The Changing Face Of San Antonio

Author : Nelson W. Wolff
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595348487

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The Changing Face of San Antonio by Nelson W. Wolff Pdf

Nelson Wolff, Bexar County judge and former San Antonio mayor, has been an active participant in the city’s political and business community for five decades. His first book, Transforming San Antonio, highlighted four major initiatives that created the economic revitalization of the Southwest’s most vibrant city: building the AT&T Center; expanding the River Walk north to the Pearl Brewery; securing the Toyota manufacturing plant; and building the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and two adjacent PGA golf courses. The Changing Face of San Antonio explores six transformative city and countywide efforts that have emerged in the past decade: the Mission Reach expansion of the iconic River Walk, an eight-mile extension of one of the city's most valued resources; the renovation of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts; the much-needed expansion of the University Health System; criminal justice reform; the city’s efforts to become a tech leader in biomedicine, aerospace, and cybersecurity; and the creation of BiblioTech, the country's first all-digital public library. Wolff offers an insider’s view of the key issues that shaped these efforts. With journalistic ease, Wolff uses his unique point of view to convey the complexity of each endeavor—who said what to whom, when, and how—at a lively pace.The Changing Face of San Antonio reflects his passion for San Antonio and, as one might expect, his confidence in the paths taken under his leadership to help the city achieve its goals.

Author : Thomas R. Swartz,John E. Peck
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0765640244

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The Changing Face of Fiscal Federalism by Thomas R. Swartz,John E. Peck Pdf

The book examines the radical shift in the U.S. system of fiscal federalism. This collection of expert analyses will provide an essential text for courses in public finance, state and local government, government economics, and public administration.

Author : C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor,Jean Peters,Stephen T. McGarvey
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134351992

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The Changing Face of Disease by C.G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor,Jean Peters,Stephen T. McGarvey Pdf

Disease is an ever-present threat faced by all human societies. Today, this concept has become an influential area of study known as the global burden of disease, which encompasses contemporary health concerns such as the economic costs of disease, the societal impact of illness in developing nations, and infectious diseases resulting from lifestyl

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Courts
ISBN : 9781428966871

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The Changing Face of U.S. Courts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chris Rowley,Fang Lee Cooke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136995514

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The Changing Face of Management in China by Chris Rowley,Fang Lee Cooke Pdf

China is one of the fastest developing emerging economies in the world today. The country has a huge influence on a global level, both politically and economically. Despite this, very few books cover both the full range of management functions, and the key issues facing managers in this unique business environment. The Changing Face of Management in China explores the key challenges facing businesses and managers in China, across management functions, as well as across a range of sectors and organization types. Written by prominent scholars with direct experience in this market, this book adds to the existing body of knowledge by examining a range of areas of Chinese management in the context of local political, economic and social traditions, and the global economy. Part of the successful Working in Asia series, this book includes case studies that allow the voices of local managers to be heard, as well as extensive bibliographies pointing students and researchers to the most up-to-date sources of information in this important area.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781588342744

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The Changing Face of Portrait Photography by Anonim Pdf

A richly illustrated volume examines the portrait work of Dorthea lange, Richard Avedon, Robert Weingarten, George K. Warren, Julia Margaret Cameron, the Barr & Wright Studio, Gertrude Käseebier, Nickolas Muray, Henry Horenstein, and Lauren Greenfiled. The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores the power of the portrait and the role it plays in our personal and national identities. The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores ten groups of portraits selected from within the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Photographic History Collection. The selections represent work by specific photographers with diverse relationships to portraiture, and through their sampling take a focused look at changing convention, theory, and technologies.

Author : Benjamin Cole
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857718860

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The Changing Face of Terrorism by Benjamin Cole Pdf

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN), terrorism and the 'war on terror' are major features of international relations and global concern. Terrorist threats and actual violence have become increasingly dangerous and lethal since the 1970s. However, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 heralded a new era in terrorist action and were the culmination of a terror campaign against American targets world-wide. "The Changing Face of Terrorism" evaluates the continuing threat and counter-measures since 9/11 and into the 21st century. It is a sober and measured evaluation of the CBRN threat and argues that continuing terror attacks are inevitable and the 'war on terror' will be a continuing feature in international politics and military action. Benjamin Cole shows how effective counter-terrorist measures must be measured and based not only on effective police and military intelligence and action but on careful evaluation of the politics, motivations, scientific and technical abilities of groups - no terrorist group has made a nuclear device - and religious and personal motivation.

Author : Nadine Gurr,Benjamin Cole
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857715081

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The New Face of Terrorism by Nadine Gurr,Benjamin Cole Pdf

Anthrax, smallpox, sarin, blister, blood and choking agents - the list of potential weapons of mass destruction is enormous and varied. It was once thought that technological problems would prevent terrorists developing these weapons whilst moral issues would stop them using them. That has now changed. The technical and organizational sophistication of the attacks on 11th September 2001 heralds a new era in the age-old war against terrorism. After these attacks, attention focused on the activities and capacities of Islamic extremist groups, such as Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'eda organisation, but the reality is that terrorist threats could come from almost any quarter. This revised edition is the comprehensive and sobering account of the possibilities - technological and political.

Author : Hillary Potter, University of Colorado Boulder
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739159880

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Racing the Storm by Hillary Potter, University of Colorado Boulder Pdf

Racing the Storm addresses how racial stratification continues to be a factor in U.S. society and was exposed by Hurricane Katrina. The continuing significance of race is examined by considering public opinion, media representations, and government and volunteer response before, during, and after the storm.

Author : Bryan Burrough,Chris Tomlinson,Jason Stanford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781984880109

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Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough,Chris Tomlinson,Jason Stanford Pdf

A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Page : 1178 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781490107875

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Issues in Orthopedics and Occupational and Sports Medicine: 2013 Edition by Anonim Pdf

Issues in Orthopedics and Occupational and Sports Medicine: 2013 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ book that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Additional Research. The editors have built Issues in Orthopedics and Occupational and Sports Medicine: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Additional Research in this book to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Orthopedics and Occupational and Sports Medicine: 2013 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Frederick A. Rodgers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : African American students
ISBN : UIUC:30112000763463

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The Changing Face of Black Student Enrollment in Illinois by Frederick A. Rodgers Pdf

Author : Jan Turbill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : UOM:39015047591931

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The Changing Face of Whole Language by Jan Turbill Pdf

Author : Charles R. Porter
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603444682

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Spanish Water, Anglo Water by Charles R. Porter Pdf

In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs—at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The abundance of fresh water, coupled with the Spanish colonial legal concept that water was to be equitably shared by all settlers, led to the building of the system of acequias (canals or ditches) within the settlement. The system is one of the earliest and perhaps most extensive municipal water systems in North America. This book offers a meticulous chronicling of the origins and often-contentious development of water rights in San Antonio from its Spanish settlement through the beginning of the twentieth century.

Author : David L. Leal,José E. Limón
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780268158712

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Immigration and the Border by David L. Leal,José E. Limón Pdf

The advent of the twenty-first century marks a significant moment in the history of Latinos in the United States. The “fourth wave” of immigration to America is primarily Latino, and the last decades of the twentieth century saw a significant increase in the number of Latino migrants, a diversification of the nations contributing to this migration, and an increase in the size of the native-born Latino population. A backlash against unauthorized immigration, which may indict all Latinos, is also underway. Understanding the growing Latino population, especially its immigrant dimensions, is therefore a key task for researchers in the social sciences and humanities. The contributors to Immigration and the Border address immigration and border politics and policies, focusing on the U.S. side of the border. The volume editors have arranged the essays into five sections. The two chapters in the first section set the stage and discuss the binational lives of Mexican migrants; chapters in the subsequent sections highlight specific political and policy themes: civic engagement, public policies, political reactions against immigrants, and immigrant leadership. Because the immigration experience encompasses many facets of political life and public policy, the varied perspectives of the contributors offer a mosaic that contextualizes the impact of and contributions by contemporary Latino immigrants. Their research will appeal not only to scholars but to policymakers and the public and will inform contentious debates about migration and migrants.