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A review article on books by: Edward Stein (Ed), Forms of Desire: Sexual Orientation and the Social Constructionist Controversy (New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1990); Judith Butler, Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (New York & London: Routledge, 1990); & Celia Kitzinger, The Social Construction of Lesbianism (London & Newbury Park: Sage Publications, 1987 [see listings in IRPS No. 67]). Stein presents a range of essays illustrating the debate in sexuality research between social constructionists & essentialists. Kitzinger seeks to challenge social science perspectives, not only of lesbianism, but in general. Butler moves from questions that assume stable primary identities to those concerning the construction & critique of those identities. G. Castaneda

Russia, in contrast to other modern Orthodox European count ries, has never experienced struggle for church autocephaly and the formation of political pluralism simultaneously, which naturally brought the church and liberals closer together. The distinguishing feature of the Russian liberalism is its late, or "catch up", development. In the 19th century, libera lism no longer needed a religious approval; the appeal to the Holy Scriptures looked archaic. Another Russian distinguishing feature — divergence of secu lar and spiritual traditions — is also very important. After the emergence of the dualistic monarchy in Russia (1906—1917), religious topics were no lon ger a taboo, but Christian liberalism as an influential trend failed to develop. The attempts of combining liberal and Christian ideas in the pre-revolutiona ry Russian politics faced a number of problems. The results in practice were modest either due to the lack of the electoral demand, or due to the blocking of specific initiatives at the state and church levels. The promotion of liberal va lues contradicted Ortho dox tenets, and the target electoral group — the lower clergy — heavily depended on the episcopate. In the post-Soviet Russia, in contrast to the count ries in Central Europe, Christian politics, including its liberal version, did not revive. At the end of the day, all such projects have remained marginal. The episcopate focuses on cooperation with the authorities, and there is little support for liberal ideas among the faithful. The future might see a gradual strengthening of liberal tendencies within the church, but at the same time, the Russian version of Christian democracy remains extreme ly unlikely.

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. When a Little Becomes Much: Religious Resources in Action -- 3. Prophetic Fragments: Macro and Micro Foundations of Religious Resources -- 4. Religion Reconsidered: Black Protest and Electoral Activism in an Age of Transformation -- 5. Blessed Assurance: Religion, Personal Empowerment, and African-American Political Activism -- 6. Rock in a Weary Land: Religious Institutions and African-American Political Activism -- 7. Ties That Bind: Linking Religion and Intermediary Resources to Political Action -- 8. The Last Shall Be First: Religion, Oppositional Culture, and African-American Political Mobilization -- 9. In My Father's House: Religion and Gender in African-American Political Life -- Epilogue. It Remains to Be Seen: Stability and Change in Religion and African-American Politics -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Discusses why corporate political activity needs to be regulated, focusing on corporate donation, shareholder protection, election codes, collective action, the new economic theory of regulation, political entrepreneurship, and political extortion; policy issues; US.

"This third edition of West Virginia Politics and Government offers a recent study of the changing dynamics of politics in the Mountain State. Since the publication of the second edition, West Virginia has gone from marginally blue to definitely red in both state and national elections: once a Democratic Party bastion, in the 2016 election Donald Trump carried West Virginia with one of the widest margins among the states. Economically West Virginia is also undergoing significant change as it moves toward a post-coal economy and an uncertain path of future development. The state's rural nature highlights some of the challenges involved in providing government services, promoting community development, fostering access to health care, and delivering public services in places that have seen population decline and economic distress. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the state's ability to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population"--

Teaching critical thinking at the International Islamic University - Islamabad (IIU-I) in 2008 gave me a chance to reflect on religion and politics, leftism and anti-imperialism, and to learn more about the region. Some reflections for radical teachers.