Under modernity, time is regarded as linear and measurable by clocks and calendars. Despite the historicity of clock-time itself, the modern concept of time is considered universal and culturally neutral. What Walter Benjamin called "homogeneous, empty time" founds the modern notions of progress and a uniform global present in which the past and other forms of time consciousness are seen as superseded. In Translating Time, Bliss Cua Lim argues that fantastic cinema depicts the coexistence of other modes of being alongside and within the modern present, disclosing multiple "immiscible temporalities" that strain against the modern concept of homogeneous time. In this wide-ranging study-encompassing Asian American video (On Cannibalism), ghost films from the New Cinema movements of Hong Kong and the Philippines (Rouge, Itim, Haplos), Hollywood remakes of Asian horror films (Ju-on, The Grudge, A Tale of Two Sisters) and a Filipino horror film cycle on monstrous viscera ...
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking : A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap (9781402736476)
Carr offers a startling new view of why we drink and how we can escape the addiction. Step by step, with devastating clarity and simplicity, he applies the Easyway(TM) method, dispelling all the illusions that surround the subject of drinking and that can make it almost impossible to imagine a life without alcohol. Only when we step away from all these supposed pleasures and understand how we are being duped to believe we are receiving real benefits can we begin to live our lives free from any desire or need for drinking.The Easyway(TM) method centers on removing the psychological need to drink--while the drinker is still drinking. Following the Easyway(TM) - You will not need willpower- You will not feel deprived- You will lose your fear of withdrawal pangs- You will enjoy social occasions more- You will be better equipped to handle stress"The Easy Way to Stop Drinking" is a landmark work that offers a simple and painless solution to anyone who wants to escape from dependency on alcohol without feeling deprived.
Product details
- Hardback | 272 pages
- 161 x 236 x 25mm | 494g
- 25 Dec 2005
- Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- STERLING
- New York, United States
- English
- 1402736479
- 9781402736476
- 80,653
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