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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Communications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cubism
ISBN : OCLC:718264390
Author : Clifford S. Ackley,Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015077626409
Author : Leon Kreitzman,Russell Foster
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781847653727
Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology - understanding the rhythm of life in humans and all plants and animals. The entire natural world is full of rhythms. The early bird catches the worm -and migrates to an internal calendar. Dormice hibernate away the winter. Plants open and close their flowers at the same hour each day. Bees search out nectar-rich flowers day after day. There are cicadas that can breed for only two weeks every 17 years. And in humans: why are people who work anti-social shifts more illness prone and die younger? What is jet-lag and can anything help? Why do teenagers refuse to get up in the morning, and are the rest of us really 'larks' or 'owls'? Why are most people born (and die) between 3am-5am? And should patients be given medicines (and operations) at set times of day, because the body reacts so differently in the morning, evening and at night? The answers lie in our biological clocks the mechanisms which give order to all living things. They impose a structure that enables us to change our behaviour in relation to the time of day, month or year. They are reset at sunrise and sunset each day to link astronomical time with an organism's internal time.
Author : Clifford S. Ackley,Stephen Coppel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Cubism
ISBN : 0500288372
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Author : Elizabeth Lindley,Laura McMahon
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 3039113496
Drawing on thinkers such as Deleuze and Guattari, Kristeva, Lefebvre, Meschonnic, and Virilio, this book explores the concept of rhythms in relation to questions of temporality and the everyday, technology and the city, poetry and autobiography, space and the body in performance.
Author : Will Slatyer
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781482827309
Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes Debt before Dishonour explores the cyclical theory of cultural development, with particular attention paid to the introduction of democratic forms of government in the British Empire and the United States republic. The cyclical theory allows a forecast of the fading of the dominance of the United States as an imperial power. Similar to cultural survival of the loss of dominance experienced by the British Empire after the Great War, the United States will survive in a new form. Which superpower will take over the reins remains to be seen, but the likely contender is the Peoples Republic of China. This conclusion and the timing will allow long-term planning by corporations and governments. In the age of political correctness, it is unlikely that readers will experience any such forecasts by government bodies. Throughout history, societies have used and abused debt, revolted and warred over debt, and have forbidden usury. But the modern financial world as we know it simply cannot exist without usury. Since the 1400s, modern governments have found new ways to expand debt to produce modern economies, which are still subject to the age-old basic principle of debt that it needs to be repaid or dire consequences ensue. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana (1863 1952)
Author : Will Slatyer
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781482894097
The Life/Death Rhythms of Ancient Empires outlines the flow of history from 3000BC to 1400AD to identify the factors that make up dominant, just, prosperous civilisations that can be described as golden cultures. These factors were found to have common features and the cultures themselves could be described in cyclical terms. This meant that the rise and fall of future dominant cultures could be roughly forecast to some degree in terms of hundreds of years. The evolution of capitalism was made possible, during and after actual warfare, by ancient priests and bankers, assisted by the invention of coinage. Capitalism was practised in the ancient world, supported at times by warfare and religion. It was vanquished for centuries by powerful weapons called irresponsible debt, and debasement of currency. The global capitalism of the twenty-first century is dependent on debt and a debased US dollar. A review of ancient history provides the basis for a glimpse into the future. This centurys global temperature increase, which so excites environmentalists, can be shown to be part of a thousand year climate cycle. There well might be a human element to global warming but this just exacerbates the centuries long cyclical pattern. Research has shown that periods of hot-dry and cold-dry climate have effects on human behaviour. Extrapolation of cycles enables forecasts of human behaviour to be made well into the new millennium. Dominant prosperous societies have occurred at roughly 200 year intervals which can suggest time-lines for societies in the present and the future A relatively irreverent history of ancient cultures, war, religion, money and debt produces cyclical analysis enabling a forecast that the USA might lose world dominance in 2040. The next volume "Life/Death Rhythms from the Capitalist Renaissance" will include economic data that will allow refined cyclical forecasts.
Author : Laila Kumari
Publisher : Pencil
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9789358837490
Embark on a transformative journey with 'Mindful Living with Dhammapada,' a timeless guide blending ancient wisdom and modern life. Discover the art of cultivating inner peace, navigating challenges with equanimity, and transforming suffering into wisdom. Explore chapters on mindfulness, forgiveness, and the profound interplay of mind, body, and spirit. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of the Buddha, as this book illuminates the path to joy, compassion, and mindful awareness. A captivating fusion of ancient teachings and contemporary insights, this book is your roadmap to a harmonious and awakened existence in our fast-paced world.
Author : Ben Glaser,Jonathan Culler
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780823282050
This book shows how rhythm constitutes an untapped resource for understanding poetry. Intervening in recent debates over formalism, historicism, and poetics, the authors show how rhythm is at once a defamiliarizing aesthetic force and an unstable concept. Distinct from the related terms to which it’s often assimilated—scansion, prosody, meter—rhythm makes legible a range of ways poetry affects us that cannot be parsed through the traditional resources of poetic theory. Rhythm has rich but also problematic roots in still-lingering nineteenth-century notions of primitive, oral, communal, and sometimes racialized poetics. But there are reasons to understand and even embrace its seductions, including its resistance to lyrical voice and even identity. Through exploration of rhythm’s genealogies and present critical debates, the essays consistently warn against taking rhythm to be a given form offering ready-made resources for interpretation. Pressing beyond poetry handbooks’ isolated descriptions of technique or inductive declarations of what rhythm “is,” the essays ask what it means to think rhythm. Rhythm, the contributors show, happens relative to the body, on the one hand, and to language, on the other—two categories that are distinct from the literary, the mode through which poetics has tended to be analyzed. Beyond articulating what rhythm does to poetry, the contributors undertake a genealogical and theoretical analysis of how rhythm as a human experience has come to be articulated through poetry and poetics. The resulting work helps us better understand poetry both on its own terms and in its continuities with other experiences and other arts. Contributors: Derek Attridge, Tom Cable, Jonathan Culler, Natalie Gerber, Ben Glaser, Virginia Jackson, Simon Jarvis, Ewan Jones, Erin Kappeler, Meredith Martin, David Nowell Smith, Yopie Prins, Haun Saussy
Author : Gaurav Garg
Publisher : Gaurav Garg
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Harnessing Circadian Rhythms for an Optimal Life" is a comprehensive guide that explores the fascinating world of circadian rhythms and how they can be utilized to enhance the quality of life. From understanding the science behind these internal clocks to practical strategies for aligning our routines with them, this book covers a wide range of topics. It delves into the impact of circadian rhythms on sleep, productivity, mental health, aging, travel, shift work, technology, and much more. Readers will discover actionable techniques for optimizing their daily routines, improving physical and cognitive performance, managing stress, and promoting overall well-being. With insights into the latest research and future possibilities, this book empowers individuals to embrace the power of circadian rhythms and unlock their full potential for a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Author : Oliver Zimmer
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191639869
Across Europe the late nineteenth century marked a period of rapid economic change, increased migration, religious conflict, and inter-state competition. In Germany, these developments were further accentuated by the creation of the imperial state in 1870-1871, and the conflicting hopes and expectations it provoked. Attempting to make sense of this turbulent period of German history, historians have frequently reverted to terms such as industrialization, urbanization, nation-formation, modernity or modernization. Using the prism of comparative urban history, Oliver Zimmer highlights the limitations of these conceptual abstractions and challenges the separation of local and national approaches to the past. He shows how men and women drew on their creative energies to instigate change at various levels. Focusing on conflicts over the local economy and elementary schools, as well as on nationalist and religious processions, Remaking the Rhythms of Life examines how urban residents sought to regain a sense of place in a changing world - less by resisting the novel than by reconfiguring their environments in ways that reflected their sensibilities and aspirations; less by lamenting the decline of civic virtues than by creating surroundings that proved sufficiently meaningful to sustain lives. In their capacity as consumers, citizens, and members of religious or economic associations, people embarked on a multitude of journeys. As they did, larger phenomena such as religion, nationalism, and the state became intertwined with their everyday affairs and concerns.
Author : Wolfgang Held
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780863159695
The week has a remarkable rhythm that does not fit exactly with either the month or the year, yet most of humanity keeps faith with it. Why did the seven-day week triumph over other ways of subdividing the month in ancient times? The answer, as Wolfgang Held shows, is rooted in the human being. The human soul resonates from day to day in seven differing moods. Deepening our understanding of the characteristic weekly rhythm can give us strength and inspiration in the way we live our lives. Wolfgang Held goes on to discuss further rhythms at work in our lives — from the briefest moments to the seasons of the year — and explains ways in which our bodies influence our sense of time. This practical and inspirational book offers us fascinating insights into how we can develop our potential through a conscious relationship with time.
Author : Eduardo de la Fuente
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136927430
In the first decade of the twentieth-century, many composers rejected the principles of tonality and regular beat. This signaled a dramatic challenge to the rationalist and linear conceptions of music that had existed in the West since the Renaissance. The ‘break with tonality’, Neo-Classicism, serialism, chance, minimalism and the return of the ‘sacred’ in music, are explored in this book for what they tell us about the condition of modernity. Modernity is here treated as a complex social and cultural formation, in which mythology, narrative, and the desire for ‘re-enchantment’ have not completely disappeared. Through an analysis of Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Boulez and Cage, 'the author shows that the twentieth century composer often adopted an artistic personality akin to Max Weber’s religious types of the prophet and priest, ascetic and mystic. Twentieth Century Music and the Question of Modernity advances a cultural sociology of modernity and shows that twentieth century musical culture often involved the adoption of ‘apocalyptic’ temporal narratives, a commitment to ‘musical revolution’, a desire to explore the limits of noise and sound, and, finally, redemption through the rediscovery of tonality. This book is essential reading for those interested in cultural sociology, sociological theory, music history, and modernity/modernism studies.
Author : Elaine Stratford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135117429
By thinking in terms of the geographies of mobilities, we are better able to understand the central importance of movements, rhythms and shifting emplacements over the life-course. This innovative book represents research from a new and flourishing multidisciplinary field that includes, among other things, studies on smart cities, infrastructures and networks; mobile technologies for automated highways or locative media; mobility justice and rights to stay or enter or reside. These activities, cadences and changing attachments to place have profound effects—first upon how we conduct or govern ourselves and each other via many social institutions, and second upon how we constitute the spaces in and through which our lives are experienced. This scholarship also has clear connections to numerous aspects of social and spatial policy and planning.
Author : Alex Murray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107169661
This book explores the relationship between literary politics and the politics of place in fin-de-siècle travel and place-based literature.