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Lives of the most remarkable criminals
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ISBN: 131501565X 1136484728 9781136484728 0415286808 9780415286800 0415286751 9780415286756 9781315015651 9781136484797 9781136484865 1136484795 Year: 2002 Publisher: London

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Seema's show : a life on the left
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ISBN: 1283635453 0826338488 9780826338488 9781283635455 6613947903 9786613947901 082633847X 9780826338471 Year: 2005 Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press,

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The fascinating life of a cultural and political icon.


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The bohemian South : creating countercultures, from Poe to punk
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ISBN: 1469631687 1469631695 9781469631684 9781469631691 9781469631660 1469631660 9781469631677 1469631679 9798890848956 Year: 2017 Publisher: Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] : The University of North Carolina Press,

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"This ... collection uses bohemia as a novel lens for reconsidering more traditional views of the South. Exploring wide-ranging locales, such as Athens, Austin, Black Mountain College, Knoxville, Memphis, New Orleans, and North Carolina's Research Triangle, each essay challenges popular interpretations of the South, while highlighting important bohemian sub- and countercultures. The bohemian South provides [a] perspective in the new South as an epicenter for progress, innovation, and experimentation"--


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Paris-Amsterdam underground : essays on cultural resistance, subversion, and diversion
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ISBN: 9089645055 9048518202 9789048518203 9789089645050 9789048518210 9048518210 Year: 2013 Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,

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The postwar histories of Paris and Amsterdam have been significantly defined by the notion of the "underground" as both a material and metaphorical space. Examining the underground traffic between the two cities, this book interrogates the countercultural histories of Paris and Amsterdam in the mid to late-twentieth century. Shuttling between Paris and Amsterdam, as well as between postwar avant-gardism and twenty-first century global urbanism, this interdisciplinary book seeks to create a mirroring effect over the notion of the underground as a driving force in the making of the contemporary European city.

Brutality garden : Tropicália and the emergence of a Brazilian counterculture
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ISBN: 1469615703 1469615711 9781469615714 0807826510 9780807826515 0807849766 9780807849767 9781469615707 Year: 2001 Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC : Baltimore, Md. : University of North Carolina Press, Project MUSE,

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Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture


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Sensing Decolonial Aesthetics in Latin American Arts
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ISBN: 9781683400592 1683400593 9781683400240 1683400240 Year: 2018 Publisher: Gainesville : University of Florida Press,

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This book proposes a critical reevaluation of antipoetry, nueva canción, and third cinema in relation to decolonial theory and contemporary aesthetic inquiries. A prime objective of the book as a whole is to bring these separate art forms into dialogue with each as collectively contributing to an archive of decolonial art forms.


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Swinging city
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ISBN: 131561166X 1282907050 9786612907050 0754689158 9780754648307 0754648303 9780754689157 9781315611662 9781317047339 9781317047346 9781138253155 1317047346 Year: 2011 Publisher: Farnham, Surrey, England Burlington, VT Ashgate Pub. Ltd.

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This book contrasts two imaginings of 1960's London: the excess and comic vacuousness of Swinging London, and the radical politics generated by the city's counter-culture. These disparate combine to form a shared imagination associated with a new understanding of nature, which differently positioned humanity and technology. A study of this transformation allows for a new understanding of the dynamics of post-war London's re-emergence as a cultural capital.

Eat everything before you die : a Chinaman in the counterculture
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ISBN: 0295801115 9780295801117 0295984368 9780295984360 Year: 2004 Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press,

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I wore Babe Ruth's hat : field notes from a life in sports
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ISBN: 0252080882 9780252097423 0252097424 9780252039379 9780252080883 0252039378 9780252039379 9780252080883 Year: 2015 Publisher: Urbana, Chicago ; Chicago, [Illinois] ; Springfield, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press,

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David W. Zang played junior high school basketball in a drained swimming pool. He wore a rubber suit to bed to make weight for a wrestling meet. He kept a log as an obsessive runner (not a jogger). In short, he soldiered through the life of an ordinary athlete. Whether pondering his long-unbuilt replica of Connie Mack Stadium or his eye-opening turn as the Baltimore Ravens' mascot, Zang offers tales at turns poignant and hilarious as he engages with the passions that shaped his life. Yet his meditations also probe the tragedy of a modern athletic culture that substitutes hyped spectatorship for participation. As he laments, American society's increasing scorn for taking part in play robs adults of the life-affirming virtues of games that challenge us to accomplish the impossible for the most transcendent of reasons: to see if it can be done. From teammates named Lop to tracing Joe Paterno's long shadow over Happy Valley, I Wore Babe Ruth's Hat reports from the everyman's Elysium where games and life intersect.


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Hinduism and the 1960s
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ISBN: 1472530780 1472533038 1472594606 1472527658 9781472527653 9781472530783 9781472531551 9781472533036 Year: 2014 Publisher: Oxford, England New York, New York

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"The West has drawn upon Hinduism on a wide scale, from hatha yoga and meditation techniques, to popular culture in music and fashion, yet the contribution of Hinduism to the counter-culture of the 1960s has not been analysed in full.Hinduism and the 1960s looks at the youth culture of the 1960s and early 1970s, and the way in which it was influenced by Hinduism and Indian culture. It examines the origins of the 1960s counter-culture in the Beat movement of the 1950s, and their interest in Eastern religion, notably Zen. When the Beatles visited India to study transcendental meditation, there was a rapid expansion in interest in Hinduism. Young people were already heading east on the so-called 'Hippie Trail', looking for spiritual enlightenment and an escape from the material lifestyle of the West. Paul Oliver examines the lifestyle which they adopted, from living in ashrams to experimenting with drugs, sexual liberation, ayurvedic medicine and yoga. This engaging book analyses the interaction between Hinduism and the West, and the way in which each affected the other. It demonstrates the ways in which contemporary Western society has learned from the ancient religion of Hinduism, and incorporated such teachings as yoga, meditation and a natural holistic lifestyle, into daily life. Each chapter contains a summary and further reading guidance, and a glossary is included at the end of the book, making this ideal reading for courses on Hinduism, Indian religions, and religion and popular culture."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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