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Recomposing the Past is a book concerned with the complex but
important ways in which we engage with the past in modern times.
Contributors examine how media on stage and screen uses music, and
in particular early music, to evoke and recompose a distant past.
Culture, popular and otherwise, is awash with a stylise - sometimes
contradictory - musical history. And yet for all its complexities,
these representations of the past through music are integral to how
our contemporary and collective imaginations understand history.
More importantly, they offer a valuable insight into how we
understand our musical present. Such representative strategies, the
book argues, cross generic boundaries, and as such it brings
together a range of multimedia discussion on the subjects of film
(Lord of the Rings, Dangerous Liasions), television (Game of
Thrones, The Borgias), videogame (Dragon Warrior, Gauntlet), and
opera (Written on Skin, Taverner, English 'dramatick opera'). This
collection constitutes a significant, and interdisciplinary,
contribution to a growing literature which is unpacking our ongoing
creative dialogue with the past. Divided into three complementary
sections, grouped not by genre or media but by theme, it considers:
'Authenticity, Appropriateness, and Recomposing the Past', 'Music,
Space, and Place: Geography as History', and 'Presentness and the
Past: Dialogues between Old and New'. Like the musical collage that
is our shared multimedia historical soundscape, it is hoped that
this collection is, in its eclecticism, more than the sum of its
parts.
England in the fifteenth century was the cradle of much that would
have a profound impact on European music for the next several
hundred years. Perhaps the greatest such development was the cyclic
cantus firmus Mass, and scholarly attention has therefore often
been drawn to identifying potentially English examples within the
many anonymous Mass cycles that survive in continental sources.
Nonetheless, to understand English music in this period is to
understand it within a changing nexus of two-way cultural exchange
with the continent, and the genre of the Mass cycle is very much at
the forefront of this. Indeed, the question of ‘what is
English’ cannot truly be answered without also answering the
question of ‘what is continental’. This book seeks, initially,
to answer both of these questions. Perhaps more importantly, it
argues that a number of the works that have induced the most
scholarly debate are best seen through the lens of intensive and
long-term cultural exchange and that the great binary divide of
provenance can, in many cases, productively be broken down. A great
many of these works, though often written on the continent, can, it
seems, only be understood in relation to English practice – a
practice which has had, and will continue to have, major importance
in the ongoing history of European Art Music.
This book presents a bold, new invention - the Computerized Job
Market (CJM) - that could, in the future, come to replace the labor
market as we and our forebears have known it since the industrial
revolution. James Cooke Brown, who also invented the popular board
game Careers, first introduced CJM's in his science fiction book
The Troika Incident. The Job Market of the Future is written in a
non-academic, non-technical style and is set in the not-too-distant
future - in a world that we will very likely see if the present
course of unhindered, reckless "globalization" continues. The
author presents the case for his CJM model; how it will be
constructed; the built in safeguards for both individuals and
society; how it will operate for the end-user; and what the long-
and short-term economic, social, and political benefits will be.
Ultimately, this book is not about problems or policy issues; it is
about finding a permanent answer to the most important long-term
problem that faces everyone on Earth: finding and keeping a quality
job with a "living wage."
This book presents a bold, new invention - the Computerized Job
Market (CJM) - that could, in the future, come to replace the labor
market as we and our forebears have known it since the industrial
revolution. James Cooke Brown, who also invented the popular board
game Careers, first introduced CJM's in his science fiction book
The Troika Incident. The Job Market of the Future is written in a
non-academic, non-technical style and is set in the not-too-distant
future - in a world that we will very likely see if the present
course of unhindered, reckless "globalization" continues. The
author presents the case for his CJM model; how it will be
constructed; the built in safeguards for both individuals and
society; how it will operate for the end-user; and what the long-
and short-term economic, social, and political benefits will be.
Ultimately, this book is not about problems or policy issues; it is
about finding a permanent answer to the most important long-term
problem that faces everyone on Earth: finding and keeping a quality
job with a "living wage."
Recomposing the Past is a book concerned with the complex but
important ways in which we engage with the past in modern times.
Contributors examine how media on stage and screen uses music, and
in particular early music, to evoke and recompose a distant past.
Culture, popular and otherwise, is awash with a stylise - sometimes
contradictory - musical history. And yet for all its complexities,
these representations of the past through music are integral to how
our contemporary and collective imaginations understand history.
More importantly, they offer a valuable insight into how we
understand our musical present. Such representative strategies, the
book argues, cross generic boundaries, and as such it brings
together a range of multimedia discussion on the subjects of film
(Lord of the Rings, Dangerous Liasions), television (Game of
Thrones, The Borgias), videogame (Dragon Warrior, Gauntlet), and
opera (Written on Skin, Taverner, English 'dramatick opera'). This
collection constitutes a significant, and interdisciplinary,
contribution to a growing literature which is unpacking our ongoing
creative dialogue with the past. Divided into three complementary
sections, grouped not by genre or media but by theme, it considers:
'Authenticity, Appropriateness, and Recomposing the Past', 'Music,
Space, and Place: Geography as History', and 'Presentness and the
Past: Dialogues between Old and New'. Like the musical collage that
is our shared multimedia historical soundscape, it is hoped that
this collection is, in its eclecticism, more than the sum of its
parts.
Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the
Middle Ages, To attract followers many professional politicians, as
well as other political actors, ground their biases in (supposedly)
medieval beliefs, align themselves with medieval heroes, or condemn
their enemies as medieval barbarians. The essays in the first part
of this volume directly examine some of the many forms such
medievalism can take, including the invocation of "blood libels" in
American politics; Vladimir Putin's self-comparisons to "Saint
Equal-of-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir"; alt-right references to
medieval Christian battles with Moslems; nativist Brexit allusions
to the Middle Ages; and, in the 2019 film The Kid Who Would be
King, director Joe Cornish's call for Arthurian leadership through
Brexit. These essays thus inform, even as they are tested by, the
subsequent papers, which touch on politics in the course of
discussing the director Guy Ritchie's erasure of Wales in the 2017
film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword; medievalist alt-right
attempts to turn one disenfranchised group against another;
Jean-Paul Laurens's 1880 condemnation of Napoleon III via a
portrait of Honorius; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's extraordinarily
wide range of medievalisms; the archaeology of Julian of Norwich's
anchorite cell; the influence of Julian on pity in J.K. Rowling's
Harry Potter book series; the origins of introductory maps for
medievalist narratives; self-reflexive medievalism in a television
episode of Doctor Who; and sonic medievalism in fantasy video
games.
James Cook's autobiography is a gripping account of his life told
with the assistance of his friend and boxing author, Melanie Lloyd.
Cook was raised by his grandparents in Jamaica until he was nine
years old, when his mother arrived from London to collect him. His
words paint a vibrant picture of childhood in the Caribbean sun and
having to adapt to life on the notorious North Peckham Housing
Estate in the late 60s. He started boxing in his teens and became
British and European super-middleweight champion. Cook eloquently
leads the reader through his life in the ring with plenty of droll
tales along the way; but this is much more than a boxing book.
Cook's commitment to keeping his local community safe through his
youth work contributes to an inspirational and uplifting read. But
anybody expecting to find Saint James on every page is in for a
shock. His stories range from fighting with wheel-clampers in a
Tesco car park to receiving his MBE from the Queen, all told with
equal warmth and a sweet honesty that will keep the pages turning.
When James Cook's daughter was nearly one, he began to suspect that
she wasn't simply a 'late bloomer', as he and his wife were telling
friends and family. Emily was strongly taken by images and patterns
around the house, had a marked response to music, but never pointed
at anything, and hadn't crawled yet. At the age of two-and-a-half,
after months of invasive tests, Emily was finally diagnosed with
severe autism, and everything changed. Forced to embark on a
fraught journey from denial to acceptance, James discovered the
multi-faceted link between music and autism, and how singing and
playing guitar for Emily could provide a unique form of
communication. In Her Room is an extraordinary and heartbreaking
story of a father's attempts to connect with his daughter, and how
music can help bridge the divide.
England in the fifteenth century was the cradle of much that would
have a profound impact on European music for the next several
hundred years. Perhaps the greatest such development was the cyclic
cantus firmus Mass, and scholarly attention has therefore often
been drawn to identifying potentially English examples within the
many anonymous Mass cycles that survive in continental sources.
Nonetheless, to understand English music in this period is to
understand it within a changing nexus of two-way cultural exchange
with the continent, and the genre of the Mass cycle is very much at
the forefront of this. Indeed, the question of 'what is English'
cannot truly be answered without also answering the question of
'what is continental'. This book seeks, initially, to answer both
of these questions. Perhaps more importantly, it argues that a
number of the works that have induced the most scholarly debate are
best seen through the lens of intensive and long-term cultural
exchange and that the great binary divide of provenance can, in
many cases, productively be broken down. A great many of these
works, though often written on the continent, can, it seems, only
be understood in relation to English practice - a practice which
has had, and will continue to have, major importance in the ongoing
history of European Art Music.
The numbers of unmarried cohabiting couples continue to increase,
with the result that the law and practice relating to this area
continues to grow insignificance for family and private client
lawyers. This new edition of Cohabitation: Law Practice and
Precedents has been extensively revised to take account of all
procedural developments, as well as analysis of significant
case-law. Whether preparing a cohabitation contract or pre-nuptial
agreement, drafting wills for cohabiting couples, advising on
rights on the breakdown of a relationship or the death of a
partner, or applying for a personal protection order or a parental
responsibility agreement, practitioners will find authoritative
analysis of the applicable law and expert guidance on procedural
issues. Cohabitation: Law, Practice and Precedents is the only work
on the subject to provide commentary, checklists, procedural guides
and precedents in a single volume making it an invaluable aid to
all practitioners advising unmarried couples.
Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an
intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable
narrative of adventures spanning across the globe. The Journals of
James Cook depict three of Captain James Cook’s most glorious
expeditions, starting in 1768 and leading to Cook’s tragic death
in 1779. Having ventured all over the Pacific, Cook encountered
lands not yet charted by the British. Though his discoveries and
maps inadvertently led to British colonization, Cook held a deep
respect for the native people he encountered. He recorded their
practices and wrote of them fondly. Cook even befriended some of
the native people he encountered, including a Tahitian man who,
after hearing of Cook’s homeland, wanted to visit it as well. Per
the man’s request, Cook sailed him to Britain, where the man
stayed until he and Cook sailed back to Tahiti three years later.
After charting Australia, and the whole coast of New Zealand, Cook
was involved in a plot to kidnap a Hawaiian monarch and ransom them
in order to recover stolen property. He was killed during this
expedition, leaving behind a legacy of a detailed description of
the Pacific Ocean and its coasts. James Cook’s expeditions around
the world and his detailed and innovative work as a cartographer
inspired advancements in scientific, medical, historical and
geological fields. His influence has also reached the literary
world, inspiring novel series and characters, including the
infamous Captain Hook. Exuding ambition, courage, and confidence,
The Journals of James Cook provide a privileged peak into the
travels and accomplishments of an adventurous, and invaluable man.
Packed with wonder but free of imperialistic arrogance, The
Journals of James Cook serve as a valuable an intriguing primary
source of a time when places in the world were yet to be mapped.
Now presented in an easy-to-read font and redesigned with a
stunning new cover, James Cook’ The Journals of James Cook is
accommodating to contemporary readers, providing a fresh version of
the esteemed literary work while preserving its wonders and
adventures.
Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an
intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable
narrative of adventures spanning across the globe. The Journals of
James Cook depict three of Captain James Cook's most glorious
expeditions, starting in 1768 and leading to Cook's tragic death in
1779. Having ventured all over the Pacific, Cook encountered lands
not yet charted by the British. Though his discoveries and maps
inadvertently led to British colonization, Cook held a deep respect
for the native people he encountered. He recorded their practices
and wrote of them fondly. Cook even befriended some of the native
people he encountered, including a Tahitian man who, after hearing
of Cook's homeland, wanted to visit it as well. Per the man's
request, Cook sailed him to Britain, where the man stayed until he
and Cook sailed back to Tahiti three years later. After charting
Australia, and the whole coast of New Zealand, Cook was involved in
a plot to kidnap a Hawaiian monarch and ransom them in order to
recover stolen property. He was killed during this expedition,
leaving behind a legacy of a detailed description of the Pacific
Ocean and its coasts. James Cook's expeditions around the world and
his detailed and innovative work as a cartographer inspired
advancements in scientific, medical, historical and geological
fields. His influence has also reached the literary world,
inspiring novel series and characters, including the infamous
Captain Hook. Exuding ambition, courage, and confidence, The
Journals of James Cook provide a privileged peak into the travels
and accomplishments of an adventurous, and invaluable man. Packed
with wonder but free of imperialistic arrogance, The Journals of
James Cook serve as a valuable an intriguing primary source of a
time when places in the world were yet to be mapped. Now presented
in an easy-to-read font and redesigned with a stunning new cover,
James Cook' The Journals of James Cook is accommodating to
contemporary readers, providing a fresh version of the esteemed
literary work while preserving its wonders and adventures.
What the business schools don't teach you to survive and flourish.
Putting management theory into practice faces some major
challenges. Some of the raw realities of modern work environments
require a high level of intuition and judgement over and above
scientific methodology alone. This book sets out the hard learnt
experience of a senior Scotland Yard officer and centres on three
themes: How to develop and look after yourself as an individual
manager; how to make operations happen and work successfully; how
to develop a high performance team around you. This book has many
important messages for new managers, enabling them to survive and
eventually flourish whilst guiding more experienced Directors to
secure the holy grail of truly exceptional performance. It has
equal relevance to those in the public, private and voluntary
sector who have to translate strategy into action.
The Squashed edition of Voyages of Discovery by Captain James Cook.
Abridged from the original text to read in an hour or so. Squashed
editions are precise abridgements - the original ideas, in their
own words, the full beam of the book, the quotable quotes and all
the famous lines, but neatly honed down to the length of a readable
short story. ""Like reading the bible without all the begats"" -
Prof. Jim Curtis
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