Philip Jones Livres

The book guides readers through the entire process of app development, starting with setting up a production environment and progressing to building and deploying an application online. It emphasizes the use of industry best practices throughout each stage, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of modern development workflows.

Exploring the challenges faced by humanitarian aid workers, this book delves into the risks and dangers encountered in conflict and disaster zones. It provides an insightful look into the complexities of delivering aid on the ground, revealing the often unseen struggles and sacrifices made by those dedicated to helping others in dire situations. Perfect for anyone curious about the realities of international aid, it sheds light on the critical efforts involved in humanitarian missions.

Exploring the implications of automation on the workforce, this book delves into the paradox of a future where work becomes obsolete while millions in the Global South toil in low-wage, data-processing jobs. Phil Jones sheds light on the hidden labor that supports the seemingly effortless advancements of technology, revealing the stark realities of global capitalism. Through this analysis, he challenges the notion of a post-work utopia, highlighting the disparity between technological progress and the human cost behind it.

Kolektivní monografie věnovaná různým formám vztahu mezi obrazem a zvukem, respektive mezi výtvarným uměním a hudbou.Jednotlivé kapitoly se zabývají obrazem a zvukem v českém a československém výtvarném umění, zkoumají recepci mezinárodního hnutí Fluxus ve zdejším prostředí, zaměřují se i na nekodifikované modely hudební notace či na grafické partitury v tvorbě hudebníků a výtvarníků. Nechybí ani text o tématu akustické ekologie. Druhá část publikace představuje výběr českých i zahraničních umělců, kteří ve 20. a 21. století experimentovali ve své tvorbě se zvukem jako inspirací pro vizuální tvorbu.

One Stop Stories brings together five authors from the US and Britain who live in Prague and consequently spend innumerable wasted hours travelling across it in trams. Their works have no common theme, but are ideal for any regular traveller with literary inclinations: short, ingenious pieces that may be read between stops in the city centre, and longer ones for those protracted intervals encountered in the outskirts. This modest collection could change your tram-taking habits forever and carry you, fully conscious, to the far reaches of town.