A broken run of 31 issues of the Chicano periodical Caracol, a journal published in San Antonio in the mid-to-late 1970s. These issues span dates starting with the January 1976 issue to June 1979.  Caracol was established to be a forum of Chicano consciousness and to present contemporary politics and the arts from a Hispanic point of view. The title, which means "snail" in Spanish evokes a spiral of self-expansion and was inspired by Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem "The Chambered Nautilus." Issues include fiction, poetry, political news and commentary, women's.....
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Published on the occasion of the 2020 exhibition of the same name at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. American photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier documents the closure of the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio where the last Chevrolet Cruze was assembled. Frazier records, examines, and amplifies the voices of displaced workers, unpacking how the shift to overseas production disrupts families, communities, and livelihoods. The publication brings together more than 60 full-color reproductions of prints paired with workers’ written testimonies, essays, and conversations with Frazier and contributors.....
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The entire first year of the Chicano periodical Caracol, a journal published in San Antonio from 1974 until October 1979. These issues run from the first issue in September 1974 through August of 1975. Caracol was established to be a forum of Chicano consciousness and to present contemporary politics and the arts from a Hispanic point of view. The title, which means "snail" in Spanish evokes a spiral of self-expansion and was inspired by Oliver Wendell Holmes's poem "The Chambered Nautilus." Issues include fiction, poetry, political news and commentary, women's.....
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Published during the rise of communism in the early to mid-20th century, this scarce first Modern Library edition includes selected chapters from Capital, The Communist Manifesto, Marx’s theory of history, and an essay by Lenin—all edited by Max Eastman. This edition is notable not only for its content but also for The Modern Library’s significant role in American cultural life, helping to democratize access to influential literature by offering high-quality works at affordable prices. The original dust jacket describes Marx’s Capital and Other Writings as “the contemporary Bible.....
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An exhibition catalog for Jarr's 1992 exhibit at London's Whitechapel Art Gallery taking the form of a passport booklet and three "maps" (Brazil, Hong Kong, and Nigeria). The passport booklet includes a short introduction plus an essay by Patricia C. Phillips, an exhibition checklist, a biography and a selected bibliography. The maps fold-out (36 "x 24") to reveal large photographs of Nigerian children among a toxic waste site, pit miners in Brazil, and migrants at a detention center in Hong Kong. The exhibit also traveled to Berlin and Oslo. Text.....
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