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This was the first comprehensive study of film production in
Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of
representations of Ireland and 'Irishness' in native, British, and
American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book
focuses on Irish history and politics to examine the context and
significance of such films as Irish Destiny, The Quiet Man, Ryan's
Daughter, Man of Aran, Cal, The Courier, and The Dead.
The past two decades have witnessed major changes in film
industries worldwide in response to both economic globalisation and
technological developments. The dominant position of Hollywood
movies in the global film market has remained largely uncontested,
but Hollywood itself has become increasingly international in its
operations whilst 'regional' screen industries such as those in
East Asia and in the Indian subcontinent have (re-)emerged and
developed new forms of collaboration. The advent of digital
technologies has also transformed the content of films and the ways
in which they are made and consumed. Such changes, in turn, have
posed new economic and cultural challenges for policy-makers around
the world and led to a degree of rethinking of how film policy
objectives are to be conceived, defined and implemented. This
collection brings together a range of international scholars from
the USA, Europe and Asia to consider how film policy has responded
to the various economic, technological and political shifts shaping
the global film industry; and to identify the many tensions between
global and local, economic and cultural, and public and private
policy objectives that have been the result of these changes. This
book was originally published as a special issue of the
International Journal of Cultural Policy.
An authoritative and unflinching analysis of recent approaches to
social policy and their outcomes following the financial crisis,
with particular focus on poverty and inequality. Through a detailed
look at spending, outputs and outcomes the book offers a unique
appraisal of Labour and the coalition's impact as well as an
insightful assessment of future directions.
An authoritative and unflinching analysis of recent approaches to
social policy and their outcomes following the financial crisis,
with particular focus on poverty and inequality. Through a detailed
look at spending, outputs and outcomes the book offers a unique
appraisal of Labour and the coalition's impact as well as an
insightful assessment of future directions.
It is never very obvious to spectators of the newspaper business
just why it is that the industry has suffered so badly in recent
years. Most ascribe the reasons to the arrival of the Internet in
all its forms when, in truth, most of its problems were created by
the newspaper managements themselves, either by weak management in
the control of its environment, by a serious lack of foresight in
looking to the future, or by assuming that change, if it were to
come, would be at the slow pace of past change. The magisterial
attitudes of most newspaper managements served to engender a
growing resentment particularly among the advertisers who were
forced to pay increased rates to enable the cover prices of the
publications to be held down. The British Newspaper Industry sets
out to distinguish the newspaper industry from the generality of
single product organisations and to provide tailored solutions to
its problems by drawing on a variety of techniques and practices
successfully used in other industries.
When New Labour came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to
be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more
equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third
term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in
that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A more equal
society?" was described by Polly Toynbee as "the LSE's mighty
judgement on inequality". Now this second volume by the same team
of authors provides an independent assessment of the success or
otherwise of New Labour's policies over a longer period. It
provides: * consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad
set of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality
and social exclusion; * analysis of developments up to the third
term on areas including income inequality, education, employment,
health inequalities, neighbourhoods, minority ethnic groups,
children and older people; * an assessment of outcomes a decade on,
asking whether policies stood up to the challenges, and whether
successful strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam;
chapters on migration, social attitudes, the devolved
administrations, the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and
future pressures. The book is essential reading for academic and
student audiences with an interest in contemporary social policy,
as well as for all those seeking an objective account of Labour's
achievements in power.
Slim's Burma Boys relates the personal experiences of men who
fought the "Forgotten War" of the Burma campaign. Hill wanted his
readers to know what it was like to be there and with this in mind
he selected a variety of operations and events from B Company of
the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment, which he
commanded. He was one of the only men to survive the border
crossing into Burma. The Company earned two Military Crosses, a
Distinguished Conduct Medal, four Military Medals, and a mention in
Despatches. Hill conveys the intensity of involvement in the
action, experiencing the adrenaline rush as well as the fear and
courage of those who took part in swollen river crossings, patrols,
ambushes, skirmishes and major actions against a ruthless and
determined enemy who would never surrender. His memoir is of
general interest as well as a fitting memoir to his men and should
be prescribed reading for all would-be officers and soldiers.
Although it has never declared a comprehensive 'war on poverty',
the Labour Government that took office in 1997 has introduced an
extensive set of measures designed to counter poverty in childhood
and old age and to address individual and area-based social
exclusion. provide an evaluation of Labour policy towards poverty
and social exclusion between 1997 and 2004. It considers the
challenges the government faced, examines the policies that were
chosen and the targets set for them, and assesses results.
education and health, income inequality and political
participation; asks how children, older people, poor
neighbourhoods, ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups have
fared under New Labour; seeks to assess the government both on its
own terms - in meeting its own targets - and according to
alternative views of social exclusion; daws on the results of
research carried out within the Centre for Analysis of Social
Exclusion (CASE) and on external evaluations. interest in
contemporary social policy, as well as for all those who would like
an objective account of Labour's achievements as it approaches the
end of its second term in office.
It is never very obvious to spectators of the newspaper business
just why it is that the industry has suffered so badly in recent
years. Most ascribe the reasons to the arrival of the Internet in
all its forms when, in truth, most of its problems were created by
the newspaper managements themselves, either by weak management in
the control of its environment, by a serious lack of foresight in
looking to the future, or by assuming that change, if it were to
come, would be at the slow pace of past change. The magisterial
attitudes of most newspaper managements served to engender a
growing resentment particularly among the advertisers who were
forced to pay increased rates to enable the cover prices of the
publications to be held down. The British Newspaper Industry sets
out to distinguish the newspaper industry from the generality of
single product organisations and to provide tailored solutions to
its problems by drawing on a variety of techniques and practices
successfully used in other industries.
The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influential
architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, which recently
shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all
kinds. His selection for this volume spans centuries, continents,
and genres to include Le Corbusier's Towards a New Architecture,
Project Japan by Rem Koolhaas, Atlas of Another America: An
Architectural Fiction by Keith Krumwiede, X-Ray Architecture by
Beatriz Colomina and Thomas Wolfe's From Bauhaus to Our House. The
books selected are organized into the categories of Manifestos,
Histories, Education, Housing, Monographs, Buildings, Exhibitions,
Building Cities, and Critiques, and each one has a reproduction of
the book's cover along with selected spreads which are accompanied
by Hill's informed, personal, and engaging take on what makes the
title unique and indispensable. In addition, sidebar "Top 10" lists
from many of today's leading critics and architects are scattered
throughout. Capturing the best of Hill's insightful and curious
mind, this invaluable resource will broaden the world of anyone
interested in the field of architecture- and provide irrefutable
arguments for these works' continued relevance.
Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state
and where the money is spent - healthcare, education, pensions,
benefits - is the centre of political and public debate. Much of
that debate is dominated by the myth that the population divides
into those who benefit from the welfare state and those who pay
into it - 'skivers' and 'strivers', 'them' and 'us'. This
ground-breaking book, written by one of the UK's leading social
policy experts, uses extensive research and survey evidence to
challenge that view. It shows that our complex and ever-changing
lives mean that all of us rely on the welfare state throughout our
lifetimes, not just a small 'welfare-dependent' minority. Using
everyday life stories and engaging graphics, Hills clearly
demonstrates how the facts are far removed from the myths. This
revised edition contains fully updated data, discusses key policy
changes and a new preface reflecting on the changed context after
the 2015 election and Brexit vote.
Bifurcation control refers to the task of designing a controller that can modify the bifurcation properties of a given nonlinear system, so as to achieve some desirable dynamical behaviors. There exists no similar control theory-oriented book available in the market that is devoted to the subject of bifurcation control, written by control engineers for control engineers. World-renowned leading experts in the field provide their state-of-the-art survey about the extensive research that has been done over the last few years in this subject. The book is not only aimed at active researchers in the field of bifurcation control and its applications, but also at a general audience in related fields.
The past two decades have witnessed major changes in film
industries worldwide in response to both economic globalisation and
technological developments. The dominant position of Hollywood
movies in the global film market has remained largely uncontested,
but Hollywood itself has become increasingly international in its
operations whilst 'regional' screen industries such as those in
East Asia and in the Indian subcontinent have (re-)emerged and
developed new forms of collaboration. The advent of digital
technologies has also transformed the content of films and the ways
in which they are made and consumed. Such changes, in turn, have
posed new economic and cultural challenges for policy-makers around
the world and led to a degree of rethinking of how film policy
objectives are to be conceived, defined and implemented. This
collection brings together a range of international scholars from
the USA, Europe and Asia to consider how film policy has responded
to the various economic, technological and political shifts shaping
the global film industry; and to identify the many tensions between
global and local, economic and cultural, and public and private
policy objectives that have been the result of these changes. This
book was originally published as a special issue of the
International Journal of Cultural Policy.
Exploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City Chicago's
wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world's
majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago
Architecture Center, this easy-to-use guide invites you to discover
the new era of twenty-first-century architecture in the Windy City
via two hundred architecturally significant buildings and spaces in
the city and suburbs. Features include: Entries organized by
neighborhood Maps with easy-to-locate landmarks and mass transit
options Background on each entry, including the design architect,
name and address, description, and other essential information
Sidebars on additional sites and projects A detailed supplemental
section with a glossary, selected bibliography, and indexes by
architect, building name, and building type Up-to-date and
illustrated with almost four hundred color photos, the Guide to
Chicago's Twenty-First-Century Architecture takes travelers and
locals on a journey into an ever-changing architectural mecca.
This was the first comprehensive study of film production in
Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of
representations of Ireland and 'Irishness' in native, British, and
American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book
focuses on Irish history and politics to examine the context and
significance of such films as Irish Destiny, The Quiet Man, Ryan's
Daughter, Man of Aran, Cal, The Courier, and The Dead.
(Guitar Solo). 20 songs carefully arranged for solo guitar in
standard notation and tablature, including: Beauty and the Beast *
Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Colors of the Wind * It's a Small
World * So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz) * Some Day My Prince
Will Come * When You Wish upon a Star * A Whole New World * You'll
Be in My Heart * and more.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing: A Balanced
Analysis of the Theory and Practice of a Sustainable Portfolio
presents a balanced, thorough analysis of ESG factors as they are
incorporated into the investment process. An estimated 25% of all
new investments are in ESG funds, with a global total of $23
trillion and the U.S. accounting for almost $9 trillion. Many
advocate the sustainability goals promoted by ESG, while others
prefer to maximize returns and spend their earnings on social
causes. The core problem facing those who want to promote
sustainability goals is to define sustainability investing and
measure its returns. This book examines theories and their
practical implications, illuminating issues that other books leave
in the shadows.
Over the course of 60-plus years, Erwin Hauer has created modular
sculptures that feature penetrations and prominent interior voids
yet, remarkably, are bonded by continuous surfaces. The modules of
these sculptures contain the seeds of infinity: what Hauer calls
'continua'. Still Facing Infinity covers the full scope of Hauer's
artistic oeuvre, from early two-dimensional works that double as
room dividers to three-dimensional, space-filling sculptures that
are conceptually similar to innovative architecture and engineering
(works by Antoni Gaudi, Felix Candela, and Frei Otto) as well as
advanced mathematical concepts (triply periodic infinite surfaces
without self-intersections). Hauer offers detailed presentations in
writings as well as in abundant photographs of a number of
significant works, including Jerusalem Tower and Infinite Surface
I-WP, the basis for numerous tabletop and large-scale sculptures as
well as for two independent series that explore multiple iterations
of the infinite surface concept.
John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of
British director Ken Loach. From his early television work ("Cathy
Come Home") through to landmark social realsim films ("Kes") and
modern examinations of British society ("Looking For Eric") this
landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European
directors.
A lifestyle guide to longevity and good health - from 1750. Writing
in an age when the majority of men didn't live to see their
fiftieth birthday, John Hill provides practical dvice on diet,
exercise and lifestyle, including sleep and emotional health. Full
of genuinely good advice, the book offers sage insights as well as
ridiculous regimes - making it a perfect gift for a man of more
mature years.
When New Labor came to power in 1997, its leaders asked for it to
be judged after ten years on its success in making Britain 'a more
equal society'. As it approaches the end of an unprecedented third
term in office, this book asks whether Britain has indeed moved in
that direction. The highly successful earlier volume "A More Equal
Society" was described by Polly Toynbee as 'the LSE's mighty
judgment on inequality'. Now a second volume by the same team of
authors provides an independent assessment of the success or
otherwise of New Labor's policies over a longer period. It
provides: consideration by a range of expert authors of a broad set
of indicators and policy areas affecting poverty, inequality and
social exclusion; analysis of developments up to the third term on
areas including income inequality, education, employment, health
inequalities, neighborhoods, minority ethnic groups, children and
older people; an assessment of outcomes a decade on, asking whether
policies stood up to the challenges, and whether successful
strategies have been sustained or have run out of steam; chapters
on migration, social attitudes, the devolved administrations, the
new Equality and Human Rights Commission, and future pressures. The
book is essential reading for academic and student audiences with
an interest in contemporary social policy, as well as for all those
seeking an objective account of Labor's achievements in power.
Social policy is now central to political debate in Britain. What
has been achieved by efforts to improve services and reduce
poverty? What is needed to deliver more effective and popular
services to all and increase social justice? How can we make social
policy work? These are some of the questions discussed in this new
and wide-ranging collection of essays by a distinguished panel of
leading social policy academics. The book covers key issues in
contemporary social policy, particularly concentrating on recent
changes. It examines the history and goals of social policy as well
as its delivery, focusing in turn on the family and the state,
schools, higher education, healthcare, social care, communities and
housing. Redistribution is also examined, exploring child poverty,
pension reform and resources for welfare. The essays in this
collection have been specially written to honour the 70th birthday
of Howard Glennerster whose pioneering work has been concerned not
only with the theoretical, historical and political foundations of
social policies but, crucially, with how they work in practice. It
is a collection of primary importance for those working in and
interested in policy and politics in a wide variety of fields and
for students of social policy, public policy and the public sector.
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