While we were still in Paris, I felt, and have felt increasingly ever since, that you accepted my guidance and direction on questions with regard to which I had to instruct you only with increasing reluctance.. ..". I must say that it would relieve me of embarrassment, Mr. Secretary, the embarrassment of feeling your reluctance and divergence of judgment, if you would give your present office up and afford me an opportunity to select some one whose mind would more willingly go along with mine." These words are taken from the letter which President Wilson wrote to me on February 11, 1920. On the following day I tendered my resignation as Secretary of State by a letter, in which I said:

The gender barrier that stood for nearly two centuries at the United States Military Academy was toppled in 1976. Based on more than one hundred interviews, thousands of pages of Academy documents, and a wide array of secondary sources, this is the first comprehensive history of what the admission of women at West Point meant for the Academy, for the Army, and for the United States. The story of how West Point prepared for the precedent-setting arrival of women has never before been thoroughly told. Given the current interest in the role of women in the armed forces, and the attention focused on The Citadel and VMI when they admitted women, this is a topical story that will appeal to a general audience.

Janda explains how and why female cadets were admitted to West Point and how they responded to the challenge of confronting 175 years of all-male Academy tradition. He argues that neither feminists nor Congress forced the Academy to change standards for women, and that Academy leaders were pioneers in exploring the implications of bringing women into formerly all-male military academies. "Stronger than Custom" also examines the sacrifices made by the first women cadets at the Academy, each of whom confronted an array of personal and professional hurdles on the road to graduation. When 62 of the original 119 women who entered the Academy in 1976 graduated four years later, they did so in triumph.

The prominence of politically-themed entertainment is evident across the global media landscape. Given its popularity, it is important to gain a firm understanding of the mechanisms through which this diverse and multi-faceted content can generate democratic outcomes. In addition, it is essential to isolate and predict properly the strength of a given effect and the conditions under which a specific outcome will become evident. The works contained in this edited volume explore affect- and cognition-driven processes of influence, recognizing that humans are both emotional and rational beings. In addition, empirical evidence is offered to isolate and compare specific types of political entertainment media content (e.g., different types of satire) and citizens' proclivities for this content (e.g., a person's Affinity for Political Humor), in order to best understand the complex means by which entertainment media can generate political influence. Attention is also paid to expanding what can and should be defined as "political entertainment" media, which includes opinion-based political talk programming. The collection and its authors represent a global perspective to reflect the rise of political entertainment media as a global phenomenon. This book was originally published as a special issue of Mass Communication and Society.

Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel direct this family adventure based on the Super Mario Bros. characters. When Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi (John Leguizamo), plumbers from New York, are called in to help out with a flood at a dinosaur excavation site by the beautiful Daisy (Samantha Mathis), they become embroiled in a struggle with a parallel reptilian universe, ruled by Koopa (Dennis Hopper), a leader who wants to merge it with Earth.

The prominence of politically-themed entertainment is evident across the global media landscape. Given its popularity, it is important to gain a firm understanding of the mechanisms through which this diverse and multi-faceted content can generate democratic outcomes. In addition, it is essential to isolate and predict properly the strength of a given effect and the conditions under which a specific outcome will become evident. The works contained in this edited volume explore affect- and cognition-driven processes of influence, recognizing that humans are both emotional and rational beings. In addition, empirical evidence is offered to isolate and compare specific types of political entertainment media content (e.g., different types of satire) and citizens' proclivities for this content (e.g., a person's Affinity for Political Humor), in order to best understand the complex means by which entertainment media can generate political influence. Attention is also paid to expanding what can and should be defined as "political entertainment" media, which includes opinion-based political talk programming. The collection and its authors represent a global perspective to reflect the rise of political entertainment media as a global phenomenon. This book was originally published as a special issue of Mass Communication and Society.

In contrast to the classical detective story, the spy novel tends to be considered a suspect, less literary genre. While previous studies have focused on its historical, thematic and ideological dimensions, this critical work seeks to distinguish British espionage fiction based on its unique narrative form, which is typically elliptical, oblique and recursive. Featured works include eighteen novels by Eric Ambler, Graham Greene, Len Deighton, John le Carre, Stella Rimington, and Charles Cumming, most of which exemplify the existential or serious spy thriller. Half of these texts pertain to the Cold War era; the other half to its aftermath in the so-called "Age of Terrorism."

Every episode of the 1980s crime drama starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who offers his specialist services to those in need. The episodes are: 'Pilot', 'China Rain', 'The Defector', 'The Lock Box', 'Lady Cop', 'The Confirmation Day', 'The Children's Song', 'The Distant Fire', 'Mama's Boy', 'Bump and Run', 'Desperately', 'Reign of Terror', 'Back Home', 'Out of the Past', 'Dead Drop', 'Wash-Up', 'Torn', 'Unnatural Causes', 'Breakpoint', 'No Conscience', 'Unpunished Crimes', 'Pretenders', 'Prelude', 'Nocturne', 'A Community of Civilised Men', 'Joyride', 'Shades of Darkness', 'Nightscape', 'Counterfire', 'The Line', 'Tip On a Sure Thing', 'The Cup', 'Heartstrings', 'High Performance', 'Beyond Control', 'Carnal Persuasion', 'Memories of Manon: Part 1', 'Memories of Manon: Part 2', 'Solo', 'A Place to Stay', 'Coal Black Soul', 'First Light', 'Hand and Glove', 'Re-Entry', 'Blood and Wine: Part 1', 'Blood and Wine: Part 2', 'Suspicion of Innocence', 'In the Money', 'Encounter in a Closed Room', 'Mission McCall: Part 1', 'Mission McCall: Part 2', 'Shadow Play', 'Inner View', 'The Rehearsal', 'Christmas Presence', 'A Dance On the Dark Side', 'The Child Broker', 'Video Games', 'Something Green', 'The Mystery of Manon: Part 1', 'The Mystery of Manon: Part 2', 'No Place Like Home', 'Last Call', 'Regrets Only', 'Target of Choice', 'Always a Lady', 'The Last Campaign', 'Sea of Fire', 'Riding the Elephant', 'Eighteen With a Bullet', 'The Day of the Covenant', 'Splinters', 'The Making of a Martyr', 'The Sins of Our Fathers', 'The Visitation', 'Past Imperfect', 'Trial By Ordeal', 'Silent Fury', 'Lullaby of Darkness', '17 Zebra', 'Starfire', 'Time Present, Time Past', 'Prisoners of Conscience', 'The Caper', 'Heart of Justice', 'Race Traitors', 'Endgame' and 'Suicide Squad'.

Eric Ambler's first six novels released between 1936 and 1940 quickly established his reputation as a master craftsman of intrigue and espionage narratives. Far less often discussed are the twelve Cold War novels he published, after an eleven-year hiatus as a screenwriter, between 1951 and 1981. This study argues that his entire corpus manifests late modernism's impulse toward a broadly social, political, and cultural critique of the times. Ambler's fiction from the mid-1950s onward is also remarkable for its ludic turn as he assesses the self-deceptions of an increasingly bureaucratized and media-focused world blind to its own follies. In these later works can be seen elements of what has come to be known as postmodernism, though in his commitment to chronicling the juggernaut of modernity he remains a uniquely independent witness of what is now being called the long twentieth century.

All 22 episodes from the fourth season of the 1980s crime drama starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who offers his specialist services to those in need. Laurence Fishburne, Ving Rhames, and Stanley Tucci appear as guest stars. The episodes comprise: 'The Last Campaign', 'Sea of Fire', 'Riding the Elephant', 'Eighteen With a Bullet', 'The Day of the Covenant', 'Splinters', 'The Making of a Martyr', 'The Sins of Our Fathers', 'The Visitation', 'Past Imperfect', 'Trial By Ordeal', 'Silent Fury', 'Lullaby of Darkness', '17 Zebra', 'Starfire', 'Time Present, Time Past', 'Prisoners of Conscience', 'The Caper', 'Heart of Justice', 'Race Traitors', 'Endgame' and 'Suicide Squad'.

All 13 episodes of the 1980s science fiction series following the adventures of Otto J. Man, a computerised crime-fighter able to assume human form to take on criminals. Walter Nebicher (Desi Amaz Jr.), a computer programmer, is the designer of Otto Man (Chuck Wagner), who, though his intelligence comes from a hard drive, is able to form an invulnerable hologram and venture out into the world. Only Walter and his close friend, Roxanne (Heather McNair), know about Otto Man, but keeping such a prolific crime-fighter a secret won't be easy. The episodes are: 'Automan', 'Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever', 'The Great Pretender', 'Ships in the Night', 'Unreasonable Facsimile', 'Flashes and Ashes', 'The Biggest Game in Town', 'Renegade Run', 'Murder MTV', 'Murder, Take One', 'Zippers', 'Death By Design' and 'Club Ten'.

All 22 episodes from the third season of the 1980s crime drama starring Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former government agent who offers his specialist services to those in need. The episodes comprise: 'Blood and Wine: Part 1', 'Blood and Wine: Part 2', 'Suspicion of Innocence', 'In the Money', 'Encounter in a Closed Room', 'Mission McCall: Part 1', 'Mission McCall: Part 2', 'Shadow Play', 'Inner View', 'The Rehearsal', 'Christmas Presence', 'A Dance On the Dark Side', 'The Child Broker', 'Video Games', 'Something Green', 'The Mystery of Manon: Part 1', 'The Mystery of Manon: Part 2', 'No Place Like Home', 'Last Call', 'Regrets Only', 'Target of Choice' and 'Always a Lady'.