Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4.3 Conclusions -- References -- Part IIIIdentity and Evolution -- 5 The Rainbow Connection: A Time-Series Study of Rainbow Flag Display Across Nine Toronto Neighborhoods -- 5.1 Rainbow Flag: Visibility, Implication, and Meaning -- 5.2 A Capsule History of the Rainbow Flag -- 5.3 The Rainbow Flag as Place Brand for Gay Neighborhoods -- 5.4 The Power of Graphics in the Built Environment -- 5.5 Concentration and Persistence of Rainbow Flags Define Boundaries of Gay Neighborhoods -- 5.6 Empirical Plan for the Visual Assessment of Rainbow Flag Display -- 5.7 Observations and Findings -- 5.8 Diaspora as Practical Identity -- 5.9 Rainbow Proliferation: Synthesis and Conclusions -- 5.10 Takeaway Messages -- Sources -- 6 Wearing Pink in Fairy Town: The Heterosexualization of the Spanish Town Neighborhood and Carnival Parade in Baton Rouge -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Consuming Gay Culture -- 6.3 Baton Rouge Mardi Gras and the Spanish Town Parade -- 6.4 Methods -- 6.5 The Bohemian 1980s in Spanish Town -- 6.6 Spanish Town Parades as Part of Gay Cultural History in Baton Rouge -- 6.7 Homophobia and Queer Culture in the Contemporary Parade -- References -- 7 A Tale of Three Villages: Contested Discourses of Place-Making in Central Philadelphia -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 The Space in Question -- 7.2.1 Gayborhood -- 7.2.2 Washington Square West -- 7.2.3 Midtown Village -- 7.3 Discursive Moments -- 7.3.1 Snapshots from the Gayborhood -- 7.3.2 The Skeleton of Washington West -- 7.3.3 Welcome to Midtown Village -- 7.4 Further Directions -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Are "Gay" and "Queer-Friendly" Neighborhoods Healthy? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- 1918. -- Intèrprets: Billy West. Pie-eyed. -- (18 min). -- 1925. -- Intèrprets: Stan Laurel. …”

“…It re-examines dominant approaches and their legacies of global/local and center/periphery, and offers new directions for understanding television’s contemporary incarnations.The chapters in this collection take up the format phenomena from around the globe, including the Middle East, Western and Eastern Europe, South and West Africa, South and East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, North America, South America, and the Caribbean. …”

“…How can we explain that at a certain moment in time (the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries) a certain part of the world (the West) escaped from general poverty and became much richer than it had ever been before and than the rest of the world? …”

“…The volume considers aesthetics, philosophy, theology, and science of the 19th century Russia and the West that might have informed Dostoevsky's thought and art. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Variables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Currency Boards-An Overview -- 2.1 Basic Features of a Currency Board -- 2.1.1 Definition of a Currency Board -- 2.1.2 Currency Boards vs Central Banks -- 2.1.3 Flexibility in Design -- 2.2 Currency Board Characteristics -- 2.2.1 Credibility and Macroeconomic Stability -- 2.2.2 The Adjustment Process and Market Flexibility -- 2.2.3 Anchor Currency Selection-A Theory of Optimum Currency Areas Perspective -- 2.2.4 Monetary Policy, Lender of Last Resort Support, and Financial Fragility -- 2.2.5 Fiscal Policy -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 3 Past and Present Currency Boards -- 3.1 History of Currency Boards -- 3.1.1 General Overview -- 3.1.2 Foundations -- 3.1.3 The First Currency Boards (1849-1912) -- 3.1.4 The West African Currency Board (1913) -- 3.1.5 The Peak and Decline of the Currency Board System (1913-1974) -- 3.2 Hong Kong (1983) -- 3.2.1 Lead-Up to the Currency Board -- 3.2.2 Currency Board Design -- 3.2.3 Currency Board Performance -- 3.3 Argentina (1991-2002) -- 3.3.1 Lead-Up to the Currency Board -- 3.3.2 Currency Board Design -- 3.3.3 The Early Years of the Currency Board and the Tequila Crisis -- 3.3.4 The Late Years and Currency Board Exit -- 3.4 Estonia (1992) and Lithuania (1994) -- 3.4.1 Lead-Up to the Currency Boards -- 3.4.2 Currency Boards Design -- 3.4.3 Currency Boards Performance -- 3.4.4 Accession to the European Union and the European Monetary Union -- 3.5 Bulgaria (1997) -- 3.5.1 Lead-Up to the Currency Board -- 3.5.2 Currency Board Design -- 3.5.3 Currency Board Performance -- 3.6 Summary -- 4 Stability and Instability of Currency Boards-a Theoretical Analysis -- 4.1 Models of Currency Crises -- 4.1.1 First and Second Generation Currency Crises Models -- 4.1.2 Critique of Second Generation Crises Models…”