1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455896703321

Autore

Fousek John <1959->

Titolo

To lead the free world [[electronic resource] ] : American nationalism and the cultural roots of the Cold War / / John Fousek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2000

ISBN

0-8078-6067-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Disciplina

327.73/009/045

Soggetti

Nationalism - United States - History - 20th century

Popular culture - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century

Discourse analysis - United States

Public opinion - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 1945-1953 Public opinion

United States Foreign relations 1945-1953 Philosophy

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. [231]-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Moment of Victory; 2. The Meaning of Victory; 3. The Meaning of Global Responsibility; Visual Essay: The Globe as American Icon; 4. From One World into Two; 5. Defining ""Free World"" Leadership; 6. Limited War, Global Struggle--The Meaning of Korea; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this cultural history of the origins of the Cold War, John Fousek argues boldly that American nationalism provided the ideological glue for the broad public consensus that supported U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era. From the late 1940's through the late 1980's, the United States waged cold war against the Soviet Union not primarily in the name of capitalism or Western civilization--neither of which would have united the American people behind the cause--but in the name of America.Through close readings of sources that range from presidential speeches and popular magazines



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464240303321

Titolo

Perspectives on the Old Saxon Heliand [[electronic resource] ] : introductory and critical essays, with an edition of the Leipzig fragment / / edited by Valentine A. Pakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-935978-35-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (347 p.)

Collana

Medieval European studies ; ; 12

Altri autori (Persone)

PakisValentine A

Disciplina

839/.4

Soggetti

Old Saxon language

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. 305-335).

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Medieval European Studies Series Page; Contents; Preface; I Introductions to the Heliand and its Language; The Historical Setting of the Heliand, the Poem, and theManuscripts; The Saxons; The Early Missions; The Arian and Moslem Threats; The English Mission; Charlemagne and Europe; Charlemagne and the Saxons; The Consolidation of Power; Semantic Hurdles to the Task of Conversion; The Poem; Heliand Verse; The Dating of the Heliand and the Praefatio; The Manuscripts; The Fitts; A Comparison of the M and C Manuscripts; The Old Saxon Heliand; Introduction; Warrior Culture in the Poem

Mythological IncorporationsMagical Elements; Epic Structure; The Theme of Light in the Poem; An Overview of Old Saxon Linguistics, 1992-2008; II The Diatessaronic Tradition; The Parable of the Fisherman in the Heliand; Introduction; The Reconstruction of the Original Latin Diatessaron Text; The Reconstruction of the Latin Diatessaron; Differences between the Reconstruction and the Fuldensis; Some Observations on the Latin Reconstruction; Out of the Sea; Sagena or Rete?; The Heliand and Quispel's Reconstruction; Concerning the Vorlage of the Heliand; The Man who Cast a Seine; Conclusion

(Un)Desirable OriginsJesus Christ in German Clothes; The Ur-Resistible Heliand; Manus profanae emendationis; Tatiankultus; Conclusion; III Orality and Narrative Tradition; Was the Heliand Poet Illiterate?; Introduction; Word for Word Repetitions; The Irregular Beginning of



Fitts; Orality as a Medium; Difficulties with the Spiritual Meaning of the Text; The Origin of the Heliand and the Legend of the Poet; The Hatred of Enemies: Germanic Heroic Poetry and the Narrative Design of the Heliand; IV The Portrayal of the Jews in the Heliand; The Jews in the Heliand

Jesus Christ between Jews and HeathensI; II; III; IV; V The Discovery of the Leipzig Fragment (2006); A New Heliand Fragment From the Leipzig University Library; Fragment L; The Text; Diplomatic Rendition; Recto; Verso; Normalized Rendition; The Language of L; The Interlinear Glosses in L and P; The Relationship of L and C; Some Additional Remarks; Outer side: Heliand (L); Inner side: Heliand (L); Works Cited; Back Cover

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778644603321

Titolo

Adequacy of climate observing systems [[electronic resource] /] / Panel on Climate Observing Systems Status, Climate Research Committee, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-18455-X

1-280-18608-9

9786610186082

0-309-57074-3

0-585-05779-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

551.6/07/2073

Soggetti

Meteorology

Climatic changes - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (p. 36-38).