Bad Marxism Capitalism and Cultural Studies


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English | 2004 | pages: 260 | ISBN: 0745322670 | PDF | 0,9 mb
Cultural Studies commonly claims to be a radical discipline. This book thinks that’s a bad assessment. Cultural theorists love to toy with Marx, but critical thinking seems to fall into obvious traps. After an introduction which explains why the ‘Marxism’ of the academy is unrecognisable and largely unrecognised in anti-capitalist struggles, Bad Marxism provides detailed analyses of Cultural Studies’ cherished moves by holding fieldwork, archives, empires, hybrids and exchange up against the practical criticism of anti-capitalism. Engaging with the work of key thinkers: Jacques Derrida, James Clifford, Gayatri Spivak, Georges Bataille, Homi Bhabha, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri, Hutnyk concludes by advocating an open Marxism that is both pro-party and pro-critique, while being neither dogmatic, nor dull.

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B-57 Canberra at War 1964-1972 (2024)


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Ian Allan | 1980 | ISBN: 0711010048 | English | 161 pages | PDF | 141.56 MB
As the RAF’s first jet bomber in 1951, the English Electric Canberra has risen to be one of the longest serving military aircraft of all time.

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Autonomes Fahren und die Zukunft der Mobilität, 2. Auflage


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Deutsch | 2023 | ISBN: 3662681234 | 178 Seiten | PDF (True) | 1 MB
Autos werden sich in wenigen Jahren selbst steuern, darüber sind sich alle einig. Fahrzeughersteller und Zulieferer forschen weltweit intensiv daran, und auch die großen IT-Multis wie Google und Apple sehen das als Chance, ihre angestammten Märkte zu erweitern. Doch was bedeutet diese bevorstehende Revolution für die Verkehrsträger der Zukunft, für die vielen davon betroffenen Branchen, für unsere Städte, für die Art und Weise, wie wir leben und arbeiten werden?

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Authors, Factions, and Courts in Angevin England


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031433513 | 410 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 7 MB
​Authors, Factions, and Courts in Angevin England: A Literature of Personal Ambition (12th-13th Century) advances a model for historical study of courtly literature by foregrounding the personal aims, networks, and careers as the impetus for much of the period’s literature. The book takes two authors as case studies – Gerald of Wales and Walter Map – to show how authors not only built their own stories but also used popular narratives and the tools of propaganda to achieve their own, personal goals. The purpose of this study is to overturn the top-down model of political patronage, in which patrons – and particularly royal patrons – set the cultural agenda and dictate literary tastes. Rather, Fabrizio De Falco argues that authors were often representative of many different interests expressed by local groups. To pursue those interests, they targeted specific political factions in the changeable political scenario of Angevin England. Their texts reveal a polycentric view of cultural production and its reception. The study aims to model a heuristic process which is applicable to other courtly texts besides the chosen case-studies.

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Aufgabensammlung Technische Mechanik 2


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Deutsch | 2023 | ISBN: 3662679671 | 360 Seiten | PDF (True) | 8 MB
Das vorliegende Buch widmet sich der Elastostatik, d.h. der Ermittlung von Spannungen und von Deformationen in elastischen Körpern, und stellt eine umfangreiche Aufgabensammlung mit vollständigen Lösungen bereit. Studierende werden hiermit in die Lage versetzt, sich der Thematik anhand von durchgerechneten Beispielen zu nähern und darauf aufbauend ingenieurstechnische Aufgabenstellungen der Elastostatik eigenständig zu lösen. Das Buch wendet sich an Studierende an Fachhochschulen und Universitäten derjenigen Studiengänge, in denen die Elastostatik eine Rolle spielt.

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Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit A Son Remembers


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English | 2003 | pages: 230 | ISBN: 0671024787, 0671024795 | EPUB | 209,0 mb
A portrait of the celebrated movie actress, as presented by her son, recounts her most noted performances, her work as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, and her role as a dedicated wife and mother, in a tribute complemented by previously unpublished photographs and Hepburn’s own paintings.

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Audrey Hepburn A Photographic Celebration (2024)


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English | 2018 | pages: 544 | ISBN: 151073337X | EPUB | 119,7 mb
"I never understood what makes me so special," mused Audrey Hepburn. The daughter of a Dutch baroness, Hepburn first won international acclaim with her role as a princess in the 1953 film Roman Holiday, and she maintained a rare grace and elegance throughout her life that millions have adored and tried to emulate. Audrey Hepburn: A Photographic Celebration showcases the film star, who also worked as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. This book is packed with great quotes from the woman herself and those who admire her (including Hollywood directors and movie stars) as well as engaging trivia and beautiful images of Audrey in all phases of her career.

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