Daniel Stedman Jones
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691161013
- eISBN:
- 9781400851836
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691161013.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter explores how a transatlantic network of sympathetic businessmen and fundraisers, journalists and politicians, policy experts and academics grew and spread neoliberal ideas between the ...
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This chapter explores how a transatlantic network of sympathetic businessmen and fundraisers, journalists and politicians, policy experts and academics grew and spread neoliberal ideas between the 1940s and the 1970s. These individuals were successful at promoting ideas through a new type of political organization, the think tank. The first wave of neoliberal think tanks were set up in the 1940s and 1950s and included the American Enterprise Institute and the Foundation for Economic Education in the United States, and the Institute of Economic Affairs in Great Britain. A second wave of neoliberal think tanks were established in the 1970s, including the Centre for Policy Studies and the Adam Smith Institute in Great Britain, and the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute in the United States.Less
This chapter explores how a transatlantic network of sympathetic businessmen and fundraisers, journalists and politicians, policy experts and academics grew and spread neoliberal ideas between the 1940s and the 1970s. These individuals were successful at promoting ideas through a new type of political organization, the think tank. The first wave of neoliberal think tanks were set up in the 1940s and 1950s and included the American Enterprise Institute and the Foundation for Economic Education in the United States, and the Institute of Economic Affairs in Great Britain. A second wave of neoliberal think tanks were established in the 1970s, including the Centre for Policy Studies and the Adam Smith Institute in Great Britain, and the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute in the United States.
Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199553419
- eISBN:
- 9780191594984
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199553419.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Environmental and Energy Law, Private International Law
This chapter examines how public and private actors are using litigation, regulation, and international law to influence federal climate policy. It begins by reviewing past and present climate change ...
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This chapter examines how public and private actors are using litigation, regulation, and international law to influence federal climate policy. It begins by reviewing past and present climate change litigation in the US to suggest the role of litigation in shaping federal climate policy. It then explores the varied ways in which domestic and foreign citizens are attempting to use existing domestic legal and regulatory regimes and international legal mechanisms to compel the US federal government to limit domestic greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter concludes by examining how domestic and international efforts to use litigation and regulation coupled with on-going sub-federal legal and political initiatives influence climate policy in the US.Less
This chapter examines how public and private actors are using litigation, regulation, and international law to influence federal climate policy. It begins by reviewing past and present climate change litigation in the US to suggest the role of litigation in shaping federal climate policy. It then explores the varied ways in which domestic and foreign citizens are attempting to use existing domestic legal and regulatory regimes and international legal mechanisms to compel the US federal government to limit domestic greenhouse gas emissions. The chapter concludes by examining how domestic and international efforts to use litigation and regulation coupled with on-going sub-federal legal and political initiatives influence climate policy in the US.
Alan Peacock and Ilde Rizzo
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780199213177
- eISBN:
- 9780191707124
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199213177.003.0006
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Buildings ranging from castles to humble homes, and from locations of historical events of international down to local significance, are symbols of the past which command growing public interest. In ...
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Buildings ranging from castles to humble homes, and from locations of historical events of international down to local significance, are symbols of the past which command growing public interest. In contrast with MGs, public support for preserving the built heritage relies particularly on expert opinion on deciding the range of choice. The responsibility for choice is onerous because experts such as architects and town planners may profoundly disagree amongst themselves about the ‘value’ of the built heritage in its various manifestations. Particular problems that have to be faced are (i) the extent to which artefacts should be restored; (ii) whether adaptation should be made for modern use of the properties; and (iii) the classification of artefacts according to their importance. Assigning the responsibility for identification of the built heritage to experts gives rise to considerable public debate. Their recommendations entail interference with private property rights in historic buildings, and may not accord with those derived from the tastes and preferences of domestic or overseas visitors expected to pay for their upkeep.Less
Buildings ranging from castles to humble homes, and from locations of historical events of international down to local significance, are symbols of the past which command growing public interest. In contrast with MGs, public support for preserving the built heritage relies particularly on expert opinion on deciding the range of choice. The responsibility for choice is onerous because experts such as architects and town planners may profoundly disagree amongst themselves about the ‘value’ of the built heritage in its various manifestations. Particular problems that have to be faced are (i) the extent to which artefacts should be restored; (ii) whether adaptation should be made for modern use of the properties; and (iii) the classification of artefacts according to their importance. Assigning the responsibility for identification of the built heritage to experts gives rise to considerable public debate. Their recommendations entail interference with private property rights in historic buildings, and may not accord with those derived from the tastes and preferences of domestic or overseas visitors expected to pay for their upkeep.
Federico Lenzerini
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199589104
- eISBN:
- 9780191595455
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199589104.003.0017
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Public International Law
In contemporary international law, the tension between the public interest in safeguarding cultural heritage and private property rights — including investors' rights — is often hard to settle, as ...
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In contemporary international law, the tension between the public interest in safeguarding cultural heritage and private property rights — including investors' rights — is often hard to settle, as full realization of one of them may inescapably lead to sacrificing the other. Although this tension is resolved by domestic legislations through solutions that are sometimes quite heterogeneous, a considerable practice has evolved at the level of international investment arbitration, which allows some conclusions to be drawn concerning the existence of certain general principles of law regulating the interaction between the two values in question. In particular, certain restrictions to private property rights are legitimate for safeguarding cultural heritage, provided that they are applied in a proportional and non-discriminatory manner and investors are granted just compensation or financial aid and access to effective judicial remedies.Less
In contemporary international law, the tension between the public interest in safeguarding cultural heritage and private property rights — including investors' rights — is often hard to settle, as full realization of one of them may inescapably lead to sacrificing the other. Although this tension is resolved by domestic legislations through solutions that are sometimes quite heterogeneous, a considerable practice has evolved at the level of international investment arbitration, which allows some conclusions to be drawn concerning the existence of certain general principles of law regulating the interaction between the two values in question. In particular, certain restrictions to private property rights are legitimate for safeguarding cultural heritage, provided that they are applied in a proportional and non-discriminatory manner and investors are granted just compensation or financial aid and access to effective judicial remedies.
Kent R. Weeks and Nigel J. Hetherington
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9789774166082
- eISBN:
- 9781617975493
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166082.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Methodology and Techniques
During the New Kingdom (c. 1570–1070 bce), the Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Egypt's pharaohs, including such powerful and famous rulers as Amenhotep III, Rameses II, and Tutankhamen. ...
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During the New Kingdom (c. 1570–1070 bce), the Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Egypt's pharaohs, including such powerful and famous rulers as Amenhotep III, Rameses II, and Tutankhamen. They were buried here in large and beautifully decorated tombs that have become among the country's most visited archaeological sites. The tourists contribute millions of badly needed dollars to Egypt's economy. But because of inadequate planning, these same visitors are destroying the very tombs they come to see. Crowding, pollution, changes in the tombs’ air quality, ever-growing tourist infrastructure—all pose serious threats to the Valley's survival. This volume, the result of twenty-five years of work by the Theban Mapping Project at the American University in Cairo, traces the history of the Valley of the Kings and offers specific proposals to manage the site and protect its fragile contents. At the same time, it recognizes the need to provide a positive experience for the thousands of visitors who flock here daily. This is the first major management plan developed for any Egyptian archaeological site, and as its proposals are implemented, they offer a replicable model for archaeologists, conservators, and site managers throughout Egypt and the region. Published in both English and Arabic editions and supported by the World Monuments Fund, this critical study will help to ensure the survival of Egypt's patrimony in a manner compatible with the country's heavy reliance on tourism income.Less
During the New Kingdom (c. 1570–1070 bce), the Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Egypt's pharaohs, including such powerful and famous rulers as Amenhotep III, Rameses II, and Tutankhamen. They were buried here in large and beautifully decorated tombs that have become among the country's most visited archaeological sites. The tourists contribute millions of badly needed dollars to Egypt's economy. But because of inadequate planning, these same visitors are destroying the very tombs they come to see. Crowding, pollution, changes in the tombs’ air quality, ever-growing tourist infrastructure—all pose serious threats to the Valley's survival. This volume, the result of twenty-five years of work by the Theban Mapping Project at the American University in Cairo, traces the history of the Valley of the Kings and offers specific proposals to manage the site and protect its fragile contents. At the same time, it recognizes the need to provide a positive experience for the thousands of visitors who flock here daily. This is the first major management plan developed for any Egyptian archaeological site, and as its proposals are implemented, they offer a replicable model for archaeologists, conservators, and site managers throughout Egypt and the region. Published in both English and Arabic editions and supported by the World Monuments Fund, this critical study will help to ensure the survival of Egypt's patrimony in a manner compatible with the country's heavy reliance on tourism income.
Pietro S. Nivola
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199764013
- eISBN:
- 9780199897186
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199764013.003.0010
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
The Republican Party took a beating in the elections of 2006 and 2008. And though it is likely to recover much lost ground in this year's mid-term election, the party—and indeed conservatism ...
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The Republican Party took a beating in the elections of 2006 and 2008. And though it is likely to recover much lost ground in this year's mid-term election, the party—and indeed conservatism generally—have yet fundamentally to repair a tarnished brand. This chapter asks whether conservative think tanks played a part in the GOP's setbacks of recent years. It argues that the role of think tanks was different and more complex than has widely been supposed. Conservative policy intellectuals contributed to both the disappointments and the achievements of Republican administrations, but more consequentially to the latter. That record is of limited consolation, however, since voters tend to punish failures more than reward successes.Less
The Republican Party took a beating in the elections of 2006 and 2008. And though it is likely to recover much lost ground in this year's mid-term election, the party—and indeed conservatism generally—have yet fundamentally to repair a tarnished brand. This chapter asks whether conservative think tanks played a part in the GOP's setbacks of recent years. It argues that the role of think tanks was different and more complex than has widely been supposed. Conservative policy intellectuals contributed to both the disappointments and the achievements of Republican administrations, but more consequentially to the latter. That record is of limited consolation, however, since voters tend to punish failures more than reward successes.
Ken Nicolson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9789622093393
- eISBN:
- 9789888313822
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622093393.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Social History
Hong Kong’s approach to heritage conservation has focused on saving an old building here and there with little or no regard to its surroundings. Recent public debates challenging proposals to ...
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Hong Kong’s approach to heritage conservation has focused on saving an old building here and there with little or no regard to its surroundings. Recent public debates challenging proposals to demolish the former Central Government Offices on the historic site known as ‘Government Hill’ have highlighted this problem and, for the first time, acknowledged that the heritage value of the buildings is enhanced by their contribution to the broader ‘cultural landscape’.
Not all of Hong Kong’s heritage cultural landscapes have been so fortunate. The title evokes an image of valuable items that have been lost or overlooked and, unless efforts are made to search for and retrieve them, may be thrown away altogether.
To inspire a more effective approach to heritage conservation in Hong Kong, Landscapes Lost and Found traces the origins of the cultural landscape concept and, using a variety of urban and rural case studies, illustrates how it can be applied in interpreting and protecting the city’s rich and often undervalued natural and built heritage resources.Less
Hong Kong’s approach to heritage conservation has focused on saving an old building here and there with little or no regard to its surroundings. Recent public debates challenging proposals to demolish the former Central Government Offices on the historic site known as ‘Government Hill’ have highlighted this problem and, for the first time, acknowledged that the heritage value of the buildings is enhanced by their contribution to the broader ‘cultural landscape’.
Not all of Hong Kong’s heritage cultural landscapes have been so fortunate. The title evokes an image of valuable items that have been lost or overlooked and, unless efforts are made to search for and retrieve them, may be thrown away altogether.
To inspire a more effective approach to heritage conservation in Hong Kong, Landscapes Lost and Found traces the origins of the cultural landscape concept and, using a variety of urban and rural case studies, illustrates how it can be applied in interpreting and protecting the city’s rich and often undervalued natural and built heritage resources.
Glenn Hooper (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780813056579
- eISBN:
- 9780813053349
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813056579.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Drawing together a number of established as well as emerging scholars, Heritage at the Interface explores the heterogeneous and complex world of contemporary heritage. Using a series of case studies ...
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Drawing together a number of established as well as emerging scholars, Heritage at the Interface explores the heterogeneous and complex world of contemporary heritage. Using a series of case studies in addition to more theoretically engaged analyses, this international collection offers a number of specific examples drawn from Europe, North America, and Australia, while an afterword by John Tunbridge offers some insightful recommendations for further study. The text will be of interest to a wide range of readers, both specialist and non-specialist, and will be of particular use to practitioners and academics working in the museum sector as well as in the arts and humanities more generally.Less
Drawing together a number of established as well as emerging scholars, Heritage at the Interface explores the heterogeneous and complex world of contemporary heritage. Using a series of case studies in addition to more theoretically engaged analyses, this international collection offers a number of specific examples drawn from Europe, North America, and Australia, while an afterword by John Tunbridge offers some insightful recommendations for further study. The text will be of interest to a wide range of readers, both specialist and non-specialist, and will be of particular use to practitioners and academics working in the museum sector as well as in the arts and humanities more generally.
Omar Shaikh and Stefano Bonino
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781474427234
- eISBN:
- 9781474438407
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474427234.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Islam
The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim ...
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The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim migrants to Scotland. It has successfully collated a considerable number of oral stories to create an online video archive, providing first-hand accounts of the personal journeys and emotions of the arrival of the earliest generation of these migrants in Scotland and highlighting the inspiring lessons that can be learnt from them. The CHP’s aims are first to capture these stories, second to celebrate the community’s achievements, and third to inspire present and future South Asian, Muslim and Scottish generations. It is a community-led charitable project that has been actively documenting a collection of inspirational stories and personal accounts, uniquely told by the protagonists themselves, describing at first hand their stories and adventures. These range all the way from the time of partition itself to resettling in Pakistan, and then to their final accounts of arriving in Scotland. The video footage enables the public to see their facial expressions, feel their emotions and hear their voices, creating poignant memories of these great men and women, and helping to gain a better understanding of the South Asian and Muslim community’s earliest days in Scotland.Less
The Colourful Heritage Project (CHP) is the first community heritage focused charitable initiative in Scotland aiming to preserve and to celebrate the contributions of early South Asian and Muslim migrants to Scotland. It has successfully collated a considerable number of oral stories to create an online video archive, providing first-hand accounts of the personal journeys and emotions of the arrival of the earliest generation of these migrants in Scotland and highlighting the inspiring lessons that can be learnt from them. The CHP’s aims are first to capture these stories, second to celebrate the community’s achievements, and third to inspire present and future South Asian, Muslim and Scottish generations. It is a community-led charitable project that has been actively documenting a collection of inspirational stories and personal accounts, uniquely told by the protagonists themselves, describing at first hand their stories and adventures. These range all the way from the time of partition itself to resettling in Pakistan, and then to their final accounts of arriving in Scotland. The video footage enables the public to see their facial expressions, feel their emotions and hear their voices, creating poignant memories of these great men and women, and helping to gain a better understanding of the South Asian and Muslim community’s earliest days in Scotland.
Paul N. Backhouse, Brent R. Weisman, and Mary Beth Rosebrough (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780813062280
- eISBN:
- 9780813051970
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813062280.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Indigenous communities are today active participants and players in the identification, management, research, interpretation, and preservation of their heritage. The development of the Seminole Tribe ...
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Indigenous communities are today active participants and players in the identification, management, research, interpretation, and preservation of their heritage. The development of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) is explored as a case study in the generation of tribal capacity to struggle with the huge number of heritage management questions that challenge native stakeholders. Operating from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the THPO project is a function of Tribal sovereignty. On-reservation, Tribal archaeologists work within Tribal and federal laws while attempting to redefine archaeology as a community-oriented exercise that empowers indigenous heritage management and relevancy for new generations of Tribal members. Off-reservation, the THPO must engage with federal and state entities across ancestral, aboriginal, and ceded lands that today compose more than nine modern states. This engagement is international in scope when NAGPRA is considered. In South Florida the Tribe is uniquely situated at the center of Everglades Restoration, attempting to insert culture into a dialogue thus far dominated by biologists. The resultant chapters provide a unique perspective that demystifies and demonstrates the diversity of mission lead objectives that characterize the THPO within Tribal government in the twenty-first century.Less
Indigenous communities are today active participants and players in the identification, management, research, interpretation, and preservation of their heritage. The development of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) is explored as a case study in the generation of tribal capacity to struggle with the huge number of heritage management questions that challenge native stakeholders. Operating from the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, the THPO project is a function of Tribal sovereignty. On-reservation, Tribal archaeologists work within Tribal and federal laws while attempting to redefine archaeology as a community-oriented exercise that empowers indigenous heritage management and relevancy for new generations of Tribal members. Off-reservation, the THPO must engage with federal and state entities across ancestral, aboriginal, and ceded lands that today compose more than nine modern states. This engagement is international in scope when NAGPRA is considered. In South Florida the Tribe is uniquely situated at the center of Everglades Restoration, attempting to insert culture into a dialogue thus far dominated by biologists. The resultant chapters provide a unique perspective that demystifies and demonstrates the diversity of mission lead objectives that characterize the THPO within Tribal government in the twenty-first century.
Janna Jones
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- January 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780813041926
- eISBN:
- 9780813043906
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813041926.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
The Past Is a Moving Picture is a cultural analysis of how and why people have rescued, protected, and restored old film and how their efforts have created a massive memory bank of life in the ...
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The Past Is a Moving Picture is a cultural analysis of how and why people have rescued, protected, and restored old film and how their efforts have created a massive memory bank of life in the twentieth century. Focusing on the film archives at the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Archives and UCLA Film and Television Archives, The Past Is a Moving Picture interprets the dominant film preservation practices and archiving principles of the nation's renowned film archives and analyzes how old movies and their advocates have shaped the way we see and understand film history and our cultural heritage. It chronicles the film archive while reflecting on cultural memory and complexities of preserving our nation's past by saving cinema.Less
The Past Is a Moving Picture is a cultural analysis of how and why people have rescued, protected, and restored old film and how their efforts have created a massive memory bank of life in the twentieth century. Focusing on the film archives at the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Archives and UCLA Film and Television Archives, The Past Is a Moving Picture interprets the dominant film preservation practices and archiving principles of the nation's renowned film archives and analyzes how old movies and their advocates have shaped the way we see and understand film history and our cultural heritage. It chronicles the film archive while reflecting on cultural memory and complexities of preserving our nation's past by saving cinema.
Mark S. Warner
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813061115
- eISBN:
- 9780813051390
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813061115.003.0003
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
Recounts the story of how the houses came to be excavated and preserved. The story of how the house lived in by the Maynard and Burgess families came to be excavated and ultimately preserved by the ...
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Recounts the story of how the houses came to be excavated and preserved. The story of how the house lived in by the Maynard and Burgess families came to be excavated and ultimately preserved by the city of Annapolis is inextricably linked to the ongoing relationship between black and white communities in present-day Annapolis. It is a story that starts with some nails and really old graffiti and continues to this day with debates about whose pasts deserve to be preserved.Less
Recounts the story of how the houses came to be excavated and preserved. The story of how the house lived in by the Maynard and Burgess families came to be excavated and ultimately preserved by the city of Annapolis is inextricably linked to the ongoing relationship between black and white communities in present-day Annapolis. It is a story that starts with some nails and really old graffiti and continues to this day with debates about whose pasts deserve to be preserved.
Tony Kushner
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781786940629
- eISBN:
- 9781786945051
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781786940629.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This book explores Jewish refugee movements before, during and after the Holocaust, placing them in a longer history of forced migration from the 1880s to the present. It does not deny that there ...
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This book explores Jewish refugee movements before, during and after the Holocaust, placing them in a longer history of forced migration from the 1880s to the present. It does not deny that there were particular issues facing Jews escaping from Nazism, but it emphasises that there are deeper trends that shed light on responses to and the experiences of these refugees and other forced migrants from war, poverty, genocide and ethnic cleansing. It argues that those interested in Holocaust studies and migration studies have much to learn from each other. This study focuses on three particular types of refugee movement – women, children and ‘illegal’ boat migrants. Whilst there is focus on British spheres of influence, the scope is global including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, South Asia and Australasia. The approach is historical but incorporates many different disciplines including geography, anthropology, cultural and literary studies and politics. State as well as popular responses are integrated and the auto/biographical practice of the refugees themselves are highlighted throughout this book. Films, novels, museums, heritage sites and memorials are incorporated in this study alongside more traditional sources allowing exploration of history and memory. Many neglected refugee movements are covered and themes such as gender, childhood, place, space, legality, the politics of naming, and performance add to its richness.Less
This book explores Jewish refugee movements before, during and after the Holocaust, placing them in a longer history of forced migration from the 1880s to the present. It does not deny that there were particular issues facing Jews escaping from Nazism, but it emphasises that there are deeper trends that shed light on responses to and the experiences of these refugees and other forced migrants from war, poverty, genocide and ethnic cleansing. It argues that those interested in Holocaust studies and migration studies have much to learn from each other. This study focuses on three particular types of refugee movement – women, children and ‘illegal’ boat migrants. Whilst there is focus on British spheres of influence, the scope is global including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, South Asia and Australasia. The approach is historical but incorporates many different disciplines including geography, anthropology, cultural and literary studies and politics. State as well as popular responses are integrated and the auto/biographical practice of the refugees themselves are highlighted throughout this book. Films, novels, museums, heritage sites and memorials are incorporated in this study alongside more traditional sources allowing exploration of history and memory. Many neglected refugee movements are covered and themes such as gender, childhood, place, space, legality, the politics of naming, and performance add to its richness.
Richard J. Garrett
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622099937
- eISBN:
- 9789882206809
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622099937.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau's waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are detailed ...
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The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau's waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are detailed in this book. These forts, cannon and small arms were a familiar part of society for hundreds of years, and a significant part of Macau's heritage. Macau is fortunate in having so many artifacts remaining, but very little research has been done on them. The book addresses this gap by identifying many rare and unique weapons. More than 200 illustrations, many in color, serve as a visual record of what has survived. Some of the forts are included among Macau's World Heritage sites.Less
The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau's waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are detailed in this book. These forts, cannon and small arms were a familiar part of society for hundreds of years, and a significant part of Macau's heritage. Macau is fortunate in having so many artifacts remaining, but very little research has been done on them. The book addresses this gap by identifying many rare and unique weapons. More than 200 illustrations, many in color, serve as a visual record of what has survived. Some of the forts are included among Macau's World Heritage sites.
Karl Raitz and Nancy O’Malley
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780813136646
- eISBN:
- 9780813141343
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813136646.003.0023
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
This chapter interprets the site of Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park built to commemorate the settlers who fought and died in the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. The Kentucky Department of ...
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This chapter interprets the site of Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park built to commemorate the settlers who fought and died in the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. The Kentucky Department of Parks built a new lodge here for overnight guests with conference and dining rooms. The lodge is named for Marvin Lewis “Pete” Worthington who served as a representative in the state legislature from 1978 to 2000.Less
This chapter interprets the site of Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park built to commemorate the settlers who fought and died in the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782. The Kentucky Department of Parks built a new lodge here for overnight guests with conference and dining rooms. The lodge is named for Marvin Lewis “Pete” Worthington who served as a representative in the state legislature from 1978 to 2000.
Rafi Youatt
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780816694112
- eISBN:
- 9781452950617
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816694112.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Environmental Politics
Three decades of biodiversity governance have largely failed to stop the ongoing environmental crisis of global species loss. Yet that governance has resulted in undeniably important political ...
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Three decades of biodiversity governance have largely failed to stop the ongoing environmental crisis of global species loss. Yet that governance has resulted in undeniably important political outcomes. In Counting Species, Rafi Youatt argues that the understanding of global biodiversity has produced a distinct vision and politics of nature, one that is bound up with ideas about species, norms of efficiency, and apolitical forms of technical management. Since its inception in the 1980s, biodiversity’s political power has also hinged on its affiliation with a series of political concepts. Biodiversity was initially articulated as a moral crime against the intrinsic value of all species. In the 1990s and early 2000s, biodiversity shifted toward an association with service provision in a globalizing world economy before attaching itself more recently to the discourses of security and resilience. Even as species extinctions continue, biodiversity’s role in environmental governance has become increasingly abstract. Yet the power of global biodiversity is eventually always localized and material when it encounters nonhuman life. In these encounters, Youatt finds reasons for optimism, tracing some of the ways that nonhuman life has escaped human social means. Counting Species compellingly offers both a political account of global biodiversity and a unique approach to political agency across the human–nonhuman divide.Less
Three decades of biodiversity governance have largely failed to stop the ongoing environmental crisis of global species loss. Yet that governance has resulted in undeniably important political outcomes. In Counting Species, Rafi Youatt argues that the understanding of global biodiversity has produced a distinct vision and politics of nature, one that is bound up with ideas about species, norms of efficiency, and apolitical forms of technical management. Since its inception in the 1980s, biodiversity’s political power has also hinged on its affiliation with a series of political concepts. Biodiversity was initially articulated as a moral crime against the intrinsic value of all species. In the 1990s and early 2000s, biodiversity shifted toward an association with service provision in a globalizing world economy before attaching itself more recently to the discourses of security and resilience. Even as species extinctions continue, biodiversity’s role in environmental governance has become increasingly abstract. Yet the power of global biodiversity is eventually always localized and material when it encounters nonhuman life. In these encounters, Youatt finds reasons for optimism, tracing some of the ways that nonhuman life has escaped human social means. Counting Species compellingly offers both a political account of global biodiversity and a unique approach to political agency across the human–nonhuman divide.
Daniel Herwitz
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231160186
- eISBN:
- 9780231530729
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231160186.003.0007
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Political Philosophy
This chapter concludes that heritage has been a piston of energy in the postcolony, serving to fabricate nations, resurrect forgotten and abused peoples, place new societies on the geopolitical map, ...
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This chapter concludes that heritage has been a piston of energy in the postcolony, serving to fabricate nations, resurrect forgotten and abused peoples, place new societies on the geopolitical map, generate income, and bring about acknowledgment, even though it has recontextualized some past events. In addition, there are two versions of heritage that turn a diverse group of locals into indigenous and native peoples. In the first version of heritage, the native falls under settler dominion, outside of settler values, and must be conquered or relocated. In the other version, the native is idealized, turned into a scientist avant la lettre, not to mention venture capitalist extraordinaire.Less
This chapter concludes that heritage has been a piston of energy in the postcolony, serving to fabricate nations, resurrect forgotten and abused peoples, place new societies on the geopolitical map, generate income, and bring about acknowledgment, even though it has recontextualized some past events. In addition, there are two versions of heritage that turn a diverse group of locals into indigenous and native peoples. In the first version of heritage, the native falls under settler dominion, outside of settler values, and must be conquered or relocated. In the other version, the native is idealized, turned into a scientist avant la lettre, not to mention venture capitalist extraordinaire.
Yossef Rapoport and Emilie Savage-Smith
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780226540887
- eISBN:
- 9780226553405
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226553405.003.0002
- Subject:
- Earth Sciences and Geography, Cartography
The opening chapter presents a somewhat personal account of the ‘discovery’ of the manuscript in 2000 and its subsequent purchase by the Bodleian Library in 2002, made possible by the support of the ...
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The opening chapter presents a somewhat personal account of the ‘discovery’ of the manuscript in 2000 and its subsequent purchase by the Bodleian Library in 2002, made possible by the support of the (UK) Heritage Lottery Fund and other generous donors, including the (UK) National Art Collections Fund. Details of the manuscript’s paper, inks, and pigments are provided, and evidence for dating the copy (Egypt, around 1200) as well as the composition of the treatise itself (also Egypt, between 1020 and 1050). The chapter concludes with a ‘debate’ between the two authors (Y. Rapoport and E. Savage-Smith) as to whether or not the circular world map in our copy of the Book of Curiosities is evidence that the famous ‘Idrisi World Map’ in fact was not by Idrisi but preceded him by some hundred years.Less
The opening chapter presents a somewhat personal account of the ‘discovery’ of the manuscript in 2000 and its subsequent purchase by the Bodleian Library in 2002, made possible by the support of the (UK) Heritage Lottery Fund and other generous donors, including the (UK) National Art Collections Fund. Details of the manuscript’s paper, inks, and pigments are provided, and evidence for dating the copy (Egypt, around 1200) as well as the composition of the treatise itself (also Egypt, between 1020 and 1050). The chapter concludes with a ‘debate’ between the two authors (Y. Rapoport and E. Savage-Smith) as to whether or not the circular world map in our copy of the Book of Curiosities is evidence that the famous ‘Idrisi World Map’ in fact was not by Idrisi but preceded him by some hundred years.
Bick-har Lam
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9789888083428
- eISBN:
- 9789882209848
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888083428.003.0010
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics
This chapter describes the roles of the professional teacher in the twenty-first century within the context of Confucian heritage cultures such as Hong Kong, including the importance of action ...
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This chapter describes the roles of the professional teacher in the twenty-first century within the context of Confucian heritage cultures such as Hong Kong, including the importance of action research and reflective practice in teachers' continuing professional development.Less
This chapter describes the roles of the professional teacher in the twenty-first century within the context of Confucian heritage cultures such as Hong Kong, including the importance of action research and reflective practice in teachers' continuing professional development.
David M. Williams and Andrew P. White
- Published in print:
- 1991
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780969588504
- eISBN:
- 9781786944931
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780969588504.003.0024
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
A bibliography of post-graduate theses concerning Coastal Planning, Recreation, and Tourism, subdivided into Historical and Modern Studies.
A bibliography of post-graduate theses concerning Coastal Planning, Recreation, and Tourism, subdivided into Historical and Modern Studies.
