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American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (472 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Collana American Political Leaders
Soggetto topico Politicians - United States
Presidents - United States
Vice-Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
Judges - United States
Governors - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-4522-6726-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Selecting a President; Presidential Disability and the Line of Succession; Military; Nationalities of the Presidents; Religious Affiliations of the Presidents; Vice Presidents; Recent Changes; Other Presidential Facts; A Biographical Summary of the First Ladies; White House Hostesses; Presidents: Biographies; Chapter 2: Vice Presidents; History of the Office; Advisory Roles; Vice Presidents Who Served in Congress; Representative Roles; Vice Presidential Facts; Vice Presidents: Biographies; Origin and Development
Fifteen Executive DepartmentsRole and Function; Appointment Process; Cabinet Member Facts; Cabinet Members: Biographies; Appointment Opportunities; Lobbying for a Nomination; Only Lawyers; Judges; Politicians; Cabinet Members; Generation Gaps; Infirmity; Longest Vacancies in the Court's History; Controversial Justices; Supreme Court Justices: Biographies; Structure of Congress; Members of Congress Who Became President; Attempts at Limiting Terms; Characteristics of Members; Age Structure of Congress; Women in Congress; Number of Women Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Blacks in Congress
Turnover in MembershipNumber of Hispanic Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Congressional Service; Shifts between Chambers; Members of Congress: Biographies; Elections in Nonpresidential Years; Majority Vote Requirement; Length of Governor Terms; Limitations on Governor Terms; State Sources for Governors; Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina
North DakotaOhio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; Wisconsin; Wyoming; Appendix; Party Abbreviations; U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents; Cabinet Members and Chief Justices, 1789-2009; Political Party Affiliations in Congress and thePresidency, 1789-2009; Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-2009; Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009; Leaders of the House Since 1899; Leaders of the Senate Since 1911; Congressional Committee Chairs Since 1947; Women Members of Congress, 1917-2009
African-American Members of Congress, 1870-2009Hispanic Members of Congress, 1877-2009; Name Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910480800303321
Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
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American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vi, 463 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Collana American Political Leaders
Soggetto topico Politicians - United States
Presidents - United States
Vice-Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
Judges - United States
Governors - United States
ISBN 1-4522-6726-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Selecting a President; Presidential Disability and the Line of Succession; Military; Nationalities of the Presidents; Religious Affiliations of the Presidents; Vice Presidents; Recent Changes; Other Presidential Facts; A Biographical Summary of the First Ladies; White House Hostesses; Presidents: Biographies; Chapter 2: Vice Presidents; History of the Office; Advisory Roles; Vice Presidents Who Served in Congress; Representative Roles; Vice Presidential Facts; Vice Presidents: Biographies; Origin and Development
Fifteen Executive DepartmentsRole and Function; Appointment Process; Cabinet Member Facts; Cabinet Members: Biographies; Appointment Opportunities; Lobbying for a Nomination; Only Lawyers; Judges; Politicians; Cabinet Members; Generation Gaps; Infirmity; Longest Vacancies in the Court's History; Controversial Justices; Supreme Court Justices: Biographies; Structure of Congress; Members of Congress Who Became President; Attempts at Limiting Terms; Characteristics of Members; Age Structure of Congress; Women in Congress; Number of Women Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Blacks in Congress
Turnover in MembershipNumber of Hispanic Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Congressional Service; Shifts between Chambers; Members of Congress: Biographies; Elections in Nonpresidential Years; Majority Vote Requirement; Length of Governor Terms; Limitations on Governor Terms; State Sources for Governors; Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina
North DakotaOhio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; Wisconsin; Wyoming; Appendix; Party Abbreviations; U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents; Cabinet Members and Chief Justices, 1789-2009; Political Party Affiliations in Congress and thePresidency, 1789-2009; Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-2009; Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009; Leaders of the House Since 1899; Leaders of the Senate Since 1911; Congressional Committee Chairs Since 1947; Women Members of Congress, 1917-2009
African-American Members of Congress, 1870-2009Hispanic Members of Congress, 1877-2009; Name Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780819503321
Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
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American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
American political leaders, 1789-2009 [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vi, 463 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Collana American Political Leaders
Soggetto topico Politicians - United States
Presidents - United States
Vice-Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
Judges - United States
Governors - United States
ISBN 1-4522-6726-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Selecting a President; Presidential Disability and the Line of Succession; Military; Nationalities of the Presidents; Religious Affiliations of the Presidents; Vice Presidents; Recent Changes; Other Presidential Facts; A Biographical Summary of the First Ladies; White House Hostesses; Presidents: Biographies; Chapter 2: Vice Presidents; History of the Office; Advisory Roles; Vice Presidents Who Served in Congress; Representative Roles; Vice Presidential Facts; Vice Presidents: Biographies; Origin and Development
Fifteen Executive DepartmentsRole and Function; Appointment Process; Cabinet Member Facts; Cabinet Members: Biographies; Appointment Opportunities; Lobbying for a Nomination; Only Lawyers; Judges; Politicians; Cabinet Members; Generation Gaps; Infirmity; Longest Vacancies in the Court's History; Controversial Justices; Supreme Court Justices: Biographies; Structure of Congress; Members of Congress Who Became President; Attempts at Limiting Terms; Characteristics of Members; Age Structure of Congress; Women in Congress; Number of Women Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Blacks in Congress
Turnover in MembershipNumber of Hispanic Members in Congress, 1947-2009; Congressional Service; Shifts between Chambers; Members of Congress: Biographies; Elections in Nonpresidential Years; Majority Vote Requirement; Length of Governor Terms; Limitations on Governor Terms; State Sources for Governors; Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina
North DakotaOhio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; Wisconsin; Wyoming; Appendix; Party Abbreviations; U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents; Cabinet Members and Chief Justices, 1789-2009; Political Party Affiliations in Congress and thePresidency, 1789-2009; Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-2009; Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009; Leaders of the House Since 1899; Leaders of the Senate Since 1911; Congressional Committee Chairs Since 1947; Women Members of Congress, 1917-2009
African-American Members of Congress, 1870-2009Hispanic Members of Congress, 1877-2009; Name Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910813167303321
Washington, DC ; ; London, : CQ Press, 2010
Materiale a stampa
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The American presidency for beginners / / written by Justin Slaughter Doty ; illustrated by Kwadwo Amo-Mensah ; foreword by Neal Monroe Adams
The American presidency for beginners / / written by Justin Slaughter Doty ; illustrated by Kwadwo Amo-Mensah ; foreword by Neal Monroe Adams
Autore Doty Justin Slaughter
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Danbury, CT : , : For Beginners, , [2017]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 973.099
Soggetto topico Presidents - United States - History
ISBN 1-939994-71-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910162762303321
Doty Justin Slaughter  
Danbury, CT : , : For Beginners, , [2017]
Materiale a stampa
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The anti-intellectual presidency : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush / Elvin T. Lim
The anti-intellectual presidency : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush / Elvin T. Lim
Autore Lim, Elvin T.
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York ; Oxford : Oxford University press, 2008
Descrizione fisica XVIII, 178 p. ; 24 cm.
Disciplina 973.099
Soggetto topico Presidenti - Stati Uniti d'America - Politica
ISBN 9780199851843
Formato Risorse elettroniche
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991002778759707536
Lim, Elvin T.  
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University press, 2008
Risorse elettroniche
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Celebrity in chief : a history of the presidents and the culture of stardom / / Kenneth T. Walsh
Celebrity in chief : a history of the presidents and the culture of stardom / / Kenneth T. Walsh
Autore Walsh Kenneth T.
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Soggetto topico Presidents - United States - Social life and customs
Presidents - United States - History
Celebrities - United States - Social life and customs
Celebrities - United States - History
ISBN 1-317-26268-9
1-315-63565-8
1-317-26267-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction The Rise of the Concept of Stardom and the Culture of Celebrity; Chapter One Forerunners of the Modern Celebrity Presidents: Washington to Cleveland; Chapter Two Theodore Roosevelt: The Strenuous Life; Chapter Three Franklin D. Roosevelt: Public Advocate; Chapter Four John F. Kennedy: Glitter and Cool; Chapter Five Ronald Reagan: The Role of the Century; Chapter Six Bill Clinton: Pop Icon; Chapter Seven Barack Obama: Making History and Taking New Paths
Chapter Eight Second Billing: From Truman to the BushesChapter Nine First Ladies: Partners in Celebrity; Chapter Ten Presidents and Television: Primal Forces; Chapter Eleven Presidents and the News Media: Tug of War; Chapter Twelve Presidents and the Movies: Cinema Stars; Chapter Thirteen Presidents and Reading: Gravitas Alert; Chapter Fourteen Presidents and Sports: Links to Everyday America; Chapter Fifteen Presidents and Music: Sweet and Sour Notes; Chapter Sixteen Presidents as Trend Setters and Trend Spotters: Food, Fashion, Pets, and More
Chapter Seventeen Consequential vs. Shallow Celebrity: All Stardom Is Not EqualEpilogue: The Future of Presidential Celebrity; Notes; Selected Readings; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910797727103321
Walsh Kenneth T.  
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
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Celebrity in chief : a history of the presidents and the culture of stardom / / Kenneth T. Walsh
Celebrity in chief : a history of the presidents and the culture of stardom / / Kenneth T. Walsh
Autore Walsh Kenneth T.
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Soggetto topico Presidents - United States - Social life and customs
Presidents - United States - History
Celebrities - United States - Social life and customs
Celebrities - United States - History
ISBN 1-317-26268-9
1-315-63565-8
1-317-26267-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction The Rise of the Concept of Stardom and the Culture of Celebrity; Chapter One Forerunners of the Modern Celebrity Presidents: Washington to Cleveland; Chapter Two Theodore Roosevelt: The Strenuous Life; Chapter Three Franklin D. Roosevelt: Public Advocate; Chapter Four John F. Kennedy: Glitter and Cool; Chapter Five Ronald Reagan: The Role of the Century; Chapter Six Bill Clinton: Pop Icon; Chapter Seven Barack Obama: Making History and Taking New Paths
Chapter Eight Second Billing: From Truman to the BushesChapter Nine First Ladies: Partners in Celebrity; Chapter Ten Presidents and Television: Primal Forces; Chapter Eleven Presidents and the News Media: Tug of War; Chapter Twelve Presidents and the Movies: Cinema Stars; Chapter Thirteen Presidents and Reading: Gravitas Alert; Chapter Fourteen Presidents and Sports: Links to Everyday America; Chapter Fifteen Presidents and Music: Sweet and Sour Notes; Chapter Sixteen Presidents as Trend Setters and Trend Spotters: Food, Fashion, Pets, and More
Chapter Seventeen Consequential vs. Shallow Celebrity: All Stardom Is Not EqualEpilogue: The Future of Presidential Celebrity; Notes; Selected Readings; Index; About the Author
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819378303321
Walsh Kenneth T.  
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
Materiale a stampa
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ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Altri autori (Persone) RieserKlaus
FuchsMichael
PhillipsMichael
Soggetto topico Arts and society
Popular culture - United States
National characteristics, American
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-84150-762-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Theorizing Iconic Figures; PART I: Icons and the Struggle over Meaning; Chapter 1: 'Just Like You', But Not Like Us: Staging National Belonging, MultiracialFemininity, and Collective Memory in the American Girl Family; Chapter 2: Behind the Brown Mask: Joe Louis' Face and the Construction of Racial Mythologies; Chapter 3: LeBron James and the Web of Discourse: Iconic Sports Figures andSemantic Struggles; PART II: Appropriating Iconic Figures; Chapter 4: O Superman: The Many Faces of the Man of Steel
Chapter 5: Thirty Are Better Than One: Marilyn Monroe and the Performance of AmericannessChapter 6: Queering Cowboys, Queering Futurity: The Re/Construction of American Cowboy Masculinity; Chapter 7: Iconizing Radical Change: How Gary Cooper Led Poland to Freedom; PART III: The Mutability and Abstraction of Iconic Figures; Chapter 8: The Embodiment of a Nation: The Iconicity of Uncle Sam and the Construction of a Conflicted National Identity; Chapter 9: Lois Lane: The Making of a Girl Reporter
Chapter 10: War in Four Colors: The Battle between Superman and Captain America for America's Hearts and Minds during World War IIChapter 11: Myth and Materiality: The Duality of Grace Kelly; Chapter 12: 'Its Own Special Attraction': Meditations on Martyrdom and the Iconicity of Civil Rights Widows; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463459803321
Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
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ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Altri autori (Persone) RieserKlaus
FuchsMichael
PhillipsMichael
Soggetto topico Arts and society
Popular culture - United States
National characteristics, American
ISBN 1-84150-762-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Theorizing Iconic Figures; PART I: Icons and the Struggle over Meaning; Chapter 1: 'Just Like You', But Not Like Us: Staging National Belonging, MultiracialFemininity, and Collective Memory in the American Girl Family; Chapter 2: Behind the Brown Mask: Joe Louis' Face and the Construction of Racial Mythologies; Chapter 3: LeBron James and the Web of Discourse: Iconic Sports Figures andSemantic Struggles; PART II: Appropriating Iconic Figures; Chapter 4: O Superman: The Many Faces of the Man of Steel
Chapter 5: Thirty Are Better Than One: Marilyn Monroe and the Performance of AmericannessChapter 6: Queering Cowboys, Queering Futurity: The Re/Construction of American Cowboy Masculinity; Chapter 7: Iconizing Radical Change: How Gary Cooper Led Poland to Freedom; PART III: The Mutability and Abstraction of Iconic Figures; Chapter 8: The Embodiment of a Nation: The Iconicity of Uncle Sam and the Construction of a Conflicted National Identity; Chapter 9: Lois Lane: The Making of a Girl Reporter
Chapter 10: War in Four Colors: The Battle between Superman and Captain America for America's Hearts and Minds during World War IIChapter 11: Myth and Materiality: The Duality of Grace Kelly; Chapter 12: 'Its Own Special Attraction': Meditations on Martyrdom and the Iconicity of Civil Rights Widows; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786255903321
Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
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ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
ConFiguring America [[electronic resource] ] : iconic figures, visuality, and the American identity / / edited by Klaus Rieser, Michael Fuchs, and Michael Phillips
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (302 p.)
Disciplina 973.099
Altri autori (Persone) RieserKlaus
FuchsMichael
PhillipsMichael
Soggetto topico Arts and society
Popular culture - United States
National characteristics, American
ISBN 1-84150-762-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Theorizing Iconic Figures; PART I: Icons and the Struggle over Meaning; Chapter 1: 'Just Like You', But Not Like Us: Staging National Belonging, MultiracialFemininity, and Collective Memory in the American Girl Family; Chapter 2: Behind the Brown Mask: Joe Louis' Face and the Construction of Racial Mythologies; Chapter 3: LeBron James and the Web of Discourse: Iconic Sports Figures andSemantic Struggles; PART II: Appropriating Iconic Figures; Chapter 4: O Superman: The Many Faces of the Man of Steel
Chapter 5: Thirty Are Better Than One: Marilyn Monroe and the Performance of AmericannessChapter 6: Queering Cowboys, Queering Futurity: The Re/Construction of American Cowboy Masculinity; Chapter 7: Iconizing Radical Change: How Gary Cooper Led Poland to Freedom; PART III: The Mutability and Abstraction of Iconic Figures; Chapter 8: The Embodiment of a Nation: The Iconicity of Uncle Sam and the Construction of a Conflicted National Identity; Chapter 9: Lois Lane: The Making of a Girl Reporter
Chapter 10: War in Four Colors: The Battle between Superman and Captain America for America's Hearts and Minds during World War IIChapter 11: Myth and Materiality: The Duality of Grace Kelly; Chapter 12: 'Its Own Special Attraction': Meditations on Martyrdom and the Iconicity of Civil Rights Widows; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
Record Nr. UNINA-9910821484903321
Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013
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