City of Man's Desire
Author : Cornelia Golna
Publisher : Go-Bos Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 21,72 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
ISBN : 9789080411449
Constantinople
Author : Philip Mansel
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1848546475
Book Description
Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family. In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the centre of the dramatic and often depraved story of an extraordinary dynasty.
Suburbanite
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 1911
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Promoting Sustainable Living
Author : Justyna Karakiewicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317701569
Book Description
Current images of sustainability are often designed to instil fear and force change, not because we believe in it, but because we fear the consequences of inaction. Moving away from negative portrayals of sustainability, this book identifies the factors that motivate people to aspire towards sustainable living. It introduces the notion of sustainability as an "object of desire" that will allow people not to be scared of the future but rather to dream about it and look forward to a better quality of life. Tracing the history of major changes in our society that have dramatically altered our perceptions, beliefs and attitudes about sustainability, the book analyses the role of communications in persuading people of the benefits of sustainable living. It describes our current desires and dreams and explains why we need to change. Finally, the book suggests what could be done to not only make sustainability an object of desire, but also introduce hopes and dreams for a better future into our everyday lives. This inspiring and interdisciplinary book provides innovative insights for researchers, students and professionals in a range of disciplines, in particular environment and sustainability, sustainable marketing and advertising, and psychology.
City of Desires - a Place for God?
Author : Reinder Ruard Ganzevoort
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 18,98 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3643903073
Book Description
Originating at the 2011 conference of the International Academy of Practical Theology in Amsterdam, this volume explores the practical theological significance of desire. Although desire is central to many issues in practical theology and related disciplines, it is only rarely discussed under its own name. Three introductory chapters locate desire in concrete practices in the city and discuss the phenomenology, theology, and ethics of desire. Subsequent sections are organized around embodying desire, culturing desire, and transforming desire. The chapters include various kinds of desire, such as sexuality, consumerism, and spirituality. Perspectives from different contexts and religious traditions are offered in this rich and thought-provoking book. (Series: International Practical Theology - Vol. 16)
Journal of the Town Planning Institute
Author : Town Planning Institute (London, England)
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 35,30 MB
Release : 1927
Category : City planning
ISBN :
Book Description
Includes Proceedings of the Institute's meetings.
South Asian Novelists in English
Author : Jaina C. Sanga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 15,25 MB
Release : 2003-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313016968
Book Description
With the publication of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize winning novel, ^IMidnight's Children^R in 1981, followed by the unprecedented popularity of his subsequent works, the cinematic adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's ^IThe English Patient,^R many other best-sellers written by South Asian novelists writing in English have gained a tremendous following. This reference is a guide to their lives and writings. The volume focuses on novelists born in South Asia who have written and continue to write about issues concerning that region. Some of the novelists have published widely, while others are only beginning their literary careers. The volume includes alphabetically arranged entries on more than 50 South Asian novelists. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a summary of the novelist's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Since many of the contributors are personally acquainted with the novelists, they are able to offer significant insights. The volume closes with a selected bibliography of studies of the South Asian novel in English, along with a list of anthologies and periodicals.
Town Journal
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Page : 964 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 1924
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The City of Earthly Desire
Author : Francis Berger
Publisher : Francis Berger - Createspace
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1478387882
Book Description
The City of Earthly Desire is an unforgettable novel of love and lust; beauty and vulgarity; virtue and vice; and art and ethics. Occasionally dark, but always entertaining and engaging, the narrative is peopled by a memorable cast of characters who are as intense and turbulent as the times and places they occupy. Like the great novels of the nineteenth century, the story delves into the struggle between morality and immorality; meaning and nihilism; and good and evil. After the communists destroy his dream of becoming a recognized painter in Hungary, Reinhardt Drixler escapes to America to provide a better future for his young family and to further his artistic pursuits. Twenty-five years later, communism collapses in Europe; Reinhardt’s son Béla falls in love with Suzy Kiss, an ambitious and alluring Hungarian striptease dancer whose interest in the young writer can be summarized in two words: green card. When Suzy is mysteriously deported, a devastated Béla must make a decision – should he stay in New York and continue with the noble artistic ambitions his father instilled in him, or should he follow his heart to Hungary and explore the enticing and risqué opportunities blossoming in post-communist Budapest?
Interpretation
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 33,71 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Political science
ISBN :
Book Description
A journal of political philosophy.
