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WPŁYW POLITYKI LOKALNEJ NA WARUNKI I JAKOŚĆ ŻYCIA. PRZYKŁAD STREFY SUBURBANIZACJI TRÓJMIASTA

Author(s): Grzegorz Masik / Language(s): Polish

Książka, którą Czytelnik trzyma w ręku, wprowadza w teoretyczne zagadnienia badań nad polityką lokalną oraz jakością życia. Praca koncentruje się na analizie kompetencji samorządu gminy w podstawowych obszarach polityki społecznej, gospodarczej i przestrzennej, dzięki czemu stanowi kompendium wiedzy na temat uwarunkowań prawno-organizacyjnych prowadzenia polityki lokalnej. Autor weryfikuje decyzje podejmowane w siedmiu gminach strefy podmiejskiej, wskazując sposoby badania polityki lokalnej oraz przedstawia nowe możliwości analiz w ramach geograficznych systemów informacyjnych (GIS).Analityczno-empiryczna część pracy powstała przy wykorzystaniu ilościowych oraz jakościowych metod badawczych. Zebrane podczas badań materiały i ich wielowymiarowa analiza statystyczna oraz interpretacja jakościowa pozwoliły na identyfikację określonych typów polityk lokalnych właściwych dla badanej strefy podmiejskiej. Wyniki badań sondażowych przeprowadzonych na próbie ponad tysiąca respondentów umożliwiły określenie zadowolenia mieszkańców z działań podejmowanych przez samorządy lokalne. Wnikliwa i bogata w materiał badawczo-dokumentacyjny analiza dała podstawę do oceny jakości życia mieszkańców urbanizującej się strefy podmiejskiej oraz prowadzonej polityki lokalnej w kontekście koncepcji ładu przestrzeni publicznej.Dr inż. Grzegorz Masik jest adiunktem w Katedrze Geografii Ekonomicznej Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Ukończył studia magisterskie na kierunku geografia oraz inżynierskie o specjalności geodezja i systemy informacji przestrzennej. Zajmuje się przede wszystkim zagadnieniami dotyczącymi planowania przestrzennego, jakości życia, polityki lokalnej oraz percepcji przestrzeni publicznej. W kręgu jego zainteresowań znajduje się również zastosowanie geograficznych systemów informacyjnych w badaniach społeczno-ekonomicznych. W 2009 roku obronił rozprawę doktorską, za którą otrzymał nagrodę Gdańskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego i Prezydenta Miasta Gdańska. Praca ta stała się podstawą tej książki.

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Morfologiczne przekształcenia przestrzeni miejskiej Katowic

Author(s): Marta Chmielewska / Language(s): Polish

The monograph is situated within the scope of the Conzenian urban morphology and concerns the transformation of urban space in terms of morphology, in conjunction withchanges within its functional structure. The considerations are based on the example of Katowice—a city of a short but turbulent history, the space of which was influenced by numerous variable and diverse factors, and which has been recently transforming into a modern city—post-industrial and post-socialist. The main objective of the study is to demonstrate the evolution of the urban space of Katowice, and in particular, to answer the questions: how has the today’s morphological character of Katowice been formed, and in which direction will it be transforming? To accomplish the objective, a multi-step morphological analysis of the space of the city has been carried out, in accordance with the guidelines of Conzen’s methods with the employment of GIS tools. Firstly, the reconstruction of the formation of the space of Katowice, which was indispensable for further research, was undertaken. Genetic factors conditioning the course of the evolution of the city, as well as the stages of its morphological and spatial development were determined, and settlement units located within its boundaries were identified and arranged stratigraphically. 70 historical settlements were identified—diverse in terms of the time of their formation, their origin and incorporation in the borders of Katowice. Subsequently, the morphological structure of Katowice was characterised. The city was described in terms of its morphogenesis, physiognomy and layout. These three elements were employed as criteria to determine 48 classes of structural units of the study area and 178 units representing 19 of these classes. These units are arranged in a mosaic and non-uniformly fill the space of individual districts. Therefore, Katowice has a highly complex morphological structure.In the following stage of the work, the evolution of the urban space of Katowice, which has been occurring through the morphological and functional transformation, was examined. These transformations were analysed both in time and in space, with attention focused on their causes, directions and intensity. As a result, the phenomenon of morphological and functional succession was observed in the space of Katowice. Further research led to identification of the stages and types of this phenomenon. The morphological and functional evolution of Katowice, over its entire area, was characterised by isomorphism. The most important reason for the occurrence of the evolution was industrialisation, while the other reasons were complementary or secondary, or referred only to a small part of the city. The main directions of the transformations consisted in locating and developing industrial plants, and spreading of the residential area. Currently, emphasis on the elimination of the industrial plants and the development of services has been placed, however many new residential projects have been carried out.The morphological and functional transformations in the urban space have been resulting in replacing the existing morphological forms with new ones, and in changes of the functions performed by this space. Taking into consideration the number of transformations of the space in Katowice, three types of morphological and functional succession were distinguished, and subsequently these types were divided in view of the direction of the transformations into subtypes (32). The surface of the areas that corresponds to the individual types is inversely proportional to the complexity of the transformations characteristic of these types—the areas in which the succession has not yet been revealed are predominant, whereas the smallest surface is occupied by the areas that have undergone a three-phase succession. In addition, it may be observed that the succession took place predominantly in the areas in the northern part of the city, in the latitudinal belt.In the last part of the monograph, the trends in the transformations emerging currently in the morphology of Katowice (after 1989) were focused on. They are the result of the interaction of two groups of factors—the consequences of the political transformation, and the activities and plans of municipal authorities and social initiatives. The greatest impact has been exerted by the revitalization of both degraded post-industrial areas and urban areas, however the intensity and direction of the transformations of these two types of areas are different. The revitalisation projects additionally vary in terms of the impact on the morphology and function of the space. The most intensive changes occur in the central part of Katowice and are related to the aspirations towards transforming the centre of Katowice into a modern service and culture centre, the origin of the metropolis of Upper Silesia. These transformations are accompanied by the development of other parts of the city, oriented towards increasing its importance as a regional and national centre.

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A Defining Moment - Transnational Nursing Education

Author(s): Nirmala Arunasalam / Language(s): English

A DEFINING MOMENT, Transnational Nursing Education by Dr Nirmala ARUNASALAM is a competent and accessible text focusing on nurse education. Recommended for teaching and learning as well as pedagogical courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is a must have and a must read in a world of “pseudo factum knowledge” where social and human oriented professions and scientific disciplines such as nursing are getting little attention. The depth of the background for this study, and the intimate self-reflection Dr Arunasalam provides for this monograph greatly enhances the quality of the study. This book is an insightful exploration of an example of transnational higher education which identified some key questions that need to be asked about such programmes.

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Niże śródziemnomorskie jako czynnik klimatu Polski

Author(s): Jan Degirmendžić,Krzysztof Kożuchowski / Language(s): Polish

Publikacja zawiera wyniki badań klimatologicznych, mających na celu ocenę roli działalności niżów, wędrujących znad Morza Śródziemnego na północ wzdłuż tzw. szlaku Vb i przynoszących często gwałtowne opady, wezbrania rzek i powodzie w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej, w tym w Polsce. Przedstawiono w niej ponad 50-letnią historię występowania niżów śródziemnomorskich. Wyróżniono najczęściej obserwowane szlaki ich wędrówki oraz określono wielkość opadów pochodzenia śródziemnomorskiego w Polsce. Zidentyfikowano także formy cyrkulacji atmosferycznej, sprzyjające aktywności niżów śródziemnomorskich. Książka jest pierwszym w literaturze polskiej monograficznym opracowaniem niżów śródziemnomorskich. Może być wykorzystana przez klimatologów i hydrologów, w tym także przez synoptyków w prognozowaniu ekstremalnych warunków hydrometeorologicznych w Polsce.

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Ciągłość miasta. Prolegomena

Author(s): Mikołaj Madurowicz / Language(s): Polish

A transdisciplinary study of the city in the context of historical, spatial, formal and urban continuity, including urban experiences from around the world and within select historical periods. The publication addresses professional settlement researchers, and can be used as an academic textbook for students of history, geography, spatial economy, city sociology, anthropology of the city, urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture.

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Globalizaciόn y desarrollo sostenible

Author(s): / Language(s): Spanish

This volume presents different issues related to sustainable development shown within the context of globalization. A collection of selected texts discusses various theories of development, sustainability, and spatial, industrial and social policies. Most of the articles are devoted to the development of various Colombian regions.The idea of globalization brings us several images related to both professional and daily life, as well as, in general, social, political and spatial organization. The manifestations of globalization in each region and in each place are not the same and depend on a number of environmental, economic, social, political, cultural, etc. actors. Sustainable development within the context of globalization shows several faces and several alternatives of development paths within the local and regional context. This publication is the result of collaboration of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of University of Warsaw, Poland with the University of Manizales, Colombia.

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Edukacja geograficzna na świecie i w Polsce - wybrane problemy. Prace Komisji Edukacji Geograficznej Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego. Tom 3

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

The third volume of the Works of Geographical Education Commission of the Polish Geographical Society aims to present the results of the most recent research concerning the contemporary problems of geographical education in a series of countries with a special focus on Poland. The thematic scope of the volume embraces not only the theoretic framework of geographical education such as the concepts of curricula, teaching aims and methods, position of geography in the educational systems, or comparative studies but also an overview of practical solutions functioning in real school environments.

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Wpływ rewitalizacji terenów poprzemysłowych na organizację przestrzeni centralnej w Manchesterze, Lyonie i Łodzi

Author(s): Jarosław Kazimierczak / Language(s): English,French,Polish

This paper presents integrated studies on the morphological and functional structures of contemporary European cities’ central space. The crux of the research problem is to answer the question: how does revitalization of inner-city post-industrial urban areas change the organization of central space in European cities?

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PATOLOGIA SPOŁECZNA. Perspektywa geograficzna

Author(s): Tomasz Wites / Language(s): Polish

Praca jest swoistym kompendium wiedzy na temat istoty i badań zjawisk określanych mianem patologii społecznych. (…) Stanowi cenną pozycję w polskim piśmiennictwie geograficznym. Autor ujmuje problem patologii społecznej w sposób szeroki i wyczerpujący. Podejmuje próbę nie tylko zestawienia różnych perspektyw i ujęć badawczych, lecz także uporządkowania tego rozległego materiału.dr hab. Iwona Sagan, prof. UGKsiążka Tomasza Witesa wprowadza nowy wymiar teoretyczny i w tym sensie jest oryginalna i wnosi istotne wartości do rozwoju geografii. (…) Podjęty w niej problem patologii społecznej ma istotne znaczenie dla teorii i metodologii geografii, ma także znaczenie praktyczne. Autor postanowił osadzić problem zarówno w ujęciach obecnie już historycznych, jak i współcześnie dominujących.dr hab. Stanisław Mordwa, prof. UŁ Tomasz Wites – geograf, pracownik Wydziału Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, sekretarz Zarządu Głównego Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego. Specjalizuje się w geografii człowieka. Autor książki Wyludnianie Syberii i rosyjskiego Dalekiego Wschodu (2007), stypendysta tygodnika „Polityka”, Fundacji na Rzecz Nauki Polskiej, laureat wielu innych nagród.

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Stare i nowe w przestrzeni miast Ameryki Łacińskiej. Aktorzy i kontestatorzy zmian

Author(s): Mirosława Czerny / Language(s): Polish

Analysis of the functioning of selected Latin American cities in the context of changes taking place in the socio-political situation of Latin American countries from the last decade of the 20th century up to the present day. Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru), and Toluca (Mexico) are the subject of study in this book. In these cities the democratization of life, the increase in the importance of local organizations, the formation of civic society and the improvement in the quality of managing the city have a strong influence on the changes occurring in the traditional model of socio-spatial segregation dating back to the 1970s.

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Nowogród Wielki. Historyczno-kulturowy przewodnik po średniowiecznej republice

Author(s): Zofia A. Brzozowska,Mirosław J. Leszka / Language(s): Polish

This is the first guide to Veliky Novgorod written in Polish. It offers a tour of about forty-five historical sites in the city and the surrounding area, arranged in a geographical order. These include the Novgorod Kremlin, St. Sophia Cathedral, the seat of the archbishops of Novgorod, Yaroslav’s Court, the Marketplace, houses of the Hansa League merchants, Rurikovo Gorodische. The reader will find here not only a coherent history of the city and of the political entity associated with it – the medieval merchant republic, but also a systematic presentation of the most significant topics related to Novgorod’s cultural and religious character, the independent development of which was shaped by the influence of the Byzantine civilization.Veliky Novgorod, one of many cities in the European part of contemporary Russia, located – as the iconic Polish singer and poet Jacek Kaczmarski put it – “among fields and marshlands,” is a real enigma. It has fascinated numerous artists and researchers for centuries, so much so that in the popular image of Veliky Novgorod, historical truth has become inseparably intertwined with myth. Even back in the Middle Ages, Veliky Novgorod ignited the imagination with its richness of a thriving trading hub which had been in contact with the Hanseatic League since the late twelfth century, and thus – for many centuries before the founding of St. Petersburg – a kind of Rus’ people’s window on Europe. The unique culture of the city on the Volkhov River, flourishing most fully from the 13th to the 15th century, and then brutally suppressed by Muscovite rulers, belies the stereotypical assumption which would perceive the Eastern Slavs as incapable of living in a democratic system. From the Preface

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W reakcji na powojenną przemoc antysemicką. Samoobrona Żydów w Łodzi – uwarunkowania społeczno-polityczne i przestrzenne

Author(s): Andrzej Rykała / Language(s): Polish

Jewish self-defense (Special Commission), like other forms of community life of Polish Jews, was a kind of sensation in Poland after World War II. It was created as a result of a wave of murders in the country, “anti-Jewish provocations, assaults on trains and the killing of Jewish passengers and, finally, the culmination of anti-Jewish activity of armed bands”, which was the Kielce pogrom of July 4, 1946. Actually, the Commission operated for a very short time, only until the end of May 1947. In total, 200 guard groups were formed consisting of 2,500 armed people (with approximately 1,000 rifles, 100 automatic weapons, over 1,000 pistols and 120 grenades), providing a round-the-clock protection of close to 390 objects of the following Jewish institutions: committees, child care homes, nursing homes, repatriate homes, schools, canteens, cooperatives, factories employing a larger number of Jews, Jewish parties, kibbutzim. The establishment of special commissions fulfilled its purpose – about 2,000 interventions, at various levels of government, were carried out throughout Poland, as a result of which attacks or provocations were thwarted and the danger was averted. Apart from performing the primary function of self-defense, the commission’s activity had a significant psychological impact. The presence of guards armed with rifles and automatic weapons in the vicinity of Jewish institutions eased somewhat the “prevailing moods of panic” among Jews that had been caused by the Kielce pogrom. It also had a deterrent effect on potential attackers, or neutralized the willingness to show hostile attitudes towards those who identified themselves as Jewish. The commissions also helped to manage the need, which many Jews had had since the beginning of the war, to stand up for the nation undergoing systematic extermination.

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Klimatyczne ABC. Interdyscyplinarne podstawy współczesnej wiedzy o zmianie klimatu

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

In the face of the climate crisis, education based on the current scientific knowledge is an exceptionally urgent need. This textbook was created on the initiative of the scientists associated with the “UW for Climate” team, by 16 experts from the University of Warsaw and other academic centers, representing various fields of knowledge, such as physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, economics, psychology and engineering. Thus, it is an interdisciplinary textbook, just like the issue of climate change itself. The textbook is addressed to the university students interested in the basics of knowledge about climate change, regardless of the field of their study, as well as to the high school students and teachers. The individual topics of the “Climate ABC” are related to such areas of school knowledge as: physics, chemistry, biology and ecology, geography and social studies. The textbook also accompanies the online course under the same name offered by the University of Warsaw. The book is divided into four parts, presenting the mechanisms of global warming (part 1), its causes (part 2), consequences (part 3) and actions that can prevent the most negative effects of climate change (part 4).

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Sustainable development

Author(s): / Language(s): English

In Poland and in Latin American countries socio-economic development has large environmental costs. The ruling elites, in the name of economic growth, do not care enough to follow the recommendations for such resource management as to reduce all types of pollution and emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The societies themselves are also not fully aware of these changes. This publication is a continuation of the topics discussed in earlier monographs, which were the result of joint research of Polish and Latin American geographers within many projects dedicated to urban issues. It is the second of the two volumes published in 2021 and contains texts presenting new case studies and new ideas about sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and other Latin American countries. Thousands of pages have already been written on sustainable development. However, the subject is still relevant. Processes occurring in the environment, especially the climate change, only emphasize the need for further research and discussion on the subject. In this monograph we return to the issue of understanding and implementing the idea of sustainable development in Poland and Latin America. We also join the discussion on sustainable urban development and governance. Finally, by presenting a few examples, we address the issue of the conflicting nature of sustainable development policies in some countries and regions. The book also introduces the reader to the issue of education on sustainable development. As part of the cooperation of Polish and Latin American geographers academics of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University have been lecturers at doctoral studies in urban and regional sustainable development and post-doctoral studies in Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Manizales in Colombia (Doctorado en Desarrollo Sostenible y Posdoctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra y el Medio Ambiente). Doctoral students and lecturers from the University of Manizales have visited Poland many times in joint symposia and workshops. In 2017 a Polish-Colombian monograph in Spanish was published in Colombia and in 2018 two scientific monographs, both in Spanish and English, were brought out by the University of Warsaw Press. This volume is the second of the two published in 2021 and contains only English texts on sustainable development, risk and local development in Poland, Colombia and some other Latin American countries.

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Od Dunaju po Jadran

Author(s): Jan Wiktor / Language(s): Polish

Jan Wiktor's new book is one of the most up-to-date publications of the present day. Romanists and Slavicists at Polish universities more fully and deeply embrace the whole spiritual life of our friends from the South and this book fulfills an important task of informing the public about the political, social and cultural development of Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. // The author intersperses his engaging sketches, cast against the background of the colorful Balkan landscape, with a series of interviews conducted with statesmen and representatives of the literary and artistic world in the countries concerned. Bucharest - the Paris of the East, sun-scorched Dobrudja, Sofia and Varna, dear to the Polish heart, Belgorod and Oplenac with its royal mausoleum - these are some of the stages of a journey full of unforgettable impressions and deep reflections. // The whole story is dominated by the poet's ardent affection and his vivid sentiment for the countryside and the people. In consequence, Jan Wiktor's book is like a golden bridge between the heart of Poland and the hearts of nations so close to us. (Textof the original blurb)

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HANDBOOK OF CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPE 1934. A Handbook and Guide to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Poland, Rumania, Turkey, Yugoslavia, and to their Resources

Author(s): / Language(s): English

You can read geographical data, a historical overview, and population data about the countries listed in the subheading. We can find out what animals and plants live in the given place and what is worth hunting. Mineral resources are also mentioned in the volume, not to mention rivers and lakes. We can obtain important information about the country's export and import articles, agriculture and religion. You can even find out the addresses of embassies, the dates of fairs and major holidays, and the addresses of important daily newspapers from the publication. (blurb of the original edition) // FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1932 BY THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIMES PUBLISHING CO. LTD., ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND. THIS DIGITISED VERSION IS MADE FROM THE 1934 EDITION.

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Die Balkanländer. Bd. I

Author(s): Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye / Language(s): German

My path leads me again to the Slav peoples of the Danube and Balkan countries. I want to see how the Zadrugas — the home or family communities — which excited me so much on my journey in 1867, have changed since then. Leroy-Beaulieu and Moritz Block severely criticized my antiquated conception of those venerable communities, while Stuart Mill shared it and Henry Maine understood it. Under Bishop Strossmayr's guidance, I will first inspect the Zadrugas of Slavonia in the Djakovo area, then I will continue my observations in Bosnia, Serbia and Bulgaria, learning about the political and economic situation of these countries, which I have already discussed in my book »Prussia and Austria since Sadowa«. The favorable opportunity to undertake such investigations must be seized without hesitation, because a rapid transformation is taking place under the influence of railways, new constitutions and closer ties with Western Europe. The inhabitants of those countries will soon exchange their peculiar, hundred-year-old customs and customs, their picturesque costumes for what ist usually called modern civilization, and then regulate their whole way of thinking and living in the manner of Paris or London. I hear tremendous changes have taken place since 1867. (From the author's introduction)

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Die Balkanländer. Bd. II

Author(s): Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye / Language(s): German

Since the publication of the first volume of my book on the Balkans, everyone has been looking at them with growing fear. It is feared that a clash is taking place there between the Russians and Austrians, affecting all the peoples of Europe and North Asia, from Mount Etna to the North Cape and from the Atlantic Ocean to the distant shores of the Pacific and the mouths of the Amur. But how can the events in Bulgaria, which is so far away, threaten the peace that all peoples and, it seems, all princes want to keep? Well, we are standing at a turning point in history, where the die is to be cast that will decide the fortunes of the East and consequently also of the West. (From the author's introduction)

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Wokół istoty miejsca. Konwersacyjne podejście wobec miejsca

Author(s): Jacek Kotus / Language(s): Polish

The book deals with the fundamental category of place. The author points out that contemporary discussions on the essence of place go beyond the human-oriented approach. Geographers take up the themes of place agency, self of place, and the dialogue between human and place. By developing this narrative and using the relational approach's assumptions, the author develops a conversational approach to place. The book proposes a theoretical framework and shows case studies in the author's interpretation of the dialogue with place. These considerations are preceded by a discussion of the basic scientific paradigms that make up the assumptions of the conversational narrative of the essence of place, and a presentation of selected views existing so far on the concept of place.

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Média a rychlost

Author(s): Stanislav Hubík / Language(s): Czech

The dromoscopic order of visibility and the associated dromospheric perception arose from a relatively rapid reversal of the places and functions of geometric optics and wave optics: direct vision (through the eye) gave way to indirect vision (through television), the object of vision (the house) gave way to its sign representation (photography), geometrization (maps) was overlaid by combinatorial mathematization (software). As a result, the new dromoscopy triumphed over the old scopia: in situ optics succumbed to wave optics and heralded the advent of the dromoscopic revolution. The indirect inner light of screens is our second sun – but it also marks the end of the outer world of immediate revelation. The experience of reality has been replaced by the report of reality, sunlit reality has been replaced by the imitation of reality on screens...

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