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Graham Greene remarked that 'politics are in the air we breathe, like the presence or absence of a God' (The Other Man). This study is the first to provide a detailed consideration of the impact of his political thought and involvements on his writings both fictional and factual. It also offers the first detailed consideration of Greene's involvements in espionage and British intelligence from the 1920s until the late-1980s. It incorporates material not only from his major fictions but also from his prolific journalism, letters to the press, private correspondence, diaries and working manuscripts and typescripts, as well as consideration of the diverse political involvements and writings of his extended family network. It shows how the full range of Greene's writings was inspired and underpinned by his fascination with the essential human duality of political action and religious belief, coupled with an insistent need as a writer to keep the political personal.

Political and social views. --- Political fiction, English. --- Political fiction, English --- Politique-fiction anglaise --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique --- Greene, Graham, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Literature. --- English Literature --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- History and criticism --- British literature. --- Literature-History and criticism. --- Literature, Modern-20th century. --- European literature. --- Fiction. --- British and Irish Literature. --- Literary History. --- Twentieth-Century Literature. --- European Literature. --- Fiction --- Metafiction --- Novellas (Short novels) --- Novels --- Stories --- Literature --- Novelists --- European literature --- Philosophy --- Literature—History and criticism. --- Literature, Modern—20th century.

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In the United States, government participation in education has traditionally involved guaranteeing public access, public funding, and public governance to achieve accountability, representativeness and equality. This volume discusses the role of broad regimes of local community actors to promote school improvement through greater civic engagement. Taking a historical perspective, this text examines the relationship between government at the federal, state, and local level and local actors both inside the traditional education regime and those stakeholders outside the schools including parents, non-profit organizations, and businesses. It then drills deeper into the role of state legislatures and finally local leadership both inside and outside the schools to promote change, focusing on efforts that include parental choice through tax incentives, charter schools, magnet schools, and school vouchers to achieve accountability, representativeness and equality. The text examines the perceptions and relationships of various actors in urban education reform in numerous cities across the country with special attention dedicated to Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin to offer a deeper understanding of the barriers to and opportunities for fostering greater civic capacity and engagement in urban education reform, as well as developing inclusive educational policy. Attention is also given to accountability and measuring success, traditionally defined by high stakes testing which fails to consider non-classroom factors within the community that contribute to student performance. An alternative approach is offered driven by a wholistic accounting of various factors that contribute to school success centered around third-party inspections and accreditation. Providing insight into school reform at the local level, this book will be useful to researchers and students interested in public policy, education policy, urban governance, intergovernmental relations, and educational leadership, as well as teaching professionals, administrators, and local government officials.

Public administration. --- Education and state. --- Educational policy. --- Public policy. --- Social policy. --- Public Administration. --- Education Policy. --- Educational Policy and Politics. --- Public Policy. --- Social Policy. --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Education --- Education policy --- Educational policy --- State and education --- Social policy --- Endowment of research --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Political science --- Administrative law --- Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Public officers --- Government policy --- Educational change --- Education and state --- Central government policies. --- History.

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Hammond, William --- Montagu, Robert --- Maynard, Banaster --- Grand tours (Education) --- Grand tours (Opvoeding) --- Grand tours (Education). --- English --- Tours d'Europe (Education) --- Anglais --- Early works to 1800. --- History --- Ouvrages avant 1800 --- Histoire --- Montagu, Robert, --- Hammond, William, --- Maynard, Banaster, --- Travel --- Europe --- Description and travel --- Descriptions et voyages --- 910.4 "16" --- 094:910.4 --- Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities--"tijd"--17e eeuw. Periode 1600-1699 --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities. Reisverhalen --- 094:910.4 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities. Reisverhalen --- 910.4 "16" Ontdekkingsreizen. Reizen. Expedities--"tijd"--17e eeuw. Periode 1600-1699 --- Education --- Voyages and travels --- British --- Ethnology --- Manchester, Robert Montagu, --- Montagu, --- Mandeville, --- Early works to 1800 --- English (Nation) --- 17th century