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TRANSLATING KALI'S FEAST. The Goddess in Indo-Caribbean Ritual and Fiction. (Cross/Cultures 43) (Cross/Cultures)
Translating Kali's Feast is an interdisciplinary study of the Goddess Kali bringing together ethnography and literature within the theoretical framework of translation studies. The idea for the book grew out of the experience and fieldwork of the authors, who lived with Indo-Caribbean devotees of the Hindu Goddess in Guyana. Using a variety of discursive forms including oral history and testimony, field notes, songs, stories, poems, literary essays, photographic illustrations, and personal and theoretical reflections, it explores the cultural, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of the Goddess in a diasporic and cross-cultural context. With reference to critical and cultural theorists including Walter Benjamin and Julia Kristeva, the possibilities offered by Kali (and other manifestations of the Goddess) as the site of translation are discussed in the works of such writers as Wilson Harris, V.S. Naipaul and R.K. Narayan. The book articulates perspectives on the experience of living through displacement and change while probing the processes of translation involved in literature and ethnography and postulating links between 'rite' and 'write,' Hindu 'leela' and creole 'play.'.
Price: $31.50
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Possession Obsession: Andy Warhol and Collecting
Description: "So many categories!" Andy Warhol would complain during his rigorous, nearly obsessive daily shopping regimen of antique stores, galleries, auction houses, and flea markets Though best known as a proponent of the avant-garde, Warhol was also passionately engaged with the historical past, an interest which found a direct yet imaginative expression in the serious collecting he undertook from the mid-50s until his death. Possession Obsession proposes that collecting was another form of artistic practice for Warhol, one that provides as much insight into his interests, tastes, and ideas as do his other myriad art forms. Accompanying essays examine the how, why, and what of Warhol's collection, the crucial role it played in his life, the aesthetic quality and historical associations of the objects themselves, the psychological and sexual aspects of collecting, other artists' use of collecting, and the relationship between collecting and mass culture. Also included are Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs of Warhol's home, with an introduction by Patti Smith..
Price: $26.52
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Wood Magazine: Router Tips, Jigs & Techniques (Wood Magazine)
From the professionals at Wood® Magazine come technical advice, wonderful projects, and practical tips for that most versatile and popular woodworking tool, the router. Plentiful photos andsolid information show how to use it to straight-edge and surface boards; cut dadoes, rabbets, and grooves; work circles and curved surfaces; and make decorative joints. All the basic techniques and operations are here, along with coverage of special bits like a window-sash set that makes building custom windows and French doors amazingly easy. Find out about tricks for mounting the router, and try simple shop-tested solutions to common problems. .
Price: $11.50
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Wood Magazine: Home Storage Solutions (Wood Magazine)
From a Shaker cabinet to a country entertainment center, bookcases to chests, these ingenious projects from Wood® Magazine will solve every storage need, and keep clutter at bay. The magazine's authorities guide you every step of the way, and ensure your success, with numerous photos and information on the right wood and sheet goods to use; which fasteners, hardware, and shelves to choose; and finishing guidelines. There's even advice on how to prevent "shelf sag." Consider a traditional sideboard; three-piece cabinet combination that provides an excellent home for a sound system, TV, VCR or DVD; drop front desk; or a hideaway home office. .
Price: $10.33
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Picasso
The Masters of Art series explores the contributions of recognized masters through magnificent, full-color spreads and informative text. Designed and written to engage young readers, each title contains a history of the artist's life, his or her studio techniques, quality reproductions of the artist's masterworks, and social and historical contexts for the work. Lively illustrations and small blocks of text provide the perfect package for introducing children and other novices to fine art. .
Price: $2.94
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