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Category : Nigerian literature (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Category : Nigerian literature (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Category : Nigerian literature (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Afghanistan
Author: Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437915302
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The U.S. has provided $38.6 billion in reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan and has over 35,000 troops in the country as of Feb. 2009. Some progress has occurred in areas such as econ. growth, infrastructure dev¿t., and training of the Afghan Nat. Security Forces, but the overall security situation has not improved after more than 7 years of U.S. and internat. efforts. Key issues for consideration for Congress in determining the way forward in Afghanistan include: (1) U.S. and internat. commitments;(2) Security environ.; (3) U.S. forces and equip.; (4) Afghan nat. security forces; (5) Counternarcotics efforts; (6) Economic dev¿t.; (7) Gov¿t. capacity; (8) Accountability for U.S. provided weapons; and (9) Oversight of contractor performance.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437915302
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The U.S. has provided $38.6 billion in reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan and has over 35,000 troops in the country as of Feb. 2009. Some progress has occurred in areas such as econ. growth, infrastructure dev¿t., and training of the Afghan Nat. Security Forces, but the overall security situation has not improved after more than 7 years of U.S. and internat. efforts. Key issues for consideration for Congress in determining the way forward in Afghanistan include: (1) U.S. and internat. commitments;(2) Security environ.; (3) U.S. forces and equip.; (4) Afghan nat. security forces; (5) Counternarcotics efforts; (6) Economic dev¿t.; (7) Gov¿t. capacity; (8) Accountability for U.S. provided weapons; and (9) Oversight of contractor performance.
Directory of Brokers and Salesmen
Author: California. State Real Estate Division
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1382
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Languages : en
Pages : 1382
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California. Court of Appeal (1st Appellate District). Records and Briefs
Author: California (State).
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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US Youth Films and Popular Music
Author: Tim McNelis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317367405
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This book brings theory from popular music studies to an examination of identity and agency in youth films while building on, and complementing, film studies literature concerned with genre, identity, and representation. McNelis includes case studies of Hollywood and independent US youth films that have had commercial and/or critical success to illustrate how films draw on specific discourses surrounding popular music genres to convey ideas about gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other aspects of identity. He develops the concept of ‘musical agency’, a term he uses to discuss the relationship between film music and character agency, also examining the music characters listen to and discuss, as well as musical performances by the characters themselves
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317367405
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This book brings theory from popular music studies to an examination of identity and agency in youth films while building on, and complementing, film studies literature concerned with genre, identity, and representation. McNelis includes case studies of Hollywood and independent US youth films that have had commercial and/or critical success to illustrate how films draw on specific discourses surrounding popular music genres to convey ideas about gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and other aspects of identity. He develops the concept of ‘musical agency’, a term he uses to discuss the relationship between film music and character agency, also examining the music characters listen to and discuss, as well as musical performances by the characters themselves
Oversight Hearing on the Administration for Native Americans
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Beyond El Barrio
Author: Gina M. Pérez
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081479128X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Freighted with meaning, “el barrio” is both place and metaphor for Latino populations in the United States. Though it has symbolized both marginalization and robust and empowered communities, the construct of el barrio has often reproduced static understandings of Latino life; they fail to account for recent demographic shifts in urban centers such as New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles, and in areas outside of these historic communities. Beyond El Barrio features new scholarship that critically interrogates how Latinos are portrayed in media, public policy and popular culture, as well as the material conditions in which different Latina/o groups build meaningful communities both within and across national affiliations. Drawing from history, media studies, cultural studies, and anthropology, the contributors illustrate how despite the hypervisibility of Latinos and Latin American immigrants in recent political debates and popular culture, the daily lives of America’s new “majority minority” remain largely invisible and mischaracterized. Taken together, these essays provide analyses that not only defy stubborn stereotypes, but also present novel narratives of Latina/o communities that do not fit within recognizable categories. In this way, this book helps us to move “beyond el barrio”: beyond stereotype and stigmatizing tropes, as well as nostalgic and uncritical portraits of complex and heterogeneous range of Latina/o lives.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 081479128X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Freighted with meaning, “el barrio” is both place and metaphor for Latino populations in the United States. Though it has symbolized both marginalization and robust and empowered communities, the construct of el barrio has often reproduced static understandings of Latino life; they fail to account for recent demographic shifts in urban centers such as New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles, and in areas outside of these historic communities. Beyond El Barrio features new scholarship that critically interrogates how Latinos are portrayed in media, public policy and popular culture, as well as the material conditions in which different Latina/o groups build meaningful communities both within and across national affiliations. Drawing from history, media studies, cultural studies, and anthropology, the contributors illustrate how despite the hypervisibility of Latinos and Latin American immigrants in recent political debates and popular culture, the daily lives of America’s new “majority minority” remain largely invisible and mischaracterized. Taken together, these essays provide analyses that not only defy stubborn stereotypes, but also present novel narratives of Latina/o communities that do not fit within recognizable categories. In this way, this book helps us to move “beyond el barrio”: beyond stereotype and stigmatizing tropes, as well as nostalgic and uncritical portraits of complex and heterogeneous range of Latina/o lives.
Negotiating Sainthood
Author: Kathy Bacon
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351195778
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
"This study demonstrates the previously unrecognised significance of discourses of saintliness for constructions of gender and national identity in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Spanish culture.a Kathy Bacons innovative approach to sainthood leads to fresh readings of texts by Spains three principal realist novelists: La familia de Leon Roch and Nazarin (Benito Perez Galdos, 1878 and 1895), La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas, 1884-85), and Dulce dueno (Emilia Pardo Bazan, 1911).a The author challenges the conventional distinction between anti-clerical and spiritual novels by these writers, and questions previous feminist assumptions about the negative role of religion for female identity.aSainthood emerges as a key theme through which texts grapple with Spains difficult transition to modernity."
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351195778
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
"This study demonstrates the previously unrecognised significance of discourses of saintliness for constructions of gender and national identity in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Spanish culture.a Kathy Bacons innovative approach to sainthood leads to fresh readings of texts by Spains three principal realist novelists: La familia de Leon Roch and Nazarin (Benito Perez Galdos, 1878 and 1895), La Regenta (Leopoldo Alas, 1884-85), and Dulce dueno (Emilia Pardo Bazan, 1911).a The author challenges the conventional distinction between anti-clerical and spiritual novels by these writers, and questions previous feminist assumptions about the negative role of religion for female identity.aSainthood emerges as a key theme through which texts grapple with Spains difficult transition to modernity."
The Wrong Way
Author: Casey Harvell
Publisher: Casey Harvell
ISBN: 1507524269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A New Adult Romance From Amazon Bestselling & USA Today Recommended Author Casey Harvell The Wrong Way (18+ S/L/V) Jordan McKinney spends most of her life in a small town. After high school she goes to work as a server in the town bar. Her past is something that she can’t let go of. It leaves her feeling worthless and deserving of the life she leads. After her step-mom kicks her out Jordan tries to make it on her own for the first time at twenty-three. It’s hard—and she manages to do it. The thing is she can only afford to stay in a really bad area. When a mysterious and sexy stranger shows up at her bar Jordan can’t believe that he even notices her—hell, stands up for her! Jordan learns that change happens whether you’re ready for it or not. She wants to fade away—but this mystery man won’t let her. Can she come to terms with her past and allow him in? It seems she constantly does everything—THE WRONG WAY
Publisher: Casey Harvell
ISBN: 1507524269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A New Adult Romance From Amazon Bestselling & USA Today Recommended Author Casey Harvell The Wrong Way (18+ S/L/V) Jordan McKinney spends most of her life in a small town. After high school she goes to work as a server in the town bar. Her past is something that she can’t let go of. It leaves her feeling worthless and deserving of the life she leads. After her step-mom kicks her out Jordan tries to make it on her own for the first time at twenty-three. It’s hard—and she manages to do it. The thing is she can only afford to stay in a really bad area. When a mysterious and sexy stranger shows up at her bar Jordan can’t believe that he even notices her—hell, stands up for her! Jordan learns that change happens whether you’re ready for it or not. She wants to fade away—but this mystery man won’t let her. Can she come to terms with her past and allow him in? It seems she constantly does everything—THE WRONG WAY
Back from the Dead
Author: Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487216
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Since 1968, the name of motion picture director George Romero has been synonymous with the living dead. His landmark film Night of the Living Dead formed the paradigm of modern zombie cinema; often cited as a metaphor for America during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, the film used the tenets of the drive-in horror movie genre to engage the sociophobics of late-1960s culture. Subsequently Romero has created five more zombie films, and other directors, including Tom Savini and Zack Snyder, have remade Romero's movies. This survey of those remakes examines ways in which the sociocultural contexts of different time periods are reflected by changes to the narrative (and the zombies) of Romero's original versions.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786487216
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Since 1968, the name of motion picture director George Romero has been synonymous with the living dead. His landmark film Night of the Living Dead formed the paradigm of modern zombie cinema; often cited as a metaphor for America during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, the film used the tenets of the drive-in horror movie genre to engage the sociophobics of late-1960s culture. Subsequently Romero has created five more zombie films, and other directors, including Tom Savini and Zack Snyder, have remade Romero's movies. This survey of those remakes examines ways in which the sociocultural contexts of different time periods are reflected by changes to the narrative (and the zombies) of Romero's original versions.