Work and World of an Early Nineteenth-century Albany Potter
Title | Work and World of an Early Nineteenth-century Albany Potter PDF eBook |
Author | Albany Institute of History and Art |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780939072156 |
Overview of the life, work, times, and legacy of renowned Albany potter Paul Cushman (1767-1833)
Archaeology of the War of 1812
Title | Archaeology of the War of 1812 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael T. Lucas |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2016-06-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1315433680 |
This is the first summary of archaeological contributions to our understanding of the War of 1812 by examining recent excavations and field surveys on fortifications, encampments, landscapes, shipwrecks, and battles in the different regions of the United States and Canada.
Richard Varick: A Forgotten Founding Father
Title | Richard Varick: A Forgotten Founding Father PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Cushman |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2010-02-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0977233766 |
The life of a prominent Dutch-American patriot.
Social Register, Summer
Title | Social Register, Summer PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Social registers |
ISBN |
Albany Institute of History & Art
Title | Albany Institute of History & Art PDF eBook |
Author | Albany Institute of History and Art |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781555951016 |
Beautifully illustrated introduction and overview to the collections of the Albany Institute of History and Art
American Folklore
Title | American Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Harold Brunvand |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1687 |
Release | 2006-05-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 113557877X |
Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
The Plurality of Power
Title | The Plurality of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Cowie |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2011-02-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1441983066 |
How do people experience power within capitalist societies? Research presented here explicitly addresses the notion of pluralistic power, which encompasses both productive and oppressive forms of power and acknowledges that nuanced and multifaceted power relations can exist in combination with binary dynamics such as domination and resistance. This volume addresses growing interests in linking past and present power relationships engendered by capitalism and in conducting historical archaeology as anthropology. The Plurality of Power: Industrial Capitalism and the Nineteenth-Century Company Town of Fayette, Michigan, explores the subtle distribution of power within American industrial capitalism through a case study of a company town. Issues surrounding power and agency are explored in regard to three heuristic categories of power. In the first category, the company imposed a system of structural, class-based power that is most visible in hierarchical differences in pay and housing, as well as consumer behavior. A second category addresses disciplinary activities surrounding health and the human body, as observed in the built environment, medical artifacts, disposal patterns of industrial waste, incidence of intestinal parasites, and unequal access to healthcare. The third ensemble of power relations is heterarcical and entwined with non-economic capital (social, symbolic, and cultural). Individuals and groups drew upon different forms of capital to bolster social status and express identity both within and apart from the corporate hierarchy. The goal in combining these diverse ideas is to explore the plurality of power relationships in past industrial contexts and to assert their relevance in the anthropology of capitalism.