Mankekar, Purnima:Screening Culture, Viewing Politics : An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India / Purnima Mankekar
- Erstausgabe 2002, ISBN: 9780822323907
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Very Good+. 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's colophon on the copy… Mehr…
New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Very Good+. 1942. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's colophon on the copyright page, this clean, attractive copy has one remarkable flaw only: mild tanning to the red cloth spine, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, "In National Socialist terminology, total war means much more than just the mobilization and utilization of all the human and material resources of a nation," this scholarly study includes several contributors, a name and general index, and a bibliography; 614 pages ., Farrar & Rinehart, 1942, 3, New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1971. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. A Twentieth Century Fund Study. SUB-TITLE: Its Impacts on American Society. SYNOPSIS: "The United States military establishment is . . . so much larger than all the other institutions of government that its operation, and its impacts . . . are literally of another order of magnitude." Yet the implications of the military establishment's pervasiveness are often obscured by the increasing convergence of military and civilian styles, and by the American public's ambivalent attitude toward the military. A work of cold power and major significance, this panoramic survey explores in scope and depth the growth of the military establishment since World War II and conveys the full force of its effects on American society. This Twentieth Century Fund Study, several years in process, examines the incapacity of countervailing civilian power to control military dominance; the military's "automatic priority" over national resources and the government's subsequent ineffectiveness in meeting vital domestic needs; the role of the military in foreign policy, in arms escalation, in control of revolution and counter-revolution abroad and control of social unrest at home. It reviews the military establishment's impact on the economy; its widespread financial support of scientific research and ensuing effect on higher education, including the rise of dissent on college campuses; its far-reaching effects on class and racial mobility. It investigates the impact of the military system of discipline and justice on the civilian sector and the extent to which military values and priorities have been absorbed into the American mainstream, and it documents the rise of counterresponse reflected in increased alienation of youth, public dissent, and the revival of traditional antimilitarism. "A study of the impacts of the American military establishment on American society is an extremely difficult assignment - in size, in complexity, in scope. So the Twentieth Century Fund was especially fortunate in securing Adam Yarmolinsky to serve as research director for this study. A close associate of former Defense Secretary McNamara, whom he served as Special Assistant and Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, he had inside knowledge of the workings of the military establishment. And as an educator and lawyer with a strong commitment and interest in intellectual and social issues, he was in a position to trace the reach of the military influence in our society. While Mr. Yarmolinsky was primarily responsible for carrying out the study in its many aspects, the breadth and depth of his investigation required the assistance of authorities in many different fields. A brilliant, diverse team of analysts and scholars was assembled, a tribute to Mr. Yarmolinsky and a reflection of the importance and the gravity of the subject. The principal participants included Albert Biderman, of the Bureau of Social Science Research in Washington; Harvey Brooks, Dean of Engineering and Applied Physics at Harvard; Donald Canty, editorial director of the National Urban Coalition and editor of City magazine; Philip Geyelin, the editor of the editorial page of the Washington Post; Morris Janowitz, chairman of the department of sociology, University of Chicago; Burton Klein, professor of economics at the California Institute of Technology; Gene Lyons professor of government at Dartmouth; Robert Manning, editor of the Atlantic Monthly and former Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs; Ernest May, professor of history and Dean of Harvard College; Laurence Radway, chairman of the department of government at Dartmouth; Jack Rosenthal, urban correspondent for the New York Times; Edward Sherman, assistant professor of law, University of Indiana;.... First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1971, 2.75, Boston, MA: Beacon, 1955. Reprint. Fourth printing, 1960. Trade paperback. Good.. [2], 379, [3] pages.; 22 cm. Occasional footnotes. Index. Highlighting/underlining. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pencil and ink marks and comments noted. Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (14 March 1905 - 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist, and political scientist. He is best known for his 1955 book The Opium of the Intellectuals, the title of which inverts Karl Marx's claim that religion was the opium of the people - Aron argues that in post-war France, Marxism was the opium of the intellectuals. In the book, Aron chastised French intellectuals for what he described as their harsh criticism of capitalism and democracy and their simultaneous defense of Marxist oppression, atrocities, and intolerance. Aron is also known for his lifelong friendship, sometimes fractious, with philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Aron wrote extensively on a wide range of other topics. Citing the breadth and quality of Aron's writings, historian James R. Garland suggests, "Though he may be little known in America, Raymond Aron arguably stood as the preeminent example of French intellectualism for much of the twentieth century." Excerpt from KIRKUS REVIEW: A leading political commentator in France addresses the international scene in this century on the origin and, meaning of war. His thesis will not be accepted without some resentment here for he argues that America is greatly at fault, both in World Wars I and II and the Cold War as well, that we must assume more realistic attitudes towards the economic necessities of the Asiatic nations and our European allies. He strongly urges cessation of our struggle for power with the Soviet Union; it is here to stay and we invite a third world war en route to human unity by our threats of Atomic War, our blindnesses. He finds, too, unprofitable the modern tendency to re--examine the motives of statesmen and decisions in times past, deploring it as adolescent and time-consuming. Not palatable reading, but a challenge to those who take time to consider., Beacon, 1955, 2.5, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, (1944), Ist edition. 60 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). "Prepared for the Ministry of Labour and National Service by the Ministry of Information." B&w photographs. Contents: "Each to Our Part, Each to Our Station"; The Plan Emerges: The Fighting Man; New Millions for the War Industries; Women Called to War; Balance Sheet of Mobilisation; Wages and Working Conditions; Welfare: Making the Best of It; Mobile Labour Comes to Rest; When Free Men Fight for Freedom; The Right to Appeal; Employers and Employed Take Counsel. Interior - small area of waviness on page 29/30, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear - mainly on spine, small soft crease at top of front cover - migrates lightly into first few pages. VG., His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, (1944), Ist edition., 0, Washington DC. 1992. Summer 1992. Covert Action Publications. Magazine. Very Good In Staple-Binding. ISSN 0275-309x. 67 pages. magazine. Front cover photos: Los Angeles after the Uprising, Ted Soqui/Impact Visuals. Bush family portrait, the White House. Back cover: funeral of death squad victim in El Salvador, Terry Allen. keywords: Magazine Politics. FROM THE PUBLISHER - IN THIS ISSUE - THE MURDER OF HISTORY by Eqbal Ahmad. This century has been marked by unrecorded holocausts justified by the Cold War. With allies such as Israel, the U.S. continues to violate the dream of peace in the Middle East. There, as elsewhere, the decisive issue has always been control of resources; LA: THE FIRE THIS TIME by Mike Davis. Blacks, Latinos, and even some Whites rebelled against economic and political repression. Dozens died, hundreds were deported, and tens of thousands were arrested. The aggressive, high tech crackdown was federalized in 48 hours; repression got a shot in the arm; NUCLEAR THREATS-NEW WORLD ORDER by Michio Kaku. Despite the announced end of the arms race, the world is more dangerous. While the U.S. claims the right to enforce nuclear nonproliferation to its New World Order demons, it selectively dispenses bomb technology to its friends; U.N.: WASHINGTON'S CAPTIVE TOOL by Phyllis Bennis. Dissatisfaction and grumbling among Third World members echoes through the U.N. corridors. In the official body, the U.S. still uses bribes, threats and humanitarian to coerce complicity with its unipolar vision while Boutros-Ghali toes the line; DISSENT AS CRIMINAL SUBVERSION by Chip Berlet. What signs to watch for: When the government casts dissenters as a clear and present danger, as it did in the cases of the National Lawyers Guild, certain environmental groups and radical gay/lesbian movements, intelligence abuse and repression follows closely behind; TARGETING ENVIRONMENTALISTS by Sheila O'Donnell. A Florida woman fighting Procter and Gamble toxic wastes is savagely beaten while her attackers remain at large. This case is increasingly typical of what is happening around the country when activists organize against poisonous industrial giants; U.S. ECONOMY: THE ENEMY WITHIN by Doug Henwood. A 40-year old U.S. document laid out plans for world dominance through global military mobilization, suppression of domestic dissent, and the destruction of the Soviet Union. The planners got everything they wished for, but now their dream is turning sour; SPECIAL PRE-ELECTION FEATURE: BUSH - FAMILY THAT PREYS TOGETHER by Jack Colhoun. The Bush men loot and pillage from D.C. to Dallas, from Bahrain to China. To them, the spoils of board room, regulatory agency, family enclave, and covert activities are all business as usual; BUSH AND CIA: COMPANY OF FRIENDS by Anthony L. Kimety. Government employees are usually pensioned off after 20 years. Strong evidence suggests that George Bush has put in 45 years of loyal service to the CIA, and has profited from shady oil deals and covert operations. The world deserves a rest. inventory #47886 ISBN: ISSN 0275-309x., 0, Cambridge University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Cambridge University Press, 2002, 2.5, Durham : Duke University Press, 1999. 1st edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 448 p: 28 b&w photographs. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter I. Culture Wars -- Part I. Fields of Power: The National Television Family -- Chapter 2. National Television and the ""Viewing Family"" -- Chapter 3. ""Women-Oriented"" Narratives and the New Indian Woman -- Part II Engendering Communities -- Chapter 4. Mediating Modernities: The Ramayan and the Creation of Community and Nation -- Chapter 5. Television Tales, National Narratives, and a Woman's Rage: Multiple Interpretations of Draupadi's ""Disrobing"" -- Part III. Technologies of Violence -- Chapter 6. ""Air Force Women Don't Cry"": Militaristic Nationalism and Representations of Gender -- Chapter 7. Popular Narrative, the Politics of Location, and Memory -- Epilogue: Sky Wars -- Notes -- Bibliography Index. Subjects: Television broadcasting Social aspects India. Television in community development India. India. Summary: In Screening Culture, Viewing Politics Purnima Mankekar presents a cutting-edge ethnography of television-viewing in India. With a focus on the responses of upwardly-mobile, yet lower-to-middle class urban women to state-sponsored entertainment serials, Mankekar demonstrates how television in India has profoundly shaped womens place in the family, community, and nation, and the crucial role it has played in the realignment of class, caste, consumption, religion, and politics.Mankekar examines both entertainment narratives and advertisements designed to convey particular ideas about the nation. Organizing her study around the recurring themes in these showsIndian womanhood, family, community, constructions of historical memory, development, integration, and sometimes violenceMankekar dissects both the messages televised and her New Delhi subjects perceptions of and reactions to these messages. In the process, her ethnographic analysis reveals the texture of these womens daily lives, social relationships, and everyday practices. Throughout her study, Mankekar remains attentive to the tumultuous historical and political context in the midst of which these programs integrationalist messages are transmitted, to the cultural diversity of the viewership, and to her own role as ethnographer. In an enlightening epilogue she describes the effect of satellite television and transnational programming to India in the 1990s.Through its ethnographic and theoretical richness, Screening Culture, Viewing Politics forces a reexamination of the relationship between mass media, social life, and identity and nation formation in non-Western contexts. As such, it represents a major contribution to a number of fields, including media and communication studies, feminist studies, anthropology, South Asian studies, and cultural studies., Durham : Duke University Press, 1999, 0<
