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Author : Anton Treuer
Release : 2020-02
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 545/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Language Warrior's Manifesto by : Anton Treuer
Download or read book The Language Warrior's Manifesto written by Anton Treuer. This book was released on 2020-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clarion call to action, incorporating powerful stories of failure and success, that points the way for all who seek to preserve indigenous languages.
Author : Anton Treuer
Release : 2020
Genre : Language and culture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 552/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Language Warrior's Manifesto by : Anton Treuer
Download or read book The Language Warrior's Manifesto written by Anton Treuer. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anton Treuer has been at the forefront of the battle to revitalize Ojibwe for many years. In this impassioned argument, he discusses the interrelationship between language and culture, the problems of language loss, strategies and tactics for resisting, and the inspiring stories of successful language warriors. He recounts his own single-minded and sometimes hilarious struggle to learn Ojibwe as an adult, and he depicts the astonishing success of the language program at Lac Courte Oreilles in northern Wisconsin, where dedicated families and teachers have raised a hundred children who speak Ojibwe as their first language. This is a manifesto, a rumination, and a rallying cry for the preservation of priceless languages and cultures"--
Author : Robert Geddes
Release : 2013
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 755/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fit by : Robert Geddes
Download or read book Fit written by Robert Geddes. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why architecture matters—and how to make it matter more Fit is a book about architecture and society that seeks to fundamentally change how architects and the public think about the task of design. Distinguished architect and urbanist Robert Geddes argues that buildings, landscapes, and cities should be designed to fit: fit the purpose, fit the place, fit future possibilities. Fit replaces old paradigms, such as form follows function, and less is more, by recognizing that the relationship between architecture and society is a true dialogue—dynamic, complex, and, if carried out with knowledge and skill, richly rewarding. With a tip of the hat to John Dewey, Fit explores architecture as we experience it. Geddes starts with questions: Why do we design where we live and work? Why do we not just live in nature, or in chaos? Why does society care about architecture? Why does it really matter? Fit answers these questions through a fresh examination of the basic purposes and elements of architecture—beginning in nature, combining function and expression, and leaving a legacy of form. Lively, charming, and gently persuasive, the book shows brilliant examples of fit: from Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia and Louis Kahn's Exeter Library to contemporary triumphs such as the Apple Store on New York's Fifth Avenue, Chicago's Millennium Park, and Seattle's Pike Place. Fit is a book for everyone, because we all live in constructions—buildings, landscapes, and, increasingly, cities. It provokes architects and planners, humanists and scientists, civic leaders and citizens to reconsider what is at stake in architecture—and why it delights us.
Author : Valarie Kaur
Release : 2020-06-16
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 100/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis See No Stranger by : Valarie Kaur
Download or read book See No Stranger written by Valarie Kaur. This book was released on 2020-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love. Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize • “In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love How do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur—renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer—describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation. Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey—as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11; as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay; as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks; and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police violence and sexual assault. Drawing from the wisdom of sages, scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public, and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our world. See No Stranger helps us imagine new ways of being with each other—and with ourselves—so that together we can begin to build the world we want to see.
Author : Daniel Modell
Release : 2018
Genre : Combat
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 987/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Warrior's Manifesto by : Daniel Modell
Download or read book The Warrior's Manifesto written by Daniel Modell. This book was released on 2018. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Warrior's Manifesto is a brief, dramatic statement of ideals, an integrated framework for understanding the motive force driving those who protect and defend, expressed not merely as a series of abstractions but as animating principles lived through history. It offers a comprehensive account of the what, the why and the way of the warrior.
