Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre By Gay McAuley
1999 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 0472110047 | PDF | 44 MB
Theater, as distinct from other dramatic media, is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator, and the space in which both come together. Space in Performance examines the way theater buildings function to frame the performance event, the organization of audience and practitioner spaces within the building, the nature of the stage and the modes of representation it facilitates, and the relationship between the real space of the theater and the fictional places that are evoked.The book's theoretical and methodological framework is both semiotic and phenomenological, based in part from the seminal work of Anne Ubersfeld, from direct observation of the rehearsal process, and from documentation and analysis of professional performances. The situation of the academic observer in the rehearsal room has much in common with that of the ethnographer in the field, and contemporary ethnographic practice provides a third theoretical and methodological perspective to this study.Performance studies is an emerging discipline, and it is still evolving appropriate methodologies. The multi-faceted approach adopted here will engage theater and performance studies specialists, those concerned with modes of representation in contemporary culture, and students of theater, semiotics, architecture, set design, acting and performance theory. It also offers a great deal to theater practitioners as well as to spectators interested in deepening their appreciation of theater art. It is written in a simple, accessible way, and the theory always emerges from descriptions of practice."An excellent study that imaginatively summarizes, synthesizes, and intelligently critiques a wide range of previous theory and practice while making an important new contribution to the field of theater studies." --Marvin Carlson, City University of New YorkGay McAuley is Director of the Centre for Performance Studies, University of Sydney.

Soldiers of Fortune: Mercenaries and Military Adventurers, 1960-2020 (Elite) by Anthony Rogers
English | March 15, 2022 | ISBN: 1472848012 | 127 pages | PDF | 30 Mb
This highly illustrated title traces the development of mercenary soldiering, from individuals and small units in the African wars of the 1960s-90s to today's state-employed corporate military contractors.

David Pilling, "Soldier of Fortune"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 151475844X | EPUB | pages: 310 | 0.5 mb
1453 AD. The great city of Constantinople, last remnant of the once-mighty Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman armies of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. An English knight named Sir John Page is taken prisoner by the Ottomans, and forced to entertain the Sultan with tales of the West. Page chooses to tell the story of his own long career as a soldier of fortune in France, Bohemia and the Italian city-states. Page's tale begins in the year of Agincourt, Henry V's famous victory over the French. As the bastard son of Thomas Page, a famous mercenary captain known as The Half-Hanged Man or The Wolf of Burgundy, Page soon acquires the nickname of The Wolf Cub. After slaying his cousin in a duel, Page flees his home and joins a band of outlaws in the forests of Sussex. At last - tired of the brutality of his companions - he decides to leave England and join the English army in Normandy. There he endures brutal sieges, vicious combats, torture, betrayal and imprisonment, all to win glory and redeem his father's name. Trapped in the Sultan's prison, Page must hope his story is enough to save him from the executioner's blade....at least for another three days...

Soil Organic Matter and Feeding the Future: Environmental and Agronomic Impacts
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0367609703 | 429 Pages | PDF (True) | 90 MB
Soil organic matter (SOM) is the primary determinant of soil functionality. Soil organic carbon (SOC) accounts for 50% of the SOM content, accompanied by nitrogen, phosphorus, and a range of macro and micro elements. As a dynamic component, SOM is a source of numerous ecosystem services critical to human well-being and nature conservancy. Important among these goods and services generated by SOM include moderation of climate as a source or sink of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases, storage and purification of water, a source of energy and habitat for biota (macro, meso, and micro-organisms), a medium for plant growth, cycling of elements (N, P, S, etc.), and generation of net primary productivity (NPP). The quality and quantity of NPP has direct impacts on the food and nutritional security of the growing and increasingly affluent human population.

Mr. Warren Mosler, "Soft Currency Economics II: The Origin of Modern Monetary Theory: Volume 1"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1482735431 | 94 pages | EPUB | 0.29 MB
Soft Currency Economics is the little book that could logically, in both real and nominal terms, legitimately challenge many of the core held beliefs of the mainstream classical and neo-classical schools of economics.

Sociology Beyond Societies: Mobilities For The Twenty-First Century By John Urry
2000 | 273 Pages | ISBN: 0415190886 | PDF | 1 MB
In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the study of society - is outmoded in an increasingly borderless world. If sociology is to make a pertinent contribution to the post societal era it must forget the social rigidities of the pre-global order and, instead, switch its focus to the study of both physical and virtual movement. In considering this sociology of mobilities, the book concerns itself with the travels of people, ideas, images, messages, waste products and money across international borders, and the implications these mobilities have to our experiences of time, space, dwelling and citizenship. Sociology Beyond Society extends recent debate about globalisation both by providing an analysis of how mobilities reconstitute social life in uneven and complex ways, and by arguing for the significance of objects, senses, and time and space in the theorising of contemporary life. This book will be essential reading for undergraduates and graduates studying sociology and cultural geography.

E. Wayne Ross, "Social Studies Education in Latin America "
English | ISBN: 1032149507 | 2022 | 214 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book offers a path forward, for the growing collaboration in social studies education between Global North and South educators, practitioners, and researchers. In this volume, leading critical social studies education researchers from Latin America explore the constant presence of colonialism, capitalism, patriarchy, and state violence. Chapter contributors represent a large part of the continent and offer perspectives on a wide range of topics, including recent history and memory, cultural dimensions of social studies education, and comparative studies among Latin American countries.

Smithy: The Life of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (Pioneers of Aviation) by Ian Mackersey
English | January 1, 2022 | ISBN: 0316643084 | 416 pages | EPUB | 0.69 Mb
A biography of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a celebrated pilot of the 1920s and 30s. Ian Mackersey portrays a man of great charisma and a messy private life, which ended tragically off Burma in 1935.

Smart Picture Frame : Raspberry Pi DIY projects
by Christopher Dock
English | 2022 | ISBN: 195293009X | 59 Pages | PDF | 4.82 MB

Skincare: The New Edit - The award-winning, no-nonsense guide with all new industry updates and recommendations for your skin by Caroline Hirons
English | April 12, 2022 | ISBN: 0008517827 | 304 pages | PDF | 22 Mb
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