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20 produkter
We're Not Here to Entertain
Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America
Inbunden, 2020
280 kr
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We remember the 1980s as the era of Ronald Reagan, a conservative decade populated by preppies and yuppies dancing to a soundtrack of electronic synth pop music (the "MTV generation"). But the decade also produced some of the most creative works of punk rock - not just the music of bands like the …
We're Not Here to Entertain
Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America
E-bok, 2020
189 kr
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Many remember the 1980s as the era of Ronald Reagan, a conservative decade populated by preppies and yuppies dancing to a soundtrack of electronic synth pop music. In some ways, it was the "MTV generation." However, the decade also produced some of the most creative works of punk culture, from the …
We're Not Here to Entertain
Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America
E-bok, 2020
189 kr
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Many remember the 1980s as the era of Ronald Reagan, a conservative decade populated by preppies and yuppies dancing to a soundtrack of electronic synth pop music. In some ways, it was the "MTV generation." However, the decade also produced some of the most creative works of punk culture, from the …
Creating a Democratic Public
The Struggle for Urban Participatory Democracy During the Progressive Era
Inbunden, 1997
918 kr
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During America's Progressive Era at the beginning of the twentieth century, democracy was more alive than it is today. Social activists and intellectuals of that era formed institutions where citizens educated themselves about pressing issues and public matters. While these efforts at democratic …
Creating a Democratic Public
The Struggle for Urban Participatory Democracy During the Progressive Era
Häftad, 1997
543 kr
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During America's Progressive Era at the beginning of the twentieth century, democracy was more alive than it is today. Social activists and intellectuals of that era formed institutions where citizens educated themselves about pressing issues and public matters. While these efforts at democratic …
Steal This University
The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
Av Benjamin Johnson, Patrick Kavanagh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
2977 kr
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Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the …
Steal This University
The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
Av Benjamin Johnson, Patrick Kavanagh m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
799 kr
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Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the …
When America Was Great
The Fighting Faith of Liberalism in Post-War America
Inbunden, 2004
2585 kr
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A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Greatprofiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John …
When America Was Great
The Fighting Faith of Liberalism in Post-War America
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Greatprofiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John …
Liberalism for a New Century
Av Neil Jumonville, Kevin Mattson
Häftad, 2007
443 kr
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American liberalism today is in a state of confusion and disarray, with the 'L word' widely considered a term of derision. By examining both the historical past and the fractious present, "Liberalism for a New Century" restores a proud political tradition and carves out a formidable defense of its …
Liberalism for a New Century
Av Kevin Mattson, Neil Jumonville
E-bok, 2007
535 kr
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American liberalism today is in a state of confusion and disarray, with the "L word" widely considered a term of derision. By examining both the historical past and the fractious present, Liberalism for a New Century restores a proud political tradition and carves out a formidable defense of its …
When America Was Great
The Fighting Faith of Liberalism in Post-War America
E-bok, 2005
910 kr
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A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Great profiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John …
When America Was Great
The Fighting Faith of Liberalism in Post-War America
E-bok, 2005
910 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Great profiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John …
Steal This University
The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
Av Kevin Mattson, Patrick Kavanagh m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
970 kr
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Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the …
Steal This University
The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement
Av Kevin Mattson, Patrick Kavanagh m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
970 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Steal This University explores the paradox of academic labor. Universities do not exist to generate a profit from capital investment, yet contemporary universities are increasingly using corporations as their model for internal organization. While the media, politicians, business leaders and the …
Just Plain Dick
Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech and the “Rocking, Socking” Election of 1952
Ljudbok, 2012
237 kr
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A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous campaign speeches—Richard Nixon''s "Checkers" speech, to be published on its sixtieth anniversary It all started with some businessmen bankrolling Richard Nixon to become a "salesman against socialization." But in this precursor to current campaign …
'What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?'
Jimmy Carter, America's 'Malaise,' and the Speech That Should Have Changed the Country
E-bok, 2009
146 kr
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At a critical moment in Jimmy Carter''s presidency, he gave a speech that should have changed the country, instead it led to his downfall and ushered in the rise of the Conservative movement in America. Kevin Mattson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the weeks leading up to the speech, a period …
Intellectuals in Action
The Origins of the New Left and Radical Liberalism, 1945–1970
Häftad, 2002
500 kr
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Born in 1966‚ a generation removed from the counterculture‚ Kevin Mattson came of political age in the conservative Reagan era. In an effort to understand contemporary political ambivalence and the plight of radicalism today‚ Mattson looks back to the ideas that informed the protest‚ social …
Rebels All!
Rebels All! a Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America
Inbunden, 2008
367 kr
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Outstanding Academic Title of 2008Do you ever wonder why conservative pundits drop the word “faggot” or talk about killing and then Christianizing Muslims abroad? Do you wonder why the right’s spokespeople seem so confrontational, rude, and over-the-top recently? Does it seem strange that …
