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In this timely book, Jerome Himmelstein offers a new interpretation of the growth of conservatism in American politics. Tracing the New Right of the 1970s and 1980s back to the Old Right of the 1950s, Himmelstein provides an interpretive map of the political landscape over the past decades, showing how conservatives ascended to power by reconstructing their ideology and building an independent movement. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990. In this timely book, Jerome Himmelstein offers a new interpretation of the growth of conservatism in American politics. Tracing the New Right of the 1970s and 1980s back to the Old Right of the 1950s, Himmelstein provides an interpretive map of the politi
The service sector is steadily growing as services that previously were undertaken within the family unit, now show up in social accounts as health care, education and public sector services. Technological changes make possible a process of intermediation in service activities, a separation in space or time of the recipient of services from the original producer, and the increase of v̀alue-added' services. This conference met to discuss implications of the growing service sector, with the larger goal of identifying frameworks for policies to support an efficient and expanding system for production and exchange of services domestically and internationally.
The days of intricate test-ban negotiations, Khrushchev's visit to Camp David, the cranberry controversy, the impending rupture with Cuba, the downed U-2, and the failed Summit in Paris come to life again in this highly personal diary kept by the Ukrainian-born chemist who was President Eisenhower's science advisor. Richly detailed, candid, and very human, the memoir offers an inside view of White House infighting, policy disputes, and bureaucratic conflict, and of the role an eminent scientist came to play in shaping presidential decisions. It records the interaction between the scientific community and the defense establishment during a critical period in the making of United States foreig...
From the Prefatory Note: ...some 250 public service sector managers came together from April 23 to 23 1986, to reflect on the impact that contemporary changes in their environment were having on their work as managers. They were joined by a small number of academics, consultants and private sector managers. The conference consisted of plenary sessions on restraint, contracting out, information technology, public access to information, conflict of interest, risk taking, employment equity and political rights....The ninth and final plenary session was a panel discussion on the question of whether or not a new model was emerging for the public sector manager. What follows is a summary of the discussion at the conference and a collection of plenary and workshop papers around the nine themes.
From its humble beginnings at the University of Alberta to today's world-wide audience over the Internet, CKUA has been a leader in public radio. It has been a training ground for Albertan and Canadian talent, and a platform for important ideas. Throughout its seventy-five-year history, Canada's oldest public broadcaster has been one of Alberta's leading cultural institutions. CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For presents much more than the story of the little radio station that could. Marylu Walters has captured the political and cultural context of the times: the pioneering spirit that brought the station to life, the creativity that emerged from benign neglect and the passionate battles that maintained the station in the face of adversity. Packed with human stories told by the people who lived them, CKUA: Radio Worth Fighting For is an essential book for CKUA devotees across Alberta and around the world. If you haven't yet become a CKUA convert, this book is sure to hook you.
“Don’t read this book,” your Ego says. “Your life could change. And that scares me.” Sometimes our worst failures lead to our greatest transformation. In 2012, James McCrae left behind a comfortable life in Minnesota and a successful career in advertising to move to New York City and pursue his dreams of being a writer. Soon after he arrived, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the eastern seaboard. New York City was underwater, and James —jobless and running out of money—was suddenly homeless. Fleeing to the island of Culebra for refuge, James sat alone on Flamenco Beach while his greatest doubts and insecurities rose to the surface. What he discovered was his Ego—and it had a lo...
Former U.S. secretary of defense Brown served during the hottest part of the Cold War when the Soviet Union presented an existential threat to America. He gives an insider's view of U.S. national security strategy during the Carter administration, relates lessons learned, and bridges them to current challenges facing America.