Dictators Dreamscape

Author : Joseph R. Hartman
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822986493
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictator's Dreamscape written by Joseph R. Hartman and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Hartman focuses on the public works campaign of Cuban president, and later dictator, Gerardo Machado. Political histories often condemn Machado as a US-puppet dictator, overthrown in a labor revolt and popular revolution in 1933. Architectural histories tend to catalogue his regime’s public works as derivatives of US and European models. Dictator’s Dreamscape reassesses the regime’s public works program as a highly nuanced visual project embedded in centuries-old representations of Cuba alongside wider debates on the nature of art and architecture in general, especially in regards to globalization and the spread of US-style consumerism. The cultural production overseen by Machado gives a fresh and greatly broadened perspective on his regime’s accomplishments, failures, and crimes. The book addresses the regime’s architectural program as a visual and architectonic response to debates over Cuban national identity, US imperialism, and Machado’s own cult of personality.

Author : Victor Deupi
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3035616442
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cuban Modernism written by Victor Deupi and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 20th century, modern architecture thrived in Cuba and a wealth of buildings was realized prior to the revolution 1959 and in its wake. The designs comprise luxurious nightclubs and stylish hotels, sports facilities, elegant private homes and apartment complexes. Drawing on the vernacular, their architects defined a way to be modern and Cuban at the same time – creating an architecture oscillating between tradition and avantgarde. Audacious concrete shells, curving ramps, elegant brises-soleils and a fluidity of interior and exterior spaces are characteristic of an airy, often colorful architecture well-suited to life in the tropics. New photographs and drawings were specially prepared for this publication. A biographical survey portraits the 40 most important Cuban architects of the era.

Author : Lauren H. Derby
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822390868
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dictator's Seduction written by Lauren H. Derby and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961, was one of the longest and bloodiest in Latin American history. The Dictator’s Seduction is a cultural history of the Trujillo regime as it was experienced in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Focusing on everyday forms of state domination, Lauren Derby describes how the regime infiltrated civil society by fashioning a “vernacular politics” based on popular idioms of masculinity and fantasies of race and class mobility. Derby argues that the most pernicious aspect of the dictatorship was how it appropriated quotidian practices such as gossip and gift exchange, leaving almost no place for Dominicans to hide or resist. Drawing on previously untapped documents in the Trujillo National Archives and interviews with Dominicans who recall life under the dictator, Derby emphasizes the role that public ritual played in Trujillo’s exercise of power. His regime included the people in affairs of state on a massive scale as never before. Derby pays particular attention to how events and projects were received by the public as she analyzes parades and rallies, the rebuilding of Santo Domingo following a major hurricane, and the staging of a year-long celebration marking the twenty-fifth year of Trujillo’s regime. She looks at representations of Trujillo, exploring how claims that he embodied the popular barrio antihero the tíguere (tiger) stoked a fantasy of upward mobility and how a rumor that he had a personal guardian angel suggested he was uniquely protected from his enemies. The Dictator’s Seduction sheds new light on the cultural contrivances of autocratic power.

Author : Ron Fridell
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761426271
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictatorship written by Ron Fridell and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses dictatorships as a political system, and details the history of dictatorships throughout the world" -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Jules Archer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1634508963
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dictators written by Jules Archer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History has shown that dictators often share similarities in the ways they come to power, hold power, and topple from power. The Dictators is a fascinating presentation of eighteen of this century’s most powerful dictators, representing fourteen countries. Their lives, political and social theories, and their achievements—good and bad—are carefully examined. Learn how men such as Lenin, Hitler, and Franco influenced their people and changed the world, and discover why a country will accept and support the rule of a dictator. The ideological and practical conflicts between dictatorships and democracies are carefully laid out within the pages of this book. The lives of dictators are important because they have, to a large extent, shaped much of the world we live in, and will continue to do so for generations to come. We all know about Hitler, Stalin, Castro, and Mao Tse-tung. But we also have new names, such as Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, and Muammar Gaddafi and Robert Mugabe. It remains imperative that we understand as much about these men as we can—the peace of the world depends on it.

Author : Paul Dowswell
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 9780836858846
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictatorship written by Paul Dowswell and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Maps- Time lines tracing the development of different systems of government throughout history

Author : Hal Marcovitz
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781617147913
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictatorships written by Hal Marcovitz and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces dictatorships, discussing the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural effects, and examining the efforts of various nations to move beyond dictatorships.

Author : Randall Wood
Publisher : Randall Wood
ISBN 13 : 0615652425
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictator's Handbook written by Randall Wood and published by Randall Wood. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder if the world's tyrants are all using the same instruction manual? They are: here it is. From getting to power to dividing your enemies, suppressing revolution, stealing elections, and making your fortune, this 320 page volume shows you how the pros have been doing it for centuries. Fully factual, with a complete bibliography and footnotes, the Dictator's Handbook gives you a road map to tyranny, step by step. Beautifully illustrated by a professional artist, the text is funny and deadly serious. This is truly a practical manual for the aspiring tyrant.

Author : Natasha M. Ezrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441116028
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictators and Dictatorships written by Natasha M. Ezrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Differences in the internal structure of dictatorships affect the dynamics of this relationship. This book shows how dictatorships differ from one another and the implications of these differences for political outcomes. In particular, it examines political processes in personalist, military, single-party, monarchic, and hybrid regimes. The aim of the book is to provide a clear definition of what dictatorship means, how authoritarian politics works, and what the political consequences of dictatorship are. It discusses how authoritarianism influences a range of political outcomes, such as economic performance, international conflict, and leader and regime durability. Numerous case studies from around the world support the theory and research presented to foster a better understanding of the inner workings of authoritarian regimes. By combining theory with concrete political situations, the book will appeal to undergraduate students in comparative politics, international relations, authoritarian politics, and democratization.

Author : Tom Cain
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
ISBN 13 : 9044342142
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictator written by Tom Cain and published by Overamstel Uitgevers. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Een van de meest gehate dictators in Afrika, Henderson Gushungo, zaait armoede en hongersnood in zijn land. Hij gaat zich te buiten aan schandelijke zelfverrijking door de rijke natuurlijke bronnen van het land te plunderen. In deze pageturner met veel spectaculaire actiescènes gaat voormalig hitman Samuel Carver de strijd aan met het corrupte Afrikaanse regime. Zijn verleden bij de Engelse geheime dienst M16 komt hem daarbij uitstekend van pas.