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Author : Dwight F. Reynolds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521898072
An accessible and wide-ranging survey of modern Arab culture covering political, intellectual and social aspects.
Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521841321
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Author : John King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2004-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521636513
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Author : Nicholas Rzhevsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1107002524
A fully updated new edition of this overview of contemporary Russia and the influence of its Soviet past.
Author : Denys Johnson-Davies
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 33,5 MB
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307481484
This dazzling anthology features the work of seventy-nine outstanding writers from all over the Arab-speaking world, from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east, Syria in the north to Sudan in the south. Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies, called by Edward Said “the leading Arabic-to-English translator of our time,” this treasury of Arab voices is diverse in styles and concerns, but united by a common language. It spans the full history of modern Arabic literature, from its roots in western cultural influence at the end of the nineteenth century to the present-day flowering of Naguib Mahfouz’s literary sons and daughters. Among the Egyptian writers who laid the foundation for the Arabic literary renaissance are the great Tawfik al-Hakim; the short story pioneer Mahmoud Teymour; and Yusuf Idris, who embraced Egypt’s vibrant spoken vernacular. An excerpt from the Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih’s novel Season of Migration to the North, one of the Arab world’s finest, appears alongside the Libyan writer Ibrahim al-Koni’s tales of the Tuaregs of North Africa, the Iraqi writer Mohamed Khudayir’s masterly story “Clocks Like Horses,” and the work of such women writers as Lebanon’s Hanan al-Shaykh and Morocco’s Leila Abouzeid.
Author : Zygmunt G. Barânski (ed)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 10,48 MB
Release : 2001-08-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521559829
This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the Church, the left, feminism, the separatist movements, organised crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media, and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today and suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy.
Author : David T. Gies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 1999-02-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521574297
This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country's literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain's recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The concept of 'Spanish culture' is investigated, and there are studies of Spanish painting and sculpture, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and the modern media. A chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making the volume an invaluable introduction to the politics, literature and culture of modern Spain.
Author : Eva Kolinsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 17,19 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521568708
One of the most intriguing questions of our time is how some of the masterpieces of modernity originated in a country in which personal liberty and democracy were slow to emerge. This Companion provides an authoritative account of modern German culture since the onset of industrialisation, the rise of mass society and the nation state. Newly written and researched by experts in their respective fields, individual chapters trace developments in German culture - including national identity, class, Jews in German society, minorities and women, the functions of folk and mass culture, poetry, drama, theatre, dance, music, art, architecture, cinema and mass media - from the nineteenth century to the present. Guidance is given for further reading and a chronology is provided. In its totality the Companion shows how the political and social processes that shaped modern Germany are intertwined with cultural genres and their agendas of creative expression.
Author : Kam Louie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2008-06-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521863228
A wide-ranging and accessibly written guide to the key aspects of elite and popular culture in contemporary China.
Author : Nicholas Hewitt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 2003-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521794657
France entered the twentieth century as a powerful European and colonial nation. In the course of the century, her role changed dramatically: in the first fifty years two World Wars and economic decline removed its status as a world power, whilst the immediate post-war era was marked by wars of independence in its colonies. Yet at the same time, in the second half of the century, France entered a period of unprecedented growth and social transformation. Throughout the century and into the new millennium France retained its former international reputation as a centre for cultural excellence and innovation and its culture, together with that of the Francophone world, reflected the increased richness and diversity of the period. This 2003 Companion explores this vibrant culture, and includes chapters on history, language, literature, thought, theatre, architecture, visual culture, film and music, and discuss the contributions of popular culture, Francophone culture, minorities and women.