The End Of An Era

Author : Carl Minzner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190672102

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China's reform era is ending. Core factors that characterized it-political stability, ideological openness, and rapid economic growth-are unraveling. Since the 1990s, Beijing's leaders have firmly rejected any fundamental reform of their authoritarian one-party political system, and on the surface, their efforts have been a success. But as Carl Minzner shows, a closer look at China's reform era reveals a different truth. Over the past three decades, a frozen political system has fueled both the rise of entrenched interests within the Communist Party itself, and the systematic underdevelopment of institutions of governance among state and society at large. Economic cleavages have widened. Social unrest has worsened. Ideological polarization has deepened. Now, to address these looming problems, China's leaders are progressively cannibalizing institutional norms and practices that have formed the bedrock of the regime's stability in the reform era. End of an Era explains how China arrived at this dangerous turning point, and outlines the potential outcomes that could result.

Author : Robert J. Sawyer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429914659

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End of An Era by Robert J. Sawyer Pdf

Archaeologist Brandon Thackery and his rival Miles 'Klicks' Jordan fulfill a dinosaur lover's dream with history's first time-travel jaunt to the late Mesozoic. Hoping to solve the extinction mystery, they find Earth's gravity is only half its 21st century value and dinosaurs that behave very strangely. Could the slimey blue creatures from Mars have something to do with both? At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Author : Chris McDonnell
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781683358725

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Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell Pdf

Chris McDonnell’s Steven Universe: End of an Era is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling behind-the-scenes companion book Steven Universe: Art & Origins. Foreword by Hugo Award–winning author N. K. Jemisin Showcasing new concept art, storyboards, background paintings, and exclusive interviews, End of an Era will update the history of the Emmy Award–winning series to cover season four through to the critically acclaimed finale, “Change Your Mind,” and beyond. Fans will find a special focus on creator and showrunner Rebecca Sugar’s elaborate process for creating the lore for the series, as she and the crew reveal how they discovered and developed the complete story arc for each character, as well as how they were able to design a show that so refreshingly captures and celebrates the experience of childhood. Steven Universe: End of an Era is a heartfelt send-off to one of the most progressive, imaginative, and beloved animated series of our time. “This book extends the life of this treasured animated series.” —Variety

Author : John Sergeant Wise
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1017515794

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Michael Kimmel
Publisher : Nation Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781568589640

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Angry White Men by Michael Kimmel Pdf

"[W]e can't come off as a bunch of angry white men.” Robert Bennett, chairman of the Ohio Republican Party One of the enduring legacies of the 2012 Presidential campaign was the demise of the white American male voter as a dominant force in the political landscape. On election night, after Obama was announced the winner, a distressed Bill O'Reilly lamented that he didn't live in “a traditional America anymore.” He was joined by others who bellowed their grief on the talk radio airwaves, the traditional redoubt of angry white men. Why were they so angry? Sociologist Michael Kimmel, one of the leading writers on men and masculinity in the world today, has spent hundreds of hours in the company of America's angry white men – from white supremacists to men's rights activists to young students –in pursuit of an answer. Angry White Men presents a comprehensive diagnosis of their fears, anxieties, and rage. Kimmel locates this increase in anger in the seismic economic, social and political shifts that have so transformed the American landscape. Downward mobility, increased racial and gender equality, and a tenacious clinging to an anachronistic ideology of masculinity has left many men feeling betrayed and bewildered. Raised to expect unparalleled social and economic privilege, white men are suffering today from what Kimmel calls "aggrieved entitlement": a sense that those benefits that white men believed were their due have been snatched away from them. Angry White Men discusses, among others, the sons of small town America, scarred by underemployment and wage stagnation. When America's white men feel they've lived their lives the ‘right' way – worked hard and stayed out of trouble – and still do not get economic rewards, then they have to blame somebody else. Even more terrifying is the phenomenon of angry young boys. School shootings in the United States are not just the work of “misguided youth” or “troubled teens”—they're all committed by boys. These alienated young men are transformed into mass murderers by a sense that using violence against others is their right. The future of America is more inclusive and diverse. The choice for angry white men is not whether or not they can stem the tide of history: they cannot. Their choice is whether or not they will be dragged kicking and screaming into that inevitable future, or whether they will walk openly and honorably – far happier and healthier incidentally – alongside those they've spent so long trying to exclude.

Author : Chris McDonnell,Cartoon Network Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781683350835

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Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell,Cartoon Network Enterprises, Inc. Pdf

Steven Universe: Art & Origins is the first book to take fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking and boundlessly creative Emmy Award-winning Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe. The eponymous Steven is a boy who—alongside his mentors, the Crystal Gems (Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl)—must learn to use his inherited powers to protect his home, Beach City, from the forces of evil. Bursting with concept art, production samples, early sketches, storyboards, and exclusive commentary, this lavishly illustrated companion book offers a meticulous written and visual history of the show, as well as an all-access tour of the creative team’s process. Steven Universe: Art & Origins reveals how creator Rebecca Sugar, the writers, the animators, and the voice actors work in tandem to bring this adventure-packed television series to life. Also Available: Steven Universe: End of an Era (978-1-4197-4284-2) and Steven Universe: The Tale of Steven (978-1-4197-4148-7)

Author : Theodore J. Lowi
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0806128879

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The End of the Republican Era by Theodore J. Lowi Pdf

In The End of the Republican Era, Theodore J. Lowi predicts not only a collapse of the Republican coalition but also the potential collapse of the United States’ republican experiment at large. Professing that the ideologies of dominant political coalitions contain the seeds of their own destruction, Lowi suggests that the efforts of a new conservative Right to enforce a national, religion-based morality has brought about the demise of the Republican era. A new, in-depth afterword by Lowi brings the text up to date with a discussion of political events since the book’s original publication. Noting the appearance of the new Conservative coalition, whose ideology runs counter to that of the traditional Republican party, Lowi affirms that the Republican era did in fact come to an end during the 1990s, having morphed into a Conservative party.

Author : Charles Kupchan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307428516

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The End of the American Era by Charles Kupchan Pdf

Refuting the conventional wisdom that the end of the Cold War cleared the way for an era of peace and prosperity led solely by the United States, Charles A. Kupchan contends that the next challenge to America’s might is fast emerging. It comes not from the Islamic world or an ascendant China, but from an integrating Europe that is rising as a counterweight to the United States. Decades of strategic partnership across the Atlantic are giving way to renewed geopolitical competition. The waning of U.S. primacy will be expedited by America’s own ambivalence about remaining the globe’s guardian and by the impact of the digital age on the country’s politics and its role in the world. By deftly mining the lessons of history to cast light on the present and future, Kupchan explains how America and the world should prepare for the more complex, more unstable road ahead.

Author : Chandra Shekhar Pandit
Publisher : New Delhi : Allied Publishers
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015027044414

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End of an Era by Chandra Shekhar Pandit Pdf

Author : John Sergeant Wise
Publisher : Anza Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1932490124

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End of an Era by John Sergeant Wise Pdf

This memoir constitutes one of the best first-person narratives of the Civil War experience. It is written with power, candour, objectivity and elegance. The story that John Sergeant Wise recounts is a colourful, almost novelistic account of a young Confederate soldier's life and views. END OF AN ERA is a valuable archive of sociological and anthropological information about a bygone era. Wise affectionately recounts the cultural and economic diversity of his social landscape. He describes many of the small towns, villages, and territories of early Virginia, recalling the demographic, economic, religious, and political aspects that made them notable. In the book's detailed prose, the various strands that made up the fabric of antebellum Southern culture are captured beautifully. He also describes the privations and horrors of war, and the failings of Southern leaders, with unflinching honesty. He does not glorify the Southern army or its government, nor does he try to justify his occasionally ungentlemanly conduct and speech. The full range of his emotions is exhibited in this memoir, reactions he had to the complex changes that occurred within his own circle, as well as in larger Southern society.

Author : Clyde W. Johnson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781469183510

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The End of an Era by Clyde W. Johnson Pdf

This book is a description of life on a family farm and small town in Indiana in the 1940s and 50s. A history and genealogy for my family, and a description of my life as a family physician in Idaho and California is included. Many photos of ancestors are included.

Author : Arne Kalland,Brian Moeran
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781136916892

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Japanese Whaling? by Arne Kalland,Brian Moeran Pdf

This book gives a social anthropological account of whaling culture in Japan. When originally published this was the first comprehensive account in English of the history of Japanese whaling, showing how it has given rise to a particular culture. The volume discusses what happens when that culture is threatened. At the same time as explaining the work organization of those involved in whaling, the role of whaling companies in local and national economies, and the role of the whale in the establishment and maintenance of local community identity (ritual, food, gift-giving), the authors address the wider political and so-called "environmental" issues surrounding whaling in general, and Japanese whaling in particular.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New Amsterdam Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : 0941533921

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Shanghai by Anonim Pdf

This is Shanghai, once the commercial capital of the Far East, in the days of the Chinese revolution. Shanghai-born Sam Tata returned there in 1949. His photographs show vividly the old Shanghai, a multi-racial city of swarming streets and alleys, and document Chinese city life, rich and poor, Europeans and Chinese, the flight of refugees, and summary trials and executions. The introduction tells the story of Shanghai, and gives the recollections of Chinese and Europeans living in the city at the time. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Sir Alan Lascelles
Publisher : Hamish Hamilton
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015011685065

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End of an Era by Sir Alan Lascelles Pdf

Author : Sophie Aldred,Mike Tucker
Publisher : Virgin Pub
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 185227574X

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Ace! by Sophie Aldred,Mike Tucker Pdf

In 1989, Doctor Who vanquished the villian for the last time on British screens. This book is an account of the last three years of televised Doctor Who as seen through the eyes of Sophie Aldred, who portrayed Ace, the Doctor's last TV companion, and Mike Tucker, one of the visual effects designers. It contains interviews with other actors and members of the production staff and anecdotes from location shoots and rehearsal rooms. Also included are photographs from private collections and from a specially commissioned photo shoot.