Thomas,
At 09:47 26/07/99 +, you wrote:
(KH)
>> I don't disagree with most of what you have written below. But the matter
>> of the effects of direct confrontation between invaders and indigenous
>> people is really only confusing the issue. The real influence is that of
>> trade and the ava
Ed,
At 11:28 26/07/99 -0400, you wrote:
(KH)
>>>My point was a different one -- that we shouldn't romanticise the customs
>>of the past. Record them, enjoy them in hindsight, investigate why they
>>arose -- but don't accord them any special sanctity. They were merely
>>decorations that grew aro
Ed,
Your comments about romantic are confusing
to me as an artist. Romanticism has a highly specific
meaning to me. Emerson for example was a romantic,
does that mean that his observations are untrue or
untrustworthy? The root of the word in Art goes back
to the Greek duality of Dionysus vs
Just a couple of points on Thomas Lunde's response to Keith Hudson: Point
one is that one should not romanticize American aboriginal people. Prior to
contact, they were enormously diverse, many peaceable, many warlike, some
with very advanced cultures, others comparatively backward. In many cas
>Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 08:31:16 -0700
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>Subject: Column: Invest in Our Cities, Not Timbuktu?
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> NEAL PEIRCE COLUMN
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> >My point was a different one -- that we shouldn't romanticise the customs
>of the past. Record them, enjoy them in hindsight, investigate why they
>arose -- but don't accord them any special sanctity. They were merely
>decorations that grew around the basic technology of the time. >
Hi Keith,
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>From: Keith Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> I don't disagree with most of what you have written below. But the matter
> of the effects of direct confrontation between invaders and indigenous
> people is really only confusing the issue. The real influence is that of
> trade and t
Thomas,
I don't disagree with most of what you have written below. But the matter
of the effects of direct confrontation between invaders and indigenous
people is really only confusing the issue. The real influence is that of
trade and the availability of new goods. This is the moment when custo
