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As early as 1892, Moncure Conway, the author of the first scholarly
Paine biography, noted that whilst Paine's life up to 1809 was
certainly fascinating, his subsequent life - that is, his afterlife
- was even more thrilling. Vilified by Theodore Roosevelt as a
"filthy little atheist," yet employed by Ronald Reagan in his
campaign to make America "great again," Paine's words and ideas
have been both celebrated and dismissed by generations of
politicians and presidents. An Englishman by birth, an American by
adoption, and a Frenchman by decree, Paine has been invoked and
appropriated by groups and individuals across the transatlantic
political spectrum. This was particularly apparent following the
bicentennial of Paine's death in 2009, an event that prompted new
scholarship examining troublesome Tom's ideas and ideals, whilst in
Thetford, Lewes and New Rochelle - his three transatlantic "homes"
- he was feted and commemorated. Yet despite all this interest, the
precise forms and function of Paine's post-mortem presence have
still not received the attention they deserve. With essays authored
by experts on both sides of the Atlantic (and beyond), this book
examines the transatlantic afterlife of Thomas Paine, offering new
insights into the ways in which he has been used and abused,
remembered and represented, in the two hundred years since his
death.
As early as 1892, Moncure Conway, the author of the first scholarly
Paine biography, noted that whilst Paine's life up to 1809 was
certainly fascinating, his subsequent life - that is, his afterlife
- was even more thrilling. Vilified by Theodore Roosevelt as a
"filthy little atheist," yet employed by Ronald Reagan in his
campaign to make America "great again," Paine's words and ideas
have been both celebrated and dismissed by generations of
politicians and presidents. An Englishman by birth, an American by
adoption, and a Frenchman by decree, Paine has been invoked and
appropriated by groups and individuals across the transatlantic
political spectrum. This was particularly apparent following the
bicentennial of Paine's death in 2009, an event that prompted new
scholarship examining troublesome Tom's ideas and ideals, whilst in
Thetford, Lewes and New Rochelle - his three transatlantic "homes"
- he was feted and commemorated. Yet despite all this interest, the
precise forms and function of Paine's post-mortem presence have
still not received the attention they deserve. With essays authored
by experts on both sides of the Atlantic (and beyond), this book
examines the transatlantic afterlife of Thomas Paine, offering new
insights into the ways in which he has been used and abused,
remembered and represented, in the two hundred years since his
death.
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New Zealand Filmmakers (Paperback)
Ian Conrich, Stuart Murray; Contributions by Stacey Abbott, Bruce Babington, Terence Bayler, …
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This volume contains twenty in-depth studies of prominent New
Zealand directors, producers, actors, and cinematographers. ""New
Zealand Filmmakers"" outlines and examines three major constituent
groups who are responsible for the industry as it appears today:
those involved in pioneering film in New Zealand, those associated
with the New Wave of the 1970s and 1980s, and those post -
mid-1980s visionaries and fantasists who have produced striking
individual productions. A comprehensive introduction situates the
New Zealand film industry in cultural, historical, and ideological
contexts.The book displays the diversity of filmmaking in New
Zealand and highlights the specific industrial, aesthetic, and
cultural concerns that have created a film culture of international
significance. With the majority of the contributions in the book
containing analysis developed through dialogue with the filmmakers,
""New Zealand Filmmakers"" is an authoritative study of the film
industry in New Zealand. Each essay also includes a thorough and
definitive filmography, detailing the full nature of the work
produced by each individual, with key titles highlighted.Filmmakers
covered in this volume include Barry Barclay, David Blyth, Jane
Campion, Roger Donaldson, Rudall Hayward, Peter Jackson, John
Laing, Bruno Lawrence, Len Lye, Alison Maclean, Merata Mita, Ian
Mune, Geoff Murphy, Leon Narbey, John O'Shea, Gaylene Preston, John
Reid, Vincent Ward, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, and Peter Wells. This
collection is illustrated with 50 film prints, many of which have
never before been published. With the New Zealand film industry
poised to become a center of film production and already a major
topic of critical interest, this volume will find many interested
readers among film scholars and educators.
Hey, we all love seafood, there is many different variety and ways
it can be fixed. Well here's my version with a twist in "Eight
Seafood Dishes With Sam Tumblin."
Story full of mystery and intrigue in a far away place
Ever had that strange neighbor you ever wondered about? Well here
is mines in the Mystery of the Disappearing Cat
This book has attempted to analyze the perception of employee
towards automation in educational institutions. As more students
aim to study in reputed institution, the demand for these
institutions to retain these students increases making the use of
information management systems crucial. Nowadays, because of the
fast growing IT scenario women are willing to get married only
after 27 years. Hence, the percentage of employees married in the
age group of 31 - 45 is higher. It has been found that most
employees hold a minimum graduation degree and hence providing them
an opportunity to utilize their skills will give them better job
satisfaction.It is evident that people are ready to accept the
change in MIS with prior training in spite of their qualification.
This study has been limited to only educational institutions.
The Last Days of the Empire is the witness, and confession, of a
citizen in the 1960s, who failed to take the actions the times
required. What else could you expect from the product of bad blood?
Sam Edwards' great, great, great grandfather, before his election
as the ninth president of the U.S., vowed to annihilate the great
Iroquois Chief, Tecumseh. He kept his promise. Sam's uncle, working
for the CIA, was engaged in domestic spying decades before it was
fashionable. He also administered the CIA-sponsored attempt by the
Mafia to assassinate Fidel Castro with poisoned cigars. Sam himself
tested the Constitution by his consistent lack of foresight. He was
on the winning side in a landmark case that was attempting to keep
the underground press, filled with "obscene content," off the
newsstands. And he was a hell of a bartender for being young and
callow. He listened well and he put it all down for us to remember
the times.
How, as historians, should we 'read' a film? Histories on Screen
answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any
history student keen to master source use. The book begins with a
theoretical 'Thinking about Film' section that explores the ways in
which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary
sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger
'Using Film' segment of the book then offers engaging case studies
which put this theory into practice. Topics including gender,
class, race, war, propaganda, national identity and memory all
receive good coverage in what is an eclectic multi-contributor
volume. Documentaries, films and television from Britain and the
United States are examined and there is a jargon-free emphasis on
the skills and methods needed to analyze films in historical study
featuring prominently throughout the text. Histories on Screen is a
vital resource for all history students as it enables them to
understand film as a source and empowers them with the analytical
tools needed to use that knowledge in their own work.
Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons highlights the
interrelationship between America's leading political icons and
various facets of space and place, including places of birth and
death as well as regional allegiances, among others. Chapters
examine the legacy of relationships between presidents and place in
a variety of social and cultural forms, ranging from famous
political campaigns to television series to developments in
tourism. Beginning with the political iconography of New York's
Federal Hall in early eighteenth-century America and ending with a
focus on the Republican Party's electoral relationship with the
South, the interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse nature of
the chapters reveals that place has more than a biographical
significance in relation to US presidents.
How, as historians, should we 'read' a film? Histories on Screen
answers this and other questions in a crucial volume for any
history student keen to master source use. The book begins with a
theoretical 'Thinking about Film' section that explores the ways in
which films can be analyzed and interrogated as either primary
sources, secondary sources or indeed as both. The much larger
'Using Film' segment of the book then offers engaging case studies
which put this theory into practice. Topics including gender,
class, race, war, propaganda, national identity and memory all
receive good coverage in what is an eclectic multi-contributor
volume. Documentaries, films and television from Britain and the
United States are examined and there is a jargon-free emphasis on
the skills and methods needed to analyze films in historical study
featuring prominently throughout the text. Histories on Screen is a
vital resource for all history students as it enables them to
understand film as a source and empowers them with the analytical
tools needed to use that knowledge in their own work.
Amidst the ruins of postwar Europe, and just as the Cold War
dawned, many new memorials were dedicated to those Americans who
had fought and fallen for freedom. Some of these monuments,
plaques, stained-glass windows and other commemorative signposts
were established by agents of the US government, partly in the
service of transatlantic diplomacy; some were built by American
veterans' groups mourning lost comrades; and some were provided by
grateful and grieving European communities. As the war receded,
Europe also became the site for other forms of American
commemoration: from the sombre and solemn battlefield pilgrimages
of veterans, to the political theatre of Presidents, to the
production and consumption of commemorative souvenirs. With a
specific focus on processes and practices in two distinct regions
of Europe - Normandy and East Anglia - Sam Edwards tells a story of
postwar Euro-American cultural contact, and of the acts of
transatlantic commemoration that this bequeathed.
Over the past seventy years, the Allied invasion of Northwestern
France in June 1944 has come to stand as something more than a
major battle in an increasingly distant war. The assault itself
formed a vital component of Allied victory in the Second World War.
D-Day, as the initial landing is traditionally termed, has
developed into a sign and symbol; as a word it carries with it a
series of ideas and associations that have come to symbolize
different things to different people and nations. As such, the
commemorative activities linked to the battle offer a window for
viewing the various belligerents in their postwar years. From high
statesmen down to everyday individuals, people have spent the
post-war period interpreting and drawing upon D-Day for a variety
of reasons. As with all instances of collective memory, there is a
politics at play, for the past serves to help make sense of the
ever-changing present.
This book examines the commonalities and differences in national
collective memories of D-Day. Chapters cover the main forces on the
day of battle, including the United States, Great Britain, Canada,
France and Germany. In addition, a chapter on Russian memory of the
invasion explores other views of the battle. The overall thrust of
the book shows that memories of the past vary over time, link to
present-day needs, and, despite the impact of transnational
globalization, such memories also still have a clear national and
cultural specificity. Simply put, memories of D-Day have diverged
according to time, place, and national culture.
These memories arise in a multitude of locations such as film,
books, monuments, anniversary celebrations, and news media
representations. Rather than simply drawing on a series of "facts"
about the past, the attribution of specific meanings and themes to
this battle show how individuals, groups, and even nations draw on
the past to validate the present and chart a course for the future.
As with most expressions of cultural power, though, contests over
these meanings abound, and the struggles, changes, and even
continuities in memory over time all offer profound insights into
these various societies in the decades since the battle itself
concluded.
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, one of the greatest physicists of the
twentieth century, died in 1984. Dirac's college, St John's of
Cambridge, generously endowed annual lectures to be held at
Cambridge University in his memory. This volume contains a much
expanded version of the 1994 Dirac Lecture by Nobel Laureate Pierre
Gilles de Gennes. The book presents an impressionistic tour of the
physics of soft interfaces. Full of insight and interesting asides,
it not only provides an accessible introduction to this topic, but
also lays down many markers and signposts for interesting new
research possibilities. The text begins with a brief discussion of
wetting and dewetting and then goes on to consider the dynamics of
different types of interface before considering adhesion and
polymer/polymer welding.
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