This classic volume; now available at a lower price; showcases jet-set homes designed by the likes of Neutra; Frey; Lautner; and others. Palm Springs is famous as a mecca for the international jet set. But the city has also attracted its share of eccentrics and mavericks who have left an architectural legacy that remains unsurpassed for its originality and international influence. This book examines the impact that architects and designers have had on the desert oasis; primarily from the 1940s to the 1960s. Palm Springs Modern features examples of midcentury modernism at its most glamorous; some of them the residences of prominent figures who commissioned weekend getaways in the desert; including Frank Sinatra; Walter Annenberg; and Raymond Loewy. Adéle Cygelman’s insightful text; a foreword by architectural historian Joseph Rosa; contemporary color photography by David Glomb; and the celebrated archival black-and-white work of Julius Shulman all capture the distinctly modern allure of America’s famed desert playground.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very important bookBy spark5Comfort Women is one of the most heinous crimes committed by Imperial Japan; and yet it does not receive the international scrutiny and condemnation that it rightly deserves. This book goes a long way toward exposing the horrific nature of Imperial Japan's crimes through chilling personal accounts.My only reservation with this book is that I also have read the Korean version of the testimonies by many of these women; and the English versions appear to be heavily abridged. I am not sure why that was done.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Comfort Women SpeakBy chukaI am born and raised in Japan.I have just read this book. I am truly shocked and appalled by the cruelty of our forefathers who it seemed to possess no human heart and mind. At the same time I sincerely respect and admire the courage of former Japan's comfort women from Korea in this book to testify with such honest candidacy.I gave 5 stars to the book because this book had and will have a great impact over Asian women's issues.It was in 70s' when the comfort women became a big topic in Japan. But they were professional Japanese prostitutes. But to young school students like us; it was still a surprise because we were never taught at class nor in any history book that Japanese troops during WWII marched alongside the troop of " prostitutes" and we felt that was incredibly shameful and morally unacceptable.Recently I have leaned that those comfort women were from other occupied territory by Japanese military and the horrible atrocity was committed by none other than our people.When I was growing up; we often heard about the cruelty of the oppressive Imperial regime and suffering and exploitation of the Japanese people especially during WWII.That is the reason why so many Japanese including Japanese Communist Party thought that American occupation in 1945 was "liberation" and General MacArthur as a liberator. (General "Mac" as he was referred to in Japan)Then why can't current influential groups of Japanese who call themselves "patriotic" cannot accept the governmental responsibility by denying the obvious and further covering up these atrocities with pitiful excuses?This phenomenon has truly opened my eyes about the truth about public prostitution system in Japan.Before its defeat in 1945 there was legalized prostitution which was based on women's free will. However Japan had patriarchal law which set up mini-emperor in each household and did not allow Japanese women to posse property; nor could enter a contract without family patriarch's agreement. Basically it became modern slavery.Due to extreme poverty or greed; women were sold to the licensed brothels by their father; brother; husband as family patriarch. Such women alone were responsible and forced to repay the lump some debt already paid out to the patriarch. The result was devastating. Those women; good natured and loyal to their family were shamelessly exploited by brothel owners; socially abandoned and rotted away with STD's. Therefore the legalized prostitution was a sham but in reality a sex slave system.In 1932 before WWII; Japanese military had adopted military recreational facility and by themselves set legalized brothel system which had been heavily criticized in Japan on moral ground and already in decline due to too high prices at that time.They supplemented the shortage by forcibly recruiting from Korea; china and other occupied countries including white P.O.W's.Notice how blind some historians of today's Japan are by what THEY say about comfort women....that they were free willed; highly paid; fun-loving escorts!There were no licensed prostitutes of free will in Japan; it was all by force.15 of 18 people found the following review helpful. A shameful episodeBy Philip HStark and moving. The sheer numbers of women dragged into sex slavery; the extreme youth of many; and the brutality of their experience... That a handful of courageous women were allowed to tell their story is the first step to justice for the comfort women. It demands our attention.I'm curious; what in Japanese society prompted them to establish such an "institution"? Even today; Japanese sex culture is problematic; to say the least; with its manga and Lolita fetish.The sad thing is the American government has opposed the suit against Japan brought by some comfort women in the California courts; based on what it claims is the settlement of all claims in the 1951 treaty. I'll bet no Koreans and Filipinos were represented there.The reviewer below should be ashamed at his atrocity denial. Elsewhere on he denies the Nanking incident. Civilized people would not tolerate such unreconstructed behavior from a German; and the same standard should apply to Japanese.Contrary to Hiromi's assertions; the Japanese government apologized not to save Korean face; but its own. Imagine the national shame if this controversy kept appearing in the headlines; and Japan had to pay reparations. Ishihara is hardly a bleeding-heart liberal; if he was party to such concessions the truth must have been damning."They had picnic; sports-day; fun evening and diner [sic] party with Japanese soldiers"? This lame attempt at justification makes me ill. He doesn't refute the kidnapping; the 11-year-old sex slaves; nor the frequency of debasement these women faced."...there are unbelievable amount of propaganda spreaded by so-called anti-Japanese Japanese out there." So if a person questions the actions of his government; past or present; we should not believe him? I can see Hiromi would have made a good life during the fascist era. False patriotism - the last refuge of a scoundrel.
