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UNINA9910743285203321 |
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Star Turns in Hollywood Musicals |
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Nanterre, : Presses universitaires de Paris Nanterre, 2017 |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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La Grande Collection ArTeC |
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Dance |
Film, TV & radio |
Films, cinema |
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More than any other film genre, the musical of Hollywood's Golden Age depended on the presence of performers on the bill: these personalities met the expectations of the star system and, in addition, their dancing and/or singing skills gave them a special place in a context where star images were foregrounded. This book studies what makes musical stars so specific from the 1930s on: their performances, especially solo, which also reveal how film musicals tackle highbrow and popular culture. Acts by Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Barbra Streisand, Carmen Miranda, Eleanor Powell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Doris Day and the Nicholas Brothers are analyzed according to four main issues: the role of technology in cinema-made performances (editing, dubbing...); ethnicity issues and the distinctive place that the musical genre granted - or not - to "non-white" artists; the importance of stars specialized in comedy who developed a carnivalesque dimension in films; and the process of star construction itself within the Hollywood system, in relation to other forms of performance or cultural industries. |
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UNINA9910969894303321 |
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Autore |
LaGrandeur Kevin |
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Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture : artificial slaves / / Kevin LaGrandeur |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-22073-9 |
1-283-94231-3 |
0-203-09697-5 |
1-136-22074-7 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; ; 22 |
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English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
Machine theory in literature |
Androids in literature |
Technology and civilization - England - History |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Artificial slaves: intelligent tools/ rebellious agents -- Real human automata from the pre-empirical era -- Whole bodies: alchemy, cabala, and the embodiment of force -- Body parts: talking brass heads, dangerous knowledge, and Robert Greene's plays -- Prospero's ethereal prosthesis -- Doctor Faustus: losing control of the servant network -- Points of contact between artificial servants of yesterday and today. |
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This book explores the creation and use of artificially made humanoid servants and servant networks by fictional and non-fictional scientists of the early modern period. Beginning with an investigation of the roots of artificial servants, humanoids, and automata from earlier times, LaGrandeur traces how these literary representations coincide with a surging interest in automata and experimentation, and how they blend with the magical science that preceded the empirical era. In the instances that this book considers, the idea of the artificial factotum is connected with an emotional paradox: |
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UNINA9910968781003321 |
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Autore |
Sandstrom Arne |
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Handbook of solvency for actuaries and risk managers : theory and practice / / Arne Sandstrom |
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Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press, c2011 |
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1-04-005325-4 |
0-429-06270-2 |
1-4398-2132-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1084 p.) |
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Chapman & Hall/CRC finance series |
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Risk (Insurance) |
Risk (Insurance) - European Union countries |
Asset-liability management |
Asset-liability management - European Union countries |
Risk management |
Risk management - European Union countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 993-1024) and index. |
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Front cover; Contents; Preface; Reader's Guide; Web Site Information; Future Information; Abbreviations; PART A. Solvency Introduction; Chapter 1. Solvency; Chapter 2. A Historical Review; Chapter 3. Managing Risks and the Enterprise; Chapter 4. Summary of the Development of ERM and Solvency; Chapter 5. Elements of Solvency Assessment Systems; PART B. Valuation, Investments, and Capital; Chapter 6. Total Balance Sheet Approach; Chapter 7. Asset Valuation; Chapter 8. Liability Valuation; Chapter 9. Other Valuation Issues; Chapter 10. Investments and Own Funds; Chapter 11. Accounting Valuation |
PART C. Modeling and MeasuringChapter 12. Developing a Model; Chapter 13. Dependence; Chapter 14. Risk Measures; Chapter 15. Capital Requirement; Chapter 16. Risks and Subrisks; Chapter 17. Market Risk; Chapter 18. Credit Risk; Chapter 19. Operational Risk; Chapter 20. Liquidity Risk; Chapter 21. Underwriting/Insurance Risk; PART D. European Solvency II General Ideas, Valuation and Investment: |
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Final Advice; Chapter 22. European Solvency II: General Ideas; Chapter 23. European Solvency II: Asset Valuation; Chapter 24. European Solvency II Project: Liability Valuation |
Chapter 25. European Solvency II Project: Eligible Own Funds and InvestmentsCHapter 26. Solvency II: Standard Formula Framework; Chapter 27. Solvency II Standard Formula: Market Risk; Chapter 28. Solvency II Standard Formula: Credit Risk; Chapter 29. Solvency II Standard Formula: Operational Risk; Chapter 30. Solvency II Standard Formula: Liquidity Risk; Chapter 31. Solvency II Standard Formula: Nonlife Underwriting Risk; Chapter 32. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Life Underwriting Risk; Chapter 33. Solvency II Standard Formula: Health Underwriting Risk |
Chapter 34. Solvency II Standard Formula: Minimum Capital RequirementPART F. Backgrounds and Calibrations; Appendix A. Some Statistical Clarifications; Appendix B. Approximations for Skewness; Appendix C. List of Different Papers Published by CEIOPS; Appendix D. European Solvency II Project; Appendix E. European Solvency II: General Ideas; Appendix F. European Solvency II: Asset Valuation; Appendix G. European Solvency II: Liability Valuation; Appendix H. European Solvency II: Standard Formula Framework; Appendix I. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Market Risk |
Appendix J. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Credit RiskAppendix K. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Operational Risk; Appendix L. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Liquidity Risk; Appendix M. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Nonlife Underwriting Risk; Appendix N. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Life Underwriting Risk; Appendix O. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Health Underwriting Risk; Appendix P. European Solvency II Standard Formula: Minimum Capital Requirement; References; Back cover |
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Reflecting the author's wealth of experience in this field, Handbook of Solvency for Actuaries and Risk Managers: Theory and Practice focuses on the valuation of assets and liabilities, the calculation of capital requirement, and the calculation of the standard formula for the European Solvency II project. The first three sections of the book examine the solvency concept, historical development, and the role of solvency in an enterprise risk management approach. The text provides a general discussion on valuation, investment, and capital, along with modeling and measuring. It also covers depen |
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UNINA9910962652603321 |
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Autore |
Carmichael Calum M |
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Illuminating Leviticus : a study of its laws and institutions in the light of biblical narratives / / Calum Carmichael |
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Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Jewish law |
Narration in the Bible |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Introduction : the nature of biblical law -- Looking at Leviticus : Leviticus 10-14 -- Genital impurity in the lineages of David and Jonathan : Leviticus 15 -- The Day of Atonement : Leviticus 16 -- The slaughter of animals : Leviticus 17:2-9 -- The blood taboo : Leviticus 17:10-16 -- Mourning and marriage rules for priests : Leviticus 21 -- Life and lies of David : Leviticus 22 and 23 -- Blasphemies : Leviticus 24 -- The Year of Jubilee : Leviticus 25 -- Three laws on the release of slaves : Exodus 21:2-11, Deuteronomy 15:12-18, and Leviticus 25:39-46. |
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He contends that biblical laws did not emerge from social imperatives in ancient Israel, but instead from the careful, retrospective study of the nation's history and identity. |
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