A Dark California

Author : Katarzyna Nowak-McNeice,Agata Zarzycka
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476667836

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A Dark California by Katarzyna Nowak-McNeice,Agata Zarzycka Pdf

Focusing on portrayals of California in popular culture, this collection of new essays traces a central theme of darkness through literature (Toby Barlow, Angela Carter, Joan Didion, Thomas Pynchon, and Claire Vaye Watkins), video games (L.A. Noire), music (Death Grips, Lana Del Rey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers), TV (True Detective and American Horror Story), and film (Starry Eyes, Southland Tales and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night). Providing insight into the significance of Californian icons, the contributors explore the interplay between positive stereotypes connected to the myth of the Golden State and ambivalent responses to the myth based on social and political power, the consequences of consumerism, transformations of the landscape and the dominance of hyperreality.

Author : Charles L. Crow
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781839983818

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California Gothic: The Dark Side of the Dream by Charles L. Crow Pdf

California Gothic explores the California dream and its dark inversion as a nightmare, as illustrated in fiction, poetry, and film. California began as a literary invention, a magic island, in a Spanish romance before conquistadors first visited the land. From early days to the present, the California dream of happiness in a land of new beginnings has been maintained by suppression of disturbing realities: above all, the destruction of native peoples; and by events and facts such as the tragedy of the Donner Party, the persistence of poverty and crime in the golden land, disturbing crimes such as the Black Dahlia; and pandemics and ecological disaster. This book explores a rich Gothic tradition that exposes the repressed past and imagines the fates awaiting a failed California.

Author : Devra Weber
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520918474

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Dark Sweat, White Gold by Devra Weber Pdf

In her incisive analysis of the shaping of California's agricultural work force, Devra Weber shows how the cultural background of Mexican and, later, Anglo-American workers, combined with the structure of capitalist cotton production and New Deal politics, forging a new form of labor relations. She pays particular attention to Mexican field workers and their organized struggles, including the famous strikes of 1933. Weber's perceptive examination of the relationships between economic structure, human agency, and the state, as well as her discussions of the crucial role of women in both Mexican and Anglo working-class life, make her book a valuable contribution to labor, agriculture, Chicano, Mexican, and California history.

Author : Gerard Way
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781621155430

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The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California by Gerard Way Pdf

Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one—the mysterious Girl. Today, the followers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it's left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI! Collects The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1–#6 and "Dead Satellites" from Free Comic Book Day 2013. * From Gerard Way, creator of the Eisner Award–winning The Umbrella Academy! * Includes an extensive sketchbook with artwork from Becky Cloonan, Gabriel Bá, Paul Pope, Gerard Way, Fábio Moon, Rafael Grampá, and Brian Ewing.

Author : Scott McClintock,John Miller
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781609382735

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Pynchon's California by Scott McClintock,John Miller Pdf

"Pynchon's California is the first book to examine Thomas Pynchon's use of California as a setting in his novels. Contributors explore such topics as the relationship of the "California novels" to Pynchon's more historical and encyclopedic works; the significance of California's beaches, deserts forests, freeways, and "hieroglyphic" suburban sprawl; the California-inspired noir tradition; and the surprising connections to be uncovered between drug use and realism, melodrama and real estate, private detection and the sacred."--P. 4 of cover.

Author : Michelle McNamara
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780062916310

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Pdf

THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR 6-PART HBO® DOCUMENTARY SERIES #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post | Maureen Corrigan, NPR | Paste | Seattle Times | Entertainment Weekly | Esquire | Slate | Buzzfeed | Jezebel | Philadelphia Inquirer | Publishers Weekly | Kirkus Reviews | Library Journal | Bustle Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for Nonfiction | Anthony Award Winner | SCIBA Book Award Winner | Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime | Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn • Afterword by Patton Oswalt “A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can’t-stop-now reading.” —Stephen King For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark—the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death—offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic—one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : US History Publishers
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : California
ISBN : 9781603540056

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California a Guide to the Golden State... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Don Winslow
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307824592

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California Fire and Life by Don Winslow Pdf

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CARTEL. When Jack Wade is called in to examine a suspicious arson claim, he follows the evidence into the crime infested inferno of the California underworld. Jack Wade was the rising star of the Orange County Sheriffs Department’s arson unit, but a minor scandal cost him everything, except his encyclopedic knowledge of fire. Now working as an insurance claims investigator, Jack is called in to examine a suspicious claim: within hours of a disastrous blaze tearing through a wing of real estate mogul Nicky Vale’s house— causing the horrific death of his young wife—he filed a 3 million-dollar insurance claim. The tracks of the fire tell Jack that something's wrong, and as he follows the evidence the case grows to involve the Russian mob, Vietnamese gangs, real estate scams, counterfeiting and corporate corruption. Things get so hot and deadly that Jack might not make it out alive . . . that is until he decides to fight fire with fire.

Author : Phoebe S. Kropp,Phoebe Schroeder Kropp Young
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520258044

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California Vieja by Phoebe S. Kropp,Phoebe Schroeder Kropp Young Pdf

"This is a rich and learned volume that has a story to tell to those seeking to understand contemporary Southern California."—David Johnson, managing editor of the Pacific Historical Review "Engagingly written and well researched, California Vieja is an intriguing, persuasive examination of the politics of memory and the built environment in southern California."—Vicki Ruiz, author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America

Author : Lewis Publishing Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Sonoma County (Calif.)
ISBN : CHI:56000576

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An Illustrated History of Sonoma County, California by Lewis Publishing Company Pdf

Author : John Cowburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Good and evil
ISBN : UCAL:B3423282

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Shadows and the Dark by John Cowburn Pdf

Those daunted by the massive theology of the classic modern treatment of the problem of evil, John Hick's Evil and the God of Love, will find here a compelling alternative. With a wealth of vivid imagery, and illustrations from experience and literature, as well as theology and history, John Cowburn explores the problems caused by the existence of pain, suffering and evil and suggests how they may be understood and countered. Crucial to his argument is a distinction between evils which are to be found in a growing and developing world where himan beings have been given freedom, the shadows, and the inexplicable existence of moral evil, the dark: 'The dark mystery of moral evil is in itself pure unintelligiblity, and does not surpass our minds but is opposed to reason as such, and God understands it even less than we do.'

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Ornithology
ISBN : UIUC:30112009231843

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Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club by Anonim Pdf

Author : Heimo Mikkola
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781472905925

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Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide by Heimo Mikkola Pdf

Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This enhanced fixed-format of the book contains crisp, fully zoomable photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls. The lavish photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. What makes this e-book indispensible, however, is the inclusion of a definitive and truly comprehensive sound archive – more than 500 songs and calls, covering 90% of all the world's species and including as much subspecific variation as possible. Optimised for tablets, this epic collection of images and sounds represent the definitive work on owls – no birder should be without it!

Author : KATARZYNA. NOWAK MCNEICE
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-02
Category : California
ISBN : 0367663643

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California and the Melancholic American Identity in Joan Didion's Novels by KATARZYNA. NOWAK MCNEICE Pdf

California and the Melancholic American Identity in Joan Didion's Novels: Exiled from Eden focuses on the concept of Californian identity in the fiction of Joan Didion. This identity is understood as melancholic, in the sense that the critics following the tradition of both Sigmund Freud and Walter Benjamin use the word. The book traces the progress of the way Californian identity is portrayed in Joan Didion's novels, starting with the first two in which California plays the central role, Run River and Play It As It Lays, through A Book of Common Prayer to Democracy and The Last Thing He Wanted, where California functions only as a distant point of reference, receding to the background of Didion's interests. Curiously enough, Didion presents Californian history as a history of white settlement, disregarding whole chapters of the history of the region in which the Californios and Native Americans, among other groups, played a crucial role: it is this reticence that the monograph sees as the main problem of Didion's fiction and presents it as the silent center of gravity in Didion's oeuvre. The monograph proposes to see the melancholy expressed by Didion's fiction organized into four losses: of Nature, History, Ethics, and Language; around which the main analytical chapters are constructed. What remains unrepresented and silenced comes back to haunt Didion's fiction, and it results in a melancholic portrayal of California and its identity - which is the central theme this monograph addresses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCSC:32106020898414

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California Farmer by Anonim Pdf