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John Wiley & Sons Inc Crisis Decision Making
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on crisis decision making and the creation of the systems and procedures needed to carry out those decisions.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii 1. The Emergency Manager: Leading in a Crisis 1 2. Crisis Decision Making 19 3. Disaster Operations: The Art of Operations 39 4. Decision Graphics: The Green Light System 67 5. The Emergency Operations Center 79 6. The Press, Friend and Foe 111 7. The National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System 127 8. Technology and Social Media 159 9. Building the Team: The Core Liaison Group 173 10. Training the Team 189 11. Resources: Decision Aids and Worksheets 277 FEMA Glossary 341 Suggested Readings 363 Index 367
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Groundwater Treatment Technology 3e
Book SynopsisUnique focus on above-ground treatment technologies. Covers new chemical analysis methods and regulations covering arsenis, radon, 1,4 dioxane, MTBE, Perchlorae and NDMA amongst others. Includes a unique section on design philosophy giving the reader a clear understanding of the design process and the goals to be met.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. LIFE CYCLE DESIGN Defining the Treatment System. Life Cycle Flow Considerations. Influent Concentration. Life Cycle Concentration Considerations. Discharge Requirements. Capital Costs. Operator Expenses. Gathering a Complete Set of Data for the Treatment Design. References. 2. TREATMENT FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS. Pure Compound Recovery. Air Stripping. Design of Packed Towers. Column Components. Operation and Maintenance. Alternative Air-Stripping Methods. Evaluation Procedures—Adsorption Isotherms. Evaluation Procedures—Dynamic Column Study. Granular Activated Carbon Replacement Considerations. Operating Results—Case Studies. Application With Other Technologies. References. 3. TREATMENT OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT. Microorganisms. Biological Reactors for Contaminated Water. Typical Ancillary Processes. Summary. References. 4. ABOVEGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR IN SITU TREATMENT DESIGNS. Demand for Effective Remediation Solutions. Biological Treatment. Chemical Oxidation. Physical Treatment. Summary. References 5. TREATMENT METHODS FOR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS. Chemical Addition. Removal of Suspended Solids. Membrane Processes. Distillation. References 6. AIR TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES. Design Criteria. Treatment Technologies. References7. OPERATIONS OF TREATMENT SYSTEMS. Principles of Operation. Principles of Maintenance. Record Keeping and Reporting. System Evaluation and Optimization. Treatment System Roles and Responsibilities. References. 8. EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether and Other Fuel Oxygenates. 1,4-Dioxane. Perchlorate. n-Nitrosodimethylamine and Other Nintrosamines. Arsenic. Hexavalent Chromium. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane. References. Index.
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University of California Press Sixguns and Society A Structural Study of the
Book SynopsisExplains the Western's popularity. This study deals with the question of the Western as an American myth, will lead us into abstract structural theory as well as economic and political history. It takes you into the movies, and sagebrush of the cinema.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: The Myth and the Method 2. The Structure of Myth 3. The Structure of the Western Film 4. Myth as a Narrative of Social Action 5. Individuals and Values: The Classical Plot 6. Individuals Against Values: The Vengeance Variation 7. Groups and Techniques: The Professional Plot 8. Myth and Meaning Methodological Epilogue Appendix Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Stealing the Show African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood
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University of California Press Hokum The Early Sound Slapstick Short and
Book SynopsisTakes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture.Trade Review"King thus explores a series of critical questions about how cultural forms dwindle and reemerge... his work points toward a new avenue of research worth looking into when considering alternative constructions of American film history; instead of breaking down the myths that haunt much of film scholarship, the development of these very myths may reveal more about cultural consciousness." * Film Quarterly *"King’s approach is thoroughly revisionist, a genre history as grounded in the archive and the trade press as it is in the screening room, one that seeks to dramatically expand which films matter. ... Hokum! is a triumph! King demonstrates what happens in an era of expanded access to archival texts that are now more widely available on DVD, the digitization of trade press reports, and the ongoing refinement of film historiography. At the risk of ending on an unapologetically bad pun, comedy has a new King. " * Journal for Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Audiovisual Media Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CONTEXTS 1. “The Cuckoo School”: Humor and Metropolitan Culture in 1920s America 2. “The Stigma of Slapstick”: The Short-Subject Industry and Its Imagined Public PART II. CASE HISTORIES 3. “The Spice of the Program”: Educational Pictures and the Small-Town Audience 4. “I Want Music Everywhere”: Music, Operetta, and Cultural Hierarchy at the Hal Roach Studios 5. “From the Archives of Keystone Memory”: Slapstick and Re-membrance at Columbia Pictures’ Short-Subjects Department Coda: When Comedy Was King List of Abbreviations Notes Index
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University of California Press Smutty Little Movies
Book SynopsisIn the late 1970s, the adult film industry began the transition from celluloid to home video. This book traces this change and examines the cultural and legal efforts to regulate, contain, limit, or eradicate pornography. Drawing on a wide variety of materials, it de-centers the film text in favor of industry histories and contexts.Trade Review"Alilunas explores the complex route adult video took from taboo suburban scourge to a fixture of neighborhood video boutiques ... Summing up: Highly recommended." CHOICETable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue. Naked Ladies and Ice Cream Bars Introduction. Smaller Than Life: Adult Video, Pleasure, and Control 1. Panorams, Motels, and Pirates: The Origins of Adult Video 2. Adult Video News: Selling XXX without the Sex 3. The Means of Production: Vivid Video and Femme Productions 4. Saving the Family: Video Rental Stores and the Toxicity of Pornography Epilogue. Limousines and Legacies Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Runaway Hollywood
Book SynopsisAfter World War II, as cultural and industry changes were reshaping Hollywood, movie studios shifted some production activities overseas, capitalizing on frozen foreign earnings, cheap labor, and appealing locations. Hollywood unions called the phenomenon runaway production to underscore the outsourcing of employment opportunities. Examining this period of transition from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Runaway Hollywood shows how film companies exported production around the world and the effect this conversion had on industry practices and visual style. In this fascinating account, Daniel Steinhart uses an array of historical materials to trace the industry's creation of a more international production operation that merged filmmaking practices from Hollywood and abroad to produce movies with a greater global scope.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: Movie Ruins Introduction: “Have Talent, Will Travel” part i: foundations 1 • All the World’s a Studio: Th e Design and Debates of Postwar “Runaway” Productions Case Study. Tax Evasion, Red-Baiting, and the White Whale: Moby Dick (1956) part i i: production 2 • London, Rome, Paris: Th e Infrastructure of Hollywood’s Mode of International Production 3 • Lumière, Camera, Azione!: Th e Personnel and Practices of Hollywood’s Mode of International Production Case Study. When in Rome: Roman Holiday (1953) part i i i: style 4 • A Cook’s Tour of the World: Th e Art of International Location Shooting Case Study. Mental Spaces and Cinematic Places: Lust for Life (1956) Epilogue: Sunken Movie Relics Appendix: Hollywood’s International Productions, 1948–1962 Notes Index
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University of California Press The Divo and the Duce Promoting Film Stardom and
Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visitwww.luminosoa.orgto learn more. In the postWorld War I American climate of isolationism, nativism, democratic expansion of civic rights, and consumerism, Italian-born star Rodolfo Valentino and Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini became surprising paragons of authoritarian male power and mass appeal. Drawing on extensive archival research in the United States and Italy, Giorgio Bertellini's work shows how their popularity, both political and erotic, largely depended on the efforts of public opinion managers, including publicists, journalists, and even ambassadors. Beyond the democratic celebrations of the Jazz Age, the promotion of their charismatic masculinity through spectacle and press coverage inaugurated the now-familiar convergence of popular celebrity and political authority. This is the first volume in the newCinema Cultures in Contactseries, coedited by Giorgio Bertellini, Richard Abel, andMatthew Solomon. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries. Learn more at theTOME website, available at:openmonographs.org. Trade Review"There have been many studies of Benito Mussolini and Rudolph Valentino but The Divo and the Duce brings them together as celebrities whose seductive masculinity made a huge impact in the United States as well as in Italy. It brings together cinema studies and politics with particular attention to the role of spin doctors, public relations people, biographers, newspapers and radio." * Sydney Morning Herald *"The result of more than a decade of extensive archival research by Bertellini. . . . This meticulously researched study is recommended for specialized film and history collections." * CHOICE *"Remarkably original research. . . . The Divo and the Duce is a monumental labor of passion and intellect that delves deep into the archives to analyze the compelling mediatic convergences emerging in the twentieth century in the promotion of both celebrity and political authority. Given its breadth, lively narration, and arresting illustrations, audiences well beyond academia will find it a rewarding and relevant read." * Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies *" A well-researched and compelling book that astutely connects politics and film in the 1920s. . . . The Divo and the Duce makes a powerful case for why we need to take entertainment seriously to understand fully political history." * H-Italy / H-Net *"At a moment in which public debates revolve around social media, celebrities, and unrestrained political leaders, and too many discussions turn the link between populism and mass communications tedious and repetitive, it is surprising to note that some of these features were already in place in the 1920s. . . . Giorgio Bertellini tells this story, and in quite convincing ways." * Il Manifesto *"The Divo and the Duce has the merit of discussing the titular case studies by moving beyond the distinction between film and political history, and proposes a comparative approach, so far unprecedented, that goes way beyond mere filmographic anecdotes." * Cinergie *“The weight of politics contemporary America cannot be evaded in this book, and Bertellini shows skillfully . . . that the power of culture of celebrities in American politics forms a clear and frightening chain from Mussolini to Trump. As such, the book should be read with great attention.” * Italia Contemporanea *"Making detailed use of both film history and political theory, Bertellini’s study is particularly timely, for it arrives at a moment of heightened awareness of how deeply inflected American life is by the convergence of celebrity, media, and politics." * Iperstoria *"The Divo and the Duce is the result of impressive archival research and Bertellini’s skilful application of a diverse range of theoretical frames and historical perspectives. . . . Alternating his analyses between close-ups on key protagonists and panoramic views of film and political histories, Bertellini offers a truly innovative and distinctive approach to studying the relationship between celebrity culture and political leadership." * CINÉMA & CIE *"By interlacing the public figures of Valentino and Mussolini, The Divo and the Duce unveils the interdependence of romantic and political leadership during the 1920s. In this sense, not only does Bertellini’s work shed light on these two case studies, but it also opens up new fields of enquiry for further investigation." * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: “Nothing Like Going to an Authority!” Part One. Power and Persuasion 1. Popular Sovereignty, Public Opinion, and the Presidency 2. Cultural Nationalism and Democracy’s Opinion Leaders 3. Wartime Film Stardom and Global Leadership Part Two. The Divo, or the Governance of Romance 4. The Divo, New-Style Heavy 5. The Ballyhooed Art of Governing Romance 6. Stunts and Plebiscites Part Three. The Duce, or the Romance of Undemocratic Governing 7. Promoting a Romantic Biography 8. National Leader, International Actor Conclusions Archival Sources Abbreviations Notes Selected Primary Sources Index
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University of California Press Relaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran Film Culture
Book SynopsisRelaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran investigates how the cultural translation of cinema has been shaped by the physical translation of its ephemera. Kaveh Askari examines film circulation and its effect on Iranian film culture in the period before foreign studios established official distribution channels and Iran became a notable site of world cinema. This transcultural history draws on cross-archival comparison of films, distributor memos, licensing contracts, advertising schemes, and audio recordings. Askari meticulously tracks the fragile and sometimes forgotten material of film as it circulated through the Middle East into Iran and shows how this material was rerouted, reengineered, and reimagined in the process. Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Titles Introduction 1. An Afterlife for Junk Prints Film Traffic and Regional Influence Serials Out of Sync Ironies of Appropriation 2. Circulation Worries Sustenance: Engineering and Maintenance Copyright: The Public Good and Creativity License: Junk Prints and Affidavits of Destruction Obsolescence: Dubbing Technologies and Leverage 3. Collage Sound as Industrial Practice Founding and the Found Archiving, Assembly, and Recognition Temp Love, Out of Sync Relaying the Popular Song 4. The Anxious Exuberance of Tehran Noir The Crime Thriller as Currency in the Press Currency Disputes Aesthetic Standards and Scarce Resources Modularity and Fluency Mixed Signals of Kin and Home 5. Eastern Boys and Failed Heroes Year of The Heroes Failures of The Heroes Kimiai’s First Film Cycle Sponsorship, Nostalgia, and Collecting Under the Sign of Rio Bravo Coda Notes Index
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University of California Press Road Trip to Nowhere Hollywood Encounters the
Book SynopsisHow a new generation of counterculture talent changed the landscape of Hollywood, the film industry, and celebrity culture. By 1967, the commercial and political impact on Hollywood of the sixties counterculture had become impossible to ignore. The studios were in bad shape, still contending with a generation-long box office slump and struggling to get young people into the habit of going to the movies. Road Trip to Nowhere examines a ten-year span (from 1967 to 1976) rife with uneasy encounters between artists caught up in the counterculture and a corporate establishment still clinging to a studio system on the brink of collapse. Out of this tumultuous period many among the young and talented walked away from celebrity, turning down the best job Hollywoodand Americahad on offer: movie star. Road Trip to Nowhere elaborates a primary-sourced history of movie production culture, examining the lives of a number of talented actors who got wrapped up in the politics and lifestyles of the counterculture. Thoroughly put off by celebrity culture, actors like Dennis Hopper, Christopher Jones, Jean Seberg, and others rejected the aspirational backstory and inevitable material trappings of success, much to the chagrin of the studios and directors who backed them. In Road Trip to Nowhere, film historian Jon Lewis details dramatic encounters on movie sets and in corporate boardrooms, on the job and on the streets, and in doing so offers an entertaining and rigorous historical account of an out-of-touch Hollywood establishment and the counterculture workforce they would never come to understand.Trade Review"A spirited survey of the film industry’s responses to the culture shifts of the 1960s as major studios faltered and movie stars left the spotlight. . . . A study that’s as memorable as it is entertaining." * Publishers Weekly *"Road Trip to Nowhere differs from other popular histories of the period. . . in refusing to valorize the era. Instead, he shows it for what it was — the bad along with the good — while highlighting some of the stories lost in all the reefer smoke. . . . Road Trip to Nowhere tackles bumpy terrain and does not disappoint — though you may be disappointed by the behavior of some of its major characters." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"Road Trip to Nowhere is the smartest, most fascinating film book 2022 has brought." * Bookgasm *"A unique and seminal contribution to the history of American Cinema, Road Trip to Nowhere: Hollywood Encounters the Counterculture is an impressively researched and meticulous work of deftly crafted scholarship." * Midwest Book Review *“Beautiful writing, and an essential unpacking of a strange and troubling era.” * Film Stage *"An excellent starting point for both scholars and general readers interested in Hollywood and its associations with hippiedom." * Society for U.S. Intellectual History *"Provocative. . . . This meticulously researched, eminently readable book offers a fresh perspective on a critical period in Hollywood history." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Road Trips to a New Hollywood: Easy Rider and Zabriskie Point 2 Christopher Jones Does Not Want to Be a Movie Star 3 Four Women in Hollywood: Jean Seberg, Jane Fonda, Dolores Hart, and Barbara Loden 4 Charles Manson’s Hollywood Epilogue Notes Index
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University of California Press Archiving the Past Womens Film History in France 19271978
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University of California Press Global Movie Magazine Networks
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University of California Press Transnational Cinema Solidarity Chilean Exile
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University of California Press The Development Film in the Americas
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University of California Press Pipeline Cinema The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Discourses of the Environment
Book SynopsisPresents an understanding of the environment using a range of theoretical perspectives. This book helps the reader to make sense of the significance of environmental legislation, regulation, institution-building, the growth of environmental movements and eco-warriors, and environmental practices such as recycling and green consumerism.Trade Review"provides a stimulating read and a path through post-structuralist terrain." Yvonne Rydin, London School of Economics "Discourses of the Environment represents an important contribution to addressing the links between poststructuralism and the environment. The divergent analyses are engaging and should provide material for debate and inquiry. Environmental theorists and practitioners will find this book of benefit, although the novelty of this intellectual effort should diminish as scholars recognise the important links between Foucault and nature." Local Environment 'In Discourses of the Environment Eric Darier brings together nine scholars from a variety of disciplines who are all working on environmental issues from the broad perspective provided by the work of the late Michel Foucault. The result is an important and challenging contribution to the understanding of the environment as a central problem of modern societies and as an object of study across the natural and human sciences.' -- James Tully, University of Victoria 'Darier's Discourses of the Environment makes a major contributors to a debate that really deserves to be broader than it has been. Bringing the breakthrough political theory of Michel Foucault to the environmental movement, the book is so compelling that it makes one wonder why such an approach has been so rare.' --Bill Chaloupka, University of Montana Table of ContentsContributors. Acknowledgements. 1. Foucault and The Environment: An Introduction: Eric Darier. Part I Histories:. 2."The Entry Of Life Into History": Foucault And Ecological Governmentality: Paul Rutherford. 3. Medicine, Health And The Environment: The Construction Of Environmental "Awareness": Isabelle Lanthier And Lawrence Olivier. 4. Sex At The Limits: Population, Environmentalism, And Late Capitalism: Catriona Sandilands. 5. Ecological Modernisation And Environmental Risk: Foucault And Recent Social Theory: Paul Rutherford. Part II Environmentalities:. 6. Environmentality As Green Governmentality Geo-Power, Eco-Knowledge And Enviro-Discipline As Tactics Of Normalisation: Timothy W. Luke. 7. Northern Plains Boulder Structures: Art And Foucauldian Heterotopias: Thomas Heyd. 8. The Practice Of The Green Subjects: Nature Writing As Self-Technology: Sylvia Bowerbank. Part III Resistances:. 9. Nature As Dangerous Space: Foucault's Challenge To Marxism, Liberal Humanism And The General Call For 'Grounded Responsibility': Peter Quigley. 10. Foucault's Unnatural Ecology: Neil Levy. 11. Foucault Against Environmental Ethics: Toward A Green Aesthetic Of Existence?: Eric Darier. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Econ Ethics Env Policy
Book SynopsisEconomics, Ethics, and Environmental Policy: Contested Choices offers a comprehensive analysis of the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems.Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Introduction. 1. Contested Choices. (Jouni Paavola and Daniel W. Bromley). Part II: Economics, Ethics, and Policy Choices. 2. Are Choices Trade-offs? (Alan Holland). 3. The Ignorance Argument: What Must We Know to Be Fair to the Future? (Bryan Norton). 4. Benefit-Cost Considerations Should Be Decisive When There is Nothing More Important at Stake. (Alan Randall). 5. Environmental Policy as the Process of Reasonable Valuing. (Juha Hiedanpaa and Daniel W. Bromley). Part III: Ethical Concerns and Policy Goals. 6. Rethinking the Choice and Performance of Environmental Policies. (Jouni Paavola). 7. What to Do with Inconsistent, Non-Welfaristic and Undeveloped Preferences? (Olof Johansson-Stenman). 8. Awkward Choices: Economics and Nature Conservation. (Nick Hanley and Jason Shogren). Part IV: Ethical Dimensions of Policy Consequences. 9. All Policy Instruments Require A Moral Choice as to Whose Interests Count. (Allan Schmid). 10. Efficient or Fair: Ethical Paradoxes in Environmental Policy. (Arild Vatn). 11. Trading with the Enemy: Examining North-South Perspectives in the Climate Change Debate. (Bhaskar Vira). 12. Social Costs and Sustainability. (Martin O'Connor). Part V: Ethics in Aaction: Emperical Analysis. 13. Empirical Signs of Ethical Concern in Economic Valuation of the Environment. (Clive Spash). 14. Motivating Existence Values: The Many and Varied Sources of the Stated WTP for Endangered Species. (Andreas Kontoleon and Timothy Swanson). 15. Environmental and Ethical Dimensions of the Provision of a Basic Need: Water and Sanitation Services in East Africa. (Nick Johnstone , John Thompson , Munguti Katui-Katua , Mark Mujwajuzi , James Tumwine , Elizabeth Wood , and Ina Porras). Part VI: Conclusions. 16. Economics, Ethics, and Environmental Policy. (Daniel W. Bromley and Jouni Paavola). Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Introduction to Environmental
Book SynopsisEnvironmental chemistry is a key part of many environmental, earth and life science courses. An understanding of the fundamental chemistry implicit in the subject is important, but students must also be familiar with aspects of mineralogy, oceanography, soil science, sedimentology and microbiology, to name just a few related areas.Trade Review"I can strongly recommend this book as a basic text for all those who wish to gain an initial understanding of the chemistry of the Earth and the way humans are interacting with their environment." Peter O'Neill, University of Plymouth, Progress in Physical Geography, June 2005 "Overall, this book is a valuable addition to reading lists for students taking undergraduate level courses primarily in Environmental Science, but also in Physical Geography, Earth Sciences and Environmental Chemistry. It is very readable and well written." International Journal of Climatology, April 2006 "If I had to recommend one single textbook for courses in environmental science to students and all those interested from other fields, it would be this one. It is an excellent introductory reader and learning aid." Environmental BiologyTable of ContentsList of boxes.Preface To The Second Edition.Preface To The First Edition.Acknowledgements.Symbols And Abbreviations.Part I: Introduction:.1. What Is Environmental Chemistry?.2. In The Beginning.3. Origin And Evolution Of The Earth.Formation Of The Crust And Atmosphere.The Hydrosphere.The Origin Of Life And Evolution Of The Atmosphere.4. Human Effects On Biogeochemical Cycles?.5. The Structure Of This Book.6. WWW Keywords.7. Further Reading.8. WWW Search Keywords.Part II: Environmental Chemist's Toolbox:.9. About This Chapter.10. Order In The Elements?.11. Bonding.Covalent Bonds.Ionic Bonding, Ions And Ionic Solids.12. Using Chemical Equations.13. Describing Amounts Of Substances: The Mole.14. Concentration And Activity.15. Organic Molecules ~ Structure And Chemistry.Functional Groups.Representing Organic Matter In Simple Equations.16. Radioactivity Of Elements.17. Finding More Chemical Tools In This Book.18. Further Reading.19. WWW Search Keywords.Part III: The Atmosphere:.20. Introduction.21. Composition Of The Atmosphere.22. Steady State Or Equilibrium?.23. Natural Sources.Geochemical Sources.Biological Sources.24. Reactivity Of Trace Substances In The Atmosphere.25. The Urban Atmosphere.London Smog - Primary Pollution.Los Angeles Smog - Secondary Pollution.21st Century Particulate Pollution.26. Air Pollution And Health.27. Effects Of Air Pollution.28. Removal Processes.29. Chemistry Of The Stratosphere.Stratospheric Ozone Formation And Destruction.Ozone Destruction By Halogenated Species.Saving The Ozone Layer.30. Further Reading.31. WWW Search Keywords.Part IV: The Chemistry Of Continental Solids:.32. The Terrestrial Environment, Crust And Material Cycling.33. The Structure Of Silicate Minerals.Coordination Of Ions And The Radius Ratio Rule.The Construction Of Silicate Minerals.Structural Organisation In Silicate Minerals.34. Weathering Processes.35. Mechanisms Of Chemical Weathering.Dissolution.Oxidation.Acid Hydrolysis.Weathering Of Complex Silicate Minerals.36. Clay Minerals.One To One Clay Mineral Structure.Two To One Clay Mineral Structure.37. Formation Of Soils.Parent (Bedrock) Material (P).Climate (Cl).Relief (R).Vegetation (V).Influence Of Organisms (O).38. Wider Controls On Soil And Clay Mineral Formation.39. Ion Exchange And Soil Ph.40. Soil Structure And Classification.Soils With Argillic Horizons.Spodosols (Podzols).Soils With Gley Horizons.41. Contaminated Land.Organic Contaminants In Soils.Degradation Of Organic Contaminants In Soils.Remediation Of Contaminated Land.Phytoremediation.42. Further Reading.43. WWW Search Keywords.Part V: The Chemistry Of Continental Waters:.44. Introduction.45. Element Chemistry.46. Water Chemistry And Weathering Regimes.Alkalinity, Dissolved Inorganic Carbon And Ph Buffering.47. Aluminium Solubility And Acidity.Acidification From Atmospheric Inputs.Acid Mine Drainage.Recognising Acidification From Sulphate Data - Ternary Diagrams.48. Biological Processes.Nutrients And Eutrophication.49. Heavy Metal Contamination.Mercury Contamination From Gold Mining.Contamination Of Groundwater.Anthropogenic Contamination Of Groundwater.Natural Arsenic Contamination Of Groundwater.50. Further Reading.51. WWW Search Keywords.Part VI: The Oceans:.52. Introduction.53. Estuarine Processes.Aggregation Of Colloidal Material In Estuaries.Mixing Processes In Estuaries.Halmyrolysis And Ion Exchange In Estuaries.Microbiological Activity In Estuaries.54. Major Ion Chemistry Of Seawater.55. Chemical Cycling Of Major Ions.Sea-To-Air Fluxes.Evaporites.Cation Exchange.Calcium Carbonate Formation.Opaline Silica.Sulphides.Hydrothermal Processes.The Potassium Problem: Balancing The Seawater Major Ion Budget.56. Minor Chemical Components In Seawater.Dissolved Gases.Dissolved Ions.Conservative Behaviour.Nutrient-Like Behaviour.Scavenged Behaviour.57. The Role Of Iron As A Nutrient In The Oceans.58. Ocean Circulation And Its Effects On Trace Element Distribution.59. Anthropogenic Effects On Ocean Chemistry.Human Effects On Regional Seas 1: The Baltic.Human Effects On Regional Seas 2: The Gulf Of Mexico.Human Effects On Total Ocean Minor Element Budgets?.60. Further Reading.61. WWW Search Keywords.Part VII: Global Change:.62. Why Study Global-Scale Environmental Chemistry?.63. The Carbon Cycle.The Atmospheric Record.Natural And Anthropogenic Sources And Sinks.The Global Budget Of Natural And Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide.The Effects Of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels On Global Temperature And Other Properties.64. The Sulphur Cycle.The Global Sulphur Cycle And Anthropogenic Effects.The Sulphur Cycle And Atmospheric Acidity.The Sulphur Cycle And Climate.65. Persistent Organic Pollutants (Pops).POP Mobility In The Atmosphere.Global POP Equilibrium.66. Further Reading.67. WWW Search Keywords.Index
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Princeton University Press The Art of Taking a Walk Flanerie Literature and
Book SynopsisIn an age transformed by industrialism, the flaneur drifted through city streets, inspired and repelled by the surrounding scenes of splendor and squalor. This work examines this often elusive figure in the particular contexts of Weimar Germany and the intellectual sphere of Walter Benjamin, with whom the concept of flanerie is often associated.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPt. 1Literature, Culture, TheoryCh. 1Walking Texts: Toward a Theory of Literary Flanerie3Ch. 2The City of Modernity: Shifting Perspectives, Urban Transitions23Ch. 3Passages of Flanerie: Kracauer and Benjamin43Pt. 2Hessel in BerlinCh. 4The Art of Walking: Reflections of Berlin63Ch. 5Secret Berlin, A Junk Store of Happiness85Ch. 6Fragments of Flanerie109Pt. 3Flanerie and FilmCh. 7A Short Phenomenology of Flanerie129Ch. 8Flanerie, or The Redemption of Visual Reality151Pt. 4Female FlanerieCh. 9Women on the Screens and Streets of Modernity: In Search of the Female Flaneur171Ch. 10Weimar Women, Walkers, Writers: Irmgard Keun and Charlotte Wolff191Notes215Bibliography265Index281
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Princeton University Press When a Gesture Was Expected
Book SynopsisAims to encourage a deeper appreciation of ancient Greek poetry and prose by showing where a nod of the head or a wave of the hand can complete meaning in epic poetry and in tragedy, comedy, oratory, and in works of history and philosophy. This book helps to explain some persistently confusing syntaxes and to make translations more accurate.Trade Review"In this nearly organized, well written, and lucid study on non-verbal communication in Archaic and Classical Greek Literature, Professor Alan Boegehold offers interesting and helpful insights into the understanding of passages in both poetry and prose ... "--James J. Clauss, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "There is much to praise in this book. It has an original and creative thesis that provides new insight into some old problems ... Boegehold makes many perceptive and significant observations... This study is an excellent model of how to tease out new meaning from familiar texts."--Gregory S. Aldrete, Classical WorldTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii NOTE TO THE READER xv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xvii Introduction 3 ONE Nonverbal Communication 12 Circumstantial Notices in Literature 12 Illustrations 16 Continuities 20 Generally Understandable 22 Mostly Greek 26 Summary 28 TWO Some Attic Red-Figure Scenes 29 The Vote on the Arms of Achilles 29 Sociabilities 32 Come Here 33 Summary 35 THREE Homer 36 Demonstrative: Homer Iliad 16.844 36 "Incomplete" Conditional Sentence 37 Aposiopesis 38 Gesture for Apodosis 39 Gesture for Protasis 45 Summary 46 FOUR Archaic Poets 48 Archilochus 48 Pindar 50 Summary 52 FIVE Tragedy 53 Aeschylus 54 Sophocles 57 Euripides 63 Summary 66 SIX Aristophanes 67 Quotation and Parody 67 Continuities: Curses! 73 Summary 77 SEVEN Orators 78 Forensic Oratory 78 Deliberative or Display Oratory 79 Alcidamas 80 Antiphon 80 Andocides 83 Lysias 85 Demosthenes 88 Lycurgus 90 The Law Code of Gortyn 91 Summary 93 EIGHT Historians 94 Herodotus 94 Thucydides 99 Xenophon 105 Summary 108 NINE Plato 110 Plato's Characters in Action 110 Summary 125 Conclusion 126 BIBLIOGRAPHY 131 ART INDEX 141 lNDEX LOCORUM 143 GENERAL INDEX 149
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Princeton University Press The Hitchcock Romance Love and Irony in
Book SynopsisWas Alfred Hitchcock a cynical trifler with his audience's emotions, as he liked to pretend? Or was he a profoundly humane artist? This book shows that his movies convey an affectionate, hopeful understanding of human nature and the redemptive possibilities of love.Trade Review"Deserves a place alongside the most provocative and incisive Hitchcock criticism of the decade."--Choice "Brill argues his case ingeniously and goes a long way to explaining why Hitchcock was such a tease: he loved to scare us before leading us by the hand back to a world where dragons do not exist--except in the dark of the cinema."--David Coward, The [London] Times Literary Supplement "Brill argues his case persuasively in a knowledgeable analysis of Hitchcock's work."--George L. George, American Cinematographer
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Princeton University Press To Free the Cinema Jonas Mekas and the New York
Book SynopsisJonas Mekas is one of the driving forces behind New York's alternative film culture from the 1950s through the 1980s This collection of essays, interviews, and photographs addresses such topics as Mekas' column in 'The Village Voice', his foundation and editorship of Film Culture, his role in the establishment of Anthology Film Archives, and more.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1Introduction32Routines of Emancipation: Alternative Cinema in the Ideology and Politics of the Sixties173The Old Days494Jonas Mekas: A European Critic in America515"Loved Him, Hated It": An Interview with Andrew Sarris626The Apron Strings of Jonas Mekas837How I Think I Made Some of My Films978The Forest and The Trees1009Notes on Displacement: The Poems and Diary Films of Jonas Mekas12110During the Second Half of the Sixties13811Film Diary/Diary Film: Practice and Product in Walden14512A Portfolio of Photographs18013Reminiscences, Subjectivities, and Truths19314My Contacts with Jonas Mekas21315Lost, Lost, Lost: Mekas as Essayist21516Dear Friends24017Film Writing and the Figure of Death: He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life24118A Tale of Two Co-ops25519Jonas Mekas26620Wearing the Critic's Hat: History, Critical Discourses, and the American Avant-Garde Cinema26821Who Is Afraid of Jonas Mekas?28422Video at Anthology28623I Feel Passionate about the Film Journals of Jonas Mekas29324Home Movies of the Avant-Garde: Jonas Mekas and the New York Art World294Appendices313AAutobiographical Notes315BFilmography321CShowcases I Ran in the Sixties323BBooks Published325Index327
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Princeton University Press WorkingClass Hollywood Silent Film and the
Book SynopsisReveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film. This book tells the story of filmmaking in the first three decades of the twentieth century, a time when going to the movies could transform lives and when the cinema was a battleground for control of American consciousness.Trade ReviewWinner of the 1999 Book Award, Theatre Library Association One of Los Angeles Times's Best Nonfiction Books for 1998 "One of the satisfactions in reading Working-Class Hollywood is that the author is as happily polemical as his subjects and not afraid to take sides. This gives his impressively researched and annotated book a scrappy, personal tone that is refreshing to find in a work of such academic weight."--Los Angeles Times "A breakthrough volume in terms of American film history."--Vancouver Sun "A rigorously researched and refreshingly accessible book."--The Nation "Working-Class Hollywood is ... a meticulous and beautifully accomplished re-creation of the lost world of labor and radical films... No one reading this masterly new study can look at nearly a century of movie making in quite the same way again."--Journal of American History "Working-class Hollywood, Steven J. Ross has gone a long way to show, is an oxymoron. Ross has uncovered a lively scene of decentralized, diversified production in the early motion picture business."--Michael Rogin, American Historical Review "A vividly written chronicle of multi-faceted struggles over the meaning of class in American life as they took shape in silent film... By analyzing the range of perspectives on class in early feature films, Ross provides a nuanced picture of the ways class issues and class relations were defined for movie audiences... [A] rich, well-researched monograph ... [and a] provocative and informative book."--Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Reviews in American History "An impassioned celebration of a movement that depicted social issues at the birth of the big screen... A valuable addition to cinema history... "--Kirkus Review "Steeped in labor and class history, sweetened by a perceptive moviegoer's parsing of onscreen images, Working-Class Hollywood is a fascinating study of how movies make us."--Washington Post Book World "Steven J. Ross spent a decade laboring on Working-Class Hollywood, and it shows on every page. It is a phenomenally well-researched study ... And yet is highly readable, without a hint of droning pedantry."--Ben Singer, Modernism/Modernity "Steven J. Ross has an important story to tell, and he tells it with great passion and conviction."--Peter Kramer, Labour History ReviewTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IThe Rise of the Movies: Political Filmmaking and the Working Class1Introduction31Going to the Movies: Leisure, Class, and Danger in the Early Twentieth Century112Visualizing the Working Class: Cinema and Politics before Hollywood343The Good, the Bad, and the Violent: Class Conflict and the Labor-Capital Genre564Making a Pleasure of Agitation: The Rise of the Worker Film Movement86Pt. IIThe Rise of Hollywood: From Working Class to Middle Class1135When Russia Invaded America: Hollywood, War, and the Movies1156Struggles for the Screen: The Revival of the Worker Film Movement1437Fantasy and Politics: Moviegoing and Movies in the 1920s1738Lights Out: The Decline of Labor Filmmaking and the Triumph of Hollywood212Epilogue: The Movies Talk But What Do They Say?240Select Filmography259Sources and Methods for Writing Film History263Abbreviations277Notes279Index353
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Princeton University Press Revisioning History Film and the Construction of
Book SynopsisHow does film construct a historical world? What are the rules, codes, and strategies by which it brings the past to life? What does that historical construction mean to us? This book grapples with these questions, and looks at an example of New History cinema.Trade Review"This excellent book of 13 articles explores how films construct an image of the past... Revisioning History asks: what are the particular set of rules by which the past in represented on moving images? How does the present influence the representation of the past in films? Dealing with such topics as colonialism and Nazism, the films were made in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America."--Virginia Quarterly ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction31Distant Voices, Still Lives: The Family Is a Dangerous Place: Memory, Gender, and the Image of the working Class172The Home and the World: The Invention of Modernity in Colonial India443Eijanaika: Japanese Modernization and the Carnival of Time644The Night of the Shooting Stars: Fascism, Resistance, and the Liberation of Italy775Hiroshima Mon Amour: You Must Remember This916Memories of Underdevelopment: Bourgeois Consciousness/Revolutionary Context1027The Moderns: Art, Forgery, and a Postmodern Narrative of Modernism1158Radio Bikini: Making and Unmaking Nuclear Mythology1289Repentance: Stalinist Terror and the Realism of Surrealism13910Hitler: A Film from Germany: Cinema, History, and Structures of Feeling15511From the Pole to the Equator: A Vision of a Worldless Past17412Walker and Mississippi Burning: Postmodernism Versus Illusionist Narrative18813Walker: The Dramatic Film as (Postmodern) History202Notes215List of Contributors243Film Credits247Index249
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Princeton University Press Rising Star Dandyism Gender and Performance in
Book SynopsisCelebrity personalities, who reign over much of our cultural landscape, owe their fame not to specific deeds but to the ability to project a distinct personal image, to create an icon of the self. This book looks at the roots of this particular form of celebrity.Trade Review"Garelick ... has fascinating things to tell us about a series of literary treatments of dandyism--by Balzac and Baudelaire ... [it contains] an intriguing section on L'Eve Future ... and a riveting account of Loie Fuller."--Simon Callow, The Observer "Original and indeed fascinating... Intelligently argued and elegantly written."--Choice "Rising Star is gracefully and clearly written, thoroughly researched, and copiously documented... By showing the affinities between nineteenth-century French culture and our own, Garelick sheds provocative new light on both."--Gail Finney, Modernism/ModernityTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1The Treatises of Dandyism14Balzac's Traite de la vie elegante14Barbey's Du Dandysme et de George Brummell19Baudelaire's Le Peintre de la vie moderne27Idols and Effigies: Jean Lorrain's Une Femme par jour40Ch. 2Mallarme: Crowds, Performance, and the Fashionable Woman47Ch. 3Robotic Pleasures, Dance, and the Media Personality78Ch. 4Electric Salome: The Mechanical Dances of Loie Fuller99Ch. 5Camp Salome: Oscar Wilde's Circles of Desire128Afterword154Notes169Bibliography213Index227
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Princeton University Press The Corporeal Image
Book SynopsisBuilding upon the ideas from his "Transcultural Cinema", the author argues for a different conception of how visual images create human knowledge in a world in which the value of seeing has often been eclipsed by words. In ten chapters, he explores the relations between photographic images and the human body.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2007 Dorothy Lee Award, Media Ecology Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "The prose is jargon-free, lucid, and, at its best, poignant, especially when the author writes about the now-grown child subjects of his treasured postcard collection... [MacDougall] urges scholars to see the visual as a complement rather than as a substitute for the verbal, as a language with its own vocabulary and potential. Given the author's obvious accomplishments in both forms, his long and successful career stands as the best evidence for the validity of his argument."--Richard John Ascarate, MEDIENTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION: Meaning and Being 1 PART I: MATTER AND IMAGE 11 CHAPTER 1: The Body in Cinema 13 CHAPTER 2: Voice and Vision 32 PART II:IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD 65 CHAPTER 3: Films of Childhood 67 CHAPTER 4: Social Aesthetics and the Doon School 94 CHAPTER 5: Doon School Reconsidered 120 PART III:THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION 145 CHAPTER 6: Photo Hierarchicus: Signs and Mirrors in Indian Photography 147 CHAPTER 7: Staging the Body: The Photography of Jean Audema 176 PART IV:THE ETHNOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION 211 CHAPTER 8: The Visual in Anthropology 213 CHAPTER 9: Anthropology 's Lost Vision 227 CHAPTER 10: New Principles of Visual Anthropology 264 Filmography 275 Bibliography 283 Index 299
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Princeton University Press Electric Salome
Book SynopsisRising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, Loie Fuller attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. This book demonstrates that Fuller was an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism.Trade Review"Garelick's lucid, engrossing study ... unwraps the contradictions that have kept Fuller as veiled from modern audiences as she was from those at the Folies-Bergere."--Andrea Walker, Times Literary Supplement "A most welcome 'finding' of a dancer never lost, Electric Salome offers a remarkably smart reading of Fuller's contribution to dance history, one that makes clear the importance of that contribution to modernism broadly construed."--Catherine Gunther Kodat, Modernism Modernity "In her mesmerizing dances, swirling huge skirts under colored lights of her own design, Fuller paved the way for new visual effects in theater. [I]n Electric Salome Rhonda Garelick attempts to reposition Fuller as a central player in the multiple histories of ballet, modern dance, theater, visual art and postmodern performance. The best part of Electric Salome is how Garelick puts Fuller's story into a context that we can appreciate."--Matthew Hunter Griffin, Time Out Chicago "Rhonda Garelick's Electric Salome...argues for Fuller's relevance beyond her status as modern dance 'pioneer' and traces the way in which her work was modernist in its own right. Garelick's book spirals out, teasing out connections with Fuller to broader movements of colonialism, as well as Romantic Ballet and Modernist Drama. [Electric Salome offers] significant advances to Loie Fuller scholarship [and argues] persuasively for the importance of Fuller's legacy."--Judy Sperling, Dance Films Association Review "This indispensable book benefits from Garelick's lucid prose, superb images, and insightful footnotes."--S.R. Irelan, Choice "Electric Salome is suitable for a wide range of readership... Garelick writes theory with the minimum of jargon; the book is academic and sophisticated, but accessible throughout. It contains almost fifty illustrations, including posters, photographs and patent drawings."--Stephen Herbert, Early Popular Visual Culture "One of the best aspects of Rhonda K. Garelick's book is that it enables a virtual re-enactment of Fuller's performance of modernity: in the end, the initial butterfly/illusion shimmers and stays for good in the reader's mind."--Virginie Pouzet-Duzer, Oscholars "Both Ann Cooper Albright's and Rhonda Garelick's books are important contributions to a female artist, whose place on the agenda of French modernism is now less refutable than ever. Both authors have done much to shed further light on the sometimes counter intuitive complexity of this modernism. While both Traces of Light and Electric Salome deserve to be considered in their own right, they open an even more fascinating kaleidoscopic panorama when read in tandem."--Lucia Ruprecht, H-France "This well-illustrated and probing book is an important contribution to the scholarship on Loie Fuller and, with its contemporary resonances, should prove of interest to practitioners and academics in the fields of live-art and site-specific performance as well as dance."--Libby Worth, Modern Drama "Fuller's work demands that its scholars cover a lot of ground, and I was delighted to learn so much from Garelick's study about a widely ignored pioneer of avant-garde and modernist theatre performance and dance."--Mike Sell, Theatre Research International "[T]he book's greatest appeal may lie in its evocation of Fuller's technical inventiveness, her altogether startling genius for making the space of theater new."--Douglas Mao, Common KnowledgeTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Chapter One: The Evolution of Fuller's Performance Aesthetic 19 Early Years: Awareness and Unconsciousness 20 The Evolution of a European Modernist 32 Chapter Two: Electric Salome: Loie Fuller at the World's Fair of 1900 63 A Handsome Savage 63 The World's Fair of 1900 68 Queen of the Fair 78 Mutable Geography and Adopted Nationality 86 Salome 90 Fuller's Japanese Costars at the Fair 103 A Yankee Salome on the Rue de Paris 106 The New Colonial Power: The United States at the World's Fair 111 A Vision of America to Come 114 Chapter Three: Fuller and the Romantic Ballet 118 Yankees Don't Do Ballet 118 Romantic Ballet: Sprites, Swans, and Windup Toys 125 Fuller: The Accidental Sylph 130 Technical Developments 134 Fuller, Hoffmann, and the Technologized Body 139 Coppelia and the Romantic Ballet Couple 144 Ambivalent Ballet: Fuller's Figurative and Literal Performance of Disavowal 150 A Balletic Dream of Modernism 153 Chapter Four: Scarring the Air: Loie Fuller's Bodily Moderism 156 Fuller's Invisibility: Modernist Physicality, Sex, and Cultural Legacy 156 Fleur du Sang: Fuller's Violent and Erotic Physicality 162 The Erotic Fuller 166 The Scandalous Ballets Loie Fuller 171 Instinct, Nature, and Versions of Interiority 176 The Mechanics of the Group 179 The Triumph of La Mer 182 Martha Graham's Lamentation 190 Fuller in a New Light 194 The Physical Analogue of the Psychological 196 Chapter Five: Of Veils and Onion Skins: Fuller and Modern European Drama 200 Radical Mechanicity 200 Character and Identity 203 Tristan Tzara's Mouchoir de Nuages 214 Tzara's Hamlet 218 Reading the Clouds: Shakespeare, Freud, and Fuller 220 Afterword Thoughts on Contemporary Traces of Fuller 224 Selected Bibliography 231 Index 241
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Princeton University Press StoryTime
Book SynopsisIn this ceaselessly questioning book, acclaimed African American dancer, choreographer, and director Bill T. Jones reflects on his art and life as he describes the genesis of Story/Time, a recent dance work produced by his company and inspired by the modernist composer and performer John Cage. Presenting personally revealing stories, richly illustrTrade ReviewOne of The Skanner Newspaper's Ten Best Black Books of 2014 "An experimental dancer/choreographer/performance artist improvises on the nature of story itself in a unique format... A brave and often successful attempt to capture and display movement and intuition and the unspoken on the printed page."--Kirkus Reviews "Story/Time: The Life of an Idea is an ethereal memoir emblematic of this iconoclastic trailblazer's unpredictable approach to everything he does."--Kam Williams, AALBC.com "Readers interested in the intersection of dance, performance art, and the world of ideas will gain insight and inspiration from this thoughtful and singular work."--Carolyn M. Mulac, Library Journal "With the book, Jones attempts to explore the vital nature of his stage production back to its origins... Anyone who has seen Jones' work has likely felt the need to press the 'pause' button; it carries a hypnotic current, a sense of relentless forward movement. This book, then, provides an ideal counterpoint. It suspends time, allowing Jones' story and space to unfold."--Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune "As a written document, this book is clearly organized, quickly read, and dense with musings that can be dissected by dancers and non-dancers alike. As a piece of art, it is both process and product in one. The engagement and participation of audience member might be enhanced if the book is read and discussed in a group setting, which makes me curious to see how it will fit with the live performance and how many people will pair the two. The experiment in creation, design and performance certainly poses many questions that, identifying as a dance artist, I found myself musing in the context of own work. Likewise, as an academic, I found I was concurrently dissecting the book for use in a future class. I found the 'provocation' of personal context and its link to the audience's experience of art particularly poignant."--Katie C. Sopoci Drake, 4Dancers "Story/Time: The Life of an Idea, by the acclaimed dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones, is an odd amalgam of texts. In the preface, Jones tells the reader that 'The object you are holding in your hands is conflicted. It is a performance yearning to be a document, a book... It is the record of a needy, angry and confused man. The need is for a tradition, an intellectual home. The anger is generated from an ever-maturing realization that I never truly had an intellectual home and never will.' Throughout the book's three sections, this conflict between performance and document was both frustrating and riveting, and ultimately, satisfying."--Alexis Camins, TruthDig.comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Preface ix Past Time 1 Story/Time 19 With Time 97
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Princeton University Press Helen of Troy in Hollywood
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Engaging."---Harry Strawson, Times Literary Supplement"An enlightening and accessible overview of the pervasive presence of Zeus’s daughter in American popular culture, ranging from silent Hollywood cinema to televised speculative fiction . . . [and] a must read for scholars of both classical reception and popular culture."---Gabrielle Stecher, Popular Culture Studies Journal"A smart exploration of how this mythic figure has been portrayed in film and television. [Blondell] has written a thematically bold book that entertainingly contemplates what Helen of Troy signifies in old and modern Hollywood productions."---Christopher Schobert, The Film Stage
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Princeton University Press When a Gesture Was Expected
Book SynopsisEncourages an appreciation of ancient Greek poetry and prose by showing where a nod of the head or a wave of the hand can complete meaning in epic poetry and in tragedy, comedy, oratory, and in works of history and philosophy.Trade Review"In this nearly organized, well written, and lucid study on non-verbal communication in Archaic and Classical Greek Literature, Professor Alan Boegehold offers interesting and helpful insights into the understanding of passages in both poetry and prose . . . ."---James J. Clauss, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"There is much to praise in this book. It has an original and creative thesis that provides new insight into some old problems . . . Boegehold makes many perceptive and significant observations. . . . This study is an excellent model of how to tease out new meaning from familiar texts."---Gregory S. Aldrete, Classical World
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Princeton University Press Performance and Gender in Ancient Greece
Book Synopsis"Like love, Greek poetry was not for hereafter," writes Eva Stehle, "but shared in the present mirth and laughter of festival, ceremony, and party." Describing how men and women, young and adult, sang or recited in public settings, Stehle treats poetry as an occasion for the performer's self-presentation. She discusses a wide range of pre-HellenistTrade Review"Stehle has set about the important and arduous task of situating existing texts and text fragments of ancient Green nondramatic poetry in their performative contexts ... This is a thorough analysis ... clearly written and compelling, a valuable resource for classics, gender, and performance studies scholars and students."--Classical WorldTable of ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Community Poetry26Ch. 2Women in Performance in the Community71Ch. 3Male Performers in the Community119Ch. 4Bardic Poetry170Ch. 5The Symposium213Ch. 6Sappho's Circle262Conclusion319Appendix: Chronology of Primary Sources326Transliterated Terms329Bibliography331Index Locorum353General Index357
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Princeton University Press Pier Paolo Pasolini Cinema as Heresy 5025 Princeton Legacy Library 5025
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Princeton University Press Tragic Pleasures Aristotle on Plot and Emotion
Book SynopsisElizabeth Belfiore offers a striking new interpretation of Aristotle's Poetics by situating the work within the Aristotelian corpus and in the context of Greek culture in general. In Aristotle's Rhetoric, the Politics, and the ethical, psychological, logical, physical, and biological works, Belfiore finds extremely important but largely neglected sTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3Pt. IThe Greek Background7Ch. 1The Gorgon at the Feast9Gorgon and Gorgoneion11Pindar14Eumenides19A Medicine to Produce Aidos30Pt. IIPlot: The Soul of Tragedy41Ch. 2Philia and Tragic Imitation44Imitation45Representation48Production: Tragedy Imitates Nature53Similarity63Theoria66Philia70Ch. 3Plot and Character83The Plot-Character Distinction83Ethos92Ethos as Part of Tragedy94The Spoudaioi100Problems103Plot and Ethos in the Greek Tragedies107Ch. 4Necessity, Probability, and Plausibility111Necessity and Probability111Plausibility, Plot, and Episode119Ch. 5Parts and Wholes132The Parts of the Plot132Pathos134Peripeteia141Recognition153Good and Bad Plots160Poetics 13: Changes and Characters161Poetics 14: Pathos and Recognition170Pt. IIIPity and Fear177Ch. 6Fear, Pity, and Shame in Aristotle's Philosophy181Pity, Fear, and Physical Danger181Fear of Disgrace: Aidos and Aischune189Aristotle and the Greek Tradition190Rhetoric192Nicomachean Ethics193Eudemian Ethics199Aidos, Excellence, and Habituation203Kataplexis and Ekplexis216Summary222Ch. 7Tragic Emotion226Pity and Pear in the Poetics226Aesthetic and Real-Life Emotion238Flight and Pursuit238Tragedy and Rhetoric246Pt. IVKatharsis255Ch. 8Katharsis and the Critical Tradition257The Definition of Tragedy257The Homeopathic Prejudice260Homeopathy: Theoretical Problems266Homeopathy: The Ancient Evidence278Ch. 9Katharsis in Aristotle's Philosophy291Overview292Physical Katharsis300Katharsis of the Katamenia300Medical Katharsis306Psychic Katharsis314Purity315Psychic and Physical Excellence317Politics 8320Iron and Wood327The Platonic Elenchus331Ch. 10Tragic Katharsis337Glossary361Aristotelian Texts Used363Bibliography365Index of Passages Cited381General Index405
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Princeton University Press Cinematernity Film Motherhood Genre
Book SynopsisNoting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and screwball comedies, have traditionally been vieweTrade Review"Erudite and insightful, great portions of the book are excellent."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1Introduction: Motherhood and Film: A Critical Genealogy32The Trick Film: The Lady Vanishes: Women, Magic, and the Movies373Silent Melodrama: Way Down East: Melodrama, Metaphor, and the Maternal Body564The Horror Film: Birth Traumas: Parturition and Horror in Rosemary's Baby735The Crime Film: Mama's Boy: Filial Hysteria in White Heat926Film Comedy: "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child": Comedy and Matricide1117The Thriller: The Hand That Shocks the Cradle: The Maternal Thriller1318The Postmodern Film: Postmodernity and Postmaternity: High Heels and Imitation of Life1629The Nonfiction Film: "The Reproduction of Mothering": Documenting the Mother-Daughter Bond17910Epilogue: Maternity and the Artist: "A Remarkable Zoological Species"214Index231
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Princeton University Press Emile Cohl Caricature and Film
Book SynopsisThis is the definitive biography of Emile Cohl (1857-1938), one of the most important pioneers of the art of the animated cartoon and an innovative contributor to popular graphic humor at a critical moment when it changed from traditional caricature to the modern comic strip. This profusely illustrated book provides not only a wealth of informationTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*LIST OF CHARTS AND DIAGRAM, pg. xvii*PHOTOGRAPHIC SOURCES, pg. xix*PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xxi*CHAPTER ONE: A Caricaturist's Life, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO: Art for Two Sous, pg. 43*CHAPTER THREE: The Moving Image, pg. 90*CHAPTER FOUR: Cinema chez Gaumont, pg. 115*CHAPTER FIVE: "Hollywood" in France and New Jersey, pg. 153*CHAPTER SIX: The Father of the Animated Film, pg. 198*CHAPTER SEVEN: Graphic Humor and Early Cinema, pg. 221*CHAPTER EIGHT: "Incoherent Cinema", pg. 257*NOTES, pg. 313*CATALOGUE OF FILMS, pg. 341*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 377*INDEX, pg. 397
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Princeton University Press Artist and Patron in Postwar Japan
Book SynopsisThis work explains how and why Japan supports a community of professional dancers, musicians, production companies, and visual artists that has nearly tripled in size during the past 25 years. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print booksTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*A NOTE OF THANKS, pg. vii*CHAPTER I. Art for Society's Sake, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. A Poverty of Patrons, pg. 28*CHAPTER 3. Arts and the State, pg. 57*CHAPTER 4. Arts to the People, pg. 80*CHAPTER 5. The Visual Arts: Show and Sell, pg. 105*CHAPTER 6. Theater: Playing Safe, pg. 144*CHAPTER 7. Music: Cultivated Clienteles, pg. 181*CHAPTER 8. Dance: Contemporary Classics, pg. 216*CHAPTER 9. The Vertical Mosaic, pg. 244*BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTES, pg. 253*SOURCES CITED, pg. 293*INDEX, pg. 311
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Princeton University Press The Privileged Playgoers of Shakespeares London
Book SynopsisBesides documenting the predominant presence of privileged patrons in the audience, the author discusses the shape of the privileged life, the place of the privileged in the social structure, the forces that drew so many of them to London, and the factors that made them such avid theatergoers. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy LiTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. 1*Contents, pg. 5*Preface, pg. 7*Introduction, pg. 8*Edward Nelson, pg. 12*Andrei Okounkov, pg. 14*Michael Artin, pg. 16*John Horton Conway, pg. 18*Friedrich E. Hirzebruch, pg. 20*Janos Kollar, pg. 22*Richard Ewen Borcherds, pg. 24*David Mumford, pg. 26*Bryan John Birch, pg. 28*Sir Michael Francis Atiyah, pg. 30*Isadore Manual Singer, pg. 32*Mikhael Leonidovich Gromov, pg. 34*Kevin David Corlette, pg. 36*Sun-Yung Alice Chang, pg. 38*Shing-Tung Yau, pg. 40*John Forbes Nash, Jr., pg. 42*Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck, pg. 44*James Harris Simons, pg. 46*Phillip Griffiths, pg. 48*Gang Tian, pg. 50*Heisuke Hironaka, pg. 52*Eriko Hironaka, pg. 54*John Willard Milnor, pg. 56*Joan S. Birman, pg. 58*Frances Kirwan, pg. 60*Robion Kirby, pg. 62*Burt Totaro, pg. 64*Simon Donaldson, pg. 66*Henri Cartan, pg. 68*Robert D. Macpherson, pg. 70*Michael Freedman, pg. 72*Margaret Dusa Mcduff, pg. 74*William Paul Thurston, pg. 76*Bertram Kostant, pg. 78*John N. Mather, pg. 80*Maryam Mirzakhani, pg. 82*Curtis Mcmullen, pg. 84*Dennis Parnell Sullivan, pg. 86*Stephen Smale, pg. 88*Marina Ratner, pg. 90*Yakov Grigorevich Sinai, pg. 92*Benoit Mandelbrot, pg. 94*George Olat Okunbo Okikiolu, pg. 96*Kate Adeb Ola Okikiolu, pg. 98*William Timothy Gowers, pg. 100*Lennart Axel Edvard Carleson, pg. 102*Terence Chi-Shen Tao, pg. 104*Robert Clifford Gunning, pg. 106*Elias Menachem Stein, pg. 108*Joseph John Kohn, pg. 110*Charles Louis Fefferman, pg. 112*Robert Fefferman, pg. 114*Yum-Tong Siu, pg. 116*Louis Nirenberg, pg. 118*William Browder, pg. 120*Felix E. Browder, pg. 122*Andrew Browder, pg. 124*Cathleen Synge Morawetz, pg. 126*Peter David Lax, pg. 128*Alain Connes, pg. 130*Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, pg. 132*Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones, pg. 134*Sathamangalam Rangaiyengar Srinivasa Varadhan, pg. 136*Marie-France Vigneras, pg. 138*Michele Vergne, pg. 140*Robert Phelan Langlands, pg. 142*Jean-Pierre Serre, pg. 144*Adebisi Agboola, pg. 146*Marcus Du Sautoy, pg. 148*Peter Clive Sarnak, pg. 150*Gerd Faltings, pg. 152*Enrico Bombieri, pg. 154*Viscount Pierre Deligne, pg. 156*Noam D. Elkies, pg. 158*Benedict H. Gross, pg. 160*Don Zagier, pg. 162*Barry Mazur, pg. 164*Sir Andrew John Wiles, pg. 166*Manjul Bhargava, pg. 168*John T. Tate, pg. 170*Nicholas Michael Katz, pg. 172*Kenneth Ribet, pg. 174*Persi Warren Diaconis, pg. 176*Paul Malliavin, pg. 178*William Alfred Massey, pg. 180*Harold William Kuhn, pg. 182*Avi Wigderson, pg. 184*Arlie Petters, pg. 186*Ingrid Chantal Da Ubechies, pg. 188*Sir Roger Penrose, pg. 190*Robert Endre Tarjan, pg. 192*Davi D Harold Blac Kwell, pg. 194*Afterword, pg. 197*List of Mathematicians, pg. 198*Acknowledgments, pg. 200
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ecology and Society An Introduction
Book Synopsisaeo This book introduces environmental ideas to a sociology audience. It is designed for a growing field in the sociology of environmental issues, and will be of great use to sociologists wanting to fill a gap in teaching.Trade Review'Its unusual perspective makes this an interesting text. It does more than just catalogue ideas and events, it tries to analyse these so that key strands can be extracted.' TEG News 'Martell has pulled off a difficult trick: he has written a book that will both inform students and engage professional scholars, and he has secured himself a place in future discussions regarding the relationship between environment and society.' The Sociological review 'In aiming to provide a theoretically informed undergraduate text on contemporary green issues, the book goes some way to filling a gap where the level of support material is widely regarded as insufficient.' Antipode "Ecology and Society makes an important contribution to this emerging literature by providing an introduction to green ideas for students of social science. This book will appeal to both students and researchers. It is written in an accessible style, provides useful summaries of key literature and suggests further reading at the end of each chapter ... a useful contribution to the literature on environment-society relations and a valuable addition to student reading lists.' Local EnvironmentTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Ecology and Industrialism. 2. The Sustainable Society. 3. Green Philosophy. 4. The Green Movement. 5. Ecology and Political Theory. 6. Rethinking Relations Between Society and Nature. 7. The Future of Environmentalism. Notes. References. Index.
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ecological Thought An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis book provides a clear overview of contemporary debates between radical and reformist environmentalists covering new ground in an innovative way. It offers a compelling argument for why green ideas should be taken seriously by mainstream social and political theorists. It is written in a highly accessible style.Trade Review"Hayward's book is superbly written, clear, intelligent, balanced and accessible. It has all the qualities of a first-rate introduction to its subject." Professor Ted Benton, University of Essex "This book is of great political and theoretical importance. Against the radical ecologist, Hayward argues that we need more humanism, not less; but this is a reconstructed humanism - one in which enlightenment takes an ecological form." Professor Andrew Dobson, University of Keele "The author provides a well-written examination of the social, economic and political implications of trying to come to terms with the goal of a sustainable environment, looking at all sides of the argument, and developing a theoretical framework for ecological politics." Aslib Book Guide "Ecological Thought is an important and highly-recommended book ... Well written ... it plumbs many ethical and philosophical aspects of what ecological thinking means." Republican News "Tim Hayward offers a balanced and altogether impressive overview of the field. Hayward has the ability to state clearly the basic grounds of debate and then to pursue issues in detail, for those interested in learning more ... A very welcome addition to the curriculum on environmental politics/ethics." Environmental Politics "The book ... provides a clear and accessible overview of most of the major recent currents in ecological ethics, economics and politics. To the student and the general reader it will provide an invaluable introduction to recent ecological thought." Radical Philosophy "Ideal for student reading lists on environment-related social science courses. Hayward's Ecological Thought offers a clear introduction to the ways in which environmental values reshape debates in social and political thought. The book unpacks concepts of ecology and enlightenment, and outlines issues in environmental economics and political ecology, with brisk clarity." Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Environmental Values in Social and Political Thought. 1. Ecology and Enlightenment. 2. The Ethics of Ecological Humanism. 3. Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development and Political Ecology. 4. Rights and Justice in Ecological Perspective. 5. Ecological Politics. Afterword: Ecological Enlightenment. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
£999.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Social Theory and the Environment
Book Synopsisaeo One of the first major attempts to assess the contributions of contemporary social theory to the study of environmental issues. aeo Analyses the work of some of the most influential contemporary thinkers, including Anthony Giddens, Andre Gorz, Jurgen Habermas and Ulrich Beck.Trade Review"This book is a most welcome addition to the contemporary discussion of environmental issues in the social sciences. As a critical evaluation and reconstruction of its four chosen theorists, it could hardly be bettered. It is clear, rigorous, intellectually challenging and politically serious ... a fine and lasting achievement." Ted Benton, University of Essex "Offers a welcome and timely survey of those thinkers - Andre Gorz, Anthony Giddens, Jurgen Habermas, Ulrich Beck - who have tried to move beyond the exploded belief in the "conquest" of nature and unlimited growth." New Statesman and Society "David Goldblatt has done us the large favour of starting from the other end of the story. Rather than using environmentalism to shore up a set of conclusions arrived at elsewhere, he starts with the two main questions posed by environmentalism - the structural origins of environmental degradation and the conditions under which environmental movements might ameliorate or prevent that degradation - and examines the work of four contemporary social theorists to see what answers they provide. Goldblatt's own analysis is thoughtful, well argued and has a painful honesty to it; even when it appears that conclusions do not please him, he follows them through to the end. In this thoughtful book, David Goldblatt has helped us to move towards some answers." Times Literary Supplement "An academically thorough and at the same time readable assessment of relevant writings of Anthony Giddens, Andre Gorz, J%uuml;rgen Habermas and Ulrich Beck. The discussions of individual theorists would work well as stand-alone chapters, and would provide students with very good starting points in each case ... ideal for student reading lists on environment-related social science courses." Environmental Values "Highly engaging review of current developments in social theory ... this book is a testimony to the vigour and creativity of the discipline's response to the environmental challenge. His writing is refreshingly clear and points are made cogently and logically." International Journal of Environmental Studies "The conclusion is the most interesting chapter, because in it Goldblatt brings together his own arguments." Environment and Planning 'David Goldblatt's book is a welcome and scholarly contribution to a growing socialist literature in what may broadly be termed political ecology ... Goldblatt's main acheivement ... is to draw together the disparate conceptual apparatus of modern European social theory and then to show how it provides the necessary foundation for a critical political ecology.' Capital and Class 'Social theorists may need to head in such directions given the place that Goldblatt, carefully and convincingly, leads us to.' Urban StudiesTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Social Theory, Environmental Degradation and Environmental Politics. 1. Capitalism, Industrialism and the Transformation of Nature: Anthony Giddens. 2. Urbanism, Globalization and Environmental Politics: Anthony Giddens. 3. The Political Ecology of Capitalism: Andre Gorz. 4. Social and Cultural Origins of Environmental Movements: Jurgen Habermas. 5. The Sociology of Risk: Ulrich Beck. Conclusion: Social Theory, Socialism and the Environment. List of Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
£18.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Food for the Future
Book SynopsisIt's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic.Trade Review"Two French farmers, passionate about growing and eating good food, make excellent spokesmen in the crusade to raise awareness of the downward spiral of food quality as industrialisation and globalisation take over." New AgriculturistTable of ContentsForeword Glossary Maps Introduction. A Strategy to Rebuild Farming Chapter 1 Sites of Memory Chapter 2 How the Citizen Sees Farming Chapter 3 But Where are the Peasant Farmers? Chapter 4 The Spiral of the 'Glorious Years' Chapter 5 The True Cost of the Common Agricultural Policy Chapter 6 From Junk Food to Good Food Chapter 7 An Economic Nonsense and an Ecological Aberration Chapter 8 The Agricultural 'Titanic' Chapter 9 How to Emerge from the Crisis. A Diagnosis and the Beginnings of a Cure Chapter 10 Have We Learned the Lesson of the Epidemics? Chapter 11 Food Follies and the Label Lottery Chapter 12 Landowners, Farmers and Managers. Who Owns the Land? Chapter 13 No to Rampant Globalization Chapter 14 If All the Small Farmers in the World Chapter 15 The Weapons of the Peaceful citizen Chapter 16 Agriculture is Humanism Chapter 17 How to Teach Children about Farming Chapter 18 The Duties of Public Research Chapter 19 Farming Think Tanks and International Workshops Chapter 20 The Pillars of Peasant Wisdom Chapter 21 A Farming Charter and a Declaration of Rights and Duties Conclusion The Food War will not Happen
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Food for the Future
Book SynopsisIt's not easy to eat well. To choose food wisely, you need to know where it comes from and how it's produced. As consumers, most of us don't know what we're getting and eating in our supermarkets and restaurants. When rumours and food scares circulate in the media, we panic.Trade Review"Two French farmers, passionate about growing and eating good food, make excellent spokesmen in the crusade to raise awareness of the downward spiral of food quality as industrialisation and globalisation take over." New AgriculturistTable of ContentsForeword Glossary Maps Introduction. A Strategy to Rebuild Farming Chapter 1 Sites of Memory Chapter 2 How the Citizen Sees Farming Chapter 3 But Where are the Peasant Farmers? Chapter 4 The Spiral of the 'Glorious Years' Chapter 5 The True Cost of the Common Agricultural Policy Chapter 6 From Junk Food to Good Food Chapter 7 An Economic Nonsense and an Ecological Aberration Chapter 8 The Agricultural 'Titanic' Chapter 9 How to Emerge from the Crisis. A Diagnosis and the Beginnings of a Cure Chapter 10 Have We Learned the Lesson of the Epidemics? Chapter 11 Food Follies and the Label Lottery Chapter 12 Landowners, Farmers and Managers. Who Owns the Land? Chapter 13 No to Rampant Globalization Chapter 14 If All the Small Farmers in the World Chapter 15 The Weapons of the Peaceful citizen Chapter 16 Agriculture is Humanism Chapter 17 How to Teach Children about Farming Chapter 18 The Duties of Public Research Chapter 19 Farming Think Tanks and International Workshops Chapter 20 The Pillars of Peasant Wisdom Chapter 21 A Farming Charter and a Declaration of Rights and Duties Conclusion The Food War will not Happen
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Environment A Sociological Introduction
Book SynopsisThis book shows how sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, and globalization. It assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers.Trade Review"This is in every way an excellent textbook." Times Higher Education "This book is an excellent introduction for students new to this area of inquiry and should enthuse them to deepen their investigation of some of the most important issues of the 21st century." Sociology “In a relaxed and readable style, Sutton introduces key concepts with a light touch, illustrating theories with major events and relevant contemporary issues.” Area "Phillip Sutton has crafted a systematic and thorough introduction to the social science of the environment: its definition, transformation, politicization and defence. He expansively charts the emergence of the field and points to how global changes and politics will affect its future. This book will become a key resource for new students of environmental sociology and a point of engagement for future discussion." Hank Johnston, San Diego State University "Philip Sutton combines an excellent introduction to the sociology of the environment with an innovative approach to the field. A stimulating and wide-ranging text." Tim Newton, Exeter University "Written for undergraduate students, Philip Sutton’s The Environment demands no prior knowledge of sociology. Remaining faithful to its subject matter, the book ranges freely across human and environmental sciences. Sutton rejects the “retreat into the present” that characterizes much contemporary sociology and frames environmental problems in relation to very long-term processes of human social development. This “sociological introduction” is challenging in all the right ways." Stephen Quilley, Keele UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Preface ix 1 Natural Environments 1 Defining Nature and Environment 1 Humans in Natural Environments 7 Natural and Artificial Environments 14 Conclusion 16 2 Knowing the Environment 18 Involvement and Detachment 18 The Scientific Revolution 22 Social Constructions of Nature 26 Critical Realism 32 Conclusion 36 3 Experiencing the Environment 38 An Environment of the Senses 38 Experiencing Environments 41 Ecological Identifications 44 Ecological Citizenship 52 4 Transforming the Environment 55 Social Development and the Environment 55 Industrialization 59 Urbanization 64 The Treadmill of Production and Consumption 67 5 Polluting the Environment 72 Types of Pollution 72 Awareness and Significance of Pollution 74 Sensitivity to Risks 80 Conclusion 88 6 Defending the Environment 91 Changing Attitudes 91 The Modern Origins of Nature Conservation 95 The Development of Environmentalism 99 Conclusion 107 7 Politicizing the Environment 109 A Politics of Nature 109 Ecologism: A New Political Ideology 113 The Emergence of Green Parties 116 Conclusion 124 8 Sustaining the Environment 126 The Idea of Sustainable Development 126 A Brief History of Sustainable Development 130 Sustainable Development in Practice 135 Can Societies Become Sustainable? 139 Conclusion 142 9 A Global Environment 144 What is Globalization? 144 The Biosphere as Environment 148 Global Problems, Global Solutions? 150 Conclusion 161 Glossary 164 References and Further Reading 170 Index 178
£999.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Environment A Sociological Introduction
Book SynopsisThis book shows how sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, and globalization. It assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers.Trade Review"This is in every way an excellent textbook." Times Higher Education "This book is an excellent introduction for students new to this area of inquiry and should enthuse them to deepen their investigation of some of the most important issues of the 21st century." Sociology “In a relaxed and readable style, Sutton introduces key concepts with a light touch, illustrating theories with major events and relevant contemporary issues.” Area "Phillip Sutton has crafted a systematic and thorough introduction to the social science of the environment: its definition, transformation, politicization and defence. He expansively charts the emergence of the field and points to how global changes and politics will affect its future. This book will become a key resource for new students of environmental sociology and a point of engagement for future discussion." Hank Johnston, San Diego State University "Philip Sutton combines an excellent introduction to the sociology of the environment with an innovative approach to the field. A stimulating and wide-ranging text." Tim Newton, Exeter University "Written for undergraduate students, Philip Sutton’s The Environment demands no prior knowledge of sociology. Remaining faithful to its subject matter, the book ranges freely across human and environmental sciences. Sutton rejects the “retreat into the present” that characterizes much contemporary sociology and frames environmental problems in relation to very long-term processes of human social development. This “sociological introduction” is challenging in all the right ways." Stephen Quilley, Keele UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Preface ix 1 Natural Environments 1 Defining Nature and Environment 1 Humans in Natural Environments 7 Natural and Artificial Environments 14 Conclusion 16 2 Knowing the Environment 18 Involvement and Detachment 18 The Scientific Revolution 22 Social Constructions of Nature 26 Critical Realism 32 Conclusion 36 3 Experiencing the Environment 38 An Environment of the Senses 38 Experiencing Environments 41 Ecological Identifications 44 Ecological Citizenship 52 4 Transforming the Environment 55 Social Development and the Environment 55 Industrialization 59 Urbanization 64 The Treadmill of Production and Consumption 67 5 Polluting the Environment 72 Types of Pollution 72 Awareness and Significance of Pollution 74 Sensitivity to Risks 80 Conclusion 88 6 Defending the Environment 91 Changing Attitudes 91 The Modern Origins of Nature Conservation 95 The Development of Environmentalism 99 Conclusion 107 7 Politicizing the Environment 109 A Politics of Nature 109 Ecologism: A New Political Ideology 113 The Emergence of Green Parties 116 Conclusion 124 8 Sustaining the Environment 126 The Idea of Sustainable Development 126 A Brief History of Sustainable Development 130 Sustainable Development in Practice 135 Can Societies Become Sustainable? 139 Conclusion 142 9 A Global Environment 144 What is Globalization? 144 The Biosphere as Environment 148 Global Problems, Global Solutions? 150 Conclusion 161 Glossary 164 References and Further Reading 170 Index 178
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd African American Theater
Book SynopsisWritten in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced.Trade Review"If I had possessed Professor Dicker/sun's 'Companion' forty-one years ago, it would have saved me hundreds of research hours. Her book answers all the questions my students asked about black theatre. In addition Dicker/sun challenges her readers with questions she does not answer, 'Food for Thought.' All teachers and scholars of African American theater should own this book. It's an education." James Hatch, City University New York "Glenda Dicker/sun presents us with more than the history of the African American Theater; she challenges us to join her in an ongoing creative process of illuminating, recording and understanding 'ourstory' and 'yourstory'. She asks us to absorb the roles of our ancestors, to get a taste of their times, their choices, their fears and their joys. African American Theater: A Cultural Companion strengthens one's sense of the individual and collective selves that currently perform one or more roles in the perpetual drama that is humanity." Charles OyamO Gordon, playwright "With this volume Glenda Dicker/sun shares her great wealth of artistic expertise and historical knowledge to inspire the creative impulse in readers of all ages. Drawing on the stories, plays, poetry, films, and music that reflect and enhance the history of black life in America, Dicker/sun provides a welcoming open space for each reader to insert his or her own performance into the ongoing production." Judith Stephens-Lorenz, Penn State UniversityTable of ContentsPicture Credits vi Acknowledgements vii About this Book viii Timeline of Significant Events x Abbreviations xiv Introduction: A Journey with the People who Forgot how to Fly 1 1. The People who Could Fly: Slavery, Stereotypes, Minstrelsy, and Myth 6 2. A Leap for Freedom: The Anti-Slavery Movement 29 3. We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: Progressing and Migrating 57 4. The Harlem Renaissance: A Sunburst Something like Spiritual Emancipation 80 5. War Stories: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Bird Men, and the Bloods 96 6. Sitting Down, Sitting In, and Standing Up: The Black Freedom Movement 113 7. Black is Beautiful: Protest and Performance 137 8. Conversations: A Second Generation Takes Center Stage 153 9. A Presence of Ancestry: I Believe I Can Fly 174 References 193 Index 202
£18.04
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Lost Michelangelos
Book Synopsis* This book tells the remarkable story of the discovery of two lost paintings by Michelangelo D one held in a private collection in the US and the other held by an Oxford college.Trade Review"As much a story about the intransigence of the art establishment and the gaps in its tradition-bound methods for considering authentication claims as it is about the ultimate fate of the painting itself." New York Times "An art mystery for the ages." New York Post "An unlikely and rather miraculous piece of art history." Bay Area Reporter "In reconstructing the history of two lost paintings, Forcellino transforms the material into a cinematic plot worthy of a spy movie." Il Manifesto "This is an intriguing piece of artistic detective work...Reading Forcellino's investigations is like watching a jigsaw being painstakingly pieced together." The Saturday Age The story behind The Lost Michelangelos has garnered a lot of media attention including features in the following news outlets: The Huffington Post The Independent The Daily Mail BBC Oxford Sky News Daily News & Analysis "In compelling fashion, Antonio Forcellino traces the remarkable journey of a painting from Rome to Dubrovnik to Berlin, and finally to Buffalo, NY: could it be a masterpiece by the greatest genius of the Italian Rennaissance? William Wallace, Washington University, St Louis "Forcellino's new book reads like a detective story, draws on his expertise as a restorer and makes a good case for the rediscovery of two lost paintings by Michelangelo." Peter Burke, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsChapter One - NiagaraChapter Two - Mantua, 11 June 1546Chapter Three - Between legends and documentsChapter Four - A movable panelChapter Five - Isabel ArcherChapter Six - The meetingChapter Seven - The wax sealsChapter Eight - Flying back from New York Chapter Nine - Fabio TempestiviChapter Ten - The melancholic exileChapter Eleven - The last survivorChapter Twelve - Ragusa 1573Chapter Thirteen - The Madonna's teethChapter Fourteen - The hidden drawingChapter Fifteen - The Stone CityChapter Sixteen - Tempestivi's funeralChapter Seventeen - The island of SipanChapter Eighteen - OxfordChapter Nineteen - Back to BuffaloChapter Twenty - RestorationChapter Twenty-One - PentimentiEpilogue
£11.77
University of British Columbia Press Going Public
Book SynopsisGoing Public is a conversation among socially engaged practitioners in theatre, documentary media, the visual and multimedia arts, and oral history that explores how and with whom we collaborate, and why.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Field Notes1 Rethinking EngagementIn Conversation with jesikah maria ross2 It’s ComplicatedIn Conversation with Lisa Ndejuru3 Going beyond the “Juicy Quotes Syndrome”In Conversation with Ronit AvniPart 2: Sites of Struggle4 People First and First PeoplesIn Conversation with the Storyweaving Project5 At Home, in Bed, and in the StreetsIn Conversation with Kelly Matheson6 Listening to the Post-Industrial CityIn Conversation with Toby ButlerAfterwordAppendix: Practitioners InterviewedNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index
£67.15
Baker Publishing Group SecondChance Dogs
Book SynopsisBestselling author and animal lover offers a collection of true first-person stories about dogs rescuing people and people rescuing dogs, providing heartwarming tales for those looking for a feel-good read.
£10.44
