Southwest Modern

Download or read book Writing the Southwest written by David King Dunaway and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The accompanying CD provides excerpts from the interviews with the authors.

Download or read book A Guide to Contemporary Southwest Indians written by Bernard L. Fontana and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1999 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the diversity of Indian tribes living in the Southwest. Historian Bernard Fontana explores the distinctive cultures of this region, explaining various reservation and tribal activities available to the public with an insider's knowledge of culture and etiquette. Hiking, birding, horseback riding, boating, and fishing--along with many other recreational pastimes and cultural celebrations--are profiled in A Guide to Contemporary Southwest Indians. More than 100 color photographs celebrate the beautiful area these people call home.

Download or read book Contemporary Archaeologies of the Southwest written by William Walker and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized by the theme of place and place-making in the Southwest, Contemporary Archaeologies of the Southwest emphasizes the method and theory for the study of radical changes in religion, settlement patterns, and material culture associated with population migration, colonialism, and climate change during the last 1,000 years. Chapters address place-making in Chaco Canyon, recent trends in landscape archaeology, the formation of identities, landscape boundaries, and the movement associated with these aspects of place-making. They address how interaction of peoples with objects brings landscapes to life. Representing a diverse cross section of Southwestern archaeologists, the authors of this volume push the boundaries of archaeological method and theory, building a strong foundation for future Southwest studies. This book will be of interest to professional and academic archaeologists, as well as students working in the American Southwest.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Southwest USA written by Greg Ward and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From in-depth coverage of ten great national parks to the high-rolling pace of Las Vegas and the laid-back charm of Santa Fe, this new "Rough Guide" leaves no canyon, desert, or town unexplored. of color maps and photos.

Download or read book Facing Southwest written by Chris Wilson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing Southwest is a colourful exploration of the life and work of Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem. Regarded as the leading southwest architect of his time, John Gaw Meem brought the Santa Fe style to its peak in the 1920s and 1930s. With original drawings, floor plans and stunning colour photographs, this book explores Meem's signature design elements and numerous examples of his unique Spanish- and Pueblo-influenced residences. It includes 176 colour and 100 black-and-white illustrations.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Southwest USA written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Southwest USA is the definitive guidebook to the fabled desert wildernesses of the Wild West. In addition to step-by-step hiking and driving guides to spectacular national parks like Zion, Bryce, and the Grand Canyon, The Rough Guide to Southwest USA provides full coverage of the region's Native American heritage, from the ancient ruins of Canyon de Chelly and Mesa Verde to the modern Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo peoples. Its detailed restaurant, bar, hotel, and nightlife reviews, tailored to suit every budget, will help you make the most of the Southwest's cities, too, whether you're cruising down Las Vegas's legendary Strip, or strolling the adobe-lined streets of Santa Fe. Full-color photos, easy-to-read maps, and suggested itineraries make it simple to plan your own tour of Western landmarks, such as Monument Valley, with its signature red-rock buttes, or Tombstone, where the OK Corral still rings to the sound of daily gunfights. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Southwest USA.

Download or read book The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor written by Edward Piacentino and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Southwest flourished between 1830 and 1860, but its brand of humor lives on in the writings of Mark Twain, the novels of William Faulkner, the television series The Beverly Hillbillies, the material of comedian Jeff Foxworthy, and even cyberspace, where nonsoutherners can come up to speed on subjects like hickphonics. The first book on its subject, The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor engages topics ranging from folklore to feminism to the Internet as it pays tribute to a distinctly American comic style that has continued to reinvent itself. The book begins by examining frontier southern humor as manifested in works of Faulkner, Erskine Caldwell, Flannery O’Connor, Eudora Welty, Woody Guthrie, Harry Crews, William Price Fox, Fred Chappell, Barry Hannah, Cormac McCarthy, and African American writers Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Ishmael Reed, and Yusef Komunyakaa. It then explores southwestern humor’s legacy in popular culture—including comic strips, comedians, and sitcoms—and on the Internet. Many of the trademark themes of modern and contemporary southern wit appeared in stories that circulated in the antebellum Southwest. Often taking the form of tall tales, those stories have served and continue to serve as rich, reusable material for southern writers and entertainers in the twentieth century and beyond. The Enduring Legacy of Old Southwest Humor is an innovative collaboration that delves into jokes about hunting, drinking, boasting, and gambling as it studies, among other things, the styles of comedians Andy Griffith, Dave Gardner, and Justin Wilson. It gives splendid demonstration that through the centuries southern humor has continued to be a powerful tool for disarming hypocrites and opening up sensitive issues for discussion.