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The Song of Youth (Paperback)
Montserrat Roig; Translated by Tiago Miller
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In the eight stories presented in The Song of Youth, Montserrat
Roig (Barcelona, 1946-1991) employs language as a weapon against
political and social "dismemory", enabling the stories of those
silenced by the brutal Franco regime to come to the fore. Feminist,
critical but always lyrical, Roig's writing gives shape and meaning
to the human experience.
Constantine examines the reign of Constantine, the first Christian
emperor and the founder of Constantinople. From a variety of
angles: historical, historiographical and mythical. The volume
examines the circumstances of Constantine's reign and the
historical problems surrounding them, the varied accounts of
Constantine's life and the plethora of popular medieval legends
surrounding the reign, to reveal the different visions and
representations of the emperor from saint and patron of the Western
church to imperial prototype. Constantine: History, Historiography
and Legend presents a comprehensive and arresting study of this
important and controversial emperor.
This collection of papers gathers together expertise in archaeology, classical literature, patristics and the cultural reception of antiquity to present a fully-rounded picture of the cultural status of the human body in the ancient world. The essays, unified by the theme of the changing body, address the diversity and complexity of attitudes, practices and contexts to explore the plurality of the ancient body. They examine how the different ways in which the body altered could be a means of conveying ideologies and of experiencing the self. A wide variety of times and places within antiquity are discussed, including classical Greece, Augustan Rome, New Kingdom Egypt and the world of late antiquity. This book is the first to place at its centre the emotional and experiential aspect of the body in antiquity. The interdisciplinary interests of the contributors, the application of current theoretical perspectives and the utilisation of many sources never before translated into a modern language, make this work a unique contribution to a growing field of enquiry. eBook available with sample pages: 0203436679
Sexuality in the ancient world has received much scholarly
attention in the last few years, but most studies have tended to
confine themselves to sources from Greece and Rome. Dominic
Montserrat's new work is the first comprehensive study of sex in
ancient Egypt.
The book considers sex in its broadest sense, analyzing not only
the sexual practices of individuals but also the ways in which
sexual activity was indivisibly woven into the fabric of social and
communal life. The main sources are the numerous private documents
written in Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period, fragments of
history miraculously preserved by the dry climate.
Using real-life examples from the banking and insurance industries,
Quantitative Operational Risk Models details how internal data can
be improved based on external information of various kinds. Using a
simple and intuitive methodology based on classical transformation
methods, the book includes real-life examples of the combination of
internal data and external information. A guideline for
practitioners, the book begins with the basics of managing
operational risk data to more sophisticated and recent tools needed
to quantify the capital requirements imposed by operational risk.
The book then covers statistical theory prerequisites, and explains
how to implement the new density estimation methods for analyzing
the loss distribution in operational risk for banks and insurance
companies. In addition, it provides: Simple, intuitive, and general
methods to improve on internal operational risk assessment
Univariate event loss severity distributions analyzed using
semiparametric models Methods for the introduction of
underreporting information A practical method to combine internal
and external operational risk data, including guided examples in
SAS and R Measuring operational risk requires the knowledge of the
quantitative tools and the comprehension of insurance activities in
a very broad sense, both technical and commercial. Presenting a
nonparametric approach to modeling operational risk data,
Quantitative Operational Risk Models offers a practical perspective
that combines statistical analysis and management orientations.
Enantioselective C-C Bond Forming Reactions: From Metal Complex-,
Organo-, and Bio-catalyzed Perspectives, Volume 73 in the Advances
in Catalysis series, highlights new advances in the field, with
this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as
An introduction to Chirality, Metal-catalyzed stereoselective
C-C-bond forming reactions, Enantioselective C-C bond forming
reactions promoted by organocatalysts based on unnatural amino acid
derivatives, Enantioselective C-C bond formation in complex
multicatalytic system, Gold-based multicatalytic systems for
enantioselective C-C Bond forming reactions, Novel enzymatic tools
for C-C bond formation through the development of new-to-nature
biocatalysis, and more.
This is a practical guide of beaches, marine reserves, lighthouses,
monuments, festivals and accommodation. It includes suggestions of
itineraries, routes around Formentera and detailed maps.
Many new drugs on the market are chiral compounds, that is, they
can exist in two non-superimposable mirror-image forms. Asymmetric
catalysis encompasses a large variety of processes for obtaining
such compounds. The performance of the catalyst in those processes
largely depends on the ligand that makes up the catalyst. This book
describes the most relevant ligand libraries for some key
processes, including an overview of the state of art and the key
mechanistic aspects that favor a high catalytic performance. Key
Features: The book presents historical content from the time of
discovery for each family of ligands. Provides a description of the
synthetic route and the ligand library's application in various
catalytic asymmetric reactions Suitable as supplementary reading
for courses targeting the design, synthesis and application of
chiral catalysts, asymmetric catalysis and sustainable production
Edited by a distinguished scientist in the field, the book has a
diverse audience including research groups in homogeneous
catalysis, particularly asymmetric transformations
This handbook focuses on the enormous literature applying
statistical methodology and modelling to environmental and
ecological processes. The 21st century statistics community has
become increasingly interdisciplinary, bringing a large collection
of modern tools to all areas of application in environmental
processes. In addition, the environmental community has
substantially increased its scope of data collection including
observational data, satellite-derived data, and computer model
output. The resultant impact in this latter community has been
substantial; no longer are simple regression and analysis of
variance methods adequate. The contribution of this handbook is to
assemble a state-of-the-art view of this interface. Features: An
internationally regarded editorial team. A distinguished collection
of contributors. A thoroughly contemporary treatment of a
substantial interdisciplinary interface. Written to engage both
statisticians as well as quantitative environmental researchers. 34
chapters covering methodology, ecological processes, environmental
exposure, and statistical methods in climate science.
Cities are key sites for the reproduction of global capitalism, and
urban branding is central to this transformative dynamic. In the
21st century, cities are also being profoundly reconfigured by the
deployment of many kinds of digital technologies. Both of these
shifts entrain sensory bodily experiences. This digitally mediated
reconfiguration of what cities feel like is what this book terms
the new urban aesthetic. The book focuses on three examples of
urban change in which digital technologies of different kinds were
central: a large scale urban redevelopment in Doha, the
retrofitting of Milton Keynes to become a smart city, and the
cultural regeneration of Smithfield Market into the Culture Mile in
London. Each case study focusses on a different kind of digital
mediation, including the computer-generated images created to sell
new urban developments, smart city phone apps, and Instagram posts
about particular urban places. The book identifies three versions
of the new urban aesthetic: glamorous, flowing, and dramatic. It
shows how each of these organize sensory experiences through
particular distributions of temporality and spatiality. As well as
exploring the importance of sensory constellations in our digitally
mediated cities, the book also offers ways to investigate their
fragility and potential for subversion. The New Urban Aesthetic is
essential reading for researchers and students in urban studies,
architecture, digital studies, sociology, and human geography.
As cities globally re-design their urban landscapes, they produce a
different urban aesthetic and create new experiential milieus.
Urban regeneration processes generate radical physical, social and
cultural changes in neighbourhoods that demand new conceptual
frameworks to address their impact upon daily urban life. Sensing
Cities investigates the reconfiguration of contemporary public
space and life through the prism of the senses. The book explores
how the increased stylization of cityscapes requires an
understanding of public life as a spatial-sensuous encounter. Degen
examines how power relations in public spaces are embedded in,
exercised and resisted through the sensuous geography of place.
This sensory paradigm is then applied to compare two emblematic
regeneration projects, namely el Raval in Barcelona and Castlefield
in Manchester. By combining detailed ethnographic analysis and
interviews with those involved in planning regeneration processes
and those experiencing them, the book argues that a changing
sensuous landscape is crucial in redefining people's social
practices, attachments and experiences in places. Focusing on two
European cities at the forefront of urban design, Barcelona and
Manchester, Degen draws on sociology, geography, anthropology,
cultural and architectural studies to provide a critical account of
the politics of publicness in the entrepreneurial city. With
numerous photographs and maps this book stresses the ongoing,
embodied and active nature of regeneration as a lived social
process rather than merely a physical or economic exercise.
Ultimately, Sensing Cities examines how urban regeneration is made
effective through the organisation of sensory experience. This book
is essential reading for students and researchers of Architecture,
Urban Studies and Human Geography.
Since the start of the twenty-first century, urban communities have
faced increasing challenges in housing affordability, with
environmental issues causing additional concern. It is clear that
changes to urban housing are needed to enhance the resilience of
cities and improve the economic, social and physical well-being of
residents. This book provides a comparative cross-national
perspective on urban housing and sustainability in Europe,
exploring the key barriers and drivers associated with sustainable
urban development and community regeneration. Country-specific
chapters allow for easy comparison, with each summarizing how
sustainable housing operates in the country in question, before
going on to discuss the key barriers and drivers at play. This book
brings a sustainability perspective to the comparative housing
literature which frequently fails to integrate the social, economic
and environmental pillars of sustainability. The book outlines many
of the changes that professionals and residents will need to make
to their practices and cultures in order to enhance housing
resilience. Students, researchers and professionals with an
interest in sustainable housing creation and regeneration will find
this book an invaluable reference.
Are the Catalans content with the outcome of the Spanish transition
to democracy? Is there a future for Catalan nationalism within the
EU? How does globalization impact upon the survival and development
of nations without states such as Catalonia? Will increasing
numbers of immigrants transform regional identities? Has devolution
fostered secessionism in Catalonia? These are some of the key
questions discussed in this book. Catalan Nationalism considers
whether a nation without a state, such as Catalonia, is able to
survive within larger political institutions such as Spain and the
European Union. The author examines the different 'images' of
Catalonia presented by the main Catalan political parties. The book
also provides a study of the role of intellectuals in the
construction of nationalism and national identity in nations
without states in the global era. The key questions addressed in
this book are highly relevant for the study of devolution and its
consequences, transitions to democracy and globalization and
national identity. Based on a successful combination of theory and
innovative empirical research, the scope and depth of the book's
analysis will make it essential reading for students and academics
in the fields of history and politics.
This up-to-date, highly readable, theory-based, and application
oriented book fills a crucial void in literature on couple therapy.
Few books in the couple therapy market bridge the gap between
theory and practice; texts tend to lean in one direction or the
other, either emphasizing theory and research with little practical
application, or taking a cookbook approach that describes specific
techniques and interventions that are divorced from any conceptual
or theoretical base. However, couples therapy requires a high
degree of abstract/conceptual thinking, as well as ingenuity,
inventiveness and skill on the part of the therapist. Case Studies
in Couples Therapy blends the best of all worlds: clinical
applications with challenging and diverse couples that have been
derived from the most influential theories and models in couples
and family therapy, all written by highly experienced and respected
voices in the field. In Case Studies in Couples Therapy, readers
will grasp the essentials of major theories and approaches in a few
pages and then see how concepts and principles are applied in the
work of well-known clinicians. The case studies incorporate a wide
variety of couples from diverse backgrounds in a number of
different life situations. It is simultaneously narrow (including
specific processes and interventions applied with real clients) and
broad (clearly outlining a broad array of theories and concepts) in
scope, and the interventions in it are directly linked to
theoretical perspectives in a clear and systematic way. Students
and clinicians alike will find the theoretical overview sections of
each chapter clear and easy to follow, and each chapter's thorough
descriptions of effective, practical interventions will give
readers a strong sense of the connections between theory and
practice.
As cities globally re-design their urban landscapes, they produce a
different urban aesthetic and create new experiential milieus.
Urban regeneration processes generate radical physical, social and
cultural changes in neighbourhoods that demand new conceptual
frameworks to address their impact upon daily urban life. Sensing
Cities investigates the reconfiguration of contemporary public
space and life through the prism of the senses. The book explores
how the increased stylization of cityscapes requires an
understanding of public life as a spatial-sensuous encounter. Degen
examines how power relations in public spaces are embedded in,
exercised and resisted through the sensuous geography of place.
This sensory paradigm is then applied to compare two emblematic
regeneration projects, namely el Raval in Barcelona and Castlefield
in Manchester. By combining detailed ethnographic analysis and
interviews with those involved in planning regeneration processes
and those experiencing them, the book argues that a changing
sensuous landscape is crucial in redefining people's social
practices, attachments and experiences in places. Focusing on two
European cities at the forefront of urban design, Barcelona and
Manchester, Degen draws on sociology, geography, anthropology,
cultural and architectural studies to provide a critical account of
the politics of publicness in the entrepreneurial city. With
numerous photographs and maps this book stresses the ongoing,
embodied and active nature of regeneration as a lived social
process rather than merely a physical or economic exercise.
Ultimately, Sensing Cities examines how urban regeneration is made
effective through the organisation of sensory experience. This book
is essential reading for students and researchers of Architecture,
Urban Studies and Human Geography.
The death of Franco in 1975 signalled the transition of Catalan
nationalism from a clandestine resistance movement to a movement
demanding self-government for Catalonia. This book offers a
socio-political analysis of Catalan nationalism during the
Francoist regime (1939-1975) and the Spanish transition to
democracy. Are the Catalans content with the outcome of the Spanish
transition to democracy? Is there a future for Catalan nationalism
within the EU? How does globalization impact upon the survival and
development of nations without states such as Catalonia? Will
increasing numbers of immigrants transform regional identities? Has
devolution fostered secessionism in Catalonia? These are some of
the key questions discussed in this book. Catalan Nationalism
considers whether a nation without a state, such as Catalonia, is
able to survive within larger political institutions such as Spain
and the European Union. The author examines the different images of
Catalonia presented by the main Catalan political parties. The book
also provides a study of the role of intellectuals in the
construction of nationalism and national identity in nations
without states in for the study of devolution and its consequences,
transitions to democracy and globalization and national identity.
Based on a successful combination of theory and innovative
empirical research, the scope and depth of the book's analysis
should make it useful reading for students and academics in the
fields of history and politics.
The pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. Often called the originator of monotheism and the world's first recorded individual, he has fascinated and inspired both scholars of Egyptology and creative talents as diverse as Sigmund Freud and Philip Glass. This provocative biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt, and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city, Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife, and the way he has been invoked to validate ideas as diverse as psychoanalysis, racial equality and fascism. Dr Montserrat makes the point that our view of Akhenaten has never been based purely on historical or archaeological knowledge, but is a cultural hallucination, influenced by western desires about ancient Egypt and modern struggles for legitimation and authority. Combining up-to-date historical synthesis with extensive new archival research, Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt is the first book to assess critically why the archaeology of ancient Egypt continues to fascinate. Theoretically astute and engagingly written, and illustrated with many striking images never previously published, it will appeal to anyone with an interest in Akhenaten or in the archaeology of ancient Egypt.
The pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. This provocative new biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt, and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city, Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife, and the way he has been invoked to validate everything from psychoanalysis to racial equality to Fascism.
Constantine examines the reign of Constantine, the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople. From a variety of angles: historical, historiographical and mythical. The volume examines the circumstances of Constantine's reign and the historical problems surrounding them, the varied accounts of Constantine's life and the plethora of popular medieval legends surrounding the reign, to reveal the different visions and representations of the emperor from saint and patron of the Western church to imperial prototype. Constantine: History, Historiography and Legend presents a comprehensive and arresting study of this important and controversial emperor. eBook available with sample pages: 0203027558
From Constantine to Julian provides students with important source
material, covering an age of major transition in Europe; an age
which saw the establishment of Rome as a Christian Empire and a
period of recidivism under Julian.
Texts included are the anonymous Origo Constantini; Eumenius,
Panegyric of 310; Byzantine life of Constantine; Libanius, oration
59; and the Passion of Artemius. Most of this material has not
previously been translated into English: students will now have
direct access to the most important sources for the period which is
studied on courses in classical antiquity, early medieval Europe
and ecclesiastical history.
From Constantine to Julian covers an age of major transition in Europe, which saw the establishment of Rome as a Christian Empire and a period of recidivism under Julian. Texts include are the anonymous lives of Constantine, relevant sections of Aurelius Victor and `Eumenius', Libanius' Oration 59, the Passion of Artemius and a selection of papyri and inscriptions. Most of this material has not previously been translated into English: students will now have direct access to the most important sources for the period which is studied in courses on classical antiquity, on early medieval Europe and on ecclesiastical history.
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Using real-life examples from the banking and insurance industries,
Quantitative Operational Risk Models details how internal data can
be improved based on external information of various kinds. Using a
simple and intuitive methodology based on classical transformation
methods, the book includes real-life examples of the combination of
internal data and external information. A guideline for
practitioners, the book begins with the basics of managing
operational risk data to more sophisticated and recent tools needed
to quantify the capital requirements imposed by operational risk.
The book then covers statistical theory prerequisites, and explains
how to implement the new density estimation methods for analyzing
the loss distribution in operational risk for banks and insurance
companies. In addition, it provides: Simple, intuitive, and general
methods to improve on internal operational risk assessment
Univariate event loss severity distributions analyzed using
semiparametric models Methods for the introduction of
underreporting information A practical method to combine internal
and external operational risk data, including guided examples in
SAS and R Measuring operational risk requires the knowledge of the
quantitative tools and the comprehension of insurance activities in
a very broad sense, both technical and commercial. Presenting a
nonparametric approach to modeling operational risk data,
Quantitative Operational Risk Models offers a practical perspective
that combines statistical analysis and management orientations.
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