The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition

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A wave of publicity during the 1980s projected Santa Fe to the world as an exotic tourist destination—America's own Tahiti in the desert. The Myth of Santa Fe goes behind the romantic adobe facades and mass marketing stereotypes to tell the fascinating but little known story of how the city's alluring image was quite consciously created early in this century, primarily by Anglo-American newcomers.

By investigating the city's trademark architectural style, public ceremonies, the historic preservation movement, and cultural traditions, Wilson unravels the complex interactions of ethnic identity and tourist image-making. Santa Fe's is a distinctly modern success story—the story of a community that transformed itself from a declining provincial capital of 5,000 in 1912 into an internationally recognized tourist destination. But it is also a cautionary tale about the commodification of Native American and Hispanic cultures, and the social displacement and ethnic animosities that can accompany a tourist boom.

Debunks the great tourist myth, and explains how the Santa Fe architectural and design style, so popular with millions of visitors today, was consciously created by Anglos in the early 20th century.

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An Essential Text on Preservation and Design Review.......2001-12-19

The editiorial reviews available on this fine publication only hint at its value to preservationists, architects, and anyone involved with architectural design review boards. Wilson provides a concise history of Santa Fe and the cross-cultural influences that have shaped its architecture. Most importantly, the author examines the influence that early 20th century historic preservation philosophies had in formalizing what has ultimately become the "Santa Fe Sytle." This is essential material for anyone interested in examining how historic preservation can impact, both positively and negatively, contemporary architectural aesthetics.

The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition. (book reviews): An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association

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The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition. (book reviews): An article from: Journal of the American Planning Association
Robert Hodder
Manufacturer: American Planning Association
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Binding: Digital

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Title: The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition. (book reviews)
Author: Robert Hodder
Publication: Journal of the American Planning Association (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1998
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: v64 Issue: n2 Page: p249(2)

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Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition.
Chris Wilson
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M4LEYU

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India's Handicrafts give a comprehensive account of the glory and richness of the country's past and the magnificent achievements of the Indian artisans over the past five thousand years. The Book gives rightful recognition to the craftsmen of India whose achievements are perhaps more representative and symbolic of their nation than those of any other country across the world. It also enumerates the trials, tribulations and challenges that the country's craftsperson has faced with equanimity.

The cottage has played a pioneering role in educating world about the richness and variety of Indian handicrafts and creating a sustainable demand for the hand-crafted artifacts.

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Small industries and handicrafts: A comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs, craft educators, students of industry, management, basic education and competitive examinations,
Dhan Raj Dua
Manufacturer: Sarvodaya Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007JOC7Q

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Tina Modotti's short, intense life (1896-1942) has sparked numerous biographies, but museum curator Patricia Albers's is the first to do true justice to Modotti's photography and to persuasively trace its roots in her personal experiences. Albers does a fine job nailing down the particulars of this remarkable woman's picaresque journey: impoverished childhood in Italy; introduction to bohemianism and radicalism in California; amorous and artistic fulfillment in Mexico; a murder that launched her into the maelstrom of Communist Party activism in Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and Spain; return to Mexico and premature death. Even more importantly, Albers conveys the essence of Modotti's haunting images, which displayed a modernist technique similar to that of her lover Edward Weston, but applied it to the respectful, loving portrayal of Mexico's common people. Contemporary readers may regret Modotti's decision to abandon photography in 1932 and her unflinching loyalty to Stalinism (including a decade-long liaison with a particularly dogmatic party functionary), but Albers makes readers understand that the same passion that fueled her art and her many love affairs underpinned her commitment to Communism. Modotti's story is not one of reasoned choices and measured steps, but a wild, romantic saga of intrigue, heartbreak, excess, and catastrophe all vividly captured in this poignant book. --Wendy Smith

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Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled Patricia Albers to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the cultural and political values of many artists of the post-World War I generation.

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Tina Modotti's Life with Historical Context.......2005-01-18

Tina is fascinating. The author gives a lot of history which is necessary to understand Tina..from SF North Beach to LA to Mexico City. Very insightful about Communist party of 20's/30's and sets up the scenario for membership and activism. Very good book.

Dull writing style.......2004-07-24

I really wanted to read a good book about Tina Modotti, but Albers writing style is so dull, and so flat, I barely made it through chapters. She goes into tedious detail, and I have not gotten any feel at all for Tina. Fortunately, I took the book out of the library, and will return it tomorrow. Perhaps I will try another author, but this is really a great disappointment.

A person worth reading about!.......2000-01-02

"I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes...," wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography. A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home. Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time. Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico. Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice. This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out. It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human.

A person worth reading about!.......2000-01-02

"I look upon people now not in terms of race...but in terms of classes..." wrote Tina Modotti to a friend towards the end of this excellent biography. A complex woman with many passions, Modotti's life is described by Patricia Albers in vibrant terms, totally capturing the reader's attention and taking that reader on a journey through the Italy of Modotti's childhood to the United States and finally Mexico, her chosen home. Along the way Modotti's relationships with such artists as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo is explored as well as with other notables of her time. Through Albers' exploration of her subject, the reader discovers the evolution of Modotti from actress to noted photographer to active politico. Because of Modotti's many facets the book would be an excellent gift choice. This is a story that makes the reader want to snuggle up in a comfortable chair on a rainy day and read until the sun comes out. It is well-written, informative, colorful and very human.

What a Life! - What a book!.......1999-05-05

Finally! At last, Tina Modotti's fascinating life is fully realized in print! Albers' attentive eye coupled with the gorgeous photos make this an incomparable experience.

Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti

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Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti
Patricia Albers
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PH2LSC

Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: New Criterion

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Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: New Criterion
Stephen Schwartz
Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

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Title: Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Stephen Schwartz
Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1999
Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Page: 70

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Shadows, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modotti
Patricia Albers
Manufacturer: Univ of California Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OLYRTA

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For centuries London has had shops, Londoners have gone shopping and people have visited London to do the same. Many familiar shop names have their beginnings as early as the eighteenth century, and many historic shop buildings are still used for the same purpose as they always were. A fascinating example is James Lock and Co, hatters of James's Street, which moved to its premises in 1765 and is still there, continues to make hats, and is run by the same family. Part of the England-wide English Heritage survey of historic shop buildings, this highly illustrated book concentrating on shops in the capital has chapters on specialist shops, food shops, department stores, arcades and markets, and much else. It is essentially a celebration of the heritage of shopping. Some wonderful buildings are to be found in this book, coupled with amazing archive photography and stunning new photographs. Over 100 clor photographs.

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Racial preference is nothing new, argues Tim J. Wise in this compelling exploration of race, privilege, and education. This book recasts the debate over today's controversial, race-based affirmative action policies. Wise deftly demonstrates that the American educational system has always been complicit in institutionalized racism and racial preference.

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Reclaiming Affirmative Action in the face of White Privilege.......2005-08-17

Again, as he did in "White Like Me", Wise forces America to look itself in the face and examine the reflection with honesty and integrity. In this book, Wise appeals to common sense, and "scientific minds" for those who need proof for the otherwise obvious, and makes one of the most compelling arguments for affirmative action while rebutting, with countless research, the dubious arguments of those who claim that affirmative action, particulary in college admissions policies, is reverse discrimination and a system of "handouts" to unqualified blacks, who in essence steal the seats from qualified whites. He demonstrates how subscribers to such arguments base their claims almost entirely on the "racial gap" in SAT, ACT, and GRE scores that supposedly "prove" how whites are being discriminated against when blacks with lower test scores take whites' "rightly earned" seats. However, through use of countless research, Wise demonstrates not only how research after research shows that these standardized test neither reflect ability nor determine grades in college. He further shows through research how the tests fail to predict graduation rates for students of any race.

As a deafening blow to the "reverse discrimination" claim, Wise points to the overwhelming evidence pointing not only to blacks' competence once admitted to college (that is often superior to their white counterparts with higher test scores) but to the fact that whites with lower test scores, admitted because of parent alumnus status, take far more seats from "more qualified whites" than all affirmative action admits put together. Yet, those who decry affirmative action on grounds of racial discrimination effectively ignore this fact. Even more bizarre is that it never enters the radar screen for their arguments. For if the argument against affirmative action is that unqualified blacks are admitted over their more qualified white counterparts (based on test scores), by definition, decriers of affirmative action must be infuriated by the overwhelming number of "unqualified" white admits (sons and daugthers of parent alumni) who take the seats of more "qualified" white students. After all, the alum status admits have exceedingly more priority than affirmative action admits, so much so that beneficiaries of affirmative action wouldn't even make the chart for a statistical comparison to the admission rate of children of alums. Yet, opposers of affirmative action condone this "unjust" admission policy, as if saying, as long as the "unqualified" admit is white, he/she belongs there; if he/she is black, certainly a white student should be there in his/her place. This crippling discrepancy alone shows the inherent racism, and dubious foundation, in the reverse discrimination argument itself.

As if these arguments were not compelling enough, Wise goes on to demonstrate how the recent white "reverse discrimination" plaintiffs, based on the schools' admission policies, would not have been admitted to the college of their choice, even if affirmative action were not in place. Furthermore, none of their lawyers even attempted to argue that the black student admits were not fully qualifed to be admitted...because they were, demonstrated both by admission policies that put little weight on test scores in the first place and black student graduation rates after admission.

The underlying premise of all of Wise's arguments is that there has always been a system of "affirmative action" for whites in virtually all areas of life: housing, schooling, and employment; and until this "affirmative action" ceases to be in place, the affirmative action in response to the racism plaguing this society must remain in place, not only for the benefit of blacks, but for the benefit of a just, right-thinking society at large.

Finally, Wise appeals to proponents of affirmative action by advising them to reclaim affirmative action, not through watered-down arguments calling for "campus diversity" (an argument that in itself works to keep white privilege and power structure in place) but through the need for affirmative action in the face of the continuing prevalence of white "affirmative action" that defines this nation's past and present. After all, it was in response to this racist system that affirmative action was put in practice in the first place. Thus it is on this premise, that is backed by scores of research and common sense, that this system of justice must be reclaimed in the face of white privilege.

Essential reading.......2005-06-15

Even as a person who cares about race issues and followed the Michigan cases with great interest, I found this book to be tremendously eye-opening. Mr. Wise examines many of the myths surrounding affirmative action programs and race, and methodically and persuasively "de-bunks" them, in many cases merely by unpacking the statistics that were cited in the Michigan cases themselves. I've already given this book to several friends to read, all of whom found it as absorbing and fascinating as I did. And I've cited it to many other friends, including a number of black friends, to point out the many myths that have heretofore gone unchallenged, even in the black community. I wish I could give a copy of this book to everyone in the United States. I'd love to witness and take part in the dialogue that came out of that reading project. I can't recommend this book highly enough. And do be sure to read White Like Me, Mr. Wise's other recently published book.

Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography ... : An article from: Black Issues Book Review

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Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography ... : An article from: Black Issues Book Review
Fred Beauford
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Title: Affirmative action: 40th anniversary: an analysis of books on the promises and pitfalls of a Federal policy intended to equalize opportunity.(An Autobiography of the Civil Rights Movement)(Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr, and the Laws That Changed America)(Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby)(The Case for Affirmative Action in University Admissions)(Affirmative Action Is Dead: Long Live Affirmative Action)(When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America)(Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White)(Race and College Admissions: A Case for Affirmative Action)(Book Review)
Author: Fred Beauford
Publication: Black Issues Book Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 7 Issue: 5 Page: 42(3)

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Affirmative action: Racial preference in black and white.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Higher Education

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Affirmative action: Racial preference in black and white.(Book review): An article from: Journal of Higher Education
Mitchell J. Chang
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Higher Education, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1383 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Affirmative action: Racial preference in black and white.(Book review)
Author: Mitchell J. Chang
Publication: Journal of Higher Education (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 77 Issue: 5 Page: 930(3)

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