1979-1984 discourse analyzing photographs

books:

Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter

3 reviews
Steven J. Zeitlin, Marci Reaven

Rutgers, 2006

The Cube, the Mosaic trail, the Hua Mei Garden: What a great New York!
Every week, it seems, someone writes from the country beyond the Hudson River to announce a visit to New York. "What shall I do?" you ask. "What should I see?" It's a funny request: Because I live uptown, in a lovely, quiet neighborhood that you probably wouldn't want to visit and I never want to leave, I rarely go to what you may think of as "New York." Still, I muster a list. Soup ...

Suburbanization of New York

2 reviews

Princeton Architectural Press, 2007

timely book
this book is not only timely, but thoughtfully done -- a wide variety of essays, questions, thoughts. Accessible to non-academics, and not pedantic at all.

Subway Art

28 reviews
Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant

Holt Paperbacks, 1988

THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I'M 34
Subway Art. What can I say? This, Style Wars, Beat Street, Break Dance... they all had their influence on me (& a whole generation) back in the day. Hip Hop isn't what it used to be, though. Most of what we hear these days is mixed up with R'n'B, commercialised, repackaged and shipped for your dissatisfaction. If you ask me... when it comes to Hip Hop, stick with the old school. I was ...

Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979-1984

8 reviews
Martha Cooper

From Here to Fame, 2004

This is REAL Hip Hop!!!!!
Being from this era,this book brings back a ton of great memories.The photos in this book are amazing,so crisp and vibrant.It doesn't seem like it was 2o+ years ago.This book will explain to you what is REAL HIP HOP(MCing,Breaking,Graffit},NOT the garbage they consider Hip Hop today.Looking at these photos it's hard to believe how young we were.Seeing old friends and classmates put a big smile on ...

New York State of Mind

2 reviews

powerHouse Books, 2007

If you remember New York City in the Seventies....
....before it was Starbuck-ed, Disney-ized and Giuliani-fied, before "Sex & the City" made it a boring cliche... If you can remember when real people could still afford to live in Manhattan, this book is for you. The black-and-white photographs are not of landmarks and tourist attractions, but of the everyday miracles that made New York the city it was back then. A bunch of guys helping to ...

Tag Town: The Evolution of New York Graffiti Writing

DOKUMENT, 2007

Tags are designed street names, written in the public domain. They are one of the most despised phenomena since long hair on men. They have burrowed their way into the big cities of the world, working both to annoy and tell stories. Now, they tell the tale of how the biggest and most vital artistic trend of the late 20th century origi- nated among children and youths. Martha Cooper documented New York subway paintings in the book ...

The Nasty Terrible T-kid 170

4 reviews

From Here to Fame, 2006

WORTH EVERY PENNY AND MORE.
First off let me say that I wish you good luck if your ordering this book through Amazon. But, if they are somehow REALLY able to get it, you'll be amazed at its content. T-KID is a legendary style master, and if you didn't know that, you're a toy. The stories are so vivid that you can smell the paint, and sometimes, the gun powder. And of course the art is fantastic. Tons of old school ...

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year (Reading Rainbow Books)

6 reviews
Kate Waters

Scholastic Press, 1991

Liondance fan!
I thought the book was very interesting with wonderful pictures for children to look at. Despite being written for children to enjoy, it gave some insight to anyone, curious about this aspect of Chinese culture.

MY TWO WORLDS CL

3 reviews
Ginger Gordon

Clarion Books, 1993

Excellent resource
This book provides a great depiction of immigrant life in the United States, especially latin culture in New York City. Furthermore, it describes it in a way that is easily understood by children in lower grades. It is an excellent resource for educating about diversity, multiculturalism, and/or immigration.

Hip Hop Files
Martha Cooper

From Here to Fame, 2004

Street Play

From Here to Fame, 2006

Analyzing Public Discourse
Martha Cooper

Waveland Pr Inc, 1989

What is the nature and function of communication in public controversies? What skills are necessary to evaluate argumentative messages about public issues? How does communication structure our perceptions of reality and help us form opinions about controversial matters? How do we encourage readers to participate in the exercise of free speech? This book explores the connection between community and communication in light of the four questions ...

The Jump Rope Book & the Jump Rope (Classic Games)

1 review
Elizabeth Loredo

Workman Publishing Company, 1996

School Teacher
I bought this book to teach a summer school class, hoping it would give me a ton of songs to teach grades 1 through 4. The majority of the songs were not really appropriate for children. There were a lot of suggestive phrases that I did not want to be responsible for teaching a first grader. I took only a few things from the book to use in my class.

R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art (Street Graphics / Street Art)

1 review
Joseph Sciorra, Martha Cooper

Thames & Hudson, 2002

great detail on the subject
great rip murals,the pics are well taken and very professional.most of the pics even have the sad story as to why the murals was created.very sad but its the life of the streets.a good buy worth the cash

Subway Art.
Martha; Henry Chalfant Cooper

Schwarzkopf + Schwarzkopf, 2002

We B*Girlz

3 reviews
Nika Kramer, Rokafella

powerHouse Books, 2005

women trying to make it in a male dominated subculture
This book blends photography and interviews to document hip hop and breaking culture from its roots, through the eyes of the women who live it. The term "b-Girl" describes someone into breakdancing and hip-hop culture, and why this book is unique is the fact it focuses on an aspect of the scene (as the name suggests) that is often ignored. Women in hip hop have to try twice as hard as the men to ...

Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope
Ginger Gordon

Clarion Books, 1996

The Mexican cultural heritage and modern American lifestyle of nine-year-old Anthony Reynoso, who is learning to rope and ride Mexican rodeo style from his father, in a tradition handed down through generations.

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