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Author : Kenneth T. Jackson,Karen Markoe,Arnie Markoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography
ISBN : UOM:49015002850643
Biographical articles about outstanding Americans.
Author : Elizabeth McLeod
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476609713
This critical reexamination of Amos ’n’ Andy, the pioneering creation of Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, presents an unapologetic but balanced view lacking in most treatments. It relies upon an untapped resource—thousands of pages of scripts from the show’s nearly forgotten earliest version, which most clearly reflected the vision of its creators. Consequently, it provides fresh insights and in part refutes the usual blanket condemnations of this groundbreaking show. The text incorporates numerous script excerpts, provides key background information, and also acknowledges the show’s importance to radio broadcasting and modern entertainment.
Author : Rachel Kranz
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : African American businesspeople
ISBN : 9781438107790
For as long as there have been blacks in the Americas, there have been African-American entrepreneurs.
Author : David T. Ballantyne
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781611177046
The first scholarly account of the South Carolina Democrat's career and the transformation of Southern U.S. politics and society during the civil rights era New Politics in the Old South is the first scholarly biography of Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, a key figure in South Carolina and national political developments in the second half of the twentieth century. Throughout his career Hollings was renowned for his willingness to voice unpleasant truths, as when he called for the peaceful acceptance of racial desegregation at Clemson University in 1963 and acknowledged the existence of widespread poverty and malnutrition in South Carolina in 1969. David T. Ballantyne uses Hollings's career as a lens for examining the upheaval in southern politics and society after World War II. Hollings's political career began in 1948, when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. He served as governor from 1959 to 1963 and then as a U.S. senator from 1966 until he retired in 2005. Ballantyne illuminates Hollings's role in forging a "southern strategy" that helped move southern Democrats away from openly endorsing white supremacy and toward acknowledging the interests of racial minorities, though this approach was halting and reluctant at times. Unlike many southern politicians who emerged as reactionary figures during the civil rights era, Hollings adapted to the changing racial politics of the 1960s while pursuing a clear course—Vietnam War hawk, fiscal conservative, regional economic booster, and free-trade opponent. While Hollings was at times an atypical southern senator, his behavior in the 1960s and 1970s served as a model for survival as a southern Democrat. His approach to voting rights, military spending, and social and cultural issues was mirrored by many southern Democrats between the 1970s and 1990s. Hollings's career demonstrated an alternative to hard-edged political conservatism, one that was conspicuously successful throughout his Senate tenure.
Author : Samantha Barbas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780520385832
"A detailed examination of . . . the landmark 1964 Supreme Court decision that defined libel laws and increased protections for journalists."—The New York Times Book Review "A heroic narrative."—The New Yorker A deeply researched legal drama that documents this landmark First Amendment ruling—one that is more critical and controversial than ever. Actual Malice tells the full story of New York Times v. Sullivan, the dramatic case that grew out of segregationists' attempts to quash reporting on the civil rights movement. In its landmark 1964 decision, the Supreme Court held that a public official must prove "actual malice" or reckless disregard of the truth to win a libel lawsuit, providing critical protections for free speech and freedom of the press. Drawing on previously unexplored sources, including the archives of the New York Times Company and civil rights leaders, Samantha Barbas tracks the saga behind one of the most important First Amendment rulings in history. She situates the case within the turbulent 1960s and the history of the press, alongside striking portraits of the lawyers, officials, judges, activists, editors, and journalists who brought and defended the case. As the Sullivan doctrine faces growing controversy, Actual Malice reminds us of the stakes of the case that shaped American reporting and public discourse as we know it.
Author : Robert Shogan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781566638319
Looks at the relationship Franklin D. Roosevelt had with a variety of influential Jews and examines their actions and inactions regarding the Jewish Holocaust in Euorpe during World War II.
Author : E.J. Fleming
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476618500
For more than a century, people have been drawn to sites of tragedy involving the rich, beautiful and notorious of Hollywood. Tourists at the center of the movie universe flock to Rudolph Valentino’s grave, the house where Marilyn Monroe died, the “O.J. murders” condo, the hotel where John Belushi overdosed, a myriad of haunted mansions. In its extensively researched and enlarged second edition, this book tells the stories of these locations and makes finding them simple. Seventeen driving tours include more than 650 sites. Each tour covers a specific area, from Hollywood and the Sunset Strip to Brentwood and Malibu, covering the entire Los Angeles basin. Concise, easy-to-follow directions are given to each location with 145 photos and the fascinating story behind each stop.
Author : Richard E. Bopp,Linda C. Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598848175
Reflecting the dramatic changes shaped by rapidly developing technologies over the past six years, this new fourth edition of Reference and Information Services takes the introduction to reference sources and services significantly beyond the content of the first three editions. In Part I, Concepts and Processes, chapters have been revised and updated to reflect new ideas and methods in the provision of reference service in an era when many users have access to the Web. In Part II, Information Sources and Their Use, discussion of each source type has been updated to encompass key resources in print and on the Web, where an increasing number of freely available sources join those purchased or licensed by libraries. A number of new authors are contributors to this new edition, bringing to their chapters their experience as teachers of reference and as practitioners in different types of libraries. Discussions of services in Part I integrate digital reference as appropriate to each topic, such as how to conduct a reference interview online using instant messaging. Boxes interspersed in the text are used to present scenarios for discussion, to highlight key concepts, or to present excerpts from important documents. Discussions of sources in Part II place more emphasis on designing effective search strategies using both print and digital resources. The chapter on selection and evaluation of sources addresses the changing nature of reference collections and how to evaluate new types of sources. Each chapter concludes with an updated list of additional readings to guide further study. A new companion website will provide links to Web-accessible readings and resources as well as additional scenarios for discussion and example search strategies to supplement those presented in the text.
Author : Edward A. Wasserman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781108477765
Forget insight and genius! The many creative things we make and do generally arise from sheer chance and trial-and-error learning.
Author : Louis L. Gould
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292784512
Providing video companionship for isolated housewives, afternoon babysitting for children, and nonstop evening entertainment for the whole family, television revolutionized American society in the post–World War II years. Helping the first TV generation make sense of the new medium was the mission of Jack Gould, television critic of The New York Times from 1947 to 1972. In columns noteworthy for crisp writing, pointed insights, and fair judgment, he highlighted both the untapped possibilities and the imminent perils of television, becoming "the conscience of the industry" for many people. In this book, historian Lewis L. Gould, Jack Gould’s son, collects over seventy of his father’s best columns. Grouped topically, they cover a wide range of issues, including the Golden Age of television drama, McCarthy-era blacklisting, the rise and fall of Edward R. Murrow, quiz show scandals, children’s programming, and the impact of television on American life and of television criticism on the medium itself. Lewis Gould also supplies a brief biography of his father that assesses his influence on the evolution of television, as well as prefaces to each section.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Authors
ISBN : 0787678953
Author : Karen Markoe,Arnie Markoe
Publisher : Scribner Encyclopedia of Ameri
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000046430199
Each vol. covers notable Americans who died in a five-year period.
Author : Domonic A. Bearfield,Evan M Berman,Melvin J. Dubnick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3897 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000031621
Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration and public policy. It includes entries for: Budgeting Bureaucracy Conflict resolution Countries and regions Court administration Gender issues Health care Human resource management Law Local government Methods Organization Performance Policy areas Policy-making process Procurement State government Theories This revamped five-volume edition is a reconceptualization of the first edition by Jack Rabin. It incorporates over 225 new entries and over 100 revisions, including a range of contributions and updates from the renowned academic and practitioner leaders of today as well as the next generation of top scholars. The entries address topics in clear and coherent language and include references to additional sources for further study.
Author : P. Towle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230234314
Going to War overturns conventional views of the role of public opinion, the armed forces, parliamentarians, NGOs and writers in the formation of British debates about impending wars. It shows the pressures and the reasons which have led to Britain's involvement in so many conflicts.
Author : Stephen W. Green,Douglas J. Ernest
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781576075579
A thoroughly revised and updated new edition of the world's leading comprehensive bibliography of American and international politics. The eagerly anticipated new edition of the widely acclaimed Information Sources of Political Science is the most comprehensive English-language political bibliography available, offering the surest way for students and researchers to get straight to the information they need. Like no other volume, it provides a fully rounded view of the field both in the United States and internationally, including relevant works in history, economics, sociology, and education. Its 2,500 entries cover a wide variety of source types: indexing and abstracting services, major bibliographical tools, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, directories, statistical compilations, and more. In addition, this edition is the first to feature substantial coverage of electronic resources, both databases and Internet sites. Each source receives its own annotation, with entries grouped in categories to bring together like works for easy comparison. This work is a cornerstone reference for academic and public libraries.