The Vanishing Tradition

Author : Paul Gottfried
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501749870
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vanishing Tradition written by Paul Gottfried and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology provides a timely critical overview of the American conservative movement. The contributors take on subjects that other commentators have either not noticed or have been fearful to discuss. In particular, this collection of searing essays hits hard at blatant cult of celebrity and intolerance of dissent that has come to characterize the conservative movement in this country. As The Vanishing Tradition shows, the conservative movement has not often retrieved its wounded, instead dispatching them in order to please its friendly opposition and to prove its "moderateness." The movement has also been open to the influence of demanding sponsors who have pushed it in sometimes bizarre directions. Finally, the essayists here, highlight the movement's appeal to "permanent values" as a truly risible gesture, given how arduously its celebrities have worked to catch up with the Left on social issues. This no-holds-barred critical examination of American conservatism opens debates and seeks controversy.

Author : Klaus Zwerger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Tradition written by Klaus Zwerger and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an exploration of the wooden architectural tradition of the Dong minority peoples of the mountainous regions of SW China - one that has been highly influential on mainstream Chinese architectural tradition. This work discusses the historic development of Dong architectural techniques as affected by the social and physical environment. This is an exploration of the unique wooden architectural tradition of the Dong minority peoples of the mountainous regions of SW China - one that has been highly influential on mainstream Chinese architectural tradition, and

Author : Paul Gottfried
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501749862
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vanishing Tradition written by Paul Gottfried and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology provides a timely critical overview of the American conservative movement. The contributors take on subjects that other commentators have either not noticed or have been fearful to discuss. In particular, this collection of searing essays hits hard at blatant cult of celebrity and intolerance of dissent that has come to characterize the conservative movement in this country. As The Vanishing Tradition shows, the conservative movement has not often retrieved its wounded, instead dispatching them in order to please its friendly opposition and to prove its "moderateness." The movement has also been open to the influence of demanding sponsors who have pushed it in sometimes bizarre directions. Finally, the essayists here, highlight the movement's appeal to "permanent values" as a truly risible gesture, given how arduously its celebrities have worked to catch up with the Left on social issues. This no-holds-barred critical examination of American conservatism opens debates and seeks controversy.

Author : Barry Allen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674286464
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing into Things written by Barry Allen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanishing into Things explores the concept of knowledge in Chinese thought over two millennia, from Confucius to Wang Yangming (ca. 1500 CE), and compares the different philosophical imperatives that have driven Chinese and Western thought. Challenging the hyperspecialized epistemology of modern philosophy in the West, Barry Allen urges his readers toward an ethical appreciation of why knowledge is worth pursuing. Western philosophers have long maintained that true knowledge is the best knowledge. Chinese thinkers, by contrast, have emphasized not the essence of knowing but the purpose. Ideas of truth play no part in their understanding of what the best knowledge is: knowledge is not deduced from principles or reducible to a theory. Rather, in Chinese tradition knowledge is expressed through wu wei, literally “not doing”—a response to circumstances that is at once effortless and effective. This type of knowledge perceives the evolution of circumstances from an early point, when its course can still be changed, provided one has the wisdom to grasp the opportunity. Allen guides readers through the major Confucian and Daoist thinkers including Kongzi, Mengzi, Xunzi, Laozi, and Zhuangzi, examining their influence on medieval Neoconfucianism and Chan (Zen) Buddhism, as well as the theme of knowledge in China’s art of war literature. The sophisticated and consistent concept of knowledge elucidated here will be of relevance to contemporary Western and Eastern philosophers alike.

Author : Cheryl Imperatore
Publisher : Schiffer Fashion Press
ISBN 13 : 9780764350504
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kimono, Vanishing Tradition written by Cheryl Imperatore and published by Schiffer Fashion Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History -- Yukata-cotton robes -- Nagajuban-undergarments -- Women's kimono -- Tomesode-kimono for formal occasions -- The obi and accessories -- Women's haori-short silk jackets -- Michiyuki-overcoats -- Men's apparel -- Uchikake and furisode -- Children's kimono -- Furoshiki & fukusa-ceremonial cloths -- Religious & ceremonial wear -- Fragments into finery-Japanese textiles renewed

Author : Elizabeth Kiritani
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904270
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Japan written by Elizabeth Kiritani and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text of Japanese culture contains a wealth of information about traditional Japan and Japanese customs. Pawnshops and handmade paper, shoe shiners and Shinto jugglers, money rakes and mosquito netting—all these were once a familiar part of daily life in Japan. Many elements of that daily life, like the Obon dances and oreiboko apprenticeships, have no counterpart in any other culture: they are purely unique to Japan. But with the tremendous changes of the modern age, most traces of traditional life in Japan are fast disappearing, soon to be gone forever. Still, there are a few holdouts, especially in Japan's shitamachi, or working-class neighborhoods, where many of the survivors of Japanese crafts, art forms, and festivals are making their last stand. Vanishing Japan is a must-read for tourists, historians, architects, or artists who are interested in Japanese culture.

Author : Matthias Messmer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0262019868
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book China's Vanishing Worlds written by Matthias Messmer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text document disappearing cultural landscapes and lifestyles in rural China, capturing poignant scenes far from Beijing or Shanghai. Just a few kilometers from the glittering skylines of Shanghai and Beijing, we encounter a vast countryside, an often forgotten and seemingly limitless landscape stretching far beyond the outskirts of the cities. Following traces of old trade routes, once-flourishing marketplaces, abandoned country estates, decrepit model villages, and the sites of mystic rituals, the authors of this book spent seven years exploring, photographing, and observing the vast interior of China, where the majority of Chinese people live in ways virtually unchanged for centuries. China's Vanishing Worlds is an impressive documentation in images and text of modernization's effect on traditional ways of life, and a sympathetic portrait of lives burdened by hardship but blessed by simplicity and tranquility. The scars of China's recent history and the decay of centuries-old traditions are made visible in this volume, but so is the lure and promise of technology and another life for young people. In the next twenty years, an estimated 280 million Chinese villagers will become city dwellers, leaving their ancestral homes in search of urban jobs and opportunities. In striking and evocative color photographs, we see picturesque villages set against a background of rolling hills, planned centuries ago according to the principles of feng shui; a restaurant with bright pink resin chairs and a wide-screen television; traditional buildings preserved by the accident of poverty and isolation; ramshackle rooms decorated with portraits of Chairman Mao; backpack-wearing children walking to school; festivals with elaborately costumed performers; old men playing cards; buyers and sellers at open-air markets. China's Vanishing Worlds offers readers a rare opportunity to glimpse China as it once was, and as it will soon no longer be.

Author : Margaret Courtney-Clarke
Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imazighen written by Margaret Courtney-Clarke and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she has in her previous books, Ndebele: The Art of an African Tribe and African Canvas: The Art of West African Women, Margaret Courtney-Clarke turns her sensitive eye on women whose lives have seldom been observed. Her photos explore the remarkable arts and rapidly changing way of life of the Berber women of North Africa. 230 full-color photos.

Author : Macdonald L. Ryntathiang
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656462348
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Tradition written by Macdonald L. Ryntathiang and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Cultural Studies - Basics and Definitions, Tezpur University, course: cultural studies, language: English, abstract: Cultural diversity is the essence of India’s identity. Each culture draws its strength from its tradition and yet flourishes when it comes into contact with others. The Khasi have a long history of traditions and there is a great deal to learn from its tangible and intangible heritage. Tangible heritage includes handicraft (bamboo, grass and wood), weaving, art etc. These instruments are employed not only to fulfill one’s daily requirements but to add beauty and brightness in the otherwise dull and drab existence. They have been a cementing force in our social and economic life. Art was never meant for the privileged few but has instead, been a connecting thread and a medium of connection for the masses. The intangible heritage includes the oral traditions which have been transmitting the flow of knowledge in the various aspects of history, philosophy, technical skill. It cuts across the discipline of dance and music as well as of informal social practices. Folktales, jokes, proverbs, anecdotes, myths, legends are various forms of narratives, passed on orally, from one generation to another. These narratives are performed in an open area, accompanied with music. The performers and the audience have a strong relationship in romanticizing the dreams and aspirations of the common man, and thus relieving the society from hypertension and frustration. Also, the mysterious life of our ancestors is brought into light through these narratives.

Author : Kevin Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940689067
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanishing Asia written by Kevin Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a 3-volume set of oversize books that span the continent of Asia. Ancient and beautiful traditions in Asia that are rapidly disappearing are recorded here in 9,000 images on 1,000 pages. The author has visited 35 countries in Asia and has travelled to the end of the road in its most remote places to capture the costumes, architecture, festivals, and lifestyles that are vanishing. The diverse cultures range from Turkey in the west to Japan in the east, from Siberia in the north to Indonesia in the south, and everything in between. Volume 1 covers West Asia, Volume 2 Central Asia, and Volume 3 East Asia. Every one of its 1,000 pages is uniquely designed, and every one of its 9,000 images is captioned. This is an ambitious and extreme passion project that the author/photographer has worked on for 49 years. Many of the scenes depicted in the book are now gone from the world, and others are becoming rarer by the day. There is no other book like it.