Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 (Mīkstie vāki)

The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia began in 1984 as a summer youth program with modest support from city government. Under the guidance of Jane Golden, however, it gradually grew into one of the largest and most successful public art organizations in the country, garnering support from local corporations, foundations, and individuals to extend the reach and effectiveness of its innovative programs. Now three decades later, the Mural Arts Program has created more than 3,800 murals and public art projects that have made lasting imprints in every Philadelphia neighborhood. In the process, Mural Arts has engaged thousands of people of all ages from across the city, helped hundreds of ex-offenders train for new jobs, transformed the face of struggling commercial corridors, and developed funding partners in both public and private sectors. While the Mural Arts Program has significantly changed the appearance of the city, it has also demonstrated how participatory public art can empower individuals and promote communal healing around difficult issues. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 is a celebration of and guide to the program's success. Unlike Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell and its sequel, More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell, Philadelphia Murals @ 30 showcases the results of 21 projects completed since 2009 and features essays by policy makers, curators, scholars, and educators that offer valuable lessons for artists, activists, and communities to emulate. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 traces the program's history and evolution, acknowledging the challenges and rewards of growth and change while maintaining a core commitment to social, personal, and community transformation. Contributors include: Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Arlene Goldbard, Thora Jacobson, Rick Lowe, Dr. Samantha L. Matlin, Paulette Moore, Jeremy Nowak, Maureen H. O'Connell, Elisabeth Perez Luna, Robin Rice, Dr. Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Elizabeth Thomas, Cynthia Weiss, How ...|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/eeec8285/philadelphia-mural-arts-30-jane-golden-9781439911310.jpg|9781439911310|Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 : Paperback : Temple University Press,U.S. : 9781439911310 : 03 Mar 2014 : The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia began in 1984 as a summer youth program with modest support from city government. Now three decades later, t ...|new|1|1|1|27.99|0|GBP|Jane Golden|Temple University Press,U.S.|03 Mar 2014|Other graphic art forms 9781439915431|Latino Mayors|24.99|https://wordery.com/latino-mayors-marion-orr-9781439915431|As recently as the early 1960s, Latinos were almost totally excluded from city politics. This makes the rise of Latino mayors in the past three decades a remarkable American story?one that explains ethnic succession, changing urban demography, and political contexts. The vibrant collection Latino Mayors features case studies of eleven Latino mayors in six American cities: San Antonio, Los Angeles, Denver, Hartford, Miami, and Providence. The editors and contributors analyze Latino mayors for their governing styles and policies. They describe how candidates shaped race, class, and economic issues?particularly in deracialized campaigns. Latino Mayors also addresses coalition politics, political incorporation, and how community groups operate, as well as the challenges these pioneers have faced in office from political tensions and governance issues that sometimes even harm Latinos.  Ultimately, Latino Mayors charts the performances, successes, and failures of these elected officials to represent their constituents in a changing economic and urban environment. Contributors include: Stefanie Chambers, Carlos E. Cuéllar, Emily M. Farris, Maria Ilcheva, Robert Preuhs, Heywood T. Sanders, Ellen Shiau, and the editors.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ddd80426/latino-mayors-marion-orr-9781439915431.jpg|9781439915431|Latino Mayors : Paperback : Temple University Press,U.S. : 9781439915431 : 23 Feb 2018 : As recently as the early 1960s, Latinos were almost totally excluded from city politics. This makes the rise of Latino mayors in the past three decades a remarkab ...|new|1|1|1|24.99|0|GBP|Marion Orr|Temple University Press,U.S.|23 Feb 2018|Regional government 9781439911655|Unsettled|19.99|https://wordery.com/unsettled-eric-tang-9781439911655|After surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide, followed by years of confinement to international refugee camps, as many as 10,000 Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the Bronx during the 1980s and &;90s. Unsettled chronicles the unfinished odyssey of Bronx Cambodians, closely following one woman and her family for several years as they survive yet resist their literal insertion into concentrated Bronx poverty.   Eric Tang tells the harrowing and inspiring stories of these refugees to make sense of how and why the displaced migrants have been resettled in the &;hyperghetto.&; He argues that refuge is never found, that rescue discourses mask a more profound urban reality characterized by racialized geographic enclosure, economic displacement and unrelenting poverty, and the criminalization of daily life.  Unsettled views the hyperghetto as a site of extreme isolation, punishment, and confinement. The refugees remain captives in late-capitalist urban America. Tang ultimately asks: What does it mean for these Cambodians to resettle into this distinct time and space of slavery&;s afterlife?|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/52d4214f/unsettled-eric-tang-9781439911655.jpg|9781439911655|Unsettled : Paperback : Temple University Press,U.S. : 9781439911655 : 01 Oct 2015 : After surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide, followed by years of confinement to international refugee camps, as many as 10,000 Southeast Asian refugees arrived in the B ...|new|1|1|1|19.99|0|GBP|Eric Tang|Temple University Press,U.S.|01 Oct 2015|Social & cultural history 9781439914656|Pennsylvania Stories--Well Told|18.99|https://wordery.com/pennsylvania-stories-well-told-william-ecenbarger-9781439914656|With a biting mix of wonder and pride, William Ecenbarger observes that in the quirky state of Pennsylvania, the town of Mauch Chunk changed its name to Jim Thorpe--even though the famous Indian athlete never set foot in it. A former journalist for thePhiladelphia Inquirer Magazine, and author of the best seller Kids for Cash, Ecenbarger presents Pennsylvania Stories--Well Told, a compilation of a dozen of his fascinating articles showcasing the Keystone State. He provides a history of the pencil and considers why the first day of Pennsylvania's deer hunting season--arguably the world's largest participatory sporting event--is an unofficial state holiday, closing schools and state offices. Ecenbarger also profiles George ""Boom Boom"" Zambelli, the internationally renowned pyrotechnic king, and goes driving with Pennsylvania native John Updike in rural Berks County, Pennsylvania. Other captivating tales unfold in Pennsylvania Stories, from the inspiring account of Governor Bob Casey's double organ transplant, to darker essays on the electric chair and a former Ku Klux Klansman, to a mile-by-mile appreciation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. These weird and wonderful stories, in which Ecenbarger highlights just what makes Pennsylvania both eccentric and great, provide a delightfully intriguing read for natives and curious outsiders alike""--"