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Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
From the day it opened in July 1955, in an event given live TV coverage, Disneyland has been a key symbol of contemporary American culture It has been both celebrated and attacked as the ultimate embodiment of consumer society, a harbinger of shopping-mall culture, a symbol of American hegemony in entertainment, the epitome of fantasy, simulation, pastiche, and the blurring of distinctions between reality and mass-media imagery. Yet for all the power of Disneyland as metaphor, almost no one has discussed the making of this unique place, with its far-flung colonies in Florida, Japan, and France. Written to accompany an exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance is the first book to look beyond the multiple myths of Disneyland. Uniting a roster of authors chosen from wide-ranging disciplines, this study is the first to examine the influence of Disneyland on both our built environment and our architectural imagination. Tracing the relationship of the Disney parks to their historical forbears, it charts Disneyland's evolution from one man's personal dream to a multinational enterprise, a process in which the Disney "magic" has moved ever closer to the real world. Editor Karal Ann Marling, Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Minnesota, draws upon her pioneering work in the Disney archives to reconstruct and analyze the intentions and strategies behind the parks. She is joined by Marty Sklar, Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, historian Neil Harris, art historian Erika Doss, geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, critic Greil Marcus, and architect Frank Gehry to provide a unique perspective on one of the great post-war American icons. .
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Constructing Regional Security: The Role of Arms Transfers, Arms Control, and Reassurance
In this book William Durch examines conventional weapons proliferation since World War II, the role of arms transfers in fueling regional conflict, and prospects for curbing the global arms trade. Noting that supply side arms control efforts, which seek to constrain the companies and countries that produce and distribute major conventional weapons, have a poor international track record, Durch argues for a broader approach that tries to get at the demand side of the equation. Addressing the political and regional dynamics that impel arms acquisitions, he looks at how arms control might be combined with confidence and security-building measures to contain demand, and how value-based arms trade control measures like “codes of conduct” could be implemented in stepwise fashion consistent with US national interests in regional stability. .
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Ending Marriage, Keeping Faith: A New Guide Through the Spiritual Journey of Divorce
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The October Gate: Nine Messages of Love, Healing, and Reassurance for Our Planet
The October Gate is the story of one woman's encounter with the Spirit realm, as she desperately seeks healing from a potentially devastating illness When Lucy, the narrator, moves to Brooklyn from a southern city, the first person she meets is Sarah Haymond, a lovely, elderly woman who becomes a close friend. Death will end their earthly friendship, but it will continue "beyond", as Lucy, guided by Sarah and Others , becomes a messenger to our world..
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The Comfort of Rest and Reassurance (Come Sit Awhile - Inspiration from the Front Porch)
With Come Sit Awhile-The Comfort of Rest and Reassurance, readers are invited to slow down and relax awhile on their front porches Each page is filled with memorable words and charming four-color illustrations. The addition of a beautiful presentation page allows consumers to add a personal message. With heartwarming memories, easy recipes for front-porch treats, inspiring scriptures, and more, Come Sit Awhile-The Comfort of Rest and Reassurance offers all the comfort, warmth, and nostalgia a front porch could possibly hold. . .all for the value price of only $7.97. A perfect gift to give-and to receive..
Price: $3.99
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A Mother's Circle: Wisdom and Reassurance from Other Mothers on Your First Year With Baby
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La Reassurance: Approche Technique
Soumis à une sinistralité extrême (Word Trade Center, usine AZF, ) et à la forte baisse des marchés financiers, les réassureurs sont incités à revenir aux bases techniques de leur métier Cet ouvrage, consacré à la réassurance traditionnelle puis alternative, répond à ces préoccupations à travers l'expérience de 40 auteurs, professionnels de la réassurance, et à des niveaux techniques variés Sommaire : Bases techniques : Histoire de la réassurance, Bases techniques de la réassurance, Le marché de la réassurance, Tarification en réassurance non vie, non proportionnelle, Cotation des traités non proportionnels en développement long; Les garanties en assurance des personnes : Le cas particulier de la réassurance vie, Les garanties plancher, etc ; Les garanties dommages et responsabilités : Approche des traités proportionnels en incendie, La réassurance RC Auto en XS, Réassurance des risques agricoles, etc.
Price: $149.80
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Nouveau plan comptable de la mutualite t.1 : activites d'assurance et de reassurance
Les mutuelles connaissent un bouleversement important de leurs règles comptables, ayant à revoir leurs procédures avant 2003 Ces guides ont pour objets d'expliciter la réforme comptable, de commenter les nouvelles règles, et de donner aux lecteurs des outils pratiques à la fois pour mettre en place à court terme la nouvelle comptabilité mais aussi, de façon plus durable, pour comprendre ou tenir les comptes d'une mutuelle Sommaire: Généralités: Concepts nouveaux et idées forces du Nouveau Code de la Mutualité, Obligations comptables et transparence, Principes comptables et règles, Organisation de la comptabilité et du plan de comptes; Plan comptable et règles d'utilisation des comptes pour les mutuelles assumant un risque d'assurance ou de réassurance: Approches thématiques, Comptes annuels, Plan comptable annoté; Annexes: Modèle d'annexe, Tableaux de passage entre les anciens états financiers et les nouveaux, Avis du CNC, Lexique des termes utilisés: termes et expressions spécifiques aux organismes mutualistes.
Price: $72.80
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