Global political economy evolution and dynamics
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In this unique and evocative work, he blends fiction with east/west psychology to help awaken forgotten emotional parts of ourselves that must be brought into the light as a vital step to personal evolution and healingas sequel to his emotional clearing, john ruskan takes the reader on a journey into the collective unconscious archetypal world of feelingruskan also offers original penetrating insights into the process of creating art, illuminating important problems such as the blocking, self-criticism, and manic-depressive syndromes
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Now that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breath
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The opening section considers the ensuing constraints on productivity, transportation, and the spatial organization of the economybut economic inefficiency also created a pool of under-utilized resources that could potentially be mobilized in pursuit of political powerthis is followed by an analysis of the military and economic constraints on the political integration of space through the formation of geographically extensive political units, and the volume concludes with a section on the demographic and economic consequences of the investment of manpower and resources in warexisting accounts of organic economies emphasize their restricted potential to support economic and political development, but this volume also considers why so much potential remained unrealizedbased on an original synthesis of 'structural' economic and demographic history with traditionally 'event driven' political and military history, it takes as its starting point ethe second section analyses the constraints imposed by muscle-powered military technology and by the organic economy on the tactical, operational, and strategic use of armed force, and the consequences of the spread of firearms in recorded history's first energy revolutionthe volume gives an innovative account of this potential - and why it was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west - together with a new analysis of the gunpowder revolution and the inability of rulers to meet the consequential costs within the confines of an organic economywrigley's concept of 'organic economies' and their reliance on the land for energy and raw materialsresource shortages prevented rulers from establishing a fiscal apparatus capable of appropriating such resources as were physically availableoxfam bookshop wallingford the field and the forge offers a new approach to the pre-industrial past in europe and the mediterranean basin from the roman republic to the fall of napoleonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreendemic mass poverty curtailed demand, limiting incentives for investment and innovation, and keeping output growth below what was technologically possible
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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 theorythis 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)the 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 practicesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiesnote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as newparticular 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 development
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Ranging over the main areas of global concern, from security to the global economy and the environment, this book examines these mechanisms of gridlock and pathways beyond themto manage the global economy, prevent runaway environmental destruction, reign in nuclear proliferation, or confront other global challenges, we must cooperatethe problems themselves have also grown harder as global policy issues penetrate ever more deeply into core domestic concernsbut at the same time, our tools for global policymaking - chiefly state-to-state negotiations over treaties and international institutions - have broken downall of these processes - in part a function of previous, successful efforts at cooperation - have led global cooperation to fail us even as we need it mostthe rise of new powers representing a more diverse array of interests makes agreement more difficultoxfam bookshop victoria appears unread and in pristine condition: the issues that increasingly dominate the 21st century cannot be solved by any single country acting alone, no matter how powerfulexisting institutions, created for a different world, also lock-in pathological decision-making procedures and render the field ever more complexit is written in a highly accessible way, making it relevant not only to students of politics and international relations but also to a wider general readership see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is gridlock, which manifests across areas via a number of common mechanisms
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Using political economy analysis, gerard demonstrates that asean's people-oriented agenda builds legitimacy, while sidelining its detractorsoxfam bookshop beverley this book offers an innovative framework for understanding the role of civil society in regional and global policymakingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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750 to 338 bc - that is, the period best known and most important for the evolution of the polis, a form of political community which combined the aspects of city and state in a physical and psychological unity unparalleled either before or sinceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the aim of this book is to collect in one comprehensive volume a representative selection of ancient sources in translation, with commentary, on the history, institutions, society and economy of the greek world from call students and teachers of the history of ancient greece or of classical civilisation generally will find this book an invaluable toolalthough this book assumes no knowledge of greek, the reader is introduced to a range of key greek words and concepts which offer a direct insight into the mentality, both collective and individual, of the timesfor us, the inheritors of much that the greeks created, there is an inherent interest in the way in which they organised their society during these centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sources themselves (all of which have been translated by the authors) are supported by introductory commentary, notes, bibliographies, chronological tables and maps
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Recasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitsthese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophyshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyond"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainfine unclipped dust-wrapperusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nickssee oxfam website for delivery information read more "a forceful, encyclopedic study
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Through his discussion of organized labor's relationship to the political community and its nationalist political role, preminger demonstrates that organized labor has lost the powerful status it enjoyed for much of israel's historyoxfam shop nether edge using a comprehensive analysis of the wave of organizing that swept the country starting in , labor in israel investigates the changing political status of organized labor in the context of changes to israel's political economy, including liberalization, the rise of non-union labor organizations, the influx of migrant labor, and israel's complex relations with the palestiniansas such, preminger concludes that organized labor in israel is in a transitional and unsettled phase in which new marginal initiatives, new organizations, and new alliances that have blurred the boundaries of the sphere of labor have not yet consolidated into clear structures of representation or accepted patterns of political interactionorganized labor is now trying to renegotiate its place in contemporary israel, a society that no longer accepts labor's longstanding claim to be the representative of the peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite the weakening of trade unions and the histadrut, however, he shows the ways in which the fragmentation of labor representation has created opportunities for those previously excluded from the labor movement regime
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Oxfam bookshop wanstead liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political actionpolitical agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geographyincorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracyharvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the george wcombining his passions for politics and geography, david harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governancethen, through an ontological investigation into geography's foundational concepts, space, place, and environment, he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political actiondemonstrated by incidents at abu ghraib and guantánamo bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanismyet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the groundkennedy, ronald reagan, and george wbush have built their policies on some version of these noble valuesbush administrationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepresidents as diverse as woodrow wilson, franklin delano roosevelt, john fas harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seek
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Inside the global economy a practical guide by andrew vonnegut (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 11 to 13 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Racial conflict in global society (political sociology)3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2author:rizova, pollybook binding:n/abook condition:verygoodgeneral interest
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Oxfam shop dumfries there are very few sources of accessible, reliable information that can help the educated lay reader understand the global hiv/aids pandemic and immediacy of its meaning for global survivalsusan hunter illuminates the history and social dynamics of the aids pandemic through focusing on africashe combines personal stories from her 20 years of work in africa, analysis of the raging debates on the topic (mbeki's continued assertions that hiv does not cause aids), and discussion of the failures and successes achieved by global health organizations working in africa with more sweeping discussion of the nature of epidemics and their affects on world history and our shared futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecifically, there is very little non-technical material available on the raging aids crisis in africahunter has been an insider in the major world health organizations and has worked both with the un, american government and several african countries to attempt to understand and contain the aids pandemic
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In exploring the features of sri lanka's history, geography, politics and economy which explain this paradox, the author looks in detail at some of the dominant features of contemporary sri lanka: the political consequences of the plantation experience; the persistence of elite political leadership; and the causes and consequences of ethnic conflictoxfam bookshop chiswick dr moore's enterprising book focuses on an apparent paradox: the failure of sri lanka's highly politicized smallholder electorate to place on the national political agenda issues relating to the public distribution of material resourcesyet successive sri lankan governments have pursued economic policies favouring food consumers and the state itself at the expense of agricultural producerssri lanka has more than fifty years' history of pluralist democracy and such issues directly affect the interests of the smallholder populationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futureaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologyoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatspublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarinternally clean and unmarkedwe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepianka and laurie jpart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize
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Oxfam 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 genreimported to russia by aleksandr sumarokov around , tragedy reenacted and shaped the symbolic economy and the often disturbing historical experience of "absolutist" autocracyaddressing 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 culture" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford in the closing years of the 18th century, the old polish state paid the price of over 100 years of ungovernability in political extinctionbringing together polish scholarship previously inaccessible to english-speaking readers, the author examines the economy, the society and the institutional structure of early modern poland and analyzes her loss of national sovereignty in the light of poland's lack of political centralization and dynastic strengthnot only does this book illuminate a much neglected area of european history, and assist those trying to make sense of poland's heritage, it also provides much comparative material for students of early modern history in generalfurthermore no reader could fail to be struck by the parallels in the problematic relationship between poland and russia in the 18th century and todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the very time that monarchial absolutism seemed to be collapsing in western europe, the dismemberment of the polish "noble democracy" affirmed absolutism's triumph in the eastbetween and an area of eastern europe larger than france was divided among russia, prussia and austria
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In , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsoxfam shop dumfries during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsit is now central to these aspects of life
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political pluralismthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall inusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthe bravery of the protestorsthis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coveroxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthere is some slight foxing to the insidethe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In , western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individualssome concentrate on the political economy of medicine and health as it changed from period to period and varied between countries, others focus on understandings of the body, and a third set of essays explores transformations in some of the theatres of medicine and the changing experiences of different categories of practitioners and patientsoxfam books & music kentish town during the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformativesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe editors of medicine in the twentieth century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical specialists but intended for general audiencesour prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generationsit is now central to these aspects of life
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Plausible legality legal culture and political imperative in the global war on terror by rebecca sanders (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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And they warn the 'global ecology' seen in a managerial perspective, may degenerate into an effort to redesign and manage nature in order to keep economic growth going in the face of a rising tide of resource plunder and pollutionthey explore the emerging conflicts over the distribution of environmental risk between north and southgood tight bindingthis is why some the world's leading environmental thinkers have come together in this volume to probe critically the new language being developed by the environmental professionalspaperback book in good overall conditionthis book seeks to launch a critical debate in order to clarify issues involved and what might constitute appropriate actioncover shows signs of shelf wear, sticker ghost and light creases to laminate on spinethey examine the contradictions inherent in the fashionable notion of sustainable developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport behind the public's hope of effective action by governments on environmental issues lies a complex terrain of conceptual confusion, conflicts of interest and philosophical disputeinside contains no marks, annotation or marginalia
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This book will be of interest for courses in women and leadership, global politics and gender studieswoman has risen to the top, and a review of the political campaigns of hillary clinton, michele bachmann and others will be includedoxfam bookshop reading first published inthis book, which is a series of case studies of women who have headed governments across the globe, will discuss the conditions and situations under which women rose to power and give a brief biography of each womanthe fields of leadership studies and of women's studies have grown tremendouslya special chapter on why no usee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairscontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500this is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescothe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturespecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniasee oxfam website for delivery information read moretechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized them
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This book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? what does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural appropriationthe text offers a view of world music from 'within,' building on original, qualitative, interview-based research with people from the british world music scenethese interviews provide unique insights into the discursive repertoires that underpin contemporary culture, and will make a significant contribution to the mainly theoretical debates about world musichaynes adds a conceptual and textual shift to these debates by utilizing world music as a lens for examining cultural imaginaries of race and analytical nuances of racializationrace and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racismoxfam bookshop hove minor shelf wear to hardcover, contents in very good, clean condition throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Language: this book should contain text in engpublisher: haymarket bookspublication date
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Palgrave’s dictionary of political economy () vtome i: viii, ) ppfull-leather binding, somewhat scuffed and the interior a bit tanned, but beautiful set of the first two volumes (the most important part of the work), and a very early edition of the 5th volume that appeared inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteanonymous early edition from avignonvictor riquetti de mirabeau - l'ami des hommes three volumes from the extensive work l'ami des hommescomplete with the frontispiece in volume ithe first volume was published in , and the work would grow into 8 volumes incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available() tome ii: ) pp775 states that l’ami des hommes is said to have gone through forty editions, plus several translationsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store() tome v: ('suite de la quatrieme partie'): 252 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop colne road a critical analysis of issues and approaches in a variety of areas, ranging from the political economy of popular music through its history and ethnography to its semiology, aesthetics and ideologythe book focuses on anglo-american popular music of the last 200 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Students, scholars and teachers in history and political studies will find this volume invaluablehe also launched a programme of modernisation and industrialisation: under pompidou france saw both the climax and the end of the post-war boomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreserge berstein and jean-pierre rioux analyse the politics of the period, and also give an overview of france's economy, culture and societyoxfam bookshop ipswich this is the latest volume to appear in the successful cambridge history of modern france series, and is the most authoritative account available of the presidency of georges pompidoupompidou consolidated the constitutional changes made by de gaulle, to the extent that he is now regarded as the fifth republic's second founding father, and continued his haughty attitudes to foreign policytheir comprehensive study contains all the standard features, such as maps, chronology, and tables, which have helped this series to establish itself as the premier multi-volume account of modern france
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It focuses on practicality while traversing a wide spectrum of topics, including essential creative process techniques, the tr-808, the proliferation of presets, the butterfly effect, granular synthesis, harmonic ratios, altered states, fractal patterns, the dynamics of genre evolution, and much morethis new edition includes industry and technological updates, additional interviews, and tips about personal finances, income, and budgetsoxfam bookshop kingsbridge a music-career book like no other, the music producer's survival guide offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshing down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producerbrian's thoughtful approach will teach you to integrate your creative passion, your lifestyle, and your technical know-howif you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today's technologically advanced music business, you're in for a treatin this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran producer, engineer, and teacher brian jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own career in today's computer-centric "home-studio" music worldlearn to survive-and thrive-as a creative-technical professional in today's music business, with the help of brian jackson and the music producer's survival guide! excellent clean copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe music producer's survival guide is the first music-production book to consider the influence of complexity studies and chaos theory on music-making and career developmentcarving out your niche in music today is an invigorating challenge that will test all your skills and capacitiesyou'll cover music technology, philosophy of music production, career planning, networking, craft and creativity, the diy ethos, lifestyle considerations, and much more
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