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Building the Latino Future

Autor: Frank Carbajal , Humberto Medina

Número de Páginas: 191

An inspiring collection of success stories from the country's most prominent Latinos, Building the Latino Future offers and inspiration and advice for Latinos in any industry who want to succeed spectacularly. The future is bright for America?s Latino community; this book lets you learn from the success of such luminaries as actor Edward James Olmos, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, former housing secretary Henry Cisneros, NPR correspondent Ray Suarez, and many more.

The Space of Opinion

Autor: Ronald N. Jacobs , Eleanor Townsley

Número de Páginas: 304

While the newspaper op-ed page, the Sunday morning political talk shows on television, and the evening cable-news television lineup have an obvious and growing influence in American politics and political communication, social scientists and media scholars tend to be broadly critical of the rise of organized punditry during the 20th century without ever providing a close empirical analysis. What is the nature of the contemporary space of opinion? How has it developed historically? What kinds of people speak in this space? What styles of writing and speech do they use? What types of authority and expertise do they draw on? And what impact do their commentaries have on public debate? To describe and analyze this complex space of news media, Ronald Jacobs and Eleanor Townsley rely on enormous samples of opinion collected from newspapers and television shows during the first years of the last two Presidential administrations. They also employ biographical data on authors of opinion to connect specific argument styles to specific types of authors, and examine the distribution of authors and argument types across different formats. The result is a close mapping that reveals a massive...

Latino Americanos

Autor: Ray Suarez

Número de Páginas: 305

EL LIBRO COMPLEMENTARIO DE LA CONOCIDA SERIE DOCUMENTAL DE PBS Latino americanos relata la rica y variada historia de los Latinos que han contribuido a darle forma a nuestra nación, y quienes se han convertido —con más de 50 millones de personas— en la minoría más numerosa de los Estados Unidos. Este complemento de la conocida miniserie de PBS relata, de manera vívida y franca, cómo la historia de los lationamericanos es la historia de nuestro país. El aclamado periodista y autor Ray Suarez explora las vidas de hombres y mujeres latinoamericanos en un periodo de quinientos años, e incluye una gama épica de experiencias que abarca desde los primeros asentamientos europeos al Destino Manifiesto; del Salvaje Oeste a la Guerra Fría; de la Gran Depresión a la globalización; de la Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense al movimiento de los derechos civiles. Latino americanos comparte las luchas personales y los éxitos de inmigrantes, poetas, soldados y muchos otros: individuos que han causado un impacto en la historia y aquellos cuyas extraordinarias vidas iluminan la época en que vivieron, así como el legado de estos sensacionales estadounidenses.

Accountability for Killing

Autor: Neta Crawford

Número de Páginas: 503

The unintended deaths of civilians in war are too often dismissed as unavoidable, inevitable, and accidental. And despite the best efforts of the U.S. to avoid them, civilian casualties in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan have been a regular feature of the United States' wars after 9/11. In Accountability for Killing, Neta C. Crawford focuses on the causes of these many episodes of foreseeable collateral damage and the moral responsibility for them. The dominant paradigm of legal and moral responsibility in war today stresses both intention and individual accountability. Deliberate killing of civilians is outlawed and international law blames individual soldiers and commanders for such killing. An individual soldier may be sentenced life in prison or death for deliberately killing even a small number of civilians, but the large scale killing of dozens or even hundreds of civilians may be forgiven if it was unintentional--"incidental"--to a military operation. The very law that protects noncombatants from deliberate killing may allow many episodes of unintended killing. Under international law, civilian killing may be forgiven if it was unintended and incidental to a militarily...

Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities

Autor: Michael Rios , Leonardo Vazquez

Número de Páginas: 279

Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing social groups in the United States, and their increased presence is profoundly shaping the character of urban, suburban, and rural places. This is a response to these developments and is the first book written for readers seeking to learn about, engage and plan with Latino communities. It considers how placemaking in marginalized communities sheds light on, and can inform, community-building practices of professionals and place dwellers alike. Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities will help readers better understand the conflicts and challenges inherent in placemaking, and to make effective and sustainable choices for practice in an increasingly multi-ethnic world. The essays explore three aspects of place: the appropriation and territorialization of the built environment, the claiming of rights through collective action, and a sense of belonging through civic participation. The authors illustrate their ideas through case studies and explain the implications of their work for placemaking practice. A consistent theme about planning and design practice in Latino communities emerges throughout the book: placemaking happens...

Lal Krishna Advani

Autor: K. Bhushan , G. Katyal

Número de Páginas: 156

On the life and achievements of Lal Krishinchand Advani, b. 1927, Indian politician.

Billboard

Número de Páginas: 118

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

The Fourth of July Encyclopedia

Autor: James R. Heintze

Número de Páginas: 361

This is the first comprehensive reference work on America's Independence Day. Bringing attention to persons, places, and events of historical significance, the book focuses on the Fourth of July as it has been commemorated over the span of more than two centuries, starting with the first celebrations: public readings of the Declaration of Independence that occurred within days of its signing. Biographical sketches feature presidents (and how each celebrated the Fourth) and other politicians, famous soldiers, educators, engineers, scientists, athletes, musicians, and literary figures. Other topics include parks, monuments and statues dedicated on the Fourth; famous speeches and the personalities behind their stories; and general subjects of interest including education, abolition, temperance, African Americans, Native Americans, wars, transportation and holiday catastrophes.

Las Christmas

Autor: Esmeralda Santiago , Joie Davidow

Número de Páginas: 226

Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza. From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories of her late father's holiday dinners, Las Christmas gives us true stories from writers of many traditions--memories of Christmas and Hanukkah that vividly capture the pride and pain, joy and heartbreak, that so often accompany the holidays in the Americas. Richly illustrated and embellished with songs and poems, along with recipes for an unforgettable Christmas dinner--from traditional sweet tamales to Puerto Rican asopao (stew) and coquito (coconut eggnog)--this is an enduring treasury of Latino writing to read again and again. A heartwarming holiday gift.

FDA Consumer

Número de Páginas: 396

The Dick Davis Dividend

Autor: Dick Davis

Número de Páginas: 498

A pioneer in the financial media, Dick Davis has interacted with the investing public for over forty years. With his new book, he continues this trend. The first part of The Dick Davis Dividend contains an easy-to-read, yet profound discussion of the essentials of investing—focusing on the savvy veteran’s often unconventional, core beliefs. While the second part of this engaging guide makes a compelling case for combining both passive investing via index funds and active investing via stocks and mutual funds.

New Media and American Politics

Autor: Richard Davis , Diana Marie Owen

Número de Páginas: 322

Examines the effect on modern politics of the new media, which include talk radio, tabloid journalism, television talk shows, entertainment media, and computer networks. The text discusses the new media's cultural environment, audience, and content.

Pens and Swords

Autor: Marda Dunsky

Número de Páginas: 457

As world attention is renewed and refocused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the sixtieth anniversary of its seminal year of 1948, Marda Dunsky takes a close look at how more than two dozen major American print and broadcast outlets have reported the conflict in recent years. Beginning with the failed Camp David summit of July 2000 through the waning of the second Palestinian uprising in the summer of 2004, she finds that the media omit two key contextual elements: the significant impact that U.S. policy has had and continues to have on the trajectory of the conflict, and the way international law and consensus have addressed the key issues of Israeli settlement and annexation policies and Palestinian refugees. Dunsky explores how reports of the conflict routinely take on the contours of American policy and rarely challenge the premises of this "Washington consensus." She also examines the media's responses to allegations of biased coverage and gauges the effect that mainstream news reporting has on public opinion and U.S. foreign policy.

Education Behind the Wall

Autor: Mneesha Gellman

Número de Páginas: 248

"This edited volume seeks to address some of the major issues for faculty teaching college classes to incarcerated students. It is composed of a series of case studies showcasing the strengths and challenges of teaching in prison as well as honest reflection on the reality of education in a constrained environment"--

Imperatives for Immediate Change The African Union Mission in Sudan

Número de Páginas: 59

Le Pouvoir des oubliés de l’histoire

Autor: Howard Zinn

Número de Páginas: 194

« Si on met de côté les épisodes de révolte et de résistance, ne reste plus qu’une d’histoire inoffensive. J’ai voulu introduire dans notre fresque l’histoire de celles et ceux qui n’ont pas accepté leur situation avec humilité mais qui ont lutté, par la grève, l’insurrection, la désertion, la mutinerie, etc. Il est important que les oubliés de l’histoire officielle sachent qu’il est possible de se défendre, qu’ils trouvent leur propre forme de pouvoir : celui du peuple organisé. Ce qu’ils connaissent de l’histoire de leurs semblables détermine en partie leurs actions : s’ils resteront ou non passifs face à un gouvernement dont la politique ruine leur vie, leur avenir, leurs espoirs ; s’ils continueront de subir ou non la poignée de riches et de puissants qui ont investi le gouvernement pour ne servir que leurs intérêts. Sans ressources, nul ne peut résister longtemps à un pouvoir dépourvu de tout scrupule. Et ces ressources-là, on les trouve en partie dans les mouvements de résistance qui ont jalonné l’histoire du monde. » Dans ce livre d’entretiens, menés en 2007 avec le journaliste Ray Suarez, Howard Zinn revient sur les...

Puerto Rico: a Quick Overview of the Island and its People

Número de Páginas: 549

America Votes!

Autor: Benjamin E. Griffith

Número de Páginas: 420

This book is a snapshot of America's voting and electoral practices, problems, and most current issues. The book addresses a variety of fundamental areas concerning election law from a federal perspective such as the Help America Vote Act, lessons learned from the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, voter identification, and demographic and statistical experts in election litigation, and more. It is a useful guide for lawyers as well as law school professors, election officials, state and local government personnel, and election workers.

An Intelligent Career

Autor: Michael Bernard Arthur , Svetlana N. Khapova , Julia Richardson

Número de Páginas: 281

An Intelligent Career is a playbook for the modern knowledge worker, with clear guidance and support on taking charge of your own destiny, seeking continuous learning, collaborating with others, recognizing and acting on fresh opportunities, determining when it is time to move on, and much more.

Story and Sustainability

Autor: Barbara Eckstein , James A. Throgmorton

Número de Páginas: 292

Story and Sustainability explores the role of story in planning theory and practice, with the goal of creating U.S. cities able to balance competing claims for economic growth, environmental health, and social justice. In the book, urban practitioners and scholars from fields as diverse as American studies, English, geography, history, planning, and criminal justice reflect critically on the traditional exclusionary power of storytelling and on its potential to facilitate the transformations of imagination, theory, and practice necessary to create sustainable, democratic American cities. The book begins with an editors' introduction identifying story, sustainable U.S. cities, and democracy as the three key themes. Part I advances and refines these concepts, connects them to contemporary U.S. urban planning, and provides tools that can be used when reading and interpreting the texts in part II. Part II exemplifies, amplifies, and modifies the key themes and arguments through the presentation of eight texts: theoretical and experiential, academic and nonacademic, expository and narrative, and familiar and unfamiliar. The combined focus on story and urban sustainability makes this...

Brooklyn Fictions

Autor: James Peacock

Número de Páginas: 271

Vast and diverse, Brooklyn is often portrayed in literature as a place of traditional community values and face-to-face relations, distinct from anonymous, capital-driven Manhattan. Brooklyn Fictions discovers what such representations of the New York borough can teach us about diversity and the individual, the local and the global. Combining analysis of popular texts such as Sister Souljah's The Coldest Winter Ever with more canonical novels such as Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude, this study draws on the work of a variety of theorists on community and globalization and uses Brooklyn as a case study for an exploration of the complex relationship between romantic ideals of community and global economic forces. With cites often depicted as sites of conflict and fear, this is a crucial contribution to our understanding of the contemporary urban community and the ethical issues involved in conceptualizing and portraying it in literature.

Strengthening Community

Autor: Kathleen Buto , Martha Priddy Patterson , William E. Spriggs

Número de Páginas: 295

A Brookings Institution Press and National Academy for Social Insurance publication This new volume from the National Academy of Social Insurance raises a provocative question that goes to the heart of discussion about social insurance and diversity—to what extent must social insurance programs address historical, social, and economic inequities? The contributors explore issues of equity and diversity in social insurance programs in America today. Some argue that differences in the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities have contributed to contemporary "gaps" that span an array of socioeconomic indicators, including education, wealth, life expectancy, and health status. These indicators are central to the administration of social insurance programs because they help determine not only the type and amount of benefits distributed but also whether benefits are received at all. Contributors include Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), Kathleen Buto (Johnson & Johnson), Adam Carasso (Urban Institute), Donna Chiffriller (Verizon), Lee Cohen (Social Security Administration), Cecilia Conrad (Pomona College), Paul Eggers (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders),...

Curveball

Autor: Eric Goodman

Número de Páginas: 243

A star rookie pitcher is making a statement in his first major league season—but will the secret he’s been keeping derail everything he’s been working toward? “Eric Goodman’s Curveball dwells in its details in the most fascinating way—and it reaches far beyond its baseball setting to become a first-rate intergenerational drama as well as a delightful read.” —T.C. Boyle “Goodman does a fine job depicting the conflicts of a young player… In this knowing, compelling novel…” —George Vecsey, georgevecsey.com Jess Singer, pitching prodigy and son of the infamous Jewish Joe Singer—who starred on the mound for the same MLB team twenty-five years earlier—is blessed with a plus-plus curveball, possesses immense athletic abilities, and is on the fast-track to stardom. But he’s harboring perhaps the most potent secret a professional athlete can possess: his sexual preference. In this briskly paced, highly entertaining novel following three generations of Singers during Jess’s first year in The Show, Eric Goodman imagines what life might be like for a gay baseball player. Will Jess live in a confined closet or do what no baseball player has done yet? Goodman...

U.S. National Security and Foreign Policymaking After 9/11

Autor: M. Kent Bolton

Número de Páginas: 452

In December 2004 the 109th Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the Intelligence Reform and Intelligence Prevention Act (IRTPA). M. Kent Bolton argues that IRTPA represented a change in the trajectory of U.S. national-security policy-the first fundamental, demonstrable change since the 1947 National Security Act (1947 NSA) became law creating a unified U.S. Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council, among other entities. As the 1947 NSA presaged a new era of U.S. policymaking, so too did the IRTPA. As such the IRTPA represents an extraordinarily important piece of legislation for students and scholars of U.S. foreign and national-security policy. The author documents how and why it became law and how it has affected policymaking. He further argues that the changes begun by 9/11 and memorialized by IRTPA will likely affect U.S. national-security policymaking for decades if not generations.

The Politics of Race in Latino Communities

Autor: Atiya Kai Stokes-brown

Número de Páginas: 174

Latinos are the fastest growing population group in the U.S. and have exerted widespread influence in numerous aspects of American culture from entertainment to economics. Unlike Asian, black, white, and Native Americans who are defined by race, Latinos can be of any race and are beginning to shed new light on the meanings and political implications of race. As the Latino population grows, how will Latinos come to define themselves racially given the long standing social order of black and white? What are the political implications of their chosen racial identities? How does Latinos' racial identity influence their political behavior and motivation for participation? The Politics of Race in Latino Communities is an innovative examination of development and political consequences of Latino racial identity in the U.S. Drawing on a national political survey of Latinos and focus group interviews, the book shows that development of Latino racial identity is a complex interaction between primordial ties, institutional practices, individual characteristics, and social interactions. Furthermore, the book highlights the political relevance of identity, showing that racial identity has...

Debating Race

Autor: Michael Eric Dyson

Número de Páginas: 549

Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African-American community or exposing the failings of the government response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Eric Dyson has never shied away from controversy. No stranger to intellectual combat, Dyson has always been ready to engage friends and foes alike in open conversation about the issues that matter. Debating Race collects many of Dyson's most memorable encounters and most poignant arguments. Dyson shows that he is as eloquent off the cuff as he is on the book page, and Debating Race gives readers a front row seat as he spars with politicians, pundits, and public intellectuals. From John Kerry and John McCain to Ann Coulter and the hosts of television's "The View"-Dyson shows the mental agility and rhetorical tenacity that have made him one of America's most astute intellectuals, and with topics ranging from civil rights, the legacy of the O.J. Simpson trial, and the authenticity of Colin Powell there is something in Debating Race to touch a nerve in all of us.

The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction

Autor: Alan Jacobs

Número de Páginas: 171

In recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way. In this book, Alan Jacobs argues that, contrary to the doomsayers, reading is alive and well in America. There are millions of devoted readers supporting hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Oprah's Book Club is hugely influential, and a recent NEA survey reveals an actual uptick in the reading of literary fiction. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of his own books, however, suggest that many readers lack confidence; they wonder whether they are reading well, with proper focus and attentiveness, with due discretion and discernment. Many have absorbed the puritanical message that reading is, first and foremost, good for you--the intellectual equivalent of eating your Brussels sprouts. For such people, indeed for all readers, Jacobs offers some simple, powerful, and much needed advice: read at whim, read what gives you delight, and do so without shame, whether it be Stephen King or the King James Version of the Bible. In contrast to the more...

The Oxford Companion to American Politics

Autor: David Coates

Número de Páginas: 1141

Provides students and scholars with a valuable reference source in the field of American Politics. The Companion will equip readers with a deep understanding of the complex interaction between governmental institutions and processes and the wider American economy and society that they govern.

Us Against Them

Autor: Randy Bobbitt

Número de Páginas: 285

Us against Them examines the phenomenon of talk radio and the role that it plays in the American political process as well as popular culture. Utilizing historical accounts of the industry's growth, biographies of well-known hosts, and interviews with individuals working in the industry, Randy Bobbitt explores why people choose to listen to political talk instead of music when they turn on their radio.

El Norte

Autor: Carrie Gibson

Número de Páginas: 521

«Esto es Historia en forma de diálogo, que prescinde de la autoridad doliente de los archivos y adopta la forma de una larga conversación, desde la premisa de que se puede alcanzar la verdad mediante una larga peregrinación, un viaje a través de la violencia, la discriminación, el racismo, la explotación y el infierno creado por la ocupación». THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Durante mucho tiempo, los Estados Unidos se han preciado de su herencia anglosajona por encima de todas las demás. No obstante, tal como Carrie Gibson explica en El Norte con gran profundidad y nitidez, la nación tiene unas raíces hispanas mucho más antiguas, las cuales han permanecido largo tiempo ignoradas y marginalizadas. Su pasado hispánico precede en más de un siglo a la llegada del Mayflower, y es de todo punto igual de importante a la hora de dar forma a la nación tal como existe hoy en día. El Norte es una crónica de la extensa y dramática historia de la Norteamérica hispana, desde el desembarco inicial de Ponce de León en Florida en 1513, pasando por la toma de control del vasto territorio de la Luisiana por parte de España en 1762 o la guerra mexicano-estadounidense de 1846,...

Dôme (vols. 1 & 2)

Autor: Stephen King

Número de Páginas: 1110

Le Dôme : personne n'y entre, personne n'en sort. À la fin de l'automne, la petite ville de Chester Mill, dans le Maine, est inexplicablement et brutalement isolée du reste du monde par un champ de force invisible. Personne ne comprend ce qu'est ce dôme transparent, d'où il vient et quand ' ou si ' il partira. L'armée semble impuissante à ouvrir un passage tandis que les ressources à l'intérieur de Chester Mill se raréfient. Big Jim Rennie, un politicien pourri jusqu'à l'os, voit tout de suite le bénéfice qu'il peut tirer de la situation, lui qui a toujours rêvé de mettre la ville sous sa coupe. Un nouvel ordre social régi par la terreur s'installe et la résistance s'organise autour de Dale Barbara, vétéran de l'Irak et chef cuistot fraîchement débarqué en ville...Stephen King, l'« Edgar Poe du XXe siècle », est un mythe vivant de la littérature américaine: plus de 50 romans, tous best-sellers et plus de 200 nouvelles.

Dôme -

Autor: Stephen King

Número de Páginas: 544

Le Dôme : personne n'y entre, personne n'en sort.À la fin de l'automne, la petite ville de Chester Mill, dans le Maine, est inexplicablement et brutalement isolée du reste du monde par un champ de force invisible. Personne ne comprend ce qu'est ce dôme transparent, d'où il vient et quand ou si il partira. L'armée semble impuissante à ouvrir un passage tandis que les ressources à l'intérieur de Chester Mill se raréfient. Big Jim Rennie, un politicien pourri jusqu'à l'os, voit tout de suite le bénéfice qu'il peut tirer de la situation, lui qui a toujours rêvé de mettre la ville sous sa coupe. Un nouvel ordre social régi par la terreur s'installe et la résistance s'organise autour de Dale Barbara, vétéran de l'Irak et chef cuistot fraîchement débarqué en ville...Stephen King, l'« Edgar Poe du XXe siècle », est un mythe vivant de la littérature américaine: plus de 50 romans, tous best-sellers et plus de 200 nouvelles.

Esta tierra es nuestra tierra

Autor: Suketu Mehta

Número de Páginas: 296

El aclamado autor de Ciudad total, Suketu Mehta, firma un apasionado ensayo narrativo a favor de la inmigración global. «Un libro brillante, urgente y necesario. Una elocuente defensa de nosotros, los inmigrantes, contra la intolerancia: qué no somos, quiénes somos, por qué nos merecemos ser bienvenidos y no temidos.» Salman Rushdie Mas que nunca antes, gran parte de la población global se ve obligada a abandonar su hogar y emigrar. Suketu Mehta se encuentra entre los millones de personas que se han visto forzadas a vivir en un país en el que no han nacido, y Esta tierra es nuestra tierra es su urgente defensa de la inmigración global. Un manifiesto a favor de la empatía en el que expone que Occidente no está siendo destruido por la llegada de inmigrantes desde áreas empobrecidas, sino por el miedo a la inmigración. Mehta contrasta las hipócritas narrativas de las ideologías populistas con el heroísmo cotidiano de trabajadores que emigran desde Latinoamérica o el Magreb hacia Occidente en busca de una mejora en sus condiciones de vida. Desde la experiencia de su propia familia, que tuvo que dejar India para trasladarse primero a Reino Unido y después a Estados...

Our Patchwork Nation

Autor: Dante Chinni , James Gimpel Ph.d.

Número de Páginas: 294

A revolutionary new way to understand America's complex cultural and political landscape, with proof that local communities have a major impact on the nation's behavior-in the voting booth and beyond. In a climate of culture wars and tremendous economic uncertainty, the media have often reduced America to a simplistic schism between red states and blue states. In response to that oversimplification, journalist Dante Chinni teamed up with political geographer James Gimpel to launch the Patchwork Nation project, using on-the-ground reporting and statistical analysis to get past generalizations and probe American communities in depth. The result is Our Patchwork Nation, a refreshing, sometimes startling, look at how America's diversities often defy conventional wisdom. Looking at the data, they recognized that the country breaks into twelve distinct types of communities, and old categories like "soccer mom" and "working class" don't matter as much as we think. Instead, by examining Boom Towns, Evangelical Epicenters, Military Bastions, Service Worker Centers, Campus and Careers, Immigration Nation, Minority Central, Tractor Community, Mormon Outposts, Emptying Nests, Industrial...

Billboard

Número de Páginas: 70

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Réinventer la bande dessinée

Autor: Scott Mccloud

Número de Páginas: 260

Avec ce « manifeste pour un changement radical », Scott McCloud apporte un complément à L’Art invisible en abordant de nouveaux aspects de la bande dessinée. Scott McCloud a changé radicalement l’image de la BD avec L’Art invisible. Avec Réinventer la bande dessinée, il franchit une nouvelle étape en décrivant les douze révolutions en cours dans la création, la lecture et la perception de la BD. De l’issue de ces révolutions dépend la place qu’occupe la BD dans la culture aujourd’hui.

Good Work

Autor: Howard E Gardner , Mihaly Csikszentmihalhi , William Damon

Número de Páginas: 432

What does it mean to carry out "good work"? What strategies allow people to maintain moral and ethical standards at a time when market forces have unprecedented power and work life is being radically altered by technological innovation? These questions lie at the heart of this eagerly awaited new book. Focusing on genetics and journalism-two fields that generate and manipulate information and thus affect our lives in myriad ways-the authors show how in their quest to build meaningful careers successful professionals exhibit "humane creativity," high-level performance coupled with social responsibility. Over the last five years the authors have interviewed over 100 people in each field who are engaged in cutting-edge work, probing their goals and visions, their obstacles and fears, and how they pass on their most cherished practices and values. They found sharp contrasts between the two fields. Until now, geneticists' values have not been seriously challenged by the demands of their work world, while journalists are deeply disillusioned by the conflict between commerce and ethics. The dilemmas these professionals face and the strategies they choose in their search for a moral...

God's Own Country

Autor: Stephen Bates

Número de Páginas: 368

Right-wing evangelical Christianity has come to dominate American political and social life in recent years, dividing the country and sparking cultural and moral battles. High politics and low tactics frame a fierce debate which goes much further back in the country's history than the accession of George W. Bush in 2001. It's a battle that sears America's soul and affects the world. In this book Stephen Bates explains why what happens in the Bible Belt matters to us and how there are those who hope to export the battle to Britain. American fundamentalist religion has the potential to impact on crucial and acutely dangerous areas of the world. Its priorities are often arcane and sometimes weird. But it is already affecting American government policy at home and abroad: not least in Israel and the Middle East. How is religion affecting the current presidential elections and where will America's battle for its soul take the world next?