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The best american comics 2012 | AA.VV. usato Fumetti Fumetti Fumetti

The best american comics 2012 | AA.VV. usato Fumetti Fumetti Fumetti

“When I started RAW magazine in the '80s, there were mostly superheroes, a few children's comics, and the dirty, intentionally lowbrow, underground comix. And now, comics can tackle any topic.”—Françoise Mouly, from the Introduction FEATURING Charles Burns, Chester Brown, Joyce Farmer, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Sergio Aragonés, Christoph Niemann, Adrian Tomine, Sarah Varon, and others. This year with a sampler of comics for kids!

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Rites of Power - Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages | Sean Wilentz usato Storia Storiografia Temi

Rites of Power - Symbolism, Ritual, and Politics Since the Middle Ages | Sean Wilentz usato Storia Storiografia Temi

Rites of Power provides a sweeping overview of the symbolism of power from tenth-century France to modern Britain. Approaching their topic from an eclectic range of intellectual traditions, the authors turn the study of politics, social relations, and cultural creation into a single endeavor.The essays begin with three assumptions: that all societies are ordered and governed by "master fictions" (divine right, equality for all) which make political hierarchy appear natural; that political rhetoric includes nonverbal communication (royal portraits, statistics on crop yields); and that common rhetoric can mean different things to various segments of a culture ("states' rights" during the American Civil War).Societies studied include France and Spain in the Middle Ages, post-Revolutionary France, the modern British monarchy, tsarist Russia, colonial Virginia, and industrial Germany. The essays were selected to provide methodological as well as historical coverage; the result is a comprehensive treatment along the cutting edge of several disciplines. This book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, and art history.

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The New Zen Garden - Designing quiet spaces | Joseph Cali usato Arte Architettura

The New Zen Garden - Designing quiet spaces | Joseph Cali usato Arte Architettura

IN THE TRADITION OF JAPANESE TOUCH FOR YOUR GARDEN, THE PERFECT BOOK FOR CONTEMPOLATING A ZEN-STYLE GARDEN FOR HOME OR TOWNHOUSE, YARD OR BALCONY. Japanese gardens are renowned for their serene and peaceful ambiance.The New Zen Gardenpresents the Japanese garden as it exists today, with all its traditional qualities joined to modern architecture and viewed from a modern perspective. This book takes the concept introduced in the best-sellingJapanese Touch for Your Gardenand, focusing on the more contemplative gardens that are drawing greater and greater attention, blends it with a more practical approach. Lavishly illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs and featuring the works of contemporary garden designers and landscape architects,The New Zen Gardenbegins with a brief introduction of the history of the Japanese garden and its spiritual roots. It then guides the reader through the basics of garden concepts, layout, and personal needs. With a focus on small- and medium-size home gardens, author Joseph Cali introduces a visually explicit process in which anyone can conceive their own home garden, whether for a single-family residence or the balcony of an apartment or townhouse. Cali also includes a handful "spotlight sections" that feature guidance from prominent Japanese garden designers, each of whom steers the reader step-by-step through a specific building technique, including the making of textured clay walls, traditional stone walkways, and stone settings. The New Zen Gardenprovides a wealth of information on designing a garden to harmonize with any home or private space. It is a provocative eye-opener both for the serious Japanese garden enthusiast and the weekend gardener.

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The State Nobility - Elite Schools in the Field of Power | Pierre Bourdieu, Monique de Saint Martin usato Scienze umane Sociologia

The State Nobility - Elite Schools in the Field of Power | Pierre Bourdieu, Monique de Saint Martin usato Scienze umane Sociologia

In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power - political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic - by means of which contemporary societies are governed. What kinds of competence are claimed by the bureaucrats and technocrats who administer our societies? And how do those who govern come to gain the recognition of those who are governed by them? Bourdieu examines in detail the work of consecration which is carried out by the educational system - and especially in France by the grandes écoles. The work of consecration can be seen in operation in different historical periods, whenever a nobility is produced. Today the socially recognized groups function according to a logic similar to that which characterized the divisions between high and low in the ancien régime. Today this state nobility is the heir - structural and sometimes even genealogical - of the noblesse de robe which, in order to consolidate its position in relation to other forms of power, had to construct the modern state and the republican myths, meritocracy and civil service which went along with it. Bourdieu examines the mechanisms which produce the kind of nobility displayed by those who govern, and the recognition granted to them by those who are governed by them.

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Applied multivariate statistical analysis (with CD-ROM included) | Richard Arnold Johnson, Dean W. Wichern usato Scienze Matematica e Ingegneria

Applied multivariate statistical analysis (with CD-ROM included) | Richard Arnold Johnson, Dean W. Wichern usato Scienze Matematica e Ingegneria

For a junior/senior or graduate level course that explores the statistical methods for describing and analyzing multivariate data. Appropriate for experimental scientists in a variety of disciplines, this market-leading text offers a readable introduction to the statistical analysis of multivariate observations. Its overarching goal is to provide readers with the knowledge necessary to make proper interpretations and select appropriate techniques for analyzing multivariate data.

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Bruno Latour - Reassembling the Political | Graham Harman usato Filosofia Contemporanea

Bruno Latour - Reassembling the Political | Graham Harman usato Filosofia Contemporanea

Bruno Latour, the French sociologist, anthropologist and long-established superstar in the social sciences is revisited in this pioneering account of his ever-evolving political philosophy. Breaking from the traditional focus on his metaphysics, most recently seen in Harman's book Prince of Networks (2009), the author instead begins with the Hobbesian and even Machiavellian underpinnings of Latour's early period and encountering his shift towards Carl Schmitt and finishing with his final development into the Lippmann / Dewey debate. Harman brings these twists and turns into sharp focus in terms of Latour's personal political thinking. Along with Latour's most important articles on political themes, the book chooses three works as exemplary of the distinct periods in Latour's thinking: The Pasteurization of France, Politics of Nature, and the recently published An Inquiry Into Modes of Existence, as his conception of politics evolves from a global power struggle between individuals, to the fabrication of fragile parliamentary networks, to just one mode of existence among many others.

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The Tristan Chord - Wagner and Philosophy | Bryan Magee usato Musica Musica

The Tristan Chord - Wagner and Philosophy | Bryan Magee usato Musica Musica

A profoundly searching investigation that reveals for the first time the philosophical foundations of Wagner's artRichard Wagner's devotees have ranged from the subtlest minds (Proust) to the most brutal (Hitler). The enduring fascination of his works arises from his singular fusion of musical innovation and theatrical daring, but also from his largely overlooked engagement with the boldest investigations of modern philosophy.Now, in this radically clarifying book, Bryan Magee traces the Wagner's involvement in the intellectual quests of his age, from his youthful embrace of revolutionary socialism, to a Schopenhauerian rejection of the world as illusion, to the near-Buddhist resignation of his final years. Mapping the influence of ideas on Wagner's art, Magee shows how abstract thought can permeate musical work and stimulate creations of great power and beauty. And he unflinchingly confronts the Wagner whose paranoia, egocentricity, and anti-Semitism are as repugnant as his achievements are glorious.At once a biography of the composer, an overview of his times, an account of 19th century opera, and an insight into the intellectual and technical aspects of music, Magee's lucid study offers the best explanation of W. H. Auden's judgment that Wagner, for all his notorious difficulties, was "perhaps the greatest genius that ever lived.

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Dall'orda allo Stato - Alle origini del legame sociale | Eugène Enriquez usato Scienze umane Sociologia

Dall'orda allo Stato - Alle origini del legame sociale | Eugène Enriquez usato Scienze umane Sociologia

Examines phenomena of social life - such as power, the sacred, the state - based on a systematic interpretation of Freud's writings on social behavior. Pp. 178-183, "Le ragioni dell'antisemitismo, " recall what Freud considered to be the reasons for antisemitism: the Jew as alien, and jealousy of a people which resists oppression and claims religious prominence. Ch. 15 (pp. 409-468), "L'antisemitismo nazista: La negazione del legame sociale, " states that the Jews symbolize alterity, community vs. the state, atemporality vs. history, nomadism vs. territorialism. All this collided with the German world view. Traces Hitler's antisemitism to his hatred for his father, his obsession with sexual contamination, and his pretentions to be the Messiah of a new religion. Contends that the Nazi state was based on antisemitism, that it is the prototype for modern states today, and that the Jewish question (of alterity) is still actual: destructive antisemitism is a necessity of modern society until another people supplants the Jews as scapegoats.

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Gustav Metzger - Act of perish! A retrospective. | AA.VV. usato Arte Contemporanea

Gustav Metzger - Act of perish! A retrospective. | AA.VV. usato Arte Contemporanea

Act or Perish: Gustav Metzger: a Retrospective is the first extensive overview of an artistic oeuvre considered as one of the most important in the 20th century, and spans the period from the late 1940s until today. It includes a systematic insight into Gustav Metzger's early years of political activism and his formative years as an artist. Showing the influence of environmental and political engagement on his artistic radicalization, it includes documentary material from the artist's newly rediscovered own archives. Gustav Metzger was born in 1926 in Germany to a family of Polish-Jewish descent. He grew up in the shadow of increased Nazi propaganda and power display in his hometown of Nurenberg. Metzger was rescued in 1939 and taken to England by the buses of the Refugee Children Movement, while his parents and elder brother perished in the Holocaust. A central role in Gustav Metzger's art is held by his manifestos for Auto-Destructive art - the first was published in 1959. The exhibition sheds light on how this radical move evolved from his experiments and developments with painting. In particular, his "demonstrations" with acid paintings, together with works on industrial materials, like mild steel and plastic, show a direct relationship to the manifestos for Auto-Destructive art.

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Twentieth-century American painting | Gail Levin usato Arte Contemporanea

Twentieth-century American painting | Gail Levin usato Arte Contemporanea

Spanning the range of important twentieth century American artists the Thyssen Bornemisza Collection is unique in Europe. Although American contemporary artists beginning with the Abstract Expressionists and Pop Artists have been widely exhibited and collected in Europe, 20th century American painting before the Second World War was virtually unknown to Europeans until the last decade.In her introduction, Gail Levin has written a comprehensive overview of the history of twentieth century American painting. She examines the American fascination with both the European tradition and Avant-Garde, and the American artists search for a native style. She follows this essay with detailed analyses of the 127 paintings and drawings in the collection, all reproduced in colour and accompanied by comparative illustrations. Brief biographies of the artists follow the catalogue section, and the volume concludes with a general index.

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Bringing the Jobless into Work? - Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US | Werner Eichhorst, Otto Kaufmann, Regina Konle-Seidl usato

Bringing the Jobless into Work? - Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US | Werner Eichhorst, Otto Kaufmann, Regina Konle-Seidl usato

Over the last decade, many industrialized countries shifted from passive unemployment and welfare benefit regimes and traditional active labor market and social policies to activation strategies by making benefit receipt conditional upon accepting job offers or participation in active labor market schemes. But countries differ with regard to the design of activation instruments and their implementation, the definition of target groups and the effects of activation in the national labor market setting. This volume provides an up-to-date overview of activation strategies in unemployment benefit systems and social assistance in selected European countries and the US. A particular focus lies on the development of activation schemes, governance and implementation as well as on the outcomes of activation in terms of labor market and social integration. The volume is the first to address these issues both from a socio-economic and a legal perspective.

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The Voice of Pistoletto | Michelangleo Pistoletto, Alain Elkann usato Arte Storia e critica d'arte

The Voice of Pistoletto | Michelangleo Pistoletto, Alain Elkann usato Arte Storia e critica d'arte

A dynamic and far-reaching dialogue with one of Europe's most influential contemporary artists about his vision of unifying art and everyday life. In 2013, at the age of eighty, Michelangelo Pistoletto was the subject of a six-month exhibition at the Louvre in Paris. Here, in an insightful, passionate, and humorous dialogue with his interviewer, Alain Elkann, he reflects on his legacy. Illustrated with more than two hundred photographs of his life and work, The Voice of Pistoletto demystifies the story of the growth of an artist, candidly discussing his inspirations; his relationships with gallerists, critics, and curators of great renown; and the comparisons and critiques of his fellow contemporary masters, from Magritte to Picasso, Koons to Cattelan, Giacometti to Bacon. The result is a conversational collage that illuminates Pistoletto's own creative life and gives readers a privileged view of the history of contemporary art in general.

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