Search Results - "World War I"

God-fearing and free a spiritual history of America's Cold War / by Stevens, Jason W., 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Going beyond modernism from World War I to the Cold War -- Pt. 1. How a theologican served the opinion elite, and how an evangelist startled them. …”
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Retrovisions reinventing the past in film and fiction /

Table of Contents: “…Cull -- Mrs Brown's mourning and Mr King's madness : royal crisis on screen / Kara McKechnie -- The grandfathers' war : re-imagining World War I in British novels and films of the 1990s / Barbara Korte -- Charm, bowler, umbrella, leather boots : remaking The avengers / Stephen Longstaffe -- Forbidden planet and the retrospective attribution of intentions / Judith Buchanan.…”
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God-fearing and free a spiritual history of America's Cold War / by Stevens, Jason W., 1975-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Going beyond modernism from World War I to the Cold War -- Pt. 1. How a theologican served the opinion elite, and how an evangelist startled them. …”
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Retrovisions reinventing the past in film and fiction /

Table of Contents: “…Cull -- Mrs Brown's mourning and Mr King's madness : royal crisis on screen / Kara McKechnie -- The grandfathers' war : re-imagining World War I in British novels and films of the 1990s / Barbara Korte -- Charm, bowler, umbrella, leather boots : remaking The avengers / Stephen Longstaffe -- Forbidden planet and the retrospective attribution of intentions / Judith Buchanan.…”
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Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now / by Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…The Mexican War, 1846-1848: Corpus Christi beach -- Thornton's skirmish -- Brazos Santiago -- Fort Brown -- The Indian Wars, 1848-1875: Fort McKavett -- Fort Lancaster -- Battle of Adobe Walls -- The Civil War, 1861-1865: Old Fort Bliss -- Battle of Galveston -- Camp Ford -- Battle of Sabine Pass -- The Spanish-American War, 1898: Menger Hotel -- Camp Mabry -- Camp Wood -- The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920: Downtown El Paso -- Glenn Spring -- Camp Ruidosa -- Camp Holland -- World War I, 1917-1918: USS Texas -- Galveston coastal defenses -- Camp Bowie I -- Camp MacArthur and Rich Field -- World War II, 1941-1945: Fort Clark -- Camp Bowie II -- Avenger Field -- Pecos Army Airfield -- Naval operations in wartime Orange -- Prisoners of war in Texas -- Marfa Army Airfield -- Epilogue: a call for preservation.…”
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American showman Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the birth of the entertainment industry, 1908-1935 / by Melnick, Ross

Table of Contents: “…A new art for a new art form: Roxy and the development of motion picture exhibition (1908-1913) -- Broadway melody: Roxy, Riesenfeld, and the deluxe theater movement (1913-1917) -- The movie house as recruiting center: Roxy, World War I documentaries, and the engineering of consent (1917-1918) -- "The man who gave the movies a college education": Roxy, Rapee, and motion pictures at the Capitol Theatre (1919-1922) -- Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1936). …”
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American showman Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the birth of the entertainment industry, 1908-1935 / by Melnick, Ross

Table of Contents: “…A new art for a new art form: Roxy and the development of motion picture exhibition (1908-1913) -- Broadway melody: Roxy, Riesenfeld, and the deluxe theater movement (1913-1917) -- The movie house as recruiting center: Roxy, World War I documentaries, and the engineering of consent (1917-1918) -- "The man who gave the movies a college education": Roxy, Rapee, and motion pictures at the Capitol Theatre (1919-1922) -- Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1936). …”
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Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now / by Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…The Mexican War, 1846-1848: Corpus Christi beach -- Thornton's skirmish -- Brazos Santiago -- Fort Brown -- The Indian Wars, 1848-1875: Fort McKavett -- Fort Lancaster -- Battle of Adobe Walls -- The Civil War, 1861-1865: Old Fort Bliss -- Battle of Galveston -- Camp Ford -- Battle of Sabine Pass -- The Spanish-American War, 1898: Menger Hotel -- Camp Mabry -- Camp Wood -- The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920: Downtown El Paso -- Glenn Spring -- Camp Ruidosa -- Camp Holland -- World War I, 1917-1918: USS Texas -- Galveston coastal defenses -- Camp Bowie I -- Camp MacArthur and Rich Field -- World War II, 1941-1945: Fort Clark -- Camp Bowie II -- Avenger Field -- Pecos Army Airfield -- Naval operations in wartime Orange -- Prisoners of war in Texas -- Marfa Army Airfield -- Epilogue: a call for preservation.…”
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The world in world wars experiences, perceptions and perspectives from Africa and Asia /

Table of Contents: “…Indian soldiers' experiences in France during World War I : seeing Europe from the rear of the front / Claude Markovits -- Front lines and status lines : Sepoy and 'menial' in the Great War, 1916-1920 / Radhika Singha -- Military service, nationalism and race : the experience of Malawians in the Second World War / Timothy J. …”
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The world in world wars experiences, perceptions and perspectives from Africa and Asia /

Table of Contents: “…Indian soldiers' experiences in France during World War I : seeing Europe from the rear of the front / Claude Markovits -- Front lines and status lines : Sepoy and 'menial' in the Great War, 1916-1920 / Radhika Singha -- Military service, nationalism and race : the experience of Malawians in the Second World War / Timothy J. …”
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Middle East historiographies narrating the twentieth century /

Table of Contents: “…The historiography of World War I and the emergence of the contemporary Middle East / Charles D. …”
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Middle East historiographies narrating the twentieth century /

Table of Contents: “…The historiography of World War I and the emergence of the contemporary Middle East / Charles D. …”
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Shattering empires the clash and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires, 1908-1918 / by Reynolds, Michael A., 1968-

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Shattering empires the clash and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires, 1908-1918 / by Reynolds, Michael A., 1968-

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Republic of words The Atlantic monthly and its writers, 1857-1925 / by Goodman, Susan, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Du Bois -- Progressive politics under Walter Hines page -- From sea to shining sea -- A state of uncertainty -- Ellery Sedgwick: politics and poets -- A window on the war: Atlantic writers and World War I -- America's War -- The turbulent Twenties, I -- -- The turbulent Twenties, II -- Across the decades.…”
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Republic of words The Atlantic monthly and its writers, 1857-1925 / by Goodman, Susan, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Du Bois -- Progressive politics under Walter Hines page -- From sea to shining sea -- A state of uncertainty -- Ellery Sedgwick: politics and poets -- A window on the war: Atlantic writers and World War I -- America's War -- The turbulent Twenties, I -- -- The turbulent Twenties, II -- Across the decades.…”
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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town / by Vanderburg, Timothy W.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Cultural policy, work and identity the creation, renewal and negotiation of professional subjectivities /

Table of Contents: “…Theories of professional identity : bringing cultural policy in perspective / Jonathan Paquette -- Cultural policy and the promotion of World War I heritage sites in France : emerging professions and hybrid practices / Anne Hertzog -- Cultural democracy and the creation of new professional subjectivities : the case of cultural mediation / Jonathan Paquette -- Technology, cultural policy and the public service broadcasting tradition : professional practices at BBC news in the social media era / Valérie Bélair-Gagnon -- Curators and the state, a question of interdependencies : the case of France / Frédéric Poulard -- Policy rationale and agency : the notion of civil society organizations in Swedish cultural policy / Tobias Harding -- Museum volunteers : between precarious labour and democratic knowledge community / Susan Ashley -- The transcendental fan : navigating the producer-consumer dichotomy and cultural policy in the digital age / Devin Beauregard -- American cultural policy and the rise of arts management program : the invention of a new professional subjectivity / Eleonora Redaelli -- Becoming a cultural entrepreneur : creative industries, culture-led regeneration and identity work / Jennifer Hinves -- Cultural policy and agency in a cultural minority context : artistic creation and cultural management in northern Ontario / Aurélie Lacassagne -- Being part of the "supercreative core" : artists and the experience of local policy in the creative era / Caroline Agnew.…”
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Nature and history in modern Italy /

Table of Contents: “…Il bel paese : an introduction / Marco Armiero and Marcus Hall -- Foundations -- The distinctive character of Italian environmental history / Piero Bevilacqua -- Upside-down landscapes : seismicity and seismic disasters in Italy / Emanuela Guidoboni -- Moving ground : Vesuvius and the Nola mudslides of the nineteenth century / Walter Palmieri -- Environmental imperialism in Sardinia : pesticides and politics in the struggle against malaria / Marcus Hall -- Commons and forests -- The decline of the commons and the environmental balance in early modern Italy / Gabriella Corona -- Forest visions in early modern Italy / Bruno Vecchio -- Environmental heritage of a past cultural landscape : alder woods in the upper Aveto Valley of the northwestern Apennines / Roberta Cevasco -- Act locally, think nationally : a brief history of access rights and environmental conflicts in Fascist Italy / Wilko Graf von Hardenberg -- Pollution, industry, and urban environment -- Dealing with industrial pollution in Italy, 1880-1940 / Simone Neri Serneri -- Petrochemical modernity in Sicily / Salvatore Adorno -- The Seveso disaster legacy / Laura Centemeri -- Landscape, culture, and environmentalism -- A "natural" capitalism : water and the making of the Italian industrial landscape / Stefania Barca -- Nationalizing the mountains : natural and political landscapes in World War I / Marco Armiero -- Nature preservation and protection in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italy, 1880-1950 / Luigi Piccioni.…”
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