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There is a general consensus that a major cause of diff'ial community growth is an expansion of employment opportunities in local industries; however, diff's of opinion on what are the determinants of industr expansion exist. 2 opposing Sch's of thought are outlined: the 'classical Sch' which holds to a mechanistic interpretation, & the 'leadership Sch' which emphasizes the role of community effort. Residents' opinions are considered important even if invalid because of the ways att's influence developments. A study was made of the opinions of residents in 7 Tex counties on local agri'al conditions, based on the assumption that agri'al conditions influence agri'al employment. The initial sample was selected from 7 diff 'statuses' such as County Agri'al Agent or owner of the largest farm equipment firm in the county. Interview questions focused primarily on land use; & data was analyzed re the 2 opposing Sch's mentioned above. Unstructured questions (such as questions on geographic features, gov'al policy, nat'I or internat'1 trends) & structured questions (allowing a simple 'no' or 'none' response) are discussed, & the analyzed data are tabulated in 5 tables. In conclusion, it is stated that the findings show somewhat more support for the classical Sch than for the leadership Sch. R's viewed geographical features as more important & influential than either gov'al policies or nongov'al efforts, although tederal gov'al agencies were seen as 2nd to geographic features in influence. A. Heinrich.

The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization is the first book in political theory about Vietnamese political thought. It traces an intergenerational debate among six major political figures in colonial Vietnam about how the Vietnamese should respond to French colonial domination, what the Vietnamese should do with their traditions given the influx of different ideas about politics and society from the West, and how they should harness feelings of national shame to construct national dignity. Their answers offer surprising lessons for how we in the West can enhance our understanding of decolonization, shame, dignity, and cross-cultural engagement.

Intro; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Magnetic North; Chapter 3. Dark Times in the City of Light; Chapter 4. Everything Is Possible; Chapter 5. Mankind Is Not so Kind; Chapter 6. The Pleasure of His Company; Chapter 7. Everything Came to Me at Once; Chapter 8. The French Invasion; Chapter 9. Le SystÃm̈e-Girard; Chapter 10. The Zero Hour of Culture; Chapter 11. Lotus Land; Chapter 12. The New Darwin of the Human Sciences; Chapter 13. Who Asks about the Souls of These Men?; Chapter 14. Terra Incognita; Postscript: Hand in Hand; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Notes; Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Magnetic North -- Chapter 3. Dark Times in the City of Light -- Chapter 4. Everything Is Possible -- Chapter 5. Mankind Is Not so Kind -- Chapter 6. The Pleasure of His Company -- Chapter 7. Everything Came to Me at Once -- Chapter 8. The French Invasion -- Chapter 9. Le Système-Girard -- Chapter 10. The Zero Hour of Culture -- Chapter 11. Lotus Land -- Chapter 12. The New Darwin of the Human Sciences -- Chapter 13. Who Asks about the Souls of These Men? -- Chapter 14. Terra Incognita -- Postscript: Hand in Hand -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Notes -- Index

Richmond in the late 19th century was not the genteel peaceful community historians have made it. Virginia's capital was cosmopolitan, boisterous and crime-ridden. From 1905 to 1915 there was an official red light district. The police had their hands full with drunks and riffraff, and a variety of street urchins and waifs--most of whom were very poor--found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The juvenile delinquents of Richmond--some barely out of infancy--were held accountable in the Police Court. A juvenile court system was not established until 1916. Presiding over the Police Court fo

How do people come to think of themselves as part of a nation? Dramas of Nationhood identifies a fantastic cultural form that binds together the Egyptian nation-television serials. These melodramatic programs-like soap operas but more closely tied to political and social issues than their Western counterparts-have been shown on television in Egypt for more than thirty years. In this book, Lila Abu-Lughod examines the shifting politics of these serials and the way their contents both reflect and seek to direct the changing course of Islam, gender relations, and everyday life in this Middle East

In Chains of Babylon, Daryl J. Maeda presents a cultural history of Asian American activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, showing how the movement created the category of "Asian American" to join Asians of many ethnicities in racial solidarity. Drawing on the Black Power and antiwar movements, Asian American radicals argued that all Asians in the United States should resist assimilation and band together to oppose racism within the country and imperialism abroad.As revealed in Maeda's in-depth work, the Asian American movement contended that people of all Asian ethnicities in the United S

In Chains of Babylon, Daryl J. Maeda presents a cultural history of Asian American activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s, showing how the movement created the category of "Asian American" to join Asians of many ethnicities in racial solidarity. Drawing on the Black Power and antiwar movements, Asian American radicals argued that all Asians in the United States should resist assimilation and band together to oppose racism within the country and imperialism abroad. As revealed in Maeda's in-depth work, the Asian American movement contended that people of all Asian ethnicities in the United S

Locates the women's movement politically and examines relationships with psychoanalysis, and how feminism changed the French Left after the post-'68 euphoria dissipated. Looks at syndicalist and egalitarian feminism and the Mouvement pour la Liberation de l'avortement et contraception. Addresses means of feminist advance given the new Centrist politics of both the state and the P.S. (SJK)

In this study, predictors of post-traumatic stress symptom levels (PTSSL) and post-traumatic growth levels (PTGL) resulting from the experience of violence were investigated. The sample of the study consisted of 514 Gezi Park demonstrators. Participants completed measures assessing stress symptoms, post-traumatic growth, social support and beliefs about the world as well as the open-ended event specific questions. Results showed that being politically active, psychologically prepared and experiencing mild levels of violence were related with decreased PTSSL individually but not in combination as the literature suggested. The two hierarchical regression analyses showed that: (1) PTSSL were predicted by violence exposure levels, perceived social support from significant others and "randomness" and "self-worth" beliefs about the world; (2) PTGL were predicted by violence exposure levels, total amount of time spent at the demonstrations and "benevolence" and "justice" beliefs about the world. These findings suggest that psychological preparedness might be an important variable in violence experience regarding human masses. Also, violence exposure levels and duration of participation seems to be important event- specific variables. Lastly, political activism needs to be more precisely operationalized and measured in future studies. ; peerReviewed ; publishedVersion

Dr. Zuhair Hatab, author of this study of 288 largesized pages, holds a doctorate in sociology. In handling his topic, he uses the sociological approach based on objectivity and extensive research . He studies the roots of the Arab family from early pre·islamic days and tries to show that its evolution through the ages has resulted from definite struc'tures developed by society throughout a long march. In other words, "the author places the problems of the family at the center of the socio-historical evolutionary process experienced by the Arab world."