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Crabtree Publishing Company
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Information about various topics related to the science of light and color forms the foundation for a variety of craft projects.』
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Pennsylvania State University Press
Usually ships in 24 hours 『An old master print with colour is almost invariably regarded as a suspect object because the colour is presumed to be a cosmetic addition made to compensate for deficiencies of design or condition. This work challenges this deeply entrenched assumption about the material and aesthetic structure of old master prints by showing that in many cases hand colouring is not a dubious supplement to a print but is instead an integral element augmenting its expressive power, beauty and meaning. Published in conjunction with with an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art and St. Louis Art Museum, "Painted Prints" reproduces and discusses a rich variety of hand-coloured prints from Northern Europe of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Anonymous woodcuts are juxtaposed with masterworks by such famed artists as Durer, Holbein and Goltzius. These prints, secular as well as religious, muted as well as vibrant in tonality, make it clear that hand colouring was a widespread, enduring practice, developed to satisfy the demands of both elite and popular audiences. "Painted Prints" presents research into the men and women who specialized in hand colouring and offers numerous insights into the social and economic organization of Renaissance and Baroque printmaking. It also draws on scientific analyses of the materials and techniques of hand colouring to address important questions of authenticity, chronology and condition.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Nature Never Had It So Good as Rogers!) 『The redoubtable J.A. Rogers, the preeminent Black historian/anthropologist of his generation. His name is synonymous with reeducation in Black America. Yes, there were other notable Blacks of erudition in Rogers's time, but what gave him an edge was his courage to uncover, in stark detail, a history that the others were either too cowardly or unqualified to address or didn't address with the same fervor as Rogers. This made him a pioneer in his field. The literary triumph of Nature knows No Color-Line, much like the author's masterpiece Sex and Race, is that although its pages abound with amazing truths about Black people, it evokes minimal friction from White people. This, in part, could be due to the unique nature of Rogers's bold examination of miscegenation as a cohesive element of race harmony, despite its historical divisive implications.
Here is a real page-turner for the conscious mind, and an eye-opener for the sleeping one. Great reading and easy on the noggin, considering the topic. The book is strewn with rare pictures (most are probably daguerreotypes) and illustrations that are so spellbounding and mysteriously intriguing, they entrance you into an intuitive realization that, while you cannot recall a previous installation of them in your mental gallery, you are somehow aware of a spiritual familiarity with them and the times from which they emerge. You actually come face-to-face with truth. Thus, through art and photographs and his restless narrative, Rogers shows Black people (and some White people) a world they never knew existed, and yet, especially as it concerns Black people; it is a world in which they prominently exist--and a world in which both people appear to coexist. He lifts the curtain on the world stage to expose Americans to the true drama behind the "play."
Nature's "color-line" dividing White and Black is certainly illusory, as only one line--a bloodline, connects humanity. But racism and discrimination are real creations of mankind, which they perpetuate through their governmental, religious, economical, political and educational systems to sustain the racial disconnect. Through this work, Rogers reminds us that Mother Nature has never established such demarcations for the human family, and has never given birth to "niggers" or slaves, but to one humanity in all its wonderful varieties.
I recommend Sex and Race, and everything else by J.A. Rogers.』
(one of the best books on race mixing ever written) 『This book was originally published in 1952 and then renewed in 1980. This book along with the author's three volume series "Sex and Race" are simply the best books ever written on the issue of race mixing.
The book consists of 11 chapters which are:
I. Where did the color problem originate? and why
Rogers investsigates the origin of black/white racism by looking at what has been written about black skin and black people in ancient times.
II. Color prejudice among whites and among darker peoples for their own kind.
Examples of racist beliefs in Greece, Ancient India and Europe. Numerous photos of sculptures are given along with references.
III. Negroes in Ancient Europe - Greece
The title of this chapter speaks for itself. There are numerous illustrations. The one flaw in this chapter that I found is the statement by the author that one finds the least race predudice in Europe. Maybe this was true in the 50s, but it certainly isn't true today. Iceland is perhaps the only European country with very little or no race predudice today. With the advent of immigration however, I wouldn't be surprised to see racism grow in Iceland just as it has grown in Europe since the 50s.
IV. Intermixture of whites and blacks in ancient Rome
As usual, Rogers provides numerous notes with references along with illustrations.
V. Racial intermixture in Spain and Portugal
The history of the moors in spain is discussed. It is a well known fact that the moorish scholars laid down the foundation of scientific thought in Europe.
VI. The negro as "moor" - negro ancestry in aristocratic european families
Coats of arms of eminent black English, French, Dutch, Beligian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, German and central european families is given. Many of the pictures show black people wearing jewels, crowns, and holding swords. Whatever they are wearing or doing, they are obviously people of very high status. There is no doubt that the royal family of England has blacks in their family. On the cover of the book, there is a picture of Queen Charlotte Sophia who obviously is woman of black ancestry.
VII. Mixtures of whites and blacks in Greece, Turkey, Italy and Central Europe
Pictures of the European slave market is given along with pictures of blacks in Russia, Belgium and Holland. There are also pictures German women with their interracial children. Interracial marriages in Norway and Denmark are also mentioned.
VIII. Negro ancestry in the French
IX. Negro ancestry in the Anglo-Saxon "race"
Throughout europe there are indeed many prominent people who are of black ancestry.
X. Negro ancestry in white america
XI. Some recent well-to-do mixed marriages mentioned in the press
A listing of interracial marriages (names and dates) in the US, some of which brought prison terms.』
(The Greatest Historian I've Ever Read) 『J. A. Rogers was an excellent historian and the greatest historian I've ever read. He gives information that no other historian has ever published in any book. Not only would the information shock you, the pictures will shock you as well. Example: pages 83-91, 94-107 (pictures of the Black-a-Moors of European noble families). J. A. Rogers goes into uncharted unexplored territory about the issue of race, including genetics, who was the first race, racial superiority and inferiority, and interracial mixing throughout human history. He also gives info not even white historians here in America have talked about. (Example; in his book "Sex and Race Vol. 1", page 87 he has a painting by French painter Jean Paul Laurens of the "Black" Roman Emperor Honorius). Especially, the pictures of the "Black" a.k.a. "Negroid" photographs of the Black Madonnas, Black Christs, Black Messiahs, Black Krishnas, and Black Buddhas. J. A. Rogers even mentions the lost manuscript of Flavious Josephus titled Halosis on page 40 of Rogers' book which Josephus describes Jesus as "...a man of simple appearance mature age, dark skin, with little hair...". These are just a few of the many facts J. A. Rogers gives in his works. Another awesome book he wrote is "100 Amazing Facts About The Negro" and the masterpiece "Sex and Race, Vol 1, II,&III" Even "Nature Knows No Color-Line" is a master work, an examination of world history at it's finest. Rogers is indeed a master historian who deserves more attention and credit.』
(Interesting and Intriuging) 『This book is a collection of photos, facts and figures but despite this it makes a fascinating read. Mr. Rogers writes about a taboo subject, the mixing of races, or as part of his title states "Research into the Negro Ancestry in the White Race." It is a fascinating book if somewhat stodgy and a bit pompous in places. Considering that it was written at a time when mixing white with black was illegal in many American States Mr. Rogers does a fairly good job of informing the reader of how the white-person should not be so complacent about his or her supposedly pure racial heritage. Mr. Rogers argues eloquently that race should not be an issue, and that it is humanity that counts not the colour of a person's skin. This is a good book if you want to read various anecdotes about racial mixing throughout the world both ancient and modern (modern being the 1950s when this book was published) and I would recommend it as a good but somewhat dated book on racial issues in the world.』
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CMX
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Young Cello has the potential to become one of the great Palettesa wizard capable of manipulating colorif she can only learn how to control her powers! Its Christmas time on the island of Opal, and a visiting young Prince introduces holiday traditions to its residents. What could be more festive than the powers of the color wizards unleashed upon the season? But Dr. Guell is jealous of the relationship between the Prince and Cello and adds a sour note to the happy celebration. Then, find out more about Cellos family and learn how she first bonded with Yoyo, her very special bird.』
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Oxford University Press, USA
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (An indictment of American public policies) 『Jill Quadagno argues that governments (reflecting the sentiments of moneyed constituents) bought into and even reinforced stereotypes about women of color being 'welfare queens'.
Contrasting with the atmosphere of the authorizing legislation, society believed that these women needed to work outside the home and those who did not were 'lazy'. Black women especially found themselves being portrayed as the 'outsider'.
White women were still on welfare and had always comprised a majority of the program recipients, but politicians knew they could not create public outrage and internal disorder against somebody who more or less resembled the status quo. They had to attack somebody who was so `different' from themselves.
Neither the realities of a tight job market, lax community infrastructure, non-existent mass transit, or the exorbitant cost of quality and safe child care shattered those carefully-spun stereotypes. That positioning also made it easy for the government to ignore how little the monthly check was actually buying by the 1990's because it had not been adjusted for inflation.
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(Color of Welfare) 『The Color of Welfare does an excellent job of tracing the evolution of the U.S. welfare state. Quadagno explores the major programs of the welfare system. The main conclusion is that racism was the major factor in the development of policies designed to help those in need. Quadagno chronicles the political games and their impact on the services to the poor. Each major program or department responsible for the distribution of welfare benefits is explored and critiqued. Overall, a good source of background knowledge of the maze of the programs and benefits that make up the welfare system.』 『Thirty years after Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty, the United States still lags behind most Western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care support. Some critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class. In The Color of Welfare, Jill Quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the center of the "American Dilemma," as Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal did half a century ago. The "American creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says Quadagno. It is racism that has undermined the War on Poverty, and America must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform today. From Reconstruction to Lyndon Johnson and beyond, Quadagno reveals how American social policy has continually foundered on issues of race. Drawing on extensive primary research, Quadagno shows, for instance, how Roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded African Americans from the core programs of the Social Security Act. Turning to Lyndon Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the 1960s, which triggered a white backlash. Job training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groups. This shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class Americans, who had some of the same needs--for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities--but who got very little from these programs. At the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integrated. Quadagno shows that Nixon, who initially supported many of Johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted. He realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the Family Assistance Plan, threatened to undermine wages in the South and alienate the Republican party's new constituency--white, southern Democrats--and therefore dropped it. In the 1960s, the United States embarked on a journey to resolve the "American dilemma." Yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismally. The Color of Welfare reveals the root cause of this failure--the inability to address racial inequality.』
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Wiley-Blackwell
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Superb colour photographs throughout) 『Gives great insight into a diverse range of topics in a fresh and easy to browse format.Very lively and challenging book.』 『Combining the expertise of 16 internationally renowned contributing authors--some working in universities, others in equine practice--this Color Review provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of equine internal medicine. Topics covered include neurology, cardiology, respiratory disease, gastroenterology, urology, infectious diseases, parasitology, hematology, oncology, endocrinology, reproduction, dermatology, ophthalmology and clinical nutrition in foals and adult horses.
The cases appear in random order, just as they would in real life, and the book will appeal both to those preparing for examinations and to practicing professionals.』
IPhone 3G used's review (A basic introduction to the power and use of light and color) 『Healing with Color and Light is an easy-to-read examination of the ways color and light can be used to improve our general well being and/or specific physical conditions. Charts, graphics and exercises--including visualizations, movement and relaxation--illustrate the principles being explained, and help even the newest color student understand the hows and whys. It not only instructed me, it also entertained me. I highly advise this book if you're looking for an introductory lesson into the world of color.』 『The founder of England's Hygeia College of Color Therapy explains how to employ color as a healing tool. Through this beautifully illustrated guide, readers will find easy-to-use techniques for improving mental, physical, and spiritual health. 40 color and 23 black-and-white photographs throughout.』
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