Between the boundaries : essays / Adam Somerset.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Somerset, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• English essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardigan : Parthian, [2019]

Summary:

Between the Boundaries follows the course of a single year and covers topics that range from the habits of beavers to the progression of Artificial Intelligence, journeying from Wales to Australia with many stops in between. Humorous, thought- provoking and insightful, it sweeps over and beneath the boundaries, both visible and invisible, that cover the world.

Contents:

• Intro
• About Adam Somerset
• Title Page
• Introduction
• Art and the Anthropocene
• Arab Spring to Winter in 155 Steps
• Doctor Dee and the Exemplar Number of All Things Numerable
• A Liberal Retrospective
• We Became Orphans: A Writer in the Yucatan
• A Visit to the Cloud
• Wherever There Is Arbitrariness, There Is Also a Certain Regularity
• War: What Is it Good For?
• The Digital Superhighway
• Waiting for a Beaver
• I'll Swap You Two Buggers for a Shit
• An Elephant in Bremen
• The Hate Horrifies Me
• Who Needs Empathy? Automating the Professionals
• I Long the Arrival of the Ship with the Seeds
• An Occasional Flash of Silliness
• The Map-makers
• A Citizen's Guide to the European Union
• They Are Obsessed by Fear
• Among the Demonstrators
• Arnold Potts
• Clarice Beckett
• Our Water Closet Has Been Stopt
• A Small Blip for Big Gig
• A Pint, a Poet and a Portrait
• Brits Don't Quit
• Acknowledgements
• Bibliography
• Index of Places
• Index of People
• Parthian Essays
• Copyright.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-912681-53-6

OCLC:

1121141796