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Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199547904ISBN 13: 9780199547906
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fashion is a dynamic global industry that plays an important role in the economic, political, cultural, and social lives of an international audience. It spans high art and popular culture, and plays a significant role in material and visual culture. This book introduces fashion's myriad influences and manifestations. Fashion is explored as a creative force, a business, and a means of communication. From Karl Lagerfeld's creative reinventions of Chanel's iconic style to the multicultural reference points of Indian designer Manish Arora, from the spectacular fashion shows held in nineteenth century department stores to the mix-and-match styles of Japanese youth, the book examines the ways that fashion both reflects and shapes contemporary culture. Using historical and contemporary examples, it gives a clear understanding of how fashion has developed since the renaissance, while raising questions about its status, ethical credibility, and influence on consumers.The book provides insight into the structure of the fashion industry and how fashions are designed, promoted and consumed, in relation to relevant historical, social and cultural contexts. It is structured thematically, to look at the role and development of designers, the growth of shopping and the different businesses involved in making and selling fashionable clothes. Fashion's relationship to the wider culture is also explored, by considering its representation in art and collaborations between designers and artists, the moral controversies surrounding fashion, and attempts to produce ethical clothing, and the effects of globalisation on the fashion trade.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199231311ISBN 13: 9780199231317
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Reformation transformed Europe, and left an indelible mark on the modern world. It began as an argument about what Christians needed to do to be saved, but rapidly engulfed society in a series of fundamental changes. This Very Short Introduction provides a lively and up-to-date guide to the process. It explains doctrinal debates in a clear and non-technical way, but is equally concerned to demonstrate the effects the Reformation had on politics, society,art, and minorities.Peter Marshall argues that the Reformation was not a solely European phenomenon, but that varieties of faith exported from Europe transformed Christianity into a truly world religion. The complex legacy of the Reformation is also assessed; its religious fervour produced remarkable stories of sanctity and heroism, and some extraordinary artistic achievements, but violence, holy war, and martyrdom were equally its products. A paradox of the Reformation - that it intensified intolerance whileestablishing pluralism - is one we still wrestle with today.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 176 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199556067ISBN 13: 9780199556069
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A good essay must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in, not out.'According to Virginia Woolf, the goal of the essay 'is simply that it should give pleasure.It should lay us under a spell with its first word, and we should only wake, refreshed, with its last.' One of the best practitioners of the art she analysed so rewardingly, Woolf displayed her essay-writing skills across a wide range of subjects, with all the craftsmanship, substance, and rich allure of her novels. This selection brings together thirty of her best essays, including the famous 'Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown', a clarion call for modern fiction. She discusses the arts of writing and of reading, and the particular role and reputation of women writers. She writes movingly about her father and the art of biography, and of the London scene in the early decades of the twentieth century. Overall, these pieces are as indispensable to an understanding of this great writer as they are enchanting in their own right. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. 288 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199543984ISBN 13: 9780199543984
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the most acclaimed, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of the Bible available. Containing over 2,000 authoritative entries, ranging from earthquakes and mice to martyrs and art, it covers all of the important places, personalities, themes, and doctrines of the Bible.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0195328760ISBN 13: 9780195328769
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This significant contribution to the history and evolution of the UN Security Council is a fabulous reader for any relevant course - and all readers in search of a succinct, gripping, and vividly portrayed account of the inner workings of the Security Council.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0194578097ISBN 13: 9780194578097
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Business Venture teaches students to communicate using American and International English for a range of business situations. The course also helps students who are preparing for the TOEIC® test, with tips, tactics, and practice.The third edition of Business Venture includes increased flexibility in the unit structure, more clarity in the unit layout, and 20 pages of additional practice for students taking the TOEIC® test.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199562105ISBN 13: 9780199562107
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This modern introduction to thermal physics contains a step-by-step presentation of the key concepts. The text is copiously illustrated and each chapter contains several worked examples.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199562091ISBN 13: 9780199562091
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This modern introduction to thermal physics contains a step-by-step presentation of the key concepts. The text is copiously illustrated and each chapter contains several worked examples.
Verlag: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0193368749ISBN 13: 9780193368743
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - for SATB and organ, or strings, or full orchestra, or brass and percussionFirst published in Carols for Choirs 1 in 1961, and then reprinted in 100 Carols for Choirs, David Willcocks' much-loved arrangement of O come, all ye faithful (Adeste, fideles) is sung countless times each year around the world. An accompaniment for orchestra and an opening brass fanfare are available for hire. Englisch.
Verlag: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0193366959ISBN 13: 9780193366954
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - for SATB and organThis is Chilcott's first setting of the Evening Service, written for the Choir of Downing College, Cambridge. The Magnificat is a powerful setting of the Canticle of Mary, with homophonic textures and strong harmonies, while the Nunc Dimittis is expressive and poignant. A long-awaited addition to the Evensong repertory. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199571333ISBN 13: 9780199571338
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of their time texting sometimes appear unable or unwilling to write much else. Media outrage has ensued. 'It is bleak, bald, sad shorthand,' writes a commentator in the UK Guardian. 'It masks dyslexia, poor spelling, and mental laziness.' Exam answers using textese and reports that examiners find them acceptablehave led to headlines in the tabloids and leaders in the qualities.Do young people text as much as people think Do adults Does texting spell the end of literacy Is there a panic in the media David Crystal looks at the evidence. He investigates how texting began and who uses it, why and what for. He shows how to interpret its mix of pictograms, logograms, abbreviations, symbols, and wordplay, and how it works in different languages. He explores the ways similar devices have been used in different eras and discovers that the texting system of conveyingsounds and meaning goes back a long way, all the way in fact to the origins of writing - and he concludes that far from hindering literacy, texting may turn out to help it.Contents List 256 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199570280ISBN 13: 9780199570287
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beautiful as they are detailed.The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of the creation of this remarkable book, and the individuals who made it happen: Henry Gray, the bright and ambitious physiologist, poised for medical fame and fortune, who was the book's author; Carter, the brilliant young illustrator, lacking Gray's social advantages, shy and inclined to religious introspection; and the publishers - Parkers, father and son, the father eager to employ new technology, the son part of a lively circle ofintellectuals. It is the story of changing attitudes in the mid-19th century; of the social impact of science, the changing status of medicine; of poverty and class; of craftsmanship and technology. And it all unfolds in the atmospheric milieu of Victorian London - taking the reader from the smart townhouses ofBelgravia, to the dissection room of St George's Hospital, and to the workhouses and mortuaries where we meet the friendless poor who would ultimately be immortalised in Carter's engravings.Alongside the story of the making of the book itself, Ruth Richardson reflects on what made Gray's Anatomy such a unique intellectual, artistic, and cultural achievement - how it represented a summation of a long half century's blossoming of anatomical knowledge and exploration, and how it appeared just at the right time to become the 'Doctor's Bible' for generations of medics to follow.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0195301552ISBN 13: 9780195301557
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Here is the first comprehensive field guide to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. They are all here--every species and many subspecies found in each region of Brazil--with special attention given to the 218 Brazilian endemics. The book is laid out so that the illustrations sit across from the commentary and the distribution maps, so it is easy to use. For each bird, the book provides detailed information on measurement; identifying features; habitat; voice, song, and call. Finally, the book is compact and easy to carry in the field.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199562997ISBN 13: 9780199562992
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This collection of essays seeks to explore the unique way democracy disperses leadership, and the significant opportunities and challenges it presents to democratic leaders.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Okt 2009, 2009
ISBN 10: 0199232849ISBN 13: 9780199232840
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What are the physical and chemical properties that determine how a drug interacts with the body What determines which dosage form is best, if it will reach its intended target, and how it will be metabolised once it has entered the body The Physicochemical Basis of Pharmaceuticals explores the phenomena which affect the formulation and bio-availability of drug substances to give a straightforward, accessible treatment of the essential concepts affecting the absorption and distribution of drugs. It provides the reader with the conceptual 'tool-kit' necessary to understand the physicochemical aspects of drug design and action, and shows how these concepts apply in practice. The book introduces key underlying physical chemistry principles before exploring pharmaceutical solutions, the pharmaceutical solid phase, solid - liquid dispersal systems, biological interfaces, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, to give a complete view of the field.Focusing at all times on the essential principles and concepts, The Physicochemical Basis of Pharmaceuticals avoids excessive detail, presenting the key facts, backed up with pertinent examples and easy-to-digest illustrations, making it the ideal primer for those who need to understand physicochemical issues in the context of their broader field of study.Online Resource CentreFor registered adopters of the text: Figures from the book in electronic format, ready to downloadFor students: A hyperlinked bibliography of references given in the text.