Written by the best-selling authors of Years of Weimar and the Third Reich, this highly accessible text charts Russian history from the reign of Alexander II through to the eventual fall of communism and the break up of the Soviet Union. The political, social and economic impact of the Nicholas II's reign, the First World War, subsequent Revolutions of 1917 and Civil War are examined, providing the context for Lenin's consolidation of power and Stalin's accession. Key aspects of the Stalin years are charted including the purges, collectivisation, the Five Year Plans, the events of the Second World War and Soviet influence in the Eastern bloc. Khrushchev's policy of deStalinisation provides the backdrop for the years of stagnation and reform, culminating in glasnost and perestroika. The inclusion of up-to-date historiography, progressive exercise sections and strong advice on tackling structured, essay and source questions makes this text essential for all students studying the period as an in depth exam topic.
From proposal to examination, producing a dissertation or thesis is a challenge. Grounded in decades of experience with research training and supervision, this fully updated and revised edition takes an integrated, down-to-earth approach drawing on case studies and examples to guide you step-by-step towards productive success. Early chapters frame the tasks ahead and show you how to get started. From there, practical advice and illustrations take you through the elements of formulating research questions, working with software, and purposeful writing of each of the different kinds of chapters, and finishes with a focus on revision, dissemination and deadlines. How to Write a Better Thesis presents a cohesive approach to research that will help you succeed.
A Fable. Like Aesops Fables and Orwells Animal Farm, The Maze is populated
with animal characters who, in their words and actions, reveal truths about
human nature. In The Woods, a very popular, clever, and ambitious rat named
Sniffwho commands a pack of deputy rats known as The Fiveintends to replace
the aging leader, Owl, when he retires on election day in two weeks. As a
famous athlete of the air in his youth, Owl has established The Tradition of
Wings.In his speeches to the animals, Sniffan assistant to Owl but already
acting as if hes the leaderpromises to establish what he calls The Kingdom of
Sharing, in which rats will be
Important documents and appraisals of appropriation art from Duchamp's readymades to feminist and postcolonial critique.Scavenging, replicating, or remixing, many influential artists today reinvent a legacy of "stealing" images and forms from other makers. Among the diverse, often contestatory strategies included under the heading "appropriation" are the readymade, d�tournement, pastiche, rephotography, recombination, simulation and parody. Although appropropriation is often associated with the 1980s practice of such artists as Peter Halley, Sherrie Levine, Richard Prince, and Cindy Sherman, as well as the critical discourse of postmodernism and the simulacral theory of Jean Baudrillard, appropriation's significance for art is not limited by that cultural and political moment. In an expanded art-historical frame, this book recontextualizes avant-garde photomontage, the Duchampian readymade, and the Pop image among such alternative precursors as Francis Picabia, Bertolt Brecht, Guy Debord, Akasegawa Genpei, Dan Graham, Cildo Meireles, and Martha Rosler. In the recent work of many artists, including Mike Kelley, Glenn Ligon, Pierre Huyghe, and Aleksandra Mir, among others, appropriation is central to their critique of the contemporary world and vision for alternative futuresArtists surveyed include Akasegawa Genpei, Santiago �lvarez, Art Workers Coalition, Ross Bleckner, Marcel Broodthaers, Victor Burgin, Maurizio Cattelan, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Douglas Gordon, Johan Grimonprez, Peter Halley, Hank Herron, Pierre Huyghe, Mike Kelley, Idris Khan, Barbara Kruger, Sherrie Levine, Glenn Ligon, Steve McQueen, Alexandra Mir, Keith Piper, Richard Prince, Jorma Puranen, Cindy Sherman, John Stezaker, Retort, Martha Rosler, Philip Taaffe.Writers includeMalek Alloula, Jean Baudrillard, Walter Benjamin, Nicolas Bourriaud, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Johanna Burton, Douglas Crimp, Thomas Crow, Guy Debord, Georges Didi-Huberman, Marcel Duchamp, Okwui Enwezor, Jean-Luc Godard, Isabelle Graw, Boris Groys, Raoul Hausmann, Sven L�tticken, Cildo Meireles, Kobena Mercer, Slobodan Mijuskovic, Laura Mulvey, Jo Spence, Elisabeth Sussman, Lisa Tickner, Reiko Tomii, Andy Warhol.
Tells the business success stories of five women from different backgrounds, including Coco Chanel, Hanae Mori, Anita Roddick, Oprah Winfrey, and Madonna.
Profiles six "gurus" whose ideas on management helped create the modern business world, including Frederick Taylor, Alfred P. Sloan, Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Charles Handy.
Peter Freestone was Freddie Mercury's personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich, and New York, and was with him when he died. This is the most intimate account of Mercury's life ever written.
The paperback edition of the biography of the flamboyant frontman of the group Queen. An intimate account of Freddie Mercury's life by the man who was his personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. A widely-acclaimed, celebrity -studded account of the tragicomedy that was Freddie Mercury's outrageous life. Contains intimate photographs taken from the author's personal collection.
This major new edition of Cassell's biggest selling management textbook has been revised by David Evans to bring it completely up-to-date with current thinking and course development. Evans covers all the required elements of running a successful company with an engaged personnel and a well-structured structure of authority. Evans emphasizes the need for clarity and simplicity in determining business priorities and stresses the importance for a company to learn and achieve objectives.
