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Bells de Jaan Whitehead

Bells

Autor Jaan Whitehead
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 oct 2022

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781954854734
ISBN-10: 1954854730
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 179 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.87 kg
Editura: GIRL FRIDAY BOOKS

Cuprins

Contents 
Introduction 
Part I The World of Bells 
  • The History and Culture of Bells 
  • Bells and their Music 
Part II The Bells of Asia and Africa 
  • Journey to China: The Zeng Bells 
  • The Buddha is Calling: The Temple Bells of Kyoto 
  • Ringing the Mandala: The Sacred Bells of Tibet 
  • Turning Art into Power: The Bells of Benin 
Part III The Bells of Britain 
  • Visiting Iona: Scotland’s “Sacred Isle” 
  • Calling the Changes: St. Mary-le-Bow 
  • Creating an Icon: Big Ben 
Part IV The Bells of Europe and Russia 
  • Playing the Carillon: The “Singing Towers” 
  • Remembering: The Bells of War and Peace 
  • Ringing the Zvon: The Bells of Russia 
  • Following the Reindeer: Arctic Norway 
Part V The Bells of America 
  • Witness to History: The Liberty Bell 
  • America’s Bells: Trains, Cable Cars, and Circus Wagons 
  • Bells Beneath the Sea: The Fitzgerald and the Erebus  
  • Bells in Space: The International Space Station 
Afterword 
Acknowledgements 
References 
 

Notă biografică

Jaan Whitehead has been researching and collecting bells for over twenty-five years. She graduated from Wellesley College with a major in economics, has a M. A. in economics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph. D in political theory from Princeton University. In recent years, she has been working in the theater world and is the co-editor of The Art of Governance: Boards in the Performing Arts, as well as several articles about theater in the American culture. She lives in New York City.