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Marcel Duchamp

By: Caroline Cros

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A revealing account of an artist whose enduring obsession with chance and coincidence shaped both his life and work, Marcel Duchamp illuminates one of the most important and influential figures in all of modern art. Drawing on the artist’s own correspondence as well as interviews, Paris-based curator and art critic Caroline Cros explores the creative processes behind Duchamp’s works—including his famous anti-sculptures, the "Readymades"; the enigmatic Grand Verre; and the seductive, disturbing Etant Donnés—as well as the often hostile reception he encountered in Paris and around the world. Cros also examines Duchamp’s work after he abandoned his art at the age of thirty-six. Notoriously, Duchamp claimed that he would dedicate the remainder of his life to chess, but here we learn of his ongoing contributions to the art world, including his intense involvement in museums, foundations, and surrealist publications. With two major Dada exhibitions planned for 2006, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, MarcelDuchamp will be this year’s ultimate guide to the master of the movment.

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Reaktion Books

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178023239X

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9781780232393

Erik Satie

A Parisian Composer and His World

By: Caroline Potter

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Erik Satie

A Parisian Composer and His World

By: Caroline Potter

Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783270837

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9781783270835

NATO and the Challenges of Austerity

By: F. Stephen Larrabee,Stuart E. Johnson,John IV Gordon,Peter A. Wilson,Caroline Baxter

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NATO and the Challenges of Austerity

By: F. Stephen Larrabee,Stuart E. Johnson,John IV Gordon,Peter A. Wilson,Caroline Baxter

In the coming decade, NATO faces growing fiscal austerity and declining defense budgets. This study analyzes the impact of planned defense budget cuts on the capabilities of seven European members of NATO: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. The authors assess the implications of the cuts for NATO capabilities and strategy and for U.S. policy.

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141

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Rand Corporation

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0833068504

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9780833068507

Natural Interests

The Contest over Environment in Modern France

By: Caroline Ford

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Natural Interests

The Contest over Environment in Modern France

By: Caroline Ford

Challenging the conventional wisdom that French environmentalism can be dated only to the post-1945 period, Caroline Ford argues that a broadly shared environmental consciousness emerged in France much earlier. Natural Interests unearths the distinctive features of French environmentalism, in which a large and varied cast of social actors played a role. Besides scientific advances and colonial expansion, nostalgia for a vanishing pastoral countryside and anxiety over the pressing dangers of environmental degradation were important factors in the success of this movement. Over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, war, political upheaval, and natural disasters—especially the devastating floods of 1856 and 1910 in Paris—caused growing worry over the damage wrought by deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization. The natural world took on new value for France’s urban bourgeoisie, as both a site of aesthetic longing and a destination for tourism. Not only naturalists and scientists but politicians, engineers, writers, and painters took up environmental causes. Imperialism and international dialogue were also instrumental in shaping environmental consciousness, as the unfamiliar climates of France’s overseas possessions changed perceptions of the natural world and influenced conservationist policies. By the early twentieth century, France had adopted innovative environmental legislation, created national and urban parks and nature reserves, and called for international cooperation on environmental questions.

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Harvard University Press

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0674968891

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9780674968899

Skills in the Age of Over-Qualification

Comparing Service Sector Work in Europe

By: Caroline Lloyd,Jonathan Payne

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Skills in the Age of Over-Qualification

Comparing Service Sector Work in Europe

By: Caroline Lloyd,Jonathan Payne

Across the developed world, most of us who work now earn our living in the service sector. However, the issue of what kind of service economy is sustainable and desirable, both in economic and social terms, is rarely debated. This book argues that this needs to change. National governments have emphasised the role of skills in achieving international competitiveness, higher living standards, and social inclusion. However, even prior to the 2008 financial crisis, problems of over-qualification, skills wastage, and poor job quality were becoming difficult to ignore. This raises important questions about what kind of service sector jobs will be on offer to meet the aspirations of an increasingly qualified workforce and what role can governments play in raising the skills required in jobs and the quality of jobs and services? Work organisation and job design are key factors shaping the skill content of work and the opportunities workers have to deploy their skills and capabilities. Through cross-national comparative research, this book examines whether and why service sector jobs vary across countries. Drawing upon detailed empirical research, the jobs of vocational teacher, fitness instructor, and café worker in the UK, Norway, and France are compared, allowing an exploration of the role of national institutions, sectors, and organisations in shaping work organisation and job quality. The findings contribute to the comparative study of work organisation, the relationship between skills and performance, the role and purpose of education and the prospects for better jobs in 'the age of over-qualification'.

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Oxford University Press

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0191652563

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9780191652561

Memorial of Adare Manor

By: Caroline Wyndham Quin,Edwin Richard W. Wyndham Quin

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Memorial of Adare Manor

By: Caroline Wyndham Quin,Edwin Richard W. Wyndham Quin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. By Caroline, Countess of Dunraven, with Historical Notices of Adare, by her son, The Earl of Dunraven.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752589094

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9783752589092

How the New World Became Old

The Deep Time Revolution in America

By: Caroline Winterer

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How the New World Became Old

The Deep Time Revolution in America

By: Caroline Winterer

How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselves During the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts. T. rex and Brontosaurus ruled the continent. North America was home to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths, great herds of camels and hippos, and sultry tropical forests now fossilized into massive coal seams. How the New World Became Old tells the extraordinary story of how Americans discovered that the New World was not just old—it was a place rooted in deep time. In this panoramic book, Caroline Winterer traces the history of an idea that today lies at the heart of the nation’s identity as a place of primordial natural beauty. Europeans called America the New World, and literal readings of the Bible suggested that Earth was only six thousand years old. Winterer takes readers from glacier-capped peaks in Yosemite to Alabama slave plantations and canal works in upstate New York, describing how naturalists, explorers, engineers, and ordinary Americans unearthed a past they never suspected, a history more ancient than anyone ever could have imagined. Drawing on archival evidence ranging from unpublished field notes and letters to early stratigraphic diagrams, How the New World Became Old reveals how the deep time revolution ushered in profound changes in science, literature, art, and religion, and how Americans came to realize that the New World might in fact be the oldest world of all.

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Princeton University Press

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0691265453

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9780691265452

A Proper Sense of Honor

Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army

By: Caroline Cox

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A Proper Sense of Honor

Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army

By: Caroline Cox

Examines the gap that existed in living and working conditions between soldiers and officers in the Continental Army, noting that even as the army reinforced social hierarchy, soldiers and officers were united in an army that fostered social mobility.

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UNC Press Books

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080782884X

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9780807828847

SING

The Story of Rock Choir

By: Caroline Redman Lusher

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SING

The Story of Rock Choir

By: Caroline Redman Lusher

Caroline Redman Lusher is the visionary behind Rock Choir, the world's largest contemporary choir. In this, her long-awaited autobiography, Caroline candidly shares the highs and lows, her successes and sacrifices as she created an enterprise that has proved to be a lifeline for tens of thousands across the country. Highly emotional in places, the author touches on her personal struggle to become a late-in-life mum and her mental health challenges as Rock Choir grew from a small choir group to a nation-wide phenomenon. This is an extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman.

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Splendid Publications Limited

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1909109886

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9781909109889

Transported by Song

Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage

By: Caroline Bithell

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Transported by Song

Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage

By: Caroline Bithell

The traditions of the Mediterranean island of Corsica have been well preserved and revitalized, yet little has been written about it in scholarly circles. This work represents the first treatise on Corsican music in the English language. Transported by Song: Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage chronicles the evolution of Corsican music from the early 20th century to the present, charting its progression from the world of oral tradition to a vibrant new performance culture maintained by an expanding cohort of cosmopolitan players. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, comprehensive interviewing, and close observation of Corsican affairs, author Caroline Bithell maps out the social, cultural, economic, and political climate of Corsica in the 20th and early 21st centuries, offering insights into the way French cultural policy, decentralization legislation, and EU funding structures have impacted musical activity on the island. Key issues are explored through case studies of Corsican performing groups, allowing the reader to appreciate the musicians' inspirations and intentions, their ability to balance local and cosmopolitan frames of reference, and the relation of their new output to 'traditional' idioms and procedures. The book also offers new perspectives on debates about music and ethnicity and gender dynamics, and explores the use of modern technology in an oral idiom, and the psycho-physiological and transcendental experiences associated with polyphonic singing. Well researched and comprehensively written, Transported by Song also includes musical transcriptions, a glossary, discography, filmography, and bibliography.

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Scarecrow Press

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1461674069

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9781461674061

Sensory Experiences

Exploring meaning and the senses

By: Danièle Dubois,Caroline Cance,Matt Coler,Arthur Paté,Catherine Guastavino

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Sensory Experiences

Exploring meaning and the senses

By: Danièle Dubois,Caroline Cance,Matt Coler,Arthur Paté,Catherine Guastavino

Sensory Experiences: Exploring meaning and the senses describes the collective elaboration of a situated cognitive approach with an emphasis on the relations between language and cognition within and across different sensory modalities and practices. This approach, grounded in 40 years of empirical research, is a departure from the analytic, reductive view of human experiences as information processing. The book is structured into two parts. Each author first introduces the situated cognitive approach from their respective sensory domains (vision, audition, olfaction, gustation). The second part is the collective effort to derive methodological guidelines respecting the ecological validity of experimental investigations while formulating operational answers to applied questions (such as the sensory quality of environments and product design). This book will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners dealing with sensory experiences and anyone who wants to understand and celebrate the cultural diversity of human productions that make life enjoyable!

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John Benjamins Publishing Company

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9027258902

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9789027258908

Armenians in Hamburg

An Ethnographic Exploration Into the Relationship Between Diaspora and Success

By: Caroline Thon

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Armenians in Hamburg

An Ethnographic Exploration Into the Relationship Between Diaspora and Success

By: Caroline Thon

In Germany, the Armenian diaspora has hardly been noticed by the public or by researchers. However, it is one of the oldest disaporas in the world ... This research examines specific resources and cultural concepts of the Armenian community in Hamburg which encourage success."--Back cover.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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3643902263

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9783643902269

A Literary Friendship

Correspondence Between Caroline Gordon & Ford Madox Ford

By: Caroline Gordon,Ford Madox Ford

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A Literary Friendship

Correspondence Between Caroline Gordon & Ford Madox Ford

By: Caroline Gordon,Ford Madox Ford

These letters, all but one of which have never before been published, cover the years 1930-1939 - from Gordon's completion of her first novel, Penbally, to Ford's death."--BOOK JACKET.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572330465

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9781572330467

Henri Dutilleux

His Life and Works

By: Caroline Potter

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Henri Dutilleux

His Life and Works

By: Caroline Potter

Henri Dutilleux (born 1916) is one of France‘s leading composers, though until recently his music received more attention in the United States than in Europe. A fiercely independent composer who pursues his own musical path regardless of fashion, he has never courted the public eye, yet in this book he is revealed as a composer very much engaged with the work of other artists from all spheres. Caroline Potter‘s fascinating survey examines the relation of some of these artists to Dutilleux‘s music. In literature, the notions of memory and time found in the writings of Baudelaire and Proust have had profound effects on his compositional development, whilst the visual arts have informed his aesthetic ideas and their expression in both his music and even in his meticulously produced scores. Always a perfectionist, Dutilleux now rejects those earlier works which are not representative of his mature style. By analysing these early pieces, Dr Potter traces the evolution of his musical style, and she investigates his compositional process and use of particular referential devices in later works. Whilst his music is unequivocally of our time, Dutilleux has never lost the ability to communicate with a wide-ranging audience. Drawing on interviews with the composer, this study provides penetrating insights into this complex composer‘s musical world.

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253

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Routledge

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1351563890

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9781351563895

The Disciplined Heart

By: Caroline J. Simon

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The Disciplined Heart

By: Caroline J. Simon

Often what passes for love is a product of self-deception and wishful thinking. Genuine love, according to philosopher Caroline J. Simon, must be based on knowledge of reality, and Christianity affirms that reality includes not just who people are but the unfolding story of who God intends them to be. Taking the use of narrative seriously, The Disciplined Heart draws on works of literature to display a Christian understanding of love in its various forms: love of self, love of neighbor, friendship, romantic love, and marital love. Using instances of love and its counterfeits in novels and short stories by such authors as Flannery O'Connor, Leo Tolstoy, George Eliot, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Simon constructs an account of love's joys and obligations that both charms and instructs. Learned, astute, and elegantly written, The Disciplined Heart is a groundbreaking work at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and literary analysis.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802842062

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9780802842060

The Music of Maurice Ohana

By: Caroline Rae

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The Music of Maurice Ohana

By: Caroline Rae

This title was first published in 2000. Pianist and scholar Rae presents a detailed study of composer Maurice Ohana's life and music, and identifies the procedures that characterize his mature style. In the initial chapters, she provides a biographical overview and sets his work in its musical and cultural context.

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Routledge

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1351744607

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NATO and the Challenges of Austerity

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Natural Interests

Natural Interests

Skills in the Age of Over-Qualification

Skills in the Age of Over-Qualification

Memorial of Adare Manor

Memorial of Adare Manor

How the New World Became Old

How the New World Became Old

A Proper Sense of Honor

A Proper Sense of Honor

SING

SING

Transported by Song

Transported by Song

Sensory Experiences

Sensory Experiences

Armenians in Hamburg

Armenians in Hamburg

A Literary Friendship

A Literary Friendship

Henri Dutilleux

Henri Dutilleux

The Disciplined Heart

The Disciplined Heart

The Music of Maurice Ohana

The Music of Maurice Ohana

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