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Populistas: ¿Cuán populistas somos los peruanos? Un estudio empírico
by Carlos MeléndezCarlos Meléndez ha trazado una radiografía fascinante del elector peruano, en tiempos de creciente polarización y una crisis de gobernabilidad que parece permanente. ¿Cuán populistas somos los peruanos? ¿Es el populismo el verdadero denominador común de nuestros principales líderes políticos? La evidencia empírica indica que las respuestas a estas preguntas son ciertamente sorprendentes. Empleando como base una serie de sondeos de opinión y su propia experiencia como politólogo e investigador, Carlos Meléndez ha trazado una radiografía fascinante del elector peruano, en tiempos de creciente polarización y una crisis de gobernabilidad que parece permanente. Los rasgos que comparten Alberto Fujimori, Ollanta Humala, Martín Vizcarra, Francisco Sagasti y Pedro Castillo, entre otros rostros visibles de nuestro ecosistema político, son muchos más de lo que pensamos. La tendencia o ideología no es impedimento para satisfacer la demanda populista y la vocación anti-establishment que han marcado el devenir de la sociedad peruana en las últimas décadas. Esta investigación expone numerosos mitos derribados, así como verdades amargas que nuestros líderes y caudillos -de izquierda, derecha o de centro- difícilmente aceptarán. La complejidad del populismo como concepto no impide su omnipresencia en nuestro espectro político. Por el contrario, parece gobernarlo. Este libro nos ayudará a entenderlo y, de paso, entendernos un poco mejor como electores.
Populists and the Pandemic: How Populists Around the World Responded to COVID-19 (Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy)
by Nils Ringe Lucio RennóPopulists and the Pandemic examines the responses of populist political actors and parties in 22 countries around the globe to the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of their attitudes, rhetoric, mobilization repertoires, and policy proposals. The responses of some populist leaders have received much public attention, as they denied the severity of the public health crisis, denigrated experts and data, looked for scapegoats, encouraged protests, questioned the legitimacy of liberal institutions, spread false information, and fueled conspiracies. But how widespread are those particular reactions? How much variation is there? What explains the variation that does exist? This volume considers these questions through critical analysis of countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, by leading experts with deep knowledge of their respective cases. Some chapters focus on populist parties, others on charismatic populist leaders. Some countries examined are democracies, others autocracies. Some populists are left wing, others right wing. Some populists are in government, others in opposition. This variation allows for a panoramic consideration of factors that systematically influence or mediate populist responses to the pandemic. The book thus makes a unique contribution to our understanding of the intersection between two of the most pressing social and political challenges of our time. The book will be of interest to all those researching populism, extremism, and political parties and those more broadly interested in political science, public policy, sociology, communications, and economics.
Populists in Power (Extremism and Democracy)
by Daniele Albertazzi Duncan McDonnellThe main area of sustained populist growth in recent decades has been Western Europe, where populist parties have not only endured longer than expected, but have increasingly begun to enter government. Focusing on three high-profile cases in Italy and Switzerland – the Popolo della Libertà (PDL), Lega Nord (LN) and Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP) – Populists in Power is the first in-depth comparative study to examine whether these parties are indeed doomed to failure in office as many commentators have claimed. Albertazzi and McDonnell’s findings run contrary to much of the received wisdom. Based on extensive original research and fieldwork, they show that populist parties can be built to last, can achieve key policy victories and can survive the experience of government, without losing the support of either the voters or those within their parties. Contributing a new perspective to studies in populist politics, Populists in Power is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as scholars interested in modern government, parties and politics.
Por las sendas del Ubérrimo
by Iván Cepeda Alirio Uribe MuñozUn valiente libro que expone alguna de las problemáticas del país. Por las sendas de El Ubérrimo, es un texto valiente, rigurosamente documentado, que renueva la información sobre algunos temas que han marcado la compleja historia de Colombia en las últimas décadas: paramilitarismo, desalojo violento de tierras y usurpación del poder para beneficios particulares.
Por qué la austeridad mata: El coste humano de las políticas de recorte
by Sanjay Basu David Stuckler¿Debe anteponerse la salud de la economía a la de los ciudadanos? Este es el primer libro que afronta el debate político y económico sobre la crisis desde una nueva y muy necesaria perspectiva: su coste humano. La recesión global ha tenido un impacto brutal sobre la riqueza de los países pero todavía ignoramos cómo afecta a un tema esencial: el bienestar físico y mental de sus ciudadanos. ¿Por qué al enfrentarse a crisis similares la salud en algunas naciones (como Grecia) se ha deteriorado gravemente mientras en otras (como Islandia) ha llegado a mejorar? Tras una década de investigaciones, David Stuckler y Sanjay Basu nos demuestran que incluso ante las peores catástrofes económicas los efectos negativos en la salud pública no son inevitables. Es la mala gestión de los gobiernos la que puede conducir a un desastroso saldo de tragedias humanas. Por qué la austeridad mata presenta una conclusión demoledora: los recortes son seriamente perjudiciales para su salud. Son las recetas de austeridad las que agravan fatalmente las consecuencias de las crisis, mutilando programas sociales clave justo en el momento en el que más se necesitan, empeorando el desempleo y obstaculizando la recuperación. Este libro defiende que las decisiones económicas no son únicamente una cuestión de ideologías, de tasas de crecimiento y de déficits presupuestarios, sino también una cuestión de vida o muerte. Solo un sistema más justo e igualitario, acompañado de políticas inteligentes que refuercen las redes públicas de protección, garantizará el bienestar de nuestras sociedades. Reseñas:«Un mensaje explosivo respaldado por una década de investigación y basado en una buena cantidad de datos que están a disposición del público... En su nuevo y potente libro, Por qué la austeridad mata, Stuckler y su colega Sanjay Basu muestran que la austeridad está teniendo un #efecto devastador#sobre la salud pública en Europa y América del Norte.»The Guardian «¿Cuál es el precio de un mercado de valores saludable? En este riguroso análisis económico, el sociólogo David Stuckler y el epidemiólogo Sanjay Basu sostienen que durante una recesión los recortes en gasto social que implica la austeridad erosionan la salud pública... Una llamada aleccionadora a favor de la toma de decisiones informadas y democráticas en respuesta a la recesión.»Nature «Un dramático estudio que destaca algunas de las consecuencias resultantes de la combinación entre las obsesiones ideológicas y la desconsideración burocrática.»Kirkus Reviews «Stuckler y Basu proporcionan un eficaz resumen de los problemas básicos de la austeridad desde la perspectiva económica, aunque la gran contribución de este libro es centrarse en sus efectos sobre la salud... Los autores han descubierto que cuanta más austeridad se ha practicado en un estado o en unpaís más personas han enfermado y más personas han muerto. En resumen, "La austeridad mata" es algo más que un eslogan. La austeridad no funciona desde el punto de vista económico y, además de eso, mata a la gente.»The New Republic «La austeridad mata, y a gran escala. Eso es lo que sostienen David Stuckler y Sanjay Basu en Por qué la austeridad mata, un potente ataque a los intentos de reducir el gasto público desde que se produjo la crisis económica, que convierte a los políticos partidarios de apretarse el cinturón en responsables de la catástrofe sanitaria... Al contar las historias de víctimas individuales a la vez que analiza los efectos de la austeridad sobre la población general, Stuckler y Basu proporcionan abundancia de pruebas de que es mala para nuestra salud. Una contribución valiosa al actual debate.»Financial Times
Por qué miramos a los animales
by John BergerNadie como el premio Booker John Berger para enseñarnos a ver y a vernos. «Desde D. H. Lawrence no ha habido un escritor como Berger, capaz de ofrecer al mundo tal atención sobre los problemas humanos más disímiles, con una sensualidad que no renuncia a los imperativos de la conciencia y la responsabilidad».Susan Sontag John Berger revolucionó nuestra manera de ver el arte, la sociedad y la naturaleza, animándonos a mirar el mundo como si se tratara de la primera vez. Este libro es una buena muestra de ello: variando en tono desde la anécdota tierna hasta el ensayo profundo, el ganador del Premio Booker se pregunta cómo y por qué nos hemos vuelto incapaces de ver realmente a los animales, a los que hemos convertido en muñecos, juguetes y personajes de cuentos infantiles. Berger nos ofrece un diagnóstico, pero también una salida: la solidaridad entre oprimidos, la creación de un lenguaje común y una nueva mirada emancipadora tanto para el que mira como para el que es mirado.Alfaguara recoge los ensayos, algunos inéditos en castellano, que Berger dedicó a nuestra relación con los animales y a diversas luchas sociales en un libro que muestra una vez más la sensibilidad y el compromiso del autor en temas de intensa relevancia actual. La crítica ha dicho...«Su obra parece labrada con una precisión de relojero, y una intimidad que podría confundirse con ternura».The New York Times Book Review «Fue el Leonard Cohen de otra clase de rotunda melancolía: la de la tristeza (social, íntima) que provoca el auténtico saber en mitad de la sociedad capitalista de fauces abiertas y hambre incansable».Diego Medrano, El Comercio«Berger es el fecundo, sugerente e irónico escritor de las verdades».Manuel Rivas «Una de las voces esenciales para comprender el estado de nuestra sociedad [...]. Combina a la perfección compromiso y reflexión».El Confidencial «Sus contemporáneos más cercanos en términos de audacia estética podrían ser Umberto Eco o el tardío W. G. Sebald, pero resulta difícil compararlo a cualquier autor inglés del último medio siglo. Berger, simplemente, rompió todos los moldes».The Guardian «Fue la voz de los frágiles, residuos del mundo moderno a los que su obra otorgó dignidad de reyes [...]. Poeta, novelista, ensayista y crítico de arte, toda su obra literaria es el testimonio de alguien que contempla un universo que se desvanece ante sus ojos».Javier Rodríguez Marcos, El País «Un faro de luz tenue pero inagotable, constante, esperanzada».Àlex Susana, Ara «Los libros de Berger poseen la peculiar cualidad de parecer libros solo por azar. Hechos de palabras, las portan, sin embargo, con indulgencia, casia regañadientes, como si igual pudieran estar hechos de lienzo y pintura o, aún mejor, de polvo y paja, barro y hueso».Herald Tribune
Por una democracia eficaz
by Luis Carlos Ugalde¿Por qué hay desencanto sobre los logros de la democracia mexicana? ¿Por qué prevalece la impunidad y la corrupción a pesar de que hay más transparencia de los poderes públicos? ¿Por qué la alternancia en la presidencia de la República en el año 2000 no condujo a mejores resultados en materia de crecimiento económico y seguridad pública? Con lenguaje claro y rigor analítico, Luis Carlos Ugalde responde y hace un recuento pormenorizado de los tres procesos modernizadores que México ha intentado desde su Independencia: el triunfo liberal del siglo XIX; el desarrollo estabilizador de 1940 a 1970 y el cambio político "aún en marcha" que inicia a fines de los años setentas del siglo XX. Por una democracia eficaz. Radiografía de un sistema político estancado, 1977-2012, explica que estos procesos han sido menores a las expectativas debido a que el sistema político no ha cambiado: persisten problemas sistémicos y ancestrales, como una escasa rendición de cuentas, la impunidad, el clientelismo, la falta de una cultura de la legalidad y de la participación ciudadana, así como un Estado fiscalmente pobre y endeble. Mientras esos problemas no se ataquen, los gobiernos funcionarán con deficiencias pese a su origen democrático. Luis Carlos Ugalde ha combinado una sólida carrera académica en México y los Estados Unidos con experiencia política y de gobierno. Sabe cómo es la realidad y la explica en un marco de análisis que permite entender el pasado y también soñar con un mejor futuro.
Por una democracia progresista
by Cuauhtémoc CárdenasLa Revolución Mexicana es indetenible, ya que su propósito siempre ha sido erigir un pueblo esencialmente democrático. Figura central de la transición a la democracia en nuestro país y dirigente de la izquierda mexicana, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, en este nuevo libro, hace una revisión histórica y crítica del proceso revolucionario iniciado en 1910. Con un desglose de los principales documentos, analiza las diversas etapas, desde los antecedentes, la fase armada (1910-1920), el periodo de estabilización (1920-1934), el momento más alto de las realizaciones revolucionarias (1934- 1940), el declive (1941-1982) y el ciclo del desmantelamiento institucionalizado (1982-2018). Por una democracia progresista demuestra que la Revolución Mexicana es una revolución viva, cuyo propósito sigue siendo la edificación de una amplia, sólida y perdurable democracia. Así, a partir de argumentos rotundos y una consistente visión del futuro, concluye que la nación atraviesa por una crisis institucional donde debe volverse a los principios y a la ideología de la Revolución, pues todavía propone soluciones inmediatas y le resta mucho camino por andar.
Por último, el corazón
by Margaret AtwoodLa desbordante imaginación de Atwood, arropada por un mordaz sentido del humor, da vida a una novela que, si bien gira en torno a un fenómeno tan actual como la progresiva extinción de la clase media, incide también en los entresijos de la pareja moderna, desvelando de forma inquietante su intimidad, sus crisis, sus demonios y fantasías. Una obra punzante de una de las escritoras más talentosas de la narrativa contemporánea. Víctimas de la debacle económica, Stan y Charmaine se instalan en el coche tras perder su casa. Malviven gracias a los escasos ingresos que ella consigue en un bar de poca monta. Es entonces cuando llama su atención un anuncio acerca del Proyecto Positrón, un experimento social en el que los habitantes de la idílica ciudad de Consiliencia se dividen en dos grupos que alternan su modus vivendi cada treinta días: mientras el cincuenta por ciento se recluye en la Penitenciaría Positrón para mantener el sistema, la otra mitad disfruta de plena libertad y lleva un estilo de vida propio de la clase media. Al cabo de un mes, intercambian sus roles: los libres ingresan en prisión y los encarcelados se instalan en las viviendas que ocupaban los nuevos reclusos, haciendo uso común de todos los objetos, enseres y aparatos. Agotado el entusiasmo inicial, Stan y Charmaine no tardan en percatarse de que Consiliencia no es el paraíso que habían imaginado y pronto se ven envueltos en una serie de aventuras disparatadas, atrapados en un torbellino de lujuria que les hará cuestionarse sus valores y sentimientos más profundos. Críticas:«Su visión de los deseos más impredecibles del corazón humano y su osadía narrativa han hecho de Margaret Atwood una de las novelistas más reputadas del mundo.»The Guardian «Por último, el corazón es un fascinante salto a lo absurdo acerca del dominio y el deseo, del amor y la independencia, conflicto de fuerzas opuestas que nunca llega a resolverse.»The New York Times «Atwood plantea ideas geniales acerca del control que realmente queremos ejercer sobre nuestras acciones y sobre nuestras mentes.»The Independent on Sunday «No es una lectura tranquilizadora, pero sí persuasiva y de sombría comicidad, seria y siniestra, sutil y sagaz... La voz burlona, descarada y escéptica de Atwood conserva en esta novela la fuerza de siempre.»The Herald «Lo que distingue el apocalipticismo de Margaret Atwood es su insistencia en que somos nosotros los causantes de nuestros problemas. [...] Me encantaThe Times «Por último, el corazón es a un mismo tiempo emocionante, divertida, cruda y sobrecogedoramente convincente.»Harper's Bazaar
Porfirio Diaz
by Paul GarnerThe difficulties encountered in the management of contrasting political cultures can be clearly identified in the long political career of Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico from 1876 to 1880, and subsequently, without interruption, from 1884 until his forced resignation in 1911. Diaz succeeded in manipulating Mexican political life for the best part of three decades. He thus holds the record, and the dubious honour, of being the longest-serving constitutional leader during the often painful evolution of the Mexican state since 1821, the year in which 300 years of Spanish colonial rule formally came to an end (1521-1821).
Porfirio Díaz. Su vida y su tiempo II: La ambición: 1867-1884
by Carlos Tello DíazUno de los personajes más fascinantes en la historia de México. Porfirio Díaz. Su vida y su tiempo es la biografía definitiva sobre esta figura indiscutible de nuestra historia. Sin redimir ni satanizar, este libro es el mayor esfuerzo por contar las cosas como en realidad sucedieron. Al triunfar la República contra la Intervención y el Imperio, los liberales conquistaron el poder en México, pero fueron consumidos por la discordia, divididos con respecto de la reelección del presidente Juárez. Unos estaban a favor; otros estaban en contra. Los que estaban en contra postularon la candidatura de Porfirio Díaz, el general más popular del Ejército de la República, hasta entonces amigo y aliado de don Benito. Así comienza la historia que cuenta La ambición (1867-1884), continuación de La guerra (1830-1867), obra galardonada con el Premio Mazatlán de Literatura. El libro relata los años trágicos de Porfirio en la finca de La Noria; el fracaso de su rebelión contra Juárez; su paso por La Habana, Nueva York y San Francisco; las vicisitudes que vivió hasta triunfar en la revolución que lo llevó a la Presidencia. Narra con detalle la defensa que hizo de la patria frente a la amenaza de guerra con los Estados Unidos y rescata, también, el telegrama en clave donde ordenó reprimir la rebelión de Veracruz, que pasó a la historia con la frase Mátalos en caliente. Esta biografía retrata al rebelde y al estadista, pero también al hombre. Privilegia la voz de los protagonistas de los hechos, que escuchamos a través de sus cartas, sus diarios y sus testimonios, rescatados de los archivos por el historiador Carlos Tello Díaz.
Pork Barrel Politics: How Government Spending Determines Elections in a Polarized Era
by Professor Andrew H. SidmanConventional wisdom holds that legislators who bring “pork”—federal funds for local projects—back home to their districts are better able to fend off potential challengers. For more than four decades, however, the empirical support for this belief has been mixed. Some studies have found that securing federal spending has no electoral effects at best or can even cost incumbent legislators votes.In Pork Barrel Politics, Andrew H. Sidman offers a systematic explanation for how political polarization affects the electoral influence of district-level federal spending. He argues that the average voter sees the pork barrel as an aspect of the larger issue of government spending, determined by partisanship and ideology. It is only when the political world becomes more divided over everything else that the average voter pays attention to pork, linking it to their general preferences over government spending. Using data on pork barrel spending from 1986 through 2012 and public works spending since 1876 along with analyses of district-level outcomes and incumbent success, Sidman demonstrates the rising power of polarization in United States elections. During periods of low polarization, pork barrel spending has little impact, but when polarization is high, it affects primary competition, campaign spending, and vote share in general elections. Pork Barrel Politics is an empirically rich account of the surprising repercussions of bringing pork home, with important consequences in our polarized era.
Pornography And Democratization: Legislating Obscenity In Post-communist Russia
by Paul GoldschmidtExplores the politics of pornography and censorship in Russia today as a facet of the overall process of creating a liberal democracy in the Former Soviet Union. In this book, Paul Goldschmidt explores the politics of pornography in Russia today as a facet of the overall process of creating a liberal democracy in the Former Soviet Union. He clarifi
Port Cities in Asia and Europe (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia #Vol. 54)
by Chua Beng Huat Arndt GrafWith the demise of European socialist economies and the marketization of Asian communist countries, a new global capitalism has reshaped the configuration of the world economy, with speed a determining factor to all transactions of information, finance, goods and services and people. Sea-ports that were significant for a slower but no less global economy have been undergoing transformation to stay economically and culturally relevant. Some manage to reinvent themselves as tourist cities, some face decline if they do not manage to transform. This volume looks at a number of port cities in Asia and Europe that face this pressure. With contributions considering history, contemporary developments, contacts between ports, the representation of ports and the relations between port cities and their hinterlands. This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities.
Port Management and Operations
by Maria G. BurnsWith 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port Management and Operations offers readers the opportunity to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, while developing market foresight. It examines global port management practices at the regulatory, commercial, technological, operational, financial, and sociopolitical levels.This powerful sourcebook describes how seaports are being affected by the changes occurring nationally, regionally, and globally. Evaluating the new regulatory framework, it pinpoints the industry’s implementation readiness and identifies potential problem areas. The book classifies the spectrum of interrelated port management principles, strategies, and activities in a logical sequence and under four cornerstones—Port Strategy and Structure, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Input: Factors of Production, and Output and Economic Framework.Detailing best practices and the latest industry developments, the book highlights emerging challenges for port managers and identifies opportunities to develop forward-thinking strategies. It examines the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics, tools, and resources of numerous global ports and highlights the necessity of adopting a proactive stance in harmonizing the laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the maritime, oil, and gas industries.The shipping industry has myriad complexities and this book provides maritime managers and professionals with the wide-ranging and up-to-date understanding required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and evolving environment.
Port Management and Operations
by Maria G. BurnsWith 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port Management and Operations offers readers the opportunity to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, while developing market foresight. It examines global port management practices at the regulatory, commercial, technological, operational, financial, and sociopolitical levels.This powerful sourcebook describes how seaports are being affected by the changes occurring nationally, regionally, and globally. Evaluating the new regulatory framework, it pinpoints the industry’s implementation readiness and identifies potential problem areas. The book classifies the spectrum of interrelated port management principles, strategies, and activities in a logical sequence and under four cornerstones—Port Strategy and Structure, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Input: Factors of Production, and Output and Economic Framework.Detailing best practices and the latest industry developments, the book highlights emerging challenges for port managers and identifies opportunities to develop forward-thinking strategies. It examines the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics, tools, and resources of numerous global ports and highlights the necessity of adopting a proactive stance in harmonizing the laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the maritime, oil, and gas industries.The shipping industry has myriad complexities and this book provides maritime managers and professionals with the wide-ranging and up-to-date understanding required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and evolving environment.
Port Management and Operations (Routledge Revivals Ser.)
by Maria G. BurnsWith 80 percent of the world’s commodities being transported by water, ports are the pillars of the global economy. Port Management and Operations offers readers the opportunity to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, while developing market foresight. It examines global port management practices at the regulatory, commercial, technological, operational, financial, and sociopolitical levels.This powerful sourcebook describes how seaports are being affected by the changes occurring nationally, regionally, and globally. Evaluating the new regulatory framework, it pinpoints the industry’s implementation readiness and identifies potential problem areas. The book classifies the spectrum of interrelated port management principles, strategies, and activities in a logical sequence and under four cornerstones—Port Strategy and Structure, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Input: Factors of Production, and Output and Economic Framework.Detailing best practices and the latest industry developments, the book highlights emerging challenges for port managers and identifies opportunities to develop forward-thinking strategies. It examines the effectiveness of current strategies, tactics, tools, and resources of numerous global ports and highlights the necessity of adopting a proactive stance in harmonizing the laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to the maritime, oil, and gas industries.The shipping industry has myriad complexities and this book provides maritime managers and professionals with the wide-ranging and up-to-date understanding required to thrive in today’s highly competitive and evolving environment.
Port Security Management
by Kenneth Christopher Steven B. FfflmSea and freshwater ports are a key component of critical infrastructure and essential for maintaining global and domestic economies. In order to effectively secure a dynamic port facility operation, one must understand the business of maritime commerce. Following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, Port Security Management, Second Edit
Port Sudan: The Evolution Of A Colonial City
by Kenneth J PerkinsIn 1904, only the unimposing tomb of a local holy man occupied the site chosen by British officials for the construction of a modern seaport to facilitate the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's expanded commerce. Built where no urban center had previously existed, Port Sudan was the quintessential colonial city, created and designed by Europeans, who organized its municipal services and devised the regulations for its day-to-day management. The advantages of a created city were clear: The colonial government did not need to accommodate an indigenous urban population with its own existing social structures, institutions, and cultural values. This study examines the efforts of Port Sudan's builders and early administrators to tailor the urban environment to their own notions of the ideal colonial city–how it should look, how it should function, and how its human components should interact. It then focuses on the inter-war period, describing how the rapid growth of Port Sudan and its harbor posed insurmountable challenges to the maintenance of this ideal. Although the Sudanese population within the city steadily increased, their exclusion from any meaningful participation in municipal affairs during these troubled years left them physically and psychologically isolated. The situation began to change after World War II, but, as the study reveals, conditions in the post-war era only compounded long-standing political, economic, and social problems in Port Sudan, ensuring that the city the Sudanese inherited in 1956 still bore the marks of its colonial origins.
Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
by John KingA two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building. Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco’s portal to the world—the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World’s Fair postcards, nothing said “San Francisco” more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts in Portal, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved structure and its waterfront—a connection that required generations to restore. King’s narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building. Rich with feats of engineering and civic imagination, his story introduces colorful figures who fought to preserve the Ferry Building’s character (and the city’s soul)—from architect Arthur Page Brown and legendary columnist Herb Caen to poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Senator Dianne Feinstein. In King’s hands, the saga of the Ferry Building is a microcosm of a larger evolution along the waterfronts of cities everywhere. Portal traces the damage inflicted on historic neighborhoods and working dockyards by cars, highways, and top-down planning and “urban renewal.” But when an earthquake destroyed the Embarcadero Freeway, city residents seized the chance to reclaim their connection to the bay. Transporting readers across 125 years of history, this tour de force explores the tensions impacting urban infrastructure and public spaces, among them tourism, deindustrialization, development, and globalization. Portal culminates with a rich portrait of San Francisco’s vibrant esplanade today, visited by millions, even as sea level rise and earthquakes threaten a landmark that remains as vital as ever. A book for city lovers and visitors, architecture fans and pedestrians, Portal is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of San Francisco and the future of American cities.
Portfolio-Analysis Methods for Assessing Capability Options
by Justin Beck Paul K. Davis Russell D. ShaverAn analytical framework and methodology for capability-area reviews is described, along with new tools to support capabilities analysis and strategic-level defense planning in the Defense Department and the Services. BCOT generates and screens preliminary options, and the Portfolio-Analysis Tool (PAT) is used to evaluate options that pass screening. The concepts are illustrated with applications to Global Strike and Ballistic Missile Defense. Recommendations are made for further defense-planning research.
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
by Vita Sackville-West Nigel NicolsonThe classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stories, built around two very remarkable people, ever to stray from Gothic fiction into real life' TLSThe marriage was that between the two writers, Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the portrait is drawn partly by Vita herself in an autobiography which she left behind at her death in 1962 and partly by her son, Nigel. It was one of the happiest and strangest marriages there has ever been. Both Vita and Harold were always in love with other people and each gave the other full liberty 'without enquiry or reproach', knowing that their love for each other would be unaffected and even strengthened by the crises which it survived. This account of their love story is now a modern classic.
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
by Vita Sackville-West Nigel Nicolson MBEThe fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stories, built around two very remarkable people, ever to stray from Gothic fiction into real life' TLSThe marriage was that between the two writers, Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the portrait is drawn partly by Vita herself in an autobiography which she left behind at her death in 1962 and partly by her son, Nigel. It was one of the happiest and strangest marriages there has ever been. Both Vita and Harold were always in love with other people and each gave the other full liberty 'without enquiry or reproach', knowing that their love for each other would be unaffected and even strengthened by the crises which it survived. This account of their love story is now a modern classic.
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
by Vita Sackville-West Nigel Nicolson MBEThe fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stories, built around two very remarkable people, ever to stray from Gothic fiction into real life' TLSThe marriage was that between the two writers, Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the portrait is drawn partly by Vita herself in an autobiography which she left behind at her death in 1962 and partly by her son, Nigel. It was one of the happiest and strangest marriages there has ever been. Both Vita and Harold were always in love with other people and each gave the other full liberty 'without enquiry or reproach', knowing that their love for each other would be unaffected and even strengthened by the crises which it survived. This account of their love story is now a modern classic.
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
by Vita Sackville-West Nigel Nicolson MBEThe fascinating story of an unconventional, bisexual and powerfully loving relationship and a unique portrait of gender and feminism - with a new introduction from Juliet Nicolson.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and controversial account of his bisexual parents' open relationship' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most absorbing stories, built around two very remarkable people, ever to stray from Gothic fiction into real life' TLSThe marriage was that between the two writers, Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson and the portrait is drawn partly by Vita herself in an autobiography which she left behind at her death in 1962 and partly by her son, Nigel. It was one of the happiest and strangest marriages there has ever been. Both Vita and Harold were always in love with other people and each gave the other full liberty 'without enquiry or reproach', knowing that their love for each other would be unaffected and even strengthened by the crises which it survived. This account of their love story is now a modern classic.