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"Hymns to the Silence" is a thoroughly informed and enlightened
study of the art of a pop music maverick that will delight fans the
world over.In 1991, Van Morrison said, "Music is spiritual, the
music business isn't". Peter Mills' groundbreaking book
investigates the oppositions and harmonies within the work of Van
Morrison, proceeding from this identified starting point."Hymns to
the Silence" is a detailed investigative study of Morrison as
singer, performer, lyricist, musician and writer with particular
attention paid throughout to the contradictions and tensions that
are central to any understanding of his work as a whole.The book
takes several intriguing angles. It looks at Morrison as a writer,
specifically as an Irish writer who has recorded musical settings
of Yeats poems, collaborated with Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and
Gerald Dawe, and who regularly drops quotes from James Joyce and
Samuel Beckett into his live performances. It looks at him as a
singer, at how he uses his voice as an interpretive instrument. And
there are chapters on his use of mythology, on his stage
performances, and on his continuing fascination with America and
its musical forms.
The Beatles’ lives and work continue to delight fans and
influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their
contribution to contemporary culture and their relationship to
social change remain controversial topics in need of reappraisal.
This collection brings together fourteen leading scholars of The
Beatles to examine their origins, output and legacy.
Interdisciplinary in its approach and international is its outlook,
The Beatles in Perspective showcases the latest research by
historians, literary critics, musicologists, sociologists, poets
and cultural critics bringing new perspectives on The Beatles and
their milieu which will interest academics and fans alike. This
book explores the relationship between The Beatles and their times,
situating them in the changing class, gender and ethnic dynamics of
postwar Britain, and considers them as Liverpudlians, Orientalists,
and creative pioneers.
Birgitte Snabe analyzes how system dynamics modeling can be used in
learning processes that focus on the transfer of the insights and
reasoning behind a strategy forming process. In a second step, she
shows how it can support the refining of implementation plans. A
case study in action research tradition completes the theoretical
discussions. Its subject is the building up of a large
international company's R&D resources in low-cost countries.
Window books open new light on favourite Bible stories. Each book
has a window feature which leads children through the book to its
happy ending.
How has a group conceived as a short-lived commodity outlived many
more 'real' bands by nearly fifty years? Why are The Monkees still
important, and what does this tell us about their music, their TV
show, and our understanding of popular culture today? Despite being
built in Hollywood, and not necessarily to last, that is precisely
what their music, TV, and cinematic output has done. They in many
ways unique-as the first 'made for TV' band, their success
introduced methods of marketing pop that have since become standard
industry practice; their 'big screen' use of film and images in
live performance is likewise now a firmly established principle of
concert staging; and in the way they changed the rules of the game,
taking control over their own affairs at the height of the success,
risking magnificent failure by doing so. The Monkees invented a new
kind of TV, gave a new model to the music industry, and left behind
one of the most enigmatic movies of the modern era, Head. This book
is about all that and more. Beginning by exploring the origins and
personalities of the four Monkees before looking in depth at their
work together on screen, on stage, and on record, this is the first
serious study of the band and the first to fully acknowledge their
importance to the development of pop as we now know it.
The role of the manager is to achieve the business goals set for
them and at the same time to provide an environment that allows
their team members to be effective and satisfied with their work
while developing their full potential. It is not a balance between
work and people as both outcomes must be achieved.The 10 things
successful managers know and do is based a coherent framework for
managing people in the context of an organisation (ie: the
Leadership Framework). It addresses leadership at the individual,
team and organisational levels. Its based not just on management
customs but is underpinned by solid research combining sociology
and psychology with management science. At the Frameworks core is a
strong manager-employee relationship. This is a two-way, trusting,
productive, working relationship focused on achieving business
goals with team members working to their full potential.
The Beatles’ lives and work continue to delight fans and
influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their
contribution to contemporary culture and their relationship to
social change remain controversial topics in need of reappraisal.
This collection brings together fourteen leading scholars of The
Beatles to examine their origins, output and legacy.
Interdisciplinary in its approach and international is its outlook,
The Beatles in Perspective showcases the latest research by
historians, literary critics, musicologists, sociologists, poets
and cultural critics bringing new perspectives on The Beatles and
their milieu which will interest academics and fans alike. This
book explores the relationship between The Beatles and their times,
situating them in the changing class, gender and ethnic dynamics of
postwar Britain, and considers them as Liverpudlians, Orientalists,
and creative pioneers.
Risk management can often be poorly understood and applied in the
leisure, sport, tourism (including adventure) and event industries.
In particular, there can be a tendency to see the management of
risk as simply its avoidance or removal from activities, projects
and business ventures. Unfortunately, this can reduce the quality
of the activity experience, or mean opportunities for profits are
missed. This book is therefore designed for students and
practitioners who wish to improve upon past practices, make better
management decisions and ensure safer operating environments. It
includes: - an explanation of the core underpinning concepts of
risk and safety, which can be used at different levels of
management, in different countries, for all leisure related
industry sectors; - numerous applied examples and case studies from
around the world; - many practical hints and tips on how to
analyse, assess and control risks and improve on safety; -
explanations of the key legal and regulatory underpinnings of risk
and safety; - how risk and safety management practices can be
developed, and their relevance for health and safety assessments,
project risk management and strategic planning.
This book analyses the relationships between music and contemporary
media, both via the mediation of music, and music as mediator. It
does so through a series of original interviews with key
practitioners: musicians, writers, magazine editors, radio
presenters and major and independent label bosses. Through these
interviews, theory and practice are measured against each other and
the book considers their experiences and observations in order to
explore the ways popular music is produced, marketed and mediated.
Examining visual, print, radio and new media, Media and Popular
Music draws together disparate elements of music and media which
formerly have not been considered together, and provides a fresh
and innovative contribution to the swiftly growing field of popular
music studies. *Key Features *Presents key topics via chapter-long
case studies and more broadly applied theoretical analyses *Uses
media theory and cultural theory to shed fresh light on theory and
practice *Discusses music in relation to visual and print media.
Stefanie Matz stellt bisherige Forschungsergebnisse fur das
Innovationsmanagement zusammen und entwickelt ein
Untersuchungsdesign fur eine differenzierte Analyse der
Erfolgsgrossen Qualitat, Zeit und Kosteneffizienz, mit Hilfe dessen
konfliktreiche Beziehungen im Voraus aufgedeckt und damit vermieden
werden konnen."
Theoretische Erkenntnisse liber den fUr Wirtschafts- und Ingenieur-
wissenschaftler gleichermaJ3en faszinierenden Technischen Fort-
schritt werden in unseren Tagen an vielen Stellen mit bedeutendem
Aufwandgesucht. Wenn die Erfolge dieses Bemlihens an der prakti-
schen Verwertbarkeit der wissenschaftlichen Aussagen fUr diejeni-
gen gemessen werden, die liber technische Entwicklungen in den Un-
ternehmen und bei den wirtschaftspolitischen Instanzen im Alltag
der Praxis zu entscheiden haben, dann bleiben noch viele Wlinsche
offen. Die von Peter Milling vorgelegte Monographie ist deshalb in
zwei- facher Hinsicht bemerkenswert: Durch Anwenden der bisher
dafUr nicht eingesetzten Methode System Dynamics kommt er zu neuen
Einsichten in die Struktur von technischen Entwicklungen in indu-
striellen Unternehmen, die mit dem herkommlichen Vorgehen nicht zu
gewinnen waren; insoweit sind seine AusfUhrungen ein bedeut- samer
Beitrag zur Erweiterung der Theorie des Technischen Fort- schritts.
AuJ3erdem sprechen die vorgelegten AusfUhrungen den Prak- tiker
direkt an, denn sie zeigen sehr plastisch wie die Konsequenzen von
unterschiedlichen MaJ3nahmen im Bereich der Innovationspolitik im
voraus abzusehen sind. Auf diese Weise konnen dem Technischen
Fortschritt in den Industrieunternehmen bewuJ3t Ziel und Richtung
vorgegeben werden, weil die Folgewirkungen technischer Neuerun-
genzuliberblickensind und in ihren vielfiHtigen Verflechtungen ana-
lysiert werden konnen. Gert v. Kortzfleisch Vorwort 1m Gegensatz zu
Produktinnovationen, deren Einfliisse auf die Markt- \ .
This is a groundbreaking study of every aspect of Van Morrison's
artistic career - his influences, lyrical themes, vocal
performances, his relationship with America, and more. In 1991 Van
Morrison said, 'Music is spiritual, the music business isn't'.
Peter Mills' groundbreaking book investigates the oppositions and
harmonies within the work of Van Morrison, proceeding from this
identified starting point. "Hymns to the Silence" is a detailed
investigative study of Van Morrison's remarkable career. The book
takes several intriguing angles. It looks at Morrison as a writer:
specifically as an Irish writer, who has recorded musical settings
of Yeats poems, collaborated with Seamus Heaney, Paul Durcan and
Gerald Dawe, and who regularly drops quotes from James Joyce and
Samuel Beckett into his live performances. It looks at him as a
singer, at how he uses his voice as an interpretive instrument. And
there are in-depth chapters on his use of mythology, on his stage
performances, and on his continuing fascination with America and
its musical forms. "Hymns to the Silence" is a passionate, eloquent
study of the complex and influential art of one of the giants of
popular music.
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