Bodies Of Reform

Author : James B. Salazar
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0814741320

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From the patricians of the early republic to post-Reconstruction racial scientists, from fin de siècle progressivist social reformers to post-war sociologists, character, that curiously formable yet equally formidable “stuff,” has had a long and checkered history giving shape to the American national identity. Bodies of Reform reconceives this pivotal category of nineteenth-century literature and culture by charting the development of the concept of “character” in the fictional genres, social reform movements, and political cultures of the United States from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century. By reading novelists such as Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Pauline Hopkins, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman alongside a diverse collection of texts concerned with the mission of building character, including child-rearing guides, muscle-building magazines, libel and naturalization law, Scout handbooks, and success manuals, James B. Salazar uncovers how the cultural practices of representing character operated in tandem with the character-building strategies of social reformers. His innovative reading of this archive offers a radical revision of this defining category in U.S. literature and culture, arguing that character was the keystone of a cultural politics of embodiment, a politics that played a critical role in determining-and contesting-the social mobility, political authority, and cultural meaning of the raced and gendered body.

Author : James Bradford Salazar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C3488358

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Author : Amy E. Hughes
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780472118625

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Spectacles of Reform by Amy E. Hughes Pdf

In the nineteenth century, long before film and television brought us explosions, car chases, and narrow escapes, it was America's theaters that thrilled audiences, with “sensation scenes” of speeding trains, burning buildings, and endangered bodies, often in melodramas extolling the virtues of temperance, abolition, and women's suffrage. Amy E. Hughes scrutinizes these peculiar intersections of spectacle and reform, revealing the crucial role that spectacle has played in American activism and how it has remained central to the dramaturgy of reform. Hughes traces the cultural history of three famous sensation scenes—the drunkard with the delirium tremens, the fugitive slave escaping over a river, and the victim tied to the railroad tracks—assessing how these scenes conveyed, allayed, and denied concerns about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. These images also appeared in printed propaganda, suggesting that the coup de théâtre was an essential part of American reform culture. Additionally, Hughes argues that today’s producers and advertisers continue to exploit the affective dynamism of spectacle, reaching an even broader audience through film, television, and the Internet. To be attuned to the dynamics of spectacle, Hughes argues, is to understand how we see. Her book will interest not only theater historians, but also scholars and students of political, literary, and visual culture who are curious about how U.S. citizens saw themselves and their world during a pivotal period in American history.

Author : Patricia A. Schechter
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807875469

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett and American Reform, 1880-1930 by Patricia A. Schechter Pdf

Pioneering African American journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) is widely remembered for her courageous antilynching crusade in the 1890s; the full range of her struggles against injustice is not as well known. With this book, Patricia Schechter restores Wells-Barnett to her central, if embattled, place in the early reform movements for civil rights, women's suffrage, and Progressivism in the United States and abroad. Schechter's comprehensive treatment makes vivid the scope of Wells-Barnett's contributions and examines why the political philosophy and leadership of this extraordinary activist eventually became marginalized. Though forced into the shadow of black male leaders such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington and misunderstood and then ignored by white women reformers such as Frances E. Willard and Jane Addams, Wells-Barnett nevertheless successfully enacted a religiously inspired, female-centered, and intensely political vision of social betterment and empowerment for African American communities throughout her adult years. By analyzing her ideas and activism in fresh sharpness and detail, Schechter exposes the promise and limits of social change by and for black women during an especially violent yet hopeful era in U.S. history.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215560671

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Good governance and civil service reform by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee Pdf

The Committee's report on an evaluation of Whitehall departments' plans for structural change in response to the twin challenges of major public service reform and significantly reduced administrative budgets.The Committee expresses concern that the centre of Government, notably the Treasury and the Cabinet Office, is providing neither strategic leadership nor a governance framework to departments in managing their change programmes. The demand is immediate for an all encompassing strategic approach to change, minimising disaggregation and ensuring a 'joined up Government' approach."

Author : Alexander KILGOUR (M.D., Aberdeen.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023820411

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The Scottish Universities, and what to Reform in Them by Alexander KILGOUR (M.D., Aberdeen.) Pdf

Author : Dan E. Beauchamp
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1566394147

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Health Care Reform and the Battle for the Body Politic by Dan E. Beauchamp Pdf

Discusses health care reform as a strategy for dealing with the failures of politics - not just the failures of the health care market. As former Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning for New York State Department of Health, the author presents a narrative about his work to develop a universal health care and insurance plan for the State.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264059429

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OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: China 2009 Defining the Boundary between the Market and the State by OECD Pdf

This review of China's regulatory system focuses on the overall economic context for regulatory reform, the government’s capacity to manage regulatory reform, competition policy and enforcement, and market openness.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264199255

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OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: United Kingdom 2002 Challenges at the Cutting Edge by OECD Pdf

The OECD's review of regulatory reform in the UK. The review finds that the United Kingdom presents a stimulating contrast of tradition and modernity, which is reflected in a mature and innovative regulatory system.

Author : Teddy Soobramanien,Brendan Vickers,Hilary Enos-Edu
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849291866

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WTO Reform by Teddy Soobramanien,Brendan Vickers,Hilary Enos-Edu Pdf

The publication provides historical and up-to-date insights into how reform can be transformational and progressive in nature and broadens the debate by focusing not only on new pathways for decision-making but also on important issues such as the environment and the SDGs. Finally, it highlights the importance of keeping the multilateral trading system alive for the benefit of all states, particularly for small states, Least Developed Countries and sub-Saharan African countries. WTO Reform: Reshaping Global Trade Governance for 21st Century Challenges, is designed to serve as a valuable resource for government officials, trade negotiators, journalists, academics and researchers who are attempting to sort through the complexities of the organisation and the role they can play in supporting a fairer, more inclusive WTO and multilateral trading system.

Author : Susan Belasco,Theresa Strouth Gaul,Linck Johnson,Michael Soto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1864 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781119653356

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A Companion to American Literature by Susan Belasco,Theresa Strouth Gaul,Linck Johnson,Michael Soto Pdf

A comprehensive, chronological overview of American literature in three scholarly and authoritative volumes A Companion to American Literature traces the history and development of American literature from its early origins in Native American oral tradition to 21st century digital literature. This comprehensive three-volume set brings together contributions from a diverse international team of accomplished young scholars and established figures in the field. Contributors explore a broad range of topics in historical, cultural, political, geographic, and technological contexts, engaging the work of both well-known and non-canonical writers of every period. Volume One is an inclusive and geographically expansive examination of early American literature, applying a range of cultural and historical approaches and theoretical models to a dramatically expanded canon of texts. Volume Two covers American literature between 1820 and 1914, focusing on the development of print culture and the literary marketplace, the emergence of various literary movements, and the impact of social and historical events on writers and writings of the period. Spanning the 20th and early 21st centuries, Volume Three studies traditional areas of American literature as well as the literature from previously marginalized groups and contemporary writers often overlooked by scholars. This inclusive and comprehensive study of American literature: Examines the influences of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and disability on American literature Discusses the role of technology in book production and circulation, the rise of literacy, and changing reading practices and literary forms Explores a wide range of writings in multiple genres, including novels, short stories, dramas, and a variety of poetic forms, as well as autobiographies, essays, lectures, diaries, journals, letters, sermons, histories, and graphic narratives. Provides a thematic index that groups chapters by contexts and illustrates their links across different traditional chronological boundaries A Companion to American Literature is a valuable resource for students coming to the subject for the first time or preparing for field examinations, instructors in American literature courses, and scholars with more specialized interests in specific authors, genres, movements, or periods.

Author : Mark Sedra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317390817

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Security Sector Reform in Conflict-Affected Countries by Mark Sedra Pdf

This book examines the evolution, impact, and future prospects of the Security Sector Reform (SSR) model in conflict-affected countries in the context of the wider debate over the liberal peace project. Since its emergence as a concept in the late 1990s, SSR has represented a paradigm shift in security assistance, from the realist, regime-centric, train-and-equip approach of the Cold War to a new liberal, holistic and people-centred model. The rapid rise of this model, however, belied its rather meagre impact on the ground. This book critically examines the concept and its record of achievement over the past two decades, putting it into the broader context of peace-building and state-building theory and practice. It focuses attention on the most common, celebrated and complex setting for SSR, conflict-affected environments, and comparatively examines the application and impacts of donor-supported SSR programing in a series of conflict-affected countries over the past two decades, including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The broader aim of the book is to better understand how the contemporary SSR model has coalesced over the past two decades and become mainstreamed in international development and security policy and practice. This provides a solid foundation to investigate the reasons for the poor performance of the model and to assess its prospects for the future. This book will be of much interest to students of international security, peacebuilding, statebuilding, development studies and IR in general.

Author : Evan Berman,Eko Prasojo
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781787433106

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Leadership and Public Sector Reform in Asia by Evan Berman,Eko Prasojo Pdf

Present day knowledge about public sector reforms in Asia is quite scattered and seldom focuses on the challenges of leadership. This book seeks to address this issue by presenting country cases that reflect the great diversity of the region.

Author : M. Burton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137316240

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The Politics of Public Sector Reform by M. Burton Pdf

The first comprehensive 'bird's eye' account of public sector reform supported by references from over 400 official sources, this book is an invaluable guide to all those in the public, private and voluntary sectors grappling with the twin challenges of managing public spending austerity and the pressure in response to transform public services.

Author : Steven P. Erie,John J. Kirlin,Francine F. Rabinovitz,Lance Liebman,Charles M. Haar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317336174

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Reform of Metropolitan Governments by Steven P. Erie,John J. Kirlin,Francine F. Rabinovitz,Lance Liebman,Charles M. Haar Pdf

Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in Metropolitanism as well as suggesting ways in which political reform can help. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Economics and professionals.