“…Kraabel has collected and organized the most important of these essays, which even after half a century remain relevant and fruitful…”

“…Focusing on three films made in Britain during the second half of the Second World War—Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Lawrence Olivier’s Henry V (1944), and David Lean’s Brief Encounter (1945)—Puckett treats these movies as objects of considerable historical interest but also as works that exploit the full resources of cinematic technique to engage with the idea, experience, and political complexity of war. …”

“…Traces the influences of lesbian, gay and bisexual voters in American electionsIn the half century since the Stonewall riots in New York City's Greenwich Village launched the national gay-rights movement in earnest, LGB voters have steadily expanded their political influence. …”

“…The survey showed that nearly one in five eligible spouses used MyCAA in the previous year, and more than half of nonusers were unaware of the scholarship. …”

“…More than any other major Victorian writer, he was recovered and presented as a poet to modern readers by editors and scholars of the first half of the twentieth century. This book analyzes how and to what extent the presuppositions of these critics have dictated the modern conception of Hopkins's work. …”

“…The Asia-Pacific region is of particular importance to the United States because it bears the brunt of more than half of the world's natural disasters and is home to numerous key U.S. allies. …”

“…Cohabitation has increased from a half-million couples in 1960 to more than 5 million in 2000 to even more this year. …”

“…More than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. …”

“…This monograph describes archaeological excavation carried out at a silver mine known to have been worked during the second half of the sixteenth century. The mine, named “The St-Louis Vein”, is situated in the district of Ste-Marie-aux-Mines in the Haut-Rhin department of France. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Manufacturing Metamorphosis Imperative -- Why All Manufacturers Must Change -- Lean and Continuous Improvement -- Determining Your Speed of Change -- Impact on Leading Today -- Chapter 2 If Vision, Mission, and Core Values Don't Anchor Your Business, What Does? …”

“…Unlike movements that reject mainstream society, Camphill expressly seeks to be "a seed of social renewal" by evolving along with society to promote the full inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities, who comprise nearly half of their residents. In this multifaceted exploration of Camphill, Dan McKanan traces the complexities of the movement's history, envisions its possible future, and invites ongoing dialogue between the fields of disability studies and communal studies…”

“…Drawing on their work with nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies, the DeGraffs help you harness the creative energy that arises from opposing viewpoints. …”

“…Public health spending in OECD countries has grown rapidly over most of the last half century. These spending increases have contributed to important progress in population health: for example, life expectancy at birth has increased, rising on average by ten years since 1970. …”

“…The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques which are standard practice in OECD countries, but which have not hitherto been available for China. …”

“…The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques which are standard practice in OECD countries. …”

“…At upper secondary level about half the cohort enter vocational schools – more than 20 million students. …”

“…How realistic is it to seek to cut extreme poverty by half by the year 2015? What are the most effective strategies employed by donors, be they development agencies or developed countries? …”

“…During the latter half of the twentieth century, federal funding in the United States for scientific research and development increased dramatically. …”

“…Over half of Millennials are freaked out by their finances. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 001 Abstraction -- 002 Allegory -- 003 Ambiguity -- 004 Appropriation -- 005 Areas of Competence -- 006 Authenticity and Outsider Art -- 007 Autobiography -- 008 Balance -- 009 Beauty -- 010 Boundaries -- 011 Brush Techniques -- 012 Chance -- 013 Classicism and Renaissance -- 014 Collage and Assemblage -- 015 Color as Light -- 016 Color as Limit -- 017 Color Theory -- 018 Composition -- 019 Conceptual Art -- 020 Consistency of Visual Language -- 021 Craft -- 022 Creativity -- 023 Cross-Cultural Fertilization -- 024 Cubism -- 025 Dada -- 026 Decoration -- 027 Distortion -- 028 Distribution -- 029 Drawing Language -- 030 The Emotive Object -- 031 Erotic Art -- 032 Expression in the Abstract -- 033 Fantasy and Visionary Art -- 034 Finish -- 035 Formal Innovation -- 036 Form Rendered -- 037 Gender -- 038 Harmony -- 039 Hierarchical Proportion -- 040 Imagination -- 041 Installation -- 042 Intentionality -- 043 Interactive Art -- 044 Juxtaposition -- 045 Kinetic Art -- 046 Land Art -- 047 Layers -- 048 Linear Basics -- 049 Mannerism -- 050 Mass -- 051 Materials as Art -- 052 Minimalism -- 053 Mixed Media and Multimedia -- 054 Motif -- 055 Movement -- 056 Narrative -- 057 Op Art -- 058 Overload -- 059 Performance Art -- 060 Perspective -- 061 Plasticity -- 062 Politics and Polemics -- 063 Prepare and Develop -- 064 Printmaking -- 065 Process as Meaning -- 066 Proportion and Ratio -- 067 Quality -- 068 Quoting -- 069 Readymades -- 070 Realism -- 071 Religiosity -- 072 Repetition -- 073 Representation -- 074 Restraint -- 075 Rhythm -- 076 Romanticism -- 077 Scale -- 078 Semiotics -- 079 Semiotics 2: Deconstruction -- 080 Sensitivity and Sensibility -- 081 Shape -- 082 Shock -- 083 Simplification -- 084 Space and Volume -- 085 Spectacle -- 086 Style and Stylishness…”