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 Stephanie E. Pitts, "Understanding Audience Engagement in the Contemporary Arts " English | ISBN: 0367358883 | 2020 | 234 pages | PDF | 3 MB Drawing on unique multi-arts, multi-city scholarly research, Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts and culture in contemporary society.  Ukraine's Revolt, Russia's Revenge by Christopher M. Smith English | March 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 0815739249 | 444 pages | True PDF | 13.03 MB An eyewitness account by a U.S. diplomat of Russia's brazen attempt to undo the democratic revolution in Ukraine  Tuscan Spaces: Literary Constructions of Place By Silvia M. Ross 2010 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 1442639989 | PDF | 2 MB An important locus for English-speaking writers, the region of Tuscany is also well represented in the Italian literary canon. In Tuscan Spaces, Silvia Ross focuses on constructions of Tuscany in twentieth-century Italian literature and juxtaposes them with English prose works by such authors as E.M. Forster and Frances Mayes to expose the complexity of literary representation centred on a single milieu.Ross uses the works of writers such as Federigo Tozzi, Aldo Palazzeschi, Vasco Pratolini, and Elena Gianini Belotti, to seek out alternative visions of Tuscan space and emphasizes that each author fashions the region in a manner which reflects their personal poetics, background, and experiences. Theories of cultural geography, space, travel, and narrative contribute to Ross's consideration of the dualisms commonly employed in writings about Tuscany, such as country/city, nature/culture, female/male, and self/other, all of which are in turn affected by her interrogation of the local/foreign opposition that underlies the study as a whole.  Eric Boynton, Peter Capretto, Mary-Jane Rubenstein, "Trauma and Transcendence: Suffering and the Limits of Theory" English | 2018 | ISBN: 0823280276, 0823280268 | PDF | pages: 343 | 1.1 mb Trauma theory has become a burgeoning site of research in recent decades, often demanding interdisciplinary reflections on trauma as a phenomenon that defies disciplinary ownership. While this research has always been challenged by the temporal, affective, and corporeal dimensions of trauma itself, trauma theory now faces theoretical and methodological obstacles given its growing interdisciplinarity. Trauma and Transcendence gathers scholars in philosophy, theology, psychoanalysis, and social theory to engage the limits and prospects of trauma's transcendence. This volume draws attention to the increasing challenge of deciding whether trauma's unassimilable quality can be wielded as a defense of traumatic experience against reductionism, or whether it succumbs to a form of obscurantism.  Transnational Civil Society in Asia: The Potential of Grassroots Regionalization by Simon Avenell and Akihiro Ogawa English | Jul 23, 2021 | ISBN: 0367627116 | 242 pages | PDF | 5 MB This edited volume addresses how transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia and its sub-regions are helping to strengthen common democratic values and transform dominant processes of policymaking and corporate capitalism in the region.  Translation and Globalization By Michael Cronin 2003 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0415270642 | PDF | 1 MB Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's languages and cultures. This is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation.The Internet, new technology, machine translation and the emergence of a worldwide, multi-million dollar translation industry have dramatically altered the complex relationship between translators, language and power. In this book, Michael Cronin looks at the changing geography of translation practice and offers new ways of understanding the role of the translator in globalized societies and economies. Drawing on examples and case-studies from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, the author argues that translation is central to debates about language and cultural identity, and shows why consideration of the role of translation and translators is a necessary part of safeguarding and promoting linguistic and cultural diversity.  Carl Schmitt, G. L. Ulmen, "Theory of the Partisan: Intermediate Commentary on the Concept of the Political" English | 2007 | ISBN: 0914386336 | PDF | pages: 120 | 10.1 mb Carl Schmitt (1888-1985), one of the great legal and political thinkers of the 20th century, thought long and hard about the role and significance of war. He saw how the international law of the Eurocentric era of world history began to falter at the end of World War I and foundered at the end of World War II. Following World War II, belligerent acts around the world began to assume a distinctly partisan character, and the belligerents were increasingly non-state actors. His Theory of the Partisan originated in two lectures that Schmitt delivered in 1962, which addressed the transformation of war in the post-European age. Schmitt concludes Theory of the Partisan with the statement: "The theory of the partisan flows into the question of the concept of the political, into the question of the real enemy and of a new nomos of the earth." Theory of the Partisan analyzes a specific and significant phenomenon that ushered in a new theory of war and enmity. It contains an implicit theory of the terrorist, which in the 21st century has ushered in yet another new theory of war and enmity. Consequently, this work is not only of historical interest, but is relevant to contemporary political and military developments and concerns.  Theorizing World Orders: Cognitive Evolution and Beyond by Piki Ish-Shalom, Markus Kornprobst English | Nov 25, 2021 | ISBN: 1316512282 | 280 pages | PDF | 2 MB We need new analytical tools to understand the turbulent times in which we live, and identify the directions in which international politics will evolve. This volume discusses how engaging with Emanuel Adler's social theory of cognitive evolution could potentially achieve these objectives. Eminent scholars of International Relations explore various aspects of Adler's theory, evaluating its potential contributions to the study of world orders and IR theory more generally. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of the social theory of cognitive evolution, such as power, morality, materiality, narratives, and practices, and identifies new theoretical vistas that help break new ground in International Relations. In the concluding chapter, Adler responds, engaging in a rich dialogue with the contributors. This volume will appeal to scholars and advanced students of International Relations theory, especially evolutionary and constructivist approaches.  The Ultimate Guide to the Pentatonic Scale by Adam Bastin English | July 17, 2014 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00LXJVM1I | 195 pages | EPUB | 2.10 Mb The Ultimate Guide To Unlocking The Pentatonic Scale is a guitar instructional book focusing on the pentatonic scale. It is for any guitarists who wants to learn the pentatonic scale or progress musically. This book is meant for beginners, but has content for advanced musicians as well. It is great for those just learning the guitar, as the pentatonic scale is among the most widely used scales in music. Advanced musicians will also get a delight in learning new ways to implement the pentatonic scale in their own playing. The techniques, theories, and exercises presented here are a great foundation for learning how to effectively communicate your musical thoughts on the guitar.  The Ultimate Guide To Mediterranean Diet Cookbook with Pictures - Easy & Delicious Mediterranean Recipes for Beginners: Your Best Guidance to Start a Mediterranean Diet Life by MARJORIE DIEUDONNE English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09SL47M4C | 239 pages | EPUB | 40 Mb You'll be able to easily and comfortably follow the Mediterranean diet and enjoy all the benefits it has to offer. |
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