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How is it that one small mountain town in northern New Mexico has
succeeded in attracting and sustaining so many remarkable women
over the years? This central question is at the heart of this
exciting new celebratory book, The Remarkable Women of Taos. This
book is the natural outgrowth of an unprecedented year-long
community celebration honoring outstanding historic and
contemporary women of Taos. The 167 women portrayed here share
their passions, accomplishments, and advice - as well as their
stories of challenges overcome. Taken together, these narratives
provide a sampling of the breadth and depth of the remarkable women
who call Taos home. From Mabel Dodge Luhan and Agnes Martin to
Sherrie McGraw, Corina Santistevan and Sharon Dry Flower Reyna of
today, Remarkable Women reveals the centuries-long role women have
played in shaping this one-of-a-kind community.
Social policy is a subject that helps develop our understanding of
the meaning of human wellbeing, and of the systems by which
wellbeing must be promoted. As a discipline, social policy has
traditionally been blunted by a focus on the nation state; however,
in this age of globalisation the most pressing challenges - such as
climate change, ageing populations and flagging economies - serve
as proof that, even at national level, social policy is now more
heavily influenced by global factors than ever before. In this
important and authoritative text, Kepa Artaraz and Michael Hill
provide a richly detailed contribution to our understanding of the
global forces shaping social problems today. Part One discusses the
different approaches to social policy and explores the process of
globalisation, looking particularly at its winners and losers and
the implications it has for human well-being; Part Two examines
more closely the key actors in global social policy - such as the
market, the state and international organisations; and Part Three
provides an opportunity to explore some specific key issues of
global importance, such as employment and migration, demographic
change and global poverty. Adding considerable momentum to the
movement away from a reductionist, nationally focused study of the
discipline, Global Social Policy opens up new and stimulating
discussions and provides a fresh framework for the study of human
well-being. Using policy examples from areas around the world to
provide a truly international scope, it is an essential read for
students studying at all levels.
Talking Politics presents the opinions of some of America's leading
broadcasters and political commentators on the tension-fraught
relationship between politics and the media. In a series of
personal, frank, and in-depth interviews, Tom Brokaw, Larry King,
Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and others talk about
the extraordinarily influential, sometimes volatile, relationship
between journalists and political figures. Providing a window onto
political campaigns and governance, political analysts,
journalists, and media figures address issues such as: * When does
a tabloid story become news, worthy of the attention of the serious
media * Can a talk show really give us a closer look at a candidate
or is that closeness an illusion? * When can voters trust candidate
images presented on TV-network news, talk shows, or otherwise? In
an age when the media has become as much a topic as the politicians
it covers. Talking Politics will be fascinating reading for all who
follow politics. Talking Politics gives us an inside view of the
relationship between journalists and candidates, one that shapes
the way most Americans choose their president. In a series of
personal and in-depth interviews, some of America's top
broadcasters and political commentators talk about the
extraordinarily influential relationship between the nation's most
powerful journalists and political figures. Tom Brokaw, Larry King,
Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and other media
figures address issues such as: o When does a tabloid story become
worthy of the attention of the serious media? o Can a talk show
really give us a closer look at a candidate or is that closeness an
illusion? o When can voters trust candidate images presented on
television-network news, talk shows, or otherwise? Each chapter in
Talking Politics features a frank, revealing interview with one of
the nation's most influential broadcasters or political
commentators. The result is a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the
tension-fraught relationship between TV news and political
candidates. In an age when the media has become as much a topic as
the politicians it covers, Talking Politics will be fascinating
reading for all who follow politics.
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