The Annenbergs

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Author: John E. Cooney

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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"This is the colorful and dramatic biography of two of America's most controversial entrepreneurs: Moses Louis Annenberg, 'the racing wire king, ' who built his fortune in racketeering, invested it in publishing, and lost much of it in the biggest tax evasion case in United States history; and his son, Walter, launcher of TV Guide and Seventeen magazines and former ambassador to Great Britain."--Jacket.

Melodramatic Tactics

Melodramatic Tactics PDF

Author: Elaine Hadley

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780804724036

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This pathbreaking work analyzes melodrama as not merely a theatrical genre but as a behavioral paradigm of the nineteenth century, manifest in the theater, in literature, and in society. It shows how the melodramatic mode reaffirmed the familial, hierarchical, and public grounds for ethical behavior and identity that characterized models of social exchange and organization.

Writing and Rebellion

Writing and Rebellion PDF

Author: Steven Justice

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0520206975

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This account of the "peasant revolt" of 1381 demonstrates that the rebellion was not an uncontrolled, inarticulate explosion of peasant resentment, but an informed and tactical claim to literacy and rule. It focuses on six brief texts by the rebels themselves.