Four Years in the Cauldron: Telling the extraordinary story of America in crisis

Donovan, Brian

Religion & Spirituality

Penguin

During the early twentieth century, individuals and organizations from across the political spectrum launched a sustained effort to eradicate forced prostitution, commonly known as "white slavery." White Slave Crusades is the first comparative study to focus on how these anti-vice campaigns also resulted in the creation of a racial hierarchy in the United States. Focusing on the intersection of race, gender, and sex in the antiprostitution campaigns, Brian Donovan analyzes the reactions of native-born whites to new immigrant groups in Chicago, to African Americans in New York City, and to Chinese immigrants in San Francisco. Donovan shows how reformers employed white slavery narratives of sexual danger to clarify the boundaries of racial categories, allowing native-born whites to speak of a collective "us" as opposed to a "them." These stories about forced prostitution provided an emotionally powerful justification for segregation, as well as other forms of racial and sexual boundary maintenance in urban America.

White Slave Crusades: Race, Gender, and Anti-vice Activism, 1887-1917

History

Americas

University of Illinois Press

So why another book on leadership when there are already so many out there? This book addresses the critical role that technology leaders can play to take businesses into a new future. They can change the game. Businesses have high expectations of their technology leaders. We need to invest in building their leadership capability to make the most of the disruptive times we live in. Why are game-changing leaders important? A digital revolution driven by technology is changing the game for businesses everywhere.Technology is changing the game whether we like it or not. The internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, data and analytics etc are exploding. Businesses need game-changing leaders who can ride the wave of technology disruption. Leaders who move up the influence curve and use technology strategically will be highly sought after. Brian Donovan has distilled many of the lessons from his successful career and executive coaching program into this book. It offers practical insights into how technical experts can make a successful transition to leadership. Use it to get an edge in the employment market as the demand for game-changing leaders increases. About the Author: Brian Donovan is the founder of Donovan Leadership. He is a dedicated advocate of powerful and practical leadership. His commitment to the field is informed by 40 years' experience in the technology sector, as a senior executive in Telstra and as CEO of the IT Skills Hub. He is an executive coach, facilitator and speaker. He has helped countless technology leaders transform from technical experts into leaders who succeed. He is able to draw from his practical experience as a senior executive to assist his clients to build their influence with their key stakeholders. His programs enable leaders to achieve stretch results and to make the difference they are committed to making. Reviews This book is gold. As you read it, you will inevitably identify with some of the stories and wisdom. You will find yourself reflecting on your own life and career, and getting excited as you glimpse possibilities for playing a much bigger game than the current path you see yourself on. Brian is truly "a man to cross the river with." He has been a great friend, coach and encourager through the mountains and the valleys, and we have crossed a number of big rivers together over the years. He continues to be a significant influence in expanding my sense of what's possible as a leader. Dean Phelan, former CEO, Churches of Christ in Queensland Board Adviser, CEO Mentor and Executive Coach Let yourself be captivated by the thoughts, the practical propositions and ... the metaphor of the "Big Kahuna" proposed by Brian Donovan, an expert in game-changing leadership and digital transformation. You will enjoy discovering and reading Leadership Is Changing the Game. It will benefit you to shift your mindset, influence others and invent new ways of doing business. Prof. Yves Pigneur, University of Lausanne Author with Alex Osterwalder of the international bestseller Business Model Generation Ranked #7 by Thinkers50 a global ranking of management thinkers

Leadership Is Changing the Game: The Transition from Technical Expert to Leader

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Bookpod

Recovers and chronicles the plights of ordinary New Yorkers that resonate with contemporary debates on rape and domestic violence.Providing a front row seat at critical courtroom battles over seduction, pimping, rape, and sodomy in early twentieth-century New York City, Brian Donovan uses verbatim trial transcripts to understand the city’s history during the so-called “first sexual revolution.” By tracing the revolutionary and repressive dimensions of this time period, Donovan reveals how conflicting ideas about sex and gender shaped the city’s criminal justice system. He unearths stories of sexual violence and legal injustice that contradict the image of early twentieth-century America as a time of sexual revolution and progress. Police and courts often served the interests of the upper classes, men, and racial and ethnic majorities, but the trial transcripts included here reveal the considerable extent to which members of working-class and immigrant communities used the machinery of law enforcement for their own ends. Many previous books have fully documented and analyzed the sensational trials of turn-of-the-century New York City, but none have paid such close attention to the courtroom experiences of common city dwellers.

Respectability on Trial: Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918

State University of New York Press

Recovers and chronicles the plights of ordinary New Yorkers that resonate with contemporary debates on rape and domestic violence. Providing a front row seat at critical courtroom battles over seduction, pimping, rape, and sodomy in early twentieth-century New York City, Brian Donovan uses verbatim trial transcripts to understand the city’s history during the so-called “first sexual revolution.” By tracing the revolutionary and repressive dimensions of this time period, Donovan reveals how conflicting ideas about sex and gender shaped the city’s criminal justice system. He unearths stories of sexual violence and legal injustice that contradict the image of early twentieth-century America as a time of sexual revolution and progress. Police and courts often served the interests of the upper classes, men, and racial and ethnic majorities, but the trial transcripts included here reveal the considerable extent to which members of working-class and immigrant communities used the machinery of law enforcement for their own ends. Many previous books have fully documented and analyzed the sensational trials of turn-of-the-century New York City, but none have paid such close attention to the courtroom experiences of common city dwellers.

State Univ of New York Pr

American Gold Digger: Marriage, Money, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith (Gender and American Culture)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

The University of North Carolina Press

Hard Driving is the dramatic story of one man’s dogged determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport. Wendell Scott figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar’s version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some speedways refused to let him race. “Go home, nigger,” spectators yelled. And after a bigoted promoter refused to pay him, Scott appealed directly to the sport’s founder, nascar czar Bill France Sr. France made a promise Scott would never forget – that nascar would never treat him with prejudice. For the next two decades, Scott chased a dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up that promise. Persevering through crashes, health problems, and money troubles, Scott remained convinced he had the talent to become one of nascar’s best. Hard Driving documents a previously untold chapter in the history of integration, politics, and sports in America. It reveals how France, founder of the multibillion-dollar nascar empire, reneged on his pledge and allowed repeated discrimination against Scott by racing officials and other powerful figures. It details France’s alliances with leading segregationist politicians such as George Wallace, the reluctance of auto executives such as Lee Iacocca to sponsor a black driver; and the inspiring support Scott received from white drivers such as nascar champions Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty, who admired his skill and tenacity.

Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Steerforth

Hard Driving is the dramatic story of one man’s dogged determination to live the life he loved, and to compete, despite daunting obstacles, at the highest level of his sport.Wendell Scott figured he was signing up for trouble when he became nascar’s version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s. Some speedways refused to let him race. “Go home, nigger,” spectators yelled. And after a bigoted promoter refused to pay him, Scott appealed directly to the sport’s founder, nascar czar Bill France Sr.France made a promise Scott would never forget – that nascar would never treat him with prejudice.For the next two decades, Scott chased a dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up that promise. Persevering through crashes, health problems, and money troubles, Scott remained convinced he had the talent to become one of nascar’s best. Hard Driving documents a previously untold chapter in the history of integration, politics, and sports in America. It reveals how France, founder of the multibillion-dollar nascar empire, reneged on his pledge and allowed repeated discrimination against Scott by racing officials and other powerful figures. It details France’s alliances with leading segregationist politicians such as George Wallace, the reluctance of auto executives such as Lee Iacocca to sponsor a black driver; and the inspiring support Scott received from white drivers such as nascar champions Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty, who admired his skill and tenacity.

The only book-length account of the life of Wendell Scott, the one-time moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in 1952 and, against all odds, competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by Southern whites. Hard Driving is the story of one man's determination to live the life he loved, and to compete at the highest level of his sport. When Wendell Scott became NASCAR's version of Jackie Robinson in the segregated 1950s, some speedways refused to let him race. Scott appealed directly to the sport's founder, NASCAR czar Bill France Sr., who promised that NASCAR would treat him without prejudice. For the next two decades, Scott chased a dream whose fulfillment depended on France backing up that promise. France reneged on his pledge, but Scott did receive inspiring support from white drivers who admired his skill and tenacity, such as NASCAR champions Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty.

Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story (Truth to Power)

Steerforth Press / Truth to Power

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Four Years in the Cauldron: Telling the extraordinary story of America in crisis

White Slave Crusades: Race, Gender, and Anti-vice Activism, 1887-1917

Leadership Is Changing the Game: The Transition from Technical Expert to Leader

Respectability on Trial: Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918

Respectability on Trial: Sex Crimes in New York City, 1900-1918

American Gold Digger: Marriage, Money, and the Law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith (Gender and American Culture)

Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story

Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story

Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story (Truth to Power)