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Owning the Masters provides the first in-depth history of sound recording copyright. It is this form of intellectual property that underpins the workings of the recording industry. Rather than being focused on the manufacture of goods, this industry is centred on the creation, exploitation and protection of rights. The development and control of these rights has not been straightforward. This book explores the lobbying activities of record the principal creators, owners and defenders of sound recording copyright. It addresses the counter-activity of recording artists, in particular those who have fought against the legislative and contractual practices of record companies to claim these master rights for themselves. In addition, this book looks at the activities of the listening public, large numbers of whom have been labelled 'pirates' for trespassing on these rights. The public has played its own part in shaping copyright legislation. This is an essential subject for an understanding of the economic, artistic and political value of recorded sound.

Von der Höhlenmalerei bis zur Postmoderne – die Kunsttheorie für Einsteiger hält, was sie ver- spricht: einen kurzgefassten und unterhaltsa- men Überblick über die wichtigsten historischen und aktuellen Kunstdebatten. Was ist Kunst? Wieso ist sie nicht immer schön? Wie unter scheidet man gute von schlechten Kunstwerken? Wie konnte es eigentlich passieren, dass ein Urinal der Sanitärfirma J. L. Mott Iron Works zu einem berühmten Kunstwerk wurde? Und weshalb konnte im vergangenen Jahr eine Dortmunder Putzfrau im Falle einer Kippenberger-Skulptur Kunst nicht von Dreck unterscheiden? Wer nicht länger ratlos durch Museen und Galerien stolpern, sondern mitreden will, hat es jetzt ganz leicht: Die Kunsttheorie für Einsteiger führt in geistreichen Cartoons durch die Geschichte der Kunst und ihrer Theorien. Was bisher kompliziert war, machen Richard Osborne, Dan Sturgis und Natalie Turner zu einem großen Vergnügen. Sie erklären, warum es Kunst ist, wenn Jackson Pollock Leinwände mit Farbe bekleckert oder Joseph Beuys fünf Kilo Butter an die Wand klebt. Auch was man genau unter Impressionismus, Realismus, Dada oder Kubismus versteht, wird anhand berühmter Kunstwerke erläutert. Ausgestattet mit diesem Hintergrundwissen macht auch der nächste Museumsbesuch garantiert Spaß. Maler, Kunsthistoriker und Philosophen, alle haben ihren Auftritt, um gemeinsam zu zeigen, wie sich die Idee der Kunst in den letzten 5000 Jahren entwickelt hat.

Kniha předkládá zábavnou komiksovou formou přehled důležitých myšlenek a konceptů východní filozofie. Zvláště se zabývá myšlenkovými proudy, které se zrodily v Číně a Indii, mají prastaré kořeny a dnes stále víc ovlivňují myšlení a náboženské vnímání západního světa. Brilantním a zároveň humorným způsobem se zde vysvětlují základy různých škol indického hinduismu a buddhismu nebo čínská konfuciánská a taoistická. Seznámíme se tak se základy východní eschatologie, neosobní etiky, s pojmy osvícení a nirvána v kontrastu se západním pojetím individualismu a vědeckého pohledu na svět. Kniha je určena studentům filozofie a religionistiky.

Kniha předkládá zábavnou formou přehled všech důležitých historických i současných myšlenek a teorií, týkajících se umění. Začíná od jeskynních nástěnných maleb lovců mamutů, uvádí myšlenky řeckých klasiků Platona a Aristotela, mapuje klasiky středověku a renesance (Tomáše Akvinského, Giorgia Vasariho, Leonarda da Vinciho), probírá filozofii estetiky anglických racionalistů, německých hegeliánů, zmiňuje se o klasicích moderny a končí postmodernou. Kniha je určena studentům filozofie, estetiky, dějin umění, ale i všem zájemcům o teorii umění.

Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Freud kitabı, psikanaliz fikirleri için açık bir giriş niteliği taşımaktadır ve psikanalizin nasıl oluşturulduğunu açıklamaktadır. Kitap, 20. yüzyılın başlarında Freud’un bilinç ve rüya hakkındaki düşüncelerine nasıl ulaştığını ve psikanalizi nasıl geliştirdiğini göstermektedir. Freud’un çalışmalarının başlıca alanlarını bu konular oluşturmaktadır. Kitapta bu konuların yanısıra Freud eleştirileri ve onun ölümünden sonra psikanalizin gelişimi de anlatılmaktadır. Freud’un 20. yüzyıl kültürü üzerindeki tespitleri gösterilmiş ve kültürel çalışmaları; feminizm, film kuramı ve sanat üzerindeki etkileri anlatılmıştır. Bu kitap, basit bir içerikle değil, anlaşılır bir dille ciddi konuları okuyucuya sunmaktadır. 20. yüzyıl, insan kültürünün ve varoluşunun dönüşüm yaşadığı bir dönem olmuştur ve Freud’un fikirleri hem bu değişiklikleri açıklamış hem de onların nedenlerini ortaya koymuştur. Cinsellik, savaş, reklam,sinema ve popüler kültür Freud’un bakış açısına çok şey borçludur. Onun fikirleri pek çok alanda etkin olmuştur. Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Freud kitabı, geniş bir çalışma alanında okuyuculara bilgiler sunmaktadır. Osborne ve Mechan, uzun yıllar süren bir çalışmanın sonucunda bu kitabı ortaya çıkarmışlardır. Bu kitap Freud’u ve psikanalizi anlamak için iyi bir başlangıçtır.

The authors show how the idea of art has developed in the last 5,000 years and how we have reached the point we are at now. They provide a complete survey of all of the aesthetic, historical and practical questions that surround the idea of art. it's a concise and coherent overview/introduction to the main ideas that have shaped western art and culture from the ancient Greeks up to the present day.This is a unique introduction to the ideas of art and not only describes the theories of art but puts them in an historical context to give the reader a wider understanding. Clearly written in demystifies complex theories of art and shows the reader how to make sense of the history of art and of how theory has influenced artists. Illustrated by key images from art history it allows the reader to grasp both the ideas and the images, and how they relate. There are references to Eastern art and other art traditions and these are related to the development of Western art. Contemporary art and art theories are also dealt with, providing the most complete introduction to art theory in existence.

With innovative graphics, "Introducing Sociology" traces the discipline's history, and explains the intricacies of its major thinkers from Comte and Marx to Baudrillard and beyond.

"Disenchantment with the underlying materialism of much of present-day society is driving many Westerners towards the integrated approach of Eastern philosophy, but often in a vague and generalized form." "In this introduction to the world's oldest philosophies, Richard Osborne and Borin Van Loon brilliantly elucidate the complex strands of Eastern thought from Confucius to Buddha and Islam to Tao. They explain the emphasis on the "nature of being", and on ethical and communal principles." "They also illuminate the search for Enlightenment, showing how these ideas are set within a cosmic whole rather than a framework of practical, scientific, and individual thought."--Jacket

Richard Osborne is known to classical music lovers as the presenter of Radio 3's Saturday Review. With this book, he presents a major biography of Herbert von Karajan, the controversial Austrian composer.

This book describes in detail a culture and way of thinking which predates Western philosophy by several centuries. It is an ideal guide for the Western reader to the historical and philosophical basis of Eastern cultures.