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Class acts [[electronic resource] ] : service and inequality in luxury hotels / / Rachel Sherman
Class acts [[electronic resource] ] : service and inequality in luxury hotels / / Rachel Sherman
Autore Sherman Rachel <1970->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (380 p.)
Disciplina 647.94068
Soggetto topico Hospitality industry - Customer services - United States
Hotels - United States - Management
Luxuries - Social aspects - United States
Social classes - United States
Soggetto non controllato america
behind the scenes
bellperson
class differences
concierge
consumer society
cultural studies
demographic study
economic inequality
ethnographers
ethnographic research
hotel jobs
hotel managers
hotel staff
hotel workers
housekeepers
luxury consumption
luxury hotels
luxury service
nonfiction study
nonfiction
service industry
social inequality
social relationships
united states
urban hotels
wealthy guests
workplace
ISBN 0-520-93960-3
1-281-75250-9
9786611752507
1-4337-0002-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Luxury Service And The New Economy -- 1. "Better Than Your Mother": The Luxury Product -- 2. Managing Autonomy -- 3. Games, Control, And Skill -- 4. Recasting Hierarchy -- 5. Reciprocity, Relationship, And Revenge -- 6. Producing Entitlement -- Conclusion: Class, Culture, And The Service Theater -- Appendix A: Methods -- Appendix B: Hotel Organization -- Appendix C: Jobs, Wages, And Nonmanagerial Workers In Each Hotel: 2000-2001 -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827298003321
Sherman Rachel <1970->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006
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Cold War orientalism [[electronic resource] ] : Asia in the middlebrow imagination, 1945-1961 / / Christina Klein
Cold War orientalism [[electronic resource] ] : Asia in the middlebrow imagination, 1945-1961 / / Christina Klein
Autore Klein Christina <1963->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (574 p.)
Disciplina 950.4/24
Soggetto topico Orientalism - United States - History - 20th century
Public opinion - United States
Asians in mass media
Cold War - Social aspects - United States
Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
america
american history
americans in asia
artists
asia
asian history
cold war era
cold war
cultural historians
cultural history
cultural studies
global power struggles
globalization
historians
intellectuals
international relations
middlebrow
nonfiction
orientalism
orientalist culture
pacific islands
policy makers
political history
political policies
postwar period
public opinion
soviet union
textbooks
us expansion
world history
writers
ISBN 0-520-93625-6
1-283-42257-3
1-59734-548-2
9786613422576
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Sentimental education : creating a global imaginary of integration -- Reader's digest, Saturday review, and the middlebrow aesthetic of commitment -- How to be an American abroad : James Michener's The voice of Asia, and postwar mass tourism -- Family ties as political obligation : Oscar Hammerstein II, South Pacific, and the discourse of adoption -- Musicals and modernization : The king and I -- Asians in America : Flower drum song and Hawaii.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777389903321
Klein Christina <1963->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003
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Cold War orientalism [[electronic resource] ] : Asia in the middlebrow imagination, 1945-1961 / / Christina Klein
Cold War orientalism [[electronic resource] ] : Asia in the middlebrow imagination, 1945-1961 / / Christina Klein
Autore Klein Christina <1963->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (574 p.)
Disciplina 950.4/24
Soggetto topico Orientalism - United States - History - 20th century
Public opinion - United States
Asians in mass media
Cold War - Social aspects - United States
Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century
Soggetto non controllato 20th century
america
american history
americans in asia
artists
asia
asian history
cold war era
cold war
cultural historians
cultural history
cultural studies
global power struggles
globalization
historians
intellectuals
international relations
middlebrow
nonfiction
orientalism
orientalist culture
pacific islands
policy makers
political history
political policies
postwar period
public opinion
soviet union
textbooks
us expansion
world history
writers
ISBN 0-520-93625-6
1-283-42257-3
1-59734-548-2
9786613422576
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Sentimental education : creating a global imaginary of integration -- Reader's digest, Saturday review, and the middlebrow aesthetic of commitment -- How to be an American abroad : James Michener's The voice of Asia, and postwar mass tourism -- Family ties as political obligation : Oscar Hammerstein II, South Pacific, and the discourse of adoption -- Musicals and modernization : The king and I -- Asians in America : Flower drum song and Hawaii.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809386303321
Klein Christina <1963->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003
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Cultural moves [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and the politics of representation / / Herman S. Gray
Cultural moves [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and the politics of representation / / Herman S. Gray
Autore Gray Herman <1950->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina 791.45/652996073
Collana American crossroads
Soggetto topico African Americans on television
African Americans - Music - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato african american culture
african americans
america
american politics
black americans
black artists
black culture
black musical tradition
black musicians
black political power
black scholars
collection of essays
cultural history
cultural identity
cultural visibility
legitimacy
lincoln center
nonfiction essays
politics of representation
popular culture
social change
social inclusion
sociology
united states
wynton marsalis
ISBN 1-282-35786-7
9786612357862
0-520-93787-2
1-59734-561-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The New Conditions Of Black Cultural Production -- 2. Jazz Tradition, Institutional Formation, And Cultural Practice -- 3. The Jazz Left -- 4. Where Have All The Black Shows Gone? -- 5. Television And The Politics Of Difference -- 6. Different Dreams, Dreams Of Difference -- 7. Cultural Politics As Outrage(Ous) -- 8. Is (Cyber) Space The Place? -- 9. Music, Identity, And New Technology -- Conclusion: Cultural Moves -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783317103321
Gray Herman <1950->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005
Materiale a stampa
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Cultural moves [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and the politics of representation / / Herman S. Gray
Cultural moves [[electronic resource] ] : African Americans and the politics of representation / / Herman S. Gray
Autore Gray Herman <1950->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina 791.45/652996073
Collana American crossroads
Soggetto topico African Americans on television
African Americans - Music - History and criticism
Soggetto non controllato african american culture
african americans
america
american politics
black americans
black artists
black culture
black musical tradition
black musicians
black political power
black scholars
collection of essays
cultural history
cultural identity
cultural visibility
legitimacy
lincoln center
nonfiction essays
politics of representation
popular culture
social change
social inclusion
sociology
united states
wynton marsalis
ISBN 1-282-35786-7
9786612357862
0-520-93787-2
1-59734-561-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The New Conditions Of Black Cultural Production -- 2. Jazz Tradition, Institutional Formation, And Cultural Practice -- 3. The Jazz Left -- 4. Where Have All The Black Shows Gone? -- 5. Television And The Politics Of Difference -- 6. Different Dreams, Dreams Of Difference -- 7. Cultural Politics As Outrage(Ous) -- 8. Is (Cyber) Space The Place? -- 9. Music, Identity, And New Technology -- Conclusion: Cultural Moves -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910813981403321
Gray Herman <1950->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005
Materiale a stampa
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Divided by Borders : Mexican Migrants and Their Children / / Joanna Dreby
Divided by Borders : Mexican Migrants and Their Children / / Joanna Dreby
Autore Dreby Joanna
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (334 p.)
Disciplina 306.874
Soggetto topico Emigrant remittances - Mexico
Emigrant remittances -- Mexico
Households - Mexico
Households -- Mexico
Marital conflict
Marital conflict -- Case studies
Mexicans - Family relationships - United States
Mexicans -- Family relationships --United States -- Case studies
Mexico - Emigration and immigration
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration
Parent and child
Parent and child -- Case studies
Immigration & Emigration
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Soggetto non controllato america
american border
children of migrants
discussion books
divided families
economics
emigration immigration
family issues
family ties
family
global economy
immigrants and immigration
immigration and immigrants
mexican children
mexican families
mexican migrants
mexicans
mexico
migrant parents
migrant workers
overcoming adversity
parents and children
parents sacrifices
relocation
social science
thought provoking
transnational families
united states
ISBN 1-282-42231-6
9786612422317
0-520-94583-2
Classificazione MS 3600
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Families -- Acknowledgments/Agradecimientos -- 1. Sacrifice -- 2. Ofelia and Germán Cruz: Migrant Time versus Child Time -- 3. Gender and Parenting from Afar -- 4. Armando López on Fatherhood -- 5. Children and Power during Separation -- 6. Middlewomen -- 7. Cindy Rodríguez between Two Worlds -- 8. Divided by Borders -- Appendix A: Research Design -- Appendix B: Family Descriptions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781095903321
Dreby Joanna  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010]
Materiale a stampa
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Divided by Borders : Mexican Migrants and Their Children / / Joanna Dreby
Divided by Borders : Mexican Migrants and Their Children / / Joanna Dreby
Autore Dreby Joanna
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (334 p.)
Disciplina 306.874
Soggetto topico Emigrant remittances - Mexico
Emigrant remittances -- Mexico
Households - Mexico
Households -- Mexico
Marital conflict
Marital conflict -- Case studies
Mexicans - Family relationships - United States
Mexicans -- Family relationships --United States -- Case studies
Mexico - Emigration and immigration
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration
Parent and child
Parent and child -- Case studies
Immigration & Emigration
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Soggetto non controllato america
american border
children of migrants
discussion books
divided families
economics
emigration immigration
family issues
family ties
family
global economy
immigrants and immigration
immigration and immigrants
mexican children
mexican families
mexican migrants
mexicans
mexico
migrant parents
migrant workers
overcoming adversity
parents and children
parents sacrifices
relocation
social science
thought provoking
transnational families
united states
ISBN 1-282-42231-6
9786612422317
0-520-94583-2
Classificazione MS 3600
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Ordinary Families, Extraordinary Families -- Acknowledgments/Agradecimientos -- 1. Sacrifice -- 2. Ofelia and Germán Cruz: Migrant Time versus Child Time -- 3. Gender and Parenting from Afar -- 4. Armando López on Fatherhood -- 5. Children and Power during Separation -- 6. Middlewomen -- 7. Cindy Rodríguez between Two Worlds -- 8. Divided by Borders -- Appendix A: Research Design -- Appendix B: Family Descriptions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910814158303321
Dreby Joanna  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The Divo and the Duce : Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America / / Giorgio Bertellini
The Divo and the Duce : Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America / / Giorgio Bertellini
Autore Bertellini Giorgio
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 305.52
Collana Cinema Cultures in Contact
Soggetto topico Celebrities in mass media
Communication in politics
Mass media and publicity
Motion picture industry - United States - History - 20th century
Publicity - United States - History - 20th century
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Soggetto non controllato ambassadors
america
american climate
authoritarian
benito mussolini
charismatic masculinity
consumerism
democratic celebrations
democratic expansion of civil rights
dictator
isolationism
italian born star
italy
jazz age
journalists
male power
nativism
political popularity
post world war 1.
public opinion
publicists
rodolfo valentino
united states
ISBN 0-520-30136-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "Nothing Like Going to an Authority!" -- Part One. Power and Persuasion -- Part Two. The Divo, or the Governance of Romance -- Part Three. The Duce, or the Romance of Undemocratic Governing -- Conclusions -- Archival Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Primary Sources -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910311930003321
Bertellini Giorgio  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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The Divo and the Duce : Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America / / Giorgio Bertellini
The Divo and the Duce : Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America / / Giorgio Bertellini
Autore Bertellini Giorgio
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xv, 309 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 305.52
Collana Cinema Cultures in Contact
Soggetto topico Celebrities in mass media
Communication in politics
Mass media and publicity
Motion picture industry - United States - History - 20th century
Publicity - United States - History - 20th century
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Soggetto non controllato ambassadors
america
american climate
authoritarian
benito mussolini
charismatic masculinity
consumerism
democratic celebrations
democratic expansion of civil rights
dictator
isolationism
italian born star
italy
jazz age
journalists
male power
nativism
political popularity
post world war 1.
public opinion
publicists
rodolfo valentino
united states
ISBN 0-520-30136-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "Nothing Like Going to an Authority!" -- Part One. Power and Persuasion -- Part Two. The Divo, or the Governance of Romance -- Part Three. The Duce, or the Romance of Undemocratic Governing -- Conclusions -- Archival Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Primary Sources -- Index
Record Nr. UNISA-996312640203316
Bertellini Giorgio  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019]
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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Empire and revolution [[electronic resource] ] : the Americans in Mexico since the Civil War / / John Mason Hart
Empire and revolution [[electronic resource] ] : the Americans in Mexico since the Civil War / / John Mason Hart
Autore Hart John M (John Mason), <1935->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (722 p.)
Disciplina 972/.00413
Soggetto topico Americans - Mexico - History
Investments, American - Mexico - History
Nationalism - Mexico - History
Soggetto non controllato america
american attitudes
american dream
banking industry
civil war
corruption
economic growth
expansion
global empire
globalization
historians
historical analysis
historical perspective
historiography
international relations
manifest destiny
mexican revolution
mexico
mining
nafta
national infrastructure
natural resources
nonfiction
oil industry
railroad
revolution
revolutionaries
social connections
textbooks
united states
us expansion
war
ISBN 0-520-90077-4
1-282-35825-1
9786612358258
0-520-93929-8
1-59734-593-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Imperial Ambition -- 1. Arms And Capital -- 2. Rival Concessionaires -- 3. Ubiquitous Financiers -- 4. Building The Railroads -- 5. Silver, Copper, Gold, And Oil -- 6. Absentee Landlords -- 7. Resident American Elite -- 8. Boomers, Sooners, And Settlers -- 9. Mexico For The Mexicans -- 10. Interventions And Firestorms -- 11. Crisis In The New Regime -- 12. Nationalization Of Land And Industry -- 13. Cooperation And Accommodation -- 14. Return Of The American Financiers -- 15. Mexico In The New World Order -- Conclusion: Imperial America -- Endpiece -- Appendix 1. Partial List Of American Landholdings And Ownership In Mexico, 100,000 Acres And More, 1910-1913 -- Appendix 2. Partial List Of American Properties Of More Than 100,000 Acres Or Of Special Significance, Derived Via Government Portions Of Land Surveys Or From The Land Survey Companies, 1876-1910 -- Appendix 3. American Banking Syndicates Formed To Render Financial Support To Britain And Her Allies During World War I, September 1914-April 1917 -- Notes On Archival Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780375203321
Hart John M (John Mason), <1935->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Materiale a stampa
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