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Hollywood's Censor

Joseph I. Breen & the Production Code Administration

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Hollywood's Censor

Joseph I. Breen & the Production Code Administration

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

Cultural historian Thomas Doherty tells the story of Joseph I. Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, who controlled Hollywood's Production Code Administration from 1934 to 1954. Breen's role in this Hollywood office was to censor American motion pictures.

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0231143583

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9780231143585

Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

Topics include: the influence of Leni Riefenstahl; negro soldiers; depicting Vietnam in films. Films examined include: Sergeant York, Air force, Saving Private Ryan, The thin red line.

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Columbia University Press

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0231116357

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9780231116350

Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan

the Self-Sustaining Overreach

By: Thomas P. Cavanna

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Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan

the Self-Sustaining Overreach

By: Thomas P. Cavanna

This book describes the conduct of the US-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan. Adopting a long-term perspective, it argues that even though Washington initially had an opportunity to achieve its security goals and give Afghanistan a chance to enter a new era, it compromised any possibility of success from the very moment it let bin Laden escape to Pakistan in December 2001, and found itself locked in a strategic overreach. Given the bureaucratic and rhetorical momentum triggered by the war on terror in America, the Bush Administration was bound to deploy more resources in Afghanistan sooner or later (despite its focus on Iraq). The need to satisfy unfulfilled counter-terrorism objectives made the US dependent on Afghanistan’s warlords, which compromised the country’s stability and tarnished its new political system. The extension of the US military presence made Washington lose its leverage on the Pakistan army leaders, who, aware of America’s logistical dependency on Islamabad, supported the Afghan insurgents – their historical proxies - more and more openly. The extension of the war also contributed to radicalize segments of the Afghan and Pakistani populations, destabilizing the area further. In the meantime, the need to justify the extension of its military presence influenced the US-led coalition into proclaiming its determination to democratize and reconstruct Afghanistan. While highly opportunistic, the emergence of these policies proved both self-defeating and unsustainable due to an inescapable collision between the US-led coalition’s inherent self-interest, hubris, limited knowledge, limited attention span and limited resources, and, on the other hand, Afghanistan’s inherent complexity. As the critical contradictions at the very heart of the campaign increased with the extension of the latter’s duration, scale, and cost, America’s leaders, entrapped in path-dependence, lost their strategic flexibility. Despite debates on troops/resource allocation and more sophisticated doctrines, they repeated the same structural mistakes over and over again. The strategic overreach became self-sustaining, until its costs became intolerable, leading to a drawdown which has more to do with a pervasive sense of failure than with the accomplishment of any noble purpose or strategic breakthrough.

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364

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498506208

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9781498506205

Messines to Carrick Hill:

Writing Home from the Great War

By: Thomas Burke

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Messines to Carrick Hill:

Writing Home from the Great War

By: Thomas Burke

The book is structured around a collection of letters written by a nineteen year old Irish officer in the 6th Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Lieutenant Michael Wall from Carrick Hill, near Malahide in north Co. Dublin. Michael was educated by the Christian Brothers in Dublin and destined to study science at UCD before being seduced by the illusion of adventure through war. By contextualising and expanding the content of Wall's letters and setting them within the entrenched battle zone of the Messines Ridge, Burke offers a unique insight into the trench life this young Irish man experienced, his disillusionment with war and his desire to get home. Burke also presents an account of the origin, preparations and successful execution of the battle to take Wijtschate on 7 June 1917 in which the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Divisions played a pivotal role. In conclusion Burke offers an insight into the contentious subject of remembrance of the First World War in Ireland in the late 1920s

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350

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1781174857

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9781781174852

Pre-Code Hollywood

Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930–1934

By: Thomas Doherty

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Pre-Code Hollywood

Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930–1934

By: Thomas Doherty

Pre-Code Hollywood explores the fascinating period in American motion picture history from 1930 to 1934 when the commandments of the Production Code Administration were violated with impunity in a series of wildly unconventional films—a time when censorship was lax and Hollywood made the most of it. Though more unbridled, salacious, subversive, and just plain bizarre than what came afterwards, the films of the period do indeed have the look of Hollywood cinema—but the moral terrain is so off-kilter that they seem imported from a parallel universe. In a sense, Doherty avers, the films of pre-Code Hollywood are from another universe. They lay bare what Hollywood under the Production Code attempted to cover up and push offscreen: sexual liaisons unsanctified by the laws of God or man, marriage ridiculed and redefined, ethnic lines crossed and racial barriers ignored, economic injustice exposed and political corruption assumed, vice unpunished and virtue unrewarded—in sum, pretty much the raw stuff of American culture, unvarnished and unveiled. No other book has yet sought to interpret the films and film-related meanings of the pre-Code era—what defined the period, why it ended, and what its relationship was to the country as a whole during the darkest years of the Great Depression... and afterward.

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450

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Columbia University Press

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0231500122

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9780231500128

Teenagers And Teenpics

Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Teenagers And Teenpics

Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

Teenagers and Teenpics tells the story of two signature developments in the 1950s: the decline of the classical Hollywood cinema and the emergence of that strange new creature, the American teenager. Hollywood's discovery of the teenage moviegoer initiated a progressive "juvenilization" of film content that is today the operative reality of the American motion picture industry.The juvenilization of the American movies is best revealed in the development of the 1950s "teenpic," a picture targeted at teenagers even to the exclusion of their elders. In a wry and readable style, Doherty defines and interprets the various teenpic film types: rock 'n' roll pictures, j.d. films, horror and sci-fi weirdies, and clean teenpics. Individual films are examined both in light of their impact on the motion picture industry and in terms of their important role in validating the emerging teenage subculture. Also included in this edition is an expanded treatment of teenpics since the 1950s, especially the teenpics produced during the age of AIDS.

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280

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Temple University Press

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1566399467

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The Responsible Investor Handbook

Mobilizing Workers' Capital for a Sustainable World

By: Thomas Croft,Annie Malhotra

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The Responsible Investor Handbook

Mobilizing Workers' Capital for a Sustainable World

By: Thomas Croft,Annie Malhotra

For decades, workers’ capital stewards have invested wisely to provide a secure retirement for millions of people around the world. This money – our money – represents an enormous share of economic and capital market wealth. It has seeded and grown innumerable innovative industries that have had far-reaching impacts. However, the 2008 financial crisis has seriously threatened these trusted assets and drained away prosperity.In response, a growing number of investors are moving towards responsible investment policies and strategies, addressing the rising expectations of consumers and benefiting from the financial advantages such strategies bring. Everyday citizens now want to see their investments not only do well, but do good. But, what constitutes responsible investment, and how can it be undertaken in practice? What is the impact of responsible investment strategies on investment performance? How can trustees, managers and advisors implement these strategies in line with their fiduciary responsibilities? How can plan trustees and staff members convince all stakeholders of the need to invest in resilient growth?The Responsible Investor Handbook, commissioned by the AFL-CIO and global progressive investors, is a lay-friendly “how-to” manual, sharing the best in responsible investment practice with capital stewards and other policy leaders who want to do the right thing with our common wealth.This invaluable toolkit enables readers to: Understand the pioneering role of workers’ capital in building infrastructure and vital services Devise a responsible investment strategy Select and monitor service providers Bring on board stakeholders with conflicting interests Avoid short-termism The Responsible Investor Handbook is the first book devoted to aligning the long-term investment priorities of working people with capital stewards and the financial complex that manages their assets. It is an essential read for trustees and capital stewards seeking the positive outcomes of a responsible investment strategy; pension and institutional investors looking to realign their strategies with the interests of workers and citizens; and any professional seeking a better understanding of the importance of responsible investment and its impact on capital markets.

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229

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Routledge

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1351283626

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9781351283625

Portraits of Conflict

A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War

By: William Garrett Piston,Thomas P. Sweeney

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Portraits of Conflict

A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War

By: William Garrett Piston,Thomas P. Sweeney

This volume ... includes hundreds of photographs, many of them never before published. The authors provide text and commentary, organizing the photographs into chapters covering the origins of war, its conventional and guerrilla phases, the war on the rivers, medicine ... the experiences of Missourians who served out of state, and the process of reunion in the postwar years"--Fly leaf.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1557289131

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Hudson Valley Ruins

Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

By: Thomas E. Rinaldi,Rob Yasinsac

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Hudson Valley Ruins

Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

By: Thomas E. Rinaldi,Rob Yasinsac

An elegant homage to the many deserted buildings along the Hudson River--and a plea for their preservation.

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UPNE

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1584655984

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Avoiding The Terrorist Trap: Why Respect For Human Rights Is The Key To Defeating Terrorism

By: Thomas David Parker

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Avoiding The Terrorist Trap: Why Respect For Human Rights Is The Key To Defeating Terrorism

By: Thomas David Parker

This book makes uncomfortable reading both in its detailed analysis of terrorism and its causes, and in the critique of state responses, particularly in modern times. It is unusual to have such a defence of a 'human rights framework' from a counter-terrorism practitioner rather than from within the legal fraternity. It is this that makes the case even more persuasive. All who are involved in counter-terrorism strategy should consider carefully the arguments put forward.'Global Policy JournalFor more than 150 years, nationalist, populist, Marxist and religious terrorists have all been remarkably consistent and explicit about their aims: provoke states into over-reacting to the threat they pose, then take advantage of the divisions in society that result. Yet, state after state falls into the trap that terrorists have set for them. Faced with a major terrorist threat, governments seem to reach instinctively for the most coercive tools at their disposal and, in doing so, risk exacerbating the situation. This policy response seems to be driven in equal parts by a lack of understanding in the true nature of the threat, an exaggerated faith in the use of force, and a lack of faith that democratic values are sufficiently flexible to allow for an effective counter-terrorism response. Drawing on a wealth of data from both historical and contemporary sources, Avoiding the Terrorist Trap addresses common misconceptions underpinning flawed counter-terrorist policies, identifies the core strategies that guide terrorist operations, consolidates the latest research on the underlying drivers of terrorist violence, and then demonstrates why a counter-terrorism strategy grounded in respect for human rights and the rule of law is the most effective approach to defeating terrorism.

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World Scientific

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1783266562

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9781783266562

Teenagers And Teenpics

Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Juvenilization Of American Movies

By: Thomas Doherty,Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Temple University Press

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Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Projections of War

Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

Topics include: the influence of Leni Riefenstahl; negro soldiers; depicting Vietnam in films. Films examined include: Sergeant York, Air force, Saving Private Ryan, The thin red line.

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Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

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Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist

By: Thomas Patrick Doherty

Thomas Doherty tells the story of the 1947 hearings into alleged Communist subversion in the movie industry. Show Trial is a character-driven inquiry into how the HUAC hearings ignited the Hollywood blacklist, providing a gripping new history of one of the most influential events of the postwar era.

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Film and Culture Series

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0231187785

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Hollywood's Censor

Hollywood's Censor

Projections of War

Projections of War

Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan

Hubris, Self-Interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan

Messines to Carrick Hill:

Messines to Carrick Hill:

Pre-Code Hollywood

Pre-Code Hollywood

Teenagers And Teenpics

Teenagers And Teenpics

The Responsible Investor Handbook

The Responsible Investor Handbook

Portraits of Conflict

Portraits of Conflict

Hudson Valley Ruins

Hudson Valley Ruins

Avoiding The Terrorist Trap: Why Respect For Human Rights Is The Key To Defeating Terrorism

Avoiding The Terrorist Trap: Why Respect For Human Rights Is The Key To Defeating Terrorism

Teenagers And Teenpics

Teenagers And Teenpics

Projections of War

Projections of War

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