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Author | : George Megalogenis |
Publisher | : Scribe Publications |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2009-04-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1921215941 |
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"Paul Keating and John Howard altered the nation's body-clock. Between them, they dominated 30 years of power, as both treasurers and prime ministers. Typically, they have been seen as only antagonists with competeing visions of Australia and its place in the world"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Heather Farmer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2015-03-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781508681106 |
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Author | : Laura Bieger |
Publisher | : Campus Verlag |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2013-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 3593399903 |
Download Revisiting the Sixties Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Summer of Love--the 1960s were one of the most turbulent decades in US history. These years launched an unprecedented public debate over the meaning of "America," dividing US society in deep and troubling ways. Yet despite the passage of time, the contemporary crises in the "American way of life" and the political system that sustain it might well make one wonder: to what degree are we still living on the outskirts of the '60s? By examining crucial events, trends, and individuals from the civic, social, political, intellectual, cultural, and economic spheres across a range of disciplines, this volume offers a nuanced and pluralist account of the longest decade in America.
Author | : Daniel Grenier |
Publisher | : House of Anansi |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-03-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1487001541 |
Download The Longest Year Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” meets Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao in Daniel Grenier’s epic novel, which tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years. There’s something extraordinary about Thomas Langlois. Thomas is a young boy growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a French-Canadian father, Albert, and an American mother, Laura. But beyond the fact that he lives between two cultures and languages, there’s something else about Thomas that sets him apart: he was born on February 29. Before Albert goes on a strange quest to find out more about their mysterious relative, Aimé Bolduc, he explains to Thomas that he will only age one year out of every four and he will outlive all of his loved ones. Thomas’s loneliness grows and the years pass until a terrible accident involving a young girl sets in motion a series of events that link the young girl and Thomas to Aimé Bolduc — a Civil War–era soldier and perhaps their contemporary. Spanning three centuries and set against the backdrop of the Appalachians from Quebec to Tennessee, The Longest Year is a magical and poignant story about family history, fateful dates, fragile destinies, and lives brutally ended and mysteriously extended.
Author | : Meg Jay |
Publisher | : Twelve |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2012-04-17 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0446575062 |
Download The Defining Decade Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twenties—and themselves. Revised and reissued for a new generation, let it change how you think about you and yours. Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. In The Defining Decade, Meg Jay argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized the most transformative time of our lives. Drawing from more than two decades of work with thousands of clients and students, Jay weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to take the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood—if we use the time well. Also included in this updated edition: Up-to-date research on work, love, the brain, friendship, technology, and fertility What a decade of device use has taught us about looking at friends—and looking for love—online 29 conversations to have with your partner—or to keep in mind as you search for one A social experiment in which "digital natives" go without their phones A Reader's Guide for book clubs, classrooms, or further self-reflection
Author | : John Milton Cooper |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1990-08-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393956559 |
Download Pivotal Decades Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Contemporary American began in the first two decades of this century. These were the years in which two of our greatest presidents—Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson—transformed the office into the center of power; in which the United States entered the world stage and fought its first overseas war; in which the government's proper role in the economy became a public question; and in which reform became an imperative for muckraking reporters, progressive politicians, social activists, and writers. It was a golden age in American politics, when fundamental ideas were given compelling expression by thoughtful candidates. It was a trying time, however, for many Americans, including women who fought for the vote, blacks who began organizing to secure their rights, and activists on the Left who lost theirs in the first Red Scare of the century. John Cooper's panoramic history of this period shows us where we came from and sheds light on where we are.
Author | : Philip Caputo |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2013-07-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0805094466 |
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Traces the author's 2011 road trip from the southernmost to the northernmost points of the United States to experience firsthand the country's diversity and political tensions in the face of a historic economic recession.
Author | : Judith Stein |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2010-05-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300163290 |
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In this fascinating new history, Judith Stein argues that in order to understand our current economic crisis we need to look back to the 1970s and the end of the age of the factory--the era of postwar liberalism, created by the New Deal, whose practices, high wages, and regulated capital produced both robust economic growth and greater income equality. When high oil prices and economic competition from Japan and Germany battered the American economy, new policies--both international and domestic--became necessary. But war was waged against inflation, rather than against unemployment, and the government promoted a balanced budget instead of growth. This, says Stein, marked the beginning of the age of finance and subsequent deregulation, free trade, low taxation, and weak unions that has fostered inequality and now the worst recession in eighty years. Drawing on extensive archival research and covering the economic, intellectual, political, and labor history of the decade, Stein provides a wealth of information on the 1970s. She also shows that to restore prosperity today, America needs a new model: more factories and fewer financial houses. --Publisher's description.
Author | : Peter L. Bergen |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2011-06-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0743278941 |
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At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror. --Book Jacket.
Author | : Climate Research Committee |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 645 |
Release | : 1996-09-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309568889 |
Download Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume reflects the current state of scientific knowledge about natural climate variability on decade-to-century time scales. It covers a wide range of relevant subjects, including the characteristics of the atmosphere and ocean environments as well as the methods used to describe and analyze them, such as proxy data and numerical models. They clearly demonstrate the range, persistence, and magnitude of climate variability as represented by many different indicators. Not only do natural climate variations have important socioeconomic effects, but they must be better understood before possible anthropogenic effects (from greenhouse gas emissions, for instance) can be evaluated. A topical essay introduces each of the disciplines represented, providing the nonscientist with a perspective on the field and linking the papers to the larger issues in climate research. In its conclusions section, the book evaluates progress in the different areas and makes recommendations for the direction and conduct of future climate research. This book, while consisting of technical papers, is also accessible to the interested layperson.