I liked this book, it was different and informative and {espiscally} for the dedicated student of the silent film and film history,I give it a rating of between 4 and 4 1/2 stars.. For example, in the chapter entitled “A Shipment of Uranium” (p. Overall, a good resource.. It shows "warts and all" the American film industry
| Title | : | The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1842126636 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-7-27 |
| Language | : | English |
I liked this book, it was different and informative and {espiscally} for the dedicated student of the silent film and film history,I give it a rating of between 4 and 4 1/2 stars.. For example, in the chapter entitled “A Shipment of Uranium” (p. Overall, a good resource.. It shows "warts and all" the American film industry in bare knuckled competition between companies, monopolies, cities, and the sometimes clear, sometimes clouded vision of the pioneer executives, directors, actors and producers groping to find their footing without preivous experience in a new industry / medium.Some individual films are described and deconstructed but first and foremost this tome is a historial perspective of the 1907 -15 time frame that highlights the how, who's, whats and why's that shaped the earliest years of the American film industry and how theindustry moved from a limited "nicklelodian" novelty entertainment sideshow that was not considered legitimate or worthy of respect BUT in less than a decade - by 1915 it had evolved into the most watched,innovative and vibrant entertainment medium in the world.AND while D.W. (Note: I also find that when requiring more expensive texts, students tend to sell them back at the end of each quarter. Very expensi
This vast expanse of land, much of it barely populated jungle and forest, has a population of just one million. Siberians are also realising how rich the land in which they live is, and have embarked on a dangerous battle with Russia.. They believed nature possesses animating spirits to be worshipped, placated or guarded against and Shamans performed appropriate ceremonies. One of the world's great unexplored peoples, they have a colonial history as shocking as that of the American Indians or the Aboriginies, and live in some of the world's harshest conditions. Steeped in history, ethnography and reportage, THE SHAMAN'S COAT tells the story of the indigenous people of Siberia. Until the 1950s they had no written language; the little we know about them is gleaned from outsiders' accounts. There has been an extraordinary revival in shamanism, with many communities again carrying out dog sacrifices, imbibing hallucinogenic drugs, corpses of bears being offered food to bring good luckShe was the Kiev correspondent for THE ECONOMIST and the DAILY TELEGRAPH from 1993 to 1995. . Anna Reid has a master's degree in Russian History and reform economics from London University's School of Slavonic and East European StudiesReid has for her subject an epic of conquest, courage and exploitation as grand as America's West. ""Graced with numerous examples of vivid description as well as fascinating historical anecdote. You can open to almost any page and find fascinating detail and bright writing about a place most of us know nothing about."
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