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The most famous Rifleman account in its complete and original form
- unedited and unabridged Benjamin Harris' story has rightly won
its place amongst the best and most well known British Army
accounts of life on campaign during the war in Spain against
Napoleon's French Army. It graphically tells of the gruelling
retreat to Corunna, but it is the human detail of Harris'
recollections on the march and on the battlefield that have made
this a classic Napoleonic period memoir. This is Harris' full story
- not readily available in this form for many years - in fact the
Compleat Rifleman Harris
Walter Benjamin discusses whether art is diminished by the modern
culture of mass replication, arriving at the conclusion that the
aura or soul of an artwork is indeed removed by duplication. In an
essay critical of modern fashion and manufacture, Benjamin decries
how new technology affects art. The notion of fine arts is
threatened by an absence of scarcity; an affair which diminishes
the authenticity and essence of the artist's work. Though the
process of art replication dates to classical antiquity, only the
modern era allows for a mass quantity of prints or mass production.
Given that the unique aura of an artist's work, and the reaction it
provokes in those who see it, is diminished, Benjamin posits that
artwork is much more political in significance. The style of modern
propaganda, of the use of art for the purpose of generating raw
emotion or arousing belief, is likely to become more prevalent
versus the old-fashioned production of simpler beauty or meaning in
a cultural or religious context.
The fifth edition of this popular textbook continues to provide a
solid foundation of pharmacological knowledge for all those working
in anaesthesia and intensive care. The content has been thoroughly
revised to include expanded chapters with clearer figures, ensuring
readers are kept abreast of the ever-changing landscape of clinical
pharmacology. Conveniently divided into four sections covering the
basic principles of pharmacology, core drugs in anaesthetic
practice, cardiovascular drugs, and other important drugs and
complemented by new diagrams, tables and chemical formulae to
facilitate learning. All four chapters on core drugs in anaesthetic
practice have been updated along with others exploring applied
pharmacokinetic models, antimicrobials, and drugs used in diabetes.
An ideal aid to study and practice for junior and trainee
anaesthetists and intensive care specialists preparing for exams.
Also an invaluable resource for theatre practitioners, ICU nurses
and physicians working in areas that demand a solid knowledge of
pharmacology.
Walter Benjamin discusses whether art is diminished by the modern
culture of mass replication, arriving at the conclusion that the
aura or soul of an artwork is indeed removed by duplication. In an
essay critical of modern fashion and manufacture, Benjamin decries
how new technology affects art. The notion of fine arts is
threatened by an absence of scarcity; an affair which diminishes
the authenticity and essence of the artist's work. Though the
process of art replication dates to classical antiquity, only the
modern era allows for a mass quantity of prints or mass production.
Given that the unique aura of an artist's work, and the reaction it
provokes in those who see it, is diminished, Benjamin posits that
artwork is much more political in significance. The style of modern
propaganda, of the use of art for the purpose of generating raw
emotion or arousing belief, is likely to become more prevalent
versus the old-fashioned production of simpler beauty or meaning in
a cultural or religious context.
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