Background
WARD, Barbara Mary was born in 1914 in York, Yorkshire, England.
(The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations - the Massey Lectur...)
The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations - the Massey Lectures Inaugural Series (Paperback) by Barbara Ward (Author)
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( Presenting a vivid social history of “the new woman” wh...)
Presenting a vivid social history of “the new woman” who emerged in Japanese culture between the world wars, The New Japanese Woman shows how images of modern women burst into Japanese life in the midst of the urbanization, growth of the middle class, and explosion of consumerism resulting from the postwar economic boom, particularly in the 1920s. Barbara Sato analyzes the icons that came to represent the new urban femininity—the “modern girl,” the housewife, and the professional working woman. She describes how these images portrayed in the media shaped and were shaped by women’s desires. Although the figures of the modern woman by no means represented all Japanese women, they did challenge the myth of a fixed definition of femininity—particularly the stereotype emphasizing gentleness and meekness—and generate a new set of possibilities for middle-class women within the context of consumer culture. The New Japanese Woman is rich in descriptive detail and full of fascinating vignettes from Japan’s interwar media and consumer industries—department stores, film, radio, popular music and the publishing industry. Sato pays particular attention to the enormously influential role of the women’s magazines, which proliferated during this period. She describes the different kinds of magazines, their stories and readerships, and the new genres the emerged at the time, including confessional pieces, articles about family and popular trends, and advice columns. Examining reactions to the images of the modern girl, the housewife, and the professional woman, Sato shows that while these were not revolutionary figures, they caused anxiety among male intellectuals, government officials, and much of the public at large, and they contributed to the significant changes in gender relations in Japan following the Second World War.
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Relentlessly, the wide health gap between different groups of people living in Britain continues to get even wider. This book presents new evidence (which was not available to the government's Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health) on the size of the gap, and the extent to which the gap is widening. In particular, new geographical data are presented and displayed in striking graphical form.It challenges whether the government is concerned enough about reducing inequalities and highlights the living conditions of the million people living in the least healthy areas in Britain. It presents explanations for the widening health gap, and addresses the implications of this major social problem. In the light of this evidence the authors put forward social policies which will reduce the health gap in the future.The widening gap synthesises all the information available to date and should be read alongside the report of the evidence presented to the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (Inequalities in health, The Policy Press, 1999) and by all those concerned with reducing health inequalities.Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion seriesSeries Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research.Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.
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“Only One Earth…remains a classic study of the environment on a global scale....The organization and subject matter of Down to Earth reflect the metamorphosis of the environmental issue in ten years.” —Walt Patterson, New Statesman An unofficial report commissioned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. Prepared with the assistance of a 152-member committee of corresponding consultants in 58 countries.“[A] profoundly ethical, value-oriented study . . . [points] to areas of concern for economists and political scientists, philosophers and theologians.” —P.J. Henriot, America
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FIRST EDITION - Pristine condition including the DJ. Tight spine, clean pages. Very light toning. Nice collectible 1st edition.
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(In this overview the author looks at the three principal ...)
In this overview the author looks at the three principal threats to the global environment - pollution, the effects of the exhaustion by the affluent of limited resources and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to exist in desperate poverty.
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(Three topics dominate discussions of the global environme...)
Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty. In this exceptional book Barbara Ward (co-author with Rene Dubos of the bestselling Only One Earth) refused to see these processes as inevitable. It describes new technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for �getting more or less�, linking them to ordinary people's working lives. It also suggests a strategy for meeting the basic needs of the disadvantaged, and shows how the vast inequalities between countries can be reduced. This perceptive survey of policies outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order. Originally published in 1988
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(Three topics dominate discussions of the global environme...)
Three topics dominate discussions of the global environment: pollution; the consequences of the affluent running ever faster through finite resources; and the growing tensions between rich and poor as a third of humanity continues to live and die in desperate poverty. In this exceptional book Barbara Ward (co-author with Rene Dubos of the bestselling Only One Earth) refused to see these processes as inevitable. It describes new technologies for recycling waste, for energy, for �getting more or less�, linking them to ordinary people's working lives. It also suggests a strategy for meeting the basic needs of the disadvantaged, and shows how the vast inequalities between countries can be reduced. This perceptive survey of policies outlines a planetary bargain between the world's nations that would guarantee individual freedom from poverty and keep our shared biosphere in good working order. Originally published in 1988
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WARD, Barbara Mary was born in 1914 in York, Yorkshire, England.
Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy, Polit and Economics) Somerville College Oxford. Honorary Doctor, Fordham University, Master of Arts, 1949, Smith College, Master of Arts, 1949, Columbia University, 1954, Kenyon College, Ohio, 1957, Harvard University, 1957, Brandeis University, Master of Arts, 1961.
Her meteoric career took her from journalism to development planning to environmental protection. Although she wrote almost twenty books, an equal number of pamphlets, and literally thousands of magazine atricles, her true power was only revealed by hearing her speak. (In a wartime newspaper poll she was voted the second most popular speaker in Britain).
University Extension Lector, 1936-1939.
Assistant Editor, Foreign Editor, Contrib. Editor, The Economics, 1939-1940, 1940-1950, 1950-1958.
United Kingdom Ministry Information,
Washington, Stockholm, 1942. Adviser, Governments of India, Pakistan, 1942.
Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, 1957-1968.
Albert Schweitzer Professor International Economics Development, Columbia University, 1968-1973.
( Presenting a vivid social history of “the new woman” wh...)
(In this overview the author looks at the three principal ...)
(Three topics dominate discussions of the global environme...)
(Three topics dominate discussions of the global environme...)
( Relentlessly, the wide health gap between different gro...)
(The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations - the Massey Lectur...)
( “Only One Earth…remains a classic study of the environm...)
(FIRST EDITION - Pristine condition including the DJ. Tigh...)
(3 trade paperbacks by Barbara Ward.)