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Book Crossbenching

Download or read book Crossbenching written by Markus Miessen and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the analogy of the crossbencher the independent politician in the uber-conservative British House of Lords he proposes a reframing of architecture practice as one which operates on the basis of alternative and self-governing political parameters, hoping to open up a fresh debate on ways of acting politically. Preface by Austrian philosopher and political theorist Armen Avanessian, introduction by Swiss journalist and author Hannes Grassegger and Miessen, and postscript by Canadian artist, writer and designer Patricia Reed.

Book The Nightmare of Participation

Download or read book The Nightmare of Participation written by Markus Miessen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including an introduction by Eyal Weizman, a conversation with Chantal Mouffe, an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist, and post-scripts by Bassam El Baroni, Jeremy Beaudry, and Carson Chan. Welcome to Harmonistan! Over the last decade, the term "participation" has become increasingly overused. When everyone has been turned into a participant, the often uncritical, innocent, and romantic use of the term has become frightening. Supported by a repeatedly nostalgic veneer of worthiness, phony solidarity, and political correctness, participation has become the default of politicians withdrawing from responsibility. Similar to the notion of an independent politician dissociated from a specific party, this third part of Miessen's "Participation" trilogy encourages the role of what he calls the "crossbench practitioner," an "uninterested outsider" and "uncalled participator" who is not limited by existing protocols, and who enters the arena with nothing but creative intellect and the will to generate change.

Book Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English

Download or read book Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English written by Michael B. Montgomery and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 3218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English is a revised and expanded edition of the Weatherford Award–winning Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, published in 2005 and known in Appalachian studies circles as the most comprehensive reference work dedicated to Appalachian vernacular and linguistic practice. Editors Michael B. Montgomery and Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller document the variety of English used in parts of eight states, ranging from West Virginia to Georgia—an expansion of the first edition's geography, which was limited primarily to North Carolina and Tennessee—and include over 10,000 entries drawn from over 2,200 sources. The entries include approximately 35,000 citations to provide the reader with historical context, meaning, and usage. Around 1,600 of those examples are from letters written by Civil War soldiers and their family members, and another 4,000 are taken from regional oral history recordings. Decades in the making, the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English surpasses the original by thousands of entries. There is no work of this magnitude available that so completely illustrates the rich language of the Smoky Mountains and Southern Appalachia.

Book Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards

Download or read book Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards written by and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards

Download or read book Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards written by United States. National Bureau of Standards and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Companion to the standing orders and guide to the proceedings of the House of Lords

Download or read book Companion to the standing orders and guide to the proceedings of the House of Lords written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 22nd edition of the publication which was first published in 1862. It is the authoritiative guide to procedure in the House. This edition reflects two major changes: the creation of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 1 October 2009, ending the historic judicature of the House of Lords; secondly the procedures agreed for regulating the conduct of members.

Book Drawing and Experiencing Architecture

Download or read book Drawing and Experiencing Architecture written by Marianna Charitonidou and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How were the concepts of the observer and user in architecture and urban planning transformed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries? Marianna Charitonidou explores how the mutations of the means of representation in architecture and urban planning relate to the significance of city's inhabitants. She investigates Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's fascination with perspective, Team Ten's interest in the humanisation of architecture and urbanism, Constantinos Doxiadis and Adriano Olivetti's role in reshaping the relationship between politics and urban planning during the postwar years, Giancarlo De Carlo's architecture of participation, Aldo Rossi's design methods, Denise Scott Brown's active socioplactics and Bernard Tschumi's conception praxis.

Book Chambers Pocket Dictionary

Download or read book Chambers Pocket Dictionary written by Elaine Higgleton and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Parliament and the legislative process

Download or read book Parliament and the legislative process written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Constitution and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parliament and the legislative Process : 14th report of session 2003-04, Vol. 2: Evidence

Book Unlocking Constitutional   Administrative Law

Download or read book Unlocking Constitutional Administrative Law written by Mark Ryan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and reliable account of public law, now revised and updated in an attractive new format in which the main points are brought to the fore and complexities explained to help you get to grips with this core component of an undergraduate or CPE/GDL law degree.

Book The Efficient Secret

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gary W. Cox
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2005-09-08
  • ISBN : 9780521019019
  • Pages : 208 pages

Download or read book The Efficient Secret written by Gary W. Cox and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rational choice model analyses the problems of voter choice, the emergence of partly loyalty and cabinet government in Victorian England.

Book Israel in a Turbulent Region

Download or read book Israel in a Turbulent Region written by Tore Petersen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology examines and deconstructs what Israeli security looks like and how its various security identities have evolved both before the establishment of the state and in the years and decades since 1948. It casts light on how aspects of Israel’s foreign relations have been shaped as much by internal politics as by external challenge. Further, not only does it answer the questions surrounding Israel’s past, but examines carefully what type of country it has now become. Compared to much of the turbulence in the region, Israel’s diplomacies have been remarkably resilient and inventive. With the background of 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration this book is a multidisciplinary study using several different methodological approaches; from discursive analyses, to theories of memories and identity, to interviews with Israeli soldiers in the field, to a legal approach to the topic, as well as International Relations studies and traditional archival studies. South Africa was one of Israel’s main partners in terms of security cooperation and weapons research and development until the fall of the apartheid regime. This has been compensated with Israel opening up diplomatic relations with China (1991) and India (1992) and extending its ties with Japan. While the EU often criticize Israel’s policies against the Palestinians, this is mostly rhetoric as for practical purposes Israel is like a member of the EU. This comprehensive volume studying contemporary Israel is an invaluable resource for students and scholars interested in Foreign and Security Policy, Israel and the Middle East.

Book The Fat Burning Workout

Download or read book The Fat Burning Workout written by Joyce L. Vedral and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning fitness expert Joyce Vedral--author of Now or Never and The 12-Minute Total-Body Workout--offers an age-fighting plan to tone muscles and burn off fat.

Book Parliament Today

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Adonis
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780719039782
  • Pages : 294 pages

Download or read book Parliament Today written by Andrew Adonis and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to take account of the 1992 election and ensuing developments, this book is a guide to Parliament's contemporary role and operation and to prospects for reform in the 1990s.

Book Legislation at Westminster

    Book Details:
  • Author : Meg Russell
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2017-09-08
  • ISBN : 0191068349
  • Pages : 376 pages

Download or read book Legislation at Westminster written by Meg Russell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws. Yet Britain's legislative process is often seen as executive-dominated, and parliament as relatively weak. As this book shows, such impressions can be misleading. Drawing on the largest study of its kind for more than forty years, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover cast new light on the political dynamics that shape the legislative process. They provide a fascinating account of the passage of twelve government bills - collectively attracting more than 4000 proposed amendments - through both the House of Commons and House of Lords. These include highly contested changes such as Labour's identity cards scheme and the coalition's welfare reforms, alongside other relatively uncontroversial measures. As well as studying the parliamentary record and amendments, the study draws from more than 100 interviews with legislative insiders. Following introductory chapters about the Westminster legislative process, the book focuses on the contribution of distinct parliamentary 'actors', including the government, opposition, backbenchers, select committees, and pressure groups. It considers their behaviour in the legislative process, what they seek to achieve, and crucially how they influence policy decisions. The final chapter reflects on Westminster's influence overall, showing this to be far greater than commonly assumed. Parliamentary influence is asserted in various different ways - ranging from visible amendments to more subtle means of changing government's behaviour. The book's findings make an important contribution to understanding both British politics and the dynamics of legislative bodies more broadly. Its readability and relevance will appeal to both specialists and general readers with interests in politics and law, in the UK and beyond.

Book Horticulture

    Book Details:
  • Author : George Acquaah
  • Publisher : Prentice Hall
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 872 pages

Download or read book Horticulture written by George Acquaah and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, "Horticulture: Principles and Practices" continues to explore horticulture as a science, an art, and a business, meeting the practical information needs of everyone involved in the discipline--from the small urban gardener/hobbyist to the large-scale producer. Hailed by many as the leading text of its kind and the best introductory horticulture book available today, this new edition is completely updated to include the latest developments and newest technologies. Chapters are organized into six main parts: "The Underlying Science" What Is Horticulture?; Classifying and Naming Horticultural Plants; Plant Anatomy; Plant Growth Environment; Plant Physiology; Plant Genetics and Improvement; Postharvest Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products "Protecting Horticultural Plants" Biological Enemies of Horticultural Plants; Principles and Methods of Disease and Pest Control "Propagating Horticultural Plants" Sexual Propagation; Asexual Propagation "Growing Plants Indoors" Growing Houseplants; Terrarium Culture: Bonsai: The Art of Miniature Plant Culture; Controlled-Environment Horticulture; Growing Succulents "Growing Plants Outdoors: Ornamentals" Principles of Landscaping: Nursery Production and Installation of the Landscape; Turf Production and Use; Pruning; Maintenance of the Landscape and Garden; Cut and Dried Flowers: Production and Arranging "Growing Plants Outdoors: Vegetables, Fruits, and Nuts" Growing Vegetables; Herb Gardening; Organic Fanning; Management of Selected Fruit Trees, Nuts, and Small Fruits This text is particularly useful for undergraduate courses in introductory horticulture, introductory plant science, and principles of crop production. Additional resources are available to instructors who adopt this text for a course.

Book British Conservatism and the Legal Regulation of Intimate Relationships

Download or read book British Conservatism and the Legal Regulation of Intimate Relationships written by Andrew Gilbert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does conservatism, as a body of political thought, say about the legal regulation of intimate relationships, and to what extent has this thought influenced the Conservative Party's approach to family law? With this question as its focus, this book explores the relationship between family law, conservatism and the Conservative Party since the 1980s. Taking a politico- and socio-legal perspective, the discussion draws on an expansive reading of Hansard as well as recently released archival material. The study first sets out the political tradition of conservatism, relying largely on the work of Edmund Burke, before going on to analyse the discourse around the development of four crucial statutes in the field, namely: the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984; the Family Law Act 1996; the Civil Partnership Act 2004; and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. This work offers the first extended synthesis of family law, conservative political thought and Conservative Party politics, and as such provides significant new insight into how family law is made. Runner up of the 2020 PSA Conservatism Studies Book Prize.