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Tara Books is a collective of writers, artists and designers, based in Chennai, south India. We publish illustrated and handmade books for children and adults. While we generate many of our titles in-house, we also work with artists, writers and designers across the world. Known for our richly illustrated books, we offer a unique list that includes titles in children’s literature, photography, graphic novels, art and art education. Tara has also won around 60 international awards, including the Bologna Ragazzi Award for the Best Children’s Publisher in Asia and the London Book Fair International Publishing Industry Excellence Award.
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Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel, Alain Guiraudie, Sébastien Lifshitz and Céline Sciamma. The films of these five major French directors exemplify queer cinema in the twenty-first century. Comprehensive in scope, Queer cinema in contemporary France traces the development of the meaning of queer across these directors' careers, from their earliest, often unknown films to their later, major films with wide international release. Whether having sex on the beach or kissing in the high school swimming pool, these cinematic characters create or embody forward-looking, open-ended and optimistic forms of queerness and modes of living, loving and desiring. Whether they are white, beur or black, whether they are lesbian, gay, trans* or queer, they open up hetero- and cisnormativity to new ways of being a gendered subject.
Auteurism - the idea that a director of a film is its source of meaning and should retain creative control over the finished product - has been one of film studies' most important paradigms ever since the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the adoption of the term auteur by Andrew Sarris. Through the popular, controversial and critically acclaimed films of Olivier Assayas, Jacques Audiard, the Dardenne borthers, Michael Haneke and Francois Ozon, this book looks into how the meaning of 'auteur' has changed over this half-century, and assesses the current state of Francophone auteur cinema. It combines French philosophical and sociological approaches with methodologies from the Anglo-American fields of gender studies, queer theory and postmodernism. This volume will be of interest to researchers and students of film studies, European cinema and French and Francophone studies, as well as to film enthusiasts.
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»Beide wollen die Hauptrolle. Doch nur eine wird sie bekommen …« Die verträumte Delphine wächst bei ihrer verwitweten Mutter auf, die viele Opfer bringt, damit ihre Tochter Ballett tanzen darf. Ganz anders Julie: Die Tochter aus reichem Hause ist verzärtelt, stets von sich überzeugt und Liebling ihrer Lehrerin. Beide besuchen die Ballettklasse der Pariser Opera Garnier und bekommen die Chance, an der Seite des umschwärmten Solisten Ivan Barlof die Galatea zu tanzen. Als Delphine die Rolle ergattert und Julie nur zweite Besetzung wird, sinnt sie auf Rache und stellt der arglosen Delphine eine Falle, die alles verändern wird … Seit Generationen lieben Mädchen und ihre Mütter die Geschichte der kleinen Pariser Elevin Delphine und ihrer Widersacherin Julie. Die Autorin – einst selber Ballettschülerin an der Opera Garnier – gewährt einen realistischen Einblick in die häufig romantisierte, in Wahrheit recht unbarmherzige Welt des klassischen Balletts. Und berührt gleichsam die universellen Themen an der Schwelle zum Erwachsenwerden: Leistungsdruck, Versagensangst, das wechselhafte Gefühl zum eigenen Körper oder der Wunsch, sich zu behaupten. Das wahrscheinlich schönste Ballettbuch aller Zeiten – endlich neu aufgelegt! Illustriert von Leanne Shapton.
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»Beide wollen die Hauptrolle. Doch nur eine wird sie bekommen …« Die verträumte Delphine wächst bei ihrer verwitweten Mutter auf, die viele Opfer bringt, damit ihre Tochter Ballett tanzen darf. Ganz anders Julie: Die Tochter aus reichem Hause ist verzärtelt, stets von sich überzeugt und Liebling ihrer Lehrerin. Beide besuchen die Ballettklasse der Pariser Opera Garnier und bekommen die Chance, an der Seite des umschwärmten Solisten Ivan Barlof die Galatea zu tanzen. Als Delphine die Rolle ergattert und Julie nur zweite Besetzung wird, sinnt sie auf Rache und stellt der arglosen Delphine eine Falle, die alles verändern wird … Seit Generationen lieben Mädchen und ihre Mütter die Geschichte der kleinen Pariser Elevin Delphine und ihrer Widersacherin Julie. Die Autorin – einst selber Ballettschülerin an der Opera Garnier – gewährt einen realistischen Einblick in die häufig romantisierte, in Wahrheit recht unbarmherzige Welt des klassischen Balletts. Und berührt gleichsam die universellen Themen an der Schwelle zum Erwachsenwerden: Leistungsdruck, Versagensangst, das wechselhafte Gefühl zum eigenen Körper oder der Wunsch, sich zu behaupten. Das wahrscheinlich schönste Ballettbuch aller Zeiten – endlich neu aufgelegt! Illustriert von Leanne Shapton.
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Shakespeare by McBean collects 300 images, many never before published, taken by the renowned photographer Angus McBean. Incorporating images from every one of Shakespeare's plays performed at the RSC, with some from the Old Vic, between the years 1845-62, it is a veritable who's who of the British stage. Richard Burton, Vivien Leigh, Robert Donat, Alec Guiness, Michael Redgrave, Peggy Ashcroft, Laurence Olivier, Edith Evans, Paul Scofield, Diana Rigg, Anthony Quayle, Charles Laughton, John Gielgud, Peter O'Toole and Dorothy Tutin are just some of the names that appear. Angus McBean was an exceptional talent, whether he was transforming the photography of rehearsals, inspiring the Beatles, or entertaining his admireres with his light-hearted espousal of surrealism in portraiture. In a career lasting half a century his influence can be seen in everything from advertising to pop culture.
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"Le serpent magique" tells one of the most famous legends of the Fang Béti cultural area: the crossing of the Sanaga by the Béti people in the middle of the seventeenth century. This legend features three great heroes: Ngaη Medza'a, "the serpent man", Nnëbodo "savior of men" and Kolo-Kunu "master of the word". Through this album, the author takes the reader through the mythical and fantastic universe of the history of the Beti people.
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RNA interference (RNAi) has the potential to make major contributions towards sustainable crop production and protection with minimal environmental impacts compared to other technologies. RNAi is being developed and exploited both within plants (i.e. host-induced gene silencing, HIGS) and/or as topical applications (e.g. spray-induced gene silencing, SIGS) for targeting pest and pathogen genes and for manipulating endogenous gene expression in plants. Chapters by international experts review current knowledge on RNAi, methods for developing RNAi systems in GM plants and applications for crop improvement, crop production and crop protection. Chapters examine both endogenous systems in GM plants and exogenous systems where interfering RNAs are applied to target plants, pests and pathogens. The biosafety of these different systems is examined and methods for risk assessment for food, feed and environmental safety are discussed. Finally, aspects of the regulation of technologies exploiting RNAi and the socio-economic impacts of RNAi technologies are discussed. Chapter 1: Introduction to RNAi in Plant Production and Protection. Bruno Mezzetti, Jeremy Sweet and Lorenzo Burgos Chapter 2: Gene silencing to induce pathogen-derived resistance in plants. Zhen Liao, Elena Zuriaga, Ángela Polo and Maria L. Badenes Chapter 3: Exogenous application of small RNAs as a tool for gene function discovering. Barbara Molesini and Tiziana Pandolfini Chapter 4: The “Trojan Horse” approach for successful RNA interference in inscects. Dimitrios Kontogiannatos, Anna Kolliopoulou and Luc Swevers. Chapter 5: Biogenesis and functional RNAi in fruit-trees. Michel Ravelonandro and Pascal Briard Chapter 6: Gene silencing or gene editing: the pros and cons. Huw D Jones Chapter 7: Application of RNAi technology in Forest Trees. Matthias Fladung, Hely Haggman and S. Sutela Chapter 8: Host-induced gene silencing and spray-induced gene silencing for crop protection against viruses. Angela Ricci, Silvia Sabbadini, Laura Miozzi, Bruno Mezzetti and Emanuela Noris. Chapter 9: Small talk and large impact: the importance of small RNA molecules in the fight of plant diseases. Kristian Persson Hodén and Christina Dixelius Chapter 10: dsRNA stability during external applications – an overview. Ivelin Pantchev, Goritsa Rakleova and Atanas Atanassov Chapter 11: Boosting dsRNA delivery in plant and insect cells with peptide- and polymer-based carriers: cases-based current status and future perspectives. Kristof de Schutter, Olivier Christiaens, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning and Guy Smagghe Chapter 12: Environmental safety assessment of RNAi plants for pest control. Salvatore Arpaia, Olivier Christiaens, Paul Henning Krogh, Kimberly Parker and Jeremy Sweet Chapter 13: Food and feed safety assessment of RNAi plants and products. Hanspeter Naegeli, Gijs Kleter and Antje Dietz-Pfeilstetter Chapter 14: Regulatory aspects of RNAi in plant production. Werner Schenkel and Achim Gathmann Chapter 15: The Economics of RNAi technology in plant breeding: from the innovation landscape to consumer acceptance. Dario Frisio and Vera Ventura Chapter 16: Communication challenges of RNAi and selected communication messages from iPLANTA for dissemination. Hilde-Gunn Opsahl-Sorteberg
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For the first time, this volume explores the identities of leprosy sufferers and other people affected by the disease in medieval Europe. The chapters, including contributions by leading voices such as Luke Demaitre, Carole Rawcliffe and Charlotte Roberts, challenge the view that people with leprosy were uniformly excluded and stigmatised. Instead, they reveal the complexity of responses to this disease and the fine line between segregation and integration. Ranging across disciplines, from history to bioarchaeology, Leprosy and identity in the Middle Ages encompasses post-medieval perspectives as well as the attitudes and responses of contemporaries. Subjects include hospital care, diet, sanctity, miraculous healing, diagnosis, iconography and public health regulation. This richly illustrated collection presents previously unpublished archival and material sources from England to the Mediterranean.
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Prinzessin Sofka Dolgorukij (1907-1994) war eine ungewöhnlich schöne, kluge und eigensinnige Frau. Ihr Lebensweg führte aus den Palästen von St. Petersburg quer durch das Europa des 20. Jahrhunderts, bis in ein schlichtes Cottage in Cornwall. Neben ihrer Begeisterung für den Kommunismus, mehreren Ehemännern und zahlreichen Liebhabern nahmen in ihrem Leben die Literatur und der Film – sie war die persönliche Assistentin von Sir Laurence Olivier – und ihr Kampf für Gerechtigkeit eine wichtige Rolle ein. Einfühlsam erzählt Sofka Zinovieff das Leben ihrer Großmutter – eine Biographie über ein Leben, wie es romanhafter nicht hätte sein können.
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Mit sämtlichen Gefühls- und Spielarten der Liebe wird der Pariser Polizeikommissar Olivier konfrontiert. Er hat eine Frau zu verhören, die von sich behauptet sie verwandle die Männer nach dem Akt in alle möglichen und unmöglichen Gestalten, sie entstelle ihre Rivalinnen, bringe Liebhaber und Liebhaberinnen um. Zunächst glaubt der Kommissar, es mit einer Verwirrten zu tun zu haben. Dann begreift er, daß die Person ein ungeheures Wissen um Gefühle von Liebe und Haß, Zuneigung und Zerstörung hat. Immer wieder hört er die Bänder ihres Verhöres ab um dem Geheimnis dieser Frau auf die Spur zu kommen. Am Ende dieser großartig komponierten, spannenden und weit ausgreifenden Erzählung finden die Polizeikollegen den Kommissar ermordet auf.
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Auteurism - the idea that a director of a film is its source of meaning and should retain creative control over the finished product - has been one of film studies' most important paradigms ever since the French New Wave of the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the adoption of the term auteur by Andrew Sarris. Through the popular, controversial and critically acclaimed films of Olivier Assayas, Jacques Audiard, the Dardenne borthers, Michael Haneke and Francois Ozon, this book looks into how the meaning of 'auteur' has changed over this half-century, and assesses the current state of Francophone auteur cinema. It combines French philosophical and sociological approaches with methodologies from the Anglo-American fields of gender studies, queer theory and postmodernism. This volume will be of interest to researchers and students of film studies, European cinema and French and Francophone studies, as well as to film enthusiasts.
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This updated and expanded analysis of King Lear in performance includes new chapters on the television version of the Royal National Theatre production directed by Richard Eyre and starring Ian Holm; and on Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran'. Earlier chapters provide close, detailed analyses of the stage, film and television interpretations of John Gielgud, Harley Granville Barker, Paul Scofield, Peter Brook, Peter Ustinov, Michael Gambon, Adrian Noble, Grigori Kozintsev, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Miller, Laurence Olivier and Michael Elliott. By examining such issues as the playing of Lear, the staging of the storm and the battle, and the choice of historical period, this book shows how interpretation and performance are bound together, and how the play is transformed through different historical and political contexts. This will be essential reading for students in English, drama or film at any level, theatregoers, and anyone involved in productions of the play.
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