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A provocative history of how corporate titans in the 1920s used a
massive public relations campaign to transform public opinion on
big business. In the early twentieth century, as Americans erupted
in righteous indignation over the flagrant abuses of big business,
utility executives faced a crisis of existential proportions. With
calls for strict regulation or outright government ownership of
utilities, how could streetcar, electricity, and telephone
executives thwart municipal ownership, rein in regulation, and
secure huge profits? In the early twentieth century, as Americans
erupted in righteous indignation over the flagrant abuses of big
business, utility executives faced an existential crisis. With
calls for strict regulation or outright government ownership of
utilities, how could streetcar, electricity, and telephone
executives thwart municipal ownership, rein in regulation, and
secure huge profits? In Courteous Capitalism, Daniel Robert reveals
how utility executives answered this question by launching the
largest nongovernmental public relations campaign the nation had
ever seen. In part, this campaign encouraged managers to compel
their clerks to exude "courtesy," "sunshine," and "patience" toward
customers. Rather than bribe the few, executives would convert the
many using a combination of emotional labor and improved customer
service. At the same time, executives organized the widespread
manipulation of the press, schools, radio, and movies. At once a
labor history of clerks and a social history of consumers,
Courteous Capitalism offers an intriguing new argument for why a
major reform goal of Progressives faded and why Americans changed
their minds regarding corporate monopolies.
Liverpool Sectarianism: the rise and demise is a fascinating study
that considers the causes and effects of sectarianism in Liverpool,
how and why sectarian tensions subsided in the city and what
sectarianism was in a Liverpool context, as well as offering a
definition of the term 'sectarianism' itself. By positioning
Liverpool amongst other 'sectarian cities' in Britain, specifically
Belfast and Glasgow, this book considers the social, political,
theological, and ethnic chasm which gripped Liverpool for the best
part of two centuries, building upon what has already been written
in terms of the origins and development of sectarianism, but also
adds new dimensions through original research and interviews. In
doing, the author challenges some longstanding perceptions about
the nature of Liverpool sectarianism; most notably, in its denial
of the supposed association between football and sectarianism in
the city. The book then assesses why sectarianism, having been so
central to Liverpool life, began to fade, exploring several
explanations such as secularism, slum clearance, cultural change,
as well as displacement by other pastimes, notably football. In
analysing the validity of these explanations, key figures in the
Orange Order and the Catholic Church offer their viewpoints. Each
chapter examines a different dimension of Liverpool's divided past.
Topics which feature prominently in the book are Irish immigration,
Orangeism, religion, politics, racism, football, and the advance of
the city's contemporary character, specifically, the development
and significance of 'Scouse'. Ultimately, the book demonstrates how
and why two competing identities (Irish Catholic and Lancastrian
Protestant) developed into one overarching Scouse identity, which
transcended seemingly insurmountable sectarian fault lines.
Neoliberalism took shape in the 1930s and 1940s as a transnational
political philosophy and system of economic, political, and
cultural relations. Resting on the fundamental premise that the
free market should be unfettered by government intrusion,
neoliberal policies have primarily redirected the state's
prerogatives away from the postwar Keynesian welfare system and
toward the insulation of finance and corporate America from
democratic pressure. As neoliberal ideas gained political currency
in the 1960s and 1970s, a reactionary cultural turn catalyzed their
ascension. The cinema, music, magazine culture, and current events
discourse of the 1970s provided the space of negotiation permitting
these ideas to take hold and be challenged. Daniel Robert McClure's
book follows the interaction between culture and economics during
the transition from Keynesianism in the mid-1960s to the triumph of
neoliberalism at the dawn of the 1980s. From the 1965 debate
between William F. Buckley and James Baldwin, through the pages of
BusinessWeek and Playboy, to the rise of exploitation cinema in the
1970s, McClure tracks the increasingly shared perception by white
males that they had "lost" their long-standing rights and that a
great neoliberal reckoning might restore America's repressive
racial, sexual, gendered, and classed foundations in the wake of
the 1960s.
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Jack Said (Blu-ray disc)
Danny Dyer, David O'Hara, Simon Phillips, Ashlie Walker, Terry Stone, …
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A prequel to the 2008 British gangster film 'Jack Says', this
instalment - which is also based on the comic series by Paul Tanter
- details the circumstances leading up to the events of the earlier
film. Simon Phillips reprises his role as Jack, an undercover
police officer infiltrating one of London's most notorious gangs,
who is drawn into a power struggle between rival gangs while also
dealing with the ruthless gang boss (David O'Hara) and his
psychotic daughter Natasha (Rebecca Keatley).
Liverpool Sectarianism: the rise and demise is a fascinating study
that considers the causes and effects of sectarianism in Liverpool,
how and why sectarian tensions subsided in the city and what
sectarianism was in a Liverpool context, as well as offering a
definition of the term 'sectarianism' itself. By positioning
Liverpool amongst other 'sectarian cities' in Britain, specifically
Belfast and Glasgow, this book considers the social, political,
theological, and ethnic chasm which gripped Liverpool for the best
part of two centuries, building upon what has already been written
in terms of the origins and development of sectarianism, but also
adds new dimensions through original research and interviews. In
doing, the author challenges some longstanding perceptions about
the nature of Liverpool sectarianism; most notably, in its denial
of the supposed association between football and sectarianism in
the city. The book then assesses why sectarianism, having been so
central to Liverpool life, began to fade, exploring several
explanations such as secularism, slum clearance, cultural change,
as well as displacement by other pastimes, notably football. In
analysing the validity of these explanations, key figures in the
Orange Order and the Catholic Church offer their viewpoints. Each
chapter examines a different dimension of Liverpool's divided past.
Topics which feature prominently in the book are Irish immigration,
Orangeism, religion, politics, racism, football, and the advance of
the city's contemporary character, specifically, the development
and significance of 'Scouse'. Ultimately, the book demonstrates how
and why two competing identities (Irish Catholic and Lancastrian
Protestant) developed into one overarching Scouse identity, which
transcended seemingly insurmountable sectarian fault lines.
This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore
Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early
19th century British literary culture. This collection of his
poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.
This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore
Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early
19th century British literary culture. This collection of his
poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.
This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore
Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early
19th century British literary culture. This collection of his
poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.
This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore
Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early
19th century British literary culture. This collection of his
poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.
This edition of Robert Southey's early poetry seeks to restore
Southey the poet to his place at the centre of late 18th and early
19th century British literary culture. This collection of his
poetical works critically reassesses Southey's epics and romances.
This book examines the post-1960s era of popular music in the
Anglo-Black Atlantic through the prism of historical theory and
methods. By using a series of case studies, this book mobilizes
historical theory and methods to underline different expressions of
alternative music functioning within a mainstream musical industry.
Each chapter highlights a particular theory or method while
simultaneously weaving it through a genre of music expressing a
notion of alternativity-an explicit positioning of one's expression
outside and counter to the mainstream. Historical Theory and
Methods through Popular Music seeks to fill a gap in current
scholarship by offering a collection written specifically for the
pedagogical and theoretical needs of those interested in the topic.
Gas phase molecular spectroscopy is a powerful tool for obtaining
information on the geometry and internal structure of isolated
molecules as well as on the interactions that they undergo. It
enables the study of fundamental parameters and processes and is
also used for the sounding of gas media through optical techniques.
It has been facing always renewed challenges, due to the
considerable improvement of experimental techniques and the
increasing demand for accuracy and scope of remote sensing
applications.
In practice, the radiating molecule is usually not isolated but
diluted in a mixture at significant total pressure. The collisions
among the molecules composing the gas can have a large influence on
the spectral shape, affecting all wavelength regions through
various mechanisms. These must be taken into account for the
correct analysis and prediction of the resulting spectra.
This book reviews our current experimental and theoretical
knowledge and the practical consequences of collisional effects on
molecular spectral shapes in neutral gases. General expressions are
first given. They are formal of difficult use for practical
calculations often but enable discussion of the approximations
leading to simplified situations. The first case examined is that
of isolated transitions, with the usual pressure broadening and
shifting but also refined effects due to speed dependence and
collision-induced velocity changes. Collisional line-mixing, which
invalidates the notion of isolated transitions and has spectral
consequences when lines are closely spaced, is then discussed
within the impact approximation. Regions where the contributions of
many distant lines overlap, such as troughsbetween transitions and
band wings, are considered next. For a description of these far
wings the finite duration of collisions and concomitant breakdown
of the impact approximation must be taken into account. Finally,
for long paths or elevated pressures, the dipole or polarizability
induced by intermolecular interactions can make significant
contributions. Specific models for the description of these
collision induced absorption and light scattering processes are
presented.
The above mentioned topics are reviewed and discussed from a
threefold point of view: the various models, the available data,
and the consequences for applications including heat transfer,
remote sensing and optical sounding. The extensive bibliography and
discussion of some remaining problems complete the text.
- State of the art on the subject
- A bibliography of nearly 1000 references
- Tools for practical calculations
- Consequences for other scientific fields
- Numerous illustrative examples
- Fulfilling a need since there is no equivalent monograph on the
subject
Gas phase molecular spectroscopy is a powerful tool for obtaining
information on the geometry and internal structure of isolated
molecules and their interactions with others. It enables the
understanding and description, through measurements and modeling,
of the influence of pressure on light absorption, emission, and
scattering by gas molecules, which must be taken into account for
the correct analysis and prediction of the resulting spectra.
Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra: Laboratory Experiments
and Models, Consequences for Applications, Second Edition provides
an updated review of current experimental techniques, theoretical
knowledge, and practical applications. After an introduction to
collisional effects on molecular spectra, the book moves on by
taking a threefold approach: it highlights key models, reviews
available data, and discusses the consequences for applications.
These include areas such as heat transfer, remote sensing, optical
sounding, metrology, probing of gas media, and climate predictions.
This second edition also contains, with respect to the first one,
significant amounts of new information, including 23 figures, 8
tables, and around 700 references. Drawing on the extensive
experience of its expert authors, Collisional Effects on Molecular
Spectra: Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for
Applications, Second Edition, is a valuable guide for all those
involved with sourcing, researching, interpreting, or applying gas
phase molecular spectroscopy techniques across a range of fields.
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Munsch More! (Hardcover)
Alan Daniel, Lea Daniel; Robert Munsch; Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, Michael Martchenko
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Neoliberalism took shape in the 1930s and 1940s as a transnational
political philosophy and system of economic, political, and
cultural relations. Resting on the fundamental premise that the
free market should be unfettered by government intrusion,
neoliberal policies have primarily redirected the state's
prerogatives away from the postwar Keynesian welfare system and
toward the insulation of finance and corporate America from
democratic pressure. As neoliberal ideas gained political currency
in the 1960s and 1970s, a reactionary cultural turn catalyzed their
ascension. The cinema, music, magazine culture, and current events
discourse of the 1970s provided the space of negotiation permitting
these ideas to take hold and be challenged. Daniel Robert McClure's
book follows the interaction between culture and economics during
the transition from Keynesianism in the mid-1960s to the triumph of
neoliberalism at the dawn of the 1980s. From the 1965 debate
between William F. Buckley and James Baldwin, through the pages of
BusinessWeek and Playboy, to the rise of exploitation cinema in the
1970s, McClure tracks the increasingly shared perception by white
males that they had "lost" their long-standing rights and that a
great neoliberal reckoning might restore America's repressive
racial, sexual, gendered, and classed foundations in the wake of
the 1960s.
Investigating the correspondence between systems of partial
differential equations and their analytic solutions using a formal
approach, this monograph presents algorithms to determine the set
of analytic solutions of such a system and conversely to find
differential equations whose set of solutions coincides with a
given parametrized set of analytic functions. After giving a
detailed introduction to Janet bases and Thomas decomposition, the
problem of finding an implicit description of certain sets of
analytic functions in terms of differential equations is addressed.
Effective methods of varying generality are developed to solve the
differential elimination problems that arise in this context. In
particular, it is demonstrated how the symbolic solution of partial
differential equations profits from the study of the
implicitization problem. For instance, certain families of exact
solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations can be computed.
Since the passage of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 (FERPA) regulating of the maintenance and dissemination of
educational records, educators have struggled to meet federal
compliance requirements while operating in the daily realities of
public schools. Such practices as determining whether a child's
cumulative file could be accessed, by whom, and for what purposes
suddenly became a matter of federal law. Legal compliance became
more elusive in the late 1990's and in the first decade of the
twenty-first century with the fracturing of the "family," the
passage of other state and federal laws regulating records
security, and through computer technology posing unique security
challenges to record integrity and maintenance. Until now,
educators lacked a single volume resource for directly and
confidently answering their questions. In Educational Records,
Murphy and Dishman provide educators with a readily accessible,
jargon-free source for legal questions concerning educational
records. The book's question-and-answer format, as well as its
analysis of court opinions and opinion letters of the United States
Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office, provides
educators with the resource they need to quickly and
authoritatively address records issues.
The GOES-R Series: A New Generation of Geostationary Environmental
Satellites introduces the reader to the most significant advance in
weather technology in a generation. The world's new constellation
of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) are in
the midst of a drastic revolution with their greatly improved
capabilities that provide orders of magnitude improvements in
spatial, temporal and spectral resolution. Never before have
routine observations been possible over such a wide area. Imagine
satellite images over the full disk every 10 or 15 minutes and
monitoring of severe storms, cyclones, fires and volcanic eruptions
on the scale of minutes.
I would like to extend my thanks to Dr. M.l Raven, the curator of
the Egyptian Department of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden,
who granted permission to publish the photographs of J 384 and 395
and allowed me to inspect the originals, as weIl as to the museum's
photographers, M.J. Bomhof and A. De Kemp, for providing the
prints. My gratitude also goes to the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft for supporting this project, and to the
Rheinisch-Westfalische Akademie der Wissenschaften for including
this volume in the present series and for a subsidy towards the
cost of its publication. Finally I would like to thank R.
Merkelbach for his help in connection with this project. Robert W.
Daniel INTRODUCTION The papyri J 384 (previously V) and J 395
(previously W) of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden are
now usually consulted in K. Preisendanz' standard edition, 2 Papyri
Graecae Magicae (Stuttgart 1974 ), and referred to as PGM XII and
XIII respective1y. These two large papyri are among the most
important magical texts that have survived from late antiquity -
especially J 395 with its famous 'Leiden Cosmogony'.
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autonomer, differenzierter Organisationen auf den Schlachtfeldern
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schleunigtesichdurchdie AktivitatenderHandelskompaniendie welt
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aussereuropaischen Volker und Territorien
bereiteteundderenEinbindungineinWeltumfassendesokonomisches System
erzwang. Die Aktivitaten der Handelskompanien legten nicht
nurausserhalbEuropasdieGrundlagenfur dieStaatswerdungsprozesse der
folgenden Jahrhunderte, sondern beeinflussten in verschiedener
WeiseauchdieAusdifferenzierungdesStaatesinnerhalbEuropas. Wah
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Jahrenzunehmend wichtig. NebenstaatlichenSoldnern, die in die Ar
meenehemaligerKolonialmachteeingegliedertwordenwaren, handelte es
sich um indigene Verbande, die von den Kolonialisten ausgebildet
und finanziertwurden, sowieumfreischaffendeSoldner, die ohneeine
stabileOrganisationsstrukturinlosen, inihrerZusammensetzungwech
selndenGruppenzusammenarbeiteten."
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