Society
Paula Gillett
Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ Pr
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Technique's of the World's Great Painters
Januszczak Waldemar
Manufacturer: Chartwell
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UD0OCG

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Techniques of the World's Great Painters
Waldemar Januszczak
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ASIN: B000ON62O6

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