1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452031603321

Titolo

Gendering welfare states [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Diane Sainsbury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1994

ISBN

1-4462-6496-3

1-4462-5051-2

1-283-87987-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

SAGE modern politics series ; ; v. 35

Altri autori (Persone)

SainsburyDiane

Disciplina

361.6/5

Soggetti

Women - Government policy

Welfare state

Social policy

Comparative government

Feminist theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[206]-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Gender and Welfare States: Some Theoretical Reflections; Chapter 3 - Welfare State Regimes, Women's Interests and the EC; Chapter 4 - Childcare and Types of Welfare States; Chapter 5 - The German and British Welfare States as Employers: Patriarchal or Emancipatory?; Chapter 6 - Work, Welfare and Gender Equality: A New Typology; Chapter 7 - Comparing Welfare States: Towards a Gender Friendly Approach

Chapter 8 - Men's Welfare State, Women's Welfare State: Tendencies to Convergence in Practice and Theory?Chapter 9 - German Pension Insurance, Gendered Times and Stratification; Chapter 10 - Women's and Men's Social Rights: Gendering Dimensions of Welfare States; Chapter 11 - Solo Mothers, Social Policy Regimes, and the Logics of Gender; Chapter 12 - Social Policy and Gender in Eastern Europe; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

The international and interdisciplinary contributors approach the subject on two levels. First, they test the applicability of mainstream frameworks to new areas in analyzing gender. Second, they highlight possible reconceptualizations and innovative frameworks designed to provide gender-based analyses.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953941103321

Autore

Inaba Mitsutoshi <1964->

Titolo

Willie Dixon : preacher of the blues / / Mitsutoshi Inaba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2011

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2011

ISBN

979-88-8183-866-9

979-82-16-29383-5

1-283-22457-7

9786613224576

0-8108-6994-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (503 p.)

Collana

African American cultural theory and heritage

Disciplina

781.643092

Soggetti

Blues (Music) - Analysis, appreciation

Blues (Music) - History and criticism

African American Studies

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Blues (Music)

Composers & Musicians

Ethnic Studies

Genres & Styles

Individual Composer & Musician

MUSIC / General

MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General

MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician

MUSIC

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General

SOCIAL SCIENCE / General

SOCIAL SCIENCE



Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Dixon's youth : the cultural basis for the new interpretation of Dixon's compositions -- Dixon's early musical experiences -- Willie Dixon's early groups -- Willie Dixon and Chess Records -- Willie Dixon's compositions in the first Chess Records period (1953-1956) -- Cobra Records period -- The second Chess Records period.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on one of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon, detailing his skills as a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. This volume also charts the development of his songwriting techniques from his early professional career to his mature period, exploring his philosophy of songwriting and its social, historical, and cultural background.