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UNINA9910784242503321 |
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The great American makeover [[electronic resource] ] : television, history, and nation / / edited by Dana Heller |
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Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 |
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1-281-36702-8 |
9786611367022 |
0-312-37617-0 |
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[1st ed. 2006.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HellerDana A <1959-> (Dana Alice) |
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National characteristics, American |
Popular culture - United States |
Self-realization - Social aspects - United States |
Self-perception - Social aspects - United States |
Makeover television programs - United States |
Television - Social aspects - United States |
United States Civilization 1970- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Before : "Things just keep getting better-- " / Dana Heller -- A theatrical manager : John Brown and the radical politics of the American makeover mythos / Zoe Trodd -- Plantation makeover : Joel Chandler Harris's myths and violations / Claire Pamplin -- Making over the new Adam / Melissa Crawley -- What Paris reveals : the sartorial and sensual transformation of American girls / Alisia G. Chase -- Making over body and soul : In his steps and the roots of evangelical popular culture / Clay Motley -- Metrosexuality : see the bright light of commodification shine! Watch Yanqui masculinity made over! / Toby Miller -- The Cinderella makeover : Glamour girl, television misery shows and 1950s femininity / Marsha F. Cassidy -- Queen for a day : remaking consumer culture, one woman at a time / Amber Watts -- Interior design : commodifying self and place in Extreme makeover, Extreme makeover : home edition, and The swan / June Deery -- "Help is on the way!" Supernanny, Nanny 911 and the neoliberal politics of |
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the family / Ron Becker -- Extreme makeover : home(land security) edition / Jennifer Gillan -- Changing properties : the makeover show crosses the Atlantic / Misha Kavka -- After : Warhol's "reveal" / Lynn Spigel. |
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The Great American Makeover is a collection of essays that explore the American makeover mythos that has been recently repackaged in the form of popular makeover television programs such as Extreme Makeover, The Swan, Supernanny, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. |
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UNINA9910810894803321 |
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Maritime security in the Indo-Pacific : perspectives from China, India, and the United States / / edited by Mohan Malik |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Sea-power - China |
Sea-power - India |
Sea-power - United States |
Geopolitics - Indian Ocean Region |
Geopolitics - Pacific Area |
Security, International - Indian Ocean Region |
Security, International - Pacific Area |
International cooperation |
Indian Ocean Strategic aspects |
Pacific Ocean Strategic aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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'Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific' opens by introducing the Indo- |
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Pacific and outlining the roles of China, India, and the United States in various maritime issues in the region. This volume develops common approaches by focusing on geopolitical challenges, transnational security concerns, and multilateral institution-building and cooperation. |
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