Author: Jilly Hunt
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1410946320
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
From Margaret Thatcher to Bill Clinton, politics played a role in the popular culture of this era, while new technology led to video game arcades popping up anywhere teenagers might be lurking. Early game consoles found their way into many homes, as did the records, cassette tapes and compact discs of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Price and U2.
Popular Culture: 1980-1999
Author: Jilly Hunt
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1410946320
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
From Margaret Thatcher to Bill Clinton, politics played a role in the popular culture of this era, while new technology led to video game arcades popping up anywhere teenagers might be lurking. Early game consoles found their way into many homes, as did the records, cassette tapes and compact discs of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Price and U2.
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1410946320
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
From Margaret Thatcher to Bill Clinton, politics played a role in the popular culture of this era, while new technology led to video game arcades popping up anywhere teenagers might be lurking. Early game consoles found their way into many homes, as did the records, cassette tapes and compact discs of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Price and U2.
Information for the 1980's
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The Fragrance of Tears
Author: Victoria Schofield
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789544475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A memoir of Victoria Schofield's thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto. 'Fascinating and moving' Lord Owen 'Abounds with behind-the-scenes gems' Spectator 'Sheds light on the human side of a courageous politican' Financial Times 'Brings unique insights into the life and times of Benazir Bhutto' Lyse Doucet In the summer of 1978, Victoria Schofield travelled to Pakistan to join her friend Benazir Bhutto, whose father, the former prime minister, was facing a charge of conspiracy to murder. In the fevered context of Bhutto's appeal against the death sentence, their university friendship grew into a lifelong bond, ending only with Benazir's assassination in 2007. Schofield's memoir sheds light on the recent history of this turbulent region, and affectionately charts Benazir's transformation from Oxford undergraduate to one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics – a woman whose life and career were defined by tragedy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1789544475
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A memoir of Victoria Schofield's thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto. 'Fascinating and moving' Lord Owen 'Abounds with behind-the-scenes gems' Spectator 'Sheds light on the human side of a courageous politican' Financial Times 'Brings unique insights into the life and times of Benazir Bhutto' Lyse Doucet In the summer of 1978, Victoria Schofield travelled to Pakistan to join her friend Benazir Bhutto, whose father, the former prime minister, was facing a charge of conspiracy to murder. In the fevered context of Bhutto's appeal against the death sentence, their university friendship grew into a lifelong bond, ending only with Benazir's assassination in 2007. Schofield's memoir sheds light on the recent history of this turbulent region, and affectionately charts Benazir's transformation from Oxford undergraduate to one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics – a woman whose life and career were defined by tragedy.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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A Richard Wright Bibliography
Author: Kenneth Kinnamon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313064415
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Any future biographical work on Richard Wright will find this bibliography a necessity; academic or public libraries supporting a program of black culture will find it invaluable; and it belongs in any library supporting American literature studies. Richard Wright has truly been well served. Choice The most comprehensive bibliography ever compiled for an American writer, this book contains 13,117 annotated items pertaining to Richard Wright. It includes almost all published mentions of the author or his work in every language in which those mentions appear. Sources listed include books, articles, reviews, notes, news items, publishers' catalogs, promotional materials, book jackets, dissertations and theses, encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, handbooks and study guides, library reports, best seller charts, the Index Translationum, playbills and advertisements, editorials, radio transcripts, and published letters and interviews. The bibliography is arranged chronologically by year. Each entry includes bibliographical information, an annotation by the authors, and information about all reprintings, partial or full. The index is unusually complete and contains the titles of Wright's works, real and fictional characters in the works, entries relating to significant places and events in the author's life, important literary terminology, and much additional information.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313064415
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Any future biographical work on Richard Wright will find this bibliography a necessity; academic or public libraries supporting a program of black culture will find it invaluable; and it belongs in any library supporting American literature studies. Richard Wright has truly been well served. Choice The most comprehensive bibliography ever compiled for an American writer, this book contains 13,117 annotated items pertaining to Richard Wright. It includes almost all published mentions of the author or his work in every language in which those mentions appear. Sources listed include books, articles, reviews, notes, news items, publishers' catalogs, promotional materials, book jackets, dissertations and theses, encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, handbooks and study guides, library reports, best seller charts, the Index Translationum, playbills and advertisements, editorials, radio transcripts, and published letters and interviews. The bibliography is arranged chronologically by year. Each entry includes bibliographical information, an annotation by the authors, and information about all reprintings, partial or full. The index is unusually complete and contains the titles of Wright's works, real and fictional characters in the works, entries relating to significant places and events in the author's life, important literary terminology, and much additional information.
Published Scientific Papers of the National Institutes of Health
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Category : Biochemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Each issue lists papers published during the preceding year.
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Category : Biochemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Each issue lists papers published during the preceding year.
Scientific Directory and Annual Bibliography
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Category : Medical research personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : Medical research personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Proposal of Solution on the Chaotic Political Situation in Drc
Author: Honore Matamba
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465307117
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
At this time, while nations are making efforts, mobilize their various resources to develop, Congo is driven to sink into indescribable misery. Contemporary life in Congo contrast with the potential found in this country. Indeed, there is a huge contrast between the potential in men, natural resources, basements, soil, climate, hydrography, flora fauna etc . . . , in Congo, and the life of the majority of Congolese living in the country. And in the words of MKANDAWIRE T., quoted by Professor Andr Mbata B. MANGO and MPRARISENI BUDELI, lecturer at the University of South Africa since its independence June 30, 1960, the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been a succession of coups, attempted secessions, attacks by foreign troops, civil wars, rebellions, plundering, authoritarian regimes, interventions of the United Nations (UN) and national conferences or dialogues. (1) Given the above, it is necessary to ask questions: Why this paradox? What constitutes the obstacle to achieve the well-being of the Congolese? In response to these questions, several answers have been proposed: the economic disintegration, lack of capital, lack of developmental political structures, etc . . . In this regard, we believe that the lack of developmental political structures would be the main cause of the chaotic situation in the Congo (DRC).Came then the major issues: how to change the policy in the Congo (DRC)? What to do to get the legitimate aspirations of the people?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465307117
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
At this time, while nations are making efforts, mobilize their various resources to develop, Congo is driven to sink into indescribable misery. Contemporary life in Congo contrast with the potential found in this country. Indeed, there is a huge contrast between the potential in men, natural resources, basements, soil, climate, hydrography, flora fauna etc . . . , in Congo, and the life of the majority of Congolese living in the country. And in the words of MKANDAWIRE T., quoted by Professor Andr Mbata B. MANGO and MPRARISENI BUDELI, lecturer at the University of South Africa since its independence June 30, 1960, the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been a succession of coups, attempted secessions, attacks by foreign troops, civil wars, rebellions, plundering, authoritarian regimes, interventions of the United Nations (UN) and national conferences or dialogues. (1) Given the above, it is necessary to ask questions: Why this paradox? What constitutes the obstacle to achieve the well-being of the Congolese? In response to these questions, several answers have been proposed: the economic disintegration, lack of capital, lack of developmental political structures, etc . . . In this regard, we believe that the lack of developmental political structures would be the main cause of the chaotic situation in the Congo (DRC).Came then the major issues: how to change the policy in the Congo (DRC)? What to do to get the legitimate aspirations of the people?
The Shaping of Environmentalism in America
Author: Victor B Scheffer
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295803258
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Victor Scheffer writes of a social revolution. Environmentalism began as a revelation that the resources supporting life are limited and that men and women can--if they act wisely and soon--reduce their material demands and their numbers before limits are reached and the richness of human existence is diminished forever. The revelation grew into a revolution driven by a morality of life or death for the human race. Environmentalism is not a word deeply rooted in the American vernacular. It was seldom used before the appearance of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, although warnings about the environment had been sounded earlier. It has roots in conservation--the preservation and careful use of natural resources--and in ecology--the study of the relastionships between these roots. It describes areas of major concern to environmentalists in the sixties and seventies, ranging from wasted croplands and forests through endangered species to birth control. It reports progress on three fronts: educational, legal, and political. Richly anecdotal, the book is an informal history of a generation of aroused citizens who began to see their outdoor surroundings--and indeed all of Planet Earth--in a new light. The formative years of the movement-1960 to 1980-are central to the narrative. By 1980 environmentalism as a social science, a field of political management, a philosophy, and to many a religion, was firmly in place. The movement met with notable setbacks during the Reagan years, however, and Scheffer concludes his narrative with an epilogue highlighting environmental events from 1981 to 1989. Although veterans of the movement will find much in the book familiar territory, they will welcome the broad coverage of crises, decisions, and laws that set the stage for environmental victories. As a new generation joins the environmental movement, the book will help them understand the moral impetus that gave birth to environmentalism and the public awareness and concern for change that grew with the movement.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295803258
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Victor Scheffer writes of a social revolution. Environmentalism began as a revelation that the resources supporting life are limited and that men and women can--if they act wisely and soon--reduce their material demands and their numbers before limits are reached and the richness of human existence is diminished forever. The revelation grew into a revolution driven by a morality of life or death for the human race. Environmentalism is not a word deeply rooted in the American vernacular. It was seldom used before the appearance of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, although warnings about the environment had been sounded earlier. It has roots in conservation--the preservation and careful use of natural resources--and in ecology--the study of the relastionships between these roots. It describes areas of major concern to environmentalists in the sixties and seventies, ranging from wasted croplands and forests through endangered species to birth control. It reports progress on three fronts: educational, legal, and political. Richly anecdotal, the book is an informal history of a generation of aroused citizens who began to see their outdoor surroundings--and indeed all of Planet Earth--in a new light. The formative years of the movement-1960 to 1980-are central to the narrative. By 1980 environmentalism as a social science, a field of political management, a philosophy, and to many a religion, was firmly in place. The movement met with notable setbacks during the Reagan years, however, and Scheffer concludes his narrative with an epilogue highlighting environmental events from 1981 to 1989. Although veterans of the movement will find much in the book familiar territory, they will welcome the broad coverage of crises, decisions, and laws that set the stage for environmental victories. As a new generation joins the environmental movement, the book will help them understand the moral impetus that gave birth to environmentalism and the public awareness and concern for change that grew with the movement.
The Vietnam War
Author: Michael P. Sullivan
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813182190
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The war in Vietnam achieved almost none of the goals the American decision-makers formulated, and it cost more than 56,000 American lives. Yet, until recently, Americans have preferred to ignore the causes and consequences of this disaster by treating the war as an aberration in United States foreign policy, an unfortunate but unique mistake. What are the "lessons" of Vietnam? Many previous discussions have focused on narrow or misleading questions, rehashing military decisions, for example, or offering blow-by-blow accounts of Washington infighting, or castigating foreign-policy decision-makers. Michael Sullivan undertakes instead a broad and systematic treatment of the American experience in Vietnam, using a variety of theoretical perspectives to study several aspects of that experience, including the decision-making process and decision-makers' perceptions of the war; public opinion and "mood" before, during, and after the war; and the Vietnam War in relation to the Cold War and to power structures and patterns of violence in the international system. The major goal of The Vietnam War: A Study in the Making of American Policy is to show that the American experience, not only in Vietnam but elsewhere in the world, must be understood as an integral part of the processes of both American foreign policy and international politics. Sullivan demonstrates the importance of using a variety of empirical and quantitative evidence to study foreign policy and of relating a specific historical situation like the Vietnam War to broader theories of international relations.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813182190
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The war in Vietnam achieved almost none of the goals the American decision-makers formulated, and it cost more than 56,000 American lives. Yet, until recently, Americans have preferred to ignore the causes and consequences of this disaster by treating the war as an aberration in United States foreign policy, an unfortunate but unique mistake. What are the "lessons" of Vietnam? Many previous discussions have focused on narrow or misleading questions, rehashing military decisions, for example, or offering blow-by-blow accounts of Washington infighting, or castigating foreign-policy decision-makers. Michael Sullivan undertakes instead a broad and systematic treatment of the American experience in Vietnam, using a variety of theoretical perspectives to study several aspects of that experience, including the decision-making process and decision-makers' perceptions of the war; public opinion and "mood" before, during, and after the war; and the Vietnam War in relation to the Cold War and to power structures and patterns of violence in the international system. The major goal of The Vietnam War: A Study in the Making of American Policy is to show that the American experience, not only in Vietnam but elsewhere in the world, must be understood as an integral part of the processes of both American foreign policy and international politics. Sullivan demonstrates the importance of using a variety of empirical and quantitative evidence to study foreign policy and of relating a specific historical situation like the Vietnam War to broader theories of international relations.