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Gene Zema, Architect, Craftsman by Grant Hildebrand
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holiday cheer
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Join Robert Donnelly, author of Dark Rose, Penny Harrison, editor of Open Spaces, and Douglas C. Wilson & Theresa E. Langford, editors of Exploring Fort Vancouver, at the annual Oregon Historical Society Holiday Cheer event on Sunday, December 4, from noon to 5 p.m.
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Greetings!
The holidays are practically upon us -- and so is the Spring 2012 season! We're in the final stages of our Spring/Summer 2012 catalog, which will feature a host of new books and authors. We can't wait to share it all with you soon -- there will be totem poles and Lincoln! In the meantime, you can see our YouTube channel, with six new trailers, here: http://www.youtube.com/user/UWashingtonPress. The Press will have a booth at the annual Anthropology meeting in Montreal next week, Nov. 16-19, too, so look for us there. As always, feel free to get in touch if you have any questions and thank you so much for your support! All the best, Rachael remann@u.washington.edu  |
john daniel, kathleen dean moore, & penny harrison
| | Open Spaces
Collectively, the writers in this volume apply their expertise and talent to provide an intelligent and informed context through which to see public issues and make sense of the changes that continue to shape the region and our world. Individually, they touch on our deepest sense of human experience and continuity and reflect the spirit of the Northwest. Open Spaces enlightens, challenges, and inspires.
Penny H. Harrison is the editor and publisher of Open Spaces magazine. She was formerly an assistant attorney general for Oregon, specializing in natural resource issues.
Join John Daniel, Kathleen Dean Moore, and Penny Harrison on
Saturday, November 19, at 5 p.m. at Tsunami Books, Eugene
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Hyung-A Kim and Clark W. Sorensen
| |  Reassessing the Park Chung Hee Era, 1961-1979
The Republic of Korea achieved a double revolution in the second half of the twentieth century. In just over three decades, South Korea transformed itself from an underdeveloped, agrarian country into an affluent, industrialized one. At the same time, democracy replaced a long series of military authoritarian regimes. These historic changes began under President Park Chung Hee, who seized power through a military coup in 1961 and ruled South Korea until his assassination on October 26, 1979. While the state's dominant role in South Korea's rapid industrialization is widely accepted, the degree to which Park was personally responsible for changing the national character remains hotly debated. This book examines the rationale and ideals behind Park's philosophy of national development in order to evaluate the degree to which the national character and moral values were reconstructed.
Hyung-A Kim is associate professor of Korean politics at the Australian National University and author of Korea's Development under Park Chung Hee. Clark W. Sorensen is director of the Center for Korean Studies, University of Washington, and author of Over the Mountains Are Mountains. The other contributors are Myungkoo Kang, Young Jak Kim, Tadashi Kimiya, Hagen Koo, Gavan McCormack, Nak-Chung Paik, James B. Palais, and Seok-Man Yoon.
Join Hyung-A and Clark on
Friday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. in Thomson Hall, Room 317, UW campus
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kurt armbruster
| |  Before Seattle Rocked
Seattle is a music town with rich, deep roots that have influenced the culture and identity of its civic life for decades. In a society that appreciates music but is ambivalent toward the profession of making it, the importance and contribution of Seattle's musicians have been routinely overlooked in historical accounts of the city. Kurt Armbruster fills that gap in this far-reaching and entertaining panorama of Seattle music from the 1890s to the 1960s, "before Seattle rocked."
Before Seattle Rocked is enlivened by personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and is enriched by historic photos of the changing music scene.
Kurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singer-songwriter.
Join Kurt on
Friday, December 2, at 7 p.m. at Elliott Bay View the book trailer:
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sandra chait
| |  Seeking Salaam
In conversations with more than forty East African immigrants living in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, Sandra Chait captures the immigrants' struggle for identity in the face of competing stories and documents how some individuals have been able to transcend the ghosts from the past and extend a tentative hand to their former enemies.
Sandra M. Chait immigrated to the Unites States from South Africa. She received her doctorate in English from the University of Washington where she taught African literature and served as associate director of the university's Program on Africa.
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