Ashes Not Diamonds
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Enchantment
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Author : Thorsten Benkel
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2020-11-16
Enchantment written by Thorsten Benkel and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-16 with Religion categories.
The culture of burial and mourning is presently in a state of flux. The idea of using the cremated remains of loved ones to form jewelry no longer belongs to the realm of science fiction but has become a fact of modern life. Today, many countries are open to allowing the ashes of the dead to be turned into ornamental objects. Technically, this produces remembrance artifacts representing the dead. The new aspect is that the mortal remains continue to exist after death in the form of such an artifact, for which previous burial culture has no precedent. How do such "ash diamonds" figure into the mourning process? How do relatives deal with this phenomenon? What is the role of esthetics? How does the social environment react to this "metamorphosis"? And does this represent the renewal of the idea of relics? This book is based on interviews held with persons who decided to go this route of remembering their deceased loved ones. The authors also visited the production facilities of these precious stones, talked with experts about the process, and attended the delivery rituals. In addition to practical, theological, and sociological assessments, the volume includes case studies that provide a forum for those concerned to voice their opinions.
Empire Of Diamonds
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Author : Adrienne Munich
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2020-05-19
Empire Of Diamonds written by Adrienne Munich and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-19 with Literary Criticism categories.
In 1850, the legendary Koh-i-noor diamond, gem of Eastern potentates, was transferred from the Punjab in India and, in an elaborate ceremony, placed into Queen Victoria’s outstretched hands. This act inaugurated what author Adrienne Munich recognizes in her engaging new book as the empire of diamonds. Diamonds were a symbol of political power—only for the very rich and influential. But, in a development that also reflected the British Empire’s prosperity, the idea of owning a diamond came to be marketed to the middle class. In all kinds of writings, diamonds began to take on an affordable romance. Considering many of the era’s most iconic voices—from Dickens and Tennyson to Kipling and Stevenson—as well as grand entertainments such as The Moonstone, King Solomon’s Mines, and the tales of Sherlock Holmes, Munich explores diamonds as fetishes that seem to contain a living spirit exerting powerful effects, and shows how they scintillated the literary and cultural imagination. Based on close textual attention and rare archival material, and drawing on ideas from material culture, fashion theory, economic criticism, and fetishism, Empire of Diamonds interprets the various meanings of diamonds, revealing a trajectory including Indian celebrity-named diamonds reserved for Asian princes, such as the Great Mogul and the Hope Diamond, their adoption by British royal and aristocratic families, and their discovery in South Africa, the mining of which devastated the area even as it opened the gem up to the middle classes. The story Munich tells eventually finds its way to America, as power and influence cross the Atlantic, bringing diamonds to a wide consumer culture.
Ash
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Author : Malinda Lo
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-09-16
Ash written by Malinda Lo and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In the world of ASH, fairies are an older race of people who walk the line between life and death, reality and magic. As orphaned Ash grows up, a servant in her stepmother's home, she begans to realise that her beloved mother, Elinor, was very much in tune with these underworld folk, and that she herself has the power to see them too. Against the sheer misery of her stepmother's cruelty, greed and ambition in preparing her two charmless daughters for presentation at court, and hopefully royal or aristocratic marriage, Ash befriends one of these fairies - a mysterious, handsome man - who grants her wishes and restores hope to Ash's existence, even though she knows there will be a price to pay. But most important of all, she also meets Kaisa, a huntress employed by the king, and it is Kaisa who truly awakens Ash's desires for both love and self-respect ... ASH is a fairy tale about possibility and recognizing the opportunities for change. From the deepest grief comes the chance for transformation.
Broken Hierarchies
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Author : Geoffrey Hill
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013-11
Broken Hierarchies written by Geoffrey Hill and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with Literary Collections categories.
Broken Hierarchies brings together twenty books of poems by Geoffrey Hill, offering a complete collection of his poetry from 1952-2012.
Business And Company Law 3rd Edition
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Author : Nickolas James
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2024-04-08
Business And Company Law 3rd Edition written by Nickolas James and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-08 with Law categories.
Business and company law / Law / Commercial law / Australian law1. Business and the law 2. The Australian legal system 3. Deliberately causing harm 4. Carelessly causing harm 5. Contract law: formation of the contract 6. Contract law: terms of the contract 7. Contract law: enforcement of the contract 8. Contract law: working with agents 9. Dealing with consumers10. Business organisations 11. Companies and incorporation 12. Company constitution 13. Membership, members' powers and dividends 14. Members' remedies 15. Corporate governance and company management 16. Directors' and officers' duties A 17. Directors' and officers' duties B 18. Financing a company via equity or debt 19. Receivership and administration 20. Liquidation.
The Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature Science And Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Eclectic Magazine Of Foreign Literature Science And Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with American literature categories.
Frank Leslie S New York Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Frank Leslie S New York Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with categories.
The Red And The White
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Author : Paul Coates
language : en
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Release Date : 2005
The Red And The White written by Paul Coates and has been published by Wallflower Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Performing Arts categories.
The Red and the White: The Cinema of People's Poland takes a fascinating look at the history of post-war Polish cinema, and how it was affected by the political, social and cultural upheavals throughout the period 1947-89. This timely study re-evaluates the legacy of Socialist Realism, the representation of the war, cinematic portrayals of national myth and cultural history, literary adaptation and surrealism, and discourses of exile and national identity. Although paying particular reference to the work of Krzysztof Kieslowski and Andrzej Wajda, this book considers the contribution of a wide range of filmmakers, including Jerzy Skolimowski, Krzysztof Zanussi, Agnieska Holland, Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Wojciech Has and Roman Polanski. The volume also includes unique primary archival research into the role of state-sponsored censorship, and coverage of Polish-Jewish representations in film. Among the many films discussed are A Generation, Eroica, Ashes and Diamonds, Family Life, The Promised Land, The Hour Glass Sanatorium, Hands Up!, Decalogue 8, Europa, Europa and The Double Life of Veronique.
New York Journal Of Romance General Literature Science And Art
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
New York Journal Of Romance General Literature Science And Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with New York (N.Y.) categories.
The Family Friend Ed By R K Philp
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Author : Robert Kemp Philp
language : en
Publisher:
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The Family Friend Ed By R K Philp written by Robert Kemp Philp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.