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Author | : Claudia Swan |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0691213526 |
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A vivid account of Dutch seventeenth-century art and material culture against the backdrop of the geopolitics of the early modern world The seventeenth century witnessed a great flourishing of Dutch trade and culture. Over the course of the first half of the century, the northern Netherlands secured independence from the Spanish crown, and the nascent republic sought to establish its might in global trade, often by way of diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire and other Muslim powers. Central to the political and cultural identity of the Dutch Republic were curious foreign goods the Dutch called "rarities." Rarities of These Lands explores how these rarities were obtained, exchanged, stolen, valued, and collected, tracing their global trajectories and considering their role within the politics of the new state. Claudia Swan’s insightful, engaging analysis offers a novel and compelling account of how the Dutch Republic turned foreign objects into expressions of its national self-conception. Rarities of These Lands traces key elements of the formation of the Dutch Republic—artistic and colonialist ventures alike—offering new perspectives on this momentous period in the history of the Netherlands and its material culture.
Author | : Claudia Swan |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0691207968 |
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"The early years of the seventeenth century saw a great flourishing of Dutch culture. In the arts, this was the era of Vermeer and Rembrandt, as well as the development of a local art market. Commerce extended around the world, with state-sponsored trading companies importing foreign goods. Politically, the Netherlands became the first nation-state in Europe, in 1648. In this book, Claudia Swan considers all these aspects together, examining the material culture of the period-the designed, manufactured, and hand-crafted materials and wares-to show how the Dutch encounter with so-called "exotic" goods played a fundamental role in the country's political formation"--
Author | : Eric Dinerstein |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1610911962 |
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This book explores that idea, building a narrative around the concept of rarity and its implications both for our understanding of how the natural world works, and for what it can teach us about protecting biodiversity during a time of large-scale environmental change.
Author | : Marisa Anne Bass |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021-08-17 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0691215766 |
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Author | : American Museum of Natural History |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Illustrated books |
ISBN | : 9781454912149 |
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Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
Author | : Roger Owen |
Publisher | : Harvard CMES |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780932885265 |
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Land was the major economic resource in the pre-modern Middle East. Questions of ownership, of access, of management and of control occupied a central role in administration, in law, and in rural practice over many centuries. Nevertheless, the subject of land and property relations is still not well understood.
Author | : Leila Tarazi Fawaz |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2014-11-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0674735498 |
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A century after the Great War, the experiences of civilians and soldiers in the Middle East during those years have faded from memory. A Land of Aching Hearts traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of those who endured this cataclysmic event, and their profound sense of sacrifices made in vain.
Author | : Stephen Marche |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2008-08-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1440635021 |
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A virtuoso performance from a literary talent who crafts a vividly drawn history of an imaginary country. In this stylistic tour de force, Stephen Marche creates the entire culture of a place called Sanjania—its national symbols, political movements, folk heroes, a group of writers dubbed "fictioneers," a national airline called Sanjair, and a rich literary history. This richly detailed story takes you to an island nation whose English-speaking citizens draw upon the English, American, Australian, and Canadian literary traditions. Marche has compiled this brilliant anthology, guiding the reader from the rough-and-tumble pamphlets of 1870s Sanjania to the extraordinary longing of the writings of the Sanjanian Diaspora. These works develop into a Rashomon-like story, introducing us to illustrious Sanjanian figures such as the repentant prostitute Pigeon Blackhat and the magically talented couple Caesar and Endurance. The result is a vibrant evocation of a country—from the birth pangs of its first settlers and their hardy vernacular to its revolutionary years and all the way to the present.
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Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2006-04-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0743272536 |
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A colonist in Virginia falls for a Powhatan girl, and is drawn by their respect for nature.
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Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2011-10-31 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0226568709 |
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