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Art Deco made its formal appearance in Paris at the 1925
L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels
Modernes, a showcase for art, architecture, and design that
promoted progress, modernity, and the present. The greatest export
from this exhibition was a style that has since been recognized as
one of the great design movements of the 20th century. Art Deco's
growing recognition coincided with the growth of Los Angeles as the
entertainment capital. Between world wars, the city's architecture
sprouted characteristic signs of Art Deco: the interplay of
vertical and horizontal features, geometric shapes, use of exotic
and modern materials, as well as simplified streamlined forms. This
volume's marvelous collection of images celebrates Los Angeles's
Art Deco heritage, showcasing such structures as Bullock's
Wilshire, Sunset Tower, the Oviatt Penthouse, the Wiltern and
Pantages Theatres, and many, many more.
Paracoustics: Paranormal Acoustics From the chain-rattling ghost of
Pliny's first century Athens to things that go bump in the night
and 21st century electronic voice phenomena sound has always
fascinated paranormal researchers.This unique book examines that
fascination and presents a selection of the leading research in
paranormal acoustics together with an in-depth review of the
equipment and techniques that are used by researchers and
investigators.It explores the physics and the psychology of sound
and its association with the paranormal. Contributed chapters by
leading experts in Infrasound, electronic voice phenomenon (EVP),
seance tapping and other ghostly sounds encourage a
multidisciplinary approach to the subject.
This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty
for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa.
Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine
how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct
relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future.
Syntax and Speech is the first extensive examination of the
relation between sentence structure and the organization of speech.
Combining the methods of cognitive psychology, linguistics, and
acoustics, the Coopers show that a surprising amount of syntactic
information is conveyed by the subtle ways a speaker times the
delivery of a sentence. Syntax and Speech provides abundant
experimental evidence that the syntactic boundaries of surface
phrase structure have strong effects on the timing of the speech
signal. The Coopers develop a detailed theory of structural
representation to account for the location of pauses and elongated
speech sounds. This work bears importantly both upon psychological
theories of speech production and linguistic theories of sentence
structure. Moreover, their methods of examining speech provide an
admirable model of how complex human behavior can be successfully
analyzed. The results, which can be applied to language pathology
and communications engineering and have clear parallels in other
expressive behaviors such as American Sign Language, music, and
animal communication, provide the starting point for many new lines
of research in cognitive science.
Wildlife forensics is the application of forensic science to the
conservation and protection of non-domesticated animals, both in
the wild and in captivity. Providing an in-depth introduction to
this rapidly evolving field, Wildlife Forensic Investigation:
Principles and Practice also chronicles aspects of the history of
management, conservation, and environmental protection, with an
emphasis on their global importance in the twenty-first century.
The book examines the crucial role of wildlife forensic
investigation with regard to live animals, dead animals and samples
and covers national, regional, and international legislation. While
the text particularly focuses on forensic science as it relates to
wild animals, it also includes mention of plants and habitats
because of their relevance to conservation. The book discusses
animal welfare as well as the damage that can be inflicted on
humans and property by wildlife. Offering access to sound evidence
based on good science and obtained using the best available
practices, the book is enhanced by case studies from experts who
describe some of their own work. This resource is essential for
those involved in a range of endeavours, including investigating
wildlife crime, identifying animal remains, ascertaining the
circumstances of death of wild species, and other legal proceedings
and activities concerning wildlife. The forensic skills described
in this book can be applied to a wide range of activities (not
necessarily involving the legal process), including environmental
impact assessments, insurance claims, governmental and other
enquiries, checking of trading standards and the inspection of (for
instance) pet-shops, animal boarding establishments, and zoological
collections. The authors point out that one of the most important
requirements of those persons involved in wildlife forensic work is
to retain an open mind. Such personnel should also be conscious of
new developments and evolving techniques and be able to anticipate
situations where their investigative and scientific skills might be
used to advantage-so-called "horizon scanning". Examples of these
are given.
Lesbian images are everywhere these days?cable television, film,
popular magazines, advertising, Internet and the news?creating
desire in men and women alike, selling commercial products and
services, and stirring up controversy on many levels. But do these
images truly represent the diverse identities of women-centered
women worldwide? This book addresses the limited access to images
of diverse and international lesbian identities and experiences, in
order to provide the reader with a more complete understanding of
what it means to be lesbian in a global context. It investigates
how lesbians portray themselves as well as how they are portrayed
by others in several areas of popular culture, including
television, film, the arts, Internet, advertising and the news. It
features articles on U.S. lesbian cartoonists, Canadian viewer
perceptions of lesbians on the cable show Queer as Folk, panoramic
looks at lesbians' representation in Australian and Spanish
television programming, and in-depth explorations of films by
Spanish director Pedro Almod?var, leading Indian film producers,
and independent Chinese-American filmmakers.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of
Lesbian Studies.
The years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquest of
Europe revealed an undeniable conjunction between international war
and internal revolution, a combination which both repelled and
attracted contemporary and successive generations. Represented in
this volume, originally published with a new introduction in 1972,
are excerpts from five eminent Europeans who lived, wrote and
worked in the shadow of that awesome reality. Though their
attitudes toward war and revolution differ sharply, the
observations of Saint-Simon, Gentz Hugo, Mazzini and Considerant
reflect the responses of a wide range of committed and thoughtful
Europeans.
The years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquest of
Europe revealed an undeniable conjunction between international war
and internal revolution, a combination which both repelled and
attracted contemporary and successive generations. Represented in
this volume, originally published with a new introduction in 1972,
are excerpts from five eminent Europeans who lived, wrote and
worked in the shadow of that awesome reality. Though their
attitudes toward war and revolution differ sharply, the
observations of Saint-Simon, Gentz Hugo, Mazzini and Considerant
reflect the responses of a wide range of committed and thoughtful
Europeans.
Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental
thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer Cooper and David E.
Cooper, themselves distinguished authors on environmental matters,
have assembled a team of expert contributors to summarize and
analyse the thinking of diverse and stimulating figures from around
the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those
included are: philosophers such as Rousseau, Kant, Spinoza and
Heidegger activists such as Chico Mendes and Wangari Maathai
literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth major
religious and spiritual figures such as Buddha and St Francis of
Assissi eminent scientists such as Darwin, Lovelock and E.O.
Wilson. Lucid, scholarly and informative, the essays contained
within this volume offer a fascinating overview of humankind's view
and understanding of the natural world.
This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese
aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an
extended foreword by the renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss
and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of
Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is similar to and
different from Western aesthetics, this groundbreaking work brings
together a large variety of disciplinary perspectives-including
philosophy, literature, and cultural politics-to shed light on the
artistic and aesthetic traditions of Japan and the central themes
in Japanese art and aesthetics. Contributors explore topics from
the philosophical groundings for Japanese aesthetics and the
Japanese aesthetics of imperfection and insufficiency to the
Japanese love of and respect for nature and the paradoxical ability
of Japanese art and culture to absorb enormous amounts of foreign
influence and yet maintain its own unique identity. New Essays in
Japanese Aesthetics will appeal not only to a wide range of
humanities scholars but also to graduate and undergraduate students
of Japanese aesthetics, art, philosophy, literature, culture, and
civilization. Masterfully articulating the contributors'
Japanese-aesthetical concerns and their application to Japanese
arts (including literature, theater, film, drawing, painting,
calligraphy, ceramics, crafts, music, fashion, comics, cooking,
packaging, gardening, landscape architecture, flower arrangement,
the martial arts, and the tea ceremony), these engaging and
penetrating essays will also appeal to nonacademic professionals
and general audiences. This seminal work will be essential reading
for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Japanese
aesthetics.
Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental
thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer Cooper and David E.
Cooper, themselves distinguished authors on environmental matters,
have assembled a team of expert contributors to summarize and
analyse the thinking of diverse and stimulating figures from around
the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those
included are: philosophers such as Rousseau, Kant, Spinoza and
Heidegger activists such as Chico Mendes and Wangari Maathai
literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth major
religious and spiritual figures such as Buddha and St Francis of
Assissi eminent scientists such as Darwin, Lovelock and E.O.
Wilson. Lucid, scholarly and informative, the essays contained
within this volume offer a fascinating overview of humankind's view
and understanding of the natural world.
If you're not enjoying success, then it's time to look in the
mirror and ask "Why?" The answer is probably staring right back at
you. You're probably the reason you haven't achieved your dreams.
We all start out in life expecting to live the life we want. For
many, if not most, those early hopes get dashed when the realities
of rent payments, nasty bosses, indifferent spouses, unexpected
illness, or uncontrollable events turn our dreams into
disillusionment. Instead of thriving, life just becomes a march of
survival and people grow older and bitter as they remember their
early hopes as wistful memories. The more cynical will even mock
their younger selves for believing they could ever have had what
they see others achieving. Yet there are countless examples of
people who are living the life of their dreams. We see them on TV
all the time-people like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Richard
Branson, and George Clooney, to name a few. They manage to juggle
work, family life, community life, and personal pursuits in
seemingly effortless fashion, with a smile on their face, purpose
in their walk, and passion in their attitude. Anyone can achieve
what they want, just like these people do. There's nothing
extraordinary about them. They have no elixirs. What they do have,
however, are qualities that keep them performing at their highest
level, qualities that anyone, including you, can have ... if you
know how to develop them. Time Isn't the Problem is the
twenty-first century guidebook for everyone who feels stuck in
their life and wants to change but doesn't quite know where to
begin. It's a thorough, entertaining, informative, easy to
understand yet challenging and action-inducing program that's
designed to get you to start living the life of your dreams right
now. Chad Cooper supports the House of Healing Mission Foundation,
to learn more and donate to the projects, please visit
houseofhealingmission.org
Observing European debates about EuroDisney, McDonald's, Hollywood
films and television programs, and other vehicles of alleged
'Americanization, ' one might imagine that Europe was in serious
risk of losing its distinct cultural identity in the melting pot of
American pop culture. The loaded charge of 'kitsch' is a central
aspect of the debate, with Disney stories, for example, branded as
simplified travesties of authentic European folk tales. But the
relationship between European and American popular cultures is
vastly more complex. Reciprocal and interactive, it is a
relationship in which the European-American partnership (for
example, in cinematic ventures) has become quite common. And again,
artifacts which have a certain meaning and reception in America may
have a completely different meaning and reception in Europe; in
effect behaving as different artifacts altogether. And finally, as
this book shows, American cultural influences have penetrated not
only the popular realms of European television, fashions, fast
food, and rock music, but also such domains as youth organizations,
literature, UFO culture, and religious faith
Lesbian images are everywhere these days-cable television, film,
popular magazines, advertising, Internet and the news-creating
desire in men and women alike, selling commercial products and
services, and stirring up controversy on many levels. But do these
images truly represent the diverse identities of women-centered
women worldwide? This book addresses the limited access to images
of diverse and international lesbian identities and experiences, in
order to provide the reader with a more complete understanding of
what it means to be lesbian in a global context. It investigates
how lesbians portray themselves as well as how they are portrayed
by others in several areas of popular culture, including
television, film, the arts, Internet, advertising and the news. It
features articles on U.S. lesbian cartoonists, Canadian viewer
perceptions of lesbians on the cable show Queer as Folk, panoramic
looks at lesbians' representation in Australian and Spanish
television programming, and in-depth explorations of films by
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, leading Indian film producers,
and independent Chinese-American filmmakers. This book was
published as a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies.
This is the first book-length biography of Hall of Fame catcher Ray
Schalk, once described as the yardstick against which all other
catchers were measured. For years the top defender at his position,
Schalk was also a fiery leader on the field, and he guided two
teams to the World Series. (One of those teams, however, was the
1919 Black Sox, whose conspiracy to throw the Series left Schalk
with a deep and abiding sense of betrayal.)
After he retired as a player, the Illinois native spent decades
as a manager or coach on the collegiate, minor league, and major
league levels. Schalk entered the National Baseball Hall of Fame in
1955.
The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical
essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American
culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection
of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family
dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works,
including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes
del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of
feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication
take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes
psychological literary criticism a step beyond traditional
psychoanalytical approaches.
Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer, herself an important and prolific author on environmental matters, has assembled a team of thirty-five expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures - from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those included are: * philosophers such as Rousseau, Spinoza and Heidegger * activists such as Chico Mendes * literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth * major religious and spiritual figures such as Gotama (the Buddha) and St Francis of Assissi. Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind's view and understanding of the physical world.
Spirit of the Environment brings spiritual and religious concerns to environmental issues. Providing a much needed alternative to exploring human beings' relationship to the natural world through the restrictive lenses of 'science', 'ecology', or even 'morality', this book offers a fresh perspective to the field. Spirit of the Enironment addresses: * the environmental attitudes of the major religions; * the relationship between art and nature; * the Gaia hypothesis; * the non-instrumental values which have inspired environmental concern. Contributors range from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, comparative religion, education and social anthropology, providing students with an intriguing survey on the role that spirituality and religion play in nature. This is a vital collection for those eager to examine the relationship between the spiritual and the environment.
By addressing specific global problems and placing them within an
ethical context, "The Environment in Question" provides the reader
with both a theoretical and practical understanding of
environmental issues. The contributors are internationally known
figures drawn from the various disciplines which bear upon these
issues, such as geography, psychology, social policy, and
philosophy. The contributions range from those tackling individual
concrete issues (such as nuclear waste and the threat to the rain
forest) to those addressing matters of policy, principle and
attitude (such as our obligations to future generations and the
nature of technological risk).
"The Environment in Question" is designed as a text for students
of philosophy, environmental science, environmental education,
ecology, and teacher education. It can be used as an
inter-disciplinary, self-contained course book or in conjunction
with relevant material. In addition, as the essays directly and
controversially address current environmental debates in a
non-technical manner, it is of great interest both to professionals
in those areas and to readers who care about the planet's future.
The substantial cross-section of concerns and approaches will
enable all readers to develop the necessary level of understanding
required to initiate and sustain debate on environmental issues.
Contributors: Robert Allsion, David E. Cooper, Barry S. Gower, F.
G. T. Holliday, C. A. Hooker, Mary Midgley, Philip Neal, Joy A.
Palmer, Robert Prosser, Holmes Rolston III, Mark Sagoff, Vandana
Shiva, Stephen Sterling, Rosemary J. Stevenson, Jennifer Trusted.
This book discusses both the philosophy of language and
linguistic philosophy.
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