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Published: 13 April 1999
...This chapter discusses how Lawrence of Arabia becomes implicated in a more significant story about Hollywood's embarrassing political history. It shows the changes Michael Wilson (one of the film's screenwriters) made on the script of Lawrence of Arabia , as well...
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Introduction
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Lesley A. Sharp
Published: 03 September 2002
...This introductory chapter discusses the most deeply affected victims in Madagascar, namely the marginalized coastal youth. It first describes the nation of Madagascar and the town of Ambanja, which is located in the Sambirano Valley. It then provides a general overview of the political history...
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Published: 01 June 2010
.... These represented constructions are the symbols of nation and anti-nation. The chapter sketches the expedition of these icons throughout the political history of America from the tenure of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Such representations had signaled national longings and fears for more than a century. The 2008...
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“The Most Glorious Story of Failure in the Business” The Studebaker-Packard Corporation and the Origins of ERISA
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James A. Wooten
Published: 24 January 2005
...This chapter elaborates how Studebaker Corporation came to play its role in the political history of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The Studebaker-Packard Corporation terminated a pension plan the United Auto Workers (UAW) had negotiated for employees of the Packard Motor Car...
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Reviving Antiquity
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Ronald G. Musto
Published: 29 May 2003
... the ancient Romans come alive again. For the story of Rome's revival and reform is actually the history of Rome in the Middle Ages. Rome's political history during the Middle Ages was one long evocation of past imperial glory. The symbol of Rome's birth, it was called the mater Romanorum ...
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The Ascendance of the Imprint in China
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Joseph McDermott
Published: 03 July 2005
... printing Song dynasty Chinese book social history political history intellectual history literate elite Chinese culture In 1005 the chancellor of the Directorate of Education (Guozi jian) trumpeted a recent surge in the number of carved woodblocks deposited in his office’s storeholds...
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Introduction: “A Minor Miracle”
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James A. Wooten
Published: 24 January 2005
...On Labor Day, President Gerald Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The enactment of ERISA presents a political puzzle. The political history of ERISA provides benchmarks for gauging how well current law suits emerging needs and an important counterpoint...