Postmodern Geographies stands as the cardinal broadcast & defence of theory s spatial turn From the suppression of space in modern social science & the disciplinary aloofness of geography to the spatial returns of Foucault & Lefebvre & the construction of Marxist geographies alert to urbanization & global development renowned geographer Edward W Soja details the trajectory of this turn & lays out its key debates An expanded critique of historicism & a refined grasp of materialist dialectics bolster Soja s attempt to introduce geography to postmodernity animating a series of engagements with Heidegger Giddens Castells & others Two exploratory essays on the postfordist landscapes of Los Angeles complete the book offering a glimpse of Soja s new geography carried into its highest register ...

Postmodernism has been a buzzword in contemporary society for the last decade But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges & explores the key ideas of postmodernists & their engagement with theory literature the visual arts film architecture & music He treats artists intellectuals critics & social scientists &as if they were all members of a loosely constituted & quarrelsome political party&
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The first book in the Kay Scarpetta series from No 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell' America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The Times A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond Virginia Three women have died brutalised & strangled in their own bedroom There is no pattern the killer appears to strike at random
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Postnatal Depression & Maternal Mental Health will provide readers with an excellent grasp of postnatal depression & the range of perinatal mental health difficulties they may come across in universal services for mental illness in pregnant & postnatal women 200 pages Gellhorn Sue ...

Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings their culture & the world Following a brief account of the historical relationship between structuralism & poststructuralism this Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language & culture Whilst the author discusses such well-known figures as Barthes Foucault Derrida & Lacan she also draws pertinent examples from literature art film & popular culture unfolding the postructuralist account of what it means to be a human being ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Postural Correction presents 30 commonly occurring postural conditions in a comprehensive format providing hands-on therapists the knowledge to help clients address malalignments Focusing on treatment rather than assessment it takes a direct approach & applies techniques to improve posture from an anatomical rather than aesthetic perspective 232 pages Johnson Jane ...

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Europe in 1945 was prostrate Much of the continent was devastated by war mass slaughter bombing & chaos Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control exchanging one despotism for another Today the Soviet Union is no more & the democracies of the European Union reach as far as the borders of Russia itself Postwar tells the rich & complex story of how we got from there to here Running right up to the Iraq war & the election of Benedict XVI Postwar makes sense of Europe's recent history & identity of what Europe is & has been It is nothing less than a masterpiece Shortlisted for the Pulitzer & Samuel Johnson Prizes Winner of the Arthur Ross Book Award ...

Description from the publisher These are uncertain times There has been a power void since the coup Everyone from the highest aristocrat to the lowliest gang boss strives to gain the support of the guilds — but to get this means bribery skullduggery & knowledge of the four most powerful & influential figures in the city Knowing when to strike requires cunning & prudence News travels fast & no guild wants to become infamousunless of course they can profit from it! In Pot-de-Vin the goal is to collect sets of different guild symbols by winning rounds & claiming the cards of your opponents Gather the right amount of symbols to gain the most points Jokers can be added to a guild of your choice but watch out for the Pot-de-Vin (13); if you don&t collect them all then they will hurt you in the end ...