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"Based on hundreds of personal interviews and archival sources, with close attention to portrayals of gay life in literature, theater, and film, the book begins with the entrapment of gay sailors in Newport, Rhode Island, following World War I. Loughery traces the impact of homosexuality on the century's turbulent times: Jazz Age America, the Great Depression, World War II, the McCarthy era, and the present day, when many thousands of Americans have turned the AIDS catastrophe into a moral example of caring for others." "Though John Loughery's narrative bears witness to persecution, it turns aside stereotypes about the isolation and loneliness of victims to reveal gay men as accomplished participants in some of the century's most momentous dramas. Vivid portraits abound: Alain Locke, godfather of the Harlem Renaissance; Henry Gerber, founder of ill-fated gay-rights groups in the 192Os; Harry Hay, 195Os visionary; moral-majority foe Bob Kunst; Harvey Milk; Perry Watkins; Larry Kramer; Michael Callen; and many other little-known activists."--Jacket

Sustainable food packaging made from starch is a viable alternative to the usage of petrochemical-based plastics. The incorporation of additives, particularly essential oils, into the starch film can potentially improve the mechanical properties and enhance its functionality. The present work investigated the effects of the incorporation of different types and concentrations (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1%; v/v) of essential oils (EOs) from oregano, Vietnamese mint (VEO), and curry leaf on the mechanical and optical properties of starch films. Additionally, the quality attributes of strawberries wrapped using the films during storage were investigated in terms of weight loss, colour changes, and firmness. It was observed that the incorporation of EOs into the starch films improved the elongation at break, especially at higher concentrations. These films became slightly yellowish and more opaque. Besides, the changes in quality attributes of strawberries wrapped with starch/EOs films were the lowest as compared to the unwrapped strawberries and the strawberries wrapped with starch films. Starch films incorporated with 1% (v/v) VEO were the most effective films due to relatively high flexibility and low stiffness, apart from the ability to decrease the changes in quality attributes of strawberries. To conclude, the starch/EOs films have great potential for food packaging applications.

Does methamphetamine matter? -- Listening to meth : the lessons of history -- Physiological effects of meth -- Social effects of meth -- Cooking meth -- Methamphetamine in rural communities -- Treatment and recovery support resources for methamphetamine dependence

Background: Patients with severe uncontrolled asthma may receive oral corticosteroid (OCS) treatment regularly. The present study investigated the health care resource utilization and cost in regularly OCS treated Swedish asthma patients. Methods: Primary care medical records data were linked to data from Swedish national health registries. Patients >= 18 years with a drug claim for obstructive pulmonary diseases during 2007-2009 (index date) and a prior asthma diagnosis, were classified by their OCS claims during the 12-months' post index period: regular OCS equals >= 5 mg per day; periodic OCS less than 5 mg per day; or non-OCS users. Cost of asthma-and OCS-morbidity-related health care resource utilization were calculated. Results: A total of 15,437 asthma patients (mean age 47.8, female 62.6%), whereof 223 (1.44%) were regular OCS users, 3054 (19.7%) were periodic, and 12,160 (78.7%) were non-OCS users. Regular OCS users were older and more often females, had lower lung function, greater eosinophil count and more co-morbidities at baseline compared with the other groups. Age-adjusted annual total health care cost was three-times greater in the regular OCS group ((sic)5615) compared with the non-OCS users ((SIC) 1980) and twice as high as in the periodic OCS group ((sic) 2948). The major cost driver in the non-OCS and periodic OCS groups were primary care consultations, whereas inpatient costs were the major cost driver in the regular OCS group. The asthma related costs represented 10-12% of the total cost in all three groups. Conclusion: In this real-life asthma study in Sweden, the total yearly cost of health care resource utilization for a regular OCS user was three times greater than for a patient with no OCS use, indicating substantial economic and health care burden for asthma patients on regular oral steroid treatment.

El presente trabajo se propone analizar el filme documental Seré millones (Neri, Krichmar y Simoncini, 2014) como dispositivo de transmisión de memoria. En él, se recupera la historia de Oscar Serrano y Ángel Abus, militantes del Ejército Revolucionario delPueblo (erp), que llevaron a cabo el asalto más grande de la historia argentina al ex Banco Nacional de Desarrollo (Banade), durante la dictadura del general Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1971-1973). En primer lugar, se estudia el vínculo entre realidad y representación en el cine documental, a partir de los aportes de Bill Nichols y Jacques Rancière. Luego, se hace un somero recorrido por los distintos momentos del cine documental argentino en las últimas décadas, con el objetivo de dar luz sobre las particularidades del contexto sociocultural en el cual se produjo la película, signado por la estatización de las políticas de memoria y por el fortalecimiento del cine documental en el país. Finalmente, se indaga por la representación del pasado que la memoria propone como obra de arte militante: qué memoria(s) recupera, a través de qué recursos estéticos lo hace y con qué objetivos. Se observa cómo el filme no pretende evaluar críticamente la experiencia revolucionariasetentista, sino transmitir dicha experiencia a las jóvenes generaciones que se están cuestionando el pasado reciente desde su posición presente. En este sentido, se argumenta que el documental puede ser pensado como un trabajo de anamnésis en los términosde Paul Ricoeur, porque el recuerdo es el resultado de una reconstrucción laboriosa que produce una movilización tanto intelectual como afectiva en los sujetos y, a la vez, crea un lazo entre generaciones. Por último, se examina la relación de la película con el cine militante argentino de las décadas de los sesenta y setenta, al problematizar el vínculo entre la intencionalidad de los realizadores y la recepción por parte de los espectadores. ; The objective of this paper is to analyze the documentary Seré millones (Omar Neri, Fernando Krichmar and Mónica Simoncini, 2014) as a mechanism for the transmission of memory. The film retells the story of Oscar Serrano and Ángel Abus, militants in thePeople's Revolutionary Army (erp), who carried out the largest bank robbery in the history of Argentina against the former National Development Bank (Banade), during the dictatorship of General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1971-1973). In the first place, the article examines the connection between reality and representation in documentary films, on the basis of ideas set forth by Bill Nichols and Jacques Rancière. It then goes on to provide a brief overview of Argentinean documentary filmmaking in the last decades, in order to shed light on the peculiarities of the socio-cultural context in which the movie was made, a period characterized by the transformation of the politics of memory into a question ofState and the strengthening of documentary filmmaking in the country. Finally, the article inquiries into the representation of the past provided by memory in the form of a militant work of art: what memory or memories is/are recovered; what aesthetic techniques are employed to do so; and with what objectives.It is possible to conclude that the film's purpose is not to critically evaluate the revolutionary experience of the 1970s, but to convey that experience to younger generations who are inquiring into the recent past from their present. In this sense, it could be arguedthat the documentary can be seen as a work of anamnesis in Paul Ricoeur's terms, because the memory is the result of a conscientious reconstruction that moves subjects both intellectuallyand affectively, while creating a bond between generations. To conclude, the article examines the relationship between the movie and Argentinean militant cinema of the 1960s and 70s, through the critical discussion of the link between the intentions of thefilmmakers and the reception of the movies by the audience. ; Este trabalho se propõe analisar o filme documentário Seré millones (Omar Neri, Fernando Krichmar e Mónica Simoncini, 2014) como dispositivo de transmissão de memória. Nele, recupera-se a história de Oscar Serrano e Ángel Abus, militantes do ExércitoRevolucionário do Povo (erp), que realizaram o maior assalto da história argentina ao ex-Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento (Banade), durante a ditadura do general Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1971-1973). Em primeiro lugar, estuda-se o vínculo entre realidadee representação no cinema documentário a partir das contribuições de Bill Nichols e Jacques Rancière. Em seguida, faz-se um breve percorrido pelos diferentes momentos do cinema documentário argentino nas últimas décadas, com o objetivo de esclarecer asparticularidades do contexto sociocultural no qual o filme foi produzido, marcado pela estatização das políticas de memória e pelo fortalecimento do cinema documentário no país. Finalmente, questiona-se pela representação do passado que a memória propõecomo obra de arte militante: que memória(s) recupera(m), por meio de quais recursos estéticos faz isso e com quais objetivos. Observa-se como o filme não pretende avaliar criticamente a experiência revolucionária setentista, mas sim transmitir essa experiência às jovens gerações que estão questionando o passado recente a partir de sua posição presente. Nesse sentido, argumenta-se que o documentário pode ser pensado como um trabalho de anamnese nos termos de Paul Ricoeur, porque a recordação é o resultado de uma árdua reconstrução que produz uma mobilização tanto intelectual quanto afetiva nos sujeitos e, por sua vez, cria um laço entre gerações. Por último, examina-se a relação do filmecom o cinema militante argentino das décadas de sessenta e setenta ao problematizar o vínculo entre a intencionalidade dos realizadores e a recepção por parte dos espectadores.

Offering an account of the politics and history of the 1920s in America, this book points out key distinctions between the governing styles and political philosophies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. It argues that social and technological change resulted in lines of conflict over poverty, race, religion, and employment rights being redrawn.

The recent appearance of two books, both dealing with the relationships between education and economic and social structure in parts of nineteenth-century North America and both claiming to be examples of quantitative social science history (an appellation to which more attention will be given below) gives us an opportunity not only to assess their merits relative to each other, but also to pose, by implication, some general questions about the future of research conducted within this mold. We are now emerging from a period in which empirical and analytical techniques developed by social scientists for the analysis of contemporary data have percolated through and to other subdiscipline and disciplines. Affecting economic history first, winds of change subsequently invaded more methodologically traditionalist departments, where they have given rise to a flurry of unimaginative but genuine neologisms: the New Urban History, the New Family History, the New Social History, even the New Political History. At the same time, techniques and concerns associated with the practice of demography, a discipline which although quantitative from its inception and by its very nature has not (at least in the United States) been firmly rooted in any one academic or departmental structure, have exercised an independent influence on historically oriented researchers in various departments.

"In ancient Greece one man came up with a pleasingly simple answer to this question. The philosopher Epicurus taught his followers that pleasure and contentment were the aims of the good life. For hundreds of years Epicureanism was one of the dominant schools of philosophy. But by the 6th century it had all but disappeared. Discovering how and why Epicureanism was driven from philosophy and public discourse reveals much about how Western thought developed. Despite attempts to erase him, the lessons of Epicurus have been recovered from the mists of time and the ashes of Vesuvius. How he was restored to his place in history is a story of brilliant Renaissance scholars, chance discoveries, and a hunger for intellectual freedom. This new biography of Epicurus reveals the life of Epicurus and traces how his teachings have influenced thinkers across time. Epicurus still has much to teach us about friendship, happiness, and our place in the world"--

The paper makes some references to the documentary funds for malaria history retained in State archives of Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro, the Provincial administration archive of Sassari, the ERLAAS ( Ente regionale per la lotta antianofelica in Sardegna) archive. The private archives are deposited in town libraries of Igliesias and Olzai. The documentation available allows to carry out a lot of researches on various courses; a) activity of land reclamation on marshy zone between XIX and XXth century; b) issues of the anti-malarial legislation in the early twentieth century for peculiar social classes such as a railwaymen and miners. They were the first to assay quinine for preventive treatment; c) the anti-anopheles struggle during Fascist régime (it was carried out with oil and Paris green and with the predator fish of the genus Gambusia as well) d) organization of antianopheles campaign of ERLAAS after World Word II. Key words: Archives - Malaria - Sardinia

Back in the fall of 1980, Edward Keenan, then Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, asked whether I would organize an oral history project on Iran. A Soviet specialist, Keenan saw certain similarities between the Russian and the Iranian revolutions and considered the immigration to the West of hundreds of former Iranian officials to be an exceptional opportunity to collect and preserve valuable historical data.In our subsequent discussions it became clear that an in-depth study of the internal workings of Iran's former regime was difficult, as few reliable primary sources are available for this purpose. Because of the autocratic nature of Iran's political system, government papers, documents, and reports were (and still are) infrequently prepared prior to major decisions and subsequent to important events. Moreover, the relevant documents that were produced have not been preserved systematically and, in cases where they do exist, are not generally available to researchers.

Beginning in 1993, Israel began importing large numbers of foreign workers, replacing its traditional Palestinian labor force. This article presents a descriptive history and theoretical analysis of the migration, placing it in the context of Israel's reliance on noncitizen labor from the occupied territories. Dual labor market theory is particularly helpful in analyzing labor migration to Israel, but only by also analyzing the determinants of state policy can we understand how these recent flows began. The Israeli case thus suggests a cumulative model of the initiation of labor migration flows: structural factors create a predisposition toward use of foreign labor, and political factors determine whether and how that predisposition will be actualized.

Of all varieties of history the economic is the most fundamental. Not the most important: foundations exist to carry better things. How a man lives with his family, his tribe or his fellow-citizens; the songs he sings; what he feels and thinks when he looks at the sunset; the prayers he raises—all these are more important than the nature of his tools, his trick of swapping things with his neighbours, the way he holds and tills his fields, his inventions and their consequences, his money-when he has learnt to use it-his savings and what he does with them [Clapham, 1957: introduction].

The study of lives as wholes has not yet been well developed in the social sciences, though a good many anthropologists, psychologists, political scientists, and sociologists have written about its importance. These authors agree that a main shortcoming in such study is the lack of suitable concepts to make up a coherent frame of reference. Three procedural suggestions, the ideas of adaptation, dimension, and turning, may be useful for the beginnings of such a frame. These suggestions are intended as guidelines for the collection and analysis of data. Their applicability is illustrated in the life history of Gandhi, a man whose life is worth studying for a number of reasons.