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All Roads Lead to the American City

Author : Peter Swirski
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9622098622
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book All Roads Lead to the American City written by Peter Swirski and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of the urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with the cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cultural myths and social geography of the United States, the book puts some of the greatest as well as the "baddest" American cities under the microscope. Taking the role of the roads that crisscross and connect the cities as their shared point of reference, these essays explore ways to understand the people who live, commute, work, create, govern, commit crime and conduct business in them.Cities, for the most part, are America. Their values and problems define not only what the United States is, but what other nations perceive the United States to be. Roads and transportation, on the other hand, and their impact on the American culture and lifestyle, form not only the integral part of the historical rise-and-shine of the modern city, but a physical release from and a cultural antidote to its pressure-cooker stresses. Tracing the boundless variety and complexity of these twin themes, All Roads Lead to the American City is built around an interlinked series of essays on the urban culture in America. Juxtaposing the city and the road, it looks alternatively at cities as historical, geographical, social and cultural centres of life in the land, and at roads as physical as well as metaphorical arteries that lead in and out of the city.

All Roads Lead from Massilia

Author : Philip Kobylarz
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1925536270
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book All Roads Lead from Massilia written by Philip Kobylarz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""These short excursions into the many Frances Philip Kobylarz knows and loves are complete in themselves and add up to one traveler's intelligent, visceral, immediate appreciation of French culture. A tonic getaway for the weary and jaded, this is both a cheap vacation, and a rich one. I loved it. 'All Roads Lead from Massilia' is engrossing and palpable."" Stephen D. Gutierrez, author of 'The Mexican Man in His Backyard, Stories & Essays'

Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City

Author : David L. Sjoquist
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780739135372
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City written by David L. Sjoquist and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive and detailed investigation of a major U.S. city, examining topics that include the economy, demographics, transportation, housing, and race. The book examines the changes that have occurred over the past three decades, exploring the factors associated with those changes and discussing future prospects.

Of Literature and Knowledge

Author : Peter Swirski
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134104413
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Of Literature and Knowledge written by Peter Swirski and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-02-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of Literature and Knowledge looks ... like an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting." – Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University. Framed by the theory of evolution, this colourful and engaging volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative make-believe to real life. Ranging across game theory and philosophy of science, as well as poetics and aesthetics, Peter Swirski explains how literary fictions perform as a systematic tool of enquiry, driven by thought experiments. Crucially, he argues for a continuum between the cognitive tools employed by scientists, philosophers and scholars or writers of fiction. The result is a provocative study of our talent and propensity for creating imaginary worlds, different from the world we know yet invaluable to our understanding of it. Of Literature and Knowledge is a noteworthy challenge to contemporary critical theory, arguing that by bridging the gap between literature and science we might not only reinvigorate literary studies but, above all, further our understanding of literature.

Move: How to Rebuild and Reinvent America's Infrastructure

Author : Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246817
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Move: How to Rebuild and Reinvent America's Infrastructure written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are stuck. Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs and project approvals due to gridlocked leadership. And when we can’t move, when goods are delayed, and when information networks can’t connect, then economic opportunity deteriorates and social inequity grows. We don’t have to take it anymore! In Move, Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author Rosabeth Moss Kanter visits the business leaders, mayors, transportation advocates, and entrepreneurs across the country tackling these challenges through underwater tunnels, instant bridges, road sensors, parking apps, bike-sharing programs, seamless wifi, and much more. It all adds up to a new vision for American mobility, where local leaders and public-private partnerships lead the way. With unique insight and unrivaled expertise, Kanter gives us a sweeping look at the innovative projects, vital leaders, and bold solutions that are moving our transportation infrastructure toward a cleaner, faster, and more prosperous future.

All Roads Lead to Baghdad

Author : Charles Harry Briscoe
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book All Roads Lead to Baghdad written by Charles Harry Briscoe and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By Charles H. Briscoe, et al. Tells the story of Iraqi Freedom, the second Army Special Operations (ASO) campaign in America's Global War on Terrorism. Shows how the ASO supported a US-led conventional air and ground offensive to collapse the regime of Saddam Hussein and capture Baghdad. Includes bibliographical references.

All Roads Lead to October

Author : Maury Allen
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 0312271638
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book All Roads Lead to October written by Maury Allen and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Roads Lead to October presents an up close and personal look at the New York Yankees under legendary owner George Steinbrenner. George Herman Ruth was the Babe. Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse. Joe DiMaggio was the Yankee Clipper. George Steinbrenner is the Boss. On a rainy January morning, 1973, a press conference is called that will change the face of the Yankees forever. A young Cleveland Industrialist by the name of Steinbrenner stands at New York's famed 21 Club and announces his new ownership of the Yankees. And so begins the Steinbrenner era, the era of the Boss. Now with five World Championships to his name, Steinbrenner is not only the owner of one of the past century's winningest baseball teams, but a legendary figure in his own right. Both eccentric and egocentric, Steinbrenner's unique approach to the game turned a not-so-good 1973 Yankees squad into World Champions just five years later. As integral to the history of the Yankees as DiMaggio or Ruth, All Road Lead to October examines the team under Steinbrenner's reign. Having covered the Yankees since Steinbrenner came aboard, acclaimed sports journalist and noted author Maury Allen examines the complex and often fiery relationships the owner had with the likes of Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson, Yogi Berra, Joe Torre, Darryl Strawberry and many others. Here are the first hand, insider's accounts of the pivotal events in the Yankees rise to power. Covering both off the field and on the field controversies like Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich's wife swapping, the angry tirades, fights and often brilliant coaching moves of the misunderstood Billy Martin, the inside story of the signing of Reggie Jackson whose ego was as big as his bat, and the Yankees rise to baseball dominance with the likes of Jeter, Williams, El Duque, Clemens, Rivera and Torre, Maury Allen give an exclusive look at all the action. Allen was there through it all, from Steinbrenner's first press conference, through the death of Catfish Hunter, the World Series wins, the controversial trades and firings, and even when a drunk Billy Martin banged on his hotel room door one night madder than hell. This is the definitive look at not only the Boss, the but the New York Yankees, the most celebrated team of the twentieth century.

Ars Americana, Ars Politica

Author : Peter Swirski
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 077358059X
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Ars Americana, Ars Politica written by Peter Swirski and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As partisan attacks have become increasingly bitter in American politics, contemporary culture has found ways to channel this outrage into the outrageous, responding with comedy and satire from both sides of the political spectrum. Ars Americana, Ars Politica cross-examines American politics, culture, and history by examining Irving Wallace’s The Man, Richard Condon’s Death of a Politician, P.J. O’Rourke’s Parliament of Whores, Warren Beatty’s film Bulworth, and Michael Moore’s Stupid White Men to show how these popular artists have used soap-box partisanship and box-office artertainment to affect history.

I Sing the Body Politic

Author : Peter Swirski
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773536035
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book I Sing the Body Politic written by Peter Swirski and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of George W. Bush's imperial presidency means that the wreckage of the republic's political ideals is now subject to a vigorous reassessment. In essays by five senior scholars, major works of American literature and film are analyzed in the context of a larger set of arguments about American injustice at home and across the empire. The Iraq War is the most obvious catalyst for the volume, but over the course of discussions of Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Michael Moore, Spike Lee, and war memoirs written by soldiers who served in the Gulf, contributors reflect on contemporary American history, society, and politics. Offering a detailed and devastating critique of the political order dominated by the military-industrial-congressional complex and the conservative wing of the Republican Party, I Sing the Body Politic comments on an array of social inequalities and compromised political ideals, as well as artistic resistance and large-scale movements for sociopolitical change. Contributors include David Rampton (University of Ottawa), Nicholas Ruddick (University of Regina), Gordon Slethaug (University of Southern Denmark), Peter Swirski (Hong Kong University), and Michael Zeitlin (University of British Columbia).

Vagrants and Vagabonds

Author : Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479845256
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Vagrants and Vagabonds written by Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting story of control over the mobility of poor migrants, and how their movements shaped current perceptions of class and status in the United States Vagrants. Vagabonds. Hoboes. Identified by myriad names, the homeless and geographically mobile have been with us since the earliest periods of recorded history. In the early days of the United States, these poor migrants – consisting of everyone from work-seekers to runaway slaves – populated the roads and streets of major cities and towns. These individuals were a part of a social class whose geographical movements broke settlement laws, penal codes, and welfare policies. This book documents their travels and experiences across the Atlantic world, excavating their life stories from the records of criminal justice systems and relief organizations. Vagrants and Vagabonds examines the subsistence activities of the mobile poor, from migration to wage labor to petty theft, and how local and state municipal authorities criminalized these activities, prompting extensive punishment. Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan examines the intertwined legal constructions, experiences, and responses to these so-called “vagrants,” arguing that we can glean important insights about poverty and class in this period by paying careful attention to mobility. This book charts why and how the itinerant poor were subject to imprisonment and forced migration, and considers the relationship between race and the right to movement and residence in the antebellum US. Ultimately, Vagrants and Vagabonds argues that poor migrants, the laws designed to curtail their movements, and the people charged with managing them, were central to shaping everything from the role of the state to contemporary conceptions of community to class and labor status, the spread of disease, and punishment in the early American republic.

Oxford Treasury of Sayings and Quotations

Author : Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199609128
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Treasury of Sayings and Quotations written by Susan Ratcliffe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: Oxford dictionary of phrase, saying, and quotation. 3rd ed. 2006.

How Cities Won the West

Author : Carl Abbott
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826333133
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book How Cities Won the West written by Carl Abbott and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces the evolution of early frontier towns at the beginning of Western expansion to the thriving urban centers they have become today.

American Motorcyclist

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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AP Human Geography Prep Plus 2020 & 2021

Author : Kaplan Test Prep
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1506259820
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book AP Human Geography Prep Plus 2020 & 2021 written by Kaplan Test Prep and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaplan's AP Human Geography Prep Plus 2020 & 2021 features hundreds of practice questions in the book and online, complete explanations for every question, and a concise review of high-yield content to quickly build your skills and confidence. Test-like practice comes in 5 full-length exams, 12 pre- and post-chapter quizzes, and 24 online quizzes. Customizable study plans ensure that you make the most of the study time you have. We’re so confident that AP Human Geography offers the guidance you need that we guarantee it: after studying with our online resources and book, you'll score higher on the AP exam—or you'll get your money back. To access your online resources, go to kaptest.com/moreonline and follow the directions. You'll need your book handy to complete the process. The College Board has announced that the 2021 exam dates for AP Human Geography will be May 4, May 28, or June 8, depending on the testing format. (Each school will determine the testing format for their students.) Expert Guidance We know the test—our AP experts make sure our practice questions and study materials are true to the exam. We know students—every explanation is written to help you learn, and our tips on the exam structure and question formats will help you avoid surprises on Test Day. We invented test prep—Kaplan (kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and 9 out of 10 Kaplan students get into one or more of their top-choice colleges.

American Motorcyclist

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
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Download or read book American Motorcyclist written by and published by . This book was released on 1962-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.

American Motorcyclist

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Total Pages : 48 pages
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Total Pages : 44 pages
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