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Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Language and Social Institutions -- Abstract -- Defining "Social Institution" -- Plan of the Report -- References -- Chapter 2 Analyzing Meanings of Identities -- Abstract -- Oxford Dictionary -- Collocates -- Word Associations -- References -- Chapter 3 Dictionary Meanings of Identities -- Abstract -- Economy -- Employees (PC23) -- Workers (PC 25) -- Organization Members (PC3) -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Family -- Family Relations (PC9) -- Partners (PC27) -- Children (PC2) -- Sexual Identities (PC12) -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Religion -- Religious Ideologues (PC6) -- Christians (PC13) -- Ceremonialists (PC26) -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Polity -- Public Officials (PC16) -- Political Ideologues (PC17) -- Agents (PC7) -- Martial Roles (PC1) -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Law -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Education -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Medicine -- Comparison with Provisional Study -- Sports -- Sports (PC8) -- Players (PC5) -- Arts -- Performing Arts (PC18) -- Females -- Women (PC4) -- Girls (PC19) -- Race -- Other Components -- PC10 -- PC11 -- PC15 -- PC22 -- Science -- References -- Chapter 4 Contextual Meanings of Identities -- Abstract -- Economy -- Commerce (PC11) -- Labor (PC6) -- Family -- Family (PC5) -- Caregiving (PC26) -- Religion -- Polity -- Party Politics (PC9) -- Government (PC13) -- Martial Roles (PC7) -- Law -- Education -- Education (PC1) -- Scholar (PC10) -- Medicine -- Sport -- Team Sports (PC6) -- Athletics (PC24) -- Arts -- Entertainment (PC17) -- Movies (PC28) -- Travel -- Quirks -- Animals (PC25) -- Food (PC14) -- Artifacts -- (PC20) -- (PC2) -- (PC3) -- (PC4) -- (PC8) -- (PC15) -- (PC16) -- (PC21) -- (PC22) -- Science -- References -- Chapter 5 Associative Meanings of Identities -- Abstract -- Economy.

"The first English language account of China's martial history. China's military prowess extends across the centuries, and includes the invention or first use of gunpowder, landmines, rocket launchers, armored cavalry, repeating crossbows, multi­stage rockets, and chemical weapons—in many cases, long before the West. Illustrated with more than one hundred maps and fig­ures, the book traces the general military history of China from the Neolithic Age to the present day. Particular atten­tion is paid to specific battles, military thinkers, the impact of geography on warfare in China, and the role played by technology. Likewise, the work examines the underlying philosophy of why China goes to war." - the publisher

Introduction -- Fertile ruins -- Myths of modern agriculture -- Roots of the underground economy -- The oldest problem -- Ditching the plow -- Green manure -- Developing solutions -- The organic dilemma -- Carbon cowboys -- Invisible herds -- Farming carbon -- Closing the loop -- The fifth revolution

What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress's performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society. Mayhew suggests that Congress has balanced the presidency in a surprising variety of ways, and in doing so, it has contributed to the legitimacy of a governing system faced by an often fractious public.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Stalinism and the Industrial State -- I. THE STATE(S) OF THE ECONOMY IN THE LATE 1920s -- 1. Unruly Bureaucracies, Fragmented Markets -- 2. Wheeling and Dealing in Soviet Industry -- 3. Rabkrin and the Militarized Campaign Economy -- II. THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW STATE, 1928-1930 -- 4. What Kind of State? -- 5. The Politics of Modernization -- III. WORKING IN THE MADHOUSE, 1930-1934 -- 6. Daily Work in the Apparat -- 7. Purge and Patronage -- 8. The Pathologies of Modernization -- Conclusion: Socialism, Dictatorship, and Despotism in Stalin's Russia -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

Preface -- The nature of elite deviance -- Elite deviance and the higher immorality -- Corporate deviance : monopoly, manipulation, and fraud -- Corporate deviance : human jeopardy -- National defense, multinational corporations, and human rights -- Political corruption : continuity and change -- Political deviance -- Understanding elite deviance -- Epilogue: economic democracy -- A proposal to transform society -- The real secret government -- America's main drift -- The local community and social change -- Foreign policy and population crisis -- Why change must come -- Coda -- Endnotes -- Sources -- Publications -- Books -- Organizations -- Author index -- Subject index

"Little Ross is an attractive and unspoiled island and its lighthouse, beautifully designed by the famous Stevenson family, is officially a 'lesser' light, far away from busy sea lanes, at the summit of this remote island. The island was unknown to most people until 1960 when a murder in the lighthouse buildings brought it widespread notoriety, to the grief and consternation of all who were involved. The author was at the island on the day of the murder, and was a witness in the High Court trial that followed. Over the subsequent 57 years, he has repeatedly been asked to tell his story but the 117 years of diligent tending of the light by numerous lighthouse keepers and their families has been largely forgotten. In Life and Death on Little Ross, the author has redressed the balance by telling the story of the island, its lighthouse and its people who lived and worked there including extracts from a detailed diary that has survived from WWI..."--Publisher description

Crossing the meridian -- Introduction: Good government -- Moving -- Pioneers -- The plowboy -- To secure these rights -- South by north -- The scarlet letter -- The endless frontier -- "To hell with Jews, Jesuits, and steamships!" -- Settlement -- The Swedish Jew -- The wheels of justice -- Yesterday -- Tomorrow -- Steps -- Confidence -- Gifts -- The cowboy -- Interlude -- Being Lincoln -- Patrimony -- A woman's world -- The great American breakthrough -- Blood -- The great regression -- Party lines -- The populist moment -- Stall -- The color line -- The old country -- The great regression

"This eye-opening book takes a unique approach to the history of U.S. foreign policy by examining three unrelated conflicts, all of which ended tragically and resulted in the deaths of millions on both sides. By analyzing what went wrong in each case, the author uncovers a pattern of errors that should serve as a precaution for future decision makers contemplating a conflict abroad. Why did President McKinley oppose Filipino independence forces if his motivation was truly to help Filipinos overthrow Spanish domination? Why did several U.S. presidents ignore the failures of the French in Vietnam and reject peace overtures from popular revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh to bring the conflict to an early end? And how could American leaders have been so wrong about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction and then let Iraq devolve into chaos after overthrowing the dictator? Historian David R. Contosta has sifted through official hearings, media investigations, public documents, memoirs of those for and against the conflicts, and numerous histories to uncover the answers to these questions. The common thread that links these wars from different centuries is that political leaders all too often have acted out of ignorance, arrogance, fear, and partisan gamesmanship. These lapses were compounded by the failure of the media to inform the public accurately and dispassionately. The sad result is that America has paid a high price in lost lives and tarnished national reputation. As the author notes in conclusion, if American exceptionalism is to have any meaning, then we must honestly appraise our past foreign-policy blunders to ensure wiser political action in the future"--