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Paris Hilton: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)
by Sandra GurvisThis revealing portrait of the real Paris Hilton gets underneath the hype and hate, the glamour and greed.Unlike other biographies that range from the exposé to the gushing, Paris Hilton: A Biography is both detailed and objective. It covers Paris's checkered family history, her privileged yet surprisingly unassuming upbringing, and her explosion with sister Nicky as "It Girls" on the international social scene. Readers will learn how her family influenced her, why she made the decision to step into the limelight, and why she continues today, despite her many critics and setbacks. Each chapter of the biography provides an in-depth view of a specific aspect of Paris's life: her relationship with men and the media, how she turned herself around emotionally and projected a new image, and what makes her such a smart businesswoman. The book also looks at darker moments, including the sex tape, her jail time, and her publicity faux pas. In the end, readers will understand what makes this complex young woman tick—and have a better sense of what it is like to walk a mile in her Manolo Blahniks.
Paris Primitive: Jacques Chirac's Museum on the Quai Branly
by Sally PriceIn 1990 Jacques Chirac, the future president of France and a passionate fan of non-European art, met Jacques Kerchache, a maverick art collector with the lifelong ambition of displaying African sculpture in the holy temple of French culture, the Louvre. Together they began laying plans, and ten years later African fetishes were on view under the same roof as the Mona Lisa. Then, in 2006, amidst a maelstrom of controversy and hype, Chirac presided over the opening of a new museum dedicated to primitive art in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower: the Musée du Quai Branly. Paris Primitive recounts the massive reconfiguration of Paris’s museum world that resulted from Chirac’s dream, set against a backdrop of personal and national politics, intellectual life, and the role of culture in French society. Along with exposing the machinations that led to the MQB’s creation, Sally Price addresses the thorny questions it raises about the legacy of colonialism, the balance between aesthetic judgments and ethnographic context, and the role of institutions of art and culture in an increasingly diverse France. Anyone with a stake in the myriad political, cultural, and anthropological issues raised by the MQB will find Price’s account fascinating.
The Paris Zone: A Cultural History, 1840-1944
by James CannonSince the mid-1970s, the colloquial term zone has often been associated with the troubled post-war housing estates on the outskirts of large French cities. However, it once referred to a more circumscribed space: the zone non aedificandi (non-building zone) which encircled Paris from the 1840s to the 1940s. This unusual territory, although marginal in a social and geographical sense, came to occupy a central place in Parisian culture. Previous studies have focused on its urban and social history, or on particular ways in which it was represented during particular periods. By bringing together and analysing a wider range of sources from the duration of the zone’s existence, this study offers a rich and nuanced account of how the area was perceived and used by successive generations of Parisian novelists (including Zola and Flaubert), poets, songwriters, artists, photographers, film-makers, politicians and town-planners. More generally, it aims to raise awareness of a neglected aspect of Parisian cultural history while pointing to links between current and past perceptions of the city’s periphery.
The Paris Zone: A Cultural History, 1840-1944
by James CannonSince the mid-1970s, the colloquial term zone has often been associated with the troubled post-war housing estates on the outskirts of large French cities. However, it once referred to a more circumscribed space: the zone non aedificandi (non-building zone) which encircled Paris from the 1840s to the 1940s. This unusual territory, although marginal in a social and geographical sense, came to occupy a central place in Parisian culture. Previous studies have focused on its urban and social history, or on particular ways in which it was represented during particular periods. By bringing together and analysing a wider range of sources from the duration of the zone’s existence, this study offers a rich and nuanced account of how the area was perceived and used by successive generations of Parisian novelists (including Zola and Flaubert), poets, songwriters, artists, photographers, film-makers, politicians and town-planners. More generally, it aims to raise awareness of a neglected aspect of Parisian cultural history while pointing to links between current and past perceptions of the city’s periphery.
Parité!: Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
by Joan Wallach ScottFrance today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In Parité! Joan Wallach Scott shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. During the 1990s, le mouvement pour la parité successfully campaigned for women's inclusion in elective office with an argument that is unprecedented in the annals of feminism. The paritaristes insisted that if the abstract individual were thought of as sexed, then sexual difference would no longer be a relevant consideration in politics. Scott insists that this argument was neither essentialist nor separatist; it was not about women's special qualities or interests. Instead, parité was rigorously universalist—and for that reason was both misunderstood and a source of heated debate.
Parité!: Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
by Joan Wallach ScottFrance today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In Parité! Joan Wallach Scott shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. During the 1990s, le mouvement pour la parité successfully campaigned for women's inclusion in elective office with an argument that is unprecedented in the annals of feminism. The paritaristes insisted that if the abstract individual were thought of as sexed, then sexual difference would no longer be a relevant consideration in politics. Scott insists that this argument was neither essentialist nor separatist; it was not about women's special qualities or interests. Instead, parité was rigorously universalist—and for that reason was both misunderstood and a source of heated debate.
Parité!: Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
by Joan Wallach ScottFrance today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In Parité! Joan Wallach Scott shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. During the 1990s, le mouvement pour la parité successfully campaigned for women's inclusion in elective office with an argument that is unprecedented in the annals of feminism. The paritaristes insisted that if the abstract individual were thought of as sexed, then sexual difference would no longer be a relevant consideration in politics. Scott insists that this argument was neither essentialist nor separatist; it was not about women's special qualities or interests. Instead, parité was rigorously universalist—and for that reason was both misunderstood and a source of heated debate.
The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea
by Byung-Kook Kim and Ezra F. VogelIn 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society in the making, which would lead to a democratic breakthrough eight years later. The transformation took place during the years of Park Chung Hee's presidency. Park seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled as a virtual dictator until his assassination in October 1979. He is credited with modernizing South Korea, but at a huge political and social cost. South Korea's political landscape under Park defies easy categorization. The state was predatory yet technocratic, reform-minded yet quick to crack down on dissidents in the name of political order. The nation was balanced uneasily between opposition forces calling for democratic reforms and the Park government's obsession with economic growth. The chaebol (a powerful conglomerate of multinationals based in South Korea) received massive government support to pioneer new growth industries, even as a nationwide campaign of economic shock therapy-interest hikes, devaluation, and wage cuts-met strong public resistance and caused considerable hardship. This landmark volume examines South Korea's era of development as a study in the complex politics of modernization. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources in both English and Korean, these essays recover and contextualize many of the ambiguities in South Korea's trajectory from poverty to a sustainable high rate of economic growth.
Park Life: Around the World in 50 Parks
by Tom ChesshyreIf the pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that people love parks Wherever we are in the world, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos. With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the world, in a love letter to the green escapes that bring us joy in our cities.
Parkinson's Disease For Dummies
by Jo Horne Michele TagliatiMaintain a take-charge attitude and live your life to the fullest with Parkinson's Whether the diagnosis is yours or that of a loved one, Parkinson's Disease for Dummies contains everything you need to know about living with this disease. This book is an easy-to-understand, straightforward, and sometimes humorous guide that offers proven techniques for coping with daily issues, finding the right doctors, and providing care as the disease progresses. This user-friendly guide helps you navigate you through the important steps toward taking charge of your condition. You aren't alone—inside, you'll discover proven coping skills and first-hand advice, along with practical tools that will help you navigate the treatment journey. In classic, compassionate Dummies style, Parkinson's Disease For Dummies will answer all your questions, and guide you through the process of finding your own answers as well. Keep your mind sharp, stay in shape, and keep your stress under control Life a full and satisfying life after a Parkinson's diagnosis Get the most current information on Parkinson's medications and treatments Learn the best ways to support loved ones living with Parkinson's With updates on the latest in alternative treatments, dementia, and young onset PD, Parkinson's Disease for Dummies is here to show you how you can keep a positive attitude and lead an active, productive life.
Parkinson's Disease For Dummies
by Jo Horne Michele TagliatiMaintain a take-charge attitude and live your life to the fullest with Parkinson's Whether the diagnosis is yours or that of a loved one, Parkinson's Disease for Dummies contains everything you need to know about living with this disease. This book is an easy-to-understand, straightforward, and sometimes humorous guide that offers proven techniques for coping with daily issues, finding the right doctors, and providing care as the disease progresses. This user-friendly guide helps you navigate you through the important steps toward taking charge of your condition. You aren't alone—inside, you'll discover proven coping skills and first-hand advice, along with practical tools that will help you navigate the treatment journey. In classic, compassionate Dummies style, Parkinson's Disease For Dummies will answer all your questions, and guide you through the process of finding your own answers as well. Keep your mind sharp, stay in shape, and keep your stress under control Life a full and satisfying life after a Parkinson's diagnosis Get the most current information on Parkinson's medications and treatments Learn the best ways to support loved ones living with Parkinson's With updates on the latest in alternative treatments, dementia, and young onset PD, Parkinson's Disease for Dummies is here to show you how you can keep a positive attitude and lead an active, productive life.
Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography (Emerald Studies in Deviant Leisure)
by Thomas RaymenTaking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusion from our hyper-regulated cities. While the existing criminological wisdom suggests that these practices are a form of politicised resistance, this book positions parkour and freerunning as hyper-conformist to the underlying values of consumer capitalism and explains how late-capitalism has created a contradiction for itself in which it must stoke desire for these lifestyle practices whilst also excluding their free practice from central urban spaces. Drawing on the emergent deviant leisure perspective, this book takes us into the life-worlds of young people who are attempting to navigate the challenges and anxieties of early adulthood. For the young people in this study, consumer capitalism's commodification of rebellious iconography offered unique identities of 'cool individualism' and opportunities for flexibilised employment; while the post-industrial 'creative city' attempted to harness parkour's practice, prohibitively if necessary, into approved spatial contexts under the buzzwords of 'culture' and 'creativity'. This book offers a vital contribution to the criminological literature on spatial transgression, and in doing so, engages in a critical reappraisal of the evolution of the relationships between work, leisure, identity and urban space in consumer capitalism.
Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography (Emerald Studies in Deviant Leisure)
by Thomas RaymenTaking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusion from our hyper-regulated cities. While the existing criminological wisdom suggests that these practices are a form of politicised resistance, this book positions parkour and freerunning as hyper-conformist to the underlying values of consumer capitalism and explains how late-capitalism has created a contradiction for itself in which it must stoke desire for these lifestyle practices whilst also excluding their free practice from central urban spaces. Drawing on the emergent deviant leisure perspective, this book takes us into the life-worlds of young people who are attempting to navigate the challenges and anxieties of early adulthood. For the young people in this study, consumer capitalism's commodification of rebellious iconography offered unique identities of 'cool individualism' and opportunities for flexibilised employment; while the post-industrial 'creative city' attempted to harness parkour's practice, prohibitively if necessary, into approved spatial contexts under the buzzwords of 'culture' and 'creativity'. This book offers a vital contribution to the criminological literature on spatial transgression, and in doing so, engages in a critical reappraisal of the evolution of the relationships between work, leisure, identity and urban space in consumer capitalism.
Parks and People in Postcolonial Societies: Experiences in Southern Africa (GeoJournal Library #79)
by M. RamutsindelaAgainst the background of colonial and postcolonial experiences, this volume shows that power relations and stereotypes embedded in the original Western idea of a national park are a continuing reality of contemporary national and transnational parks. The volume seeks to dispel the myth that colonial beliefs and practices in protected areas have ended with the introduction of ‘new’ nature conservation policies and practices. It explores this continuity against the backdrop of the development of the national park idea in the West, and its trajectories in colonial and postcolonial societies, particularly southern Africa. This volume analyses the dynamic relations between people and national parks and assesses these in southern Africa against broader experiences in postcolonial societies. It draws examples from a broad range of situations and places. It reinserts issues of prejudices into contemporary national park systems, and accounts for continuities and interruptions in national parks ideals in different contexts. Its interpretation of material transcends the North-South divide. This volume is accessible to readers from different academic backgrounds. It is of special interest to academics, policymakers and Non-Governmental Organisations. This book can also be used as prescribed or reference material in courses taught at university.
Parlament und Gesellschaft: Eine Funktionsanalyse der repräsentativen Demokratie (Schriften des Zentralinstituts für sozialwiss. Forschung der FU Berlin #73)
by Dietrich Herzog
Parlamentarische und präsidentielle Demokratie: Strukturelle Aspekte westlicher Demokratien
by Winfried Steffani
Parlamentarisches Regierungssystem in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Daten — Fakten — Urteile im Grundriß (Universitätstaschenbücher #575)
by Uwe Thaysen
Parlamentarisierung der europäischen Außenpolitik: Das Europäische Parlament und die Vertragspolitik der Europäischen Union (Forschung Politik #62)
by Stephan KraußDie Studie skizziert den Parlamentarisierungsprozeß europäischer Vertragspolitik und zeigt dessen Konsequenzen für das politische System der EU sowie für deren Rolle als internationaler Verhandlungspartner auf. Außenpolitik gilt gewöhnlich nicht als originäres Bewährungsfeld parlamentarischer Kontrolle. Dennoch findet dort, wo die Außenpolitik der EU am deutlichsten ausgeprägt ist, in der Vertragspolitik, ein beachtlicher Prozeß der Parlamentarisierung statt. Alle internationalen Verträge mit großer politischer Reichweite, die die EU in den neunziger Jahren abgeschlossen hat, waren bereits von der Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments (EP) abhängig. Die Studie erfaßt den graduellen Kompetenzzuwachs des EP in seiner Bedeutung für die Formulierung europäischer Vertragspolitik und analysiert dessen Auswirkungen auf die Akteursrolle der EU gegenüber Drittstaaten. Fallstudien zur Zollunion mit der Türkei, zur Uruguay-Runde des GATT sowie zur Kategorie der Beitrittsabkommen klären, wie ein positives Votum des EP zustandekommt, obwohl der EU im Vergleich zu parlamentarischen Regierungssystemen auf nationaler Ebene das Charakteristikum einer loyalen Regierungsmehrheit im Parlament fehlt.
Parlamentarismus im Zeitalter der Europäischen Integration: Zu Logik und Dynamik politischer Entscheidungsprozesse im demokratischen Mehrebenensystem der EU
by Martin Sebaldt
Parlamente und ihr Umfeld: Daten und Analysen zu einer herausfordernden Regierungsform (ZParl-Band zum 50jährigen Bestehen des Westdeutschen Verlages)
by Winfried Steffani Uwe ThaysenDie 'Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen' begleitet schon im 28. Jahrgang die wissenschaftliche und öffentliche Diskussion mit Beiträgen zu Parlamentarismus und Regierungssystem in der Bundesrepublik und im internationalen Vergleich. Dieser Auswahlband bietet dem Leser einen chronologisch angeordneten Einblick in die Themenbereiche, die Autorenschaft und die verschiedenen akzentuierten Schwerpunktsetzungen der Zeitschrift in den vergangenen Jahren.
Parlamente und Systemtransformation im postsozialistischen Europa
by Susanne Kraatz Silvia Von SteinsdorffDas Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die parlamentarische Entwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa. In zwölf Länderstudien wird der Beitrag der Volksvertretungen zur Systemtransformation im ersten postsozialistischen Jahrzehnt untersucht. Im Mittelpunkt steht hierbei sowohl die institutionelle Konsolidierung der Parlamente als auch ihre Rolle in den neuen politischen Systemen. Diese empirischen Bestandsaufnahme wird durch eine Reihe vergleichender Analysen ergänzt.
Parlamentsreform: Ziele, Akteure, Prozesse (Analysen #67)
by Stefan MarschallParlamentsreformen sind mehr als nur organisationsinterne Umgestaltungen; sie können in ihren Auswirkungen weit über die Volksvertretung hinausreichen. In der Studie wird das Konzept "Parlamentsreform" ausgelotet und ein Blick auf die Reformvorhaben geworfen, die der Deutsche Bundestag in seiner 50-jährigen Bestehensgeschichte verabschiedet hat. Anhand der Geschichte und exemplarisch an den Reformen der 13. Legislaturperiode werden folgende Fragen diskutiert: - Lassen sich Konjunkturen im Handlungsfeld Parlamentsreform feststellen? - Welche parlamentsinternen und -externen Akteure sind beteiligt? - Welche Zielsetzungen stehen hinter den Reformprojekten? - Welche Herausforderungen stellen sich der Volksvertretung in modernen Gesellschaften und wie können Parlamente auf diese Herausforderungen reagieren? Die Antworten auf diese Fragen zeigen die Perspektiven für eine "neoparlamentarische" Epoche der Demokratie auf.
Parlamentsreform in Theorie und Praxis: Zur institutionellen Lernfähigkeit des parlamentarischen Regierungssystems. Eine empirische Analyse der Parlamentsreform im 5. Deutschen Bundestag
by Uwe Thaysen
Parliament and Convention in the Personal Rule of James V of Scotland, 1528–1542
by Amy BlakewayThis book, based on a fresh understanding of Scottish governmental records rooted in extensive archival research, offers the first study of these important institutions in a period of revived royal authority. The regime which emerges from these records is one which understood the power of consultation, adroitly using a range of groups from full parliaments to conventions of specialists and experts selected to deal with the matter in hand. Policies were crafted through not one single meeting but several types of gathering, ranging from small groups when secrecy was of the essence or complex details required to be hammered out, to elaborate large gatherings when the regime employed a performative strategy to disseminate information or legitimise its policies. Still more impressively, much of this was managed in the King’s absence – James remained at a distance from many of these gatherings, relying on key officials such as the Chancellor or Clerk Register to relay counsel and the royal will. This emphasis on specialised, frequent consultation reflects concurrent developments in the council, whilst relocating debate surrounding the development of state and administrative structures in Scotland traditionally located in the late sixteenth-century into the 1530s. In tackling the development of parliament in Scotland and placing it in its proper context amongst many different forms of consultative meeting this book also speaks to subjects of European-wide concern: how far early modern Parliaments were used to impose or resist religious change, the pace of state formation, monarchical power and relations between monarchs and their subjects.