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A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR.
A searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.
Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Caroline Elkins reveals the dark heart of Britain's Empire: a racialised, systemised doctrine of unrelenting violence, which it used to secure and maintain its interests across the globe.
When Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence. Legacy of Violence is a monumental achievement that explodes long-held myths and deserves the attention of anyone who seeks to understand empire's role in shaping the world today.
'Destined to become a new classic' A dazzlingly original
reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think
about them. For decades, feminist artists have confronted the
problem of how to tell the truth about their experiences as bodies.
Queer bodies, sick bodies, racialised bodies, female bodies, what
is their language, what are the materials we need to transcribe it?
Exploring the ways in which feminist artists have taken up this
challenge, Art Monsters is a landmark intervention in how we think
about art and the body, calling attention to a radical heritage of
feminist work that not only reacts against patriarchy but redefines
its own aesthetic aims. Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag,
HÊlène Cixous and Maggie Nelson, Lauren Elkin demonstrates her
power as a cultural critic, weaving daring links between disparate
artists and writers - from Julia Margaret Cameron's photography to
Kara Walker's silhouettes, Vanessa Bell's portraits to Eva Hesse's
rope sculptures, Carolee Schneemann's body art to Theresa Hak Kyung
Cha's trilingual masterpiece DICTEE - and shows that their work
offers a potent celebration of beauty and excess, sentiment and
touch, the personal and the political.
Dive deep into the world of Netflixâs Outer Banks with this
official guide to the hit show Uncover never-before-told stories in
the only official insider fan guide to the hit Netflix series Outer
Banks. Designed as a scrapbook pieced together by John B, JJ,
Kiara, Pope, and Sarah, this deluxe, full-color collectable edition
features a removable jacket and is packed with exclusive content
including photos, secret pages from Big Johnâs journal, surfer
profiles, insights on local legends, and much more. Pore over every
detail of the Poguesâ wild summer for the ultimate immersive
experience of life in the Outer Banks. Includes a bonus Episode
Guide to the first two seasons!
Exam Board: AQA, OCR, WJEC, WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE (9-1) Subject:
English literature First teaching: September 2015 First exams:
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This book argues that the Internet revolution should exert a far
more significant influence on economic thinking and on the
perception of law. The authors acknowledge that the economic
analysis of law provides a potentially powerful framework for
evaluating regulatory approaches to the Internet. However, they
question the capacity of traditional law and economics models to
define the scope of legal intervention, both in cyberspace and in
other more traditional markets which have also been influenced by
the recent technological revolution. The book examines the
conventional application of law and economics, and contends that
the new reality of cyberspace transforms the basic theoretical
tenets of this approach and requires fresh conceptual thinking. It
challenges fundamental concepts such as the notion of work as
linked to the workplace, the notion of community as linked to
geographical space, the sources of law and their traditional
connection with the state, the belief that proxies and
representatives are indispensable for collective action and public
decision-making processes, and the role of technology and its
relationship with the law. It covers the analysis of both economic
and non-economic markets, and includes a thorough examination of
legislation, case law and the academic literature relating to
cyberspace. The authors conclude that there is pressing need for
re-evaluating the analytical tools used to study the information
environment, and propose an innovative approach for the role of
technology within the law and economics framework. This book
represents a groundbreaking attempt to critically analyze the
suitability of traditional law and economics for the new digital
environment. Scholars and students working in the field of law and
economics, and lawyers interested in technology, intellectual
property, cyberlaw and governance will find this a stimulating and
thought-provoking volume.
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