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Bester Preis: € 3,37 (vom 13.04.2017)Old Glory: Unfurling History
ISBN: 9781593730192 bzw. 1593730195, in Englisch, Bunker Hill Publishing Inc, neu.
Karal Ann Marling, Books, History, Old Glory: Unfurling History, The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the winter of 1776, received an urgent message. Please fix upon some particular color for a flag. It was from an understandably exasperated George Washington. The Continental Armies had taken the field under a babble of emblems and devices. Even the Grand Union flag that flew over naval vessels confused the issue with its display of the crosses of the British flag in its canton. So, at Washington's request, Congress wrestled with the design, and on June 14, 1777, almost a year after the signing of Declaration of Independence, on the date still celebrated as Flag Day, the United States finally had a flag all its own. Every era has a flag story to tell. Suffragettes, Know-Nothings, babies, Boy Scouts, and the Ku Klux Klan have all claimed it as their own. It flies in moments of victory, on Iwo Jima during World War II, and in moments of profound sorrow, when America grieved for the victims of 9/11. Old Glory: Unfurling History describes the histories and myths surrounding the flag of the United States of America from its revolutionary birth to the present day, and is lavishly illustrated from the collections of the Library of Congress. Karal Ann Marling is professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. She has published extensively, and her recent books include: George Washington Slept Here, Graceland: Going Home with Elvis, and Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland.
Old Glory: Unfurling History
ISBN: 1593730195 bzw. 9781593730192, in Englisch, Bunker Hill Publishing Inc, gebraucht.
americas,education and reference,history, The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the winter of 1776, received an urgent message. Please fix upon some particular color for a flag. It was from an understandably exasperated George Washington. The Continental Armies had taken the field under a babble of emblems and devices. Even the Grand Union flag that flew over naval vessels confused the issue with its display of the crosses of the British flag in its canton. So, at Washington's request, Congress wrestled with the design, and on June 14, 1777, almost a year after the signing of Declaration of Independence, on the date still celebrated as Flag Day, the United States finally had a flag all its own. Every era has a flag story to tell. Suffragettes, Know-Nothings, babies, Boy Scouts, and the Ku Klux Klan have all claimed it as their own. It flies in moments of victory, on Iwo Jima during World War II, and in moments of profound sorrow, when America grieved for the victims of 9/11. Old Glory: Unfurling History describes the histories and myths surrounding the flag of the United States of America from its revolutionary birth to the present day, and is lavishly illustrated from the collections of the Library of Congress. Karal Ann Marling is professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. She has published extensively, and her recent books include: George Washington Slept Here, Graceland: Going Home with Elvis, and Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American He.
Debutante: Rites and Regalia of American Debdom
ISBN: 070061317X bzw. 9780700613175, in Englisch, Univ Pr of Kansas, gebraucht.
20th century,21st century,americas,gay and lesbian,historical study and educational resources,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),politics and social sciences,popular culture,social history, Debutante: Rites and Regalia of American Debdom (Cultureamerica), It is an institution that seems almost hopelessly out of date, a social relic of bygone times. The very word "debutante" evokes images of prim, poised beauty, expensive gowns, and sumptuous balls, all of which seem anachronistic in these post-women's liberation times. But as Karal Ann Marling reveals, debdom in America is alive and well and ever evolving.For thousands of young women every year, the society debut remains a vital rite of passage, a demonstration of female power; debs continue to be viewed as the finest flowers of a distinctive American culture. The debut and its offshoots--the high school prom, the sorority presentation, assorted beauty pageants--continue to emphasize celebrity, class, and community. But why does this peculiar tradition persist? Marling has the answer, as she demystifies debdom and the "long-term American hankering after the trappings of royalty."Debutante presents a penetrating and entertaining look at American debdom from the colonial era to the present day. Debbing has always been a performance art, created by and for women. In its heyday in the nineteenth century, debut signified the formal presentation to elite society of a young woman of substance who was eligible for marriage. During the twentieth century, it evolved from the glamour girl galas of the Great Depression to the charity bashes of the 1980s after the "Deb Drought" of the '60s and '70s. Marling reviews this colorful history, documenting changes in debdom.
Old Glory
ISBN: 9781593730192 bzw. 1593730195, in Englisch, Bunker Hill Pub Inc, BNKER, BNKER, gebraucht.
Describes the histories and myths surrounding the flag of the United States of America from its revolutionary birth to the present day, and is lavishly illustrated from the archives of the Library of Congress.
Debutante : Rites and Regalia of American Debdom
ISBN: 9780700613175 bzw. 070061317X, in Englisch, University Press of Kansas, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
9780700613175,070061317x,debutante,rites,regalia,american,debdom,karal,marling, A hand inspected Used copy of "Debutante : Rites and Regalia of American Debdom" by Karal Ann Marling. Ships directly from Textbooks.com, Hardback, Shipping to USA only!
Debutante : Rites and Regalia of American Debdom
ISBN: 9780700613175 bzw. 070061317X, in Englisch, University Press of Kansas, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
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Debutante
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Debutante: Rites and Regalia of American Debdom (CultureAmerica Series)
ISBN: 9780700613175 bzw. 070061317X, in Englisch, University Press of Kansas, gebundenes Buch, neu.
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