Walter Benjamin's magnum opus was a book he did not live to write. In The Dialectics of Seeing, Susan Buck-Morss offers an inventive reconstruction of the Passagen Werk, or Arcades Project, as it might have taken form. Working with Benjamin's vast files of citations and commentary which contain a myriad of historical details from the dawn of consumer culture, Buck-Morss makes visible the conceptual structure that gives these fragments philosophical coherence. She uses images throughout the book to demonstrate that Benjamin took the debris of mass culture seriously as the source of philosophical truth. The Paris Arcades that so fascinated Benjamin (as they did the Surrealists whose "materialist metaphysics" he admired) were the prototype, the 19th century "ur-form" of the modern shopping mall. Benjamin's dialectics of seeing demonstrate how to read these consumer dream houses and so many other material objects of the time--from air balloons to women's fashions, from Baudelaire's poetry to Grandville's cartoons--as anticipations of social utopia and, simultaneously, as clues for a radical political critique. Buck-Morss plots Benjamin's intellectual orientation on axes running east and west, north and south--Moscow Paris, Berlin-Naples--and shows how such thinking in coordinates can explain his understanding of "dialectics at a standstill." She argues for the continuing relevance of Benjamin's insights but then allows a set of "afterimages" to have the last word.
Автор: Taylor Sean, Morss Alex Название: Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up ISBN: 0711255393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780711255395 Издательство: Frances Lincoln Цена: 1972.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: In this uplifting picture book about spring, follow two children and their father through their backyard as they discover all the different ways nature wakes up from its long winter sleep.Spot the busy creatures and plants as the tale unfolds, then learn about how each responds to the increasing daylight and warmth that usher in the season. Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer an inviting introduction to the science behind spring. The yard is bright, birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, and there are tadpoles in the pond! What is all the commotion about? In each colorful scene, the family discovers a different sign of spring--a bird collecting twigs for its nest, a fox snuggling her cubs, a caterpillar feasting on leaves... After the story, annotated illustrations explain the spring behaviors of various plants and animals. Inspire an appreciation for the natural world in this joyous exploration of spring.
Автор: , Lovett Robert Morss 1870-1956 Название: Sir Walter Scott`s Marmion; ISBN: 1372010114 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781372010118 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4405.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Morss D. K. Название: Final Drive ISBN: 0986411302 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780986411304 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "I could slit your throat right now, you whore, and throw your body into Puget Sound. No one would ever know what happened to you And you know I could do it, too, baby. I'm a cop, and I know how to do these things and not get caught." - Thirty-eight-year-old Rachel Goodrich, a survivor of domestic violence, has spent the last twelve years changing her life, keeping secrets, and trying to put her failed marriage behind her. One dark night she finds herself face-to-face with her abusive ex-husband and suffers a severe beating. Near death, her deceased grandparents reach out to help her transition to the other side. - Kenneth Hamilton, a cop and an ex-con, is determined to have Rachel back. If she doesn't submit, he will finish the job and she will be planted six feet under, "pushing up posies." He also recently took a shot at his other ex-wife, Debbie. He is on the lam and has nothing to lose. - Aaron Townsend, a Seattle coffee tycoon with his own secrets and wounds of the heart loves Rachel and would do anything to save her life and help her find natural healing through integration of mind, body, and spirit. FINAL DRIVE is a novel of real love, divergent personalities, paranormal, drama, and the process of the healing of heart and body.
Автор: Morss Willard, Morss Herren Janet Название: Stolen Princess: A Northwest Indian Legend ISBN: 0615999336 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615999333 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2233.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Vaughn Moody William, Morss Lovett Robert Название: A history of English literature ISBN: 9353803950 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789353803957 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5153.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Автор: Morse Susan Название: Ruff Love ISBN: 1497643937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781497643932 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is not a book about a dog. I really do prefer my husband--honest. But it's hard to tell the story of our journey into the empty nest, and leave out one particular animal. Which kind of illustrates the problem.
It is November 2009, and after mourning the loss of Arrow, their beloved Australian shepherd mutt, Susan and David Morse and family are finally ready to adopt a new dog. David's acting jobs keep him away from home for long stretches of time, the last two teenagers are on their way to college, and this time it's Susan's turn to pick the dog. She probably should have thought a little more carefully before falling for a retired racing greyhound.
Enter Lilly, who lands like a disoriented neutron bomb in Susan's comfortable suburban home after living the first three years of her life in the rugged and ruthless world of the racetrack. Instantly lovable but hopelessly inept at domesticity, Lilly turns out to be more than Susan bargained for, throwing all Susan and David's plans for their long-anticipated, footloose empty-nest years into complete disarray.
In The Dog Stays in the Picture, Susan Morse tells the hilarious and moving story of how an anxious dog and a high-strung woman find tranquility together.
Автор: Morse Susan Woods Название: In the Hush ISBN: 1635349346 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781635349344 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Taylor, Sean Morss, Alex Chiu, Cinyee Название: Winter sleep ISBN: 0711242836 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780711242838 Издательство: Hachette UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1972.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A mix of narrative and factual content, offering a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation, seen through the lens of a child`s journey walking through a winter landscape.
