Roman Honor: The Fire in the Bones By Carlin A. Barton 2001 | 401 Pages | ISBN: 0520225252 | PDF | 13 MB This book is an attempt to coax Roman history closer to the bone, to the breath and matter of the living being. Drawing from a remarkable array of ancient and modern sources, Carlin Barton offers the most complex understanding to date of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans. Her provocative and original inquiry focuses on the sentiments of honor that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society. Speaking directly to the concerns and curiosities of the contemporary reader, Barton brings Roman society to life, elucidating the complex relation between the inner life of its citizens and its social fabric. Though thoroughly grounded in the ancient writings-especially the work of Seneca, Cicero, and Livy-this book also draws from contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen our understanding of ancient Rome. Barton explores the relation between inner desires and social behavior through an evocative analysis of the operation, in Roman society, of contests and ordeals, acts of supplication and confession, and the sense of shame. As she fleshes out Roman physical and psychological life, she particularly sheds new light on the consequential transition from republic to empire as a watershed of Roman social relations. Barton's ability to build productively on both old and new scholarship on Roman history, society, and culture and her imaginative use of a wide range of work in such fields as anthropology, sociology, psychology, modern history, and popular culture will make this book appealing for readers interested in many subjects. This beautifully written work not only generates insight into Roman history, but also uses that insight to bring us to a new understanding of ourselves, our modern codes of honor, and why it is that we think and act the way we do. Estelle Rivier-Arnaud Michael Dobson, "Rewriting Shakespeares Plays For and By the Contemporary Stage" English | ISBN: 1443882801 | 2017 | 195 pages | PDF | 3 MB Why have contemporary playwrights been obsessed by Shakespeares plays to such an extent that most of the canon has been rewritten by one rising dramatist or another over the last half century? Among other key figures, Edward Bond, Heiner Müller, Carmelo Bene, Arnold Wesker, Tom Stoppard, Howard Barker, Botho Strauss, Tim Crouch, Bernard Marie Koltès, and Normand Chaurette have all put their radical originality into the service of adapting four-century-old classics. The resulting works provide food for thought on issues such as Shakespearean role-playing, narrative and structural re-shuffling. Across the world, new writers have questioned the political implications and cultural stakes of repeating Shakespeare with and without a difference, finding inspiration in their own national experiences and in the different ordeals they have undergone. How have our contemporaries carried out their rewritings, and with what aims? Can we still play Hamlet, for instance, as Dieter Lesage asks in his book bearing this title, or do we have to kill Shakespeare as Normand Chaurette implies in a work where his own creative process is detailed? What do these rewritings really share with their sources? Are they meaningful only because of Shakespeares shadow haunting them? Where do we draw the lines between interpretation, adaptation and rewriting? The contributors to this collection of essays examine modern rewritings of Shakespeare from both theoretical and pragmatic standpoints. Key questions include: can a rewriting be meaningful without the readers or spectators already knowing Shakespeare? Do modern rewritings supplant Shakespeares texts or curate them? Does the survival of Shakespeare in the theatrical repertory actually depend on the continued dramatization of our difficult encounters with these potentially obsolete scripts represented by rewriting?
Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany Revision Guide and Workbook by Pearson Education English | April 3, 2017 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B073JMX86J | 63 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 20 Mb Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany Revision Guide and Workbook Revise Edexcel AS Mathematics Revision Guide by Harry Smith English | 2019 | ISBN: 1292190663 | 226 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 41 Mb This Revision Guide is suitable for classroom and independent study, and is the smart choice for those revising for AS Mathematics. Organise their revision with the one topic-per-page format Speed up their revision with summary notes in short, memorable chunks Track their revision progress with at-a-glance check boxes Check their understanding with worked examples Develop their exam technique with exam-style practice questions and answers Revise Edexcel A level Mathematics Revision Guide by Harry Smith English | 2019 | ISBN: 1292190671 | 224 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 78 Mb This Revision Guide is suitable for classroom and independent study, and is the smart choice for those revising for A level Mathematics. Organise their revision with the one topic-per-page format Speed up their revision with summary notes in short, memorable chunks Track their revision progress with at-a-glance check boxes Check their understanding with worked examples Develop their exam technique with exam-style practice questions and answers Revise AQA GCSE English Language Revision Guide by Harry Smith English | 2017 | ISBN: 1447988051 | 121 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 45 Mb One-topic-per-page format helps you revise more quickly, without the hassle Exam-style worked examples match the new specification and demonstrate good exam technique 'Now try this' exam-style practice questions let you test your understanding of a topic Spelling and Grammar support in dedicated skills page and integrated throughout the book Putting it into practice pages supporting the key skills needed for the new GCSE exams. Reservoir Management: A Practical Guide by Steve Cannon English | ISBN: 111961936X | 268 pages | EPUB | December 22, 2020 | 32 Mb Reservoir management is fundamental to the efficient and responsible means of extracting hydrocarbons, and maximising the economic benefit to the operator, licence holders and central government. All stakeholders have a social responsibility to protect the local population and environment. The process of managing an oil or gas reservoir begins after discovery and continues through appraisal, development, production and abandonment; there is cost associated with each phase and a series of decision gates should be in place to ensure that an economic benefit exists before progress is made. To correctly establish potential value at each stage it is necessary to acquire and analyse data from the subsurface, the planned surface facilities and the contractual obligations to the end-user of the hydrocarbons produced. This is especially true of any improved recovery methods proposed or plans to extend field life. To achieve all the above requires a multi-skilled team of professionals working together with a clear set of objectives and associated rewards. The team's make-up will change over time, as different skills are required, as will the management of the team, with geoscientists, engineers and commercial analysts needed to address the issues as they arise.
Carlos A. Segovia, "Remapping Emergent Islam: Texts, Social Settings, and Ideological Trajectories " English | ISBN: 9462988064 | 2020 | 244 pages | PDF | 3 MB This multidisciplinary collective volume advances the scholarly discussion on the origins of Islam. It simultaneously focuses on three domains: texts, social contexts, and ideological developments relevant for the study of Islam's beginnings - taking the latter expression in its broadest possible sense. The intersections of these domains need to be examined afresh in order to obtain a clear picture of the concurrent phenomena that collectively enabled both the gradual emergence of a new religious identity and the progressive delimitation of its initially fuzzy boundaries. Khaled Furani, "Redeeming Anthropology: A Theological Critique of a Modern Science" English | ISBN: 0198796439 | 2019 | 224 pages | PDF | 952 KB Anthropologists have invariably engaged in their discipline as a form of redemption, whether to escape from social restriction, nourish their souls, reform their home polities, or vindicate "the natives." Redeeming Anthropology explores how in pursuit of a secular science sired by the Enlightenment, adherents to a "faith in mankind" have vacillated between rejecting and embracing theology, albeit in concealed and contradictory ways. Mining the biographical registers of the American, British, and French anthropological traditions, Khaled Furani argues that despite all efforts to the contrary, theological sediments remain in this disciplining discipline. Rather than continuing to forget, deny, and sequester it, theology can serve as a mirror for introspection, as a source of critique offering invaluable tools for revitalization: for thinking anew not only anthropology's study of others' cultures, but also its very own reason. Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care By Jeremy Cashman, Michael Grounds 2007 | 267 Pages | ISBN: 0521706491 | PDF | 6 MB Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, volume 24 is the latest book in this very successful and long-established series (originally entitled Recent Advances in Anaesthesia and Analgesia) to present a collection of cutting-edge topics for anaesthetists. It has been compiled by some of the world's leading authorities in their subjects and builds on the successful formula of the previous volumes. As the title suggests, these latest volumes have increased input from the field of intensive care, including a particularly topical chapter on intensive care outreach. Other chapters include deaths under anaesthesia, use of simulators in anaesthesia, and transoesophageal echocardiography. Trainee and practising anaesthetists and intensivists at all levels will find this book extremely relevant in their daily clinical practice. |