Author: Morris Janowitz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226393063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Janowitz examines the societal changes that have weakened the electoral system and contributed to the further decline of social control, and encourages the development of new forms of citizen participation.
The Last Half-Century
Author: Morris Janowitz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226393063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Janowitz examines the societal changes that have weakened the electoral system and contributed to the further decline of social control, and encourages the development of new forms of citizen participation.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226393063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Janowitz examines the societal changes that have weakened the electoral system and contributed to the further decline of social control, and encourages the development of new forms of citizen participation.
Half Past Ten in the Afternoon
Author: James Budd
Publisher: Arabian Publishing
ISBN: 0957676379
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Much of this book is a record of the time the author spent between 1965 and 1970 as an English teacher in Aneiza a provincial town in central Saudi Arabia. In an entertaining series of anecdotes, he describes the daily life and customs of its people, his relations with colleagues and students at the local secondary school, and the events leading up to his removal from the town he had come to regard as home, his transfer to Riyadh, and final departure from the country. In the 1960s Aneiza was still living partly in the age of Charles Doughty, the 19th-century explorer who stayed there for some weeks in the 1870s, and architecturally the town had changed little over the intervening decades. On the other hand, its mid-20th-century inhabitants were very much aware of what was happening in the wider world and felt deeply involved with events in the region. This involvement is reflected in a chapter on inter-Arab politics, the Six-Day War of June 1967, and its causes and aftermath. The authors story does not end in 1970. In Journey to Makkah he writes of his transition from agnosticism to Islam and gives us an account of his pilgrimage to Makkah in 1996 in the company of one of his old students from Aneiza. Finally, in Aneiza Revisited, he describes the town in its 21st-century incarnation during his return visit in 2011. Despite Aneizas material transformation, however, with its concrete and glass buildings and fast food outlets, he found that, despite looking very different, it had still managed to retain its intimate social character and essential congeniality.
Publisher: Arabian Publishing
ISBN: 0957676379
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Much of this book is a record of the time the author spent between 1965 and 1970 as an English teacher in Aneiza a provincial town in central Saudi Arabia. In an entertaining series of anecdotes, he describes the daily life and customs of its people, his relations with colleagues and students at the local secondary school, and the events leading up to his removal from the town he had come to regard as home, his transfer to Riyadh, and final departure from the country. In the 1960s Aneiza was still living partly in the age of Charles Doughty, the 19th-century explorer who stayed there for some weeks in the 1870s, and architecturally the town had changed little over the intervening decades. On the other hand, its mid-20th-century inhabitants were very much aware of what was happening in the wider world and felt deeply involved with events in the region. This involvement is reflected in a chapter on inter-Arab politics, the Six-Day War of June 1967, and its causes and aftermath. The authors story does not end in 1970. In Journey to Makkah he writes of his transition from agnosticism to Islam and gives us an account of his pilgrimage to Makkah in 1996 in the company of one of his old students from Aneiza. Finally, in Aneiza Revisited, he describes the town in its 21st-century incarnation during his return visit in 2011. Despite Aneizas material transformation, however, with its concrete and glass buildings and fast food outlets, he found that, despite looking very different, it had still managed to retain its intimate social character and essential congeniality.
Billiards at Half-past Nine
Author: Heinrich Böll
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140187243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Robert Faehmel finds his structured life threatened by an old schoolmate and former Nazi
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140187243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Robert Faehmel finds his structured life threatened by an old schoolmate and former Nazi
Half Past Autumn
Author: Gordon Parks
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
ISBN: 9780821225516
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Covers the author's photographic work with Life magazine
Publisher: Bulfinch Press
ISBN: 9780821225516
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Covers the author's photographic work with Life magazine
The Kennedy Half-Century
Author: Larry J. Sabato
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
An original and illuminating narrative revealing John F. Kennedy's lasting influence on America, by the acclaimed political analyst Larry J. Sabato.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402823
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
An original and illuminating narrative revealing John F. Kennedy's lasting influence on America, by the acclaimed political analyst Larry J. Sabato.
Half Past Seven Stories
Author: Robert Gordon Anderson
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421802821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The top o' the morning! That's what the Toyman used to say. And I am sure if you ever go to the White House with the Green Blinds by the Side of the Road the Toyman will say it still, whatever the weather. And when you hear him call that over the fence so cheerily, from his smile you will know at once what he means, - that he wishes for you the very top of the morning, not only the finest of weather, but the best of happiness and fun, in whatever you do and wherever you go.
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
ISBN: 1421802821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The top o' the morning! That's what the Toyman used to say. And I am sure if you ever go to the White House with the Green Blinds by the Side of the Road the Toyman will say it still, whatever the weather. And when you hear him call that over the fence so cheerily, from his smile you will know at once what he means, - that he wishes for you the very top of the morning, not only the finest of weather, but the best of happiness and fun, in whatever you do and wherever you go.
A Half Century of Occupation
Author: Gershon Shafir
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520293509
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
What is the occupation? -- Why has the occupation lasted this long? -- How has the occupation transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520293509
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
What is the occupation? -- Why has the occupation lasted this long? -- How has the occupation transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Half Past Human
Author: T. J. Bass
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 057512976X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A novel of dystopian future in the tradition of SOYLENT GREEN and H.G. Wells' THE TIME MACHINE, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod Tinker was a good citizen of the Hive - a model worker. But when he was allowed sexual activation he found Mu Ren who, like him, harboured forbidden genes. And so began the cataclysm. But in a world where half-wild humans are hunted for sport - and food - can anyone overthrow the Hive? Greater by far than its stunted, pink-blooded citizens, the Hive is more than prepared to rise and crush anyone who challenges its supremacy ...
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 057512976X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
A novel of dystopian future in the tradition of SOYLENT GREEN and H.G. Wells' THE TIME MACHINE, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod Tinker was a good citizen of the Hive - a model worker. But when he was allowed sexual activation he found Mu Ren who, like him, harboured forbidden genes. And so began the cataclysm. But in a world where half-wild humans are hunted for sport - and food - can anyone overthrow the Hive? Greater by far than its stunted, pink-blooded citizens, the Hive is more than prepared to rise and crush anyone who challenges its supremacy ...
How the Other Half Ate
Author: Katherine Leonard Turner
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520277589
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens—along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s. Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines—history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women’s studies, and food studies—this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food and cooking during the so-called age of abundance. Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how America’s working class, in a multitude of ways, has shaped the foods we eat today.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520277589
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class Americans had eating habits that were distinctly shaped by jobs, families, neighborhoods, and the tools, utilities, and size of their kitchens—along with their cultural heritage. How the Other Half Ate is a deep exploration by historian and lecturer Katherine Turner that delivers an unprecedented and thoroughly researched study of the changing food landscape in American working-class families from industrialization through the 1950s. Relevant to readers across a range of disciplines—history, economics, sociology, urban studies, women’s studies, and food studies—this work fills an important gap in historical literature by illustrating how families experienced food and cooking during the so-called age of abundance. Turner delivers an engaging portrait that shows how America’s working class, in a multitude of ways, has shaped the foods we eat today.
British Aviation
Author: David Willis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781802821345
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The first half of the 20th century saw the birth and development of the airplane. It was the period when Great Britain's aviation industry was established and grew to its zenith. With over 170 colorized images, this book goes through the aircraft of the first half-century, portraying them in their full glory once more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781802821345
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The first half of the 20th century saw the birth and development of the airplane. It was the period when Great Britain's aviation industry was established and grew to its zenith. With over 170 colorized images, this book goes through the aircraft of the first half-century, portraying them in their full glory once more.