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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
There is no precise way to explain the energetic life of New Mexico
Governor David Cargo-attorney to the downtrodden, as well as the
rich and famous; a changer of legislative reapportionment, and at
the same time inventing the first Governor's State Film Commission
in the United States. He was a dedicated promoter of many films
shooting and spending fortunes in our state. Then the true miracle
happened: a Republican became beloved by the liberal Democrats of
Hollywood. It had never happened before and mostly likely never
will again. He became personal friends with those behind the camera
as well as the stars facing it, and consequently had acting parts
in twelve of those films. And now, while writing his priceless
historical memoir, he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars
to build, and/or maintain twelve libraries in such isolated New
Mexico villages and towns as Mora, Anton Chico, Villanueva and
Corona. This is an unsurpassed heritage to leave for the mental and
spiritual growth of the youth of New Mexico. Viva, Lonesome Dave
This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of
African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book
departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the
military as an 'enemy' of democracy because of the history and
legacy of unending military coup d'etats and interventions in
civilian politics. In the context of Africa, the military has been
blamed or largely held responsible for instigating wars, armed
conflicts, political violence, poverty and underdevelopment due to
bad governance and mismanagement of the state. Drawing from diverse
case studies across Africa, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda,
Ethiopia and Egypt, this volume presents the argument that though
the military has played a negative, and sometimes, destructive role
in undermining constitutional rule and the overthrow of democratic
civilian governments, the same military, now operating in a changed
global environment, is making effort to support the development of
democracy and democratic consolidation as well as remain subjected
to civilian democratic oversight and control. Notwithstanding, the
real challenge for this emerging trend of African peace militaries
is the extent to which they are able to fulfil, on a predictable
and consistent basis, their constitutional mandate to defend the
people against 'elected autocrats' in Africa who try to use the
military to perpetuate themselves in power. This work fills a
critical gap in the literature and will be of much interest to
students of African security and politics, peace and conflict
studies, security studies and IR in general.
Presenting original research studies by leading scholars in the
field, Orders of Ordinary Action considers how ethnomethodology
provides for an 'alternate' sociology by respecifying sociological
phenomena as locally accomplished members' activities. Following an
introduction by the editors and a seminal statement of
ethnomethodology's analytic stance by its founder, Harold
Garfinkel, the book then comprises two parts. The first introduces
studies of practical action and organization, whilst the second
provides studies of practical reasoning and situated logic in
various settings. By organizing the book in this way, the
collection demonstrates the relevance of ethnomethodological
investigations to established topics and issues and indicates the
contribution that ethnomethodology can make to the understanding of
human action in any and all social contexts. Both individually and
collectively, these contributions illustrate how taking an
ethnomethodological approach opens up for investigation phenomena
that are taken for granted in conventional sociological theorizing.
Presenting original research studies by leading scholars in the
field, Orders of Ordinary Action considers how ethnomethodology
provides for an 'alternate' sociology by respecifying sociological
phenomena as locally accomplished members' activities. Following an
introduction by the editors and a seminal statement of
ethnomethodology's analytic stance by its founder, Harold
Garfinkel, the book then comprises two parts. The first introduces
studies of practical action and organization, whilst the second
provides studies of practical reasoning and situated logic in
various settings. By organizing the book in this way, the
collection demonstrates the relevance of ethnomethodological
investigations to established topics and issues and indicates the
contribution that ethnomethodology can make to the understanding of
human action in any and all social contexts. Both individually and
collectively, these contributions illustrate how taking an
ethnomethodological approach opens up for investigation phenomena
that are taken for granted in conventional sociological theorizing.
Features actors who were significant in their development of new
and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains
extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries
that present a contemporary account of their acting achievements
and personal lives.
Features actors who were significant in their development of new
and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains
extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries
that present a contemporary account of their acting achievements
and personal lives.
Features actors who were significant in their development of new
and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains
extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries
that present a contemporary account of their acting achievements
and personal lives.
Features actors who were significant in their development of new
and innovative ways of performing Shakespeare. This title contains
extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, and obituaries
that present a contemporary account of their acting achievements
and personal lives.
This book provides a critical understanding of the emerging role of
African militaries in peacetime democratic Africa. This book
departs from the dominant perspective which simply presents the
military as an 'enemy' of democracy because of the history and
legacy of unending military coup d'etats and interventions in
civilian politics. In the context of Africa, the military has been
blamed or largely held responsible for instigating wars, armed
conflicts, political violence, poverty and underdevelopment due to
bad governance and mismanagement of the state. Drawing from diverse
case studies across Africa, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda,
Ethiopia and Egypt, this volume presents the argument that though
the military has played a negative, and sometimes, destructive role
in undermining constitutional rule and the overthrow of democratic
civilian governments, the same military, now operating in a changed
global environment, is making effort to support the development of
democracy and democratic consolidation as well as remain subjected
to civilian democratic oversight and control. Notwithstanding, the
real challenge for this emerging trend of African peace militaries
is the extent to which they are able to fulfil, on a predictable
and consistent basis, their constitutional mandate to defend the
people against 'elected autocrats' in Africa who try to use the
military to perpetuate themselves in power. This work fills a
critical gap in the literature and will be of much interest to
students of African security and politics, peace and conflict
studies, security studies and IR in general.
This book offers an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to
thinking about inequality, and to understanding how inequality is
produced and reproduced in the global South. Without the safety net
of the various Northern welfare states, inequality in the global
South is not merely a socio-economic problem, but an existential
threat to the social contract that underpins the democratic state
and society itself. Only a response that is firmly grounded in the
context of the global South can hope to address this problem. This
collection brings together scholars from across the globe, with a
particular focus on the global South, to address broad thematic
areas such as the conceptual and methodological challenges of
measuring inequality; the political economy of inequality in the
global South; inequality in work, households and the labour market;
and inequalities in land, spaces and cities. The book concludes by
suggesting alternatives for addressing inequality in the global
South and around the world. The pioneering ideas and theories put
forward by this volume make it essential reading for students and
researchers of global inequality across the fields of sociology,
economics, law, politics, global studies and development studies.
The Oxford Handbook of the Georgian Theatre 1737-1832 provides an
essential guide to theatre in Britain between the passing of the
Stage Licensing Act in 1737 and the Reform Act of 1832 - a period
of drama long neglected but now receiving significant scholarly
attention. Written by specialists from a range of disciplines, its
forty essays both introduce students and scholars to the key texts
and contexts of the Georgian theatre and also push the boundaries
of the field, asking questions that will animate the study of drama
in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries for years to come.
The Handbook gives equal attention to the range of dramatic forms -
not just tragedy and comedy, but the likes of melodrama and
pantomime - as they developed and overlapped across the period, and
to the occasions, communities, and materialities of theatre
production. It includes sections on historiography, the censorship
and regulation of drama, theatre and the Romantic canon, women and
the stage, and the performance of race and empire. In doing so, the
Handbook shows the centrality of theatre to Georgian culture and
politics, and paints a picture of a stage defined by generic
fluidity and experimentation; by networks of performance that
spread far beyond London; by professional women who played pivotal
roles in every aspect of production; and by its complex mediation
of contemporary attitudes of class, race, and gender.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan is best known as the author of two of the
English stage's most popular comedies, The Rivals and The School
for Scandal. In his own lifetime, however, Sheridan was as renowned
a politician as he was a playwright, and during a parliamentary
career that spanned thirty-two years - the large majority of which
he spent in opposition - he was an advocate of reform, a supporter
of the French Revolution and of Irish independence, and a fierce
critic of the government's curtailment of civil liberties. Drawing
upon a wide range of sources, from previously unpublished
manuscript materials to political pamphlets and satirical cartoons,
Theatres of Opposition rehabilitates this too often forgotten
figure, and offers the first detailed examination of the complex
simultaneity and interconnectedness of Sheridan's theatrical and
political practices. Moreover, by tracing the artistic and
professional trajectory of Sheridan as a playwright, radical
parliamentarian, celebrated orator, and playhouse manager, this
book sheds important new light on the overlap between theatrical
and political cultures in London during the last thirty years of
the eighteenth century. Sheridan, Taylor contends, provides a prism
through which we can revise our understanding of the ways in which
the sites of power and performance habitually bled into one another
at this time. Excavating a theatrical politics as precise as it is
problematic, Theatres of Opposition speaks to a spectrum of
interests, from theatre and political histories to the studies of
oratory and visual culture.
What are the major issues and challenges that film archives,
cinematheques, and film museums are bound to face in the digital
age and at a time when there is an expectation of access on demand?
What is curatorship, and what does it imply in the context of film
preservation and presentation? Is there a concept of "cinema event"
that transcends the idea of film as "content" or "art" in the era
of information? Film Curatorship is an experiment: a collective
text, a montage of dialogues, conversations, and exchanges among
four professionals representing three generations of film
archivists and curators. It calls for an open philosophical and
ethical debate on fundamental questions the profession must come to
terms with in the twenty-first century. The first edition of this
book was jointly published with Le Giornate del Cinema muto,
Pordenone, Italy. The second edition features a new preface by the
authors.
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