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J. David Johnson

    David K. Johnson est un historien et auteur acclamé dont le travail explore les histoires sociales complexes de l'Amérique du XXe siècle. Son écriture révèle comment les entreprises commerciales apparemment de niche et les réseaux communautaires peuvent devenir de puissants moteurs de changement social. Johnson examine de manière critique l'essor des réseaux commerciaux gays, révélant leur rôle fondamental dans des mouvements sociétaux plus larges et dans l'histoire du capitalisme américain. Grâce à une recherche méticuleuse, il découvre les fils entrelacés d'identité, de commerce et de progrès politique, offrant aux lecteurs une compréhension nuancée de la manière dont l'entrepreneuriat local façonne les récits nationaux.

    Executed at Dawn
    Around Crystal Palace & Penge
    The Enemy at Home
    The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln
    The Last Campaign of World War One: 1990-2006
    The Lavender Scare
    • The Lavender Scare

      • 322pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,8(5)Évaluer

      "In The Lavender Scare, historian David K. Johnson relates the frightening story of how, during the Cold War, homosexuals were considered as dangerous a threat to national security as Communists. Charges that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations were havens for homosexuals proved a potent political weapon, sparking a "Lavender Scare" more vehement and long-lasting than McCarthy's Red Scare. Relying on newly declassified documents, years of research in the records of the National Archives and the FBI, and interviews with former civil servants, Johnson's 2004 book recreated the vibrant gay subculture that flourished in New Deal-era Washington and took us inside the security interrogation rooms where thousands of Americans were questioned about their sex lives. The homosexual purges ended promising careers, ruined lives, and pushed many to suicide. But, as Johnson also showed, the purges brought victims together to protest their treatment, helping launch a new civil rights struggle. Much has changed regarding LGBT rights and our understanding of LGBT history since the original publication, and this enlarged edition features a new epilogue by the author that brings the story into the twenty-first century"--

      The Lavender Scare
    • Followers of the Brexit saga will recognise the following as the establishment's way of blocking something that it does not want and does not agree with - stifling stories, hiding its mistakes through methods ranging from leaked stories to the press, prevarication, using procedures to delay and stifle initiatives, utilising precedents established hundreds of years ago, making things seem more difficult than they really are, embargoes on documents and records, use of "Project Fear" and even destroying records. They were equally familiar to those who for sixteen years battled to win pardons for 306 soldiers executed in WW1.

      The Last Campaign of World War One: 1990-2006
    • The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture
      5,0(1)Évaluer

      This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinary events, not only for the president himself but for the fate of the nation. číst celé

      The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln
    • After the funeral, as Jack Brown stood by the grave of his father, Bill, his eyes displayed different feelings, true feelings, of anger and disgust towards his father as he muttered, “Rot in hell you old bastard.”Jack couldn’t forgive his father for the misery he had caused him and his friend, Harold, for their arrest as deserters during World War One, when he would have known full well the penalty for desertion was the firing squad. The same went for the death of their mothers, and his sister’s escape to Canada.Will his feelings ever get resolved?

      The Enemy at Home
    • This South London neighbourhood has a strong community spirit, and this collection of photographs bring its past to life.

      Around Crystal Palace & Penge
    • The controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies

      Executed at Dawn
    • Buying Gay

      • 328pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,0(8)Évaluer

      David K. Johnson tells the story of the physique magazine produced by and for gay men to show how gay commerce was not a byproduct of the gay-rights movement but an important catalyst for it. He offers a vivid look into the lives of physique entrepreneurs and their customers, presenting a wealth of illustrations.

      Buying Gay
    • Managerial Communication

      Evaluating the Right Dose

      • 190pages
      • 7 heures de lecture
      2,0(1)Évaluer

      The dosage metaphor serves as a framework for managers to navigate essential communication challenges, emphasizing the importance of quantity, frequency, and method of communication. It questions the common belief that more communication is always better, advocating for a balanced approach tailored to specific goals. The author explores key issues related to change and productivity, ultimately presenting a minimalist perspective on communication in the final chapter. This comprehensive treatment challenges existing communication theories and offers practical insights for effective management.

      Managerial Communication
    • The Wealth of a Nation

      • 664pages
      • 24 heures de lecture
      3,5(12)Évaluer

      The Wealth of a Nation is an authoritative history of trade and the politics surrounding it from the nation's founding to the present. Authored by former U.S. congressman and U.S. Trade Representative C. Donald Johnson, it offers a powerful defense of the post-World War Two liberal economic order that America created, and explains why abandoning it will harm all Americans, including workers.

      The Wealth of a Nation
    • A study of health information seeking has become increasingly important in recent years due to the growing emphasis on the consumer/client relationship in the health arena. It provides a comprehensive treatment of these issues appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners, and researchers.

      Health Information Seeking