In/Different Spaces: Place and Memory in Visual Culture

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Recent discussions about the culture of images have focused on issues of identity--sexual, racial, national--and the boundaries that define subjectivity. In this context Victor Burgin adopts an original critical strategy. He understands images less in traditional terms of the specific institutions that produce them, such as cinema, photography, advertising, and television, and more as hybrid mental constructs composed of fragments derived from the heterogeneous sources that together constitute the "media." Through deft analyses of a photograph by Helmut Newton, Parisian cityscapes, the space of the department store, a film by Ousmane Sembéne, and the writings of Henri Lefebvre, Andrè Breton, and Roland Barthes, Burgin develops an incisive theory of our culture of images and spectacle.
In/Different Spaces explores the construction of identities in the psychical space between perception and consciousness, drawing upon psychoanalytic theories to describe the constitution and maintenance of "self" and "us"--in imaginary spatial and temporal relations to "other" and "them"--through the all-important relay of images. For Burgin, the image is never a transparent representation of the world but rather a principal player on the stage of history.

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An invaluable contribution to visual culture.......2000-06-20

Burgin's book is a wonderful contribution to the growing field of visual culture. His examinations of Helmut Newton are beyond reproach, and his ability to link aesthetic experiences with the development of social consciousness (using, among others, theorists Lacan and Mulvey) is impressive. All delivered with good humor and supplemented by personal anecdote, this book is absolutely vital for anyone interesting in visual culture.

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Stochl captures Shy Town

Stark but intelligently composed views of Chicago

On City Streets: Chicago, 1964-2004 (Center for American Places-Center Books on American Places)
Gary Stochl
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City streets are perhaps the most paradoxically anonymous and personal of all public spaces in the city: people blindly collide in their rush to reach their destinations, while the homeless look for humanity amid the thousands passing by. Gary Stochl captures this daily drama in On City Streets, a penetrating examination of the unpredictable people, places, and events that make up the streets of downtown Chicago. It is a stunning collection made even more so by the fact that this is the first work of Stochl's to be seen in his forty years as a photographer.

Until 2003, Stochl had never shown his photographs to anyone; his rich body of images remained completely unknown to the public. Self-taught and working in isolation, Stochl carefully studied the work of other renowned urban photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank. Through his studies, he learned how to see his subjects, and he developed a visual language uniquely his own, unfettered by fashion or community. The results of his efforts are these powerful images that provide a starkly honest and penetrating glimpse into the lives of city dwellers and their internal struggle with the loneliness of contemporary urban life.

Like all great images, Stochl's photographs leave the viewer with an altered sense of the world. On City Streets offers, with unnerving directness and consistency, that rare artistic combination of visual sophistication and stunning emotional resonance. With this book, Stochl joins the ranks of Chicago's great photographers.

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Stochl captures Shy Town.......2005-09-15

If you are a fan of Robert Frank this is your new American photographer . Where Frank ushered in his vision of America from across the country Stochl captures his vision on the seeming lonely streets of Chicago . Focusing his leica on the almost but never touching human figures he leaves you with powerful images of our loneliness in daily commute. A true reason to call this city Shy Town.

Stark but intelligently composed views of Chicago.......2005-08-23

Stochl appears to think in black in white, lending the gravity of the form to the people and streets of Chicago he captures here with such memorable directness. The often stylish, but always competent, compositions seemed intuitively matched to their subject matter in each case, often highlighting the subjects' sometimes dramatic, sometimes disjointed relationships to their surroundings. Stochl seems to effortlessly combine bracingly direct naturalism with appropriate, innovative composition. You will not find more substanial or more accomplished contemporary U.S. photography.

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New Perspectives in Econometric Theory comprises specially selected papers by Halbert White which reflect his research in a variety of related areas in econometrics: heteroskedasticity of unknown form; nonlinear and nonparametric regression; instrumental variables and generalized method of moments estimation; and measurability and limit theory. In many instances, results from one paper provide the foundation for, or suggest new directions for, research taken up by others in the collection. The intent of collecting these papers together in the present volume, with new commentaries by the author, is to provide access both to a modern unified perspective for econometric theory and to a set of concepts and tools that will be useful to practitioners in the field.

As a companion to the first volume entitled Advances in Econometric Theory, this latest selection of Halbert White's work will appeal to academics and researchers in econometrics and economic theory.

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This book serves as an invaluable manual for the loss prevention officer working in the field of retail security, offering these professionals a series of actions and responses for every type of incident that may occur in a retail setting—the know-how of what, when, why, and how to react to particular situations and the consequences that may follow. All aspects of safety and security within the retail premise are covered detail—making this book an invaluable part of the retail security officer training curriculum. KEY TOPICS A seven-part organization covers specific material related to the criminal and civil; criminal law and the retail security officer; the retail loss prevention officer; emergencies, threats and hazards; alarms and inspections; and relevant topics of concern for the retail loss prevention department. For in-service retail security officers, retail operations managers.

The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety.(book)(Book Review) : An article from: Security Management

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The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety.(book)(Book Review) : An article from: Security Management
George J. Okaty
Manufacturer: American Society for Industrial Security
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This digital document is an article from Security Management, published by American Society for Industrial Security on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 399 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety.(book)(Book Review)
Author: George J. Okaty
Publication: Security Management (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: American Society for Industrial Security
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Illus. with full-color photos, drawings, and diagrams. This book is filled, from head to toe, with everything kids ever wanted to know about their bodies and how they work, including the skeleton and movement; the lungs, heart, and circulation; food and waste; skin and hair; genetics and reproduction; and coordination and the senses.

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Engaging question and answer format for young readers........1998-10-02

The Random House Book of 1001 Question and Answers About the Human Body is packed with more than just queries and discussion. Colorful diagrams and information boxes make thumbing through pages a pleasure for your digits and a treat for the right and left cerebral hemispheres, respectively.

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Here is the definitive chronicle of "a date that will live in infamy" with a new Foreword by the author.

Long Day's Journey into War recaptures the whirlwind events sweeping the world on the calendar day that may be the most momentous of the twentieth century. In this riveting recreation, the worldwide scope of the major turning point of World War II comes to unforgettable life.

In Washington, D.C., the United States and Japanese governments move toward irreversible confrontation. In Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito strains to hear-amid the crackling radio static-the first reports of war. Landings in Malaya and Thailand at midnight are timed to coincide across the thousands of miles of ocean with carrier-plane and suicide-sub attacks at daylight on Hawaii.

In Russia, in the subzero snows, the German onslaught crests against the furious counterattacks of a Red Army rising from its ruins. In North Africa, in the torrid sands about besieged Tobruk, Rommel's Afrika Korps discovers its limits. In Nazi-occupied Europe, in a bleak Polish forest, Hitler's "final solution" is given its first grisly trial run.

In the kaleidoscope of Stanley Weintraub's narrative, events reveal themselves in dramatic hour-by-hour simultaneous time as scenes shift from front lines to home fronts. Meticulously researched, startling in its revelations and in its juxtaposition of events, Long Day's Journey into War is gripping, riveting history.

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The Noontide of the Rising Sun.......2007-04-12

In LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO WAR author Stanley Weintraub dissects December 7, 1941 hour by hour as it occurred around the globe. Relative to one's geographic location on the planet, December 7th occupied parts of three days, December 6, 7, and 8 (Hence the "long day" of the title). But December 7, 1941 was also a "long day" in the sense that it was a watershed of history. A vast chasm separated the world of the day before and the world of the day after, and that chasm had it's fault line at Pearl Harbor.

Weintraub uses both historical documentation and personal reminiscences to describe the occurrences of December 7th, and does so in a creatively novelistic manner that holds the reader's unflagging interest. Pearl Harbor Day is thus described from the standpoint of military men, diplomats, and the ordinary people who found themselves caught up in the extraordinary events recounted here.

Weintraub uses a bank of clocks at the head of each chapter to illustrate the relative time in, let's say, Tokyo, Manila, Washington D.C., and Stalingrad. Part of his thesis is that December 7, 1941 was the high-water mark of the Axis Powers. Although the Axis-dominated portion of the globe did geographically expand after this date, the edifice had begun to crack. Weintraub makes a convincing argument that this day in December was the Beginning of The End for Japan, Germany, Italy and their smaller satellites, as in retrospect it seems to have been.

Filled with accurate historical data and interesting personal stories, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO WAR is a fascinating presentation of a day which deserves the unique treatment this book provides.

The title reveals authors failure to produce anything new........2006-02-02

For someone who wants a quick study of what happened at Pearl Harbor, standard version, I would suggest buying Tora Tora Tora. In less than two hours, you would be caught up in the basic facts surrounding the Pearl Harbor attack.

The issue currently at discussion among serious readers is not what happened on 12/7/41, but what lead up to it. Furthermore, I believe that the author has inserted his political views into the discussion. For example, on p2266 (Lyons Press 2001), the author cites Admiral Kimmel's decision to stop the 300 mile air patrol, instituted by his predecesor Admiral Richardson. The author also gives the impression that the AA guns of the Navy and were not in combat readiness. This is either a failure of research, or an example of bias. Admiral Richardson was removed from his command by Roosevelt, for telling Roosevelt that among other deficiences, he could not fly 300 mile air patrols on a continuous basis because he did not have enough aircraft or aircrews. Nor did he have enough trained mechanics and spare parts. Roosevelt sent the fleet to Pearl Harbor against the advice of Richardson. And then FDR removed ships and aircaft to Russia and the Atlantic. Richardson warned Roosevelt that such a move would present an inviting target to Japan. Richardson, who was a permenent 4 star Admiral had an advantage that Kimmel did not have. Richardson's rank could not be removed if he was replaced at Pearl Harbor. Kimmel, who was a 2 Star Admiral was advanced ahead of senior officers to a temporary 4 star rank.

Writing that Kimmel was responsible for ordering a stop of the 300 mile patrols is irresponsible. The writer seems exposed to a pro-Roosevelt stance when he avoids my conclusion of the facts known today. Roosevelt fired Richardson and replaced Kimmel. Blaming Kimmel for the disaster at Pearl Harbor, simply because he was the man in charge, seems to ignore where the buck really stops, and that was on Roosevelt's desk.

Another reason I give this book 2 stars is the problem I had using the index. Names and pages did not match. I also found reading about the war in Russia distracting. Had Weintraub wanted to write about someting closer to home, he should have focused on the Atlantic War, which was a full blown shooting war by December 7, 1941. It was Roosevelt's policy to keep that war secret from the American Public. It was the withdrawal of forces from the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic Fleet that drove Admirial Richardson to confront Roosevelt, which lead to his replacement.

How would Weintraub explain that the Atlantic Fleet was not put on a war footing, unless it was already operating under one.

In US Navy Air Combat, by Robert Lawson and Barrett Tillman, (2000), quotes a Navy Ensign assigned to the Carrier Wasp then at anchor in Bermuda, no recall was made to the ship to get underway the day after the Pearl Harbor attack.

These deceptions are the reason why there is no "Final Conclusion" to the questions behind Pearl Harbor.

Innovative, moving history.......2005-10-15

As has often been observed, to write history is to choose. Similarly, to read history is to choose. Should we read a history covering thousands of years, or a history limited to a single historical actor, or the annals of a single campaign, and so on?

With Long Day's Journey into War, Weintraub contributes a valuable innovation to historical writing. The history covers a brief period -- December 7, 1941 -- the 48 hours that it takes for the earth to complete a single date. During this time, Weintraub assembles a seamlessly woven montage from all parts of the globe as they experience the preceding tensions and subsequent ripple effects of Pearl Harbor. Cairo, Moscow, Washington, Pearl, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London and other key locations. Weintraub includes anecdotes from "lowly" privates running for cover, to worried diplomats, to America First isolationists, to a certain overrated general, to presidents and prime ministers.

The overall effect is successful and powerful. The reader becomes immersed and rooted in time and place, emerging with a sense of having experienced the fateful day on a global scale.

A splendid and unique history worthy of any bookshelf.

Long, Long Long Day's Journey.......2005-09-24

This book is far too long. Made up of hundreds of unrelated stories, many of them only a paragraph long, this book reads like a post-modernist novel and took me ten years to read (I read a couple of hundred pages and tucked it away for a decade until I could muster the fortitude to finish it).

Also, the author has strong emotions and does not hesitate to color his narrative to suit his prejudices. For instance, he paints the America Firsters as a sinister group of anti-semitic, Hitler lovers. No doubt there were a few mixed in there, but most of them were sincere if misguided people who were afraid that if we got involved in World War II, we would become an imperial power with an enormous military industrial complex. They may have been wrong, but most of them were not Nazis. I am very much against the protestors of the war in Iraq, but I recognize that only a small minority of them are in favor of genocide and the restoration of a Saddam-like strongman. The America Firsters deserve more sympathy than the current raft of protestors since we are currently in a war and the protestors want us to lose, rather than keep us out as the AFers did. Also, we were not aware of the Nazi genocide until 1942, whereas we have found the bodies in Iraq to prove that Saddam has been a practitioner of genocide for many years.

Or MacArthur, another bete noire of Mr. Weintraub, who gets a lot of blame for losing his planes on the ground, even as the author shows how much it was the fault of Gen. Brereton, the Air Force Chief in the Philippines. Since Brereton went through the war going from blunder to blunder (while always procuring for himself the fanciest HQ, liquors and women) - he presided over the one of the costliest and least effective bombing raids of the war, the most disastrous friendly fire incident in history and the only Allied airborne assault failure in the war - you would think that some of the snide remarks that Mr. Weintraub has for Gen. MacArthur could have been spread to the real culprit.

Occasionally, the author's hatreds catch him telling tall ones. Chiang Kai-Shek was receiving aid from the Soviets (which was one of the causes for the postwar Sino-Soviet rift), so Chiang's Nazi sympathies must have been muted if they existed at all.

OK, so the book is too long and somewhat untrustworthy. Why four stars? Because the author attempts something rarely seen, which is valuable in its own right. A reader of a book like this would be foolish to actually think he's learning about the events. The narrative is too choppy for that. The value here is in reminding us that history ISN'T a smooth narrative, that events are happening around the world, some of them relevant, some of them not, two steps forward and one step back. The author made a great and largely successful attempt to find events happening simultaneuously around the globe, all on a single day. Breaking 12/7/41 into the 47 hours of the sun's movement around the globe (from midnight 12/7 on the western side of the International Date Line to midnight 12/8 on the eastern side) and moving from Orson Welles in a train heading to Chicago to General Rommel in a conference with an Italian general in the Egyptian desert to Cordell Hull in DC waiting for Japanese diplomats to the withdrawal of a Spanish division in Russia to a football game in Manhattan to the aircraft carriers steaming toward Pearl Harbor, the story is compelling.

John Ellis wrote a book about a day in October, 1944 and there is an excellent book about a day in the middle of the American Civil War, but those books focused on their respective wars and told their stories on a theater by theater basis. You had a feeling that you were the President being given an intelligence report the first thing in the morning. They were exciting books because of that, but they had a different purpose than Mr. Weintraub's book, which is, ultimately, an impressive acheivement.

The Day of Infamy around the world.......2002-02-08

This is a unique look at the events of December 7, 1941. Mr. Weintraub has taken on the enormus task of not only describing the events of December 7, 1941 in regards to Pearl Harbor, but he examines the Day of Infamy on a world-wide scale. The reader finds themselves in the frozen Soviet Union as the Germans desperatley try to hold back the counterattacking Red Army. In North Africa, Rommel is being harassed by the British at Tobruk. In Washington, the reader is taken inside the White House as Roosevelt writes his personal plea for peace to Hirohito. I thought that the chapter headings with a clock showing the time at different places in the world was a nice touch for the reader. I have read numerous books on the subject, but never on a world-wide scope such as this. I would highly recommend this book for Pearl Harbor readers. Another book that is similar to this one is Gordon Prange's December 7, 1941.

Long Day's Journey Into War, December 7, 1941-

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Long Day's Journey Into War, December 7, 1941-
Stanley Weintraub-
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Long Day's Journey Into War: December 7, 1941
Stanley Weintraub
Manufacturer: Truman Talley
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Binding: Paperback
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LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO WAR: DECEMBER 7, 1941.
Stanley. Weintraub
Manufacturer: NY, Penguin, 1991. 706 pp., illus. Fine copy of first edition, in dust jacket.
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Binding: Hardcover
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This book, the only global, multidisciplinary source of comparative historical data available, has been updated to include statistics, through the year 1993. International Historical Statistics (IHS) is an essential tool in exploring the forces leading to current global events. IHS can help identify global and regional trends as well as provide insight into past events.

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