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modern criticism & theory: a reader, edcan post email me for detailsdavid lodge, 7th impression very good condition
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Covering the key theoretical approaches in modern literary theory, the text includes those essays and documents that are essential reading for students of critical theory, with sections on: formalism and structuralism; marxism; feminism; gender and subjectivity; histories and textuality; postmodernism; postcolonialismfor the first time, the reader also includes extracts from seminal texts by authors such as marx, freud, and de beauvoir - texts which do not necessarily focus on literature but which have had a fundamental influence on the development of literary theoryfocusing not on authors or approaches but rather on leading questions in critical debate, the extracts in this section present opposing points of view on the same issue: is literary criticism an ethical act? martha nussbaum vs emmanuel levinas: is the canon a timeless assembly of great works? terry eagleton vs harold bloom: is literature what the academy says it is? edward said vs stanley fish: literature and the philosophy of science: richard rorty vs donna harraway see oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, the text now includes a section on issues and debatesoxfam shop hebden bridge the new edition of this core text has been thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest developments in the fieldthe original structure of the book has been improved and new material has been added
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Oxfam books & music durham this stimulating text presents a concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory todaycovering all the major variants of feminist political thought, it offers a unique examination of the archive of modern feminist theory from the publication of the feminine mystique in to current postmodernist and legal feminist textsit provides both an intellectual history and a political critique of contemporary feminism in the united states and in the united kingdomsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Contents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the bookoxfam shop ulverston originally published in this is the fourth edition, reprinted insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theorythis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yodersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoefferbourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimsthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyhe demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critique
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The norton anthology of theory and criticism by vincent bleitch (hardbackdispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is very good
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This book will present this theory in a systematic accountoxfam bookshop preston boundary-layer separation from a rigid body surface is one of the fundamental problems of classical and modern fluid dynamicsthe major successes achieved since the late s in the development of the theory of separated flows at high reynolds numbers are in many ways associated with the use of asymptotic methodsthere have been many papers devoted to different problems in the asymptotic theory of separated flows and we can confidently speak of the appearance of a very productive direction in the development of theoretical hydrodynamicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book will serve as a useful introduction to the theory, and will draw attention to the possibilities that application of the asymptotic approach providesthe most fruitful of these has proved to be the method of matched asymptotic expansions, which has been widely used in mechanics and mathematical physics
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Oxfam bookshop hexham the founding text of modern hermeneuticswritten by the philosopher and theologian friedrich schleiermacher as a method for the interpretation and textual criticism of the new testament, it develops ideas about language and the interpretation of texts that are in many respects still unsurpassed and are becoming current in the contemporary philosophy of languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverall in good condition, some slight rubbing to the cornersthis volume offers the text in a new translation by andrew bowie, together with related writings on secular hermeneutics and on language, and an introduction that places the texts in the context of schleiermacher's philosophy as a wholecontrary to the traditional view of schleiermacher as a theorist of empathetic interpretation, in this text he offers a view of understanding that acknowledges both the structurally and historically determined aspects of language and the need to take account of the activity of the individual subject in the constitution of meaning
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Music theory for computer musicians explains these music theory fundamentals in the most simple and accessible way possiblebeneath all the enormously different styles of modern electronic music lie certain fundamentals of the musical language that are exactly the same no matter what kind of music you writemany djs, gigging musicians, and electronic music producers understand how to play their instruments or make music on the computer, but they lack the basic knowledge of music theory needed to take their music-making to the next level and compose truly professional tracksconcepts are taught using the midi keyboard environment and today's computer composing and recording softwareit is very important to acquire an understanding of these fundamentals if you are to develop as a musician and music producerthe result will be a great improvement in your ability to write and produce your own original music! book + cd see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby reading this book and following the exercises contained within it, you, the aspiring music producer/computer musician, will find yourself making great progress toward understanding and using these fundamentals of the music languageput simply, you need to know what you are doing with regard to the music that you are writing
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Oxfam bookshop victoria pristine condition: while authors in early modern england were gaining new authority - legally, economically and symbolically - renaissance readers also were expected to participate in and make use of an author's writingsbringing together textual studies, literary criticism and book trade history, dobranski provides fresh insight into renaissance constructions of authorship and offers discerning interpretations of publications by sir philip sidney, ben jonson, john donne, robert herrick and john miltonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this book, stephen bdobranski examines how the seventeenth-century phenomenon of printing apparently unfinished works ushered in a new emphasis on authors' responsibility for written texts while it simultaneously reinforced renaissance practices of active readingthe omissions in all these writers' works provide a unique window into english literary history: through these blank spaces we glimpse the tension between implication and inference, between writers' intentions and readers' responses and between an individual author and a collaborative community
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Oxfam shop york the classic family game gets a modern twist in this edition based on the popular tv sitcom the big bang theorysuitable for 2-6 players aged 8the game is in excellent condition with no missing piecessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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First published in the book presents a modern dynamic theory and the techniques necessary for successful urban land use planning theory based book for professionals in city planning agencies and consulting firmsoxfam bookshop carlisle dust jacket has tears but is in tact  see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome discolouration but pages are clear of any annotations 2nd edition
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Includes: first steps in music theory grade 1-5 the ab guide to music theory part 1 the ab guide to music theory part 2 music theory in practice grade 1 music theory in practice grade 2 music theory in practice grade 3 music theory in practice grade 4 music theory in practice grade 5 very good condition - please note some of the music theory in practice books have pencil answers in for some of the questions but no markings in pen so easily erased to complete againabrsm music theory textbooks and practice books covering from grade 1 to grade 5
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Integrating literary and historical analysis, and drawing on recent work in literary theory and cultural studies, literature and culture in early modern london provides a comprehensive account of the changing image and influence of london in lyrics, ballads, jests, epics, satires, plays, pageants, chronicles, treatises, sermons and official documentslawrence manley shows how the literature and culture of london contributed to the new structures of capitalism, the process of 'behaviour urbanisation', and a paradoxical liberation of the individual through the city's concentrated powernew possibilities emerged for cultural exchange and combination, social and political order, and literary expressionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place in the two hundred years from london was transformed from a medieval commune into a metropolis of half a million people, a capital city and a major european trading centre
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This text provides an introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performancemark 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 theoryoxfam shop smithdown road theory/theatre: an introduction provides a unique and engaging 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 theoryan 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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" french philosopher of science michel serres states that girard's theory provides a darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanationoxfam books & music lancaster from his groundbreaking violence and the sacred and things hidden since the foundation of the world, rené girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of cultureequally, girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergencethe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesissee oxfam website for delivery information read more" he posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became human" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesjoining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophy
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Engaging 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 thoughtthis critical strategy not only bears upon the development of religious thought today but involves the extension of critical thought and theorycutting 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 insightlalonde carves out a provocative direction for contemporary religious thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road in this challenging collection of essays, marc p
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This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory, written by distinguished theorists, describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with events and changes in other fieldsclassics of organization theory, paperback by shafritz, jay msteven; jang, yong suk, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with classics of organization theory, 8e
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This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory, written by distinguished theorists, describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with events and changes in other fieldsclassics of organization theory, paperback by shafritz, jay msteven; jang, yong suk, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field with classics of organization theory, 8e
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead non-representational theory by nigel thrift this astonishing book presents a distinctive approach to the politics of everyday lifea groundbreaking and comprehensive introduction to this key topic, thrift's outstanding work brings together further writings from a body of work that has come to be known as non-representational theory it introduces the rather dispersed discussion of non-representational theory to a wider audience, provides the basis for an experimental rather than a representational approach to the social sciences and humanities, and begins the task of constructing a different kind of political genreit revolves around three key functionsin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis noteworthy book makes a significant contribution to the literature in this area and is essential reading for researchers and postgraduates in the fields of social theory, sociology, geography, anthropology and cultural studiesranging across a variety of spaces in which politics and the political unfold, it questions what is meant by perception, representation and practice, with the aim of valuing the fugitive practices that exist on the margins of the known
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This is an introductory undergraduate textbook in set theorysome knowledge of set theory is necessary part of the background everyone needs for further study of mathematicsit is also possible to study set theory for its own interest--it is a subject with intruiging results anout simple objectshardback panels clean and in very good conditionthis book starts with material that nobody can do withoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is no end to what can be learned of set theory, but here is a beginningtext and pages inside clean and unblemishedin mathematics these days, essentially everything is a setslight yellowing to the pages due to ageoxfam bookshop leeds 279ppspine and binding intactvery good condition
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Oxfam bookshop newark paperbackwas it a sudden revolution caused by a momentary but powerful change in the zeitgeist or the turning point of a much longer process? in this volume, the editors have selected a series of essays that look at the origins of the humanities and find that long before the concept of the humanities was already at the foresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe shift around was thus mostly institutional, not theoreticalthe making of the humanities traces this new finding through a broad range of disciplines including literary theory, linguistics, art history, and musicologywhile it is clear that around the humanities as a discipline rose to prominence, it is less clear what the exact nature of this shift in academia was
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Oxfam bookshop st albans essential writings by the founders of russian literary and social criticismsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Valuation and selection of convertible bonds: based on modern option theory by stefaan gepts - hardcover **brand new**
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Oxfam bookshop preston rudiments and theory of music: based on the syllabus of the theory examinations of the royal schools of music paperback – 1 jana pocket-sized book covering the theory elements of all eight musical grades, and glossaries of general terms and musical formsthis book is in very good condition although the spine is fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 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 linguisticsdiscussions 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)Â new exercises highlight further controversial issuesthis new edition has been extensively updated throughoutmajor structural changes include new chapters on functional heads and head movement and on relativized minimality
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Each of gerould's introductory essays shows fascinating insight into both the life and the theory of the authorfrom horace to soyinka corneille to brecht this is an indispensable compendium of the greatest dramatic theory ever writtenin complete texts and choice excerpts spanning centuries we see an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between actors and directors like craig and meyerhold and writers such as nietzsche and yeatssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove minor cover wear, appears unreaddaniel gerould's landmark work êtheatre/theory/theatreê collects history's most influential eastern and western dramatic theorists ä poets playwrights directors and philosophers ä whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its futureavailable for the first time in paperback!þfrom aristotle's êpoeticsê to vaclav havel the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy
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Publisher: koros press clinical linguistics: theory and applications contributors/editors: hila green, yishai tobin, et alcom/language-linguistics-literature/-clinical_linguistics:_theory_and_applicationsdate: price: ÂŁ http://www
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