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Cretomania Modern Desires for the Minoan Past


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English | ISBN: 1472474996 | 2016 | 296 pages | PDF | 156 MB
Since its rediscovery in the early 20th century, through spectacular finds such as those by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, Minoan Crete has captured the imagination not only of archaeologists but also of a wider public. This is shown, among other things, by its appearance and uses in a variety of modern cultural practices: from the innovative dances of Sergei Diaghilev and Ted Shawn, to public and vernacular architecture, psychoanalysis, literature, sculpture, fashion designs, and even neo-pagan movements, to mention a few examples.

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Marguerite Duras Apocalyptic Desires


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English | July 1, 1993 | ISBN: 0415050472, 0415050480 | True EPUB | 210 pages | 0.4 MB
Marguerite Duras is France’s best-known and most controversial contemporary woman writer. Duras’ influence extends from her early novels of the 1950’s to her radically innovative experimental autobiographical text of the 1980’s The Lover

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Marguerite Duras Apocalyptic Desires


Free Download Marguerite Duras: Apocalyptic Desires by Leslie Hill
English | July 1, 1993 | ISBN: 0415050472, 0415050480 | True EPUB | 210 pages | 0.4 MB
Marguerite Duras is France’s best-known and most controversial contemporary woman writer. Duras’ influence extends from her early novels of the 1950’s to her radically innovative experimental autobiographical text of the 1980’s The Lover

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Private Desires, Political Action An Invitation to the Politics of Rational Choice


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1997 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 0761951148 | PDF | 5 MB
Private Desires, Political Action is an accessible overview of one of the most important approaches to the study of politics in the modern world – rational choice theory. Michael Laver does not set out to review this entire field, but rather to discuss how we might use rational choice theory to analyze the political competition that affects almost every aspect of our lives. The broad-ranging scope of the book introduces the theory at many levels of analysis, including: the private desires of individuals; the social context of how people fulfil their desires; and the problems of collective action. The discussion of these problems extends into the arena of politics, where the activities of `political entrepreneurs’ or

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The Narrow Road Between Desires Kingkiller Chronicle [Audiobook]


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English | November 14, 2023 | ASIN: B0C9P2B3K9 | M4B@125 kbps | 4h 15m | 232.24 MB
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Narrator: Patrick Rothfuss, Nick Podehl

#1 New York Times-bestselling phenomenon Patrick Rothfuss returns to the wildly popular Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a stunning reimagining of "The Lightning Tree." Expanded to twice its previous length and lavishly illustrated by Nate Taylor, this touching stand-alone story is sure to please new audiences and veteran Rothfuss fans alike

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