Justifying the Margins

Justifying the Margins
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Publisher : Salt Publishing
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105124123469
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Justifying the Margins by : Pierre Joris

In this collection of essays, poet, translator, anthologist and critic Pierre Joris extends his "nomad poetics" to a remarkable zigzagging on the margins of twentieth and twenty-first century poetry and poetics. For Justifying the Margins refuses, precisely, to fill out spaces neatly to yield (to) straightened out, pre-set margins, be they cultural, literary, linguistic or political; Joris rather wanders through those spaces, and thereby "justifies" the margins properly speaking. His travel/travails set off with absorbing explorations of writing as such - traversing languages and crossing genres -, and seem to turn this collection into a marvelous group improvisation of texts, which range from journal entries, over lectures, essayistic writing, (auto)biographical notes, translation, obits and interview, to Joris's outstanding and characteristically intense readings. The author, moreover, brilliantly moves across - and vindicates - multiple fringes. Joris's observation with respect to French literature, for instance, namely that "the most interesting and explorative literary writing in French of the last fifty years has not come from Paris, but from the periphery of the old colonial empire," not only leads him to continually resurfacing meditations on North African and Arabic literature, or the rerouted Surrealism of Unica Zürn's anagrams, it also allows him to investigate the margins of English and American poetry, in Douglas Oliver and Ronald Johnson, or even to deftly (re)consider core figures such as Antonin Artaud, Charles Olson and Paul Celan - with, in turn, new offshoots in Jacques Derrida's pipe or Irving Petlin's paintings.A fascinating "travelogue," and a truly valuable read, Justifying the Margins is highly recommended to both the specialist and general reader interested in experimental art, thought, poetry and poetics!

Defending Humanity

Defending Humanity
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Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780195183085
ISBN-13 : 0195183088
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Defending Humanity by : George P. Fletcher

Recoge: Murder among nations -- How to talk about self-defense -- A theory of legitimate defense -- The six elements of legitimate defense -- Excusing international aggression -- Humanitarian intervention -- Preemptive and preventitive wars -- The collective dimension of war.

Reading the Bible from the Margins

Reading the Bible from the Margins
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Publisher : Orbis Books
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781608333417
ISBN-13 : 1608333418
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Reading the Bible from the Margins by : Miguel A. De La Torre

This introduction focuses on how issues involving race, class, and gender influence our understanding of the Bible. Describing how "standard" readings of the Bible are not always acceptable to people or groups on the "margins," this book afters valuable new insights into biblical texts today.

Don't Make Me Think

Don't Make Me Think
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Publisher : Pearson Education
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9780321648785
ISBN-13 : 0321648781
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Don't Make Me Think by : Steve Krug

Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day. In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the original: wry and entertaining, yet loaded with insights and practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Don't be surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web design. Three New Chapters! Usability as common courtesy -- Why people really leave Web sites Web Accessibility, CSS, and you -- Making sites usable and accessible Help! My boss wants me to ______. -- Surviving executive design whims "I thought usability was the enemy of design until I read the first edition of this book. Don't Make Me Think! showed me how to put myself in the position of the person who uses my site. After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its ideas to work for the past five years, I can say it has done more to improve my abilities as a Web designer than any other book. In this second edition, Steve Krug adds essential ammunition for those whose bosses, clients, stakeholders, and marketing managers insist on doing the wrong thing. If you design, write, program, own, or manage Web sites, you must read this book." -- Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards

The Good and the Good Book

The Good and the Good Book
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9780198733072
ISBN-13 : 0198733070
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Good and the Good Book by : Samuel Fleischacker

Religions that center around a revelation--or a 'good book', which is seen as God's word--are widely regarded as irrational and dangerous, based on outdated science and conducive to illiberal, inhumane moral attitudes. Samuel Fleischacker offers a powerful defense of revealed religion, and reconciles it with science and liberal morality.

Against Autonomy

Against Autonomy
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781107024847
ISBN-13 : 1107024846
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Against Autonomy by : Sarah Conly

Argues that laws that enforce what is good for the individual's well-being, or hinder what is bad, are morally justified.

The Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 0226104044
ISBN-13 : 9780226104041
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chicago Manual of Style by : University of Chicago. Press

Searchable electronic version of print product with fully hyperlinked cross-references.

LaTeX Beginner's Guide

LaTeX Beginner's Guide
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Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 556
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ISBN-10 : 9781847199874
ISBN-13 : 1847199879
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis LaTeX Beginner's Guide by : Stefan Kottwitz

Create high-quality and professional-looking texts, articles, and books for Business and Science using LaTeX.

Just Enough Research

Just Enough Research
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Publisher : Book Apart
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1952616468
ISBN-13 : 9781952616464
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Just Enough Research by : Erika Hall

Start doing good research faster than you can plan your next pitch.

Type Rules!

Type Rules!
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 498
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ISBN-10 : 9780470637555
ISBN-13 : 0470637552
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Type Rules! by : Ilene Strizver

From principle to practice, get it all in the revised edition of the comprehensive introduction to typography. Type Rules: The Designer's Guide to Professional Typography, 3rd Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-edge applications, this edition has everything today's serious designer needs to use type effectively. Dozens of exercises reinforce authoritative coverage on such topics as how to select the appropriate type for the job, how to set type like a pro, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to design a typeface, as well as how to fully harness the power of major design packages such as InDesign? and QuarkXPress? -- with new coverage of their latest versions. This edition includes: New information on OpenType, font management utilities, font web sites, and interactive typography. An expanded?history of type and an updated glossary of key terms. Exercises throughout to help reinforce the concepts presented in the book. A wealth of tried-and-true as well as recently developed type tips. More in-depth type issues, including scaling logos. "I've purchased and read just about every book on typography written over the last twenty-five years. Ilene Strizver's Type Rules is one of the best. It's a book that will prove its value time and again." -- Allan Haley, Director of Words and Letters, Monotype Imaging "Type Rules is a must-have book for students and professionals alike. I highly recommend it." -- Prof. Ed Benguiat, world-renowned type designer and educator, School of Visual Arts