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Zusatztext "The authors do employ an impressive array of methodologies to analyze and interpret Sondheim's oeuvre." -- Judith Sebesta! University of Arizona Informationen zum Autor Sandor Goodhart Klappentext First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Stephen Sondheim is arguably the most important writer for the American musical stage today, the equivalent in his field of Miller, Albee, O'Neill, and Williams. Yet he has rarely been treated seriously within the academy. Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays is an attempt to remedy that situation. Bringing together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim's major productions and themes. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Environmental Policy in Transition 2. Quid Pro Quo and the Birth of Project XL 3. Conflicting Goals 4. Complicating Factors 5. Drafting the 3M Proposal 6. Gaining EPA Support for the Agreement 7. Trying to Overcome Deadlock: The Practical Impediments 8. Intel, Merck, and Weyerhaeuser: Three XL Projects that Gained Approval 9. Comparing the Approved Projects with 3M's Proposal 10. Roadblocks to Cooperative Solutions 11. Creating a Platform for Experiments Appendix A: The Comparable Actions Test Appendix B: Next Steps at 3M-Hutchinson Appendix C: A More Unambiguous Definition of Superior Environmental Performance? References Acknowledgements Index About the Authors
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1. Environmental Policy in Transition 2. Quid Pro Quo and the Birth of Project XL 3. Conflicting Goals 4. Complicating Factors 5. Drafting the 3M Proposal 6. Gaining EPA Support for the Agreement 7. Trying to Overcome Deadlock: The Practical Impediments 8. Intel, Merck, and Weyerhaeuser: Three XL Projects that Gained Approval 9. Comparing the Approved Projects with 3M's Proposal 10. Roadblocks to Cooperative Solutions 11. Creating a Platform for Experiments Appendix A: The Comparable Actions Test Appendix B: Next Steps at 3M-Hutchinson Appendix C: A More Unambiguous Definition of Superior Environmental Performance? References Acknowledgements Index About the Authors
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Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays brings together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim's major productions and themes.
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"The authors do employ an impressive array of methodologies to analyze and interpret Sondheim's oeuvre." -- Judith Sebesta, University of Arizona
