The Cultural Capital of Asian American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Autonomy and Representation in the University / / Mark Chiang
| The Cultural Capital of Asian American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Autonomy and Representation in the University / / Mark Chiang |
| Autore | Chiang Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; London, [England] : , : New York University Press, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.829/95073 |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States
Ethnology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States Asian Americans - Politics and government Autonomy Ethnicity - Political aspects - United States Asian Americans - Ethnic identity Education, Higher - Political aspects - United States Asian Americans - Study and teaching (Higher) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American
Asian Capital The academic articulates cultural ethnic illuminating innovative model politics position studies university within |
| ISBN | 0-8147-9001-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Institutionalization and the crisis of representation -- From cultural politics to cultural capital -- Contradictions in the emergence of ethnic studies -- Disciplinarity and the political identity of Asian American studies -- The political economy of minority literature -- Asian American cultural capital and the crisis of legitimation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790011303321 |
Chiang Mark
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| New York ; ; London, [England] : , : New York University Press, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Irving Howe [[electronic resource] ] : a life of passionate dissent / / Gerald Sorin
| Irving Howe [[electronic resource] ] : a life of passionate dissent / / Gerald Sorin |
| Autore | Sorin Gerald <1940-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 p.) |
| Disciplina |
974.7/100492/0092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Jews - New York (State) - New York
Critics - New York (State) - New York Jewish radicals - New York (State) - New York Jews - New York (State) - New York - Intellectual life |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American
biography illuminating intellectual |
| ISBN |
0-8147-4077-4
0-8147-0884-6 81-474-0774-2 1-4175-8837-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 The Trauma of Sharply Fallen Circumstances: World of Our Fathers; 2 Illusions of Power and Coherence at CCNY: World of College Politics in the 1930's; 3 The Second World War and the Myopia of Socialist Sectarianism; 4 The Postwar World and the Reconquest of Jewishness; 5 Toward a "World More Attractive"; 6 The Origins of Dissent; 7 The Age of Conformity; 8 The Growth of Dissent and the Breakup of the Fifties; 9 More Breakups; 10 The Turmoil of Engagement: The Sixties: Part 1; 11 Escalation and Polarization: The Sixties: Part 2; 12 Retrospection and Celebration
13 Sober Self-Reflections: Democratic Radical, Literary Critic, Secular Jew Notes; Glossary; References; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783259003321 |
Sorin Gerald <1940->
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working the skies [[electronic resource] ] : the fast-paced, disorienting world of the flight attendant / / Drew Whitelegg
| Working the skies [[electronic resource] ] : the fast-paced, disorienting world of the flight attendant / / Drew Whitelegg |
| Autore | Whitelegg Drew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 387.7/364 |
| Soggetto topico | Flight attendants - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Containing
attendant attendants behind-the-scenes book both current daily dangerous first flight funny illuminating intimate life lively portraits retired show sometimes stories this |
| ISBN |
0-8147-8451-8
1-4356-0742-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | We're here to save your ass, not kiss it -- Briefing : from stewardess to flight attendant -- Departure -- Safety checks -- In-flight entertainment? -- Cruising altitude -- The layover -- The return -- Debriefing. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778104003321 |
Whitelegg Drew
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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