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This bibulous, drug-indulgent and anarchic rock legend was born on
a small farm in Tipperary, won a scholarship to Westminster, was
rapidly expelled, became a rent boy, then a central figure of punk
and the hugely influential star of The Pogues. MacGowan's music,
innovative and powerful, is as distinctive as his chaotic,
breakdown-scarred, drug and alcohol-fuelled lifestyle. MacGowan has
an enormous fan-base hungry for stories of his wild behaviour, but
this is also a book that celebrates this unique and charming
musician, and offers insight into his remarkable perspective on
this world - and the next!
Making a Ballet is a survey of the processes which bring a ballet
to the stage; it successfully dispels much of the mystique that
surrounds what is a hard-learned and very arduous craft. A
historical introduction describes something of the collaborations
and creativity that made the nineteenth century ballet. Then Mary
Clarke and Clement Crisp, through the direct testimony of a
distinguished gallery of choreographers, dancers, musicians and
painters, examine the varying elements that are combined in
twentieth century ballet and the relevance of the changes that have
occurred in the conditions of work and the methods of
collaboration. Choreographers describe their creative processes,
dancers discuss the way a role develops and the way the classroom
steps are adapted for the stage; composers and conductors tell how
ballet scores are commissioned and arranged and designers relate
the many problems associated with providing the sets and costumes.
As relevant today as at its first publication in 1974, this welcome
reissue of Making a Ballet is fully illustrated, and the authors
also provide documentation of the famous collaborations of Petipa
and Tchaikovsky, Nijinska and Goncharov and Ashton and Lanchbery.
In the past decade, historians have begun to make use of the optic
of 'transnationalism', a perspective used traditionally by social
anthropologists and sociologists in their study of the movement and
flow of ideas between continents and countries. Historical
scholarship has adopted this tool, and in this book historians of
education use it to add nuance and depth to research on gender and
education, and particularly to the education experiences of women
and girls. The book brings together a group of
internationally-regarded scholars, who are doing important research
on transnationalism and the social construction of gender, with
particular reference to education environments such as schools and
colleges. The book is therefore very much at the cutting-edge of
theoretical and methodological advances in the history of
education. This book was originally published as a special issue of
the History of Education.
Stem cell science, encompassing basic biology to practical
application, is both vast and diverse. A full appreciation of it
requires an understanding of cell and molecular biology, tissue
structure and physiology, the practicalities of tissue engineering
and bioprocessing, and the pathways to clinical
implementation-including the ethical and regulatory imperatives
that our society requires us to address. Expectation and debate
have been driven by the allure of regenerative medicine using stem
cells as a source of replacements for damaged or aged tissues. The
potential of stem cell application goes far beyond this. Highly
innovative uses of stem cells are emerging as possible therapies
for cancers, treating acute damage in conditions such as stroke and
myocardial infarction, and resolving a whole range of diseases.
Stem Cells: Biology and Application presents the basic concepts
underlying the fast-moving science of stem cell biology. This
textbook is written for an advanced stem cell biology course. The
target audience includes senior undergraduates, first year graduate
students, and practitioners in molecular biology, biology, and
biomedical engineering. Stem Cells provides a comprehensive
understanding of these unique cells, highlighting key areas of
research, associated controversies, case studies, technologies, and
pioneers in the field.
The study of lived religion is an enterprise which attempts to
elucidate how 'ordinary' men and women in all times and places draw
on religious behavior, media, and meanings to make sense of
themselves and their world. Through the influence of liberation
theology and postmodernism, pastoral theologians_like other
scholars of religion_have begun more closely to examine the
particularity of religious practice that is reflected through the
rubric of lived religion. Pastoral Bearings offers up ten studies
that exemplify the usefulness of the lived religion paradigm to the
field of pastoral theology. The volume presents detailed
qualitative research focused on the everyday beliefs and practices
of individuals and groups and explores the implications of lived
religion for interdisciplinary conversation, intercultural and
gender analysis, and congregational studies. Reflecting upon the
utility of this approach for pastoral theological research,
education, and pastoral care, the studies collected in Pastoral
Bearings demonstrate the importance of the study of lived religion.
The study of lived religion is an enterprise which attempts to
elucidate how "ordinary" men and women in all times and places draw
on religious behavior, media, and meanings to make sense of
themselves and their world. Through the influence of liberation
theology and postmodernism, pastoral theologians like other
scholars of religion have begun more closely to examine the
particularity of religious practice that is reflected through the
rubric of lived religion. Pastoral Bearings offers up ten studies
that exemplify the usefulness of the lived religion paradigm to the
field of pastoral theology. The volume presents detailed
qualitative research focused on the everyday beliefs and practices
of individuals and groups and explores the implications of lived
religion for interdisciplinary conversation, intercultural and
gender analysis, and congregational studies. Reflecting upon the
utility of this approach for pastoral theological research,
education, and pastoral care, the studies collected in Pastoral
Bearings demonstrate the importance of the study of lived religion.
Stem cell science, encompassing basic biology to practical
application, is both vast and diverse. A full appreciation of it
requires an understanding of cell and molecular biology, tissue
structure and physiology, the practicalities of tissue engineering
and bioprocessing, and the pathways to clinical
implementation-including the ethical and regulatory imperatives
that our society requires us to address. Expectation and debate
have been driven by the allure of regenerative medicine using stem
cells as a source of replacements for damaged or aged tissues. The
potential of stem cell application goes far beyond this. Highly
innovative uses of stem cells are emerging as possible therapies
for cancers, treating acute damage in conditions such as stroke and
myocardial infarction, and resolving a whole range of diseases.
Stem Cells: Biology and Application presents the basic concepts
underlying the fast-moving science of stem cell biology. This
textbook is written for an advanced stem cell biology course. The
target audience includes senior undergraduates, first year graduate
students, and practitioners in molecular biology, biology, and
biomedical engineering. Stem Cells provides a comprehensive
understanding of these unique cells, highlighting key areas of
research, associated controversies, case studies, technologies, and
pioneers in the field.
In the past decade, historians have begun to make use of the optic
of 'transnationalism', a perspective used traditionally by social
anthropologists and sociologists in their study of the movement and
flow of ideas between continents and countries. Historical
scholarship has adopted this tool, and in this book historians of
education use it to add nuance and depth to research on gender and
education, and particularly to the education experiences of women
and girls. The book brings together a group of
internationally-regarded scholars, who are doing important research
on transnationalism and the social construction of gender, with
particular reference to education environments such as schools and
colleges. The book is therefore very much at the cutting-edge of
theoretical and methodological advances in the history of
education. This book was originally published as a special issue of
the History of Education.
Qualitative Research in Theological Education brings together a
diverse group of scholars to consider the theological values
arising from and contributing to their use of qualitative research
in scholarship and teaching. The book offers a careful
consideration of the pedagogical and administrative challenges
involved in teaching qualitative research and its various
sub-disciplines such as ethnography. As a whole, the book argues
that the teaching of QR methods is critical to the theological,
ethical, spiritual, and/or pastoral formation of ministers and
theological scholars With contributions from Jody Clarke, David M.
Csinos, Elaine Graham, Brett C. Hoover, Tone Stangeland Kaufman,
Bernardine Ketelaars, Boyung Lee, Dawn Llewellyn, David M. Mellott,
Nichole Renee Phillips, Apipa Prachyapruit, Anthony G. Reddie,
Siroj Sorajjakool, Todd D. Whitmore, and Natalie Wigg-Stevenson.
Best known as the cofounder of the Irish band The Pogues, Shane
MacGowan has become a cult figure on the alternative-music scene.
His achingly beautiful lyrics, as well as his legendary lifestyle
of excess, have earned him an avid following that packs his shows
and buys his albums. One of the most unusual memoirs to come along
in quite a while, A Drink with Shane MacGowan is structured as a
series of interviews between MacGowan and his wife, Clarke. The
singer recounts his experiences growing up on a farm in Ireland,
where his family began giving him two pints of Guinness a night at
the tender age of five and his father took him to hang out with
bookies and drunks at the local pub. He tells of moving to London
and becoming part of the London club scene in the mid-1970s, just
as punk was beginning to emerge, offering a firsthand portrait of a
seminal time and place in music history. MacGowan also provides his
own, strongly opinionated views on The Pogues' success and the
reasons for his abrupt departure from the band. As he invites us
into this fascinating world, MacGowan tells many hilarious stories
and riffs on a wide range of subjects, from Irish history and
politics to literature, film, religion, his own substance abuse,
and much more. Sometimes maddening, sometimes charming, often
brilliant, and always honest, A Drink with Shane MacGowan is an
enjoyable romp with a truly unique personality. PRAISE FOR SHANE
MACGOWAN: MacGowan can be a dazzling songwriter, channeling his
unruliness into rambunctious tales of drinking, sporting, drinking,
fighting, and drinking.--Los Angeles Times
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