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Architectural and historical surveys of many of the most important
buildings in Lincoln. This volume illuminates the development of
different building styles in timber, stone and brick over a period
of 750 years, in one of the oldest areas of Lincoln. High quality
and detailed architectural drawings are accompanied by documentary
accounts which explain the historical context, and tell some of the
fascinating and tragic stories of the people who lived and worked
there from the mid-twelfth century until the First World War,
including the medieval Jewish community. Steep Hill is already
internationally regarded for the quality of its cultural
environment as well as its picturesque architecture, and the Strait
and the upper part of the long High Street have a wide range of
different architectural styles in their buildings, of considerable
interest. Steep, Strait and High forms the final volume in a series
of architectural and historical surveys of the historic buildings
of Lincoln, based on forty-five years of research, originally
undertaken by the Survey of Ancient Houses, sponsored by the
Lincoln Civic Trust, and now continued in the work of the Survey of
Lincoln. Christopher Johnson, Chair of theSurvey of Lincoln, was an
archivist and latterly service manager at Lincolnshire Archives
prior to becoming Information and Records Manager at Lincolnshire
County Council; Stanley Jones was a lecturer at Sheffield College
of Art,and has been deeply involved in the Survey of Ancient Houses
in Lincoln.
Coproduction is dedicated specifically to the study of an emerging
field in music production musicology. It explores the limits of
what this field might be, from the workings of a few individuals
producing music together in the studio, to vast contributions of
whole societies producing popular music. Taking a wide-ranging
approach to examining the field, Coproduction looks through
multiple formats including essays, interviews, and case studies,
with analysis and commentary of coproduction experiences at Abbey
Road studios. It does so by examining multiple disciplines from
social science and coproduction in mental health, to philosophy and
mathematics. At its extremes (which is the extreme middle and not
the blunt 'cutting edge') the authors attempt to produce every song
in their development of an all-encompassing pop music concept,
peculiarly called Toast theory. In attempting to unite the
pragmatic collaborative patterns of Vera John-Steiner with
philosophical postmodernist concepts of connection, Coproduction
has something to offer readers interested in the traditional
workings of teams of producers, as well as those seeking to
understand the wider philosophy of collaboration in music
production.
Coproduction is dedicated specifically to the study of an emerging
field in music production musicology. It explores the limits of
what this field might be, from the workings of a few individuals
producing music together in the studio, to vast contributions of
whole societies producing popular music. Taking a wide-ranging
approach to examining the field, Coproduction looks through
multiple formats including essays, interviews, and case studies,
with analysis and commentary of coproduction experiences at Abbey
Road studios. It does so by examining multiple disciplines from
social science and coproduction in mental health, to philosophy and
mathematics. At its extremes (which is the extreme middle and not
the blunt 'cutting edge') the authors attempt to produce every song
in their development of an all-encompassing pop music concept,
peculiarly called Toast theory. In attempting to unite the
pragmatic collaborative patterns of Vera John-Steiner with
philosophical postmodernist concepts of connection, Coproduction
has something to offer readers interested in the traditional
workings of teams of producers, as well as those seeking to
understand the wider philosophy of collaboration in music
production.
Musicians' Migratory Patterns: The African Drum as Symbol in Early
America questions the ban that was placed on the African drum in
early America. It shows the functional use of the drum for
celebrations, weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and
nonviolent communication. The assumption that "drums and horns"
were used to communicate in slave revolts is undone in this study.
Rather, this volume seeks to consider the "social place" of the
drum for both blacks and whites of the time, using the writings of
Europeans and colonial-era Americans, the accounts of African
American free persons and slaves, the period instruments, and
numerous illustrations of paintings and sculpture. The image of the
drum was effectively appropriated by Europeans and Americans who
wrote about African American culture, particularly in the
nineteenth century, and re-appropriated by African American poets
and painters in the early twentieth century who recreated a
positive nationalist view of their African past. Throughout human
history, cultural objects have been banned by one group to be used
another, objects that include books, religious artifacts, and ways
of dress. This study unlocks a metaphor that is at the root of
racial bias-the idea of what is primitive-while offering a fresh
approach by promoting the construct of multiple-points-of-view for
this social-historical presentation.
First published in 1991. In this volume, the author states that is
not an economic history or 'an economic analysis, although it draws
upon both disciplines. However, it is an attempt at political
economy. It surveys the economic policies of the Thatcher
Conservatives, from their intellectual origins in Opposition to
their formulation in government papers and their implementation
through three terms of office. It seeks to judge the
appropriateness of the policies, the competence of their execution
and the degree of their success in achieving the desired effects.
Johnson confirms that possible alternative policies are not
discussed in detail, and we can now never know how they would have
turned out. Appraisal of the Thatcher Government's policies,
however, inevitably implies something about what the alternatives
might have been, particularly those alternatives that members of
the Government themselves seriously contemplated.
First published in 1991. In this volume, the author states that is
not an economic history or 'an economic analysis, although it draws
upon both disciplines. However, it is an attempt at political
economy. It surveys the economic policies of the Thatcher
Conservatives, from their intellectual origins in Opposition to
their formulation in government papers and their implementation
through three terms of office. It seeks to judge the
appropriateness of the policies, the competence of their execution
and the degree of their success in achieving the desired effects.
Johnson confirms that possible alternative policies are not
discussed in detail, and we can now never know how they would have
turned out. Appraisal of the Thatcher Government's policies,
however, inevitably implies something about what the alternatives
might have been, particularly those alternatives that members of
the Government themselves seriously contemplated.
There is no existing collection focusing on religion and secrecy.
This is a cutting-edge handbook that will be the go to volume in
the area. Topics discussed are engaging and incredibly relevant to
society today. The Handbook includes contributions from leading
figures in the field.
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the most celebrated of twentieth-century anthropologists, has influenced the entire field of the humanities and social sciences. Looking at the formative part of his career, Christopher Johnson examines his definitions of anthropology; theory of structuralism; ideas on modern and "primitive" civilizations; and autobiographical writing. This book explains Lévi-Strauss' thought and explores the different intellectual contexts that influenced it.
This is an important new critical analysis of Derrida's theory of writing, based on close readings of key texts. It reveals a dimension of Derrida's thinking that has been neglected in favor of those "deconstructionist" cliches favored by much recent literary criticism. Christopher Johnson highlights the special character of Derrida's philosophy that comes from his contact with contemporary natural science and with systems theory. This study casts new light on an exacting set of intellectual issues facing philosophy and critical theory today.
Musicians' Migratory Patterns: The African Drum as Symbol in Early
America questions the ban that was placed on the African drum in
early America. It shows the functional use of the drum for
celebrations, weddings, funerals, religious ceremonies, and
nonviolent communication. The assumption that "drums and horns"
were used to communicate in slave revolts is undone in this study.
Rather, this volume seeks to consider the "social place" of the
drum for both blacks and whites of the time, using the writings of
Europeans and colonial-era Americans, the accounts of African
American free persons and slaves, the period instruments, and
numerous illustrations of paintings and sculpture. The image of the
drum was effectively appropriated by Europeans and Americans who
wrote about African American culture, particularly in the
nineteenth century, and re-appropriated by African American poets
and painters in the early twentieth century who recreated a
positive nationalist view of their African past. Throughout human
history, cultural objects have been banned by one group to be used
another, objects that include books, religious artifacts, and ways
of dress. This study unlocks a metaphor that is at the root of
racial bias-the idea of what is primitive-while offering a fresh
approach by promoting the construct of multiple-points-of-view for
this social-historical presentation.
Claude Lévi-Strauss, the most celebrated of twentieth-century anthropologists, has influenced the entire field of the humanities and social sciences. Looking at the formative part of his career, Christopher Johnson examines his definitions of anthropology; theory of structuralism; ideas on modern and "primitive" civilizations; and autobiographical writing. This book explains Lévi-Strauss' thought and explores the different intellectual contexts that influenced it.
What distinguishes humans from nonhumans? Two common answers-free
will and religion-are in some ways fundamentally opposed. Whereas
free will enjoys a central place in our ideas of spontaneity,
authorship, and deliberation, religious practices seem to involve a
suspension of or relief from the exercise of our will. What, then,
is agency, and why has it occupied such a central place in theories
of the human? Automatic Religion explores an unlikely series of
episodes from the end of the nineteenth century, when crucial ideas
related to automatism and, in a different realm, the study of
religion were both being born. Paul Christopher Johnson draws on
years of archival and ethnographic research in Brazil and France to
explore the crucial boundaries being drawn at the time between
humans, "nearhumans," and automata. As agency came to take on a
more central place in the philosophical, moral, and legal
traditions of the West, certain classes of people were excluded as
less-than-human. Tracking the circulation of ideas across the
Atlantic, Johnson tests those boundaries, revealing how they were
constructed on largely gendered and racial foundations. In the
process, he reanimates one of the most mysterious and yet
foundational questions in trans-Atlantic thought: what is agency?
The structured oral examination (SOE) and viva are age-old integral
components of examination pathways in the specialty training of
intensive care medicine (ICM). The viva can present a complex
interaction between the examiner and delegate, which can often be
challenging even hostile! Organisation and structure are integral
to success. This core text is tailored to provide a systematic
structure covering a broad set of core topics that could
legitimately be presented in an ICM exam. The style and discipline
have been repeated throughout the answers to provide essential
rehearsal as preparation for any viva-based exam. The book is
presented as 7 sets of 6 viva examination cycles. This allows for
timed practice sessions in the final few weeks leading up to the
SOE and viva. The topics covered are pertinent for the British
Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM), the
European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC) exam, the
Australia and New Zealand Fellowship of the College of Intensive
Care Medicine (FCICM), the Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine
(IDCCM), the American Board exams and any other viva-based
intensive care medicine exams. This book is a critical companion in
the final few weeks of preparation for ICM viva exams.
Ekklesia: Three Inquiries in Church and State offers a New World
rejoinder to the largely Europe-centered academic discourse on
church and state. In contrast to what is often assumed, in the
Americas the relationship between church and state has not been one
of freedom or separation but one of unstable and adaptable
collusion. Ekklesia sees in the settler states of North and South
America alternative patterns of conjoined religious and political
power, patterns resulting from the undertow of other gods, other
peoples, and other claims to sovereignty. These local challenges
have led to a continuously contested attempt to realize a
church-minded state, a state-minded church, and the systems that
develop in their concert. The shifting borders of their separation
and the episodic conjoining of church and state took new forms in
both theory and practice. The first of a closely linked trio of
essays is by Paul Johnson, and offers a new interpretation of the
Brazilian community gathered at Canudos and its massacre in
1896-97, carried out as a joint church-state mission and spectacle.
In the second essay, Pamela Klassen argues that the colonial
church-state relationship of Canada came into being through local
and national practices that emerged as Indigenous nations responded
to and resisted becoming "possessions" of colonial British America.
Finally, Winnifred Sullivan's essay begins with reflection on the
increased effort within the United States to ban Bibles and
scriptural references from death penalty courtrooms and jury rooms;
she follows with a consideration of the political theological
pressure thereby placed on the jury that decides between life and
death. Through these three inquiries, Ekklesia takes up the
familiar topos of "church and state" in order to render it strange.
Ekklesia: Three Inquiries in Church and State offers a New World
rejoinder to the largely Europe-centered academic discourse on
church and state. In contrast to what is often assumed, in the
Americas the relationship between church and state has not been one
of freedom or separation but one of unstable and adaptable
collusion. Ekklesia sees in the settler states of North and South
America alternative patterns of conjoined religious and political
power, patterns resulting from the undertow of other gods, other
peoples, and other claims to sovereignty. These local challenges
have led to a continuously contested attempt to realize a
church-minded state, a state-minded church, and the systems that
develop in their concert. The shifting borders of their separation
and the episodic conjoining of church and state took new forms in
both theory and practice. The first of a closely linked trio of
essays is by Paul Johnson, and offers a new interpretation of the
Brazilian community gathered at Canudos and its massacre in
1896-97, carried out as a joint church-state mission and spectacle.
In the second essay, Pamela Klassen argues that the colonial
church-state relationship of Canada came into being through local
and national practices that emerged as Indigenous nations responded
to and resisted becoming "possessions" of colonial British America.
Finally, Winnifred Sullivan's essay begins with reflection on the
increased effort within the United States to ban Bibles and
scriptural references from death penalty courtrooms and jury rooms;
she follows with a consideration of the political theological
pressure thereby placed on the jury that decides between life and
death. Through these three inquiries, Ekklesia takes up the
familiar topos of "church and state" in order to render it strange.
What distinguishes humans from nonhumans? Two common answers-free
will and religion-are in some ways fundamentally opposed. Whereas
free will enjoys a central place in our ideas of spontaneity,
authorship, and deliberation, religious practices seem to involve a
suspension of or relief from the exercise of our will. What, then,
is agency, and why has it occupied such a central place in theories
of the human? Automatic Religion explores an unlikely series of
episodes from the end of the nineteenth century, when crucial ideas
related to automatism and, in a different realm, the study of
religion were both being born. Paul Christopher Johnson draws on
years of archival and ethnographic research in Brazil and France to
explore the crucial boundaries being drawn at the time between
humans, "nearhumans," and automata. As agency came to take on a
more central place in the philosophical, moral, and legal
traditions of the West, certain classes of people were excluded as
less-than-human. Tracking the circulation of ideas across the
Atlantic, Johnson tests those boundaries, revealing how they were
constructed on largely gendered and racial foundations. In the
process, he reanimates one of the most mysterious and yet
foundational questions in trans-Atlantic thought: what is agency?
Welcome to the age of the incredible shrinking message. Your guide
to this new landscape, Christopher Johnson reveals the once-secret
knowledge of poets, copywriters, brand namers, political
speechwriters, and other professional verbal miniaturists. Each
chapter discusses one tool that helps short messages grab
attention, communicate instantly, stick in the mind, and roll off
the tongue. Piled high with examples from corporate slogans to
movie titles to product names, Microstyle shows readers how to say
the most with the least, while offering a lively romp through the
historic transformation of mass media into the media of the
personal.
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Christopher Johnson
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Erskine May is the eponymous guide to parliamentary practice and
procedure, providing accurate and detailed information on the
constituent parts of Parliament, its powers and jurisdictions,
membership of either House, financial procedure and the process of
debate. Alongside the incremental changes to and refinements of
parliamentary practice which happen all the time, the 25th edition
covers many significant developments since the last edition in
2011, including: * A new chapter on "English Votes for English
Laws" introduced following the 2015 General Election, which details
the varied and complex ways in which these engage with both primary
and secondary legislation. * The process of implementing the
outcome of the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. An
account is given of the procedures in both Houses for the scrutiny
and approval of the transposition of EU law into UK law. * Further
parliamentary consequences of the coalition government that took
office in 2010, including the reforms introduced by the Wright
Committee, the evolving impact of the introduction of the new
category of "backbench business" and the election of Deputy
Speakers in the House. * An e-petitions system overseen by a new
Petitions Committee set up in 2015. * Changes to select committee
working practices and powers under their new elected chairs. * A
new financial timetable introduced in 2017 with the Chancellor's
annual budget statement moving from Spring to Autumn, and a change
to how Estimates Day debates are handled. * Important reforms to
how the conduct of both MPs and members of the Lords is governed
and how breaches of the respective codes are pursued. * Continuing
arguments over the future of parliamentary privilege. Recent
relevant court cases and developments within Parliament are
assessed, including the 2013 Joint Committee on Parliamentary
Privilege.
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