Bells

Autor Jaan Whitehead

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 oct 2022

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ISBN-13: 9781954854734
ISBN-10: 1954854730
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 179 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.89 kg
Editura: GIRL FRIDAY BOOKS

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Contents

Introduction

Part I The World of Bells

The History and Culture of Bells

Bells and their Music

Part II The Bells of Asia and Africa

Journey to China: The Zeng Bells

The Buddha is Calling: The Temple Bells of Kyoto

Ringing the Mandala: The Sacred Bells of Tibet

Turning Art into Power: The Bells of Benin

Part III The Bells of Britain

Visiting Iona: Scotland’s “Sacred Isle”

Calling the Changes: St. Mary-le-Bow

Creating an Icon: Big Ben

Part IV The Bells of Europe and Russia

Playing the Carillon: The “Singing Towers”

Remembering: The Bells of War and Peace

Ringing the Zvon: The Bells of Russia

Following the Reindeer: Arctic Norway

Part V The Bells of America

Witness to History: The Liberty Bell

America’s Bells: Trains, Cable Cars, and Circus Wagons

Bells Beneath the Sea: The Fitzgerald and the Erebus

Bells in Space: The International Space Station

Afterword

Acknowledgements

References

Notă biografică

Jaan Whitehead has been researching and collecting bells for over twenty-five years. She graduated from Wellesley College with a major in economics, has a M. A. in economics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph. D in political theory from Princeton University. In recent years, she has been working in the theater world and is the co-editor of The Art of Governance: Boards in the Performing Arts, as well as several articles about theater in the American culture. She lives in New York City.

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