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Defiende un estado mundial multiétnico que incluya la igualdad entre todos los ciudadanos de la comunidad humana. Los humanos no sabemos quiénes somos. Las dos mayores utopías contemporáneas se contradicen de extremo a extremo. Por un lado, el posthumanismo pretende negar nuestra animalidad y nos quiere convertir en dioses, prometiéndonos -técnica mediante- una vida larga y en perfectas condiciones, pero olvidando los límites naturales de la condición humana. En el otro extremo, se nos quiere convertir en animales, equiparando sus derechos a los de los humanos en una misma comunidad moral; se humaniza al animal y se animaliza al hombre.

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"Francis Wolff's images of musicians at work are so relaxed and intimate that they capture the spirit not just of the moment but also the era." - Herbie Hancock One of the most renowned Jazz photographers of all time, Francis Wolff (1907-1971) was essential to the success of the Blue Note record label. Born Jakob Franz Wolff in Berlin, Germany, he soon became a Jazz enthusiast, despite the government ban placed on this type of music after 1933. In 1939, Wolff, a Jew, left Berlin where he had worked as a commercial photographer, and established himself in New York. He began working there with his childhood friend Alfred Lion, who had co-founded Blue Note Records with Max Margulis. The latter soon dropped out of his involvement in the company, and Wolff joined Lion in running it. Wolff took thousands of photographs during the Blue Note recording sessions and rehearsals. His highly personal visual concept would be forever associated with both Blue Note and jazz as a whole. This book compiles more than 150 Francis Wolff photos of jazz stars, most of which are published here for the very first time. Among the many artists portrayed are Art Blakey, Tina Brooks, Clifford Brown, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Bud Powell, Sonny Rollins, and Wayne Shorter. It also includes a special introduction by Grammy Award Winning music historian and jazz critic Ashley Kahn. Text in English, with an introduction in English, French and Spanish.

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