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Social Work for Lazy Radicals - Jane Fenton - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Social Work for Lazy Radicals - Jane Fenton - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Be proud to be a lazy radical! This textbook makes the case for a radical approach to social work that can be embraced by everyone. It''s an approach based on real empathy and an understanding of oppression, of managerialism, of the moral heart of social work, of humanism and of the effects of neoliberal hegemony. Jane Fenton provides a model of radical practice for students and social workers who are committed to ‘doing the right thing’, and who want to develop their own framework for practice.This book will appeal to students who are activists, but want to frame their individual-level practice in a meaningful way, and to those who are non-activist and non-political but simply want to be good social workers. It will give a political and moral understanding of social work practice and lead to confident, value-based and enjoyable social work.

DKK 290.00
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The Scouts - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Scouts - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Scouts have been part of the fabric of British society since the Movement''s founding by Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell in 1907, and Scout training continues to provide young people with ''instruction in good citizenship'' to this day. Beginning with an outline of Baden-Powell''s life and influences, Susan Cohen here tells the story of the Scout Movement and its growth from an experimental camp held on Brownsea Island, Dorset, attended by a handful of boys, into a multi-cultural, multi-national movement involving (in 2011) some 400,000 young people (including 60,000 girls) in the UK and millions of others across the world.

DKK 112.00
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Allotment Gardening - Susan Berger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Allotment Gardening - Susan Berger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Grow your own organic fruit and vegetables with this practical guide to setting up and maintaining an allotment garden. Allotments provide a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and become more self-sufficient, growing fresh produce to cook with. But getting started on your plot can sometimes feel a bit daunting. Written by garden designer Susan Berger and illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs, Allotment Gardening is packed with advice on growing and maintaining your allotment garden – from choosing and planning your allotment through to harvesting and storing your produce. The first half of this handy guide discusses allotment basics, such as what tools to buy and how to plan and clear your site. Susan then shares useful information on crop rotation, planting and how to protect plants against pests and harsh weather. She also looks at design and growing techniques, including feeding plants, mulching, saving seeds and supporting plants, and how to prevent and cope with common problems. The second half of the book focuses on the cultivation of individual fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs, along with recommendations for particular varieties chosen for their flavour, and ideas for companion planting. There are detailed instructions on how to store produce efficiently, as well as tips on herb usage. Each fruit and vegetable entry features an easy recipe to help you make the most of your fresh produce, such as pea soup, Frizzled Brussels Sprouts, Sautéed Kohl Rabi, jam and pudding. Ideal for beginner gardeners growing on their first site, Allotment Gardening also includes a gardener''s calendar with monthly activities, and a directory of seed suppliers and useful organisations.

DKK 161.00
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The Midwife - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Midwife - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The midwife: medical professional, friend in a woman’s hour of greatest need, potent social and cultural symbol. Though the role of midwife has existed since time immemorial, it is only since the Victorian era that it has been a recognised and regulated profession. This book, from social history expert Susan Cohen, looks at midwifery in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to its incredible medical and social advances of the last 150 years. It is a fully illustrated tour that takes in fictional midwives such as Dickens’ Sarey Gamp, the founding of the Royal College of Midwives in 1881, the Second World War, the forming of the NHS and the Central Midwives Board, and looks at the increasing medicalisation of childbirth and the countervailing trend for giving birth at home.

DKK 114.00
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Racing Green - Kit Chapman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Racing Green - Kit Chapman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Racing Green is the story of how advances in motorsport science are changing the world, helping it become smarter and more environmentally friendly. Motor racing is already one of the most scientifically demanding sports: it involves a combination of peak physical and mental skill, world-class mechanical nous and perennial technological innovation. These innovations, first developed for racing, have been incorporated into everyday car designs to improve their safety – from ABS brakes to crash helmets – and ecological impact, via electric engines and more efficient fuels and tyres. Author Kit Chapman is a lifelong motorsports fan who has previously worked with Virgin Racing’s Formula E team on the chemistry and material science of their cars. With help from his wide range of contacts in the industry, Kit criss-crosses the globe from Ohio to Monaco, Spain to Bahrain. He steps behind the scenes of current engineering breakthroughs, picking up extraordinary tales along the way, such as that of maverick designer Warren Mosler who designed a car so fast it was banned from racing.Part travelogue, part historical retrospective, Racing Green combines visits to the experts with lively retellings of real-life incidents that became milestones in modern car development. Kit looks at the breadth of racing, both its glories and its tragedies, revealing the industry as a driving force for progress, and where it''s on track to take us next.

DKK 137.00
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J.J. Pizzuto's Fabric Science Swatch Kit - Ingrid (fashion Insititue Of Technology Johnson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

J.J. Pizzuto's Fabric Science Swatch Kit - Ingrid (fashion Insititue Of Technology Johnson - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

J.J. Pizzuto''s Fabric Science Swatch Kit, 12th Edition reinforces the study of textiles for students in courses such as Fashion Design, Fashion Business, Merchandising, Fashion Retailing, Interior Design, Textile Surface Design, Textile and Apparel Product Development, and Textile Production Management. The kit contains 114 (2"x 3") fabric samples, a fabric key, 32 special assignments, heavy-weight sample sheets to mount and analyze fabrics, and a pick glass--all contained in a three-ring binder. The swatches are organized in the order in which they are covered in the text: fibers, yarns, weaves, knits, dyeing, printing, and finishes. Swatches represent the types of fabrics currently available to fashion and interior designers in the field, making this resource an excellent addition to any professional library. Key Features Include -The text contains instructions and video tutorials that take students through the process of assembling their swatch kit and using a pick glass.-A Fabric Key identifies the swatches by number and fabric name, description, and fiber content.-Assignments are designed to reinforce the text and classroom lectures and have been developed by FIT instructors to broaden students’ understanding of key concepts in textiles through hands-on labs and problem solving activities.-Students will successfully develop keen observation, analysis, and report writing skills.- J.J. Pizzuto’s Fabric Science Swatch Kit is an ideal companion to J.J. Pizzuto’s Fabric Science , 12th Edition (ISBN 9781501367878, available as a separate purchase) or can also be used alone or in conjunction with any textiles textbook. Fabric Science Swatch Kit STUDIO Resources Include -Watch videos with step-by-step demonstrations on how to compile the swatch kit Instructor''s Resources -Instructor''s Swatch Set including 7" x 12" samples of each fabric (ISBN 9781501368059)-Instructor’s Guide provides specific information about each of the swatches in the Swatch Kit, special assignments, questions (with answers), and instructional comments -PowerPoint® presentations include full-color images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion

DKK 615.00
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States and Markets - Susan Strange - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

States and Markets - Susan Strange - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

‘[ States and Markets ] should be read by every student of international political economy.'' - International Relations Theory. Susan Strange was one of the most influential international relations scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century. She is regarded by many as the creator of the discipline of international political economy (IPE) and leaves behind an impressive body of work. States and Markets is one of Strange’s seminal texts. Strange introduces the reader to a unique critical model for understanding the relationship between politics and economics centred on her four-faceted model of power consisting of: security, production, finance and knowledge. Using these terms Strange provides a rigorous analysis of the effects of political authority, including states, on markets and conversely of market forces on states. The Revelations edition includes a new foreword by Ronen Palan.

DKK 267.00
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The NHS - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The NHS - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

A beautifully illustrated history of Britain’s most revered and valued institution: the NHS. In March 2020 the UK went into lockdown to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the NHS from one of the greatest threats that it has faced in its 72-year history. Today more than ever, all eyes are on this beloved institution as it continues to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of providing national healthcare in the modern world.In this fully illustrated introduction, Dr Susan Cohen traces the history of the NHS from its establishment after the Second World War, through seven decades of changing management and organisation, often in controversial political circumstances, right up to the current COVID-19 crisis. Including personal recollections from healthcare professionals on the frontline, as well as the patients in their care, this important and timely volume offers a comprehensive overview of one of the world''s most remarkable healthcare systems.

DKK 120.00
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1960s Britain - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

1960s Britain - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

This illustrated account of Britain in the Swinging Sixties will appeal to nostalgia-seekers and social historians alike. The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. With the uncertainty and hardships of the Second World War finally put to rest, a new spirit of optimism swept the nation, and Labour’s promise of ‘the ending of economic privilege, the abolition of poverty in the midst of plenty and the creation of real equality of opportunity’ heralded unprecedented social and cultural changes. With these changes came a new sense of permissiveness and cultural liberation among the ‘baby boomer’ generation, counterculture and fashion icons such as The Beatles, Mary Quant and Biba, and new design and technology that transformed virtually every sphere of everyday life. Punctuated with personal recollections, Susan Cohen’s fully illustrated account of life in the 1960s explores the impact of these political and cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain.

DKK 127.00
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It's Not Personal - Susan Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

It's Not Personal - Susan Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

How does something as potent and evocative as the body become a relatively neutral artistic material? From the 1960s, much body art and performance conformed to the anti-expressive ethos of minimalism and conceptualism, whilst still using the compelling human form. But how is this strange mismatch of vigour and impersonality able to transform the body into an expressive medium for visual art? Focusing on renowned artists such as Lygia Clark, Marina Abramovic and Angelica Mesiti, Susan Best examines how bodies are configured in late modern and contemporary art. She identifies three main ways in which they are used as material and argues that these formulations allow for the exposure of pressing social and psychological issues. In skilfully aligning this new typology for body art and performance with critical theory, she raises questions pertaining to gender, inter-subjectivity, relation and community that continue to dominate both our artistic and cultural conversation.

DKK 442.00
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The Salvation Army - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Salvation Army - Susan Cohen - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

A brief history of the Salvation Army from its foundation by William Booth to the present day, illustrated in colour. The Salvation Army is a byword for philanthropy and charitable work, with its brass bands and uniformed officers indelible parts of the fabric of British life – yet many may not be aware of the real extent of its work and influence. This is the story of how Reverend William Booth’s East London Christian Mission of 1865 (which became the Salvation Army in 1878) has become a truly global enterprise, one that in Britain is still second only to the government in the provision of social care.It is a symbol of charity that was forged in the crucible of mid-Victorian Britain and is now known in more than 120 countries, and Susan Cohen here explains and illustrates its activities and structures, its history and present, and its very important legacy.

DKK 120.00
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Reparative Aesthetics - Susan (queensland College Of Art Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Reparative Aesthetics - Susan (queensland College Of Art Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

By offering a new way of thinking about the role of politically engaged art, Susan Best opens up a new aesthetic field: reparative aesthetics. The book identifies an innovative aesthetic on the part of women photographers from the southern hemisphere, who against the dominant modes of criticality in political art, look at how cultural production can be reparative. The winner of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand best book award in 2017, Reparative Aesthetics contributes an entirely new theory to the interdisciplinary fields of aesthetics, affect studies, feminist theory, politics and photography. Conceptually innovative and fiercely original this book will move us beyond old political and cultural stalemates and into new terrain for analysis and reflection.

DKK 270.00
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Colourworks - Professor Susan (university Of Bristol Harrow - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Colourworks - Professor Susan (university Of Bristol Harrow - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

As joint winner of the Gapper Book Prize, 2021, this new edition of Susan Harrow''s award-winning study of modern French poetry and art writing offers a bold approach to studying the relationship between text and image. Exploring key questions such as how modern writers write colour, and to what extent critical thought on colour in visual media can illuminate the textual life of colour, Susan Harrow argues that colour is integral to the exploration of ethics, ekphrasis, objects, bodies, landscape and interiority in painting and poetry.The question of colour, in a variety of disciplines and media, has provoked debate from Aristotle to Goethe, and from Baudelaire to Derek Jarman. If the past twenty years have witnessed a ‘colour turn’ in contemporary cultural studies and screen research, colour values in literary and textual media are often elided or, simply, overlooked. Colourworks tackles this lacuna in the study of modern poetry and art writing in French, revealing the integral role of colour in the work of three iconic French writers in the modern tradition: Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Valéry and Yves Bonnefoy. This book spans the broad modern period from the 1860s to the early twenty-first century in taking an exploratory approach to the visuality of the verbal medium through an adventurous reading of text and image. Harrow uncovers how colour moves and morphs in texts as it challenges the traditionalist containments of chromatic symbolism. Beyond its primary area of investigation in modern poetry and art writing in French, this richly colour-illustrated study has significant interdisciplinary implications—conceptual, methodological, and practical—for the study of visuality in humanities research, from literature studies to material and visual culture studies.

DKK 258.00
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Allotment Gardening - Susan Berger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Allotment Gardening - Susan Berger - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner’s guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden. Whether you’re looking to acquire your first allotment plot or are completely new to growing, this friendly guide is packed with helpful gardening advice to grow a variety of plants. Written by allotment expert Susan Berger, Allotment Gardening covers everything – from tips on acquiring and organising your plot and guidance on what varieties to sow, through to harvesting, storing and cooking with your produce.This new edition provides comprehensive guidance on all of the basics, including soil type, crop rotation and pest control. An A–Z of produce contains detailed instructions on the cultivation of 72 individual fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, along with recommendations for plant varieties and more than 60 delicious recipes. The book also includes a helpful month-by-month gardener’s calendar, an overview of the waiting list situation and a list of suppliers. Allotment Gardening is the definitive beginner’s guide to setting up and maintaining an organic allotment garden.

DKK 182.00
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The Yellow Duster Sisters - Susan Kennaway - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Yellow Duster Sisters - Susan Kennaway - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

1939. Nine year old Susie and her sister Gyll live in Watford, and all week look forward to their Saturday shopping expedition to Woolworths with their nanny, to buy something nice for Mummy. But as war breaks out in Europe, the girls are evacuated to Africa. Feeling abandoned and alone, the sisters find their new life miserable and get no sympathy from their guardians, who force them to wear patched-up clothes and be in bed by six o''clock. As time passes and letters from home stop arriving, the sisters dream of escape and of returning to idyllic England. Yet when they finally do arrive home, all the changes that await them make for a very different life than the one they had longed for... Intensely funny and charming, Susan Kennaway writes about growing up during the Second World War with rare honesty and insight.

DKK 110.00
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Shifting Worlds, Shaping Fieldwork - Susan Ossman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Shifting Worlds, Shaping Fieldwork - Susan Ossman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Reflecting on fieldwork for the twenty-first century, anthropologist and artist Susan Ossman invites readers on a journey across North Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. She reveals that fieldwork today is not only about being immersed in a place or culture; instead, it is an active way of focusing attention and engendering encounters and experiences. She conceives a new kind of autoethnography, making art and ethnography equal partners to follow three "waves" of her research on media, globalization, and migration. Ossman guides the reader through diverse settings, including a colonial villa in Casablanca, a Cairo beauty salon, a California mall-turned-gallery, the Berlin Wall, and Amsterdam’s Hermitage museum. She delves into the entanglements of solitary research and collective action. This book is a primer for current anthropology and an invitation to artists and scholars to work across boundaries. It vividly shows how fieldwork can shape scenes for experiments with multiple outcomes, from conceptual advances to artworks, performances to dialogue and community making.

DKK 356.00
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The Haunting of Susan A - Mr Mark Ravenhill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Haunting of Susan A - Mr Mark Ravenhill - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

‘...the history of this pub, the possibilities of what once could have happened in this room in which we’re now gathered …Well.The possibilities’. Written as a response to the 50th anniversary celebration of the King’s Head Theatre, Mark Ravenhill premieres his first new play as Artistic Director.Drawing on the traditions of a classic ghost story, The Haunting of Susan A explores the power of the mind to make the unseen visible and for the cruelty of the past to haunt a room. Described as “a ghost story”, the play is Inspired by Ravenhill’s love of the work of M.R. James and is set in the King’s Head Theatre itself.Published alongside an introduction from Timberlake Wertenbaker, this text also includes Ravenhill’s ‘101 notes on Playwriting’, which caused a sensation on Twitter and appears in print for the first time.

DKK 147.00
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Burnout Survival Kit - Imogen (writer) Dall - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Burnout Survival Kit - Imogen (writer) Dall - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Work can leave you frazzled – but it shouldn’t. What you need is some sane advice to get you through. Your body aches. Your brain feels like a mouldy wrung-out dishcloth. You can barely get anything done and, hang on, why are you even doing this anyway? Is there something wrong with you? Nope. You’re just burnt out. Burnout Survival Kit offers practical advice for when things are already bad . There’s no mystical magic about unleashing your inner corporate superhero, no weird productivity diagrams, and certainly no crap about working ‘smarter’. Instead, this is the calm inner voice that you need, served with good sense and creativity. As well as helping you to take time to ground yourself, there are brilliant hacks for all the causes of stress and anxiety, from how to approach networking (no one likes it) to practical advice on sleeping better. And the humour helps too. This may not be a cure, but it really does offer instant relief and give you the chance to take a breath. So whether you’re just starting to burn or fully scorched to a crisp, rest easy. You’ve got a Burnout Survival Kit.

DKK 119.00
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The Media at War - Susan L. Carruthers - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Media at War - Susan L. Carruthers - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

News media, movies, blogs and video games issue constant invitations to picture war, experience the thrill of combat, and revisit battles past. War, it''s often said, sells. But what does it take to sell a war, and to what extent can news media be viewed as disinterested reporters of truth?Lively and highly readable, this book explores how wars have been reported, interpreted and perpetuated from the dawn of the media age to the present digital era. Spanning a broad geographical and historical canvas, Susan L. Carruthers provides a compelling analysis of the forces that shape the production of news and images of war – from state censorship to more subtle forms of military manipulation and popular pressure. This fully revised second edition has been updated to cover modern-day conflict in the post 9/11 epoch, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Rich in historical detail, The Media at War also provides sharp insights into contemporary experience, prompting critical reflection on western society''s paradoxical attitudes towards war.

DKK 468.00
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It's Not Personal - Susan (queensland College Of Art Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

It's Not Personal - Susan (queensland College Of Art Best - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

How does something as potent and evocative as the body become a relatively neutral artistic material? From the 1960s, much body art and performance conformed to the anti-expressive ethos of minimalism and conceptualism, whilst still using the compelling human form. But how is this strange mismatch of vigour and impersonality able to transform the body into an expressive medium for visual art? Focusing on renowned artists such as Lygia Clark, Marina Abramovic and Angelica Mesiti, Susan Best examines how bodies are configured in late modern and contemporary art. She identifies three main ways in which they are used as material and argues that these formulations allow for the exposure of pressing social and psychological issues. In skilfully aligning this new typology for body art and performance with critical theory, she raises questions pertaining to gender, inter-subjectivity, relation and community that continue to dominate both our artistic and cultural conversation.

DKK 238.00
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Draping for Apparel Design - Susan P. (cornell University Ashdown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Draping for Apparel Design - Susan P. (cornell University Ashdown - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Draping for Apparel Design, Fourth Edition is the fully updated and revised edition of the seminal book pioneered by fashion education luminary Helen Joseph-Armstrong. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instruction for the beginning patternmaker and advanced techniques for the more experienced. Maintaining the vast array of examples and the book’s easy-to-read style, revising author Susan Ashdown reflects current industry standards, both metric and imperial measurements, images of diverse body types, and information about half scale forms. New material on jackets, coats, and loose-fitted knitwear add to this book’s breadth of knowledge.STUDIO Features: - Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips- Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary- Watch videos that bring chapter topics and concepts to life- Expand your knowledge with draping instructions for additional designs and downloadable templatesInstructor’s Resources: - PowerPoint® slides featuring key concepts from each chapter- Instructor’s Guide to help instructors integrate the text into their courses

DKK 877.00
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Cutting Too Close for Comfort - Susan M. Elliott - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Cutting Too Close for Comfort - Susan M. Elliott - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

In Cutting Too Close for Comfort, Susan Elliot considers Paul''s letter to the Galatians in its Anatolian cultic context. What does circumcision have to do with castration? Self-castrated devotees of the Mother of the Gods travelled in the central Anatolian territory where the audience of Paul''s letter to the Galatians lived. The goddess was identified with many of the region''s mountains. In a goddess-possessed frenzy, these galli castrated themselves and became lifetime cultic representatives as her slaves. Cutting Too Close For Comfort offers a thick description of this cult and other aspects of the Anatolian cultic context to provide solutions to several persistent puzzles in the letter. Starting with problems in the so-called "Hagar and Sarah" passage (4.21-5.1), Elliot argues that Paul attempts to dissuade his audience from being circumcised by identifying circumcision with the enslaving self-castration of the galli and by portraying the Law as a Mountain Mother. The Anatolian background is also seen in Paul''s Flesh-Spirit dichotomy in Gal. 3.1-5 and in the Two Ways form in Galatians 5-6.

DKK 435.00
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The Poets of Alexandria - Susan A. Stephens - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

The Poets of Alexandria - Susan A. Stephens - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Alexandria was the greatest of the new cities founded by Alexander the Great as his armies swept eastward. It was ruled by his successors, the Ptolemies, who presided over one of the richest and most productive periods in the whole of Greek literature. Susan A Stephens here reveals a cultural world in transition: reverential of the compositions of the past (especially after construction of the great library, repository for all previous Greek oeuvres), but at the same time forward-looking and experimental, willing to make use of previous forms of writing in exciting new ways. The author examines Alexandria''s poets in turn. She discusses the strikingly avant-garde Aetia of Callimachus; the idealized pastoral forms of Theocritus (which anticipated the invention of fiction); and the neo-Homerian epic of Apollonius, the Argonautica, with its impressive combination of narrative grandeur and psychological acuity. She shows that all three poets were innovators, even while they looked to the past for inspiration: drawing upon Homer, Hesiod, Pindar and the lyric poets, they emphasized stories and material that were entirely relevant to their own progressive cosmopolitan environment.

DKK 189.00
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Istvan Szabo - Susan Rubin Suleiman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Istvan Szabo - Susan Rubin Suleiman - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

István Szabó is one of the few Hungarian filmmakers to have earned a major international reputation over the past half century. This thoughtful and original book is the first examination of Szabó’s contribution to contemporary thought, engaging the troubled history of Europe in the 20th and 21st centuries. István Szabó’s importance as a filmmaker lies not only in his attention to film’s formal elements but in his deep and ongoing engagement with some of the most urgent ethical and existential questions of our time. With detailed analyses of István Szabó’s major films, from his 1960s works to his Academy Award for Best Foreign Film winner, Mephisto, and on through Szabó’s last film in 2020, Final Report, Susan Rubin Suleiman focuses on four important questions pertaining to existential choice: to leave home or to stay in a communist country? To collaborate or not with an authoritarian regime? To affirm or to deny one’s Jewishness in the face of antisemitism? To seek or to give up on community in the face of individual or national conflicts? Above all, Suleiman addresses the single most important philosophical question that haunts Szabó’s work, as it does that of many other Central European intellectuals and filmmakers of our time. That is, how do individuals attempt, through the life choices they make or that are foisted on them, to create a viable self in extreme historical situations over which they have no control?

DKK 217.00
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