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'This is a truly refreshing take on the phenomenon of global
cities. For far too long we've been seduced by the flows and
networks that reproduce global cities without considering the
actors, individuals, organisations, institutions, that make and
shape the global-local dynamics of such spaces in global society.
Throughout this collection of essays, there is a rich empirical
narrative which reminds scholars of global city and urban studies
that without the agency of actors, whether that be economic,
political, cultural or social, any notion of flow and networks
would simply wither on the vine. In short, this is a new benchmark
on the geography of the global city in contemporary globalisation.'
-Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of Bristol, UK Global City
Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful
economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging
critically and constructively with global urban studies from a
relational economic geography perspective, the book outlines a
renewed agenda for global cities research. This book conceptualizes
global cities as places from where the world economy is managed and
controlled, and discusses the significance of economic actors and
their practices in the formation of the world city network.
Focusing on financial services, management consultancy, real
estate, commodity trading and maritime industries, the detailed
case studies are located across the globe to incorporate major
global cities such as London, New York and Tokyo as well as
globalizing cities including Mexico City, Hamburg and Mumbai. This
ground-breaking book will appeal to a broad audience including
scholars in urban studies, economic geography and international
management as well as urban policy-makers and practitioners in
globalizing firms. Contributors include: D. Bassens, N. Beerepoot,
S. Hall, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, W. Jacobs, J. Kleibert, B. Lambregts,
C. Lizieri, D. Mekic, C. Parnreiter, S. Sassen, D. Scofield, M. van
Meeteren, A. Watson, S. Yamamura
It feels like history is repeating itself when out-of-favour
detective Will Harlan gets summoned to a murder scene in the
village of Brackenbrae after a young girl is found hanging in the
woods. Five years ago Harlan headed up the investigation of an
identical killing in the same woods; a mishandled investigation
that effectively destroyed his credibility as a detective. The new
case immediately takes a bizarre twist when the body is identified
as the same girl found hanging in the woods five years ago. The
following day a local man commits suicide and the police find more
dead girls hidden in his basement. It seems an open and shut case.
Until the killing spree begins. Harlan finds himself drawn into a
dark world where murder is a form of self-expression and human life
treated as one more commodity to be used and discarded. The only
clue that links everything is a large oil painting of `Sagittarius
A' - a massive black hole at the centre of the galaxy orbited by
thirteen stars, the canvas daubed in blood with the words - Heart
Swarm.
Recording studios are the most insulated, intimate and privileged
sites of music production and creativity. Yet in a world of
intensified globalisation, they are also sites which are highly
connected into wider networks of music production that are
increasingly spanning the globe. This book is the first
comprehensive account of the new spatialities of cultural
production in the recording studio sector of the musical economy,
spatialities that illuminate the complexities of global cultural
production. This unique text adopts a social-geographical
perspective to capture the multiple spatial scales of music
production: from opening the "black-box" of the insulated space of
the recording studio; through the wider contexts in which music
production is situated; to the far-flung global production networks
of which recording studios are part. Drawing on original research,
recent writing on cultural production across a variety of academic
disciplines, secondary sources such as popular music biographies,
and including a wide range of case studies, this lively and
accessible text covers a range of issues including the role of
technology in musical creativity; creative collaboration and
emotional labour; networking and reputation; and contemporary
economic challenges to studios. As a contribution to contemporary
debates on creativity, cultural production and creative labour,
Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio will appeal
to academic students and researchers working across the social
sciences, including human geography, cultural studies, media and
communication studies, sociology, as well as those studying music
production courses.
In recent years, there has been high level of interest amongst
policy-makers in the 'creative city' concept, due to the
anticipation of economic and social benefits from a growing
cultural and creative economy. However, a lack of understanding of
local social and economic contexts, as well as the complexities and
challenges of cultural production, has resulted in formulaic,
ineffective misguided policies. This book is concerned, in various
ways, with developing an understanding of the complex dimensions of
cultural production, and with tackling the often weak and implied
links between research, policy and urban planning. In particular,
contributors are concerned with agents, protagonists and practices
that appear to be somehow invisible to, hidden from, or indeed
ignored in much contemporary creative cities policy. Drawing on
case studies from the UK and the Netherlands, chapters consider
creative industries and policy across a range of scales, from
provincial cities and regional economies, to the global cities of
London and Amsterdam. This book was originally published as a
special issue of European Planning Studies.
In recent years, there has been high level of interest amongst
policy-makers in the 'creative city' concept, due to the
anticipation of economic and social benefits from a growing
cultural and creative economy. However, a lack of understanding of
local social and economic contexts, as well as the complexities and
challenges of cultural production, has resulted in formulaic,
ineffective misguided policies. This book is concerned, in various
ways, with developing an understanding of the complex dimensions of
cultural production, and with tackling the often weak and implied
links between research, policy and urban planning. In particular,
contributors are concerned with agents, protagonists and practices
that appear to be somehow invisible to, hidden from, or indeed
ignored in much contemporary creative cities policy. Drawing on
case studies from the UK and the Netherlands, chapters consider
creative industries and policy across a range of scales, from
provincial cities and regional economies, to the global cities of
London and Amsterdam. This book was originally published as a
special issue of European Planning Studies.
This book provides a critical academic evaluation of the 'music
city' as a form of urban cultural policy that has been keenly
adopted in policy circles across the globe, but which as yet has
only been subject to limited empirical and conceptual
interrogation. With a particular focus on heritage, planning,
tourism and regulatory measures, this book explores how local
geographical, social and economic contexts and particularities
shape the nature of music city policies (or lack thereof) in
particular cities. The book broadens academic interrogation of
music cities to include cities as diverse as San Francisco,
Liverpool, Chennai, Havana, San Juan, Birmingham and Southampton.
Contributors include both academic and professional practitioners
and, consequently, this book represents one of the most diverse
attempts yet to critically engage with music cities as a global
cultural policy concept.
Special interest tourism is growing rapidly due to a discerning and
heterogeneous travel market and the demand for more focused
activity or interest-based tourism experiences. This book
approaches the topic from the perspective of both supply and
demand, and addresses the complexities now inherent in this area of
tourism. It presents a contextualised overview of contemporary
academic research, concepts, principles and industry-based practice
insights, and also considers the future of special interest tourism
in light of the emergence of ethical consumerism. With a clear,
user-friendly structure, the book: -Links theoretical frameworks to
clear practical applications. -Reviews key emerging issues for
tourism relating to families and faith, the performing arts, active
and passive pursuits, therapeutic leisure and travelling. -Includes
contributions and case studies from international academics and
practitioners to give a truly global overview. Sometimes referred
to as niche or contemporary tourism, this book provides a complete
introduction to the study of special interest tourism for students.
Recording studios are the most insulated, intimate and privileged
sites of music production and creativity. Yet in a world of
intensified globalisation, they are also sites which are highly
connected into wider networks of music production that are
increasingly spanning the globe. This book is the first
comprehensive account of the new spatialties of cultural production
in the recording studio sector of the musical economy, spatialities
that illuminate the complexities of global cultural production.
This unique text adopts a social-geographical perspective to
capture the multiple spatial scales of music production: from
opening the "black-box" of the insulated space of the recording
studio; through the wider contexts in which music production is
situated; to the far-flung global production networks of which
recording studios are part. Drawing on original research, recent
writing on cultural production across a variety of academic
disciplines, secondary sources such as popular music biographies,
and including a wide range of case studies, this lively and
accessible text covers a range of issues including the role of
technology in musical creativity; creative collaboration and
emotional labour; networking and reputation; and contemporary
economic challenges to studios. As a contribution to contemporary
debates on creativity, cultural production and creative labour,
Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio will appeal
to academic students and researchers working across the social
sciences, including human geography, cultural studies, media and
communication studies, sociology, as well as those studying music
production courses.
This book provides a critical academic evaluation of the 'music
city' as a form of urban cultural policy that has been keenly
adopted in policy circles across the globe, but which as yet has
only been subject to limited empirical and conceptual
interrogation. With a particular focus on heritage, planning,
tourism and regulatory measures, this book explores how local
geographical, social and economic contexts and particularities
shape the nature of music city policies (or lack thereof) in
particular cities. The book broadens academic interrogation of
music cities to include cities as diverse as San Francisco,
Liverpool, Chennai, Havana, San Juan, Birmingham and Southampton.
Contributors include both academic and professional practitioners
and, consequently, this book represents one of the most diverse
attempts yet to critically engage with music cities as a global
cultural policy concept.
In his third book Gregor Maehle aims at bringing about a
renaissance of pranayama, the yogic school of breathing. For
millennia pranayama was considered to be the quintessential yogic
limb, yoga's main motor for spiritual evolution. To show
pranayama's importance Maehle supports his findings at every turn
with hundreds of quotations from yogic scripture. With
unprecedented detail the author shows how pranayama is used to
connect posture practice to yogic meditation and why it will
accelerate your progress in both. Also covered are: - how pranayama
creates health and its use in therapeutic application - mental and
spiritual benefits of pranayama - the function of prana and the
effects of pranayama - effect of pranayama on brain hemisphericity
and balance of the nervous system - purpose of breath retentions
and their precise technical application - in depth guidelines for
the practice of pranayama - illustrations of the major pranayama
and kriya techniques - the use of mantra and digital counting
during pranayama - the appropriate diet and postures for pranayama
- the importance and use of bandhas and kriyas before and during
pranayama - how to set free your breathing pattern through
exercising breath waves - descriptions of the classical pranayamas
such as Nadi Shodhana, Bhastrika, Surya Bhedana with never before
seen detail - how pranayama relates to raising Kundalini - a
workable order in which techniques are to be learned and put into
sequence with other yogic limbs - pranayama as it relates to the
stages of life Gregor Maehle is practising and researching all
aspects of yoga since 1982. He lived for several years in India
studying with a variety of yogic masters and sadhus. He has
previously published Ashtanga Yoga Practice and Philosophy and
Ashtanga Yoga The Intermediate Series, which have been translated
into several languages.
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