1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959270203321

Titolo

Public sector ethics : finding and implementing values / / edited by Charles Sampford and Noel Preston with C-A Bois

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leichhardt, NSW, : Federation Press

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

1-280-33021-X

1-134-64803-0

0-203-26003-1

0-203-06394-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

SampfordC. J. G (Charles J. G.)

PrestonNoel <1941->

BoisC.-A <1960-> (Carol-Anne)

Disciplina

172.2

Soggetti

Civil service ethics

Public administration - Moral and ethical aspects

Public officers - Professional ethics

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 (p. 163-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Public Sector Ethics: Finding and Implementing Values; Copyright; Contents; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART I FINDING VALUES; 1 PUBLIC SECTOR ETHICS: Prospects and Challenges; 2 AGAINST PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; 3 AUTHORITY, DISCRETION AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The Case of Policing; 4 BUSINESS PRACTICES AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ETHOS; 5 CLARIFYING ACCOUNTABILITY: An Ethical Theory Framework; PART II IMPLEMENTING VALUES; 6 ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come; 7 CORRUPTION IN SOCIALIST AND CAPITALIST COUNTRIES; 8 INTEGRATING ETHICS

9 CANADIAN DEFENCE ETHICS: Principles and Values10 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOOD GOVERNMENT; 11 PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS, PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS AND ETHICS: A Trade Union Perspective; 12 TALKIN' 'BOUT HEBN; REFERENCES; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This study, with contributions from both scholars and practitioners, examines the theory and practice of public sector ethics across a broad range of environments.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961532703321

Autore

Bach Steven

Titolo

Marlene Dietrich : life and legend / / Steven Bach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8166-7694-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (640 p.)

Classificazione

BIO005000

Disciplina

791.43/028/092

B

Soggetti

Entertainers - Germany

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Originally published as Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend (New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1992)"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Includes discography.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: A Note from the Author -- Overture: A visit to the theater : 1929 -- I. Berlin: One. Beginnings : 1901-1918 ; Two. Weimar and back : 1919-1921 ; Three. The sorcerer's apprentice : 1922-1927 ; Four. The perfect couple : 1923-1929 ; Five. Breakthrough : 1928-1929 ; Six. The blue angel : 1929 -- II. Hollywood: Seven. Fame : 1930-1931 ; Eight. Empress of desire : 1931-1932 ; Nine. Apotheosis : 1933-1934 ; Ten. Tribute and farewell : 1934-1935 ; Eleven. Saving Dietrich : 1935-1936 ; Twelve. Exile : 1937-1939 ; Thirteen. Phoenix : 1939-1941 ; Fourteen. Home front : 1942-1943 ; Fifteen. Lili Marlene : 1944-1945 ; Sixteen. Survivor : 1946-1947 ; Seventeen. Pro : 1947-1950 ; Eighteen. Star quality : 1950-1952 ; Nineteen. Solo : 1952-1954 ; Twenty. Back in business : 1954-1958 ; Twenty-one. Helen of Troy : 1954-1958 ; Twenty-two. Odyssey : 1960-1967 ; Twenty-three. Queen of the world : 1967-1975 ; Twenty-four. Monstre Sacré : 1976-1982 -- IV Exit music: Coda : "Allein in Einer Grossen Stadt" : 1983-1992 ; Appendix A. Theater



chronology ; Appendix B. filmography ; Appendix C. discography ; Acknowledgments ; Source notes ; Bibliography ; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"From the stages of Berlin to anti-Nazi efforts and silver-screen stardom, Steven Bach reveals the fascinating woman behind the myth surrounding Marlene Dietrich in a biography that will stand as the ultimate authority on a singular star. Based on six years of research and hundreds of interviews-including conversations with Dietrich-this is the life story of one of the century's greatest movie actresses and performers, an icon who embodied glamour and sophistication for audiences around the globe"--