Is the Commonwealth little more than a mirage -- as lacking in substance as the emperor's new clothes?
Richard Murphy Books
Richard Murphy was one of Ireland’s most distinguished poets, renowned for his verse that draws inspiration from the landscape and history of western Ireland. His poetry exhibits a classical strength, harmonizing elevated musicality with simplicity, force, and directness in its engagement with the world of action. Murphy possessed a gift for epic objectivity, allowing the actuality of events and the sufferings of history to resonate behind his poems, rather than asserting his own personality. His work stands as a testament to a masterful blend of timeless form and profound insight.
This book provide an up-to-date evaluation of the role and function of tax havens in the global financial system-their history, inner workings, impact, extent, and enforcement. They make clear that tax havens have a major impact on the global economy.
Theorizing the Avant-Garde
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Focusing on the interplay between art and politics, the book reexamines the avant-garde through the lens of postmodern theories. Richard Murphy critiques classic formulations and engages with key theorists like Jameson and Lyotard, while also incorporating insights from Marcuse, Adorno, and Benjamin. Through detailed analyses of various films and literary works, this interdisciplinary exploration offers valuable perspectives for those interested in modernist movements and the complexities of postmodernity.
Bitter fame : a life of Sylvia Plath
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A biography of the American poet Sylvia Plath which presents a different view of her life and death by shifting any blame away from Plath's husband, Ted Hughes, and suggesting the problems lay in her personality difficulties.
England On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the national cricket team's illustrious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistible England diary. From the first ever Test match of 1977 to the Twenty20 era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
The Panama Papers demonstrated that the superrich hide their wealth from the rest of us. Dirty Secrets shows that this was not by accident, but by design. It was the result of a powerful alliance of the wealthy, their advisers and the state that has undermined all attempts to solve the tax haven problem. This is because tax havens are the unacknowledged heart of globalized capitalism. Their purpose is to provide freedom from regulation. The exponents say this makes markets work and so we all gain. But this argument has now failed. Furthermore democracy itself is being threatened by the political fallout from the mistrust this regime has created. The result is that tax havens are now a threat to the very system that supposedly spawned it. Dirty Secrets is the most revelatory examination of the crisis by a leading expert, but also offers solutions on how governments can regulate havens and what the world might look like without them.
Kniha Richarda Murphyho, profesora německé a komparativní literatury a filmu na University of Sussex, analyzuje problematiku avantgardní literatury a filmu z výrazně soudobé pozice: ukazuje propojenost modernistických a/nebo avantgardních konceptů s postmoderními způsoby výkladu. Propojuje první vlnu reflexe, vytvářenou W. Benjaminem či T. Adornem, s přístupy Lyotardovými, Habermasovými či Eagletonovými, jak byly postupně formulovány od 60. let do současnosti. Konkrétní analýzou literárních děl Döblinových, Bennových a Kafkových či filmů německého expresionismu reviduje tradiční přístupy k avantgardnímu umění a postuluje závěry, které provokují k dalšímu domýšlení. Kniha vychází jako první svazek edice Cesta avantgardy.
