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UNINA9910786045703321 |
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Anglo-American relations : contemporary perspectives / / edited by Alan P. Dobson and Steve Marsh |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-16414-6 |
1-283-97322-7 |
0-203-08008-4 |
1-136-16415-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 97 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DobsonAlan P |
MarshSteve <1967-> |
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United States Foreign relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Foreign relations United States |
United States Relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Relations 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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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This book provides an examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations. Anglo-American relations, sometimes controversially referred |
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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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UNINA9910781798203321 |
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Autore |
Lau Kimberly J |
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Body Language : Sisters in Shape, Black Women's Fitness, and Feminist Identity Politics / / Kimberly J. Lau |
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Philadelphia, Pa. : , : Temple University Press, , 2011 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012 |
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©2011 |
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1-283-19634-4 |
9786613196347 |
1-4399-0310-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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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. |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The anatomy of a movement -- Experience : spirituality, sisterhood, and the unspeakable -- Performance : negotiating multiple black womanhoods -- New bodies of knowledge -- Re-articulating feminist |
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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 |
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