A critical and cultural theory reader
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Title: a critical and cultural theory readerlist price (msrp)authors: mcgowan, kate, easthope, antonyproduct category: bookscondition: good
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Emphasizing the importance of cultural theory for film history, this book guides readers on a series of
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Cutting a novel path through the disciplines of critical theology, religious studies, and critical theory, this volume culminates with the groundbreaking essay a critical theory of religious insightthis critical strategy not only bears upon the development of religious thought today but involves the extension of critical thought and theoryengaging the religious as a resource for theoretical innovation, the theory advances itself as a unique form of critical theory concerned to set the religious against the normative orders of thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road in this challenging collection of essays, marc plalonde carves out a provocative direction for contemporary religious thought
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Mark fortier examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics and poststructuralism to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theorymark fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, poststructuralism, to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theorythis text provides an introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performancedrawing upon examples from shakespeare and aphra behn, to chekhov, artaud, cixous and churchill, the author examines the specific realities of theatre in order to come to a richer understanding of the relations between performance and cultural theorydrawing upon examples from shakespeare and aphra behn, to chekhov, artaud, cixous and churchill, the author examines the specific realities of theatre in order to come to a richer understanding of the relations between performance and cultural theoryoxfam shop smithdown road theory/theatre: an introduction provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performancean introduction is the only study of its kind and will be invaluable reading for new students and scholars of performance studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theoryparticular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentthis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)note: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practiceoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategies
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Addressing half-forgotten texts and events, this study engages with literary and cultural theory from walter benjamin to foucault and "new historicism" in order to contribute to a broader discussion of early modern "poetics of cultureoxfam shop billericay situated on the intersection of comparative literary criticism, political history and theory, and cultural analysis, terror and pity: aleksandr sumarokov and the theater of power in elizabethan russia offers an in-depth reading of early russian tragedy as a political genre" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreimported to russia by aleksandr sumarokov around , tragedy reenacted and shaped the symbolic economy and the often disturbing historical experience of "absolutist" autocracy
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Fourth edition cultural theory and popular culture book john storeyad id: delivery service consumer creditcosts ÂŁ on amazon but selling for ÂŁ
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Troilus and cressida: a critical reader by efterpi mitsi (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam bookshop thame since its first publication in liliane haegeman's introduction to government and binding theory has become established as the most authoritative introduction to the principles and parameters approach to syntactic theorythis new edition has been extensively updated throughoutdiscussions of a number of topics missing from or not paid due attention in the first edition have been integrated or expanded, for example: the structure of small clauses (in chapter 2), chain formation (in chapter 6), and reconstruction, multiple movement, wh-absorption, full interpretation, and expletive replacement (in chapter 9)see oxfam website for delivery information read moremajor structural changes include new chapters on functional heads and head movement and on relativized minimalityin short, this book offers a complete, updated introduction to the current state of government and binding theory, suitable for readers with some basic knowledge of generative linguistics new exercises highlight further controversial issues
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Underhill seeks to situate these key cultural concepts within four languages (english, french, czech and german)the book explores issues such as how far meaning is politically and culturally influenced, how far language shapes the thought of ethnic groups and how far their thought shapes language, and the role of individuals in the consolidation of cultural conceptssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book offers an original approach to ethnolinguistics, discussing how abstract concepts such as truth, love, hate and war are expressed across cultures and ethnicitiesit offers a clear and thought-provoking account of how concepts are understood and will be welcomed by those working in the fields of sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, discourse analysis, semantics and pragmaticsnot only do these concepts differ from language to language, but they go on changing over timeoxfam bookshop preston 'ethnolinguistics' is the study of how language relates to culture and ethnicity
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Performance and cultural politics is a groundbreaking collection of essays which explore the historical and cultural territories of performance, written by the foremost scholars in the fieldoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: good see oxfam website for delivery information read morewear at the top and bottom of spine, and discolouration around the book's edges
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Organizational behaviour and work: a critical introduction by fiona wilsoncondition is like newdispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Title: politics and rhetoric: a critical introductionbinding: paperback
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A critical introduction to law, ÂŁ2ideal for those who inspire to start a career in law - seaford(click to reveal full phone number)
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Authors: paul harris, julia wintersondust jacket: falseproduct category: bookstitle: rock and pop theory: the essential guidecondition: good
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Oxfam shop cockermouth the encyclopedia provides a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and discipline discussing human, social and cultural life in all its diversity and difference see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Foucault a critical introduction by lois mcnay (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop macclesfield mr carbon atom and the theory of carbon entromorphologyfor to be human, is to know unequivocally that one day you will die and it is this truth which has precipitated a passion for knowledge and the pursuit of immortality initially through divine methods but more recently through scientific endeavourhuman knowledge is a fractured system of investigation born out of mathematics, literacy and imagerysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince the dawn of human history life has battled for survival, with human beings evolving to dominate this process on planet earth
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth this book investigates the historical and cultural territories of performance art, theatre, dance, photography and music see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turkspart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historyfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take noticebetween and as many as 1as the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth century""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experiencethe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet union5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert
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Like a down-under route 66 or m1, state highway 1 is the nation's mother road, a physical and cultural nerve column that runs through the biggest cities and smallest hamletsto bob moore, a pom-turned- kiwi, it all added up to a road trip from a tourist's wildest dreamso, he fuelled up his toyota starlet and set out to do 'the one thing' above all others you should do at every stop on this long and picturesque highway, from sailing and caving to cheese-tasting and welly-boot throwingand after reading his hilarious and ribald write-up, you may just want to do likewiselook at a road map of new zealand and you can't fail to notice state highway 1, zigzagging the full length of the two main islands like a crazy zipper down a shapely thigh-length boot
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" african writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by europeanswriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africa carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans mafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gndukaku amankulorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universe in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movementzell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organizationoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (ed this study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portuguesepovey, thomas knipp, and jforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinkacontributors for this section include jonathan acontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricardpeters, arlene arobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literatures
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One of the hermeneia series of books providing a critical and historical commentary on the biblepages are clean and tightdust jacket in very good conditionprevious owner's inscription on flyleafoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morered cloth boards in very good condition
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This indispensable reference work provides both a historical and cultural foundation to modern witchcraft and wiccaused good conditionsoling to page edges (dusty, dry), sole old library stamps and labelssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaperback (plastic wrapper)withdrawn from county library service encyclopedia of wicca and witchcraft the a-z treasury of ancient and modern witchcraft by raven grimassi  llewellyn (st paul, minnesota)it presents wicca as a spiritual path connecting religious concepts and spirituality to both a historical background and modern practiceit contains history, places, verses, rites and rituals and influential practitionersthough the book is intended for followers of wiccan it contains information that would be valuable for all dedicated occultists
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Published by constable and compsny ltdman and supermana comedy and a philosophypages clean but a couple may have small mark, thereon******there is a note written on the flyleaf, please see pictureit is signed by dr, maudsleymaudsley of the maudsely hospital london ?****** read moreyear of publicationman and supermanspine badly damaged, please see picturesa comedy and a philosophy by bernard shawby bernard shawcould this be something to do with drfront cover seperated from the rest of the book
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A rare and unusual carved and polychrome painted oak figure of a child, wearing a hood and cloak and holding a jug and hop, a barrel next to him and a cat seated on his shoulderprobably from southern tirol (formerly part of the austrian empire, now italy)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: h 20cm; diameter of base 9beautifully carved and detailed ! on a slightly later turned wooden base with label underneath "vom gipfel der rosengarten spitze" (the label partly completed in the middle, due to wear)early 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo in society today, together with its implicit diagnosis of a lifelong sentence of medication and no cureit includes an accessible inquiry into how unconscious forces influence our mind, our bodies and the entire family systemit is often a tale of despair and frustration, yet also gives a compassionate voiceits hypothesis is that if we cannot understand our own unconscious responses how can we understand those of our loved ones in psychotic episodes? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is in the main a personal and moving narrative of a mother looking to help her son avoid such a lifelong sentence of medication whilst trying to research holistic resources and alternative approaches for treatment at the same time as negotiating the vagaries of the current mental health system there is also a mark on the front of the bottom edgetranspersonal and transgenerational psychotherapeutic insights back up the personal narrative the cover has a few marks and bows away from the bookoxfam books & music wells internally a very good clean copy of this paperback book
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The necklace is 77 cm longbeautiful item of jewellery! please view the photos to form your own impressionthe medallion can be worn on both sidesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe medallion measures 5 cm including the bail and it is 3both the necklace and the medallion were tested for 925 silver by our expert and found to be genuinewill be packaged with care and shipped by registered postwonderful rare vintage handmade silver medallion with a depiction of a goddess and a depiction of a man with a snake, on a long silver necklaceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The toy stands at just short of 5ft in heightthe toy comes in 3 parts the battery operated (part:1 is the plastic car) which can be used on its own, the toy also comes with a (part:2 inflatable bumper ring) which when added to the [plastic car gives you a little bumper car(part: 3 is the inflatable dalek) which sits on top, giving you an battery powered ride on dalek, the toy also recites phrases such as 'exterminate', 'the daleks are superior' etc and there is no worry about whether it will damage anything because the upper body is simply inflated and squishy, the dalek body is made from a mixture of ballistic nylon and laminated rubberised polyvinyl, soft and tactilethis was new when i removed it from its box, the box however shows signs of storage/ageing as it's been stored for several yearsthe steering wheel has 10 authentic dalek phrases that are button activatedthe literature says suitable for 3 to 6 year-olds, my thoughts would be; a small 6 years old, so probably better aiming for 3 to 5 yearsthis is a new and unused toy and it comes with a charger, instruction book, and a pump with which to inflate the toythe battery is rechargeable and comes complete with a chargerthis makes the ride-in very durable, structurally safe, tear-resistant, and easy to inflate; the toy has a 6v battery-powered motor which gives 360-degree steering and a maximum speed of 3km per hourthe box it came in is still available but a bit tattythis is a doctor who, ride-on dalek which is battery operated and can be driven by the child as it is very very simple to operate
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