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The Desert Southwest: Four Thousand Years of Life and Art
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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This beautiful art book tells the story of the "other Southwest," tracing the history of centuries of conflict and resolution between Natives, Hispanics, and Anglos, as well as their respective artistic accomplishments. This far-reaching collection of artifacts invites you to explore the achievements and art of cultures that overcame unfathomable obstacles to build the Southwest that we know today.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979
EAN: 9781580087674
ISBN: 1580087671
Label: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2006-03-01
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Release Date: 2006-03-01
Studio: Ten Speed Press
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
pottery review -
Great book to have to add to your library. Shows the southwest pottery art from ancient to present. Definitely a must have for the southwest enthusiast.
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When I started to read this book, I thought it would be just another coffee table book. But as I read on, it clearly was much more. Starting at about 2000 BC, this book tells the story of the rise and fall of numerous tribes and tribal regions in the Southwest. Each chapter is limited in size and is told in a pleasant newspaper style. The book as a whole is brief for a history of this scope. It continues through the upheavals created by the Spanish and later the American Settlers and on through the Civil War, Statehood, World War I, the Depression, World War II, and on to the Casinos of the present. Each chapter is illustrated with color photos and a large photo of the pottery of the era and geographical region. It was surprising how little I knew of the history of this region. If you have moved to the Southwest from some other part of the US, you owe it to yourself and your children to to read this book. I read it twice, and may have another go at it in order to come close to remembering it all. There is no more pleasant way to teach yourself the history of the American Southwest!
The Desert Southwest -
The book is excellent and quite lovely in its artwork, but I was looking something that had more pre-history. But it's still a good addition to my SW collection.
OFF THE COFFEE TABLE AND INTO YOUR PSYCHE -
Was the movie Chinatown fact or fiction? In The Desert Southwest: Four Thousand Years of Life and Art, Allan and Carol Hayes tell you the real story behind the water deal that turned Los Angeles into what it is today -- and about the century after century of history that preceded it.
In school, you were told that the valleys of the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates were the "cradles of
civilization," but did anyone ever tell you that the southern Arizona desert is considered the cradle of civilization in the United States?
Recent excavations indicate that people began living an agriculture-based lifestyle in the Tuscon basin four thousand years ago. Why and how did the dry, hard-edged, hostile desert become the place where millions of Americans want to live today .. a place where, for centuries, talented artists, engineers and craftsmen have created everything from sophisticated irrigation systems to magnificent pottery.
Don't be misled -- this book would look terrific on your coffee table with its stunning photographs by John
Blom. But what's best about it is not what it shows you but what it tells you. This is much more than a coffee table book -- the words and pictures leap off the page and into your psyche.
Read it and you will never feel the same about the desert southwest again.
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A wonderful read -
This is a treasure book for anyone living in Arizona or trying to know it better. What a great read: funny and studious. The authors present their opinions with joy and research and tell you why they ended up where they are.
A great keeper and a great gift.
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