Devouring Frida: The Art History and Popular Celebrity of Frida Kahlo By Margaret A. Lindauer
1999 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 081956348X | EPUB | 2 MB
Beginning in the late 1970's Frida Kahlo achieved cult heroine status less for her richly surrealist self-portraits than by the popularization of the events of her tumultuous life. Her images were splashed across billboards magazine ads, and postcards; fashion designers copied the so-called "Frida" look in hairstyles and dress; and "Fridamania" even extended to T-shirts, jewelry, and nail polish. Margaret A. Lindauer argues that this mass market assimilation of Kahlo's identity has consistently detracted from appreciation of her work, leading instead to narrow interpretations based on "an entrenched narrative of suffering." While she agrees that Kahlo's political and feminist activism, her stormy marriage to fellow artist Diego Reviera, and the tragic reality of a progressively debilitated body did represent a biography colored by emotional and physical upheaval, she questions an "author-equals-the-work" critical tradition that assumes a: one-to-one association of life events to the meaning of a painting." In kahlo's case, Lindauer says, such assumptions created a devouring mythology, an iconization that separates us from rather than leads us to the real significance of the oeuvre. Accompanied by 26 illustrations and deep analysis of Kahlo's central themes, this provocative, semiotic study recontextualizes an important figure in art history at the same time it addresses key questions about the language of interpretation, the nature of veneration, and the truths within self-representation.

Design Studies: A Reader By Hazel Clark; David Brody (eds.)
2009 | 598 Pages | ISBN: 1847882366 | PDF | 17 MB
Design Studies: A Reader is the ideal entry point for any student who wants to understand the many complex roles of design - as process, product, function, symbol, and use. Reflecting the diverse range of perspectives on design, the reader brings together over seventy key texts. The essays are presented in themed sections covering history, methods, theory, visuality, identity, consumption, labor, industrialization, new technology, sustainability, and globalization. Each section is separately introduced and each concludes with a guide to further reading. In addition, a final section of specially commissioned essays analyzes ten seminal designs of the twentieth century, from Helvetica to the cell phone. Bringing together the best classic and contemporary writing, Design Studies: A Reader will be invaluable to all students of Design as well as to students of Architecture, Art, Material Culture, and Sociology. Authors include: Theodor Adorno, Arjun Appadurai, Reyner Banham, Jean Baudrillard, Zygmunt Bauman, Pierre Bourdieu, Cheryl Buckley, Michel de Certeau, Margaret Crawford, Arthur C Danto, Adrian Forty, Michel Foucault, Buckminster Fuller, Paul du Gay, Erving Goffman, Donna Haraway, Dick Hebdige, John Chris Jones, Guy Julier, Naomi Klein, Ezio Manzini, Victor Margolin, Karl Marx, Daniel Miller, Victor Papanek, Nikolaus Pevsner, John Styles, and John Walker.

Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat, 2nd Edition by Nicolette Hahn Niman
English | ISBN: 1645020142 | 304 pages | EPUB | July 20, 2021 | 2.74 Mb
[b]"Nicolette Hahn Niman sets out to debunk just about everything you think you know . . . She's not trying to change your mind; she's trying to save your world."―Los Angeles Times

Unity + SQL Databases Player Management Leaderboards + More!
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 64 lectures (7h 57m) | Size: 4.3 GB

Death in Ten Minutes: Kitty Marion: Activist. Arsonist. Suffragette. By Fern Riddell
2018 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 147366618X | EPUB | 4 MB
In Death in Ten Minutes Fern Riddell uncovers the story of radical suffragette Kitty Marion, told through never before seen personal diaries in Kitty's own hand.Kitty Marion was sent across the country by the Pankhurst family to carry out a nationwide campaign of bombings and arson attacks, as women fought for the vote using any means necessary. But in the aftermath of World War One, the dangerous and revolutionary actions of Kitty and other militant suffragettes were quickly hushed up and disowned by the previously proud movement, and the women who carried out these attacks were erased from our history. Now, for the first time, their untold story will be brought back to life.Telling a new history of the women's movement in the light of new and often shocking revelations, this book will ask the question: Why has the life of this incredible woman, and the violence of the suffragettes been forgotten? And, one hundred years later, why are women suddenly finding themselves under threat again?

Dating Korean Women: The Guide For Dating Success With Women in Korea By Harry House
2013 | 18 Pages | ISBN: 1718170890 | EPUB | 1 MB
Learn The Secrets!!If you are interested in learning everything about Dating Korean Women then you came to the right place.If are thinking of going to Korea or Dating Korean Women in your city then this guide will show you everything you need to know. In this book I will share with you what I learned about Korean Women when I lived in Korea.I lived in Korea for 5 years and in that time I only dated Korean Women. Korea is home to some of the most beautiful women on the planet and I will share with you the secrets of meeting and dating these amazing women. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...You will learn about Korean cultureYou will learn the secrets of how to understand Korean WomenHow to make a good impression when you first meet Korean WomenYou will learn the biggest mistake most guys make when Dating Korean WomenYou will learn why dating Korean Women is different from dating western womenMistakes To avoid when you are in a relationship with Korean womenThe importance of AppearanceFinally I will tell you exactly where to go to meet Korean Women in Korea and in other countriesMuch, much more!

English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800242263 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 5.13 MB
'Gripping and all too timely'James Hawes
'A brilliant mix of detailed research and vivid storytelling'Julia Boyd

Cyclones in Southern Africa: Volume 2: Foundational and Fundamental Topics
English | 2021 | ISBN: 303074261X | 283 Pages | PDF | 10 MB
The subject of tropical cyclones in Southern Africa, also known as hurricanes or typhoons in other regions of the world, has been growing over the past few decades. However, there is still limited literature on foundational and fundamental topics on the matter. To this end, this book addresses this gap, citing some examples from both historic and recent tropical cyclones. The book presents meteorological and climatic aspects of tropical cyclones, including reviews on forecasting, warning message dissemination and public response aspects of early warning systems with a focus on the Tropical Cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Fundamentals in disaster risk reduction (DRR) are also discussed moving from the provisions of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). Climate change issues are central to the publication, as well as the role of information and communication technologies in DRR and management. The book also tackles some challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of regional legal and institutional frameworks on DRR. The book comes as part of a series with three volumes. The other volumes include "Cyclones in Southern Africa Vol. 1: Interfacing the Catastrophic Impact of Cyclone Idai with SDGs in Zimbabwe" and "Cyclones in Southern Africa Vol 3: Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals". To this end, this book is suitable as a read for several professionals and disciplines such as tourism and hospitality studies, economics, sustainable development, development studies, environmental sciences, arts, geography, life sciences, politics, planning and public health.

Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede, Michael Minkov, "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind, Third Edition"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0071664181 | 576 pages | PDF (conv) | 5.5 MB
The revolutionary study of how the place where we grew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act- with new dimensions and perspectives

Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana By Marc Frank
2013 | 344 Pages | ISBN: 0813044650 | EPUB | 2 MB
"A vivid, engaging exploration of Cuban politics, culture and economic life."-America"Considerably deeper than much of the work on the subject. It takes on the challenge of describing what's in a black box with energy and candor."-VisitCuba.com"The most informative, accurate, insightful, detailed account available on twenty-first century Cuba."-HavanaTimes.org"Marc Frank is the best foreign journalist reporting from Cuba today. We now have a behind-the-scenes look at the changes large and small taking place as the Cuban revolution molts from Fidel to Raúl to the next generation."-Julia Sweig, author ofCuba: What Everyone Needs to Know"A must-read book to grasp what has been happening in Cuba over the past ten years."-Wayne Smith, director of the Cuba Project, Center for International Policy"Frank enriches his fascinating reportage with his unparalleled access to expressive Cubans from all walks of life."-Richard Feinberg, University of California, San Diego"With a sharp eye for human detail and a clear understanding of what makes Cuba tick, Frank's narrative bears eloquent, balanced, and always sensitive witness to the troubled trajectory of Cuba from the 'dark days' of the 1990s economic collapse through to the challenging changes under Raúl. It genuinely gets 'inside' the otherwise confusing system and society, and is all the more welcome for that."--Antoni Kapcia, coeditor ofThe Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society"Gripping and insightful. It is rare indeed to find reporting as authoritative and well sourced as this about what remains an impenetrable and opaque regime."-Michael Reid, author ofForgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's SoulAs a U.S.-born journalist who has called Havana home for almost a quarter century, Mark Frank has observed in person the best days of the revolution, the fall of the Soviet bloc, the great depression of the 1990s, the stepping aside of Fidel Castro, and the reforms now being devised by his brother. InCuban Revelations, Frank offers a first-hand account of daily life in Cuba at the turn of the twenty-first century, the start of a new and dramatic epoch for islanders and the Cuban diaspora.Examining the effects of U.S. policy toward Cuba, Frank analyzes why Cuba has entered an extraordinary, irreversible period of change and considers what the island's future holds. The enormous social engineering project taking place today under Raúl's leadership is fraught with many dangers, andCuban Revelationsfollows the new leader's efforts to overcome bureaucratic resistance and the fears of a populace that stand in his way.In addition, Frank offers a colorful chronicle of his travels across the island's many and varied provinces, sharing candid interviews with people from all walks of life. He takes the reader outside the capital to reveal how ordinary Cubans live and what they are thinking and feeling as fifty-year-old social and economic taboos are broken. He shares his honest and unbiased observations on extraordinary positive developments in social matters, like healthcare and education, as well as on the inefficiencies in the Cuban economy.Ultimately,Cuban Revelationsis an objective account by a reporter who has lived with the Cubans for many years as their old world falls apart and they set about trying to build a new one.