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This 800 page publication is intended to assist persons in
obtaining maximum value from a first or subsequent visit to
Scotland. The guide is replete with multiple colour photographs and
covers a wide range of specialist topics including activities,
architecture, art & crafts, castles, tour itineraries, events
& culture, family history, famous persons, filming locations,
gardens, geology, history, islands, lochs, nature, 38 popular
locations, Scottish Borders region, food, steam trains, textiles
and whisky distilleries.
The Forth Rail Bridge is one of the world's great engineering
feats, and one of its most well-known. When it opened in 1890, the
cantilevered bridge had one of the world's longest spans, at 541
metres. Its distinctive and innovative design marks it as an
important milestone in bridge construction during the period when
railways came to dominate long-distance land travel. Spanning the
estuary of one of the country's great rivers, the Forth Bridge
revolutionised travel within Scotland, and it continues to carry
and freight more than 130 years after its official opening. This
view of the Forth Rail Bridge features the Gresley A4 Class Pacific
Plover locomotive and was painted by Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) for
British Railways in 1952. Cuneo withstood gales of over 50 mph as
he sketched the scene from a girder above the track.
Mere clothing is transformed into desirable fashion by the way it
is represented in imagery. Fashion's Double examines how meanings
are projected onto garments through their representation, whether
in painting, photography, cinema or online fashion film, conveying
identity and status, eliciting fascination and desire. With
in-depth case studies including the work of Nick Knight and Helmut
Newton, film examples such as The Hunger Games, music video Girl
Panic by Duran Duran, and much more, this book analyses the
interrelationship between clothing, identity, embodiment,
representation and self-representation. Written for students and
scholars alike, Fashion's Double will appeal to anyone studying
fashion, cultural studies, art theory and history, photography,
sociology, and film.
"See the Middle Kingdom in a whole new light, through the lens of
Annette Morheng. Several years in the making, Morheng's reportage
looks beyond the traditional tourist gaze of today's China." -
Digital Camera "Looking beyond the traditional tourist gaze, this
reportage explores China's rich culture and people." - Amateur
Photographer "...a fascinating and beautifully produced portrait of
the country that will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese
culture, and in travel photography in general." - Outdoor
Photography See China in a whole new light. For several years,
Luxembourgish photographer and travel journalist Annette Morheng
has documented everyday life in the Middle Kingdom, a country where
tradition and progress constantly collide. Gathered together in
this vibrant new illustrated book, her pictures document Chinese
people, villages, and hutongs; temples and skyscrapers; natural
wonders and mega metropolises; the most remote provinces and
diverse ethnic groups. With an eye for authentic details and
interactions, Morheng captures the rapid change, local customs, and
internationality that make up China today. With immersive
first-hand reports accompanying the images, this reportage looks
beyond the traditional tourist gaze and leading media narratives to
explore a China rich with nature, culture and people! Text in
English and German.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
A must-have tome for any ski fan, this wonderfully illustrated book
is about all things skiing. Beginning with early Alpine pioneers
through to the development of modern skiing, author and ski
aficionado Gabriella Le Breton presents the evolution of this
much-loved mountain sport and all the essentials of contemporary
ski culture. Where is the longest run in the Andes? Which is the
most spectacular descent in the Alps? Which is the most legendary
hut in the Rockies? Hit the slopes with all of this expert insider
info, as well as the best in ski fashion, style, accommodations,
and apres ski entertainment.
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Atlas of Beauty – showcases
inspiring stories alongside a stunning new collection of photographs of
women from around the world
‘True beauty lies in the sum of our qualities, used for positive
purposes. In other words, using your power for the good’
This new book delves deeper into the stories behind the captivating
images that have made Mihaela Noroc an online sensation. With 500
portraits from over 60 countries, including Japan, India, Peru, Namibia
and the United States, The Power of Women is a celebration of courage,
resilience and beauty in all its forms.
From one of the most influential thinkers of our time, an enlightening,
essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary
politics around the world
Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose work has redefined
how we think about gender and sexuality, confronts the attacks on
gender that have become central to right-wing movements today. Global
networks have formed ‘anti-gender ideology movements’ dedicated to
circulating a fantasy that gender is a dangerous threat to families,
local cultures, civilization – and even ‘man’ himself. Inflamed by the
rhetoric of public figures, this movement has sought to abolish
reproductive justice, undermine protections against violence, and strip
trans and queer people of their rights.
But what, exactly, is so disturbing about gender? In this vital,
courageous book, Butler carefully examines how ‘gender’ has become a
phantasm for emerging authoritarian regimes, fascist formations and
transexclusionary feminists, and the concrete ways in which this
phantasm works. Operating in tandem with deceptive accounts of critical
race theory and xenophobic panics about migration, the anti-gender
movement demonizes struggles for equality and leaves millions of people
vulnerable to subjugation.
An essential intervention into one of the most fraught issues of our
moment, Who's Afraid of Gender? is a galvanizing call to make a broad
coalition with all those who struggle for equality and fight injustice.
Imagining new possibilities for freedom and solidarity, Butler offers
us an essentially hopeful work that is both timely and timeless.
In this beautifully photographed book, the author has captured
abandoned places in emotive form: places as dark as time; history
forgotten in the folds of the subconscious mind; beauty in decay, a
presentation of life open to our personal interpretations.
Atmospheric scenes unfold before the light of torches, with glass
crunching underfoot, complementing the unremitting sound of
dripping water. Creative wall art decorations attract attention,
bordering the natural and unnatural worlds with a broad range of
colours and exuding micro-organisms with compelling effects. The
author describes urbexing - the pursuit of images of the abandoned
and ruined - as a drug, a way of life as powerful as a state of
mind. This is her world - this is Perth.
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