1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961434403321

Autore

Dunn Stephane <1967->

Titolo

"Baad bitches" and sassy supermamas : Black power action films / / Stephane Dunn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2008

ISBN

9780252091049

0252091043

9781283986496

1283986493

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

New black studies series

Disciplina

791.43/652996073

Soggetti

Blaxploitation films - United States - History and criticism

Action and adventure films - United States - History and criticism

African American women heroes in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-156) and index.

Nota di contenuto

front cover -- copyright -- TOC -- intro -- chapter 1 -- notes -- bibliography -- index -- back cover.

Sommario/riassunto

Blaxploitation action narratives as well as politically radical films like Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song typically portrayed black women as trifling "bitches" compared to the supermacho black male heroes. But starting in 1973, the emergence of "baad bitches" and "sassy supermamas" reversed the trend as self-assured, empowered, and tough black women took the lead in the films Cleopatra Jones, Coffy, and Foxy Brown.   Stephane Dunn unpacks the intersecting racial, sexual, and gender politics underlying the representations of racialized bodies, masculinities, and femininities in early 1970s black action films, with particular focus on the representation of black femininity. Recognizing a distinct moment in the history of African American representation in popular cinema, Dunn analyzes how it emerged from a radical political era influenced by the Black Power movement and feminism. Dunn also engages blaxploitation's legacy in contemporary hip-hop culture, as suggested by the music's disturbing gender politics and the "baad bitch daughters" of Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones,



rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954073803321

Autore

Blackstock Allan

Titolo

Science, politics and society in early nineteenth-century Ireland : the Reverend William Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013

ISBN

9781526111807

1526111802

9781781705001

1781705003

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

941.5081092

Soggetti

Scientists - Ireland

Clergy - Ireland

Politicians - Ireland

Regions & Countries - Europe

History & Archaeology

Ireland

Ireland Politics and government 1760-1820

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

SCIENCE, POLITICS and SOCIETY in early nineteenth-century Ireland: The Reverend William Richardson -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. 'Virtue appears like an Oak': WilliamRichardson's family and background -- 2. William Richardson: popular loyalism and the politics of Protestant Ascendancy -- 3. 'The scattered remnants of a diminished world': William Richardson and geology -- 4. The man of grass: agricultural improve mentand public opinion -- 5. Richardson and Malthus -- 6. Richardson and provincial science -- 7. Conclusion: Richardson's historical significance -- Select bibliography -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965544603321

Autore

Danninger Stephan

Titolo

Inflation Smoothing and the Modest Effect of VAT in Germany / / Stephan Danninger, Alina Carare

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

9786612841262

9781462358823

1462358829

9781452796505

1452796505

9781451870336

1451870337

9781282841260

1282841262

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (23 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/175

Altri autori (Persone)

CarareAlina

Disciplina

332.4943

Soggetti

Inflation (Finance) - Germany

Value-added tax - Germany

Inflation (Finance) - Germany - Econometric models

Value-added tax - Germany - Econometric models

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Consumer price indexes

Consumption

Deflation

Economics

Inflation

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics: Consumption

Price adjustments

Price indexes

Price Level

Prices

Public finance & taxation



Saving

Spendings tax

Taxation

Value-added tax

Wealth

Germany

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Stylized Facts and Rationale for Inflation Smoothing; III. Empirical Analysis; IV. Conclusions; References; Appendix; I. Data; II. Method; III. Calculating The Effect on Core Inflation

Sommario/riassunto

Increases in German core inflation following the 2007 VAT hike were smaller than expected, leading to speculation about delayed inflationary effects. This paper argues to the contrary that price increases in advance of the VAT hike explain the small increase upon implementation. We find that core inflation rose by 0.36 percentage point in the run up and by a further 0.40 percentage point at the time of the VAT hike. Cumulatively, the tax hike contributed to two thirds of the increase in core inflation in 2006-07 at an estimated pass-through of 73 percent. Most of the increase in 2006 was of general nature, while about one sixth can be attributed to durable goods and items with low degree of competition.