The Birth Of Breaking

Author : Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501394320
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Breaking written by Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023-07-27 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of how breaking – one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today – began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform – and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking's origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York. The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop's evolution, considering the influence breaking has had on hip-hop culture. Including previously unseen archival material, interviews, and detailed depictions of the dance at its outset, this book brings to life this buried history, with a particular focus on the early development of the dance, the institutional settings where hip-hop was conceived, and the movement's impact on sociocultural conditions in New York City throughout the 1970s. By featuring the overlooked first-hand accounts of over 50 founding b-boys and b-girls alongside movement analysis informed by his embodied knowledge of the dance, Aprahamian reveals how indebted breaking is to African American culture, as well as the disturbing factors behind its historical erasure.

Author : Bruno Maçães
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197528341
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History Has Begun written by Bruno Maçães and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular consensus says that the US rose over two centuries to Cold War victory and world domination, and is now in slow decline. But is this right? History's great civilizations have always lasted much longer, and for all its colossal power, American culture was overshadowed by Europe until recently. What if this isn't the end? In History Has Begun, Bruno Maçães offers a compelling vision of America's future, both fascinating and unnerving. From the early American Republic, he takes us to the turbulent present, when, he argues, America is finally forging its own path. We can see the birth pangs of this new civilization in today's debates on guns, religion, foreign policy and the significance of Trump. Should the coronavirus pandemic be regarded as an opportunity to build a new kind of society? What will its values be, and what will this new America look like? Maçães traces the long arc of US history to argue that in contrast to those who see the US on the cusp of decline, it may well be simply shifting to a new model, one equally powerful but no longer liberal. Consequently, it is no longer enough to analyze America's current trajectory through the simple prism of decline vs. progress, which assumes a static model-America as liberal leviathan. Rather, Maçães argues that America may be casting off the liberalism that has defined the country since its founding for a new model, one more appropriate to succeeding in a transformed world.

Author : William Cane
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 1600940412
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth Order Book of Love written by William Cane and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies show the most reliable scientific predictor of personality is birth order-your place among your siblings. The Birth Order Book of Love is the first guide to consider this factor when finding the perfect mate. Why do firstborns often find romance with lastborns? Who's the worst match for an only child? Cane examines the 12 personality/birth order types (older brother of brothers, younger sister of sisters, etc.), revealing why certain birth orders are more compatible and which ones can present communication challenges (and how to overcome them). Cane has analyzed the birth order of 6,000 celebrities, historical figures, and modern couples. Readers will learn what birth order says about them, which celebrity they'd be most compatible with, and who their best match is in real life.

Author : James Harvey Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Readings in European History: From the breaking up of the Roman empire to the Protestant revolt written by James Harvey Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lysander Salmon Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.G7/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breaking Up written by Lysander Salmon Richards and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Dwinell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313067368
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birth Stories written by Jane Dwinell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1992-08-24 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Dwinell has written an important book using real-life scenarios to illustrate her unique philosophy of childbirth, one that can only inspire women to take greater control over how and where they give birth. From her vantage point as a birth attendant, Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different women. Thus the reader learns that there are no right or wrong ways to give birth. In fact, the author shows how satisfying it can be for women to exercise their own strength, power and choice in the birth process instead of yielding to unnecessary technological and medical interventions. Birth, she says, is a process of wellness, not illness. Hence, most women don't need medication to help them deal with normal birth pains if they have the proper empowering support during labor. When women give birth in a comfortable setting of their choice, the medical wrongs against them, committed in hospitals in the name of safety and technology, are prevented. In the face of opposition from an entrenched segment of the medical establishment, Dwinell dares the view that hospital care should not be routine but should be given only with good reason and the women's permission. For pregnant women and their partners, Birth Stories makes a convincing argument that under normal circumstances wach women's intuitive knowledge and individual resources can help her to labor and deliver successfully in her own way. Nurses, midwives, doctors, and birth educators will find it useful to realize that there are many ways to give birth . . . that it is important for the family to be together and make their own choices . . . and that pregnant women can have safe births without excessive medical intervention. This book can also serve as a guide for professionals who want to develop this type of birthing model within their own institution.

Author : Pip Davies
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1529918553
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midwife Pip’s Guide to a Positive Birth written by Pip Davies and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘An empowering birth book for every mum-to-be’ DR ZOE WILLIAMS Midwife Pip is on a mission to help every parent-to-be to feel informed and prepared for birth. With the right education and support, she firmly believes that all births - whether planned or unplanned, assisted, caesarean, waterbirth or hypnobirth - can be positive. Midwife Pip's Guide to a Positive Birth will take you through every stage of preparation for pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. Packed with evidence-based information and insider tips and tricks from a practising midwife, this book is your personal antenatal class. You'll discover: - How to harness the connection between your mind and body - The importance of the birth environment and how to influence it - The best positions for labour and birth - How your birth partner can best support you - Breathwork and visualisations to help you relax - How to make an informed decision about birth, including VBAC - The key questions to ask your midwife - What you need to know about postpartum aftercare, and much more! Whether you're having your first or your fifth baby, this honest and reliable guide will equip you with everything you need to know to embrace the exciting journey of parenthood.

Author : Andrea Ross
Publisher : Andrea Ross
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Practical Guide for Prospective Parents to Get Prepared for the Birth of the Baby and the New Family written by Andrea Ross and published by Andrea Ross. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parenting is a joint venture that requires communication, understanding, love, and a willingness to compromise. Couples who do not develop these attitudes and skills before the birth of their children cannot believe that they will assimilate them overnight once the first baby is born. Andrea Ross will help you and your spouse figure out how to deal with common problems and how to keep your marriage strong after children arrive. The first few months of marriage are necessary for both of you to adjust. Lifestyles, tastes, quirks, and idiosyncrasies need to be accommodated in order to make living together possible. It's not necessarily an easy process, but at least it's possible to dedicate yourself exclusively to the other person, fine-tuning the relationship. But even if the marriage is already reasonably consolidated, when the first child arrives, it seems that the couple has to start from scratch again. New roles and new priorities are a tough test for the strength of the relationship. Understandably, the attention of both parties turns to the baby, and gradually one no longer pays attention to the other. How can someone so special bring so many challenges to the marital relationship? Andrea Ross knows the difficulties and is willing to help you reinvent your marriage so that all can enjoy the joy of being part of a family.

Author : Cornelius NARY
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A new History of the World, ... from the Creation to the Birth of ... Jesus Christ: according to the computation of the Septuagint, ... with chronological tables written by Cornelius NARY and published by . This book was released on 1720 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ferenc Fehér
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520335872
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The French Revolution and the Birth of Modernity written by Ferenc Fehér and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from widely different perspectives, these essays characterize the Great Revolution as the dawn of the modern age, the grand narrative of modernity. The scope of issues under scrutiny is extremely broad, ranging from the analyses of the hotly debated class character of 1789 and the problem of the nation state to the “Cult of the Supreme Being,” the emancipation of the Jews, and the cultural heritage of the Revolution. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.