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The AQI
In The AQI, David Tait examines the world in 4 sections. The first looks at city life: the people within the city; the way people interact within cities; cultural differences; and the surreal-ness he has experienced whilst being a foreigner in China. These poems are seeking to make a connection, or seek an explanation of cultural differences and their complexities. The second section is all about the environment and air pollution. The Air Quality Index, or the AQI, is the measurement of particulate matter in the atmosphere. The AQI examines the effect that this has on day-to-day life, particularly during the winter. The third section relates to human rights, particularly LGBT rights, and the impact of a changing world. The final section tries to find some calm, and to integrate some sense of the pastoral (the world David Tait is from) into the city.
On Glossopoetics
"What does it mean to be a glossopoeist? What does it actually mean to create a language and why would we do it? What is it that we are actually doing when we design grammars, refine phonologies and forge lexicons? What is it that we actually do and how can we elevate our craft to something further? These might seem like pointless questions with even more pointless answers. You have every right to say to me, "why can't we just go on with our peculiar hobby in peace without having to turn it into anything serious?" You might well be right, and if so, I should be ignored! However, I sincerely believe, these questions and their answers are indispensable if we are to progress any further with ou...
A Grammar of Eldich
After his first book "On Glossopoetics", David Tait is offering a first comprehensive look into one of his longest projects: the Eldich Languages. Starting as a simple code when he was just eleven, Eldich has now expanded into a rich, beautiful product of artistic design. Packed with detailed grammatical and phonological features, the full language has been meticulously laid out in this Grammar of Eldich, including a complete description of the functioning of the language."Eldich has been the ultimate test of my linguistic and glossopoetic theories of aesthetics and spiritualism. It has been one of my longest-running projects and has followed me along my journey in developing my linguistic knowledge; it has been my closest companion."
Self-Portrait with the Happiness
Part self-portrait, part love affair, the poems in Self-Portrait with The Happiness are obsessed with moments elsewhere. Rural England contends with immense Chinese cities via Thailand and Japan. The effect is a collection which craves the exotic in the everyday: puppeteers communicating through their puppets, sonnets sketched on the snowy rooftops of cars and Chinese dragons flying above the Lakeland fells. David Tait is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary poetry, and this eagerly-awaited collection confirms the promise of his pamphlet, Love's Loose Ends, which won the Poetry Business Competition, judged by Simon Armitage.
Tribes Without Rulers
Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people comparable with mediaeval European feudal kingdoms. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking; the political system is based upon a balance of power between many small groups, which with their lack of classes or specialized political offices, have been called 'ordered anarchies'. First published in 1958.
The Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Originally published in 1964 this book made available for the first time David Tait's writings on the Konkomba with whom he lived and worked for 5 years. Including some previously unpublished material, this volume discusses the political system of the Konkomba but includes aspects of social and religious life.
Introduction to Sociology for Health Carers
Now in its second edition, An Introduction to Sociology for Health Carers provides an accessible grounding for all nursing and health care students who have little previous experience of studying Sociology but who, within their first year courses, need to quickly develop sociological thinking skills and knowledge that they can apply to their own care practice. As a discipline, Sociology focuses on how human lives are socially structured and organised, and on the ways in which everyday experiences are made meaningful – a crucial underpinning of health and social care theory and practice.This engaging text introduces basic sociological concepts and techniques and encourages all health care students to make the most of their experiences in the practice environment, learning from these, and becoming a reflective, sociologically-informed practitioner.
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