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January 30, 2024

Fire Island (Images of Modern America)

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Free Download Shoshanna McCollum, "Fire Island (Images of Modern America)"
English | 2014 | pages: 96 | ISBN: 1467121711 | EPUB | 77,6 mb
The birth of Fire Island’s modern era may well be the day it was declared a national seashore-September 11, 1964. From this day on, the barrier island would remain forever persevered under custody of the National Park Service. Today, automobiles are the exception, not the rule, thanks to men and women who fought to prevent a paved highway from being constructed on the barrier island over 50 years ago. The island’s culture has always embraced its own distinct path. Fire Island’s maritime roots are still evident and alternate lifestyles flourish, while the simple and mundane pleasures of a beautiful day at the beach remain intact. Fire Island continues to spark the imagination of tourists, vacationers, and residents alike who revel in the beauty of this unique place. Today, Fire Island is so many things to so many people.

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January 21, 2024

Broussard (Images of America)

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Free Download Linda A. Meaux, "Broussard (Images of America)"
English | 2016 | pages: 128 | ISBN: 1467115010, 1531671861 | EPUB | 22,1 mb
As early as 1765, Acadians began to settle near St. Martinville in the center of an area known as Côte Gelée, or "Frozen Hill," due to seasonal cold temperatures that covered the Mississippi River with ice. These early settlers were exiles from Acadie (now Nova Scotia, Canada). They established farms that, in the early 1800s, became interspersed among expanding sugar plantations. With a motto of "Where our rich culture defines us," Broussard is one of the fastest growing cities in Louisiana today. Embracing its past has made way for Broussard’s competitive spirit that positions its leaders in not only the state, but also the world. The Billeaud Sugar Mill, which supported the community for many years, has now diversified into land acquisitions. The St. Julien families, identified for many generations with agricultural, professional, and political interests, have long-standing ties to the community, as do sports figures such as National League umpire Greg Bonin and two Blanchard siblings who competed in the Junior Olympics.

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January 21, 2024

Scratches on Our Minds American Images of China and India

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Free Download Scratches on Our Minds: American Images of China and India By Harold R. Isaacs
2015 | 452 Pages | ISBN: 1317460073 | PDF | 28 MB
A presentation of eight contemporary Chinese women writers, representing two generations of women with different backgrounds and experiences. The selections explore esthetic, cultural and ideological problems that continue to challenge Chinese women.

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January 20, 2024

Transcultural Images in Hollywood Cinema Debates on Migration, Identity, and Finance

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Free Download Uğur Baloğlu, "Transcultural Images in Hollywood Cinema: Debates on Migration, Identity, and Finance "
English | ISBN: 1793648972 | 2021 | 164 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1025 KB + 8 MB
Transcultural Images in Hollywood Cinema discusses how cinema, particularly Hollywood, impacts the cultural identities we construct for ourselves in order to make sense of who we are in the world. The politics of representation in cinema influence the boundaries of ethnic and racial characteristics and invent cultural and symbolic meanings that create a conventional image throughout the world. The transnational perspective, dissolves, fragments, and decentralizes this image, leaving the nationalist understanding of identity to a hybrid form. Cultures and identities that are expanded across borders form a mosaic by combining their local characteristics with those of the host cultures. This book examines the transnational and transcultural characteristics of Hollywood cinema. The narrative, cinematographic, and aesthetic structures of Hollywood cinema are turned upside down as chapters analyze gender, social, cultural, and economic-political contexts. Scholars of international communication, film, and social sciences will find this book particularly interesting.

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January 15, 2024

How Images Think

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Free Download How Images Think by Ron Burnett
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0262025493 | 272 Pages | PDF | 1.9 MB
Digital images are an integral part of all media, including television, film, photography, animation, video games, data visualization, and the Internet.

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