Art practices reveal the entwinement of perception and understanding, opening possibilities for new ways of enacting the political. An artwork can serve as more than solely an aesthetic object: in the public sphere it beckons us to resist, challenge, and change the world around us. Wide-ranging in scope and application, Life in Art showcases ......
"... this is surely one of the more thoughtful books on magazine journalism. Highly recommended." -Library Journal "An excellent how-to, guaranteed to satisfy requests from would-be authors." -Booklist "... provides writers with hundreds of ideas to help stimulate their creative approach to magazine article writing." -WRITERS' Journal "All ......
This vital collection showcases the trajectory of MacIntyre's thought and the perennial significance of his work. One of the world's foremost philosophers for over half a century, Alasdair MacIntyre stands at the forefront of the revival of Aristotelianism in contemporary thought. Alasdair MacIntyre on Practical Philosophy serves as an accessible ......
In 1914, an unknown French filmmaker arrived in New York; within four years, that man, Maurice Tourneur (1876-1961), would become one of America's most acclaimed directors. In this masterful biography, Christine Leteux shows how intimately connected Tourneur's life was to major events of the twentieth century as well as to the profound ......
The Catholic Church and Homosexuality in the Twentieth Century
As gay men and lesbian women increasingly gained recognition and acceptance in twentieth-century literature and film, and subsequently in social and political movements, the Catholic Church reacted by subtly moving away from its overt condemnation of homosexuality as an urgent moral problem and toward tacitly shunning homosexuality as an ......
Aboriginal Australians and the Black Panther Party
In December of 1971 the Black Panther Party expanded to Australia. This might seem an odd place for a quintessentially African American political force, but as Jacynda Ammons reveals in this expansive work, Aboriginal Australians had long looked to the example of African Americans in their fight against white supremacy. Against a background of ......
Echoes of Cabrini-Green: Letters to My Mother is a deeply personal memoir that explores the intertwined themes of love, faith, and resilience amidst adversity. The compelling narrative is framed as heartfelt letters to the author's mother, showing gratitude for her support and the unconditional love that sustained Willis's journey from the ......
How the Eighth Air Force and Its First Missions Changed the Air War in Europe, 1942-43
Step into the cockpit with the daring airmen who launched America's fight for victory in Europe. Known as the Mighty Eighth and more recently as Masters of the Air, the U.S. Eighth Air Force was the most famous American air unit of World War II. From its activation in early 1942 as the VIII Bomber Command through the end of the war, the Eighth was ......
From Valley Forge to Yorktown, follow the astonishing real-life journey of the Revolutionary War's most mythic warrior. Contemporaries called him the Virginia Giant, the One-Man Army, the American Hercules. He fought in an honor roll of Revolutionary War battles: Brandywine, Germantown, Camden, and Guilford Courthouse. He wintered at Valley Forge ......
