Millennium Redux

Millennium Redux
Author: Aria Benson
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2024-05-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1456650645

Step Back into the Future: The 2000s Reimagined Discover a captivating journey back in time with "Millennium Redux: The Unstoppable Return of 2000s Trends," a vibrant exploration of the era that reshaped our world. This enthralling book delves deep into the cultural resurgence of the early 21st century, from its iconic fashion and groundbreaking technology to the unforgettable music and TV shows that defined a generation. Whether you lived through the glitter and glam of the 2000s or are experiencing its revival through the eyes of Gen Z, this masterpiece offers a nostalgic trip down memory lane paired with a fresh perspective on its lasting impact. Witness the rebirth of Y2K fashion as low-rise jeans, cargo pants, and chunky accessories dominate the runway once again, guided by the powerful influence of social media. Revel in the resurgence of music's golden age, from pop icons and emo anthems to the evolution of listening habits that continue to resonate with fans new and old. "Millennium Redux: The Unstoppable Return of 2000s Trends" not only traces the origins of these phenomena but also explores their compelling return to the mainstream. Embark on a journey through the digital landscape that witnessed the birth of social media, the explosion of online gaming, and the revolutionary shift from dial-up internet to the connected world we inhabit today. This book meticulously chronicles the technological advancements and social media pioneers that paved the way for the digital age, offering invaluable insights into how the 2000s laid the foundation for contemporary society's daily life and communication. But it doesn't stop there. Dive into the heart of 2000s reality TV, activism, internet culture, and much more, as each chapter unfolds the enduring legacy of the decade's key movements and milestones. "Millennium Redux: The Unstoppable Return of 2000s Trends" is more than just a trip down memory lane; it's an inspiring guide to understanding the past's influence on the future, making it a must-read for anyone eager to explore the cyclical nature of cultural phenomena and the eternal return of the millennium's most beloved trends. Get ready to embrace the past, influence the future, and witness the unstoppable return of the 2000s. Your journey through the echoes of a millennium starts here.

Bayoneting with Opinions

Bayoneting with Opinions
Author: Bhopinder Singh
Publisher: Zorba Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9386407833

The following collection of articles are a reflection of the unique and inspiring perspective of a soldier, who has both served in the Indian Army, and also acted as the Military Secretary to two of the foremost Presidents of Independent India – ​ KR Narayanan and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. These articles deal with matters of a political, military, economic and psychological nature; not simply through an intellectual lens, but through the prism of experience. Interspersed with anecdotes from the personal life of the author, drawing upon all that he has witnessed, and partaken, these words take the reader through a journey filled with dragons, fighter jets, newsroom warriors, and even, Sufi saints. They are a celebration of the human spirit, and an invocation for the betterment of society, and the world that we inhabit. Although, the topics that find mention, are often filled with suffering and bleakness, the element of hope is ever-present. Veering away from the pit-falls of gross over-simplifications, the author delves deep into the topics he has chosen to write about, offering a nuanced and conscientious approach to a wide range of subjects. As comprehensive and varied as the topics are; they are also extremely relevant given the current hyper-nationalistic word-view. The author seeks to remind his readers about the importance of critical engagement and multiple perspectives, and appeals that the spirit of “cooperative federalism” be considered as paramount in these trying times.​

The Professional Service Firm50

The Professional Service Firm50
Author: Tom Peters
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1999-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0375410953

From a leading business management guru—50 insights on how to get the most out of your department. Transform white collar departments into "professional service firms" whose sole, powerful asset is knowledge. Peters discusses making the most of presentations, working with outsiders on market analysis, how to imporve brainstorming meetings, how to develop relationships with clients and get the most out of them.

Boys and Toys

Boys and Toys
Author: Douglas Brode
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780806523811

Loaded with stills that give a sweeping presentation of what guys like, this is the perfect book for downtime, college campus, the bar, late-night poker games, pizza parties or the chronically dateless. Here are all the top film picks, along with a brief description of each and how they are rated. Performers such as Willis, Segal, Cruise, Ford, Schwarzenegger, Washington, Stallone, Connery, Brando, Wayne, Clooney, Eastwood, Gibson, Bronson, Nicholson and McQueen are featured in this comprehensive list of every type of action-adventure movie.

Health in the New Millennium

Health in the New Millennium
Author: Jeffrey Nevid
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 790
Release: 1998-01-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781572591714

A popular one-semester/quarter course offered at both 2-year and 4-year schools and taught by either the Health Sciences division or the Physical Education department. This is a survey of various health-related topics, such as nutrition, exercise, sexuality, substance abuse, disease, etc., usually with an emphasis on applying the concepts to students' own lives.

A Cinema of Poetry

A Cinema of Poetry
Author: Joseph Luzzi
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2016-03-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 142141984X

A Cinema of Poetry brings Italian film studies into dialogue with fields outside its usual purview by showing how films can contribute to our understanding of aesthetic questions that stretch back to Homer. Joseph Luzzi considers the relation between film and literature, especially the cinematic adaptation of literary sources and, more generally, the fields of rhetoric, media studies, and modern Italian culture. The book balances theoretical inquiry with close readings of films by the masters of Italian cinema: Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, and others. Luzzi's study is the first to show how Italian filmmakers address such crucial aesthetic issues as the nature of the chorus, the relation between symbol and allegory, the literary prehistory of montage, and the place of poetry in cinematic expression—what Pasolini called the "cinema of poetry." While Luzzi establishes how certain qualities of film—its link with technological processes, capacity for mass distribution, synthetic virtues (and vices) as the so-called total art—have reshaped centuries-long debates, A Cinema of Poetry also explores what is specific to the Italian art film and, more broadly, Italian cinematic history. In other words, what makes this version of the art film recognizably "Italian"? "A thought-provoking and well-written investigation of the role of history and realism in Italian cinema and the role played by the centuries-long tradition of poetry (or more precisely, poesis) in this quest."—H-Italy "Ambitious, inventive, learned . . . A Cinema of Poetry . . . brilliantly analyzes the art in the art film by showing how Italian cinema uses a chorus or expresses itself through allegory . . . This impressively intelligent re-description of the tradition surely takes its place alongside other necessary histories of Italian cinema."—Choice Joseph Luzzi is a professor of comparative literature at Bard College. He is the author of Romantic Europe and the Ghost of Italy, which received the MLA’s Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies; My Two Italies, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice; and In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me about Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love.

The End of Development

The End of Development
Author: Andrew Brooks
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1786990229

Why did some countries grow rich while others remained poor? Human history unfolded differently across the globe. The world is separated in to places of poverty and prosperity. Tracing the long arc of human history from hunter gatherer societies to the early twenty first century in an argument grounded in a deep understanding of geography, Andrew Brooks rejects popular explanations for the divergence of nations. This accessible and illuminating volume shows how the wealth of ‘the West’ and poverty of ‘the rest’ stem not from environmental factors or some unique European cultural, social or technological qualities, but from the expansion of colonialism and the rise of America. Brooks puts the case that international inequality was moulded by capitalist development over the last 500 years. After the Second World War, international aid projects failed to close the gap between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ nations and millions remain impoverished. Rather than address the root causes of inequality, overseas development assistance exacerbate the problems of an uneven world by imposing crippling debts and destructive neoliberal policies on poor countries. But this flawed form of development is now coming to an end, as the emerging economies of Asia and Africa begin to assert themselves on the world stage. The End of Development provides a compelling account of how human history unfolded differently in varied regions of the world. Brooks argues that we must now seize the opportunity afforded by today’s changing economic geography to transform attitudes towards inequality and to develop radical new approaches to addressing global poverty, as the alternative is to accept that impoverishment is somehow part of the natural order of things.

A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art

A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art
Author: Ann C. Gunter
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2018-11-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1118301250

Provides a broad view of the history and current state of scholarship on the art of the ancient Near East This book covers the aesthetic traditions of Mesopotamia, Iran, Anatolia, and the Levant, from Neolithic times to the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire around 330 BCE. It describes and examines the field from a variety of critical perspectives: across approaches and interpretive frameworks, key explanatory concepts, materials and selected media and formats, and zones of interaction. This important work also addresses both traditional and emerging categories of material, intellectual perspectives, and research priorities. The book covers geography and chronology, context and setting, medium and scale, while acknowledging the diversity of regional and cultural traditions and the uneven survival of evidence. Part One of the book considers the methodologies and approaches that the field has drawn on and refined. Part Two addresses terms and concepts critical to understanding the subjects and formal characteristics of the Near Eastern material record, including the intellectual frameworks within which monuments have been approached and interpreted. Part Three surveys the field’s most distinctive and characteristic genres, with special reference to Mesopotamian art and architecture. Part Four considers involvement with artistic traditions across a broader reach, examining connections with Egypt, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. And finally, Part Five addresses intersections with the closely allied discipline of archaeology and the institutional stewardship of cultural heritage in the modern Middle East. Told from multiple perspectives, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art is an enlightening, must-have book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of ancient Near East art and Near East history as well as those interested in history and art history.

Inside the United Nations

Inside the United Nations
Author: Gert Rosenthal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315301776

Inside the United Nations illustrates some of the parameters surrounding consensus-building at the United Nations, seeking to provide new insights beyond what is already known. The author spent twelve years as P.R of Guatemala at the UN, offering him privileged observatories in all three of the main inter-governmental organs: the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Security Council. In this book Rosenthal focuses on six case studies that offer the breadth and scope of what the UN does, and illustrate some of the main elements of the dynamics of consensus-building, providing concrete examples of the ingredients that shape decision-making in a multilateral setting. The chapters: cover the origin, preparation, and outcome of two successful international conferences: the 2000 Millennium Summit and the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development; look at the 2000 negotiation on the scale of assessments to finance the UN’s budget in the General Assembly’s fifth committee (2000-2001); focus on the relevance of the Economic and Social Council; consider the internal politics involved in vying for elected posts in intergovernmental bodies by focusing on the campaign to be elected to the Security Council between Guatemala and Venezuela in 2006; reflect on the peculiarities of decision-making in the Security Council. Providing an insider’s view on the UN and exploring different facets of multilateral diplomacy at the UN, this book will be of great use and interest to scholars of international relations as well as the diplomatic community.