Download or read book Very Important People written by Ashley Mears and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of "models and bottles" to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of men Million-dollar birthday parties, megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of champagne. In today's New Gilded Age, the world's moneyed classes have taken conspicuous consumption to new extremes. In Very Important People, sociologist, author, and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit—from New York City and the Hamptons to Miami and Saint-Tropez—to reveal the intricate economy of beauty, status, and money that lies behind these spectacular displays of wealth and leisure. Mears spent eighteen months in this world of "models and bottles" to write this captivating, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking narrative. She describes how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to recruit beautiful young women to their venues in order to attract men and get them to spend huge sums in the ritual of bottle service. These "girls" enhance the status of the men and enrich club owners, exchanging their bodily capital for as little as free drinks and a chance to party with men who are rich or aspire to be. Though they are priceless assets in the party circuit, these women are regarded as worthless as long-term relationship prospects, and their bodies are constantly assessed against men's money. A story of extreme gender inequality in a seductive world, Very Important People unveils troubling realities behind moneyed leisure in an age of record economic disparity.
Download or read book Boston University Bulletin written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Inauguration of Daniel L Marsh D D LL D as Fourth President of Boston University written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boston University Bulletin written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Partnering for Progress written by Cara Stillings Candal and published by IAP. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, education researchers have understood that school/university partnerships can be beneficial for education reform. K-12 institutions derive benefits from working with professors and university students, and higher education institutions use local schools as sites for teacher training and school improvement research. Partnerships between universities and entire school districts for the explicit purpose of school district turnaround are extremely rare, however. This is one reason why the longstanding partnership between Boston University and the Chelsea Public School District is truly one of a kind. In 1989 Boston University committed itself to the day to day management of Chelsea’s schools, which were beleaguered with financial, managerial, and social problems. After twenty years and in large part thanks to that Partnership, the Chelsea Public Schools, once the lowest performing in Massachusetts, have become some of the state’s highest performing urban schools. In this collection, scholars from Boston University, the Chelsea Public schools, and abroad examine the history the Boston University/Chelsea Public Schools Partnership and the important changes that are now a part of its legacy. Contributors examine both some of the promises fulfilled and some of the pitfalls encountered along the way, and they do so with an eye to how the Boston University/Chelsea experience can inform other school districts and universities interested in forging partnerships. How does a university take fiscal and managerial responsibility for a struggling school district and what are the challenges inherent to such a unique relationship? What specific resources can a university bring to a struggling school district and how does a school district in turn contribute to the betterment of the university? Also, how does a longstanding partnership survive and thrive in the midst of a dynamic federal and state education reform climate? The lessons outlined in this volume should be informative for researchers, policy makers, and school and university leaders interested in the possibilities that school/university partnerships hold for true education reform.
Download or read book The Origin and Progress of Boston University written by William Fairfield Warren and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Reports of the President of the University and of Thte Dean of the Various Schools and Colleges written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Boston University written by Sally Ann Kydd and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most universities begin with a plot of land on which to build. This was not the case with Boston University. Founded originally in Newbury, Vermont, in 1839, the school moved to Concord, New Hampshire, in 1847 and finally took root in Boston in 1867. The university developed seven schools and colleges within the first few years, with more to come later. Located in the center of a vibrant city, Boston University has become the fourth largest independent university in the nation. In Boston University, follow the development of the school as it grew and changed over one hundred and sixty years. Through vintage images, learn about the Boston University School of Oratory, where the telephone was invented; the Massachusetts Agricultural College, in the heart of the city; and subterranean passages in some of the earliest buildings. Find out about the ghost that haunted one campus building and why the institution was not named Rich University for one of its founders and most generous donors.
Download or read book Catalogue Harvard University written by Harvard University and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Reports of the President and Treasurer of the University written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue written by Boston University and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American University Education in the Birth year of Boston University written by William Fairfield Warren and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
