1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702754703321

Titolo

Federal real property : eliminating waste and mismanagement of real property assets : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, July 29, 2014

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 67 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Government property - United States - Management

Public buildings - United States - Management

Real property - United States - Management

Waste in government spending - United States - Prevention

Government property - Management

Public buildings - Management

Real property - Management

Waste in government spending - Prevention

Legislative hearings.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 24, 2014).

Hearing held before the Subcommittee on Government Operations.

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.

"Serial No. 113-143."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820312503321

Autore

Wortman Richard S

Titolo

Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / / Richard S. Wortman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, New Jersey ; ; Oxfordshire, England : , : Princeton University Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-4008-4969-1

Edizione

[New Abridged One-Volume]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (509 p.)

Collana

Studies of the Harriman Institute Columbia University

Classificazione

ME 2100

Disciplina

947

Soggetti

HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union

Russia Social life and customs 18th century

Russia Social life and customs 19th century

Russia Court and courtiers

Russia Kings and rulers

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustration -- Abbreviations -- Prefatory Note -- Introduction. Scenario of Power -- PART ONE. The European Myth -- CHAPTER ONE. Signs of Empire -- CHAPTER TWO. Peter the Great -- CHAPTER THREE. Olympian Scenarios -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Education of Princes and the Dilemma of Neoclassicism -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Emperor Paul I -- CHAPTER SIX. The Angel on the Throne -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Nicholas I -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Epitomes of the Nation -- CHAPTER NINE. Parents and Son -- CHAPTER TEN. Alexander II and the Scenario of Love -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Tsar-Emancipator -- CHAPTER TWELVE. The Crisis of Autocracy -- PART TWO: A National Myth -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Making of a Russian Tsar -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Inauguration of a National Myth -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Resurrection of Muscovy -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Life and Death of a Russian Tsar -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Nicholas II as Heir and Husband -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Accession and Coronation of Nicholas II -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. Demonstrations of Godliness -- CHAPTER TWENTY. Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905 -- CHAPTER



TWENTY-ONE. Historical Celebrations -- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Nicholas II and World War I -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographical Note -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new and abridged edition of Scenarios of Power is a concise version of Richard Wortman's award-winning study of Russian monarchy from the seventeenth century until 1917. The author breaks new ground by showing how imperial ceremony and imagery were not simply displays of the majesty of the sovereign and his entourage, but also instruments central to the exercise of absolute power in a multinational empire. In developing this interpretation, Wortman presents vivid descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations and reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. He describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles in these narratives and relates their experiences to the persistence of absolute monarchy in Russia long after its demise in Europe.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910349349003321

Autore

Faraclas Nicholas

Titolo

Community Based Research in Language Policy and Planning : The Language of Instruction in Education in Sint Eustatius / / by Nicholas Faraclas, Ellen-Petra Kester, Eric Mijts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

9783030232238

3030232239

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages)

Collana

Language Policy, , 2452-1027 ; ; 20

Disciplina

418.0071

418.007

Soggetti

Education and state

Language policy

Educational Policy and Politics

Language Policy and Planning

Education Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Community Based Research in Postcolonial Communities -- Project Background: Language Policy and Language Endangerment in the Caribbean: The Language of Instruction in Statia 2012-2014 -- Literature Review, Survey, Narrative Proficiency Test, Focus Group Sessions, Interviews and Classroom Observations -- The Recommendations: Reactions and Impementation -- Conclusions -- Literature.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume focuses on a case where community organizing, academic research and governmental responsibility were successfully mobilized and synchronized to bring about change in educational policy and practice. The focus of this book is the methodology implemented and the results obtained over the course of a year-long action research project on language and education in St. Eustatius, one of the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, commissioned by the educational authorities in both St. Eustatius and the European Netherlands. On the island, the language of instruction is Dutch, however, outside of the classroom most students only speak English and an English-lexifier Creole. The research project was set up to address the negative impact on school success of this disparity. It included a community-based sociolinguistic study that actively involved all of the stakeholders in the education system on the island. This was complemented by a multi-pronged set of research strategies, includinga language attitude and use survey, a narrative proficiency test, in depth interviews, and a review of the relevant literature. The resulting report and recommendations were accepted by the government, which is now in the process of changing the language of instruction.