Through their participation in an unequal Atlantic commerce, African merchants on the Gold Coast consciously transformed their dress in ways that expressed their cultural dynamism and economic ...success in an increasingly interconnected world. In discussing the web of cross-cultural commercial exchanges between Africa, Asia, and Europe, this article moves away from the tendency to regard Africans who adorned themselves in imported European clothing and textiles as ‘creole’ or ‘Europeanized’ elites. Labels like these not only assume the existence of an African cultural essence, but (inadvertently) deny the dynamism that has always characterized African cultures prior to the Atlantic economy. In the case of the Gold Coast, I examine how the Gã and Fante mercantile elite translated imported textiles and clothing into new cultural meanings, aesthetics and norms that emphasized family integrity, power as well as the ancestral, material and commercial value of inherited imported articles of adornment.
The accepted chronology of ancient Egypt, Persia and Babylonia is wrong to a dramatic degree, with some major historical events mis-dated by several centuries. Modern Egyptologists tell us that Seti ...I and Ramses II reigned 700 years before the rise of the Medes and Persians, but Emmet Sweeney marshals archeological and linguistic evidence to show that Ramses II's dynasty was terminated by the Persian Conquest of Egypt (525 BC). Matching events, matching biographies, and matching cultural artifacts identify Seti II, hailed by the Egyptians as a warrior and hero, with Inaros, the Egyptian patriot who waged war against Xerxes and was eventually impaled on the orders of Artaxerxes I.
Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's most lauded book: The enchanting story of one man's journey in search of enlightenment Born into the privileged life of a Brahmin, young Siddhartha came of age ...surrounded by the teachings of the Buddha. But despite his earnest pursuit of enlightenment, Siddhartha is left unfulfilled. Determined to find his own path to the nirvana, Siddhartha leaves home to embark on a spiritual voyage, spurning the comforts of his caste and leaving behind all loved ones save for his best friend, Govinda. Homeless, without food, and dedicated to their austere lifestyle, the friends diverge along two separate paths. Govinda grows ever more dedicated to Buddhist teachings while Siddhartha travels a more meandering road—through asceticism, into an embrace of the joys of the flesh, and finally to an understanding of the nature of time, truth, and the ultimate path to self-realization. First published in Germany in 1922, Siddhartha grew in popularity through the 1960s, when it became a touchstone of the American counterculture movement. The book endures today as a stirring and lyrical exploration of self-discovery. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Die vorliegenden Bände versammeln jene Briefe, die Bertolt Brecht während der Zeit seines Exils (1933–1949) erhielt. Es handelt sich dabei um bisher zum größten Teil unveröffentlichte Briefe ...(Initial- ebenso wie Antwortbriefe), die komplementär zu Brechts eigenen Briefen, publiziert in der Großen Berliner und Frankfurter Ausgabe, erstmals einen umfassenden Einblick geben in seine Beziehungen zu Freunden, Geliebten, Mitarbeitern, Genossen und Geschäftspartnern. Auch über Brechts äußerst vielfältige Produktion im Exil gibt die Korrespondenz aus ganz unterschiedlichen Perspektiven Aufschluss. Von herausragender kulturgeschichtlicher Bedeutung, dokumentieren die hier versammelten Briefe das intellektuelle Leben der 1930er und 1940er Jahre in Europa und Amerika sowie die persönliche Situation vieler Intellektueller und Künstler. Unter Brechts Briefpartnern jener Jahre finden sich so bedeutende Namen wie Walter Benjamin, Arnold Zweig, Lion Feuchtwanger, Ernst Bloch, George Grosz, Erwin Piscator, Heinrich und Thomas Mann. Die Briefe werden durch eine Einleitung, Kommentare und Indizes erschlossen.
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