This SpringerBriefs presents a case study and theoretical analysis of an artistic enclave that emerged within Lawrenceville Pittsburgh. It briefly describes the history of greater Pittsburgh, and Lawrenceville’s transition from thriving blue-collar community to depopulated low-income neighborhood to gentrifying site of artistic and creative culture. It draws on multiple methods (e.g., interviews, observations, and survey data) to discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with being a Pittsburgh artist, and offer a detailed description of the origins and ongoing development of Lawrenceville’s artistic enclave. It discusses this enclave in the context of sociological, historical, and interdisciplinary work on urban artistic communities (i.e., bohemian and quasi-bohemian communities), and situates it within the larger urban artistic tradition, and within its contemporary urban context. It maintains that this enclave constitutes a successful (i.e., sustainable) example of an artistic creative class enclave, a heuristic concept that clarifies and amends Richard Florida’s brief commentary on contemporary urban artistic life. It concludes by offering policy suggestions for those who wish to promote such enclaves, and a preliminary critical appraisal of their potential impact on society.
Geoffrey Moss shares his often amusing and thought-provoking adventures in many lands. He tells his story as a series of anecdotes from a farm cadet to a senior United Nations development planner.
Contains a reference of quick reminders before an event or for a specific task. This book, divided into 77 topic checklists, covers topics like: problem solving, negotiating, conducting meetings and interviews, writing reports, and giving presentations and speeches. Useful for managers, it also contains rules for good time management.
Geoffrey Moss tells his story of working in New Zealand, Asia and Pacific Island countries, with humour. He shares many exciting adventures and lessons learned.
Truthfully and gracefully depicting the clannish, unconventional world of leather fringes and sacred steel, The Biker Code is a perfect gift book for the merely curious, and illuminated scripture for the true disciple. Perhaps no American subculture is as consistently fascinating and serially misunderstood as the biker movement. Both feared and lionized by the mainstream, the insular, fiercely defiant community of hardcore hog devotees is notoriously difficult to infiltrate. But here comes The Biker Code, affording a revealing, knowing, and warm glimpse of the biker lifestyle for the lifelong rider and the uninitiated alike. With fifty photographs in elegant, spare black and white, The Biker Code captures the iconoclasts, free spirits, and born-to-ride outlaws of Planet Harley. Unlike any book that has come before it, The Biker Code quietly understands and affectionately celebrates the Harley life. The Biker Code features original photographs, artwork, and quotes that honestly depict and cleverly celebrate American motorcycle culture.
Deals with specific situations where communication is vital: lectures, displays, writing, and corporate presentations. The deals with the communication skills needed for job interviews, writing curriculum vitae, asking for financial assistance or borrowing money, and when negotiating. Gives practical advice in concise fashion on how to prepare presentations, with 'do and don't' lists at the end of each chapter. Moss is the author of 'Getting Your Ideas Across'.
This book presents an investigation and assessment of an artistic community that emerged within Philadelphia’s Fishtown and the nearby neighborhood of Kensington. The book starts out by examining historical and sociological work on bohemia, and then provides a detailed history of greater Philadelphia and the Fishtown/Kensington region. After analyzing the ways in which Fishtown/Kensington’s artistic community maintains continuity with bohemian tradition, it demonstrates that this community has decoupled traditional bohemian practices from their anti-bourgeois foundation. The book also demonstrates that this community helped generate and maintains overlapping membership with a larger community of hipsters. It concludes by defining the area's artistic community as an artistic bohemian lifestyle community, and argues that the artistic activities and cultural practices exhibited by the community are not unique, and have significant implications for urban artistic policy, and for post-industrial urban society.
Barista in the City examines the impact of paid employment and the contemporary neoliberal context on the subcultural lives of hipsters who are employed as baristas. This book’s analysis of Philadelphia baristas employed within specialty coffee shops suggests that the existing literature on the relationship between neoliberalism and urban subcultures needs to be amended. The subcultural participants discussed within previous studies lived intensely subcultural lives that were ultimately diminished due to processes of gentrification and displacement. The subcultural lives of the baristas investigated by the authors were greatly diminished from the very beginning. Neoliberal policies, and structures of class, race, gender, and gentrification intersected with their employment in ways that diminished their ability to establish lives that constitute a full-fledged subcultural alternative. The book presents a new theoretical perspective that could aid researchers who study urban subcultures. It also discusses the implications of its analysis for urban policy. This book is an essential update on previous scholarship pertaining to urban subcultures. It also contributes to existing literatures on baristas, hipsters, gentrification, and service sector employment within the city. It is suitable for students and scholars in Urban Sociology, Urban Studies, Cultural Studies, and the Sociology of Work.
Second edition of a guide containing information for new trainers on how to plan and start training and how to estimate returns on training. Explores a variety of techniques and emphasises the need for involving the trainee in setting the goals and actively participating in the training. This edition includes information about new tools such as teleconferencing, video conferencing and computer-assisted learning. Includes a glossary and an index. The author has been involved in training for many years and has written seven books on the subject.
Written for people who want to succeed in their careers. It is a distillation of advice from successful people in many countries. ""This book could change your life"".
These maxims have been collected by the author from a variety of sources, including proverbs from Asia and Europe. They are brief, usually one sentence, and are arranged alphabetically by subject. The intended audience is managerial staff who have to give presentations, lectures and talks.
A basic international trainer's guide. Tells you how to plan and manage training. Introduces you to many training techniques with special emphasis on participative training.
Secrets for Career Change is a great gift for those coping with redundancy or retrenchment especially in periods of economic downturn. This book helps build self-esteem, provides hundred of ideas for job-seekers, explains the best way to find work, suggests opportunities available internationally. It uses many real-life examples to illustrate various scenarios and is full of ideas and success stories to help you start a new career!
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