Willy Brandt, the first Social Democratic Chancellor of West Germany (1969-1974) was perhaps the most charismatic German leader since Hitler. His life reflects German 20th-century history from the Weimar Republic to the new Germany as a result of unification with the GDR. He was mayor of Berlin when the Wall was built (1961) and as Chancellor he initiated Ostpolitik which indirectly contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain. As Chairman of the North-South Commission he drew the world's attention to the plight of the Third World. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991

Willy Brandt: A Political Biography (St. Antony's Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Marshall, Barbara

Historical

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Shows that post-war German politics are the result of a coalescence of distinct and sometimes contradictory ideologies and interests.

The Origins of Post-War German Politics

History

Americas

Croom Helm, Ltd.

Willy Brandt (Makers of the Twentieth Century)

ABACUS +

The Origins of Post-War German Politics (RLE: German Politics) (Routledge Library Editions: German Politics)

This book discusses how the allies worked towards determining the political future of a defeated Germany. It oulines how the deep ideological divisions within the allied forces ultimately resulted in the division of Germany and discusses how indigenous political movements were impeded by a deeply felt distrust of German nationalism in all organisations. Yes these considerations are seen in the context of the masive logistical problems faced by the allies in restoring order to the chaos of war-ravaged Germany. Focusing on the experiences of Hanover, the book illustrates how post-war German politics are the result of a coalescence of distinct and at times even contradictory ideologies and interests, emphasising how the German political scene can only be understood in terms of the mutual interaction of personalities, beliefs and economics and of indigenous and foreign influences.

Europe

Routledge

"Gender", as an idea or concept "defines the feminist critical project." It is in the spirit of this project that Barbara Marshall undertakes a critical examination of gender as a constitutive category, not only in feminist social theory but also in recent political debates.
 This brief book focuses on how the idea of gender has developed both in scholarship and in the public mind, for the notion of gender has, as the author notes, "taken up residence in the public consciousness, and become one of the lenses through which we seek to understand ourselves and our everyday lives, as well as to comprehend the public issues of the day." Gender has become a critical social fact but a fact (like all such facts) constantly reconstituted as those who fight the social issues through which it travels, adopt it for their own purpose. 
 Feminists have defined critiques of patriarchal society according to their understanding of gender divisions. In so doing, they have also critiqued more traditional liberal and Marxist theories for their blind spots with respect to gender. In turn, Western feminists have been challenged by a new and diverse range of voices that have entered the conversation more recently. Others have deployed the idea of gender to undermine feminist politics, rendering gender a pejorative term for those in dissident feminist, anti-feminist, or conservative circles. 
 Marshall also sets the politicization of gender in a larger context, examining the ways in which gender is continually reconstructed in global processes of economic and political change. She concludes with an attempt to reassess the status of gender as a key concept for both feminist and sociological analysis and suggests strategies for reconfiguring our understanding of gender in a more contextualized and pragmatic way.

Configuring Gender: Explorations in Theory and Politics (Geojournal Library)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University of Toronto Press

Barbara L. Marshall challenges feminist critiques of modernism, arguing that the Enlightenment tradition, flawed as it is, can be reshaped without severing all ties to its principles of emancipation. Feminist theory, Marshall argues, along with post-colonial and anti-racist discourse, has the potential to revitalize and enrich critical social theory of modernity.

Engendering Modernity: A History of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, 1945-1970

Philosophy

Northeastern University Press

Barbara L. Marshall challenges feminist critiques of modernism, arguing that the Enlightenment tradition, flawed as it is, can be reshaped without severing all ties to its principles of emancipation. Feminist theory, Marshall argues, along with post-colonial and anti-racist discourse, has the potential to revitalize and enrich critical social theory of modernity.

Engendering Modernity: Feminism, Social Theory, and Social Change

Women's Studies

One-Way Ticket to L.A. is the story of how Barbara Wells got out of Ohio, worked as a nurse in Los Angeles, met and married a fast-talking comedy writer from the Bronx, and with him built one of the most respected marriages in Hollywood. While most show business marriages run their course faster than a television season, Barbara and Garry's lasted 53 years. With mutual support and encouragement, she stayed at home to raise their three children before returning to nursing, while he produced some of the most successful television shows of all time, including Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, and directed 18 movies, among them the iconic Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries. Together, Barbara and Garry traveled the globe, worked with some of the brightest stars in Hollywood, and met three U.S. presidents. One-Way Ticket to L.A. is a tale of two successful lives, well lived and well played, whose marriage was a shining example of loyalty, hard work, dedication, and, most of all, love.

One Way Ticket to L.A.: How A Nurse From Ohio Found Love in Hollywood

Marshall, Lori

Regional U.S.

Sarah Street Press

Die (Wieder-)Grundung Der Universitat Erfurt (Veroffentlichungen Der Historischen Kommission Fur Thuringen. Kleine Reihe, 63) (German Edition)

Bohlau Verlag

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