Описание: The Boston Harbor Islands have been called Boston's "hidden shores." While some are ragged rocks teeming with coastal wildlife, such as oystercatchers and harbor seals, others resemble manicured parks or have the appearance of wooded hills rising gently out of the water. Largely ignored by historians and previously home to prisons, asylums, and sewage treatment plants, this surprisingly diverse ensemble of islands has existed quietly on the urban fringe over the last four centuries. Even their latest incarnation as a national park and recreational hub has emphasized their separation from, rather than their connection to, the city.
In this book, Pavla Šimková reinterprets the Boston Harbor Islands as an urban archipelago, arguing that they have been an integral part of Boston since colonial days, transformed by the city's changing values and catering to its current needs. Drawing on archival sources, historic maps and photographs, and diaries from island residents, this absorbing study attests that the harbor islands' story is central to understanding the ways in which Boston has both shaped and been shaped by its environment over time.
Описание: Drawing on archival sources, historic maps and photographs, and diaries from island residents, this absorbing study attests that the Boston Harbor Islands` story is central to understanding the ways in which Boston has both shaped and been shaped by its environment over time.
Автор: Burchardt, Hans-jurgen Leinius, Johanna Название: (post-)colonial archipelagos ISBN: 0472133160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780472133161 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 13028.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Located at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, this interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from the US, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines to examine the colonial legacies of the three island nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Описание: This book illuminates the interconnections between politics and religion through the lens of artistic production, exploring how art inspired by religion functioned as a form of resistance, directed against both Romanian national communism (1960-1989) and, latterly, consumerist society and its global market.
Описание: This book explores the Romanian Orthodox Church`s arguments on national identity to legitimize its own place in a post-communist Romania. After clarifying and surveying the Church`s claims on institutional and national identity, the book then also explores the secular ideas on the subject.
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