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A Guide to Hopi Katsina Dolls
Hopi katsinam and the dolls that represent them have fascinated Indian arts trader and author Kent McManis since he was a little boy. In A Guide to Hopi Katsina Dolls, McManis shows how the eternal spirit of the katsinam manifests itself in the works of some of the most skilled and inspired Hopi carvers working today. For the Hopi-a communal farming people who reside in stone and adobe villages on and near three Mesas in northeastern Arizona-everything in life is imbued with the sacred. The Hopi attribute their very survival as a people to the katsinam, inhabitants of the spiritual realm who convey prayers to the gods and respond with blessings in the form of rain, bountiful harvests, and plentiful game. In A Guide to Hopi Katsina Dolls, more than seventy of the most prominent and intriguing katsinam who appear during the Hopi ceremonial year are described and depicted in full color photographs of both contemporary and historic katsina dolls..
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Hopi Katsina: 1,600 Artist Biographies (American Indian Art Series)
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Women and Work in Northern Nigeria: Transcending Boundaries
This book is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, over the course of the past three decades In the context of multiple political regimes, the turmoil of the Nigerian economy, and major ideological shifts, women have sought to optimize their resources and situations. Women and Work in Northern Nigeria takes as a primary theme, women's ability to recognize and to cross the physical, spatial, and discursive boundaries which ostensibly service to define and confine them. .
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A Guide to Hopi Katsina Carvings
Introduces the history of Hopi katsina carvings, an important part of Hopi culture These carvings are highly valued by collectors for their fine details and complex place in the Hopi worldview. With high-quality color photographs and concise descriptions, this book helps you uncover important details associated with individual katsinas, helping to identify them. Photos by George H. H. Huey..
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Katsina: Commodified and Appropriated Images of Hopi Supernaturals
This volume chronicles the commodification of the Hopi Katsinam (plural of Katsina or Kachina) over the last 150 years. Once known only to the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest, these carvings have been transformed into international symbols and are now found decorating designer scarves, T-shirts, coasters, and a host of other products. In the course of this heavily illustrated study, the authors confront the consequences of inter- and intracultural perception, definitions of sacred and secular, colonialist thought and postcolonial retort. Also included are short statements by thirteen contemporary artists actively carving Katsinam or representing them in their work. .
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K'Atsina: A Novel of Rebellion
Augustin is sent to Mexico City to study for the Jesuit priesthood In a time when the Inquisition has reached New Spain, Augustin's loyalties are torn between his adopted religion and that of his people. But he has an even more agonizing secret: he falls in love with Antonia Salvatierra, the daughter of an influential family. The two decide to escape the horrors so they can be married and their child can be born in peace. But the repression of the pueblo people has inspired an unshakable belief that their religion and the spirits of their ancestors, the k'atsinas, alone can deliver them from a life worse than death..
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Sustaining Financial Support for Community Colleges: New Directions for Community Colleges, No. 132 (J-B CC Single Issue Community Colleges)
Sustaining fiscal support for community colleges has becoming increasingly difficult in an era marked by recurrent recessions, legislator reluctance to raise taxes, and intense competition for scarce resources from health care, K-12 education, and other pressing demands on state treasuries. After introductory chapters that provide historical, political, and economic perspectives on the fiscal environment in which commuity colleges operate, this volume describes institutional approaches to securing adequate funding in the face of fiscal uncertainty. Chapter authors provide guidelines for fundraising, leveraging corporate support through cooperative education programs, securing government grants for workforce development, managing mill levy elections for increased local tax support, and realigning budget priorities in the face of economic downturns. The volume also discusses the implications of today's changing fiscal environment for community college presidents and the skills they need to sustain adequate funding in the face of unpredictable revenue streams. This is the 132nd volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges..
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