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El ojo espejo

Autor: David G. Torres

Número de Páginas: 255

¿Qué es un comisario de arte? Una aproximación lúdica y divulgativa a partir de la vida y la obra de algunos de los artistas más destacados del siglo XX. Si como decía Joseph Beuys todo el mundo es artista, ¿también todo el mundo es curator? ¿Qué es un curator, un comisario de exposiciones? ¿El comisario es un autor? ¿Y qué tipo de autor es? David G. Torres, profesor y comisario, propone diversos recorridos por el arte contemporáneo desde el advenimiento de la modernidad en un libro ameno y sugerente en forma de collage de historias e itinerarios. Y desvela que tal vez todos han sido comisarios. En sus páginas van asomando Baudelaire el paseante de la ciudad, Marcel Duchamp frente a Picasso, Joseph Beuys desnudo en una playa africana, Michel Foucault consumiendo LSD en el Death Valley, Guy Debord el visionario alcoholizado, un Pollock enfadadísimo y Niki de Saint Phalle disparando alegremente a sus pinturas, el rostro siniestro de Carl Andre frente a Ana Mendieta, Carolee Schneemann, Marjorie Strider, Tracey Emin, Chiara Fumai y un Francis Bacon que dijo aquello de que pintar es una forma de comunicarse y una forma de hacer amigos a través del tiempo y el espacio.

The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia

Autor: James M. Welsh , Donald M. Whaley

Número de Páginas: 375

Oliver Stone has written and directed many memorable films while also developing a reputation for tackling controversial subjects, such as the Turkish prison system (Midnight Express), the Vietnam war (Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July), insider trading (Wall Street), presidential assassination (JFK), and a voyeuristic media (Natural Born Killers). Along the way, Stone has been nominated for more than 10 Academy Awards and three times received Oscars for his work. In The Oliver StoneEncyclopedia, James M. Welsh and Donald M. Whaley provide an overarching evaluation of Stone's work as screenwriter, producer, and director. While the entries in this volume address all of the usual aspects of Stone’s career, they also explore new avenues of critical evaluation, especially influences such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Buddhism, which Stone converted to in the 1990s. In addition, this volume traces Stone’s obsession with Latin American politics, evident in his film Salvador (1986), his screenplay for Alan Parker’s Evita (1996), and the documentaries Commandante (2003), Looking for Fidel (2004), and South of the Border (2010). Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published ...

Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second

Autor: Jeremy M. Devine

Número de Páginas: 434

This book summarizes and briefly analyzes over 400 films about the Vietnam War.

Engánchate a la vida

Autor: Jaime Barcenilla Tirapu

Número de Páginas: 269

El propósito principal de este libro, además de compartir experiencias y recursos propios que el autor, Jaime B. Tirapu, ha acumulado a lo largo de su trayectoria vital para ayudar a los lectores a alcanzar una vida más plena, realizada y feliz, es transmitir sus conocimientos sobre crecimiento personal y aventura, con la intención de que estos recursos puedan transformar su vida y ayudarles a lograr su mejor versión, esa que en ocasiones queda oculta bajo la pátina de conformismo que nos impone la sociedad coactiva en la que vivimos, o sometida por nuestros propios miedos e inseguridades. En realidad podría considerarse una especie de prólogo en el que se aborda el crecimiento personal y la búsqueda de la felicidad a través de experiencias y reflexiones ya compartidas en su canal de YouTube «El Club de los Poetas Vivos», de cuyos cincuenta primeros capítulos forma un índice al que nos redirige a través de los códigos QR que figuran al comienzo de cada capítulo, pero en el fondo es mucho más eso, es mucho más que una simple lista de propósitos, porque en él el lector podrá sumergirse en la aventura de vivir, en suma, Engancharse a la Vida.

The Spitting Image

Autor: Jerry Lembcke

Número de Páginas: 242

How the startling image of an anti-war protested spitting on a uniformed veteran misrepresented the narrative of Vietnam War political debate One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester — often a woman — spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition. In this startling book, Jerry Lembcke demonstrates that not a single incident of this sort has been convincingly documented. Rather, the anti-war Left saw in veterans a natural ally, and the relationship between anti-war forces and most veterans was defined by mutual support. Indeed one soldier wrote angrily to Vice President Spiro Agnew that the only Americans who seemed concerned about the soldier's welfare were the anti-war activists. While the veterans were sometimes made to feel uncomfortable about their service, this sense of unease was, Lembcke argues, more often rooted in the political practices of the Right. Tracing a range of conflicts in the twentieth century, the book illustrates how regimes engaged in unpopular conflicts often vilify their...

Hoodwinked

Autor: Jack Cashill

Número de Páginas: 306

Disabled Veterans in History

Autor: David A. Gerber

Número de Páginas: 411

The history of disabled veterans, from Ancient Greece to the conflict in Afghanistan

Encyclopedia of War and American Society

Autor: Peter Karsten

Número de Páginas: 1385

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My Country 'Tis of Thee

Autor: David Harris

Número de Páginas: 373

A “wide-ranging and incisive anthology” of articles and essays by the eminent journalist and antiwar activist from the 1960s to the twenty-first century (Publishers Weekly). David Harris is a reporter, an American dissident, and, as these selected pieces reveal, a writer of great character and empathy. As an undergraduate, he gained recognition for his opposition to the Vietnam War and was imprisoned for two years when he refused to comply with the draft. Throughout his long career, his writing has championed outsiders, the downtrodden, and those who demand change. These eighteen pieces of long-form journalism, essays, and opinion writings remain startlingly relevant to the world we face today. This career-spanning collection follows Harris from his early days as a prominent leader of the resistance to the Vietnam War, through regular contributions to many publications, including Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Born in Fresno and elected student body president of Stanford University in 1966, Harris has always had an undeniably Californian point of view—he imagines the future with an open heart and mind and pursues stories out of genuine curiosity, embedding himself...

Beyond the Stars: The material world in American popular film

Autor: Paul Loukides , Linda K. Fuller

Número de Páginas: 260

The third of five volumes of new scholarship on American movie conventions. The 19 essays explore cinematic representations of such material items as food, weapons, clothing, tools, technology, and art and literature. Not illustrated. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $13.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Tom Cruise

Autor: Andrew Morton

Número de Páginas: 385

Andrew Morton uncovers the true story of the biggest celebrity of our age. Everyone knows Tom Cruise—or at least what he wants us to know. We know that the man behind the smile overcame a tough childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters: Top Gun, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Jerry Maguire, several Mission: Impossible movies, and more. We know he has taken artistic chances, too, earning him three Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. But beyond that, the picture becomes a bit less clear... We know that Tom is a devoted follower of the Church of Scientology. We know that, despite persistent rumors about his sexuality, he has been married to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. But it was not until he jumped on Oprah's couch to proclaim his love for Katie and denounced Brooke Shields for turning to the "Nazi science" of psychiatry that we began to realize how much we did not know about the charming, hardworking star. For all the headlines and the rumors, the real Tom Cruise has remained surprisingly hidden—until now.

100 Great War Movies

Autor: Robert J. Niemi

Número de Páginas: 552

This book serves as a fascinating guide to 100 war films from 1930 to the present. Readers interested in war movies will learn surprising anecdotes about these films and will have all their questions about the films' historical accuracy answered. This cinematic guide to war movies spans 800 years in its analysis of films from those set in the 13th century Scottish Wars of Independence (Braveheart) to those taking place during the 21st-century war in Afghanistan (Lone Survivor). World War II has produced the largest number of war movies and continues to spawn recently released films such as Dunkirk. This book explores those, but also examines films set during such conflicts as the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, World War I, the Vietnam War, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The book is organized alphabetically by film title, making it easy to navigate. Each entry is divided into five sections: Background (a brief discussion of the film's genesis and financing); Production (information about how, where, and when the film was shot); Synopsis (a detailed plot summary); Reception (how the film did in terms of box office, awards, and reviews) and "Reel History vs. Real...

Tom Cruise: nacido el tres de julio. Un mito en la industria de Hollywood.

Autor: Marc Servitje

Número de Páginas: 74

¿Por qué Tom Cruise es hoy día la cara más reconocible de la Iglesia de la Cienciología? ¿De qué manera ha influido Paul Newman en su vida y su carrera? ¿Cómo alcanzó un chico disléxico de origen humilde la cima de Hollywood? Éstas y otras preguntas tienen respuesta en Tom Cruise: Nacido el tres de julio, una biografía -en palabras del eminente crítico cinematográfico Román Gubern-"perspicaz, amena y completa" en la que su autor, Marc Servitje, hace gala de una "erudición abrumadora" Y es que hablar de Tom Cruise equivale a recorrer la historia del cine norteamericano de los últimos 20 años, desde los taquillazos de Top Guny Días de trueno, pasando por las películas de cineastas de la talla de Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone, Sydney Pollack, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg y Stanley Kubrick, hasta desembocar en "nuestro" Alejandro Amenábar, a quien produjo Los otros y compró los derechos de Abre los ojos para su consiguiente remake. Marc Servitje Nacido el 23 de enero de 1977 en Barcelona, ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el mundo de la comunicación, tanto audiovisual como escrita. Tras su paso por el ESCAC (Escuela Superior de Cine...

Coverscaping

Autor: Asbjørn Grønstad , Øyvind Vågnes

Número de Páginas: 212

Focusing on the semiotics, poetics, and rhetoric of album covers, Coverscaping gives a serious study of this neglected art form. Working from the assumption that record sleeves may be found to represent a visual genre in its own right, the essays in this book engage in various ways with the analysis of what one might call the pictorial component of recorded music. The contributions, from scholars in many different fields, run the whole gamut from close readings of individual covers to more theoretical or philosophical explorations of the aesthetic nature and artistic value of album covers.

Virgin Film: Oliver Stone

Autor: Stephen Lavington

Número de Páginas: 456

Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone is one of the most controversial and well-known contemporary American directors. He began his professional life as a screen writer and was responsible for the scripts of Midnight Express and Scarface. As a director he made one of the all-time great Vietnam war movies, Platoon, and went on to helm such definitive cinematic works as Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Natural Born Killers and, most recently, Alexander - an epic biography of the legendary Greek king starring Colin Farrell and Anthony Hopkins. This indispensable guide takes each of Stone's writing and directoial features in chronological order, discussing them within categories such as Casting, Cut Scenes, Music Conspiriacy Theory? and Controversy. It looks at the inspiration behind his work, its connection with the real world and the story behind each film's development. Whether the subject is war, politics, sport or the defining aspects of an era, Stone is an expert at polarising audience views. This is an essential reference for all fans of Oliver Stone, writer, director and one of the most influential filmmakers of the last twenty-five years.

It's Still Strictly Personal

Autor: Eric Friedmann

Número de Páginas: 394

It’s Still Strictly Personal continues Eric Friedmann’s journey through the movies during the nine-year period of 1983 to 1991. While he and the rest of the world embraced blockbuster motion pictures like Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Top Gun, Die Hard, Batman, and Terminator 2, it was also alternative films like A Passage to India, Blue Velvet, Platoon, Do the Right Thing, and Cinema Paradiso that captured his attention and continued to impact his youth, while shaping a deeper and more meaningful insight to the possibilities of cinema. Eric’s personal story about the movies is still told with great memory and affection, for those who still remember a time when movies continued to change, grow, and evolve into deep-rooted memories for all of us who loved sitting in front of the big screen and waited for the magic to unfold. “Some movies we just watch. Others, we feel. Those that we can feel may not only tell us who we once were but perhaps who we have the potential to become.” ––Eric Friedmann So, are you ready to go back in time again...and remember?

Oliver Stone's USA

Autor: Robert Brent Toplin

Número de Páginas: 368

Challenging audiences and critics alike, the films of Oliver Stone have compelled many viewers to re-examine some of their most revered beliefs about America's past. Stone has generated enormous controversy and debate among those who take issue with his dramatic use of history. This book brings Stone face to face with some of his most thoughtful critics and supporters and allows him room to respond to their views. Writers including David Halberstam, Stephen Ambrose, Arthur Schlesinger Jr, Walter LaFeber and Robert Rosenstone critique Stone's most contested films to show how they may distort, amplify or transcend the historical realities they appear to depict.

Tangled Memories

Autor: Marita Sturken

Número de Páginas: 368

On American cultural memory

Le Syndrome de Lazare

Autor: Patrick Clervoy

Número de Páginas: 206

Dans l'Évangile, Lazare ressuscite, mais autour de lui tout a changé. Le monde semble plus menaçant, plus agressif : les autres ne le voient pas, ne le comprennent pas et se détournent. En réalité, c'est lui qui a changé. Ils sont nombreux à se sentir ainsi incompris après avoir vécu un accident, une agression, une catastrophe. Pour l'auteur de ce livre, le syndrome de Lazare est ce dérèglement relationnel prolongé entre une personne qui a traversé une épreuve traumatique et l'environnement familial et professionnel qu'elle retrouve ensuite. En s'appuyant sur de nombreux exemples, le Pr Patrick Clervoy explique ce qui se passe pour les victimes et pourquoi il leur est si difficile de s'en remettre. Le traumatisme est là, impossible à oublier et déterminant pour la suite de leur destinée. Mais des exemples existent aussi qui montrent qu'en mobilisant leurs ressources psychiques et affectives, ils peuvent parvenir à le dépasser et même à le transcender. Ce livre en porte témoignage.

Beating the Odds

Autor: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Número de Páginas: 364

Many famous people have overcome difficult circumstances and gone on to become successful in their fields. This book profiles the lives of 75 courageous and persistent people who have triumphed over adversity. These individuals have conquered a range of problems, including physical, psychological, social, and economic handicaps. Individuals profiled come from a range of professions and reflect battles against religious prejudice, medical conditions, eating disorders, poverty, and other social ills. Among the people profiled are Mitch Albom, Hillary Clinton, Magic Johnson, Stephen King, Greg Louganis, and Henry Winkler. The volume includes an historical timeline, a list of relevant films documenting the achievements of these superstars, and a general bibliography. Some of the most successful people in our society have overcome great odds in order to achieve their dreams. Through courage and persistence, they have triumphed over a range of adversities and serve as models for students faced with similar circumstances. This book profiles the struggles and accomplishments of 75 such individuals from all walks of life. Each entry highlights the physical, psychological, social, or...

Bruce Springsteen at 75

Autor: Gillian G. Gaar

Número de Páginas: 203

Experience the extraordinary career of “The Boss” with this richly illustrated package featuring two gatefolds, exclusive pullout poster, 8" × 10" glossy, and a sturdy slipcase. Twenty-time Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and best-selling author…Bruce Springsteen is, of course, also one of rock’s most revered songwriters and performers. In Bruce Springsteen at 75, veteran rock journalist Gillian G. Gaar reveals this rock icon through 75 career releases, performances, and accolades. This exquisite volume features: Slipcased hardcover format Stunning concert and candid offstage photography Images of memorabilia, including gig posters, vinyl record sleeves, ticket stubs, period ads, and more Gatefold Bruce Springsteen timeline Unpublished 8" × 10" photo An exclusive pullout poster Through seven-and-a-half decades, Gaar covers it all: Bruce’s childhood in New Jersey and early garage bands, The Castiles and Steel Mill All 20 studio albums, including those with the E Street Band and as a solo artist A selection of his greatest singles, like the rock standards “Born to Run,” “Hungry Heart,” and “Born in the U.S.A.” Relationships with notable...

A Man's World? Political Masculinities in Literature and Culture

Autor: Kathleen Starck

Número de Páginas: 221

Political institutions and practices such as the state, parliament, citizenship and nationality, the vote, the military, and the making and implementation of laws have traditionally been treated as if they were un-gendered and guided exclusively by objective reasoning and rationality. Rationality and reason, though, have been habitually ascribed to masculinity, a fact which has often been ignored in favour of the apparent gender-inclusiveness of the realm of politics. In contrast to this view, this book explores the interdependence of the construction of masculinities, on the one hand, and the emerging, maintenance, and modification of concepts such as the state, citizenship, nationality and nationalism, democracy and militarism on the other. Illustrating the great amount of research activity in the field of political masculinities, the book offers many perspectives in its attempt to shed light on different modes of representing and constructing political masculinities across time and space. Findings from the fields of political science, history, media studies, literature, and film studies, as well as cultural studies, encourage an interdisciplinary debate of political...

The Films of the Eighties

Autor: Robert A. Nowlan

Número de Páginas: 869

The 1980s had more than its share of both emerging stars and final tributes paid to luminaries, as well as smash hits and bombs, memorable and boring performances, and new trends and tried-and-true formula offerings. The Film of the Eighties includes numerous examples of all of these. Each entry has the year of release, production company, country of origin (U.S., U.K., Australian, Canadian), leading performers and the characters they portrayed, and comprehensive credits. A brief description, review, and evaluation of the film's cinematic values (if any) are also provided.

SPIN

Número de Páginas: 88

From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories

Autor: Donald Katz

Número de Páginas: 285

The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories collects journalist Donald Katz's most fascinating profiles of people whose lives tell us something about business, adventure, sports, politics, culture, and in a brilliant, ancillary way, ourselves. Katz's opening story and the title piece of the book offers a hilarious yet appropriately reverential look at 72-year old Reg Mellor, unparalleled "ferret legging" champion of Yorkshire and the world. Other characters who populate this book include fitness guru Jack LaLanne, legendary entrepreneur Paul Hawken, and master political cartoonist and inspired troublemaker Bill Mauldin. While this collection contains portraits that are varied in scene and tone, their depictions of obsession, delusion, perseverance, creativity, and good-heartedness-the list could go on and on-remain a constant. Each of these stories conveys a sense of the strangeness, wonder, and oddity of life-a theme that provides a gravitational center to this multifarious selection drawn from twenty years of an award-winning non-fiction story-teller's body of work.

Leaders from the 1960s

Autor: David De Leon

Número de Páginas: 626

The throngs at Woodstock, Jane Fonda in Hanoi, I Have a Dream, burning draft cards, fire in the streets--these images of the 1960s are still very much alive today. What happened to the people and principles that dominated that decade? Which leaders from those turbulent years had the most lasting effect on our lives today? How well have the principles for which those leaders fought so strongly withstood the test of time? This thought-provoking biographical dictionary allows the reader to study the leaders, both conservative and liberal, their ideals, and their enduring influence. With major sections on racial democracy, peace and freedom, sexuality and gender, the environment, radical culture, and visions of alternative societies, Leaders from the 1960s includes entries on a wide selection of nationally prominent activists of the 1960s. In addition to those who dominated only the sixties, the volume includes earlier activists who came into prominence in the 1960s and activists of the era who came into prominence since the 1960s. Each entry provides a biographical sketch, but the focus of the entries is on the person's basic concepts or the essence of his or her work and the public...

Different Bodies

Autor: Marja Evelyn Mogk

Número de Páginas: 283

This collection of 19 new essays by 21 authors from the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia and India focuses on contemporary film and television (1989 to the present) from those countries as well as from China, Korea, Thailand and France. The essays are divided into two parts. The first includes critical readings of narrative film and television. The second includes contributions on documentaries, biopics and autobiographically-informed films. The book as a whole is designed to be accessible to readers new to disability studies while also contributing significantly to the field. An introduction gives background on disability studies and appendices provide a filmography and a list of suggested reading.

Reading Embodied Citizenship

Autor: Emily Russell

Número de Páginas: 264

Liberal individualism, a foundational concept of American politics, assumes an essentially homogeneous population of independent citizens. When confronted with physical disability and the contradiction of seemingly unruly bodies, however, the public searches for a story that can make sense of the difference. The narrative that ensues makes "abnormality" an important part of the dialogue about what a genuine citizen is, though its role is concealed as an exception to the rule of individuality rather than a defining difference. Reading Embodied Citizenship brings disability to the forefront, illuminating its role in constituting what counts as U.S. citizenship. Drawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and David Foster Wallace, as well as introducing texts from the emerging canon of disability studies, Emily Russell demonstrates the place of disability at the core of American ideals. The narratives prompted by the encounter between physical difference and the body politic require a new understanding of embodiment as a necessary conjunction of physical, textual, and social bodies. Russell examines literature to...

Revisiting Vietnam

Autor: Julia Bleakney

Número de Páginas: 222

This book explores the memorializing practices of American veterans of the Vietnam War at several of the most significant contemporary sites of memory in the United States and Vietnam. These sites include veterans' memoirs, museum exhibits, replicas of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and tourism to Vietnam. Because war memorializing has, since the late 1960s, shifted focus from national soul searching to personal identity and recovery, I emphasize how contemporary narratives of the war, shaped more by memory than by history, often are detached from the specific history of the war and its political controversies. Drawing on trauma and cultural memory scholarship, as well as empirical data gathered during field research in the U.S. and Vietnam, the author examines how veterans' memorializing practices have become increasingly individualized, commodified, and conservative since the early 1980s.

Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD

Autor: Steven H. Scheuer , Alida Brill-scheuer

Número de Páginas: 404

Citizen Kane • Boogie Nights • Sunset Boulevard • My Fair Lady • Almost Famous • Jaws • A Hard Day's Night • Lord of the Rings • Monsoon Wedding • Apocalypse Now Redux • Moulin Rouge • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid • A Beautiful Mind • Shakespeare in Love THEY'RE NOT JUST MOVIES ANYMORE. THEY'RE DVDs. Supplements...special collector's edition...extras...Words that set the heart pounding of every DVD lover. But how do you decide which DVDs to buy? Where do you begin collecting? Which special features are really special? What commentaries are informative or entertaining? Which disks are worth your time and money? Here at last is the portable, one-of-a-kind DVD buyer's guide -- from veteran film and television critics Steven H. Scheuer and Alida Brill-Scheuer. Director/star/crew audio commentaries • Outtakes • Filmographies and biographies • Alternate takes, music, and endings • Celebrity interviews • Deleted scenes • Trailers • Lost footage • Hidden features and Easter eggs • Animated menus • Production notes • Storyboards • Promotional art • DVD-rom extras • Behind-the-scenes footage • Screenplays • Souvenir booklets...

A Time for Peace

Autor: Robert D. Schulzinger

Número de Páginas: 289

The Vietnam War left wounds that have taken three decades to heal--indeed some scars remain even today. In A Time for Peace, prominent American historian Robert D. Schulzinger sheds light on how deeply etched memories of this devastating conflict have altered America's political, social, and cultural landscape. Schulzinger examines the impact of the war from many angles. He traces the long, twisted, and painful path of reconciliation with Vietnam, the heated controversy over soldiers who were missing in action, the influx of over a million Vietnam refugees into the US, and the plight of Vietnam veterans, many of whom returned home alienated, unhappy, and unappreciated. Schulzinger looks at how the controversies of the war have continued to be fought in books and films and, perhaps most important, he explores the power of the Vietnam metaphor on foreign policy, particularly in Central America, Somalia, the Gulf War, and the war in Iraq. Using a vast array of sources, A Time for Peace provides an illuminating account of a war that still looms large in the American imagination.

Bruce Springsteen

Autor: Jean-michel Guesdon , Philippe Margotin

Número de Páginas: 682

Desde comienzos de la década de 1970, Bruce Springsteen canta a Estados Unidos, a su clase trabajadora, a los trotamundos y a los corazones rotos. Canta a las alegrías y frustraciones de su infancia en Nueva Jersey, al amor, a las mujeres hermosas y a los coches, a la velocidad, a los grandes espacios, a la libertad... Son los protagonistas de "Born to Run", "Thunder Road", "Born In The USA", "The River" o "Streets Of Philadelphia". Con cien millones de discos vendidos en todo el mundo, Springsteen ha entrado en el círculo de los mejores cantantes de todos los tiempos. Y nadie mejor que él merece ser considerado "el Boss" del rock. Bruce Springsteen: La historia detrás de sus 344 canciones invita a sumergirse en la obra del músico, mediante el análisis en profundidad de todos sus temas publicados, desde "Blinded By The Light", del álbum Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. de 1973, hasta "I'll See You In My Dreams", del Letter To You de 2020. Génesis de las composiciones, interpretación de las letras, detalles de las grabaciones, anécdotas sorprendentes...: esta biografía desgrana íntegramente la discografía oficial de Springsteen. Los autores aportan su exploración...

Focus On: 100 Most Popular Drama Films Based on Actual Events

Autor: Wikipedia Contributors

Número de Páginas: 1072

The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War

Autor: Bloomsbury Publishing

Número de Páginas: 2040

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive study of the Vietnam War sheds more light on the longest and one of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history. The Vietnam War lasted more than a decade, was the longest war in U.S. history, and cost the lives of nearly 60,000 American soldiers, as well as millions of Vietnamese—many of whom were uninvolved civilians. The lessons learned from this tragic conflict continue to have great relevance in today's world. Now in its second edition, The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about one of the most controversial events in U.S. history. Written to provide multidimensional perspectives into the conflict, it covers not only the American experience in Vietnam, but also the entire scope of Vietnamese history, including the French experience and the Indochina War, as well as the origins of the conflict, how the United States became involved, and the extensive aftermath of this prolonged war. It also provides the most complete and accurate order of battle...

Social Memory and War Narratives

Autor: C. Weber

Número de Páginas: 358

The Vietnam War has had many long-reaching, traumatic effects, not just on the veterans of the war, but on their children as well. In this book, Weber examines the concept of the war as a social monad, a confusing array of personal stories and public histories that disrupt traditional ways of knowing the social world for the second generation.