1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791298903321

Autore

Smith Mark M (Mark Michael), <1968->

Titolo

The smell of battle, the taste of siege : a sensory history of the Civil War / / Mark M. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-932263-5

0-19-065852-5

0-19-932262-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/1

Soggetti

Senses and sensation - United States - History - 19th century

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Psychological aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Introduction; Chapter One The Sounds of Secession; Chapter Two Eyeing First Bull Run; Chapter Three Cornelia Hancock's Sense of Smell; Chapter Four The Hollowing of Vicksburg; Chapter Five The Hunley's Impact; Epilogue: Experiencing Total War; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confer objective truth and acts as the basis of reconstruction. In The Smell of Battle, the Taste of Siege, historian Mark M. Smith considers how all five senses, including sight, shaped the experience of the Civil War and thus its memory, exploring its full sensory impact on everyone from the soldiers on the field to the civilians waiting at home. From the eardrum-shattering barrage of shells announcin



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910967320803321

Autore

Tsounta Evridiki

Titolo

Why Are Women Working So Much More in Canada? An International Perspective / / Evridiki Tsounta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613826305

9781462383108

1462383106

9781452768311

1452768315

9781283513852

1283513854

9781451908879

1451908873

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (39 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

331.4/0971

Soggetti

Women - Employment - Canada

Breadwinner model

Canada

Child care

Day care

Early childhood education

Economics

Economy

Employment

Gender pay gap

Kindergarten

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"February 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. LITERATURE""; ""III. THE CANADIAN TAX AND BENEFIT SYSTEM IN THE 1990's""; ""IV. ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS""; ""V. RESULTS""; ""VI. CONCLUSION AND



POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

This paper analyzes the role of the tax and benefit system in spurring the impressive increase in Canadian female labor participation in the last decade. Using annual panel data for 10 large industrial countries over the period 1980-2001, I find that reforms in the Canadian tax and benefit system in the mid-1990s account for at least one-third of the observed increase in female participation in the period 1995-2001. The analysis indicates that policy initiatives similar to the "family-friendly" policies introduced in Canada could boost female participation in other countries and help policymakers meet the challenges of population aging.