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Situates the glam rock phenomenon historically and examines it as a set of performance strategies. This book explores the ways in which glam rock, while celebrating the showmanship of 1950s rock and roll, began to undermine rock's adherence to the ideology of authenticity in the late 1960s.

Focuses on notions of identity, at home and while traveling, and on related issues of artistic citizenship. This title includes pieces on legendary poet Adrienne Rich, as well as essays on names ranging from Phillis Wheatley to Tony Harrison, June Jordan to Joan Schenkar, Fady Joudah to Wanda Coleman.

Groundbreaking perspectives on disability in culture and the arts that shed light on notions of identity and social marginality

A radical critique of contemporary legal practices and understandings based on a new consideration of Walter Benjamin's "Critique of Violence"

Explores abuses of ownership of cultural treasures, including material of historic and scientific interest, as well as art and antiquities. The book examines the claims made on behalf of the public for preservation, protection, and access to important artifacts, balancing those claims against proprietary and privacy interests.

A dynamic examination of the media industry in the Nordic countries during the transition to today's digital environment

An original and valuable assessment of American political theater in the 1960s and 1970s

Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin were two of the most galvanizing and controversial political figures of our time. This book explores how both men overcame defeat early in their political careers and rose to the highest elected offices in their respective countries.

"Networks"" and other artifacts of institutional life are such ubiquitous aspects of the ""information age"" that they go unnoticed. Annelise Riles takes a sophisticated theoretical approach to examine the aesthetics of these artifacts and practices, to learn what their very forms and formats can tell us about knowledge and legality in today's world.

The tumultuous decade of the 1960s in America gave birth to many new ideas and forms of expression, among them the rock musical. This book explores the history of the rock musical, which has since evolved to become one of the most important cultural influences on American musical theater and a major cultural export.

Presents an analysis of the history of Israel's defense and foreign policies and a fundamental reassessment of its security doctrine.

Offers strategies to improve leadership skills, improve results, and gain greater satisfaction. This book is about that intersection in the lives of human leaders, and presents stories that illuminate some of the best ideas about real human leadership.

Explains the usage, interpretation, and presentation of interactive terms in regression analysis. This guide addresses persistent difficulties in the modeling and interpretation of these terms, and helps scholars draw stronger links between substantive theory and statistical modeling.

Famed gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt has been the subject of numerous books, both in this country and abroad. His life was featured in Woody Allen's film ""Sweet and Lowdown"", and his music influenced guitarists within jazz and beyond. This title explores the story of Reinhardt's music.

Explores the NIE with a critical assessment of its theoretical contributions. This second edition aims to explain and assess some of the major refinements, extensions and useful applications that have been introduced into the body of neoinstitutionalist thought in recent years.

Provides a general introduction to the cultural history of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. It then presents a translation of the only known native narratives, written in Greek, of the histories of these two civilizations. This volume will appeal to all people interested in ancient Israel, Greek history, and ancient history in general.

'Models, Numbers, and Cases' is a thorough assessment by leading specialists of the three main approaches in international relations: case study, quantitative methods and formal methods.

This corpus of marginal and interlinear notes from the Greek and Latin literary papyri of Egypt is arranged alphabetically by author (from Aeschylus to Xenophon) and the papyri themselves identified by their "Mertens-Pack 3" number (MP3); the Adespota, both poetry and prose, follow.

Challenges the moral basis for the authority of law.

An investigation of the role of the feast as a cultural focus for the classical world

Art and architecture are mirrors of a society. They reflect the state of its values, especially in times of crisis or transition. Upon this premise Paul Zanker builds an interpretation of Augustan art as a visual language that both expressed and furthered the transformation of Roman society during the rule of Augustus Caesar.