1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786045703321

Titolo

Anglo-American relations : contemporary perspectives / / edited by Alan P. Dobson and Steve Marsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-16414-6

1-283-97322-7

0-203-08008-4

1-136-16415-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 97

Altri autori (Persone)

DobsonAlan P

MarshSteve <1967->

Disciplina

327.73041

Soggetti

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

United States Relations Great Britain

Great Britain Relations United States

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Anglo-American Relations Contemporary perspectives; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1 Is there a 'strategic culture' of the special relationship? Contingency, identity, and the transformation of Anglo-American relations; 2 'Affection is the cement which binds us': Understanding the cultural sinews of the Anglo-American special relationship; 3 Personal diplomacy: Relations between prime ministers and presidents; 4 Transatlantic diplomacy and 'global' states; 5 The Anglo-American economic relationship: Special or not?

6 Global warming and the cooling of the special relationship: climate change and post-Cold War US-UK environmental politics7 The Anglo-American defence relationship; 8 'Strained' relations? Evaluating contemporary Anglo- American intelligence and security co-operation; 9 The US-UK special relationship: The Nuclear Dimension; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations. Anglo-American relations, sometimes controversially referred



to as the Special Relationship,?constitute arguably the most important bilateral relationship of modern times. Yet in?recent years, there have been frequent pronouncements that this relationship has lost its 'specialness'.This volume brings together experts from Britain, Europe and North America in a long-overdue examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations that paints a somewhat different picture. The discussion ranges widely, from a

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781798203321

Autore

Lau Kimberly J

Titolo

Body Language : Sisters in Shape, Black Women's Fitness, and Feminist Identity Politics / / Kimberly J. Lau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa. : , : Temple University Press, , 2011

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012

©2011

ISBN

1-283-19634-4

9786613196347

1-4399-0310-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

305.48/896073

Soggetti

Women - Socialization - United States

Self-care, Health - United States

African American women - Social conditions

Group identity - United States

Feminist theory - Political aspects

Feminism - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The anatomy of a movement -- Experience : spirituality, sisterhood, and the unspeakable -- Performance : negotiating multiple black womanhoods -- New bodies of knowledge -- Re-articulating feminist



identity politics.

Sommario/riassunto

In her evocative ethnographic study, Body Language, Kimberly Lau traces the multiple ways in which the success of an innovative fitness program illuminates what identity means to its Black female clientele and how their group interaction provides a new perspective on feminist theories of identity politics-especially regarding the significance of identity to political activism and social change.Sisters in Shape, Inc., Fitness Consultants (SIS), a Philadelphia company, promotes balance in physical, mental, and spiritual health. Its program goes beyond workouts, as it edu