Author: Kathleen MorrisPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
An Elegant Affair
Author: Kathleen MorrisEmperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasures
Author: Nicole T. C. ChiangPublisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 988852805X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
In this stunning reassessment, Nicole T. C. Chiang argues that the famous Qianlong art collection is really ‘the collection of the imperial household in the Qianlong reign’. The distinction is significant because it strips away the modern, Eurocentric preconceptions that have led scholars to misconstrue the size of the collection, the role of nationalism in its formation, the distinction between art and artifact, and the actual involvement of the emperor in assembling the collection. No one interested in Chinese art will be able to ignore the ramifications of this important study. Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasures: Reconsidering the Collection of the Qing Imperial Household argues that the size of the collection was actually smaller than previously stated. Moreover, the idea that the collection put the whole of the empire on display (and thereby promoted political unity) does not square with the reality that most of the collection was hidden away. Instead, the collection was primarily for the emperor’s gaze alone. Chiang further explains that the collection was largely the product of work done by many specialists working at the Qianlong court, noting that the emperor often assumed a more supervisory role. Preliminary drawings, patterns, models, and prototypes of the items made in the imperial workshops also formed an important part of the collection, as they served to establish standardized models used to run the imperial household. The collection was thus both broader and narrower than previously stated. ‘Chiang has identified many misguided assumptions about the Qing imperial collection. In their place, she proposes a new definition of an imperial collection that does not give primacy to art objects. This bold revisionist thesis may be controversial, but it is important and deserves to be read widely for this exact reason.’ —Dorothy Ko, Barnard College, Columbia University ‘Chiang makes a new argument which will contribute to the literature on Qing imperial art. She shows that a distinction should be made between the Qianlong emperor’s activities in commissioning objects from the palace workshop and his activities in accumulating, assessing, and cataloguing objects that went into what she calls the “imperial household collection.” This work will attract wide attention from scholars in art history.’ —Evelyn S. Rawski, University of Pittsburgh
Secret Affairs
Author: Irwin GellmanPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421431378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Originally published in 1995. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was paralyzed from the waist down, but he concealed the extent of his disability from a public that was never permitted to see him in a wheelchair. FDR's Secretary of State was old and frail, debilitated by a highly contagious and usually fatal disease that was as closely guarded a state secret as his wife's Jewish ancestry. The undersecretary was a pompous and aloof man who married three times but, when intoxicated, preferred sex with railroad porters, shoeshine boys, and cabdrivers. These three legendary figures—Franklin Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, and Sumner Welles—not only concealed such secrets for more than a decade but did so while directing United States foreign policy during some of the most perilous events in the nation's history. Irwin Gellman brings to light startling new information about the intrigues, deceptions, and behind-the-scenes power struggles that influenced America's role in World War II and left their mark on world events, for good or ill, in the half-century that followed. Gellman had unprecedented access to previously unavailable documents, including Hull's confidential medical records, unpublished manuscripts of Drew Pearson and R. Walton Moore, and Sumner Welles's FBI file. Gellman concludes that while Roosevelt, Hull, and Welles usually agreed on foreign policy matters, the events that molded each man's character remained a mystery to the others. Their failure to cope with their secret affairs—to subordinate their personal concerns to the higher good of the nation—eventually destroyed much of what they hoped would be their legacy. Roosevelt never explained his objectives to his vice president, Harry Truman, or to anyone else. Hull never groomed a successor, and Welles kept his foreign assignations as classified as his sexual orientation. Gellman tells the dramatic story of how three Americans—despite private demons and bitter animosities—could work together to lead their nation to victory against fascism. —William T. Walker, Presidential Studies Quarterly
New York Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Author: Knights' Tales
Author: Thomas VennerPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449044883
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Knights' Tales is a collection of short stories; created by eight different authors, with each writer contributing a work of art, tempered by her own personal experiences. Their tales cover a gamut of themes, each one incisive and poignant, and each one articulating a basic human need. These writers may only be middle school-aged, but their minds and hearts are already delving into the fundamental needs of humanity. Knights' Tales is the second literary endeavor of The Summit Writers' Project. Like Faded Secrets, it is a celebration of an extraordinary synthesis of creativity and talent.
Entertaining Menus Made Simple
Author: Marianne DesiderioPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304791114
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
"Entertaining Menus Made Simple" contains themed menus in order to prepare elegant meals like the professionals. Meals to share with foodies like yourself or the home cook.
Another Year Finds Me in Texas
Author: Vicki Adams TongatePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477308466
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Lucy Pier Stevens, a twenty-one-year-old woman from Ohio, began a visit to her aunt’s family near Bellville, Texas, on Christmas Day, 1859. Little did she know how drastically her life would change on April 4, 1861, when the outbreak of the Civil War made returning home impossible. Stranded in enemy territory for the duration of the war, how would she reconcile her Northern upbringing with the Southern sentiments surrounding her? Lucy Stevens’s diary—one of few women’s diaries from Civil War–era Texas and the only one written by a Northerner—offers a unique perspective on daily life at the fringes of America’s bloodiest conflict. An articulate, educated, and keen observer, Stevens took note of seemingly everything—the weather, illnesses, food shortages, parties, church attendance, chores, schools, childbirth, death, the family’s slaves, and political and military news. As she confided her private thoughts to her journal, she unwittingly revealed how her love for her Texas family and the Confederate soldier boys she came to care for blurred her loyalties, even as she continued to long for her home in Ohio. Showing how the ties of heritage, kinship, friendship, and community transcended the sharpest division in US history, this rare diary and Vicki Adams Tongate’s insightful historical commentary on it provide a trove of information on women’s history, Texas history, and Civil War history.
Cincinnati Wedding
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Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Cincinnati Wedding provides everything an engaged couple needs to know about planning a wedding in Cincinnati USA, including the region’s most comprehensive guide to reception venues, gown galleries showcasing the latest trends in bridal wear and countless ideas direct from real life, local weddings.
More Than a Dream
Author: Patricia Lewis MillsPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462832695
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Richmond,Va. Springtime --- new life, new beginnings. Flowers and trees begin to blossom; however, those arent the only things budding as new relationships bloom for close friends and new acquaintances. Nicole Lewis, a professor at VCU, is a woman in love. Her first true love, the controlling and self-centered Douglas, suddenly disappears without warning. Just as sudden as Douglas disappearance is the arrival of the handsome and successful Gerard Michaels. However, Nicoles guard is up, and shes suspicious of his intentions. Her best friend, Taylor Mundy, is busy with her educational pursuits and planning her strategic career moves until the suave and debonair Tre Posby moves to town. Focused, but unprepared and unaware of his motives as they unfold . . . Taylor struggles. Xavier Love, the highly-respected school administrator has a clandestine course of action that is eventually discovered by one of the local Universities head basketball coaches, JaBari Jackson, who has a personal stake in the discovery. Yes, Richmond has more things blossoming this spring than the obvious.