Hometown Tales Celebrating regional voices Two arresting tales of life in Birmingham 160 pages Whatton Maria ...

When Homeward Bound first appeared in 1988 it forever changed the way we understand Cold War America Previously scholars understood the post-World War II era as a time when Americans turned away from politics to enjoy the fruits of peace & prosperity after decades of depression & war while their leaders remained preoccupied with the Soviet threat & the dangers of the Atomic Age Homeward Bound challenged the idea of an apolitical private arena demonstrating that the Atomic Age & the Cold War were not merely the concerns of experts & policy makers but infused American life on every level from the boardroom to the bedroom As Elaine Tyler May argues the official foreign policy of "containment" toward the Soviet Union had a domestic corollary in which the perceived dangers of the age--nuclear war communist subversion consumer excess sexual experimentation & women's emancipation--were "contained" within the family an institution now expected to fulfill its members hopes & dreams for security & the good life in the midst of a frightening world " Domestic containment" is now the standard interpretation of the era & Homeward Bound has become a classic This new edition

Includes:: an updated introduction & a new epilogue examining the legacy of Cold War obsessions with personal & family security in the present day

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Homeward Bound captures a very memorable scene from the classic Snow White animation; the lovable 7 Dwarfs return home to find an unexpected house guest a sleeping Princess Designed by award winning artist & sculptor Jim Shore for the Disney Traditions brand The figurine is made from resin Unique variations should be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in a branded gift box Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Chance the American Bulldog Sassy the Himalayan cat & Shadow the golden retriever take off on a new adventure as they search the streets of San Francisco for their stray owners Actors Michael J Fox Sally Field Ralph Waite Al Michaels Tommy Lasorda Directors David R Ellis Writers Chris Hauty Julie Hickson Sheila Burnford Producers Angel Pine Barry Jossen Gena Desclos James Pentecost Language English Subtitles English Portuguese Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

To have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957 just months after Elvis Presley ignited the rock era As the songwriting half of Simon & Garfunkel his work helped define the youth movement of the '60s On his own in the '70s Simon made radio-dominating hits He kicked off the '80s by reuniting with Garfunkel to perform for half a million New Yorkers in Central Park Five years later Simon's album Graceland sold millions & spurred an international political controversy & it doesn't stop there The grandchild of Jewish immigrants from Hungary the nearly 75-year-old singer-songwriter has not only sold more than 100 million records won 15 Grammy awards & been installed into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame twice but has also animated the meaning & flexibility of personal & cultural identity in a rapidly shrinking world Simon has also lived one of the most vibrant lives of modern times; a story replete with tales of Carrie Fisher Leonard Bernstein Bob Dylan Woody Allen Shelley Duvall Nelson Mandela the Grateful Dead drugs depression marriage divorce & more A life story with the scope & power of an epic novel Carlin's Homeward Bound is the first major biography of one of the most influential popular artists in American history ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Homicide Life on the Street is one of the most acclaimed shows in US TV history Based on a book by David Simon (creator of The Wire) it captures the gritty reality of life for a team of Baltimore homicide detectives Contains all 122 episodes over 33 discs Based on & Homicide A Year on the Killing Streets& by David Simon ...

It&s time to go back to the barrio with the Homies! The pop culture phenomenon that took the 1990s by storm returns with br&-new hijinks co-plotted by the creator of Homies himself David Gonzales In Barrio Quien Sabe the entire community is one big familia laughter & good times are the perfect cure for reality & the Homies love their lowriders like they love their ladies painted sexy curvy & dressed to kill Follow the colorful oddball characters in four wild adventures the wedding of Gata to would-be bachelor-for-life Hollywood a charity match of rival luchadores to save the neighborhood community center the haunting of the Mexican legend La Llorona & the arrival of an illegal alien of the extraterrestrial kind! Welcome to East Los Angeles ese! ...

" Cruise on a trip through my memories of drawing lowriders & tees of creating Homies for the last thirty-five years A pictorial narrative of one artist following his dreams" Created by David Gonzales the Homies first appeared as an underground comic strip that debuted in Lowrider Magazine in 1978 a reflection of his friends & lifestyle At first a group of tightly knit Chicano buddies from East Los Angeles the Homies expanded their crew to over 300 characters from all different cultures genres & even species In an inner-city world plagued by poverty & oppression they formed a strong binding cultural support system that enabled them to overcome negativity & turn to laughter & good times as an antidote for reality Homies erupted as a mainstream sensation in 1994 when trend-savvy retailer Hot Topic offered Homies shirts for sale rapidly becoming popular with the youth market Following on the heels of a successful T-shirt run Homies was licensed for figurines in the vending machine toy industry where all sales records were broken with over 150 million figurines sold worldwide The licensing program soon spread to products such as action figures remote-control & die-cast cars notebooks posters plush Halloween masks video games music & more carried by specialty & mass retailers everywhere History of the Homies is a triumphant celebration of the turbulent times remarkable artistry & youthful street culture of a pop culture phenomenon including hundreds of pictures & a complete guide to Homies figurines ...

From the author of the phenomenal million copy bestseller Sapiens The Sunday Times 1 bestseller WAR IS OBSOLETEYou are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict FAMINE IS DISAPPEARINGYou are at more risk of obesity than starvation DEATH IS JUST A TECHNICAL PROBLEMEquality is out but immortality is in WHAT DOES OUR FUTURE HOLD? ...

Figuarts mini the latest line in the TAMASHII NATIONS highly respected Figuarts series is proud to announce Akemi Homura the mystery girl from Madoka's nightmare in the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica Planned for release in concert with the Magia Record Madoka Magica television anime series in January of 2020 we are excited to share Japan's long-running culture of magical girl shows with the world! The figure

Includes:: an optional pair of arms & a stand It stands approx 9 cm tall & comes in a window box

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