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 Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy By Robert A Schanke, Theresa M COLLINS, Melanie Blood, Alexis GREENE, Jennifer SCHLUETER, Dan Friedman, David A. Crespy, John R Poole, Barry B Witham, Sheila Anderson, Bruce Kirle Ph.D., Stephen D Burwind, Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Ullom, Kathy L Privatt, D 2007 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0809327473 | PDF | 3 MB Angels in the American Theater: Patrons, Patronage, and Philanthropy examines the significant roles that theater patrons have played in shaping and developing theater in the United States. Because box office income rarely covers the cost of production, other sources are vital. Angels-financial investors and backers-have a tremendous impact on what happens on stage, often determining with the power and influence of their money what is conceived, produced, and performed. But in spite of their influence, very little has been written about these philanthropists.Composed of sixteen essays and fifteen illustrations, Angels in the American Theater explores not only how donors became angels but also their backgrounds, motivations, policies, limitations, support, and successes and failures. Subjects range from millionaires Otto Kahn and the Lewisohn sisters to foundation giants Ford, Rockefeller, Disney, and Clear Channel. The first book to focus on theater philanthropy, Angels in the American Theater employs both a historical and a chronological format and focuses on individual patrons, foundations, and corporations.  America and the Making of Modern Turkey: Science, Culture and Political Alliances by Ali Erken 2018 | ISBN: 1788311701, 1838604685 | English | 240 pages | EPUB | 2 MB After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's government encouraged substantial American investment in education and aid. It was argued that Turkey needed the technical skills and wealth offered by American education, and so a series of American schools was set up across the country to educate the Turkish youth. Here, Ali Erken, in the first study of its kind, argues that these organizations had a huge impact on political and economic thought in Turkey - acting as a form of `soft power' for US national interests throughout the 20th Century. Robert College, originally a missionary school founded by US benefactors, has been responsible for educating two Turkish Prime Ministers, writers such as Orhan Pamuk and a huge number of influential economists, politicians and journalists. The end result of these American philanthropic efforts, Erken argues, was a consensus in the 1970s that the country must `westernize'. This mindset, and the opposition viewpoint it engendered, has come to define political struggle in modern Turkey - torn between a capitalist `modern' West and an Islamic `Ottoman' East. The book also reveals how and why the Rockefeller and Ford foundations funneled large amounts of money into Turkey post-1945, and undertook activities in support of `Western' candidates in Turkey as a bulwark against the Soviet Union. This is an essential contribution to the history of US-Turkish relations, and the influence of the West in Turkish political thought.  Aga Roast (Aga and Range Cookbooks) by Absolute Press English | October 21, 2014 | ISBN: 1408193477 | 160 pages | EPUB | 24 Mb Following on from the success of her other brilliant Aga cookbooks, Louise Walker tackles the favourite meal of Aga owners everywhere: the Sunday roast. Lavish photography illustrates more than 70 recipes for all things roasted. Drawing on inspiration from Britain and beyond, Louise showcases a rich array of old and much-loved favourites, many with a satisfyingly delicious twist, alongside more exotic roasted dishes from Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. There are master classes on jointing, carving, and serving, as well as a wealth of stuffings and accompaniments. To round off the book, Louise includes some invaluable and timely ideas for what to do with your roasted leftovers. Aga Roast is a stunning and significant addition to every Aga library.  Aesthetics and Music By Andy Hamilton 2007 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 0826485189 | PDF | 14 MB The Continuum Aesthetics Series looks at the aesthetic questions and issues raised by all major art forms. Stimulating, engaging and accessible, the series offers food for thought not only for students of aesthetics, but also for anyone with an interest in philosophy and the arts. Aesthetics and Music is a fresh and often provocative exploration of the key concepts and arguments in musical aesthetics. It draws on the rich heritage of the subject, while proposing distinctive new ways of thinking about music as an art form. The book looks at: The experience of listening Rhythm and musical movement What modernism has meant for musical aesthetics The relation of music to other 'sound arts' Improvisation and composition as well as more traditional issues in musical aesthetics such as absolute versus programme music and the question of musical formalism. Thinkers discussed range from Pythagoras and Plato to Kant, Nietzsche and Adorno. Areas of music covered include classical, popular and traditional music, and jazz. Aesthetics and Music makes an eloquent case for a humanistic, democratic and genuinely aesthetic conception of music and musical understanding. Anyone interested in what contemporary philosophy has to say about music as an art form will find this thought-provoking and highly enjoyable book required reading.  David Narrett, "Adventurism and Empire: The Struggle for Mastery in the Louisiana-Florida Borderlands, 1762-1803" English | ISBN: 1469618338 | 2015 | 392 pages | PDF | 4 MB In this expansive book, David Narrett shows how the United States emerged as a successor empire to Great Britain through rivalry with Spain in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. As he traces currents of peace and war over four critical decades-from the close of the Seven Years War through the Louisiana Purchase-Narrett sheds new light on individual colonial adventurers and schemers who shaped history through cross-border trade, settlement projects involving slave and free labor, and military incursions aimed at Spanish and Indian territories.  Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030869121 | 295 Pages | PDF | 28 MB This book examines a range of subjects with a specific focus on architectural and technological advancements. Architecture is the constant innovation in designing for high efficiency in the performance of buildings, in terms of planning, construction and energy, while maintaining creativity in its form. Moreover, the field of architecture goes hand in hand with that of technology. Nowadays, engineering technology has to cope with the rapid industrialization and urbanization seen in most countries. Furthermore, creative design and construction practices are challenging tasks to the architects and engineers to meet the ever-growing demands of society. Therefore, this book on "Advances in Engineering Science and Architectural Design" is provided to cover a wide range of topics in architecture, engineering, and technology.  Access and Mediation: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Attention by Maren Wehrle, Diego D'Angelo English | 2022 | ISBN: 3110647249, 3110643057 | 304 pages | PDF | 10 MB Recent years have seen a rise in interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the mind. However, relatively little emphasis has been placed on attention, its functions, and phenomenology. As a result, there are a multitude of definitions and explanatory frameworks that describe what attention is, what it does, and how it works. This volume proposes that one way to discuss attention is by utilizing an integrative multidisciplinary framework that takes into consideration aspects of attention as a means of accessing the world and as a mediator of experience. It brings together contributions from cognitive science, philosophy, and psychology in order to shed light on these aspects of attention. By including both theoretical and empirical approaches to attention, this volume will provide (1) an innovative framework for examining attention as something that mediates experience and (2) new perspectives on foundational and defi nitional issues of what attention is and how it contributes to our ability to access the world. By drawing together different disciplines, this volume broadens the concept of attention. It opens up a new way of looking at attention as an active process through which the world is disclosed for us.  A Philosophical Walking Tour with C.S. Lewis: Why It Did Not Include Rome By Stewart Goetz 2014 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 1628923164 | PDF | 1 MB Although it has been almost seventy years since Time declared C.S. Lewis one of the world's most influential spokespersons for Christianity and fifty years since Lewis's death, his influence remains just as great if not greater today. While much has been written on Lewis and his work, virtually nothing has been written from a philosophical perspective on his views of happiness, pleasure, pain, and the soul and body. As a result, no one so far has recognized that his views on these matters are deeply interesting and controversial, and-perhaps more jarring-no one has yet adequately explained why Lewis never became a Roman Catholic. Stewart Goetz's careful investigation of Lewis's philosophical thought reveals oft-overlooked implications and demonstrates that it was, at its root, at odds with that of Thomas Aquinas and, thereby, the Roman Catholic Church.  A Companion to the Reformation in Scotland, C.1525-1638: Frameworks of Change and Development by William Ian P. Hazlett 2021 | ISBN: 9004329722 | English | 774 pages | PDF | 121 MB This book presents customized chapters by 28 authors on the evolution of the Scottish Reformation from the late 1520s to 1638. The book has broad thematic frameworks into which the specific chapters fit. There are 10 such major themes, namely: external and internal pressures for change; breakthrough and revolution; theological and philosophical formulations; varieties of dissemination and implementation; humanism and higher education; legal systems and moral order; appropriations in literary and popular cultures; outsiders; evolution of new national identity; historiographical traditions and prospective developments. While there are introductory elements, the chapters both recall previous studies and off er new research. Concerns of the book are to recall Reformation core religious dimensions and to highlight Scottish contribution to the rich tapestry of the Reformation in Europe.  Elise C. Kinkead, "50 Ways to Paint Furniture: The Easy, Step-by-Step Way to Decorator Looks" English | 2007 | ISBN: 1589232925 | PDF | pages: 130 | 116.6 mb Revealing how to to create decorative furniture for any room or style, a handy manual offers detailed, photographic instructions for fifty simple furniture painting projects that use a variety of faux finishes, decorative paint techniques, and surface embellisments to enhance flea market finds, chests, shelves, tables, and other pieces. Original. |
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