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Artistic Visions of the Anthropocene North Climate Change and Nature in Art

Artistic Visions of the Anthropocene North Climate Change and Nature in Art

In the era of the Anthropocene artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven chapters which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art science and media technologies to examine the human impact on these landscapes and question the blurred boundaries between nature and the human. Canadian artists such as Lawren Harris and Geronimo Inutiq are considered alongside artists from Scandinavia and Iceland such as J. C. Dahl Eija-Liisa Ahtila Toril Johannessen and Björk. | Artistic Visions of the Anthropocene North Climate Change and Nature in Art

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Children Childhood and Musical Theater

Children Childhood and Musical Theater

Bringing together scholars from musicology literature childhood studies and theater this volume examines the ways in which children's musicals tap into adult nostalgia for childhood while appealing to the needs and consumer potential of the child. The contributors take up a wide range of musicals including works inspired by the books of children's authors such as Roald Dahl P. L. Travers and Francis Hodgson Burnett; created by Rodgers and Hammerstein Lionel Bart and other leading lights of musical theater; or conceived for a cast made up entirely of children. The collection examines musicals that propagate or complicate normative attitudes regarding what childhood is or should be. It also considers the child performer in movie musicals as well as in professional and amateur stage musicals. This far-ranging collection highlights the special place that musical theater occupies in the imaginations and lives of children as well as adults. The collection comes at a time of increased importance of musical theater in the lives of children and young adults. | Children Childhood and Musical Theater

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Twentieth Century Town Halls Architecture of Democracy

Twentieth Century Town Halls Architecture of Democracy

This is the first book to examine the development of the town hall during the twentieth century and the way in which these civic buildings have responded to the dramatic political social and architectural changes which took place during the period. Following an overview of the history of the town hall as a building type it examines the key themes variations and lessons which emerged during the twentieth century. This is followed by 20 case studies from around the world which include plans sections and full-colour illustrations. Each of the case studies examines the town hall's procurement the selection of its architect and the building design and critically analyses its success and contribution to the type’s development. The case studies include:Copenhagen Town Hall Denmark Martin NyropStockholm City Hall Sweden Ragnar OstbergHilversum Town Hall the Netherlands Willem M. DudokWalthamstow Town Hall Britain Philip Dalton HepworthOslo Town Hall Norway Arnstein Arneberg and Magnus PoulssonCasa del Fascio Como Italy Guiseppe TerragniAarhus Town Hall Denmark Arne Jacobsen with Eric MollerSaynatsalo Town Hall Finland Alvar AaltoKurashiki City Hall Japan Kenzo TangeToronto City Hall Canada Viljo RevellBoston City Hall USA Kallmann McKinnell and KnowlesDallas City Hall USA IM PeiMississauga City Hall Canada Ed Jones and Michael KirklandBorgoricco Town Hall Italy Aldo RossiReykjavik City Hall Iceland Studio GrandaValdelaguna Town Hall Spain Victor Lopez Cotelo and Carlos Puente FernandezThe Hague City Hall the Netherlands Richard MeierIragna Town Hall Switzerland Raffaele CavadiniMurcia City Hall Spain Jose Rafael MoneoLondon City Hall UK Norman Foster | Twentieth Century Town Halls Architecture of Democracy

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Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel A Critical Approach to Political Discourse

Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel A Critical Approach to Political Discourse

This book scrutinises how political actors in the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) have articulated the security-democracy nexus in their discourses. Security crises expose political leaders to an uncomfortable dilemma: guaranteeing the safety of citizens while at the same time preserving democratic principles basic rights and liberties. In this respect Israel represents an archetypical case. Defining itself as a democracy the state of Israel has been in quasi-constant conflict with its neighbouring countries while facing terror attacks repeatedly. This situation has resulted in the upholding of the state of emergency since the establishment of the state in 1948 and in the enactment of security measures that are often in conflict with democratic values. The tension between security and democracy is not a new question: it has been at the centre of political thought from Rousseau and Locke to Lasswell and Dahl and stood at the core of political debates after 9/11 and the 2005 terror attacks in London. Many studies have questioned how political actors manage this tension or how they could – properly – balance security and democracy. Yet in spite of the abundant literature on the issue the manner in which political actors conceptualise and frame this tension has been rarely explored. Even less has been said on the effects of this conceptualisation on the democratic regime. Drawing on discourse theory and on an innovative narrative analysis the book examines 40 debates held in the Knesset on security-oriented laws enacted in two different contexts: the period of relative calm preceding the first Palestinian intifada (1987) and the period following the eruption of the second intifada (2000). More specifically three types of laws and discussions are examined: laws establishing a relation between freedom of expression and security; laws linking the category of 'the enemy' to democracy; and finally those connecting the right to family unification and residence of Palestinians with terrorism. Through a comparative analysis of the political actors’ discourses in 1985 and between 2000 and 2011 the study demonstrates that two main narratives have constantly competed: on the one hand a marginal narrative anchored in basic rights and on the other a defensive democracy narrative which has become dominant. The latter has legitimised the restriction of freedom of expression freedom to participate in elections freedom of movement or the right to citizenship. The book shows how the increasing dominance of the defensive democracy narrative has had a fundamental impact in reshaping the polity and the identity of Israel’s democratic regime. The analysis ultimately opens the possibility to rethink the conventional approach of the security-democracy dilemma and to reflect on processes in other states such as the United Kingdom or the United States during different security crises. This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies Israeli politics democracy studies political theory and IR in general. | Security and Defensive Democracy in Israel A Critical Approach to Political Discourse

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