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You are being lied to by people who don't even exist. Digital
deception is the new face of information warfare. Social media has
been weaponised by states and commercial entities alike, as bots
and trolls proliferate and users are left to navigate an infodemic
of fake news and disinformation. In the Persian Gulf and the wider
Middle East, where authoritarian regimes continue to innovate and
adapt in the face of changing technology, online deception has
reached new levels of audacity. From pro-Saudi entities that
manipulate the tweets of the US president, to the activities of
fake journalists and Western PR companies that whitewash human
rights abuses, Marc Owen Jones' meticulous investigative research
uncovers the full gamut of tactics used by Gulf regimes and their
allies to deceive domestic and international audiences. In an age
of global deception, this book charts the lengths bad actors will
go to when seeking to impose their ideology and views on citizens
around the world.
The rise of Podemos in Spain is part of a wave of European left
political initiatives that are putting forward new ideas for change
and innovative ways of thinking about politics. The traditional
left in Europe has been in difficulties for some time now: the
communist tradition is a shadow of its former self, while social
democracy seems unable to meet the challenge of the financial
crisis. The thinkers and activists of Podemos have been at the
forefront of rethinking based on moving away from orthodoxies,
bringing new hope to the left.In this book Inigo Errejo n of
Podemos and political theorist Chantal Mouffe discuss the emergence
of these new movements, and in particular of Podemos. They
critically engage with both the older traditions and the newly
emerging parties and movements. They explore new ways of creating
collective identities, and building majorities, while also
reflecting on the major political challenges facing the left. The
conversation between them is an intervention from two people who
are ideally placed to draw on the seminal earlier theoretical work
of Mouffe with Ernesto Laclau, and to link it directly into the
practice of the new politics.This book is therefore important
reading for those interested in the state of the contemporary
European left in general, and specifically in the strategic issues
facing Podemos in Spain. It makes an essential contribution towards
the creation of a new left politics.
The complete and unabridged full-color edition First published in
1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its
inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer
Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design
treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid
chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of
decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in
his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great
Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at
local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design
by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately
mixed elements from a wide variety of sources. Jones's resulting
study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design,
presenting key examples ranging from Maori tattoos, Egyptian
columns, and Greek borders to Byzantine mosaic, Indian embroidery,
and Elizabethan carvings. At once splendidly Victorian and
insistently modern, The Grammar of Ornament celebrates objects of
beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an
indispensable sourcebook today.
While the Edwardian castles of Conwy, Beaumaris, Harlech and
Caernarfon are rightly hailed as outstanding examples of castle
architecture, the castles of the native Welsh princes are far more
enigmatic. Where some dominate their surroundings as completely as
any castle of Edward I, others are concealed in the depths of
forests, or tucked away in the corners of valleys, their
relationship with the landscape of which they are a part far more
difficult to discern than their English counterparts. This
ground-breaking book seeks to analyse the castle-building
activities of the native princes of Wales in the thirteenth
century. Whereas early castles were built to delimit territory and
as an expression of Llywelyn I ab Iorwerth’s will to power
following his violent assumption of the throne of Gwynedd in the
1190s, by the time of his grandson Llywelyn II ap Gruffudd’s
later reign in the 1260s and 1270s, the castles’ prestige value
had been superseded in importance by an understanding of the need
to make the polity he created - the Principality of Wales -
defensible. Employing a probing analysis of the topographical
settings and defensive dispositions of almost a dozen native Welsh
masonry castles, Craig Owen Jones interrogates the long-held theory
that the native princes’ approach to castle-building in medieval
Wales was characterised by ignorance of basic architectural
principles, disregard for the castle’s relationship to the
landscape, and whimsy, in order to arrive at a new understanding of
the castles’ significance in Welsh society. Previous
interpretations argue that the native Welsh castles were created as
part of a single defensive policy, but close inspection of the
documentary and architectural evidence reveals that this policy
varied considerably from prince to prince, and even within a
prince’s reign. Taking advantage of recent ground-breaking
archaeological investigations at several important castle sites,
Jones offers a timely corrective to perceptions of these castles as
poorly sited and weakly defended: theories of construction and
siting appropriate to Anglo-Norman castles are not applicable to
the native Welsh example without some major revisions. Princely
Ambition also advances a timeline that synthesises various strands
of evidence to arrive at a chronology of native Welsh
castle-building. This exciting new account fills a crucial gap in
scholarship on Wales’ built heritage prior to the Edwardian
conquest and establishes a nuanced understanding of important
military sites in the context of native Welsh politics.
In Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian: Essays on Food Choice, Identity,
and Symbolism, Michael Owen Jones tackles topics often overlooked
in foodways. At the outset he notes it was Victor Frankenstein's
"daemon" in Mary Shelley's novel that advocated vegetarianism, not
the scientist whose name has long been attributed to his creature.
Jones explains how we communicate through what we eat, the
connection between food choice and who we are or want to appear to
be, the ways that many of us self-medicate moods with foods, and
the nature of disgust. He presents fascinating case studies of
religious bigotry and political machinations triggered by rumored
bans on pork, the last meal requests of prisoners about to be
executed, and the Utopian vision of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of
England's greatest poets, that was based on a vegetable diet like
the creature's meals in Frankenstein. Jones also scrutinizes how
food is used and abused on the campaign trail, how gender issues
arise when food meets politics, and how eating preferences reflect
the personalities and values of politicians, one of whom was
elected president and then impeached twice. Throughout the book,
Jones deals with food as symbol as well as analyzes the link
between food choice and multiple identities. Aesthetics, morality,
and politics likewise loom large in his inquiries. In the final two
chapters, Jones applies these concepts to overhauling penal
policies and practices that make food part of the pains of
imprisonment, and looks at transforming the counseling of diabetes
patients, who number in the millions.
Through a richly detailed account of fan cultures and media over
the over fifty-year history of the show, Watching Doctor Who
explores fandom's changing attitudes towards this much-loved TV
series. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade
later? How do fans' values of Doctor Who change over time? As a
show that's featured as part of the shared landscape of home
entertainment since the 1960s, Doctor Who helps us understand the
changing nature of notions of 'value' and 'quality' in popular
television. Through a series of in-depth case studies of fan polls
and debates, Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones interrogate the way
Doctor Who fans and audiences re-interpret the value of particular
episodes, Doctors, companions, and eras of Who. With a foreword by
Paul Cornell.
Learn How to Program Stochastic Models Highly recommended, the
best-selling first edition of Introduction to Scientific
Programming and Simulation Using R was lauded as an excellent,
easy-to-read introduction with extensive examples and exercises.
This second edition continues to introduce scientific programming
and stochastic modelling in a clear, practical, and thorough way.
Readers learn programming by experimenting with the provided R code
and data. The book's four parts teach: Core knowledge of R and
programming concepts How to think about mathematics from a
numerical point of view, including the application of these
concepts to root finding, numerical integration, and optimisation
Essentials of probability, random variables, and expectation
required to understand simulation Stochastic modelling and
simulation, including random number generation and Monte Carlo
integration In a new chapter on systems of ordinary differential
equations (ODEs), the authors cover the Euler, midpoint, and
fourth-order Runge-Kutta (RK4) schemes for solving systems of
first-order ODEs. They compare the numerical efficiency of the
different schemes experimentally and show how to improve the RK4
scheme by using an adaptive step size. Another new chapter focuses
on both discrete- and continuous-time Markov chains. It describes
transition and rate matrices, classification of states, limiting
behaviour, Kolmogorov forward and backward equations, finite
absorbing chains, and expected hitting times. It also presents
methods for simulating discrete- and continuous-time chains as well
as techniques for defining the state space, including lumping
states and supplementary variables. Building readers' statistical
intuition, Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation
Using R, Second Edition shows how to turn algorithms into code. It
is designed for those who want to make tools, not just use them.
The code and data are available for download from CRAN.
In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear
and ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the
demonization of Jade Goody, media and politicians alike dismiss as
feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged swathe
of society whose members have become stereotyped by one,
hate-filled word: chavs. In this acclaimed investigation, Owen
Jones explores how the working class has gone from "salt of the
earth" to "scum of the earth." Exposing the ignorance and prejudice
at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex
reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as
a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and
economic problems and to justify widening inequality. Based on a
wealth of original research, Chavs is a damning indictment of the
media and political establishment and an illuminating, disturbing
portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain. This
updated edition includes a new chapter exploring the causes and
consequences of the UK riots in the summer of 2011.
A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A
whodunnit political page-turner' Melissa Benn, New Statesman 'The
best political book I have read for a long while' Rod Liddle, The
Spectator From the No.1 bestselling author of The Establishment, an
urgent analysis of where the Left - and Britain - goes next We live
in an age of upheaval. The global crisis of Covid-19 has laid bare
the deep social and economic inequalities which were the toxic
legacy of austerity. These revolutionary times are an opportunity
for a radical rethink of Britain as we know it, as the politically
impossible suddenly becomes imaginable. And yet, the Left's last
attempt to upend the established order and transform millions of
lives came to a crashing halt on 12th December 2019, when Jeremy
Corbyn led the Labour party to its worst electoral defeat since
1935. In This Land, Owen Jones provides an insider's honest and
unflinching appraisal of a movement: how it promised to change
everything, why it went so badly wrong, where this failure leaves
its values and ideas, and where the Left goes next in the new world
we find ourselves in. He takes us on a compelling, page-turning
journey through a tumultuous decade in British politics, gaining
unprecedented access to key figures across the political spectrum.
It is a tale of high hopes and hubris, dysfunction and
disillusionment. There is, Jones urges, no future for any
progressive project that does not face up to and learn from its
errors. We have the opportunity to build a fairer country and a
more equal world, but if our time is to come, then we must learn
from our past. 'An absorbing, nuanced account of the making of
electoral disaster' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian
A unique hill-walking guide with a culminative ascent of the height
of Everest, written in Peter Owen Jones' unique descriptive style.
Scaling the peaks of Everest, the world's highest mountain, is the
ultimate physical and mental challenge that the human race can
aspire to. But as it takes years of preparation and a minimum of
GBP25,000 to achieve, it remains out of reach to most of us. This
book allows ordinary people to embark on their own personal
`Everest' without leaving England's green and pleasant land.
Ascending hills of varying sizes whose ascents add up to the same
height as Mount Everest, celebrity vicar and countryman Peter Owen
Jones guides you on a road trip covering hand-picked hill-climbs in
different parts of England. The climbs can be done mindfully over a
limited period - 12 days is the suggested timescale - or as fast as
possible, thus creating a physical challenge rather like the Three
Peaks. The climbs could also be undertaken separately over longer
periods of time and used as opportunities for mindfulness and quiet
meditation under Peter's expert spiritual guidance. The journey
takes in sacred places found on coastal cliff walks, ancient holy
sites, tors, peaks, mountains and the highest church in England.
How do we shape a better world for LGBTQ+ people? Olly Alexander,
Peppermint, Owen Jones, Beth Ditto, Shon Faye and more share their
stories and visions for the future. 'A vital addition to your
bookshelf' Stylist, 5 Books for Summer 'Captivating... A must-read'
Gay Times, Books of the Year In We Can Do Better Than This, 35
voices - actors, musicians, writers, artists and activists - answer
this vital question, at a time when the queer community continues
to suffer discrimination and extreme violence. Through deeply
moving stories and provocative new arguments on safety and
visibility, dating and gender, care and community, they present a
powerful manifesto for how - together - we can change lives
everywhere. 'Powerful, inspiring...urgent' Attitude 'Read and be
inspired' Peter Tatchell 'Illuminating' Paul Mendez, author of
Rainbow Milk 'Friendly and fierce' Jeremy Atherton Lin, author of
Gay Bar
Exploring Bahrain's modern history through the lens of repression,
this concise and accessible account work spans the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries, looking at all forms of political
repression from legal, statecraft, police brutality and
informational controls. Considering several episodes of contention
in Bahrain, from tribal resistance to the British reforms of the
1920s, the rise of the Higher Executive Committee in the 1950s, the
leftist agitation of the 1970s, the 1990s Intifada and the 2011
Uprising, Marc Owen Jones offers never before seen insights into
the British role in Bahrain, as well as the activities of the Al
Khalifa Ruling Family. From the plundering of Bahrain's resources,
to new information about the torture and murder of Bahrain
civilians, this study reveals new facts about Bahrain's troubled
political history. Using freedom of information requests,
historical documents, interviews, and data from social media, this
is a rich and original interdisciplinary history of Bahrain over
one hundred years.
Exploring Bahrain's modern history through the lens of repression,
this concise and accessible account work spans the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries, looking at all forms of political
repression from legal, statecraft, police brutality and
informational controls. Considering several episodes of contention
in Bahrain, from tribal resistance to the British reforms of the
1920s, the rise of the Higher Executive Committee in the 1950s, the
leftist agitation of the 1970s, the 1990s Intifada and the 2011
Uprising, Marc Owen Jones offers never before seen insights into
the British role in Bahrain, as well as the activities of the Al
Khalifa Ruling Family. From the plundering of Bahrain's resources,
to new information about the torture and murder of Bahrain
civilians, this study reveals new facts about Bahrain's troubled
political history. Using freedom of information requests,
historical documents, interviews, and data from social media, this
is a rich and original interdisciplinary history of Bahrain over
one hundred years.
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Peter Owen Jones; Illustrated by Jerry Shearing; Edited by Imogen Lycett Green
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'Once, we were one form among many in the garden. We learned to
hear the voices of the mountains, the rivers, the sky, of silence.
The mice spoke, the trees spoke, the stars spoke, the deer and the
fox spoke, the snake spoke - and from these words we made being.
These words formed great cities and their machines ever clamouring,
and we let the silence slip and the words of the whispering world
fall away beyond the mirror of our making.' (From the Prologue.)
--- These eighteen meditations, amplified by Jerry Shearing's
striking illustrations, offer luminous words enlivened with the
weight of much listening. Through these 'conversations', Peter Owen
Jones offers a pathway to reconnect with nature. Just a few
sentences a day will provide sustenance for the soul.
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