Crossroads of Culture

Crossroads of Culture
Author: Chip Colwell
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2010-05-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1607320258

The hectic front of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science hides an unseen back of the museum that is also bustling. Less than 1 percent of the museum's collections are on display at any given time, and the Department of Anthropology alone cares for more than 50,000 objects from every corner of the globe not normally available to the public. This lavishly illustrated book presents and celebrates the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's exceptional anthropology collections for the first time. The book presents 123 full-color images to highlight the museum's cultural treasures. Selected for their individual beauty, historic value, and cultural meaning, these objects connect different places, times, and people. From the mammoth hunters of the Plains to the first American pioneer settlers to the flourishing Hispanic and Asian diasporas in downtown Denver, the Rocky Mountain region has been home to a breathtaking array of cultures. Many objects tell this story of the Rocky Mountains' fascinating and complex past, whereas others serve to bring enigmatic corners of the globe to modern-day Denver. Crossroads of Culture serves as a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's anthropology collections. All the royalties from this publication will benefit the collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Department of Anthropology.

Print Culture at the Crossroads

Print Culture at the Crossroads
Author: Elizabeth Dillenburg
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2021-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004462341

This book investigates the importance of printing in early-modern Central Europe, revealing a complicated web of connections linking printers and scholars, Jews and Christians, from the Baltic to the Adriatic.

Crossroads and Cultures, Combined Volume

Crossroads and Cultures, Combined Volume
Author: Bonnie G. Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1186
Release: 2012-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0312410174

Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World’s Peoples incorporates the best current cultural history into a fresh and original narrative that connects global patterns of development with life on the ground. As the title, “Crossroads,” suggests, this new synthesis highlights the places and times where people exchanged goods and commodities, shared innovations and ideas, waged war and spread disease, and in doing so joined their lives to the broad sweep of global history. Students benefit from a strong pedagogical design, abundant maps and images, and special features that heighten the narrative’s attention to the lives and voices of the world’s peoples. Test drive a chapter today. Find out how.

Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture

Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture
Author: Patrice Pavis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1134928106

Pavis analyses the political and aesthetic consequences of cultures meeting at the crossroads of theatre, looking at productions including Brook's Mahabharata, Cixous/Mnouchkine's Indiande, and Barba's Faust.

Renaissance Cultural Crossroads

Renaissance Cultural Crossroads
Author: Sara K. Barker
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-01-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004242031

In Renaissance Cultural Crossroads: Translation, Print and Culture in Britain, 1473-1640, twelve scholars assemble the latest interdisciplinary research in the fields of translation and print in Britain and appraise for the first time the connection between the two. The section Translation and Early Print discusses how translation shaped the beginnings of British book production. 'Translation, Fiction and Print' examines some Italian and Spanish literary translations and their paratexts. Instruction through Translation demonstrates how translators established an international fund of knowledge. Shaping Mind and Nation through Translation focusses on translations specifically disseminating knowledge of medicine, navigation, military matters, and news. The volume constitutes a timely contribution to the ever-expanding fields of translation studies and print history but is also relevant to cultural, social and intellectual history.

Crossroads and Cultures, Volume I: To 1450

Crossroads and Cultures, Volume I: To 1450
Author: Bonnie G. Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2012-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0312442130

Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World’s Peoples incorporates the best current cultural history into a fresh and original narrative that connects global patterns of development with life on the ground. As the title, “Crossroads,” suggests, this new synthesis highlights the places and times where people exchanged goods and commodities, shared innovations and ideas, waged war and spread disease, and in doing so joined their lives to the broad sweep of global history. Students benefit from a strong pedagogical design, abundant maps and images, and special features that heighten the narrative’s attention to the lives and voices of the world’s peoples. Test drive a chapter today. Find out how.

Culture Crossroads

Culture Crossroads
Author: Rubinstine Manukia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2021
Genre: Christianty and culture
ISBN: 9781988572710

"Pasifika people are at a crossroads and need to decide whether to retain their traditional cultural values and practices, to adopt those of the majority of New Zealanders or find a middle pathway to the future. They feel under pressure in their lives in Aotearoa. In response, many older Pasifika people and those raised in the Pacific Islands choose to run Aotearoa churches and take part in the life of their church in the same way they did in the islands. This brings them comfort and a feeling of security. Younger Pasifika people and those born or raised mainly in New Zealand are caught between the expectations of their parents and wider family to adhere to island culture and traditions and wanting to live a freer Kiwi lifestyle. They must learn to put the needs of their immediate family and children first and are disciplined in how they handle their finances and their giving to their churches and extended family."--Back cover.

Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East

Cultural Crossroads in the Middle East
Author: Holger Molder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2020-12-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9789949035205

The region of the Middle East has been called the cradle of mankind. This volume studies historical, cultural, religious, social and political legacies, which play a central role in obstructing intercultural dialogue in the Middle East. The region became home to numerous cultures, religions and ethnicities with long experience of living together in a multicultural environment and has an immense impact on the entire human civilization as first human civilizations were born there. Today, more than 50% of world population follow Abrahamic religions (e.g. Christianity, Islam, Judaism), which have their roots in the Middle East. This book focuses on multiple topics related to the Middle East, including ancient history, the religion and mythology of the Ancient Near Eastern regions, Arabic, Persian and Islamic studies, Persian, Turkish and Arab literature, as well as modern Middle Eastern issues related to politics, security, society and the economy.