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UNINA9910974691903321 |
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Harrison Lawrence E |
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The central liberal truth : how politics can change a culture and save it from itself / / Lawrence E. Harrison |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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0-19-770008-X |
0-19-983984-0 |
1-280-84613-5 |
0-19-804111-X |
9786610846139 |
1-4294-3838-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Culture |
Politics and culture |
Social values |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2006. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Riddle of Hispaniola; 2 Disaggregating "Culture"; 3 Models and Instruments of Cultural Transmission/Change; 4 Religions and Progress; 5 Culture in Action I; 6 Culture in Action II; 7 Patterns of Cultural Change; 8 Success and Failure; 9 Conclusion: Guidelines for Progressive Cultural Change; Notes; Appendix: Biographical Sketches; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Drawing on a research project that explored the cultural values of many nations, this book focuses on values around the globe, describing how each nation's culture has propelled or retarded their political and economic progress. It presents 25 factors that operate differently in cultures prone to progress and those that resist it. |
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UNINA9910963327103321 |
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Autore |
Magner Blake A |
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A history of American movies : a film-by-film look at the art, craft, and business of cinema / / Paul Monaco |
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Lanham, Md., : Taylor Trade Pub., ©2010 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2010 |
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979-88-8184-014-3 |
979-82-16-25078-4 |
1-282-56144-8 |
9786612561443 |
0-8108-7439-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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HISTORY |
Military |
Trivia |
United States |
History |
Trivia and miscellanea |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Miscellanea |
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 (pages 329-338) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948 -- pt. 2. Hollywood in transition, 1949-1974 -- pt. 3. New Hollywood, 1975-2009. |
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A History of American Movies provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920's to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. |
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