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Jeff Wall and the Concept of the Picture

Jeff Wall and the Concept of the Picture

This book grapples with fundamental questions about the evolving nature of pictorial representation and the role photography has played in this ongoing process. These issues are explored through a close analysis of key themes that underpin the photography practice of Canadian artist Jeff Wall and through examining important works that have defined his oeuvre. Wall’s strategic revival of ‘the picture’ has had a resounding influence on the development of contemporary art photography by expanding the conceptual and technical frameworks of the medium and introducing a self-reflexive criticality. Naomi Merritt brings a new and original contribution to the scholarship on one of the most significant figures to have shaped the course of contemporary art photography since the 1970s and shines a light on the multilayered connections between photography and art. This book will be of interest to scholars in the history of photography art and visual culture and contemporary art history. | Jeff Wall and the Concept of the Picture

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Immigrants on the Threshold

Immigrants on the Threshold

This first large-scale empirical work on the adjustment problems of immigrants in Israel is now updated with a new introduction by the author and a preface by Alex Weingrod. The extraordinary phenomenon of worldwide immigration to Israel has made this searching study of people in transit possible. Immigrants on the Threshold reports on the attitudes and behaviors of almost 2 000 people from twenty countries during their first year in Israel during the early years of mass migration. It is of particular interest as the phenomenon of integration becomes an issue for concern in many other parts of the world. Immigrants on the Threshold by Judith Shuval presents a theoretical framework closely intermeshed with rich empirical findings. No other work in this field approaches this study in either depth of theoretical analysis or in design and execution of data collection performed by conducting in-depth interviews and then using statistical analysis to quantify results in exacting and objective detail. It attempts to answer a number of critical questions: What factors in the immigrants' past and present condition their responses to the strain of transit? What is the role of commitment to the goal of the new society into which they must incorporate? What is the role of different social and economic backgrounds in determining patterns of acculturation? What factors affect the aspirations and mobility patterns of immigrants? The answers to these questions - the hypotheses formulated and the conclusions reached in Immigrants on the Threshold - contribute substantially to the fields of both sociology and social psychology. These answers and the methods used to reach them should be of interest to anyone in these fields and the field of applied social research as well as those interested in Israel and questions of immigrant integration.

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Ireland on the World Stage

Ireland on the World Stage

For 2nd and 3rd year courses in Irish Politics European Politics or Comparative Politics International Relations or Economic Development. This book provides an up-to-date analysis of Ireland's place on the world stage exploring its international relations evolving economic power changing relationship with the EU its political role in the world and its changing relationship with England and Northern Ireland. The book traces Ireland's development from a rural and isolated country to one that has emerged as an influential player on the international stage. It looks at the continuing difficulties with the North Ireland's role of prominence in Europe and the way in which it has benefited from economic globalisation. | Ireland on the World Stage

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On Freud's The Unconscious

On Freud's The Unconscious

If there ever was one word that could represent the essence of Freud's work that word would be 'unconscious'. Indeed Freud himself regarded his 1915 paper 'The Unconscious' as central to clarifying the fundamentals of his metapsychology. The paper delineates the topographic model of the mind and spells out the concepts of primary and secondary process thinking thing and word presentations timelessness of the unconscious condensation and symbolism unconscious problem solving and the relationship between the system Ucs and repression. Examining these proposals in the light of contemporary psychoanalytic theory as well as from the perspective of current neurophysiology and ethology nine distinguished analysts take Freud's ideas further in ways that have implications for both psychoanalytic theory and practice. | On Freud's The Unconscious

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Unknowing the ‘War on Terror’ The Pleasures of Risk

Unknowing the ‘War on Terror’ The Pleasures of Risk

This book offers new insights into the excesses and uncanniness of the ‘War on Terror’ via an engagement with the pleasures of risk. Engaging with the unconscious the excess the uncanny and the spectacular dimensions of the ‘War on Terror’ – as made evident for example in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2013 manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers – leads this book to probe the so-called order of things that has made this war intelligible in both mainstream and critical approaches to Security Studies and International Relations. Specifically this book brings to light and theorizes the obscene pleasures of the ‘War on Terror’ and its supplementary precautionary risk logic. Coming to grips with this (i. e. the pleasures of risk) ultimately via an engagement with critical psychoanalytic theory leads this book to argue that we may be other than we think we are within critical International Relations (IR) traditions. Furthermore albeit without discounting the madness if not desolation of the present (extending from the ‘War on Terror’ to the politics of Brexit and Donald Trump) it suggests there may be some relief in that yet. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies critical security studies political theory and International Relations broadly. | Unknowing the ‘War on Terror’ The Pleasures of Risk

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Focus on Food Photography for Bloggers Focus on the Fundamentals

Focus on Food Photography for Bloggers Focus on the Fundamentals

Sharing your kitchen concoctions on your personal food blog has never been as popular as it is right now but if you've ever had trouble getting your tasty temptations to look like pretty plates on camera you know how difficult it can be to take amazing pictures of food. Matt Armendariz of Mattbites food blog fame shares his experiences and best practices for creating wonderful food photos in Focus On Food Photography for Bloggers. Written specifically for you the blogger Matt discusses the ins and outs of equipment lighting composition propping sparking your inspiration and getting creative all with what you have on hand at home! Learn how to avoid common pitfalls with foods that are notoriously camera shy how to successfully snap your dinner at a restaurant as well as on your kitchen table and how to style your food with what you have in your cupboards. He also includes advice on post-processing posting and protecting your prized images. As well as on his blog Matt's photography has been featured in The Skinny Bitch Cookbook on Martha Stewart Paula Deen's Best Dishes and Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen along with numerous food magazines and newspapers. Let this seasoned blogger give your food photography the boost it needs to really make your readers salivate! | Focus on Food Photography for Bloggers Focus on the Fundamentals

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Reflections on the Centenary of the Republic of Turkey

Reflections on the Centenary of the Republic of Turkey

This book provides both a retrospective and prospective look at Turkey on the occasion of the country’s centenary. It covers numerous important issues including political economic and cultural development the role and performance of political institutions and foreign policy and Turkey’s place in its region and the wider world. The Republic of Turkey’s centenary in 2023 is an opportune time to assess the country’s achievements and shortcomings as well as look ahead as to how Turkey may cope with current challenges. This volume comprised of empirically rich and theory-informed analytical essays written by a global collection of leading scholars on contemporary Turkey addresses many central issues that bear both on the Republic’s history as well as on major political social economic cultural and foreign policy issues that confront Turkey today. Much focus is given to particular “turning points” in the past as well as how 2023 during which Turkey had a highly-contested and polarized election may also serve as a critical juncture for the country. Reflections on the Centenary of the Republic of Turkey will be a key resource for scholars and researchers of Middle Eastern studies and Turkish history politics and foreign policy. This book was originally published as a special issue of Turkish Studies.

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Performing Religion on the Secular Stage

Performing Religion on the Secular Stage

This book examines the relations between Western religion secularism and modern theater and performance. Sharon Aronson-Lehavi posits that the ongoing cultural power of religious texts icons and ideas on the one hand and the artistic freedom enabled by secularism and avant-garde experimentalism on the other has led theatre artists throughout the twentieth century to create a uniquely modern theatrical hybrid–theater performances that simultaneously re-inscribe and grapple with religion and religious performativity. The book compares this phenomenon with medieval forms of religious theater and offers deep and original analyses of significant contemporary works ranging from plays and performances by August Strindberg Hugo Ball (Dada) Jerzy Grotowski and Hanoch Levin to those created by Adrienne Kennedy Rina Yerushalmi Deb Margolin Milo Rau and Sarah Ruhl. The book analyzes a new and original historiography of a uniquely modern theatrical phenomenon a study that is of high importance considering the reemergence of religion in contemporary culture and politics. | Performing Religion on the Secular Stage

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Raymond Irwin on The English Library

Raymond Irwin on The English Library

Published in 1964 and 1966 and incorporating the earlier Origins of the English Library (1954) these 2 volumes were written by an authority on libraries from across the world and the first director after World War 2 of the School of Librarianship at University College London Raymond Irwin. Together they give an unparalleled insight into the development of libraries from classical civilization and the part they have played in the development of culture up to the late 20th Century. Studied from a new angle and written in an engaging style these volumes are far from dry and of interest to both bibliophiles and social historians alike. | Raymond Irwin on The English Library

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The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

The role of the military in a society raises a number of issues: How much separation should there be between a civil government and its army? Should the military be totally subordinate to the polity? Or should the armed forces be allowed autonomy in order to provide national security? Recently the dangers of military dictatorships-as have existed in countries like Panama Chile and Argentina-have become evident. However developing countries often lack the administrative ability and societal unity to keep the state functioning in an orderly and economically feasible manner without military intervention. Societies of course have dealt with the realities of these problems throughout their histories and the action they have taken at any particular point in time has depended on numerous factors. In the first world of democratic countries the civil-military relationship has been thoroughly integrated and indeed by most modern standards this is seen as essential. However several influential Western thinkers have developed theories arguing for the separation of the military from any political or social role. Samuel Huntington emphasized that professionalism would presuppose that the military should intervene as little as possible in the political sphere. Samuel E. Finer in contrast emphasizes that a government can be efficient enough way to keep the civil-military relationship in check ensuring that the need for intervention by the armed forces in society would be minimal. At the time of the book's original publication perhaps as a consequence of a post-World War II Cold War atmosphere this was by no means a universally accepted position. Some considered the military to be a legitimate threat to a free society. Today's post-Cold War environment is an appropriate time to reconsider Finer's classic argument. The Man on Horseback continues to be an important contribution to the study of the military's role in the realm of politics and will be of interest to students of political science government and the military. | The Man on Horseback The Role of the Military in Politics

GBP 145.00
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On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

Mathematics is the only science with a methodology based upon deductive logic whereas physics is a quantitative science based upon experiment and observation in which trial and error are inherent. Physics uses the most relevant mathematics for example using group theory to explain the theoretical basis for the crystalline structure of solids an illustration of how time and time again a mathematical theorem perhaps developed by a Greek philosopher is relevant to today's newly developed physics proof. On the Shoulders of Giants investigates the relationship between the disciplines of physics and mathematics and shows how many of the most significant advances of 20th-century physics rely on mathematics developed sometimes much earlier with no particular physics application in mind. Quoting from mathematicians such as Poincar nd Euclid and physicists such as Newton and Feynman the links between the two disciplines are explored in the author's entertaining style providing a fascinating account of the twists and turns in scientific progress through the ages. Challenging stimulating and questioning the book explains how the uncanny ability of formal and abstract mathematics can interpret the properties of the physical world. Using a wide ranging set of examples it illustrates the manner in which mathematics has been applied to physics and even points to directions for future research. The book discusses how to fill space without leaving gaps; Euclidean geometry its limitations and the bending of space; the laws of musical harmony sound vibrations and the confinement of electrons in solids; how to tile a floor efficiently; Newton's Laws of Motion chaos and the weather; group theory and garlic; the laws of chance; route-planning in Konigsberg with Euler; the rules that turn bath bubbles into suds; the shape of soot; and the Schr dinger equation and why a pendulum can never stop. Requiring some prior knowledge of physics and mathemati

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Craftways On the Organization of Scholarly Work

Craftways On the Organization of Scholarly Work

The one subject that serious students want most to know about other than their specialty is how academic life is lived and how scholarly work is carried out. Their curiosity is equally shared by those interested in how to improve the quality and quantity of their work. With few exceptions the time honored word-of-mouth approach is all there has been until now; how one works is rarely a subject seriously discussed in print. Craftways is intended to address these concerns and needs. Aaron Wildavsky has long been admired as one of the most productive political scientists of his generation. Repeated expressions of interest in his scholarly craft led him to gather together his essays on how he works. Included are chapters on how to read social science -not always everyone's favorite pastime - how to work with others on collaborative projects and how to improve one's academic writing. The question of time the most limited resource available to most scholars is addressed in an amusing chapter The Organization of Time in Scholarly Activities Carried Out Under American Conditions in Resource-Rich Universities. He includes a section on interviewing focusing not only on the process but on the spirit of scholarly enterprise that should animate it. The last part of the book is purely personal emphasizing the familial and background variables that have made Wildavsky who he is and play a large part in how he goes about his work. This wise volume by a master of his craft should be of broad interest to students and faculty in the social sciences. | Craftways On the Organization of Scholarly Work

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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe

Reflections on the Revolution in Europe

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 effectively ended the division of Europe into East and West and the features of our world that have resulted bear little resemblance to those of the forty years that preceded the Wall's fall. The rise of a new Europe prompts many questions most of which remain to be answered. What does it all mean? Where is it going to lead? Are we witnessing the conclusion of an era without seeing anything to replace an old and admittedly dismal way of life? What will a market economy do to the social texture of various countries of Central Europe? Will it not make some rich while many will become poorer than ever? How can the rule of law be brought about?In this incisive and lucid book Ralf Dahrendorf one of Europe's most distinguished scholars ponders these and other equally vexing questions. He regards what has happened in East Central Europe as a victory for neither of the social systems that once opposed each other across the Iron Curtain. Rather he views these events as a vote for an open society over a closed society. The continuing conundrum he argues which will plague peoples everywhere will be how to balance the need for economic growth with the desire for social justice while building authentic and enduring democratic institutions. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe which includes a new introduction from the author is a humane skeptical and anti-utopian work a manifesto for a radical liberalism in which the social entitlements of citizenship are as important a condition of progress as the opportunities for choice. A fascinating study of change and geopolitics in the modern world Reflections points the way towards a new politics for the twenty-first century. Ralf Dahrendorf born in Hamburg Germany in 1929 is a member of Britain's House of Lords. He was professor of sociology at Hamburg Tobingen and Konstanz from 1957 to 1968 and in 1974 moved to Britain. He has been the director of the London School of Economics warden of St. Antony's College and pro vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. He is the author of numerous books including The Modern Social Conflict and After 1989: Morals Revolution and Civil Society.

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The Meaning of Work Papers on Work Organization and the Design of Jobs

The Meaning of Work Papers on Work Organization and the Design of Jobs

The author has spent forty years working on the twin themes of the practice of social science in organizations and the importance of work and work organization. Papers on the first of these were published as Working Across the Gap (catalogue number 20169). This volume brings together papers covering the second theme the meaning and organizati | The Meaning of Work Papers on Work Organization and the Design of Jobs

GBP 130.00
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Great Writers on Organizations: The Second Omnibus Edition

Great Writers on Organizations: The Second Omnibus Edition

This title was first published in 2000: A collection of the thoughts of many great writers on organizations. These writers are from a variety of different backgrounds. Some draw upon their expertise as practising managers some on their knowledge of rational and local government administration and some on the findings of their research work. All have attempted to draw together information and distil theories about how organizations function and how they should be managed. The volume seeks to provide a general overview of the field and does not provide critical analysis of the views provided. | Great Writers on Organizations: The Second Omnibus Edition

GBP 125.00
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The Year of Blood Essays on the Revolt of 1857

The Year of Blood Essays on the Revolt of 1857

Rudrangshu Mukherjee places the ‘soldier-peasant’ at the forefront of the Revolt. Violence has rarely been described with so much realism and subtlety. The imaginative use of primary source materials adds clarity to accounts such as the massacre in Satichaura Ghat and the trial of Mangal Pandey. The layers of complexity that defined the relationship between the rulers and the subjugated are also exposed. | The Year of Blood Essays on the Revolt of 1857

GBP 130.00
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The War on Terrorism 21st-century Perspectives

The War on Terrorism 21st-century Perspectives

On September 11 2001 a small number of desperate men hoping to earn paradise attacked New York and Washington D. C. Their spectacular acts of destruction concluded America's nearly decade-long vacation from insecurity known as the post-Cold War era. As eras go this one was short and it certainly ended with a bang not a whimper. The United States still sole superpower was now challenged by a bleak new world. Americans do not care for the bleak and do not tolerate it for long. Predictably national shock soon became righteous anger coupled to international campaigns against groups and states held responsible for the scourge of terrorism. These were short-term measures that hurt our enemies but did not fix the problem. Not long after these events the Foreign Policy Research Institute organized a new Center on Terrorism Counterterrorism and Homeland Security. Its purpose was to take a longer term view of the terrorism problem and what might be done about it-not only academic research but also policy suggestions. This book contains a broad selection of the Center's output including essays on American strategy homeland security knowing the enemy and the military dimension. A notable feature is the discussion of the educational issue: what and how to teach our children about terrorism. | The War on Terrorism 21st-century Perspectives

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The Supreme Court on Trial

The Supreme Court on Trial

Although it was written at a time of national self-criticism The Supreme Court on Trial remains a classic examination of the place of the Supreme Court in the American political system. When originally published the American people were engaged in a severe examination of their basic commitments their way of life and the direction they appeared to be going. The contemporary literature-over the air in newspaper editorials and columns in books and articles-was heavy with protest admonition and exhortation. Although the times are different the issues raised in this volume continue to be important. The American system exalts the American citizen as common man with claims to the dignity of citizens and pleas for securing their civil rights. At the same time citizens are criticized for their cultural provincialism fear of intellectual endeavor and adoption of conformity. Political institutions are not immune from such evaluations. We have created Hoover commissions to study the national administrative system; the Electoral College has been the subject of persistent scrutiny since World War II. There have been demands for reconstitution of our state lawmaking bodies. What links the concerns current at the time of original publication of this volume and concerns today most obviously are deep concern we now display for the character and quality of our public school curriculum and for the administrative structure which maintains and manages our schools. The role of the Supreme Court in these concerns is evident. The purpose of the book is to examine critically the place of the Supreme Court in our political system and to improve the public understanding of what the Supreme Court does how its acts have been received and how its way of influencing public policy is related to other methods of making public policy.

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Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

Want to get the best out of your digital camera? Not quite sure how to capture up-close shots? Want easy to follow expert advice on the best ways to creatively capture macro shots you can be proud of? This is your ticket to go beyond a snapshot to create a fine art print that you'll be so proud of. Macro and close-up photography involves a unique skill set in terms of exposure lighting and of course composition in particular. You can take a quick photo of a sunflower in your back yard that will look mundane and typical OR you could learn how to take a picture of just a part of it-up close-and create a work of art. Let this book be your guide! | Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

GBP 130.00
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The Dramatic Imagination Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre Reissue

The Dramatic Imagination Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre Reissue

The Dramatic Imagination is one of the few enduring works written about set design. Robert Edmond Jones's innovations in set design and lighting brought new ideas to the stage but it is greater understanding of design - its role at the heart of theater - that has continued to inspire theater students. The volume includes A New Kind of Drama To a Young Stage Designer and six other of Jones's reflections. | The Dramatic Imagination Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre Reissue

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