Author: Owen Hatherley
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1784780774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the marketing of a "make do and mend" aesthetic to the growing nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed, a cultural distraction scam prevents people grasping the truth of their condition. The Ministry of Nostalgia explodes the creation of a false history: a rewriting of the austerity of the 1940s and 1950s, which saw the development of a welfare state while the nation crawled out of the devastations of war. This period has been recast to explain and offer consolation for the violence of neoliberalism, an ideology dedicated to the privatisation of our common wealth. In coruscating prose-with subjects ranging from Ken Loach's documentaries, Turner Prize-shortlisted video art, London vernacular architecture, and Jamie Oliver's cooking-Hatherley issues a passionate challenge to the injunction to keep calm and carry on.
The Ministry of Nostalgia
Author: Owen Hatherley
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1784780774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the marketing of a "make do and mend" aesthetic to the growing nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed, a cultural distraction scam prevents people grasping the truth of their condition. The Ministry of Nostalgia explodes the creation of a false history: a rewriting of the austerity of the 1940s and 1950s, which saw the development of a welfare state while the nation crawled out of the devastations of war. This period has been recast to explain and offer consolation for the violence of neoliberalism, an ideology dedicated to the privatisation of our common wealth. In coruscating prose-with subjects ranging from Ken Loach's documentaries, Turner Prize-shortlisted video art, London vernacular architecture, and Jamie Oliver's cooking-Hatherley issues a passionate challenge to the injunction to keep calm and carry on.
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1784780774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the marketing of a "make do and mend" aesthetic to the growing nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed, a cultural distraction scam prevents people grasping the truth of their condition. The Ministry of Nostalgia explodes the creation of a false history: a rewriting of the austerity of the 1940s and 1950s, which saw the development of a welfare state while the nation crawled out of the devastations of war. This period has been recast to explain and offer consolation for the violence of neoliberalism, an ideology dedicated to the privatisation of our common wealth. In coruscating prose-with subjects ranging from Ken Loach's documentaries, Turner Prize-shortlisted video art, London vernacular architecture, and Jamie Oliver's cooking-Hatherley issues a passionate challenge to the injunction to keep calm and carry on.
Keep Calm I Have the Rings
Author: Don Joe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781078265898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781078265898
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Ring
Author: Piers Anthony
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 149765811X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Far-future convicts get “ringed”—and lose their free will—in this novel of “chilling extrapolation” cowritten by the New York Times–bestselling author (Clifford D. Simak). After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff’s plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted . . . and ringed. The ring. The ultimate high-tech civics lesson. A surgically implanted electronic monitor that automatically caused unendurable agony when a convict strayed from righteousness. A ringer would do no evil, think no evil, see or hear evil robocops—nor defend himself or others from insult or injury. And in a corrupt world of licensed sin and satanic parties, floral estates, and city-size slums, ringers were the ultimate victims. But the ring’s data banks had not factored in Jeff Font’s strength, courage, and his will to fight society, the world, and the agony of the ring to unravel the plot that entrapped him—and see justice done.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 149765811X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Far-future convicts get “ringed”—and lose their free will—in this novel of “chilling extrapolation” cowritten by the New York Times–bestselling author (Clifford D. Simak). After a youth spent trapped in space exile, Jeff Font returned to Earth to seek vengeance against the planetary mogul who had framed and destroyed his family. Jeff’s plans backfired: He was captured, drugged, rammed through a computerized court system, convicted . . . and ringed. The ring. The ultimate high-tech civics lesson. A surgically implanted electronic monitor that automatically caused unendurable agony when a convict strayed from righteousness. A ringer would do no evil, think no evil, see or hear evil robocops—nor defend himself or others from insult or injury. And in a corrupt world of licensed sin and satanic parties, floral estates, and city-size slums, ringers were the ultimate victims. But the ring’s data banks had not factored in Jeff Font’s strength, courage, and his will to fight society, the world, and the agony of the ring to unravel the plot that entrapped him—and see justice done.
The ring and the book
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The ring and the book. Author's ed
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
From the ring and the book and later poems
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Complete Works of Robert Browning: The ring and the book
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Volume 2
Author: CHACHA KIM
Publisher: Tappytoon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In the magnificent empire of Ortega, Cárcel Escalante’s fate was sealed at the tender age of six when Inés Valeztena, an equally young girl, chose him as her future husband. With the clock ticking on his bachelorhood, Cárcel, a man of striking looks adorned in the finery of a navy uniform, indulges in the pleasures of his fleeting single status. Unbeknownst to him, Inés eagerly anticipates the day she can dissolve their impending union. She delights in Cárcel’s licentious exploits, seeking nothing more than a partner willing to part ways when the time comes. When Cárcel discovers Inés’s nonchalance toward his promiscuity, confusion gives way to intrigue, prompting him to see Inés in a new light and reevaluate his priorities. Now, determined to prove his worthiness as her husband, Cárcel embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Meanwhile, Inés is resolute in executing her plans for divorce. In this enchanting romance set against the tapestry of a bygone era, they must navigate the complexities of love and redemption, confronting unexpected truths that lie beneath the surface. Will Cárcel succeed in changing Inés’s mind, or is their destiny already written in the stars? Volume 2 contains Parts 6 – 8(1) of the original serialization. You can find subsequent chapters on the Tappytoon app. Enjoy the official webcomic of The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway on Tappytoon app.
Publisher: Tappytoon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In the magnificent empire of Ortega, Cárcel Escalante’s fate was sealed at the tender age of six when Inés Valeztena, an equally young girl, chose him as her future husband. With the clock ticking on his bachelorhood, Cárcel, a man of striking looks adorned in the finery of a navy uniform, indulges in the pleasures of his fleeting single status. Unbeknownst to him, Inés eagerly anticipates the day she can dissolve their impending union. She delights in Cárcel’s licentious exploits, seeking nothing more than a partner willing to part ways when the time comes. When Cárcel discovers Inés’s nonchalance toward his promiscuity, confusion gives way to intrigue, prompting him to see Inés in a new light and reevaluate his priorities. Now, determined to prove his worthiness as her husband, Cárcel embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Meanwhile, Inés is resolute in executing her plans for divorce. In this enchanting romance set against the tapestry of a bygone era, they must navigate the complexities of love and redemption, confronting unexpected truths that lie beneath the surface. Will Cárcel succeed in changing Inés’s mind, or is their destiny already written in the stars? Volume 2 contains Parts 6 – 8(1) of the original serialization. You can find subsequent chapters on the Tappytoon app. Enjoy the official webcomic of The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway on Tappytoon app.
The Complete Works of Robert Browning: The ring and the book
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Rings of the Templars
Author: B. Eugene Ellison
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462098762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In the Rings of the Templars, Jim Kirkwood, a self-indulgent and at times unsympathetic profiteer, joins forces with the Chief of a Scottish Clan and a beautiful Archeologist in search of lost treasure in the snow-covered highlands of Scotland. Hidden for over five hundred years, the treasure reaches back into biblical times and contains truths that, if rediscovered, would unravel the fabric of the Christian era. Betrayals and lies attempts to derail his quest as the grave of an ancient Knight surrenders the encrypted keys setting the stage for deception, murder and the greatest archeological find of all times.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462098762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In the Rings of the Templars, Jim Kirkwood, a self-indulgent and at times unsympathetic profiteer, joins forces with the Chief of a Scottish Clan and a beautiful Archeologist in search of lost treasure in the snow-covered highlands of Scotland. Hidden for over five hundred years, the treasure reaches back into biblical times and contains truths that, if rediscovered, would unravel the fabric of the Christian era. Betrayals and lies attempts to derail his quest as the grave of an ancient Knight surrenders the encrypted keys setting the stage for deception, murder and the greatest archeological find of all times.