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  • Legionnaire

    Five Years in the French Foreign Legion

    by Simon Murray ...
    “A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put down.”–Army Times“Embodies an experience that many have enjoyed in fantasy–few in reality.”–The Washington PostThe French Foreign Legion–mysterious, romantic, deadly–is filled with men of dubious character, and hardly the place for a proper Englishman just nineteen years of age. Yet in 1960, Simon Murray traveled alone to Paris, Marseilles, and ... Read more

    Was $8.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

  • Mime into Physical Theatre: A UK Cultural History 1970–2000

    by Mark Evans, Simon Murray ...
    This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000.Unpicking the various routes through which mime and physical theatre emerged into wider prominence, this book outlines key thematic strands within this history of ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Performing Ruins

    by Simon Murray ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book engages with the relationship between ruins, dilapidation, and abandonment and cultural events performed within such spaces. Following the author’s fieldwork in the UK, Bosnia Herzegovina, Poland, Germany, Greece, and Sicily, chapters describe, investigate, and reflect upon live performance events which have taken place in sites of decay and abandonment. The book’s main focus is upon ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Jacques Lecoq

    by Simon Murray ...
    Series series Routledge Performance Practitioners
    This volume offers a concise guide to the teaching and philosophy of one of the most significant figures in twentieth century actor training. Jacques Lecoq's influence on the theatre of the latter half of the twentieth century cannot be overestimated.Now reissued Jacques Lecoq is the first book to combine:an historical introduction to his life and the context in which he workedan analysis of his ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Future Directions in Well-Being

    Education, Organizations and Policy

    Edited by Mathew A White, Gavin R. Slemp, A. Simon Murray ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book is a collection of essays advancing the discourse in well-being science, authored by key thought leaders in positive psychology and its variants, including positive education, character education, and positive organizational scholarship. The authors address topics such as the next big ideas in well-being research and practice, potential strategies , as well as current gaps and ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader

    Edited by John Keefe, Simon Murray ...
    Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader is an invaluable resource for students of physically orientated theatre and performance. This book aims to trace the roots and development of physicality in theatre by combining practical experience of the field with a strong historical and theoretical underpinning.In exploring the histories, cross-overs and intersections of physical theatres, this critical ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Physical Theatres

    A Critical Introduction

    by Simon Murray, John Keefe ...
    This new edition of Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction continues to provide an unparalleled overview of non-text-based theatre, from experimental dance to traditional mime. It synthesizes the history, theory and practice of physical theatres for students and performers in what is both a core area of study and a dynamic and innovative aspect of theatrical practice.This comprehensive book ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education

    Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools

    Edited by Mathew A. White, A. Simon Murray ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Based on action research and implementation at one of the world’s great schools, this book provides a much-needed exploration of how to implement positive education at a whole school level. Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education summarises the integration of a whole-school mental health and well-being strategy, positive psychology programs and pastoral care models from 3 – 18 years of age ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Creativity in Military Complexity

    Design, Disruptors and Defence Forces

    by Cara Wrigley, Murray Simons ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology
    This work offers a groundbreaking exploration of the urgent need for creativity and innovation in contemporary military thought.In an era characterised by the ceaseless flux of global dynamics, traditional paradigms of warfare have become increasingly obsolete. The pursuit of victory no longer lies in the fixation upon past conflicts but rather in the discerning assessment of and adaptation to the ... Read more

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    An Introduction to Art Theory

    by Cynthia Freeland ...
    In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and ... Read more

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  • The Eyes of the Skin

    Architecture and the Senses

    by Juhani Pallasmaa ...
    THE EYES OF THE SKINFirst published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense – sight – become so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all-pervasive use of the image electronically, it is a subject that has become all the ... Read more

    $38.00 USD

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  • Archaeologies of Presence

    Edited by Gabriella Giannachi, Nick Kaye, Michael Shanks ...
    Archaeologies of Presence is a brilliant exploration of how the performance of presence can be understood through the relationships between performance theory and archaeological thinking. Drawing together carefully commissioned contributions by leading international scholars and artists, this radical new work poses a number of essential questions:What are the principle signifiers of theatrical ... Read more

    $65.99 USD