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Author: Emma Cheatle Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 100381137X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 226
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Lying in the Dark Room: Architectures of British Maternity returns to and reflects on the spatial and architectural experience of childbirth, through both a critical history of maternity spaces and a creative exploration of those we use today. Where conventional architectural histories objectify buildings (in parallel with the objectification of the maternal body), the book—in the mode of creative practice research—presents a creative-critical autotheory of the architecture of lying-in. It uses feminist, subjective modes of thinking that travel across disciplines, registers and arguments. The book assesses the transformation of maternity spaces—from the female bedchamber of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century marital homes, to the lying-in hospitals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries purposely built by man-midwives, to the late twentieth-century spaces of home and the modern hospital maternity wing—and the parallel shifts in maternal practices. The spaces are not treated as mute or neutral backdrops to maternal history but as a series of vital, entangled atmospheres, materials, practices and objects that are produced by, and, in turn, produce particular social and political conditions, gendered structures and experiences. Moving across spaces, systems, protagonists and their subjectivities, the book shows how hospital design and protocol altered ordinary birth at home and continues to shape maternal spatial experience today. As such, it will be of interest to a wide range of readers, from architectural historians, theoreticians, designers and students to medical humanities historians, to English Literature, humanities and material studies scholars, as well as those interested in creative-critical writing.
Author: Emma Cheatle Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 100381137X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Lying in the Dark Room: Architectures of British Maternity returns to and reflects on the spatial and architectural experience of childbirth, through both a critical history of maternity spaces and a creative exploration of those we use today. Where conventional architectural histories objectify buildings (in parallel with the objectification of the maternal body), the book—in the mode of creative practice research—presents a creative-critical autotheory of the architecture of lying-in. It uses feminist, subjective modes of thinking that travel across disciplines, registers and arguments. The book assesses the transformation of maternity spaces—from the female bedchamber of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century marital homes, to the lying-in hospitals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries purposely built by man-midwives, to the late twentieth-century spaces of home and the modern hospital maternity wing—and the parallel shifts in maternal practices. The spaces are not treated as mute or neutral backdrops to maternal history but as a series of vital, entangled atmospheres, materials, practices and objects that are produced by, and, in turn, produce particular social and political conditions, gendered structures and experiences. Moving across spaces, systems, protagonists and their subjectivities, the book shows how hospital design and protocol altered ordinary birth at home and continues to shape maternal spatial experience today. As such, it will be of interest to a wide range of readers, from architectural historians, theoreticians, designers and students to medical humanities historians, to English Literature, humanities and material studies scholars, as well as those interested in creative-critical writing.
Author: John Ayto Publisher: Chambers Harrap Pub Limited ISBN: 9780550105646 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 853
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Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.
Author: Stephen G. Anchell Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 0240810554 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 394
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A guide to darkroom technique, equipment and formulas. Includes information on pyro and amidol development, monobath development, and push processing.
Author: Minette Walters Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ISBN: 030749473X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 451
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In this acclaimed psychological mystery, Jinx Kingsley, a prominent photographer and millionaire’s daughter, wakes up in an exclusive hospital suffering from amnesia. Not only can she not remember the car accident that caused her memory loss, but she doesn’t remember that her impending wedding has been called off or that her former fiancé and his girlfriend have been brutally murdered in the same way her first husband had been ten years before. Now she must try to piece together her memories in order to determine her innocence. With deft psychological explorations and shocking twists, Walters brings the story to an awe-inspiring conclusion.
Author: Charles M. Schulz Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing ISBN: 1449483798 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 174
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Will they never learn? “Schulz’s masterpiece remains a very particular sort of all-ages comic . . . relevant and funny for all ages generation after generation.” —Good Comics for Kids, a School Library Journal Blog Sibling rivalries. Overzealous hall monitors. Un-kicked footballs. It’s the Peanuts gang you know and love, and everyone’s at it again. Lucy is offering her trademark 5¢ psychiatric advice—and her customers are wondering if it’s actually worth the nickel. Snoopy’s dinner bowl has been thrown deep into enemy territory—and he will do anything to avoid retrieving it from the neighbor’s cat. Finally, our hero must work alongside the little red-haired girl, his secret crush, for a school project . . . can you guess how that will turn out? You’ll find old tricks and new antics in this collection of the world-renowned comics.
Author: Bernd Brunner Publisher: Melville House ISBN: 1612193102 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 124
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“A strange and dreamy voice . . . , like an Italo Calvino short story, curiously translated from some lost, obscure language.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love An utterly charming study of the history of lying down—which is more complicated than you might think We spend a good third of our lives lying down: sleeping, dreaming, making love, thinking, reading, and getting well. Bernd Brunner’s ode to lying down is a rich exploration of cultural history and an entertaining collection of tales, ranging from the history of the mattress to the “slow living movement” to Stone Age repose—when people did not sleep lying down—and beyond. He approaches the horizontal state from a number of directions, but never loses his keen sense for the odd or unusual detail. Far from being a pose of passivity or laziness, lying down can be a protest, a chance to gather thoughts or change your point of view—the other side to our upright, productive lives. Brunner makes an eloquent case for the importance of lying down in a world that values ever-greater levels of activity, arguing that time spent horizontally offers rewards that we’d do well not to ignore.
Author: Cecilia Tetteh Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1543499589 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 97
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Life is full of untold stories. A perfect life is suddenly thrown into a ditch and the question that ensued is: ‘How did we get here’? In Talitha Cumi: Near death, Pastor King and First Lady Cecilia Tetteh recounts how tares were sown in their beautiful lives, leading to the near death of Cecilia and how God gave her a chance to life. The account in this book though riveting, is not meant to exalt any man but to give glory to the Heavenly Father and teach Christians on the benefits of totally depending on God. ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ (Jeremiah 33:3, NKJV). A call unto God is prayer. It is not just the muttering of words; but a spiritual communication with a father who loves and care for his own. It is our prayer that this book will change a destiny and make a believer more dedicated to the things of God. Lessons in this book include endurance, faith, love, testimonies, wisdom, victory, miracles, signs and wonders. A family without love can be shattered by an adversity beyond description. We breathe life because God answered us. This is the first of a two series book based on a true story about deliverance from the spirit of envy and jealousy. The book showcases an unexpected tragedy, diagnosis, loss and great disappointment, burden and unimaginable tiredness which drew a family closer to God. The book is a memorial in honor of great appreciation for God Almighty and showcases His awesomeness for His children.
Author: R. K. Narayan Publisher: Penguin Books India ISBN: 9780141002453 Category : City and town life Languages : en Pages : 804
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Memories Of Malgudi Brings Together Five Unforgettable Novels From The Narayan Corpus. The Dark Room, The First Novel In This Collection, Is The Story Of The Marital Discord Between Savitri, A Traditional Hindu Wife, And Ramani, Her Husband. The English Teacher Is About Another Young Couple: Krishna And His Wife, Susila. Their World Is Full Of Love And Laughter, But When Susila Passes Away, Krishna Must Deal With The Tragic Blow And Find A Reason To Go On Living. In The World Of Nagaraj, Narayan S Final Novel, Nagaraj S Life Of Small Comforts Is Rudely Interrupted By The Arrival Of His Nephew Tim, And He Struggles To Fend Off The Turbulence Which Threatens To Disrupt His World Forever. Sriram, The Hero Of Waiting For The Mahatma, Is In Love With The Enchanting Bharati, But Her Primary Loyalty Is To Gandhiji And His Ideals. Sriram Becomes A Follower Of The Mahatma Himself, But Finds Himself Adapting The Great Man S Ideas To Suit His Own Petty Ends. And In The Guide, Narayan S Award-Winning Novel, Raju The Guide Takes A Roller-Coaster Ride Through Life He Falls In Love With The Beautiful Dancer Rosie, Seduces Her Away From Her Husband, Transforms Her Into A Celebrity But Then Falls Out With Her. Finally, Through A Series Of Ironical Events, He Becomes A Well-Respected Holy Man. The Last In Penguin India S Series Of Collectors Editions Of R.K. Narayan S Novels, Memories Of Malgudi Showcases The Best Of The Master Storyteller S Oeuvre.
Author: Rachel Seiffert Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307428362 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 272
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A debut novel that retells the history of twentieth-century Germany through the experiences of three ordinary Germans. Helmut: A boy born with a physical deformity finds work as a photographer’s assistant during the 1930s and captures on film the changing temper of Berlin, the city he loves. But his acute photographic eye never provides him with the power to understand the significance of what he sees through his camera. . . . Lore: In the weeks following Germany’s surrender, a teenage girl whose parents are both in Allied captivity takes her younger siblings on a terrifying, illegal journey through the four zones of occupation in search of her grandmother. . . . Micha: Many years after the war, a young man trying to discover why the Russians imprisoned his grandfather for nine years after the war meets resistance at every turn; the only person who agrees, reluctantly, to help him is compromised by his own past. The Dark Room evokes the experiences of the individual with astonishing emotional depth and psychological authenticity. With dazzling originality and to profound effect, Rachel Seiffert has re-envisioned and illuminated signal moments of the twentieth century in all their drama and complexity.
Author: Emma Cheatle
Author: Emma Cheatle
Author: John Ayto
Author: Stephen G. Anchell
Author: Minette Walters
Author: Charles M. Schulz
Author: Bernd Brunner
Author: Leonard Cline
Author: Cecilia Tetteh
Author: R. K. Narayan
Author: Rachel Seiffert