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A Mighty Purpose

How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children

By: Adam Fifield

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A Mighty Purpose

How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children

By: Adam Fifield

The inspiring story of how the iconoclastic humanitarian Jim Grant succeeded in saving the lives of tens of millions of children through his extraordinary ability to win over world leaders Nicholas Kristof hailed Jim Grant as a man who “probably saved more lives than were destroyed by Hitler, Mao, and Stalin combined.” Nominated by President Jimmy Carter to head UNICEF, Grant ran the United Nations agency from 1980 to 1995 and became the most powerful advocate for children the world has ever seen. To ensure that even children trapped by war received health care and immunizations, he brokered humanitarian ceasefires by exploiting the political self-interests of presidents and warlords alike. Grant at first met fierce resistance at the United Nations and in his own organization, and some thought his ideas were crazy and dangerous. But as he kept toppling obstacle after obstacle, he eventually won over even his most stubborn detractors. Grant spearheaded a historic surge in worldwide childhood immunization rates and launched a movement that profoundly altered the face of global health and international development.

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Other Press, LLC

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1590516044

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9781590516041

iOS 7 Guide - Tips, Tricks and all the Secret Features Exposed for your iPhone and iPod Touch

By: Adam Smart

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iOS 7 Guide - Tips, Tricks and all the Secret Features Exposed for your iPhone and iPod Touch

By: Adam Smart

So you want to know about all the cool new features Apple developed with iOS 7 for the iPhone? We at Scribe Digital have put together all the features for you to easily browse with screenshots depicting the feature; such as Photos Filters, Siri's Social Media Integration and much more in the following categories: + Apps + Maps + Media + Safari + Siri + Stores + Tweaks + User Interface + Weather The goal from the outset was to provide the reader with as many features as possible in a clear and concise manner, so you the user could go straight to benefiting from all the 100+ new features without having to dig deep. This clutter and jargon free approach is a winning formula enabling the user to quickly benefit from the iOS features and tricks, for both the novice and advanced user. We hope you enjoy this book as much as we have enjoyed putting it together for your benefit. Please email us with feedback at info@scribedigital.com We would really appreciate if you could take the time to leave a review also.

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1780410549

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9781780410548

Darker with the Dawn

Nick Cave's Songs of Love and Death

By: Adam Steiner

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Darker with the Dawn

Nick Cave's Songs of Love and Death

By: Adam Steiner

From his early work with The Birthday Party to the future sounds of Ghosteen, Nick Cave has rewritten the language of rock ‘n’ roll. Darker with the Dawn uncovers the history and deeper meanings behind Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ most well-known songs from “Tupelo”, “The Mercy Seat”, “Red Right Hand”, “Stagger Lee”, “Into My Arms”, to “Higgs Boson Blues” and beyond. The book explores Nick Cave’s life in music drawing upon his inspirations of the Bible, Greek myth, and literature, as well as his enduring passion for gospel, blues, and progressive rock. Steiner reflects upon Cave's journey from his childhood in Australia, struggles with drug addiction, his young fascination with the nightmare landscapes of America's wild west and the southern gothic towards a reckoning with his own sense of Christian spirituality. In a career spanning four decades Cave's songwriting has moved from the saints and sinners of the traditional murder ballad to piano-based heartbreak songs, deconstructed garage rock and ambient fever dreams delivered through minimalist electronica. Adam Steiner dives into the world of a complex songwriter who, in his universal expressions of love and death, continues to speak to us of the light and shade of humanity.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538160366

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9781538160367

Gender Inclusive

Essays on violence, men, and feminist international relations

By: Adam Jones

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Gender Inclusive

Essays on violence, men, and feminist international relations

By: Adam Jones

Gender Inclusive offers a challenging and unconventional reinterpretation of gender and mass violence. Compiling essays and excerpts drawn from nearly two decades of Adam Jones’s writing on gender and politics, this stimulating and diverse collection of essays explores vital issues surrounding ‘gendercide’ (gender-selective mass killing) including: How gender shapes men and women as victims and perpetrators of mass violence, including genocide. The range of gender-selective atrocities inflicted upon males, especially the gendercidal killing of civilian men of "battle age." The victimization of women and girls worldwide, including the structural forms of violence ("gendercidal institutions") directed against them. Genocidal violence throughout modern history, with a particular focus on the Balkans and Rwanda. In-depth critiques of prevailing gender framings in academic scholarship, mass media, and the policy sphere. Adam Jones – recently selected as "one of fifty key thinkers in Holocaust and genocide studies" – contests prevailing interpretations of gender and violence, arguing that they fail to capture the broad range of gendered experience. His global-historical treatment is essential reading for anyone with an interest in genocide, human rights and gender studies.

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Routledge

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1135973997

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9781135973995

Attacks on the American Press

A Documentary and Reference Guide

By: Jessica Roberts,Adam Maksl

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Attacks on the American Press

A Documentary and Reference Guide

By: Jessica Roberts,Adam Maksl

This authoritative annotated document collection surveys and explains efforts to censor, intimidate, suppress—and reform and improve—news organizations and journalism in America, from the newspapers of colonial times to the social media that saturates the present day. This primary source collection will help readers to understand how the press has been vilified (usually by powerful political or corporate interests) over the course of American history, with a special focus on current events and how these efforts to censor or influence news coverage often flout First Amendment protections concerning freedom of the press. Selected documents highlight efforts to intimidate, silence, condemn, marginalize, and otherwise undercut the credibility and influence of American journalism from the colonial era through the Trump presidency. Most of the featured documents focus on efforts borne out of self-interested attempts to shape or conceal news for political or economic gain or personal fame, but coverage also includes instances in which press actions, attitudes, or priorities deserved censure. All told, the collection will be a valuable resource for understanding the importance of a free press to American life (and the constitutional basis for preserving such), the motivations (both selfish and altruistic) of critics of American journalism from the earliest days of the Republic to today, and the impact of all of the above on American society.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Lever's Dermatopathology

Histopathology of the Skin

By: David E. Elder,Rosalie Elenitsas,George F. Murphy,Misha Rosenbach,Adam I. Rubin,John T. Seykora,Xiaowei Xu

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Lever's Dermatopathology

Histopathology of the Skin

By: David E. Elder,Rosalie Elenitsas,George F. Murphy,Misha Rosenbach,Adam I. Rubin,John T. Seykora,Xiaowei Xu

Used by generations of physicians who encounter patients with dermatological diseases, Lever’s Dermatopathology: Histopathology of the Skin comprehensively covers skin disease in which histopathology plays an important role in diagnosis. The updated 12th Edition, edited by Drs. David E. Elder, Rosalie Elenitsas, George F. Murphy, Misha Rosenbach, Adam I. Rubin, John T. Seykora, and Xiaowei Xu, maintains the proven, clinicopathologic classification of cutaneous disease while incorporating a “primer” on pattern-algorithm diagnosis. It features larger images throughout, as well as thoroughly revised content with new diseases and new information on pathophysiology and molecular pathogenesis—all in an easy-to-navigate, highly readable format.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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197517450X

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9781975174507

The Wealth of Virtual Nations

Videogame Currencies

By: Adam Crowley

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The Wealth of Virtual Nations

Videogame Currencies

By: Adam Crowley

This book considers representations of wealth and the wealthy in videogames. The introduction explores the estrangement of wealth from everyday life in the contemporary west, and argues that videogames have contributed to modern life by dramatizing the economic anxieties of our age — in particular, those anxieties that relate to the Global Great Recession. A review of historical titles reveals that such and related efforts draw in significant ways from the literary tradition of sentimental romance, where wealth and the wealthy have long been associated with notions of the underworld or hell. The relevance of this tradition to contemporary titles is explored through a careful analysis of romantic themes and concerns with significance to acts of exchange. The Wealth of Virtual Nations will appeal to students with an interest in narrative theory, game design, literature, economics, and the humanities. It will also be of interest to the videogame industry.

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Springer

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3319532464

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9783319532462

Winter

Five Windows on the Season

By: Adam Gopnik

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Winter

Five Windows on the Season

By: Adam Gopnik

Collects the thoughts and perspectives of artists, poets, composers, writers, explorers, and scientists on the season of winter, from reflections on snow and God to the future of northern culture.

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House of Anansi

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088784975X

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9780887849756

Material Texts in Early Modern England

By: Adam Smyth

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Material Texts in Early Modern England

By: Adam Smyth

What was a book in early modern England? By combining book history, bibliography and literary criticism, Material Texts in Early Modern England explores how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century books were stranger, richer things than scholars have imagined. Adam Smyth examines important aspects of bibliographical culture which have been under-examined by critics: the cutting up of books as a form of careful reading; book destruction and its relation to canon formation; the prevalence of printed errors and the literary richness of mistakes; and the recycling of older texts in the bodies of new books, as printed waste. How did authors, including Herbert, Jonson, Milton, Nashe and Cavendish, respond to this sense of the book as patched, transient, flawed, and palimpsestic? Material Texts in Early Modern England recovers these traits and practices, and so crucially revises our sense of what a book was, and what a book might be.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108373208

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9781108373203

An Honourable Englishman

The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper

By: Adam Sisman

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An Honourable Englishman

The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper

By: Adam Sisman

Chronicles the life of the acclaimed historian best known for his notorious role in authenticating the forged "Hitler Diaries," placing his career against a backdrop of the intellectual pressures of his time while offering insight into his acerbic attacks on his colleagues and his highly emotional marriage. By the author of Boswell's Presumptuous Task.

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Random House Incorporated

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1400069769

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9781400069767

Marketing Modernity

Italian Advertising from Fascism to Postmodernity

By: Adam Arvidsson

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Marketing Modernity

Italian Advertising from Fascism to Postmodernity

By: Adam Arvidsson

In Marketing Modernity, Adam Arvidsson traces the development of Italy's postmodern consumer culture from the 1920s to the present day. In so doing, Arvidsson argues that the culture of consumption we see in Italy today has its direct roots in the social vision articulated by the advertising industry in the years following the First World War. He then goes on to discuss how that vision was further elaborated by advertising's interaction with subsequent big discourses in Twentieth Century Italy: fascism, post-war mass political parties and the counter-culture of the 1960s and 1970s. Based on a wide range of primary sources, this fascinating book takes an innovative historical approach to the study of consumption.

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Routledge

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1134489897

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9781134489893

“And They Shall Be One Flesh”: On The Language of Mystical Union in Judaism

By: Adam Afterman

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“And They Shall Be One Flesh”: On The Language of Mystical Union in Judaism

By: Adam Afterman

In “And They Shall Be One Flesh”: On the Language of Mystical Union in Judaism, Adam Afterman offers an extensive study of mystical union and embodiment in Judaism. Afterman argues that Philo was the first to articulate the notion of unio mystica in Judaism and is the source of the henōsis mysticism in the later Neoplatonic tradition. The study provides a detailed analysis of the Jewish medieval trends that developed different forms of mystical union and mystical embodiment through the divine name and spirit. The book argues that the development of unitive mysticism in Judaism is the fruit of the creative synthesis of rabbinic Judaism and Hellenistic and Arab philosophy, and a natural outcome of the theological articulation of the idea of monotheism itself.

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BRILL

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9004328734

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9789004328730

OneTrackMinds

True stories about life-changing songs

By: Kristian Brodie,Adam Shakinovsky

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OneTrackMinds

True stories about life-changing songs

By: Kristian Brodie,Adam Shakinovsky

Put your headphones on, close your eyes. Embrace the possibility of the life-changing power of music. And perhaps one of these songs will change your life too. Music can inspire our greatest creations, salve our deepest wounds, make us fall in – or out of – love. It can also be a window into another’s soul. Based on the popular live storytelling series, OneTrackMinds is a collection of twenty-five compelling answers to the question, ‘What was the song that changed your life?’ Featuring pieces from a stellar cast of contributors including Peter Tatchell, Inua Ellams, Cash Carraway, Rhik Samadder, Ingrid Oliver and Joe Dunthorne, alongside some of the UK’s most exciting new voices, the book compiles many of the standout stories from the live show so far. Just as rich and varied are the songs themselves, by artists ranging from Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell to Aphex Twin and the Replacements via Tupac, Prince and the Spice Girls. The result is an entertaining, enlightening musical guide to the best of what makes us human.

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Unbound Publishing

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1800181019

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9781800181014

Jeremiah, Ohio

By: Adam Sol

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Jeremiah, Ohio

By: Adam Sol

The Biblical prophet Jeremiah is reconceived as a modern protagonist, embarking upon a road trip through rural America in the days before September 11, 2001. Accompanied by his mismatched companion, Bruce, Jeremiah begins delivering devastating rants and prophecies. Alternating between Jeremiah’s charged warnings and Bruce’s measured descriptions, this novel in verse is a timely, eloquent meditation.

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House of Anansi

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0887847919

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9780887847912

Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

By: Adam Polnay,Rhiannon Pugh,Victoria Barker,David Bell,Allan Beveridge,Adam Burley,Allyson Lumsden,C. Susan Mizen,Lauren Wilson

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Cambridge Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

By: Adam Polnay,Rhiannon Pugh,Victoria Barker,David Bell,Allan Beveridge,Adam Burley,Allyson Lumsden,C. Susan Mizen,Lauren Wilson

A unique and accessible guide to contemporary psychodynamic therapy and its applications. An author line-up of experienced educators guide the reader through the breadth of psychodynamic concepts in a digestible and engaging way. The key applications of psychodynamic psychotherapy to a range of presentations are explored, including anxiety, depression, problematic narcissism as well as the dynamics of 'borderline' states. Specific chapters cover the dynamics of anger and aggression, and working with people experiencing homelessness. A valuable resource for novice and experienced therapists, presenting a clear, comprehensive review of contemporary psychodynamic theory and clinical practice. Highly relevant for general clinicians, third-sector staff and therapists alike, the authors also examine staff-client dynamics and the development of psychologically-informed services underpinned by reflective practice. Part of the Cambridge Guides to the Psychological Therapies series, offering all the latest scientifically rigorous, and practical information on a range of key, evidence-based psychological interventions for clinicians.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009117815

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9781009117814

Orthopedic Imaging

A Practical Approach

By: Adam Greenspan

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Orthopedic Imaging

A Practical Approach

By: Adam Greenspan

Featuring over 4,000 large-size illustrations and unique, effective pedagogy, the Fifth Edition of Dr. Greenspan's best-seller is the ideal teaching text on musculoskeletal imaging for radiologists and orthopedists at every level of training. Orthopedic Imaging: A Practical Approach covers all orthopedic problems and imaging modalities and offers indispensable guidance on selecting cost-effective imaging techniques. The Fifth Edition has a new full-color design, with colorized tables and schematics and full-color illustrations including PET-CT. All conventional tomography has been replaced by CT. Coverage of MRI—the scan of choice for more clinical situations than ever—has been greatly expanded, especially in areas related to arthritis. More three-dimensional CT scans have been added, particularly to areas covering trauma. Musculoskeletal ultrasound coverage has been increased. Practical Points to Remember appear at the end of each chapter to outline salient points. A companion website will offer the fully searchable text and images.

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1451148658

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9781451148657

The Politics of the Common Law

Perspectives, Rights, Processes, Institutions

By: Adam Gearey,Wayne Morrison,Robert Jago

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The Politics of the Common Law

Perspectives, Rights, Processes, Institutions

By: Adam Gearey,Wayne Morrison,Robert Jago

The Politics of the Common Law offers a critical introduction to the legal system of England and Wales. Unlike other conventional accounts, this revised and updated second edition presents a coherent argument, organised around the central claim that contemporary postcolonial common law must be understood as an articulation of human rights and open justice. The book examines the impact of the European Convention and European Union law on the structures and ideologies of the common law and engages with the politics of the rule of law. These themes are read into normative accounts of civil and criminal procedure that stress the importance of due process. The final sections of the book address the reality of civil and criminal procedure in the light of recent civil unrest in the UK and the growing privatisation of public services. The book questions whether it is possible to find a balance between the requirements of economics and the demands of justice.

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Routledge

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1135097879

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9781135097875

Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas

From the Creator of This is Going to Hurt

By: Adam Kay

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Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas

From the Creator of This is Going to Hurt

By: Adam Kay

The number one Sunday Times bestseller in a new festive package, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is the perfect stocking filler from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt – now a major BBC TV series. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime. This is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year. ‘The perfect surgical stocking-filler’ The Times

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Pan Macmillan

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1529018595

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9781529018592

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

By: Adam Roberts

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The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

By: Adam Roberts

The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at: history – an integrated chronological narrative of the genre’s development theory – detailed accounts of major theoretical approaches including feminism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, postcolonialism, posthumanism and utopian studies issues and challenges – anticipates future directions for study in areas as diverse as science studies, music, design, environmentalism, ethics and alterity subgenres – a prismatic view of the genre, tracing themes and developments within specific subgenres. Bringing into dialogue the many perspectives on the genre The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and the future of science fiction and the way it is taught and studied.

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Routledge

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1135228361

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9781135228361

Dreaming of Cinema

Spectatorship, Surrealism, and the Age of Digital Media

By: Adam Lowenstein

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Dreaming of Cinema

Spectatorship, Surrealism, and the Age of Digital Media

By: Adam Lowenstein

Video games, YouTube channels, Blu-ray discs, and other forms of "new" media have made theatrical cinema seem "old." A sense of "cinema lost" has accompanied the ascent of digital media, and many worry film's capacity to record the real is fundamentally changing. Yet the Surrealist movement never treated cinema as a realist medium and understood our perceptions of the real itself to be a mirage. Returning to their interpretation of film's aesthetics and function, this book reads the writing, films, and art of Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, André Breton, André Bazin, Roland Barthes, Georges Bataille, Roger Caillois, and Joseph Cornell and recognizes their significance for the films of David Cronenberg, Nakata Hideo, and Atom Egoyan; the American remake of the Japanese Ring (1998); and a YouTube channel devoted to Rock Hudson. Offering a positive alternative to cinema's perceived crisis of realism, this innovative study enriches the meaning of cinematic spectatorship in the twenty-first century.

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Columbia University Press

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0231538480

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9780231538480

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