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UNINA9910524877903321 |
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Moore Sean D |
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Swift, the Book, and the Irish Financial Revolution : Satire and Sovereignty in Colonial Ireland / / Sean D. Moore |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 268 p. ) |
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Book industries and trade - Ireland - History |
National characteristics, Irish |
English literature - Irish authors - History and criticism |
Satire, English - History and criticism |
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Ireland Economic conditions |
Ireland History Autonomy and independence movements |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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God knows how we wretches came by that fashionable thing a national debt: the Dublin book trade and the Irish financial revolution -- Banking on print: the Bank of Ireland, the South Sea bubble, and the bailout -- Arachne's bowels: scatology, enlightenment, and Swift's relations with the London book trade -- Money, the great divider of the world, has, by a strange revolution, been the great uniter of a most divided people: from minting to printing in the Drapier's letters -- Devouring posterity: a modest proposal, empire, and Ireland's debt of the nation -- A mart of literature: the 1730s and the rise of a literary public sphere in Ireland -- Epilogue: a brand identity crisis in a national literature? |
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In the 1700s, not all revolutions involved combat. Jonathan Swift, proving the pen is mightier than the sword, wrote scathing satires of England and, by so doing, fostered a growing sense of Irishness among the people who lived on the large island to the left of London. This sense of Irish nationalism, Moore argues, led to a greater sense of |
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being independent from the mainland and, in what might be a surprise, more autonomy for Ireland than one might imagine. And so, when the good times rolled, Ireland got to keep much of its newly generated wealth. This was in sharp contrast to another British territory, consisting of thirteen colonies, where taxes tended to be increased with somewhat unpleasant consequences. What begins with a look at Swift's satiric writings ends up being a fascinating study of Colonialism and post-Colonialism--ever a subject of interest--allowing thoughtful and provocative insights into Irish and American history. |
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UNINA9910777510103321 |
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Autore |
Becker Ron <1969-> |
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Gay TV and straight America [[electronic resource] /] / Ron Becker |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2006 |
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1-280-94713-6 |
0-8135-3689-8 |
9786610947133 |
0-8135-3932-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Homosexuality on television |
Homosexuality - United States - Public opinion |
Public opinion - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-270) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Importance of Gay-Themed TV -- 1. Straight Panic and American Culture in the 1990's -- 2. Thinking about Gay People: Civil Rights and the Confusion over Sexual Identity -- 3. Network Narrowcasting and the Slumpy Demographic -- 4. The Affordable, Multicultural Politics of Gay Chic -- 5. Gay Material and Prime-Time Network Television in the 1990's -- 6. “We’re Not Gay!” Heterosexuality and Gay-Themed |
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Programming -- Conclusion: Straight Panic in the 2000's -- Appendix A: Select Gay-Themed Network TV Episodes -- Appendix B: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
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After decades of silence on the subject of homosexuality, television in the 1990's saw a striking increase in programming that incorporated and, in many cases, centered on gay material. In shows including Friends, Seinfeld, Party of Five, Homicide, Suddenly Susan, The Commish, Ellen, Will & Grace, and others, gay characters were introduced, references to homosexuality became commonplace, and issues of gay and lesbian relationships were explored, often in explicit detail. In Gay TV and Straight America, Ron Becker draws on a wide range of political and cultural indicators to explain this sudden upsurge of gay material on prime-time network television. Bringing together analysis of relevant Supreme Court rulings, media coverage of gay rights battles, debates about multiculturalism, concerns over political correctness, and much more, Becker's assessment helps us understand how and why televised gayness was constructed by a specific culture of tastemakers during the decade. On one hand the evidence points to network business strategies that embraced gay material as a valuable tool for targeting a quality audience of well-educated, upscale adults looking for something "edgy" to watch. But, Becker also argues that the increase of gay material in the public eye creates growing mainstream anxiety in reaction to the seemingly civil public conversation about equal rights. In today's cultural climate where controversies rage over issues of gay marriage yet millions of viewers tune in weekly to programs like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, this book offers valuable insight to the complex condition of America's sexual politics. |
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