Museum and heritage studies
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Archaeology and photography will prove indispensable to students, researchers and practitioners in history, photography, art, archaeology, anthropology, science and technology studies and museum and heritage studiesthrough twelve new wide-ranging and challenging studies from an emerging generation of archaeological thinkers, archaeology and photography introduces new approaches to historical photographs in museums and to contemporaryphotographic practice in the fieldthe book re-frames the relationship between photography and archaeology, past and present, as more than a metaphor or an analogy - but a shared visionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book reassesses the central place of photography as an archaeological method, and re-wires our cross-disciplinary conceptions of time, objectivity and archives, from the history of art to the history of scienceit argues that new archaeological accounts of duration and presence can replace older conceptions of the photograph as a snapshot orremnant received in the presentarchaeology and photography calls for a change in how we think about photography and timethe book challenges us to imagine photography, like archaeology, not as a representation of the past and the reception of traces in the present but as an ongoing transformation of objectivity and archiveoxfam books & music kentish town does a photograph freeze a moment of time? what does it mean to treat a photographic image as an artefact? in the visual culture of the 21st century, do new digital and social forms change the status of photography as archival or objective - or are they revealing something more fundamental about photography's longstanding relationships with time and knowledge?archaeology and photography imagines a new kind of visual archaeology that tackles these questions
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Treasures of the royal british columbia museum and archives, hardcover by lohman, jack (edt), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us there’s so much more to discover behind the world-famous exhibitions on display at the royal bc museum and archivesthe collections housed in the museum and archives include millions of plant and animal specimens, and great numbers of historical and archaeological artifacts, photographs, films, audio recordings and fine art
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A pictorial atlas of our land and heritagecastles, cathedrals and gardens"britains heritage"all immaculate condition"the oxford illustrated history of britain"256 pages read more"britain discovered""mysteries of celtic britain""castles of britain and ireland"
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Are you a researcher struggling to mine and make sense of a mountain of fashion data?have you wondered how digital technologies are internationalizing the field of fashion and textile studies?spatial mapping of fashion and textile data
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The volume is divided into four parts: presents overviews and useful starting points for critical reflection focuses more specifically on selected issues of significance, looking particularly at the museum's role and responsibilities in the postmodern and postcolonial world concentrates on issues related to cultural heritage and tourism dedicated to public participation in heritage, museum and gallery processes and activitiesoxfam bookshop cheltenham bringing the reader the very best of modern scholarship from the heritage community, this comprehensive reader outlines and explains the many diverse issues that have been identified and brought to the fore in the field of heritage, museums and galleries over the past couple of decadesthe book provides an ideal starting point for those coming to the study of museums and galleries for the first timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Whether the heroes are simply visiting the museum to research a mystery or have been hired to handle a problem within an exhibit itself, this double-sided combat map features a classic museum for you to use at your tablewhile a museum is meant to be a place of learning and wonder, it's no surprise at just how often adventures pop up within them! there's always a fresh new surprise waiting at the museum, and no game master wants to put the action on pause to draw every exhibition room and display casedon't waste your time sketching when you could be playingwith pathfinder flip-mat classics: museum, you'll be ready next time your players come looking for answers!fortunately, you don't have to! this line of gaming maps provides ready-to-use and captivatingly detailed fantasy set pieces for the busy game master
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The final two parts of the book look at a range of in vitro and in vivo studies of the complex interactions between biomaterials and the bodysurfaces and interfaces for biomaterials summarises the wealth of research on understanding the surface properties of biomaterials and the way they interact with human tissuepart 5 appendices: surface modification of polymers to enhance biocompatibility; issues concerning the use of assays of cell adhesion to biomaterials; protein adsorption to surfaces and interfacespart 3 surface interactions and in-vitro studies: interaction between biomaterials and cell tissues; blood flow dynamics and surface interactions; cell guidance through surface cues; controlled cell deposition techniques; biofouling in membrane separation systemspart 2 measurement, monitoring and characterisation: surface spectroscopies; surface microscopies; nanoidentation; surface plasmon resonance; ellipsometry for optical surface study applications; neutron reflection; microgravimetrychapters cover such topics as bone and tissue regeneration, the role of interface interactions in biodegradable biomaterials, microbial biofilm formation, vascular tissue engineering and ways of modifying biomaterial surfaces to improve biocompatibilitythe volume as a whole is very slightly bowedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham given such problems as rejection, the interface between an implant and its human host is a critical area in biomaterialssurfaces and interfaces for biomaterials is a standard work on how to understand and control surface processes in ensuring biomaterials are used successfully in medicinethere are some minor marks on the long edge of the page blockthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe laminated boards show only a few signs of shelf wear in that the corners are bumpedotherwise, the text appears to be clean, bright and free from annotationtable of contents part 1 forming methods: fundamental properties of surfaces; control of polymeric biomaterial surfaces; organic thin film architectures: fabrication and properties; membranes and permeable films; stable use of biosensors at the sample interface; micro- and nanoscale surface patterning techniques for localising biomolecules and cells: the essence of nanobiotechnologythe first part of the book reviews the way biomaterial surfaces formpart two discusses ways of monitoring and characterising surface structure and behaviourpart 4 surface interactions and in-vivo studies: bioactive 3d scaffolds in regenerative medicine: the role of interface interactions; intravascular drug delivery systems and devices: interactions at biointerface; surface degradation and microenvironmental outcomes; microbial biofilms and clinical implants; extracellular matrix molecules in vascular tissue engineering; biomineralisation processes; on the topographical characterisation of biomaterial surfaces
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The museum is a must to understand the rich history of manchester unitedmanchester united fc museum & tour guide brand new this leaflet has information on the museum and tour at the football stadium at old trafford in manchesterfirst comes the stadium tour where an experienced guide will show you around the iconic football ground that is old trafford, and help you appreciate the unique atmosphere of the theater of dreamsits the perfect day out for any united or football fanonly ÂŁ2 cash on collection in ramsgate read more
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Architect david chipperfield won the competition for the restoration and construction of the museum, and was in charge of renovating the new building of the legendary neues museum on berlin museum islandour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare 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 websitethe newly finished work is an urban landscape of modern architectural workpigments and acrylics have been used on double canvas and paper, finished with epoxy resincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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museum and sir dermot boyle wing condition: clean - small address label remnant - as in scan postal discounts always available on multiple purchases read moremuseum and sir dermot boyle wing - hendon german aviation exhibition cover flown from royal air force coltishall - see scan for further details cover illustration: see scan stamps: 5&1/2p upu issued: 2nd dec cancel: shs - rgb cover - opening of r
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The natural beauty and heritage of the countryside as never seen beforediscover the heritage and natural beauty of the arnside, silverdale, warton, carnforth, beetham and milnthorpe areaoxfam shop kendal box new and sealedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This set was also published by the museum and was only available therebeautiful moebius catalog of the closed exhibition of the max ernst museum from the yearthe photos of the inside are from another copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe item on offer is in new condition and is still in the original seal (see photos)the content and texts of the book are in both english and germanare 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 websitethis set was not standard with the catalogas an extra, there is a metal box with a set of cards / pictures with works by moebiusrichly illustrated and printed on thick paper with various interviewssize 255mm x 315mm - 272 pages read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This book offers fresh insights in the field of cultural and film studies from a multi-focal perspectivealthough empire cinema has been examined by western scholars, such studies have located the films almost wholly within the colonizing country rather that exploring their reception among the colonizedby shifting the emphasis to historical reception of imperial popular culture this book seeks to fill out a certain terrain between the current indian writing on national cinema and non-indian writing on empire cinemasee oxfam website for delivery information read morean empirico-historical inquiry into the empire cinema in hollywood and britain during the turbulent s and sit shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized peoplecombining wide-ranging scholarship based on original documents, film, stuides and historical and political analyses, the book aims to give the reader a sense of how ideologies, images and identites are constructed, promoted, contested and resisted in relation to key film representations of empire
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The complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallyoxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsfinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centurylong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scalethis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantsthe volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiathis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appearedall volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationthe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern readersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantsthis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dustwaugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review ofalexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diariesthe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequenceseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'soriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlswaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europeonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been published
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This fabulous jigsaw is full of amazing objects, colours and details, and will keep puzzle fans happy (or challenged) for hours! enter this marvellous museum and enjoy the delights within! includes in-box a4 colour leaflet showing puzzle image for reference, information about the image and artist's biography
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Dr tuula karjalainen is a finnish art historian and non-fiction writer who has previously worked as a director of the helsinki art museum and the museum of contemporary art kiasma in helsinkias the author of tove jansson's biography, karjalainen has become an expert not only on jansson's writing and art but also on her decades of personal correspondence and journalssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book weaves together the myriad qualities of a painter, author, illustrator, scriptwriter and lyricist from fraught beginnings through fame, war and heartbreak and ultimately to a peaceful endand while millions of children have grown up with little my, snufkin, moomintroll and the many creatures of moominvalley, the life of jansson - daughter, friend and companion - is more touching stilloxfam bookshop ilkley now in paperback, a beautifully illustrated account of of tove jansson's life and artthe definitive biography of one of the most unique and beloved children's authors of the 20th century, the creator of the moominstove jansson () led a long, colourful and productive life, impacting significantly the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century finland
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Otherwise the thief is thrown out of the museum and loses all card but oneafter stealing, the next card in the room is turned up, which might reveal more treasureeach stealing action brings the nearest guard two spaces towards the thief's tile
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The handbooks are a combination of authoritative explanations, wide research and fundamental studies in which the underlying themes in various areas are discussedvolume 5 is the last one of this appreciated seriesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 5 is mainly aimed at logical programmingit found applications in almost all aspects of design, of software and hardware engineering up to programming language and artificial intelligencethe handbook of logic in artificial intelligence and logic programming is a work of multiple volumes that covers all relevant areas concerning the application of logics on artificial intelligence and logical programminglogica is now recognised as one of the fundamental disciplines of computer scienceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe departure point is that there is some basic knowledge of mathematics, and a lot of the material will be interesting to logicians and mathematiciansplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe chapters, in many cases of monographic length and size, emphasize the possible connection of the themesthe authors are internationally chosen and are leading in their specific fieldsas an answer to the growing need for a far reaching overview of these applications, the handbook of logic in artificial intelligence and its companion, the handbook of logic in computer science were madecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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About the author nicholas chare is currently a teaching fellow at the department of history of art at the university of york and a visiting research fellow at the school of fine art, history of art and cultural studies at the university of leedshe has recently published articles in angelaki, art history, convergence, cultural critique, journal of cultural research, southern review: communication, politics and culture and visual culture in britain
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In providing an educational reading of spinoza’s moral theory, this book sets up a critical dialogue between educational theory and recent studies which highlight the centrality of ethics in spinoza’s overall philosophy
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Oxfam bookshop hexham this book covers all aspects of thyroid cancerthe text is designed for physicians, endocrinologists, nuclear medicine physicians, general and head and neck surgeons, oncologists and radiation oncologists, and primary care doctorspublished see oxfam website for delivery information read moreheavily illustrated and including pathology, thyroid and whole-body scans, ultrasounds and other nuclear medicine and radiological studies, the book addresses important issues that physicians should cover when dealing with their patientsother groups are residents, medical students, and nurse practitioners researching a patient-related problem
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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 poweroxfam 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 centresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenew possibilities emerged for cultural exchange and combination, social and political order, and literary expression
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Full of expert advice, tools and case studies from a variety of sources, pr and communication in local government and public services is a practical reference guide to delivering professional public relations for both communications and the delivery of local serviceskogan page, softcover as new condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit offers a detailed analysis of the issues that are unique to this challenging and fast-moving environment, whilst reinforcing the importance of effective and meaningful communication to both local democracy and the planning and delivery of quality servicesoxfam bookshop swanage in the uk's current climate of budget cuts and policy changes, local government officials need to be aware of best practice in both broadcasting their services and responding to crises in their communitiesmeanwhile, changes in the media - from the rise of social media, to web access for older consumers - present new challenges for local councils about how to best convey their key messages and protect their 'brand'
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Though its subject matter and style appeal to a broad audience, this book is grounded in recent scholarship in shakespeare and biblical studiesoxfam books & music beeston oxford university press, , paperback like new oxford shakespeare topics provides students and teachers with short books on important aspects of shakespeare criticism and scholarshipafter an opening chapter comparing the bible as a fragmented yet unified collection of 46 books with the fragmented yet unified first folio collection of shakespeare's 36 plays, each of the following six chapters matches a book of the bible with a representative play: the creation myth of genesis with the first play in the folio, the tempest, the historical epic of exodus with henry v, the tragedy of job with king lear, the tragicomedy of the gospel of matthew with measure for measure, the homiletic disputation of paul's epistle to the romans with the merchant of venice, and the apocalyptic masque of the book of revelation with the tempest againthis book also discloses ways in which shakespeare's plays offer both pious and irreverent interpretations of the scriptures comparable to those presented by his contemporary writers, artists, philosophers and politiciansnotes and a critical guide to further reading equip the interested reader with the means to broaden researchsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits intertextual readings are framed by descriptions of the historical circumstances of each work's composition and reception and by an emergent theory of allusion as a principle of creation and understandingdespite the presence of hundreds of biblical allusions in shakespeare, this is the first book to explore the pattern and significance of those references in relation to a selection of his greatest playseach book is written by an authority in its field, and combines accessible style with original discussion of its subjectit reveals the bible as a rich source for shakespeare's uses of myth, history, comedy and tragedy, his techniques of staging, and his ways of characterizing rulers, magicians and teachers in the image of the bible's multifaceted god
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Her book will interest scholars and students of shakespeare, gender, performance and cultural studiesoxfam bookshop wallingford this study looks at the violation of bodies in shakespeare's tragedies, especially as revealed (or concealed) in performance on stage and screensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaebischer focuses on post- royal shakespeare company and royal national theatre productions but also covers film adaptations and landmark productions from the nineteenth century onwardspascale aebischer discusses stage and screen performances of titus andronicus, hamlet, othello and king lear with a view to showing how bodies which are virtually absent from both playtexts and critical discourse (due to silence, disability, marginalisation, racial otherness or death) can be prominent in performance, where their representation reflects the cultural and political climate of the production
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Second edition, light wear to spine and corners, bookplate to front pastedown, pages clean, very good condition, brown cloth with gilt titles to spine see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Otherwise pages are immaculatethis handbook aims at four distinct groups of readers: - practitioners in the field of science and technology studies; - research students in this field; - scientists, scholars and technicians who are interested in a systematic, thorough analysis of their activities; - policy makers and administrators who wish to be informed about the potentialities and limitations of the various approaches and about their resultsit comprises 34 chapters written by leading specialists in the various sub-domainsoxfam bookshop knutsford this handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of quantitative science and technology researchthe 34 chapters are arranged into 5 parts: disciplinary approaches; general methodology; the science system; the technology system; and the science-technology interfacesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecloth cover has very minor signs of wearthese chapters deal with theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, and highlight their policy context and relevancebook is generally in very good conditionit focuses on the development and application of indicators derived from data on scientific or scholarly publications and patentsauthors present a survey of the research topics they address, and show their most recent achievementsthe editor's introduction provides a further specification of the handbook's scope and of the main topics addressed in its chaptershard back book, no dust jacketsmall folds on lower corners of final three (blank) pages and pages and
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Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of your research project giving advice on planning and conducting studies, analysing data and writing up reportsthe book provides clear coverage of statistical procedures, and includes everything needed from nominal level tests to multi-factorial anova designs, multiple regression and log linear analysisa companion website (wwwmoderate signs of shelfwear and soiling to page edges, including coversit features detailed and illustrated spss instructions for all these procedures eliminating the need for an extra spss textbooksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach chapter contains a glossary, key terms and newly integrated exercises, ensuring that key concepts are understoodcom/cw/coolican) provides additional exercises, revision flash cards, links to further reading and data for use with spsstext appears bright and unmarkedoxfam bookshop thame this sixth edition of research methods and statistics in psychology has been fully revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge "in this book barbara holdrege has set a high standard for comparative work and has made an important contribution to both hindu and jewish studieseck, harvard universityshe has looked at veda and torah not simply as 'scripture', but as systems of meaning, symbol systems, each with its own affiliated meanings, each with its symbolic context, and each with its history of interpretationlight marks to page edges, slight lifting of covering at spine - not affecting the binding - otherwise excellent, internally pristinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecopy in very good+ conditionby addressing the whole complex in which veda and torah have been transmitted and by seeing their uses and interpretations in the traditions that they enliven, holdrege has problematized and expanded the usage of the term 'scripture' and has enriched the possibilities for significant comparative study
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This book captures the resurgence of the dancing body in the second half of the twentieth century by introducing students to the key phenomenological, kinaesthetic and psychological concepts relevant to both theatre and dance studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington while the body appears in almost all cultural discourses, it is nowhere as visible as in dance
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