In The Eye Of History
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The Eye In History
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Author : Frank Joseph Goes
language : en
Publisher: JP Medical Ltd
Release Date : 2013-01-30
The Eye In History written by Frank Joseph Goes and has been published by JP Medical Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-30 with Medical categories.
The Eye in History is a comprehensive manual describing the structure and function of the eye, ocular disorders and their treatment. Beginning with an introduction to anatomy and discussion on different disorders, the authors also review eye diseases of famous historical people and perception differences between men and women. The final sections discuss eye surgery and future technologies including the bionic eye, nanotechnology and gene therapy. Edited by Frank Joseph Goes of the Goes Eye Centre in Belgium, this multi-authored book has contributions from specialists throughout Europe, as well as the USA. 830 full colour images and illustrations assist comprehension. Key points Comprehensive guide to structure and function of the eye, ocular disorders and treatment Includes sections on eye diseases of famous historical people, the art of painting and perception Discusses future technologies including bionic eye, nanotechnology and gene therapy Edited by Frank Joseph Goes of Goes Eye Centre, Belgium, with contributions from authors across Europe and the USA Features 830 full colour images and illustrations
The Eye Of History
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Author : Robert Yeo
language : en
Publisher: Epigram Books
Release Date :
The Eye Of History written by Robert Yeo and has been published by Epigram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
On 5 July 1981, Sir Stamford Raffles leaves his pedestal by the Singapore River and pays a visit to Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana. What follows is a wide-ranging discussion, both heated and humorous, that illustrates just how very human Singapore’s two most towering figures were. This conversation, along with the introduction of Munshi Abdullah (author of the Hikayat Abdullah), provides a fascinating backdrop for the investigation of historical authority and grand narratives.
Travelling Through The Eye Of History
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Author : Daniel Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Travelling Through The Eye Of History written by Daniel Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Photography categories.
Presents the author's travelogue of the region that combines brief notes with color photographs of the geography, people, sites, customs, and the presence of war there.
Eye For History The Paintings Of William Henry Jackson From The Collection At The Oregon Trail Museum
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Author : Dean Knudsen
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1997
Eye For History The Paintings Of William Henry Jackson From The Collection At The Oregon Trail Museum written by Dean Knudsen and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Painting categories.
In The Blink Of An Eye
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Author : Stefana Sabin
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2021-08-12
In The Blink Of An Eye written by Stefana Sabin and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-12 with History categories.
From monocles to pince-nez and goggle-eyes, a cultural and technological history of glasses in fact and fiction. This book examines those who wore glasses through history, art, and literature, from the green emerald through which Emperor Nero watched gladiator fights to Benjamin Franklin’s homemade bifocals, and from Marilyn Monroe’s cat-eye glasses to the famed four-eyes of Emma Bovary and Harry Potter. Spectacles are objects that seem commonplace, but In the Blink of an Eye shows that because they fundamentally changed people’s lives, glasses were the wellspring of a quiet social, cultural, and economic revolution. Indeed, one can argue that modernity itself began with the paradigm shift that transformed poor eyesight from a severely limiting disease—treated with pomades and tinctures—into a minor impairment that can be remedied with mechanisms constructed from lenses and wire.
An Eye For An Eye
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Author : Mitchel P. Roth
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2014-10-15
An Eye For An Eye written by Mitchel P. Roth and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-15 with History categories.
From “an eye for an eye” to debates over capital punishment, humanity has a long and controversial relationship with doling out justice for criminal acts. Today, crime and punishment remain significant parts of our culture, but societies vary greatly on what is considered criminal and how it should be punished. In this global survey of crime and punishment throughout history, Mitchel P. Roth examines how and why we penalize certain activities, and he scrutinizes the effectiveness of such efforts in both punishing wrongdoers and bringing a sense of justice to victims. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, folklore, and literature, Roth chronicles the global history of crime and punishment—from early civilizations to the outlawing of sex crimes and serial homicide to the development of organized crime and the threat today of global piracy. He explores the birth of the penitentiary and the practice of incarceration as well as the modern philosophy of rehabilitation, arguing that these are perhaps the most important advances in the effort to safeguard citizens from harm. Looking closely at the retributions societies have condoned, Roth also look at execution and its many forms, showing how stoning, hemlock, the firing squad, and lethal injection are considered either barbaric or justified across different cultures. Ultimately, he illustrates that despite advances in every level of human experience, there is remarkable continuity in what is considered a crime and the sanctions administered. Perfect for students, academics, and general readers alike, this interdisciplinary book provides a fascinating look at criminality and its consequences.
A History Of Seeing In Eleven Inventions
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Author : Susan Denham Wade
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-09-16
A History Of Seeing In Eleven Inventions written by Susan Denham Wade and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-16 with Science categories.
Eyes were one of the very first body parts to evolve more than 500 million years ago, and their structure has remained virtually unchanged through most of evolutionary history. But eyes alone were never enough for Homo sapiens. From the mastery of fire a million years ago to the smartphone today, humans have repeatedly invented new ways to see their surroundings, each other and themselves. Artificial light, art, mirrors, writing, lenses, printing, photography, film, television, smartphones – these tools didn't just add to our visual repertoire, they shaped cultures around the world and made us who we are. Drawing on sources from anthropology to zoology, neuroscience to Netflix, As Far As the Eye Can See traces the history of seeing from the first evolutionary stirrings of sight and discovers that each time we changed how or what we see, we changed ourselves and the world around us. Along the way, it finds, sight slowly eclipsed our other senses. Are we now at 'peak seeing', the author asks. Can our eyes keep up with technology? Have we gone as far as the eye can see?
The Eye Of War
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Author : Antoine Bousquet
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2018-10-09
The Eye Of War written by Antoine Bousquet and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-09 with History categories.
How perceptual technologies have shaped the history of war from the Renaissance to the present From ubiquitous surveillance to drone strikes that put “warheads onto foreheads,” we live in a world of globalized, individualized targeting. The perils are great. In The Eye of War, Antoine Bousquet provides both a sweeping historical overview of military perception technologies and a disquieting lens on a world that is, increasingly, one in which anything or anyone that can be perceived can be destroyed—in which to see is to destroy. Arguing that modern-day global targeting is dissolving the conventionally bounded spaces of armed conflict, Bousquet shows that over several centuries, a logistical order of militarized perception has come into ascendancy, bringing perception and annihilation into ever-closer alignment. The efforts deployed to evade this deadly visibility have correspondingly intensified, yielding practices of radical concealment that presage a wholesale disappearance of the customary space of the battlefield. Beginning with the Renaissance’s fateful discovery of linear perspective, The Eye of War discloses the entanglement of the sciences and techniques of perception, representation, and localization in the modern era amid the perpetual quest for military superiority. In a survey that ranges from the telescope, aerial photograph, and gridded map to radar, digital imaging, and the geographic information system, Bousquet shows how successive technological systems have profoundly shaped the history of warfare and the experience of soldiering. A work of grand historical sweep and remarkable analytical power, The Eye of War explores the implications of militarized perception for the character of war in the twenty-first century and the place of human subjects within its increasingly technical armature.
The Eye Of The Law
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Author : Michael Stolleis
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2008-09-25
The Eye Of The Law written by Michael Stolleis and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-25 with History categories.
Written by the eminent German legal historian, Michael Stolleis, these two ‘Essays on Legal History’ offer an original and compelling history of the symbolism through which law is characterised as being 'above' us. In ‘The Eye of the Law’, the history of this metaphor is followed from antiquity through to the present day: from the Greek Eye of Justice, the eye of the impartial judge of the Underworld, the Eye of God watching past, present and future, the Eye of the Prince, guiding his subjects, to the almighty Eye of the Law. While our belief in the law may have become brittle, nothing escapes what is now the Eye of Big Brother. ‘In the Name of the Law’ takes up the various formulas used to legitimate the decisions of the courts, from the times of absolutism over the 19th century until today. The speaker who speaks in the name of a higher being underlines his function: his authority comes from above. And it is ‘in the name of’ god, king, people, state, nation, or law, that a weak, earthly, justice receives its support.
Story Of The Eye
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Author : Georges Bataille
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Story Of The Eye written by Georges Bataille and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Fiction categories.
Bataille’s first novel, published under the pseudonym ‘Lord Auch’, is still his most notorious work. In this explicit pornographic fantasy, the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of transgression. Shocking and sacreligious, Story of the Eye is the fullest expression of Bataille’s obsession with the closeness of sex, violence and death. Yet it is also hallucinogenic in its power, and is one of the erotic classics of the twentieth century.