John Wright

Paul Thomas

Sharda Ugra

In an experiment not expected to work, former New Zealand captain John Wright was named coach of the Indian cricket team in October 2000. In this volume he provides an insight into the vast scale, passion and politics of cricket in a country with a billion fans.

John Wright's Indian Summers

We would love to tell you about the history of tattoos, but the desire to crack jokes is too strong!

An Unreliable History of Tattoos

Sean Cubitt

Leading historians of the media arts define a new materialist media art history, discussing temporality, geography, ephemerality, and the future. In Relive, leading historians of the media arts grapple with this dilemma: how can we speak of “new media” and at the same time write the histories of these arts? These scholars and practitioners redefine the nature of the field, focusing on the materials of history—the materials through which the past is mediated. Drawing on the tools of media archaeology and the history and philosophy of media, they propose a new materialist media art history. The contributors consider the idea of history and the artwork's moment in time; the intersection of geography and history in regional practice, illustrated by examples from eastern Europe, Australia, and New Zealand; the contradictory scales of evolution, life cycles, and bodily rhythms in bio art; and the history of the future—how the future has been imagined, planned for, and established as a vector throughout the history of new media arts. These essays, written from widely diverse critical perspectives, capture a dynamic field at a moment of productive ferment. Contributors Susan Ballard, Brogan Bunt, Andrés Burbano, Jon Cates, John Conomos, Martin Constable, Sean Cubitt, Francesca Franco, Darko Fritz, Zhang Ga, Monika Gorska-Olesinska, Ross Harley, Jens Hauser, Stephen Jones, Douglas Kahn, Ryszard W. Kluszczynski, Caroline Seck Langill, Leon Marvell, Rudy Rucker, Edward A. Shanken, Stelarc, Adele Tan, Paul Thomas, Darren Tofts, Joanna Walewska

Media Art Histories

Relive

Shamim Miah

Pete Sanderson

This book challenges the narrative of Northern England as a failed space of multiculturalism, drawing on a historically-contextualised discussion of ethnic relations to argue that multiculturalism has been more successful and locally situated than these assumptions allow. The authors examine the interplay between ‘race’, space and place to analyse how profound economic change, the evolving nature of the state, individual racism, and the local creation and enactment of multiculturalist policies have all contributed to shaping the trajectory of ethnic/faith identities and inter-community relations at a local level. In doing so, the book analyses both change and continuity in discussion of, and national/local state policy towards, ethnic relations, particularly around the supposed segregation/integration dichotomy, and the ways in which racialised ‘events’ are perceived and ‘identities’ are created and reflected in state policy operations. Drawing on the authors’ long involvement in empirical research, policy and practice around ethnicity, ‘race’ and racism in the Northern England, they effectively support critical and situated analysis of controversial, racialised issues, and set these geographically specific findings in the context of wider international experiences of and tensions around growing ethnic diversity in the context of profound economic and social changes.

The (M62) Corridor of Uncertainty

'Race,’ Space and Multiculturalism in Northern England

Strange and sinister things are happening in the City of Sails. A private eye with a briefcase full of scandalous photos is clinically assassinated in a basement car park. A businessman who seems to have it all plummets to his death from the Harbour Bridge. And a clue is discovered to the mysterious suicide of a teenage girl at an exclusive school ball. When a magazine decides to investigate, it calls on the services of occasional journalist and failed gigolo Reggie Sparks. Soon Reggie finds himself chasing a story in which blackmail and double dealing are the order of the day and some secrets are dark enough to kill for. Highly original, gripping, deftly plotted and blackly humorous, and featuring a rogue' gallery of weird and wild characters, Old School Tie is the thriller NZ fans of crime fiction have been waiting for......

Old School Tie

Inside dope: "The race to find the lost treasure of the Mr Asia syndicate has attracted an impressive field: there's a disgraced ex-cop fresh out of a Bangkok jail, the Auckland underworld's drug kingpin, a rogue DEA man, an alluring CIA assassin, and a bunch of wild card entries including Tito Ihaka."--Publisher.

The Ihaka Trilogy

Have camera will travel. For over 50 years this has been Peter Bush's guiding maxim. Remarkably, he shot his first rugby match for the New Zealand Herald in 1949. Sixty years later he can still be seen on the sidelines of all major All Blacks matches. He is a true living legend in New Zealand photojournalism. A raconteur par excellence, Bushie's anecdotal tales from his years in the army, merchant navy and as a news photographer attached to numerous rugby tours, make for absorbing reading. While he has always been happy to have his photographic work turned into books, he has, until now, resisted all offers to produce a fully-fledged biography. His life has been one long adventure. This biography promises to be a special book on a special New Zealander.

A Life in Focus

Peter Bush

This is a story seeking to change evil into good, gaining success today from past tragedy. A rags to riches tale mixing 15th century history with 21st century excitement, romance, manipulation and mystery - with "e;a finale as unpredictable as it is intriguing."e;Nicoleta is born a simple Romanian village girl. But from childhood, she is more - indeed in that country, her name translates to "e;a victor for the people."e; And she sets out to prove it when she targets the world - including by singing and winning over men. Turning the evil of her country's legendary vampire Dracula into 21st century goodness. > >Skills from the oldest profession help her to London where she meets PR man Mark who aids her quest, changing her image to that of Ilona, 15th century wife of Vlad the Impaler, factual inspiration of the fictitious Dracula. > >With Mark, and a rich, mysterious English Lord, entranced by her beauty, charm and singing, she inspires a new character for Romania. And Dracula. Can the world be persuaded he was good as well as bad?> >She sings to international success - but then tragedy, as she is betrayed in romance. And life changes. Back to her village existence - and a new life, literally. But then suddenly, an even greater challenge... offering goodness and triumph. Where now for Nicoleta?

Changing Colours

Paul Thomas chronicles a multi-level reception study of the Bible at both the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, USA. Thomas explores the commercial presentation of biblical narratives and the reception of those narratives by the patrons of each attraction, focusing upon three topics; what do young Creationists believe, how they interpret their beliefs from the Bible, and what is the user experience at the museums? The volume begins by explaining how Answers in Genesis (AiG) use Bible passages to support young-Earth creationist arguments, allowing for the chance to consider the Bible via physical means. Thomas then examines how the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter visitors receive the Bible (as presented by AiG) and how this presentation informs visitors' understanding of the text, exploring concepts such as the most prominent displays of the two attractions, the larger context of museums and theme parks and the case studies of the Methuselah display and The Noah Interview. He concludes with the summary of the user experience generated by the attractions, analyzing the degree to which patrons accept, negotiate, or resist the interpretation of the Bible offered by AiG.

Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible

"Paul Thomas chronicles a multi-level reception study of the Bible at both the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, USA. Thomas explores the commercial presentation of biblical narratives and the reception of those narratives by the patrons of each attraction, focusing upon three topics; what do young Creationists believe, how they interpret their beliefs from the Bible, and what is the user experience at the museums? The volume begins by explaining how Answers in Genesis (AiG) use Bible passages to support young-Earth creationist arguments, allowing for the chance to consider the Bible via physical means. Thomas then examines how the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter visitors receive the Bible (as presented by AiG) and how this presentation informs visitors' understanding of the text, exploring concepts such as the most prominent displays of the two attractions, the larger context of museums and theme parks and the case studies of the Methuselah display and The Noah Interview. He concludes with the summary of the user experience generated by the attractions, analyzing the degree to which patrons accept, negotiate, or resist the interpretation of the Bible offered by AiG."--

Creation Museum, the Ark Encounter, and Bible Reception

At the core of both art and science we find the twin forces of probability and uncertainty. However, these two worlds have been tenuously entangled for decades. On the one hand, artists continue to ask complex questions that align with a scientific fascination with new discoveries, and on the other hand, it is increasingly apparent that creativity and subjectivity inform science's objective processes and knowledge systems. In order to draw parallels between art, science and culture, this publication will explore the ways that selected art works have contributed to a form of cultural pedagogy. It follows the integration of culture and science in artists' expressions to create meaningful experiences that expose the probabilities and uncertainties equally present in the world of science.

Quantum Art &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Uncertainty

David est psychiatre avec une vie presque bien rangée. Une femme un peu dépressive, deux enfants, une maîtresse, tout va bien... Un collègue l'appelle pour une urgence : un enfant différent, intrigant... Louis va bousculer les dogmes et certitudes de David jusqu'à changer ses propres perceptions pour l'emmener vers une nouvelle vision du monde et de l'univers.

L'intégrale

L'Enfant et l'Architecte

Depuis le début de cette affaire, l’inspecteur Chabert du 36 quai des Orfèvres a un mauvais ressenti. Une scène de crime dans l’appartement avec des traces de sang, son amie d’enfance disparue, un amant trop arrogant, une épouse désespérée. Que s’est-il passé rue Mazarine, lieu où tout semble converger ?

Rue Mazarine

L'Enfant et l'architecte - Tome 2

A Poet In Disguise

When Nick Kerr's wife comes home from a business dinner a little more receptive than usual, he's suspicious. After she confesses all and asks for a separation, Nick finds that his wife has been getting her hands dirty in all sorts of places. Then she winds up dead, and Nick is the prime suspect.

The Empty Bed

Using empirical evidence, this book highlights the misguided and ineffective efforts of the UK government to 'prevent violent extremism'.

Failing to Prevent

Responding to the Threat of Violent Extremism

Engels declared at Marx’s funeral in Highgate Cemetery that "just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history". Scientific socialism was the term Engels used to describe Marx's socio-economic philosophy and many later theorists sought to reinforce Marxist theory with a supposedly scientific basis. This book explains the development of the idea of scientific socialism through the 19th and 20th century from its origins in Engels to its last manifestation in the work of Althusser. It provides a detailed analysis of Engel's own conceptualisation, the impact of Darwin, the relationship to the 'official' historical materialism of the Soviet states and later reformulations by Althusser and others. In so doing it provides a vivid intellectual history of Marxist and socialist thought, exploring its significant insights as well its manifest failures. Marxism and Scientific Socialism will be of particular interest to those with an interest in the development of Marxism and socialism, political ideologies and the history of Western political thought.

From Engels to Althusser

Marxism & Scientific Socialism

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