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Part of the Topographics series, David Crowley's 'Warsaw' presents a cultural and architectural history of post-war Warsaw. schovat popis

A chance encounter at the airport sparks a transformative journey for Susan Johnson, who begins to reflect on her dreams after meeting Michael Caldwell. Their conversation reveals Michael's intention to explore the history of his family's Wisconsin farm, igniting a sense of curiosity and possibility in Susan. As they navigate their connection, both characters are drawn into a deeper understanding of their aspirations and the impact of their pasts.

Shirley and Rita, having run away from school, are hiding. They are surprised by two boys who know who they are from the newspapers. The play follows the developing relations among the four, Jeff and Rita becoming immediately attracted to each other. The encounter and the resulting delay alters all their plans.2 women, 2 men

The investigation into Sister Margaret Mary's murder uncovers a long-buried secret that shocks the school's Mother Superior. Detective Steve McLean, tasked with solving the case, learns from students Marjorie Johnson and Sarah Collins, who reveal critical information that complicates the inquiry. As the detective delves deeper, he faces numerous unanswered questions, intertwining the present tragedy with the school's hidden past.

Considers the effects of state socialism on seemingly mundane aspects of life. From street fashion to modern art, from the design of state buildings to wallpaper, interconnections between politics and ideology, cultural policy formation and consumption are shown to be a matter of negotiation.

What were Socialist Spaces? The Eastern Bloc produced distinctive spaces, some of which were fashioned from ideological templates, such as the monumental parade grounds and Red Squares where communist leaders could receive tributes, or new factory cities with towering chimneys and glittering palaces of culture. But what of the grimy toilet in the communal apartment or the forlorn ruins left after the Second World War?This book explores the representation, meanings and uses of space in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union between 1947 and 1991. The essays - written from different disciplinary perspectives - investigate the extent to which actual spaces conformed to the dominant political order in the region. Should, for instance, the creation of private spaces, such as the Russian dacha and the Czech chata, be understood as acts of appropriation in which lives were fashioned against the collective or, alternatively, as 'gifts' given by the State in return for quiescence? Whilst monuments and public spaces were designed to relay official ideology, one of the most notable features of the events that marked the end of the Bloc was the way that they became sites of dissent. Examining the myriad ways in which space was used and conceived within socialist society, this book makes an essential contribution to Eastern European and Soviet Studies and provides significant new angles on the factors that underpinned socialism's eventual downfall.

Originally published in 1983. The conventions, institutions and practices of communication today are issues of great concern to all. Using a dual approach, this book evaluates communication today in all its facets. On the one hand, an investigation of communication can be viewed as an intellectual task -thus emphasizing basic issues of the human condition; on the other hand, communication can be examined in a practical manner, in the context of current social problems, operational decisions, and questions currently facing researchers. This text brings these two together so that the practical issues of communication can be viewed as they relate to the human condition itself.

'Help! 100 songwriting, recording and career tips as used by the Beatles' is a self-help book for just about anyone writing a song. The book's largest section is devoted to tips for singers and musicians on how to structure a song with tips on intros, verses, choruses, middle-eights and endings all using lessons from the Beatles' songs.

Die erste umfassende Dokumentation des legendären polnischen »Soundlabors« Ultra Sounds ist die erste Studie über das Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES), ein frühes »Labor« für elektronische und elektro-akustische Musik und das einzige seiner Art überhaupt im Ostblock. Im Herbst 1957 gegründet, schufen Komponisten und Toningenieure dort herausragend originelle und anspruchsvolle Musik, »musique concrete« und Hörspiele jener Ära. In dem reich illustrierten Band äußern sich führende Musikwissenschaftler, Architektur-, Kunst- und Filmhistoriker. Interviews mit Toningenieuren, die in dem Studio arbeiteten, sowie Aufzeichnungen historischer Vorlesungen und Rundfunksendungen der damaligen Schlüsselfiguren ergänzen die Publikation. Sie bietet eine umfassende Darstellung des Studios im Kontext des Revivals modernistischer Experimente im poststalinistischen Polen der 1960er-Jahre sowie eine genaue Analyse zahlreicher zentraler Werke, die dort entstanden.