Search Results - "paralysis"

Polio and its aftermath the paralysis of culture / by Shell, Marc

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Acts of conspicuous compassion performance culture and American charity practices / by Moeschen, Sheila C.

Table of Contents: “…Dramatizing distress: sentimental culture, melodrama, and nineteenth-century reform for the deaf/dumb and blind -- Spectacular benevolence: theatricalizing the war on polio with the national foundation for infantile paralysis (NFIP), 1934-1945 -- Wheelchairs and one-liners: televising need in the charity telethon -- Acts of conspicuous compassion: charity in the reality TV era: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.…”
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Solidarity divided the crisis in organized labor and a new path toward social justice / by Fletcher, Bill, Jr

Table of Contents: “…-- Anger, compromise, and the paralysis of the Sweeney coalition -- Left behind -- The way forward : social justice unionism -- The need for social justice unionism -- The need for a global outlook -- Realizing social justice unionism : strategies for transformation.…”
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A decade of delusions from speculative contagion to the great recession / by Martin, Frank K.

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