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The period covered by this book witnessed a significant change in
Allied strategy for the Middle East. Its focus switched from Egypt
to the states of the so-called northern tier of the Middle East:
Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. This book reveals the extent to
which the UK clung on to great-power pretensions and used bluff,
even deception, in order to give the impression that it disposed of
greater military resources than was in fact the case. It describes
not only Anglo-American tensions in the Middle East, but also the
Americans' reluctance to take over Britain's former hegemony in the
region. Finally, it reveals the extent to which the Allies'
relationship with Israel was a constant restraint upon their
freedom of action in the area, and their ability to forge military
alliances with Arab states.
This book examines the causes of the economic and political crisis
in Argentina in 2001 and the process of strong economic recovery.
It poses the question of how a country which defaulted on its
external loans and was widely criticized by international observers
could have succeeded in its growth and development despite this
decision in 2002. It examines this process in terms of the impact
of neo-liberal policies on the economy and the role of development
strategy and the state in recovering from the crisis
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! "I read it cover-to-cover. I did
not intend to, but I started at the beginning and didn’t put it
down until it was over."—Rachel Maddow, MSNBC This book almost
didn’t see the light of day as government officials tried to bar
its publication. The Inside Story of the Real President Trump, by
His Former Attorney and Personal Advisor—The Man Who Helped Get
Him Into the Oval Office Once Donald Trump’s fiercest surrogate,
closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows
where the skeletons are buried. This is the most devastating
business and political horror story of the century. As Trump’s
lawyer and “fixer,†Cohen not only witnessed
firsthand but was also an active participant in the
inner workings of Trump’s business empire, political campaign,
and presidential administration. This is a story that you have not
read in newspapers, or on social media, or watched on television.
These are accounts that only someone who worked for Trump around
the clock for over a decade—not a few months or even a couple of
years—could know. Cohen describes Trump’s racist rants against
President Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, and Black and Hispanic
people in general, as well as the cruelty, humiliation, and abuse
he leveled at family and staff. Whether he’s exposing the fact
that Trump engaged in tax fraud by inflating his wealth or
electronic fraud by rigging an online survey, or outing
Trump’s Neanderthal views towards women or his hush-money
payments to clandestine lovers, Cohen pulls no punches. He shows
Trump’s relentless willingness to lie, exaggerate, mislead, or
manipulate. Trump emerges as a man without a soul—a man who
courts evangelicals and then trashes them, panders to the common
man, but then rips off small business owners, a con man who
will do or say absolutely anything to win, regardless of the cost
to his family, his associates, or his country. At the heart of
Disloyal, we see how Cohen came under the spell of his charismatic
"Boss" and, as a result, lost all sense of his moral compass. The
real "real" Donald Trump who permeates these pages—the racist,
sexist, homophobic, lying, cheating President—will be discussed,
written about, and analyzed for years to come.
This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six
Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of
past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new
commitments that were taken in Habitat III over the next 20 years.
Taken as a whole, the book provides a critical assessment of the
economic, social and environmental consequences of urban
interventions during Habitat II. The country-level chapters have
been written by recognized experts in urban issues, with first-hand
knowledge of the Habitat process, and deep familiarity with the
problems, statistics, actors and political contexts of their
nations. The latter part of the volume considers wider topics such
as the Habitat Commitment Index, the New Urban Agenda and the
regional and global-scale lessons that can be extracted from this
group of countries. Urban Policy in Latin America will be of
interest to advanced students, researchers and policymakers across
development economics, urban studies and Latin American studies.
This collection of specially commissioned essays provides the first
social history of masculinity in the 'long eighteenth century'.
Drawing on diaries, court records and prescriptive literature, it
explores the different identities of late Stuart and Georgian men.
The heterosexual fop, the homosexual, the polite gentleman, the
blackguard, the man of religion, the reader of erotica and the
violent aggressor are each examined here, and in the process a new
and increasingly important field of historical enquiry is opened up
to the non-specialist reader. The book opens with a substantial
introduction by the Editors. This provides readers with a detailed
context for the chapters which follow. The core of the book is
divided into four main parts looking at sociability, virtue and
friendship, violence, and sexuality. Within this framework each
chapter forms a self-contained unit, with its own methodology,
sources and argument. The chapters address issues such as the
correlations between masculinity and Protestantism; masculinity,
Englishness and taciturnity; and the impact of changing
representations of homosexual desire on the social organisation of
heterosexuality. Misogyny, James Boswell's self-presentation, the
literary and metaphorical representation of the body, the roles of
gossip and violence in men's lives, are each addressed in
individual chapters. The volume is concluded by a wide-ranging
synoptic essay by John Tosh, which sets a new agenda for the
history of masculinity. An extensive guide to further reading is
also provided. Designed for students, academics and the general
reader alike, this collection of essays provides a wide-ranging and
accessible framework within which to understand eighteenth-century
men. Because of the variety of approaches and conclusions it
contains, and because this is the first attempt to bring together a
comprehensive set of writings on the social history of
eighteenth-century masculinity, this volume does something quite
new. It de-centres and problematises the male 'standard' and
explores the complex and disparate masculinites enacted by the men
of this period. This will be essential reading for anyone
interested in eighteenth-century British social history.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States,
a financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States
across borders into economies both near and far, causing persistent
social and economic detriment in many countries. The Global
Economic Crisis in Latin America: Impacts and Responses is an
examination of the impacts and responses in the diverse Latin
American region through the lens of three countries: Mexico,
Brazil, and Argentina.
The fashioning of English gentlemen in the eighteenth century was
modelled on French practices of sociability and conversation.
Michele Cohen shows how at the same time, the English constructed
their cultural relations with the French as relations of seduction
and desire. She argues that this produced anxiety on the part of
the English over the effect of French practices on English
masculinity and the virtue of English women.
By the end of the century, representing the French as an
effeminate other was integral to the forging of English, masculine
national identity. Michele Cohen examines the derogation of women
and the French which accompanied the emergent 'masculine' English
identity. While taciturnity became emblematic of the English
gentleman's depth of mind and masculinity, sprightly conversation
was seen as representing the shallow and inferior intellect of
English women and the French of both sexes.
Michele Cohen also demonstrates how visible evidence of girls'
verbal and language learning skills served only to construe the
female mind as inferior. She argues that this perception still has
currency today.
When the 2008 housing market bubble burst in the United States, a
financial crisis rippled from the epi-center in the United States
across borders into economies both near and far, causing persistent
social and economic detriment in many countries. The Global
Economic Crisis in Latin America: Impacts and Responses is an
examination of the impacts and responses in the diverse Latin
American region through the lens of three countries: Mexico,
Brazil, and Argentina.
This book evaluates the impact of 20 years of urban policies in six
Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador and Mexico. It argues that evaluating the fulfillment of
past commitments is essential for framing and meeting the new
commitments that were taken in Habitat III over the next 20 years.
Taken as a whole, the book provides a critical assessment of the
economic, social and environmental consequences of urban
interventions during Habitat II. The country-level chapters have
been written by recognized experts in urban issues, with first-hand
knowledge of the Habitat process, and deep familiarity with the
problems, statistics, actors and political contexts of their
nations. The latter part of the volume considers wider topics such
as the Habitat Commitment Index, the New Urban Agenda and the
regional and global-scale lessons that can be extracted from this
group of countries. Urban Policy in Latin America will be of
interest to advanced students, researchers and policymakers across
development economics, urban studies and Latin American studies.
This collection of specially commissioned essays provides the first
social history of masculinity in the 'long eighteenth century'.
Drawing on diaries, court records and prescriptive literature, it
explores the different identities of late Stuart and Georgian men.
The heterosexual fop, the homosexual, the polite gentleman, the
blackguard, the man of religion, the reader of erotica and the
violent aggressor are each examined here, and in the process a new
and increasingly important field of historical enquiry is opened up
to the non-specialist reader. The book opens with a substantial
introduction by the Editors. This provides readers with a detailed
context for the chapters which follow. The core of the book is
divided into four main parts looking at sociability, virtue and
friendship, violence, and sexuality. Within this framework each
chapter forms a self-contained unit, with its own methodology,
sources and argument. The chapters address issues such as the
correlations between masculinity and Protestantism; masculinity,
Englishness and taciturnity; and the impact of changing
representations of homosexual desire on the social organisation of
heterosexuality. Misogyny, James Boswell's self-presentation, the
literary and metaphorical representation of the body, the roles of
gossip and violence in men's lives, are each addressed in
individual chapters. The volume is concluded by a wide-ranging
synoptic essay by John Tosh, which sets a new agenda for the
history of masculinity. An extensive guide to further reading is
also provided. Designed for students, academics and the general
reader alike, this collection of essays provides a wide-ranging and
accessible framework within which to understand eighteenth-century
men. Because of the variety of approaches and conclusions it
contains, and because this is the first attempt to bring together a
comprehensive set of writings on the social history of
eighteenth-century masculinity, this volume does something quite
new. It de-centres and problematises the male 'standard' and
explores the complex and disparate masculinites enacted by the men
of this period. This will be essential reading for anyone
interested in eighteenth-century British social history.
Britain emerged from World War II dependent both economically and
militarily upon the US. Egypt formed the hub of Britain's imperial
interests in the Middle East. However, Britain's inability to
maintain a large garrison in the region was clear to the indigenous
peoples. In the Arab world itself, the old conservative elites had
no solutions for the economic and social distress of the masses,
which had been aggravated by the privations of war. These elites
were now threatened by a new, Westernised middle stratum, the
effendiyya, and tried the risky tactic of diverting the masses'
frustration towards the British. This often backfired and even
brought down the ancien regime in Egypt. The first Arab-Israeli War
in 1948 was also a traumatic event for the region, with the Arab
ruling elites' standing further damaged by their unexpected
humiliation at the hands of the Israelis.
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"Fashioning Masculinity" is a comparison of Anglo-French relations
in the eighteenth century, themes of gender, nationality, identity
and masculinity with perceptions of today. The fashioning of
English gentlemen in the eighteenth century was modelled on French
practices. At the same time, however, the French and their language
were disparaged. Michele Cohen show how cultural relations between
the two states were constructed as relations of seduction and
desire. There was anxiety on the part of the English over the
effect of French practices on English masculinity and the virtue of
English women. By the end of the century representing the French as
an effeminate Other was integral to the forging of English,
masculine, national identity. Taciturnity became emblematic of the
English gentleman's depth of mind and masculinity. Sprightly
conversation and speaking foreign languages was seen as
representing the shallow and inferior intellect of English women,
and of the French of both sexes.
This book examines the causes of the economic and political crisis
in Argentina in 2001 and the process of strong economic recovery.
It poses the question of how a country which defaulted on its
external loans and was widely criticized by international observers
could have succeeded in its growth and development despite this
decision in 2002. It examines this process in terms of the impact
of neo-liberal policies on the economy and the role of development
strategy and the state in recovering from the crisis
The period covered by this book, 1954-60, witnessed a significant
change in Allied strategy for the Middle East. Its focus switched
from Egypt to the states of the so-called northern tier of the
Middle East: Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan. Allied planning
focused now on holding up a future Soviet offensive against the
Middle East at the strategic passes that cut through the Zagros
mountains, across the Iraqi-Iranian border. This was to be done
with the indigenous ground forces of the northern tier states,
complemented by Allied strategic and tactical nuclear bombing. In
1955, the Baghdad Pact became the political expression of the new
strategy. The economic and strategic interests of the West in the
Middle East provide the context for the tumultuous events of this
period: the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement of 1954 for the evacuation of
Egypt; the formation of the Baghdad Pact in 1955; the Suez Crisis
which, together with the escalating Arab-Israeli conflict, erupted
into open war in November 1956; and finally, the crises that rocked
the Middle East in July 1958: the fall of the Hashemite dynasty and
the ancien regime in Iraq, and the British and American military
interventio in Jordan a
(LKM Music). Commissioned in 1995 for the US Holocaust Memorial
Museum's Chamber Music Series. I Remember distills Anne Frank diary
entries to tell the stories of the inner life of a remarkable young
writer. 24 minutes.
Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his
village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with the knowledge that he can do
nothing to save his friends and family. Living on Occupied land,
his entire village operates in constant fear of losing their homes,
jobs and belongings. But more importantly, they fear losing each
other. On Ichmad's twelfth birthday, that fear becomes reality.
With his father imprisoned, his family's home and possessions
confiscated, and his siblings quickly succumbing to hatred in the
face of conflict. Ichmad begins an inspiring journey using his
intellect to save his poor and dying family. In doing so he
reclaims a love for others that was lost through a childhood rife
with violence, and discovers a new hope for the future.
Britain emerged from World War II dependent both economically and
militarily upon the US. Egypt formed the hub of Britain's imperial
interests in the Middle East. However, Britain's inability to
maintain a large garrison in the region was clear to the indigenous
peoples. In the Arab world itself, the old conservative elites had
no solutions for the economic and social distress of the masses,
which had been aggravated by the privations of war. These elites
were now threatened by a new, Westernised middle stratum, the
effendiyya, and tried the risky tactic of diverting the masses'
frustration towards the British. This often backfired and even
brought down the ancien regime in Egypt. The first Arab-Israeli War
in 1948 was also a traumatic event for the region, with the Arab
ruling elites' standing further damaged by their unexpected
humiliation at the hands of the Israelis.
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French horror about a couple who have to fight for their lives when
an assault on their home turns deadly. The story opens with the
murder of two Romanians, a woman and her young daughter, who crash
their car along a rural road and are promptly butchered by a
shadowy figure. Meanwhile, in Bucharest, schoolteacher Clementine
(Olivia Bonamy) climbs into her car and drives to the isolated
mansion that she inhabits with partner Lucas (Michael Cohen), not
far from the site of the murders. Soon the couple overhears someone
stealing their car, but a call to the police accomplishes little.
The lovers gradually realise that an outsider is attempting to
break into the house with homicidal intent.
Solomon Schechter (1847--1915), the charismatic leader of New
York's Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), came to America in 1902
intent on revitalizing traditional Judaism. While he advocated a
return to traditional practices, Schechter articulated no clear
position on divisive issues, instead preferring to focus on
similarities that could unite American Jewry under a broad message.
Michael R. Cohen demonstrates how Schechter, unable to implement
his vision on his own, turned to his disciples, rabbinical students
and alumni of JTS, to shape his movement. By midcentury,
Conservative Judaism had become the largest American Jewish
grouping in the United States, guided by Schechter's disciples and
their continuing efforts to embrace diversity while eschewing
divisive debates.
Yet Conservative Judaism's fluid boundaries also proved
problematic for the movement, frustrating many rabbis who wanted a
single platform to define their beliefs. Cohen demonstrates how a
legacy of tension between diversity and boundaries now lies at the
heart of Conservative Judaism's modern struggle for relevance. His
analysis explicates four key claims: that Conservative Judaism's
clergy, not its laity or Seminary, created and shaped the movement;
that diversity was -- and still is -- a crucial component of the
success and failure of new American religions; that the
Conservative movement's contemporary struggle for self-definition
is tied to its origins; and that the porous boundaries between
Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism reflect the complexity
of the American Jewish landscape -- a fact that Schechter and his
disciples keenly understood. Rectifying misconceptions in previous
accounts of Conservative Judaism's emergence, Cohen's study enables
a fresh encounter with a unique religious phenomenon.
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