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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book examines the historiography of the African American
freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how,
and why, the study of African American history developed from being
a marginalized subject in American universities and colleges at the
start of the twentieth century to become one of the most
extensively researched fields in American history today. There is
analysis of the changing scholarly interpretations of African
American leaders from Booker T. Washington through to Barack Obama.
The impact and significance of the leading civil rights
organizations are assessed, as well as the white segregationists
who opposed them and the civil rights policies of presidential
administrations from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump. The civil
rights struggle is also discussed in the context of wider,
political, social and economic changes in the United States and
developments in popular culture. -- .
This book examines the historiography of the African American
freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how,
and why, the study of African American history developed from being
a marginalized subject in American universities and colleges at the
start of the twentieth century to become one of the most
extensively researched fields in American history today. There is
analysis of the changing scholarly interpretations of African
American leaders from Booker T. Washington through to Barack Obama.
The impact and significance of the leading civil rights
organizations are assessed, as well as the white segregationists
who opposed them and the civil rights policies of presidential
administrations from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump. The civil
rights struggle is also discussed in the context of wider,
political, social and economic changes in the United States and
developments in popular culture. -- .
Euroscepticism has emerged as a growing constraint on European
integration, starting with the Maastricht Treaty in the early
1990s, continuing with the mid-2000s constitutional debacle and
intensifying with the eurozone crisis - a crisis in which Southern
Europe has played a key role. But is opposition to European
integration really greater now than in the past? The only way to
answer this question is through diachronic studies, focusing on
change over time. This is the gap in the literature which the
present volume aims to fill, through an examination of the origins,
evolution and prospects of opposition to integration, focusing on a
region traditionally regarded as exceptionally europhile. As a
laboratory for the study of attitudes towards European integration,
Southern Europe offers a particularly rich range of case studies,
including a founder member (Italy), three 'second generation'
states (Greece, Spain and Portugal), two recent entrants (Cyprus
and Malta) and a negotiating candidate (Turkey). The volume traces
the evolution of euroscepticism in each South European country,
assessing its significance, identifying key turning-points and
highlighting both continuity and change. Covering party and popular
euroscepticism, the book illuminates similarities and differences
between national experiences of euroscepticism. This book was
published as a special issue of South European Society and
Politics.
Enlargement to Turkey is arguably the greatest challenge facing the
European Union today. After the narrowly averted "train crash" over
Cyprus in 2006, the second election victory of the Justice and
Development Party in July 2007 opened new prospects for Turkish-EU
relations. But in an EU emphasising a collective identity based on
shared civilisational values, Turkey's European credentials have
been increasingly called into question. Amending national identity
through political change has become the key to the success or
failure of the Turkish integration project. This volume examines
the EU role in strengthening the domestic pro-reform coalition
within Turkey, the paradox - and potential limits - of Turkey's
europeanising Islamists, and the impact of Europeanisation through
conditionality, including a case study of Turkish policy towards
the Cyprus Question. Also addressed are the Western stereotypes of
Turkish identity influencing the country's EU prospects, notably
concerning the role of Islam in precipitating acts of political
violence and its association with sexual and political violence in
the discourse of European opponents of Turkish accession. Finally,
the dynamics of EU accession negotiations are analysed and the
potential role of a norm-driven rhetorical strategy in promoting
Turkish accession as a moral and democratic imperative is
discussed.
African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African society and traditions, black slaves in America created a dynamic culture which continues to evolve. Present day Hip Hop and Rap music are still shaped by the historical experience of slavery and the ongoing will to oppose oppression and racism. This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music. He also looks at how Hollywood and the entertainment industry have encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.
African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African society and traditions, black slaves in America created a dynamic culture which continues to evolve. Present day Hip Hop and Rap music are still shaped by the historical experience of slavery and the ongoing will to oppose oppression and racism. This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music. He also looks at how Hollywood and the entertainment industry have encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Focusing on Italy, Spain and Greece, this book explores the extent
of polarisation, as well as its causes, characteristics and
consequences. It investigates varied manifestations of polarised
politics including leader polarisation, policy polarisation and
affective polarisation as well as providing case studies of
polarised elections taking place at multiple levels. In recent
years, polarisation has been a key feature of South European
politics. Deep antagonism has moved party leaders against each
other, hindered parliamentary and governmental cooperation, and
triggered a cascade effect of harsh divisions among elites and
citizens. Beyond the left-right axis, the chapters in this volume
highlight multiple dimensions around which parties and voters
polarise: the split around sovereign bailouts in Greece, the
territorial cleavage in Spain, the divisions around immigration and
European integration in Italy. This volume offers essential
understanding of the specific features of polarisation in different
national contexts and the consequences for political competition
and government instability. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of South European Society
and Politics.
Once a neglected area, African American history is now the subject
of extensive scholarly research. The Debate on Black Civil Rights
in America is the first full-length study to examine the changing
academic debate on developments in African American history from
the 1890s to the present. It provides a critical historiographical
review of the very latest thinking and explains how and why
research and discourse have evolved in the ways that they have.
Individual chapters focus on particular periods in African American
history from the spread of racial segregation in the 1890s through
to the postwar Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement
of the sixties and seventies. The concluding chapters address the
modern day black experience and the images of African Americans in
popular culture. Appraising both the existing scholarship and the
changing philosophy of the historical profession, this work will be
invaluable to scholars, students and general readers alike. -- .
While the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has dominated Turkish
politics for a decade and a half, recent years have seen a
qualitative change, culminating in the 2017 referendum on the move
to a presidential system. This volume focuses on the later years of
AKP rule after the first direct presidential election in 2014. It
shows how during this period the AKP has changed the political
system and societal dynamics, maintained its electoral
predominance, and ultimately opened the way for regime change. This
collection of key chapters offers indispensable reading for
everyone who wants to understand current Turkish politics and the
continued hegemony of the AKP in the country's political life.
Chapters 2-10 previously published as articles (Vol 19: issue 2 to
Vol 22: issue 3) in South European Society and Politics.
Series Information: Introductions to History
The most definitive, authoritative and comprehensive history of
Midwifery in the US, authored by two of the profession's most
distinguished nurse-leaders. There is no single text or book that
spans the totality of the history of midwifery in the United States
or is as comprehensive as this definitive text/reference. The book
begins with the early history of Midwifery in the US (spanning the
period from the 1600s to the 1940s) and proceeds to move through
and emphasize various additional and more recent eras of
significance and evolution and development of the profession.
Important topics such as the nursing roots of the profession, the
beginnings of professional practice, the founding of educational
institutions for nurse-midwives, direct entry into the profession,
the founding of professional organizations and challenges as well
as opportunities for the future are addressed through a wealth of
illustrations, story boxes, end notes, and additional resources.
First published in 2002. The Art of The Possible is a new study of
the ideas and achievements of Booker T. Washington, the most
influential African American leader of the period 1881-1915.
Washington's program for racial uplift is assessed in the context
of the key political, social and economic developments of his era,
in a work which both incorporates original research and a systhesis
of modern scholarship.
The 2008 presidential election was celebrated around the world as a
seminal moment in U.S. political and racial history. White liberals
and other progressives framed the election through the prism of
change, while previously acknowledged demographic changes were
hastily heralded as the dawn of a "post-racial" America. However,
by 2011, much of the post-election idealism had dissipated in the
wake of an on-going economic and financial crisis, escalating wars
in Afghanistan and Libya, and the rise of the right-wing Tea Party
movement. By placing Obama in the historical context of U.S. race
relations, this volume interrogates the idealized and progressive
view of American society advanced by much of the mainstream
literature on Obama. Barack Obama and the Myth of a Post-Racial
America takes a careful look at the historical, cultural and
political dimensions of race in the United States, using an
interdisciplinary analysis that incorporates approaches from
history, political science, and sociology. Each chapter addresses
controversial issues such as whether Obama can be considered an
African-American president, whether his presidency actually
delivered the kind of deep-rooted changes that were initially
prophesised, and whether Obama has abandoned his core
African-American constituency in favour of projecting a
race-neutral approach designed to maintain centrist support.
Through cutting edge, critically informed, and cross-disciplinary
analyses, this collection directly addresses the dimensions of race
in American society through the lens of Obama's election and
presidency.
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