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Under the policy of perestroika (restructuring), which has been operating in the USSR since 1985, an ideological & theoretical platform has been established for accelerating SE developments so as to qualitatively upgrade material well-being, social consciousness, & political & cultural life. The responsibility of the social sciences in this project is discussed, & it is concluded that, thus far, neither their practical performance, societal position, nor present state of theoretical development can be considered satisfactory for the task at hand. The dimensions of the problem are examined, with hopes of learning from the mistakes of the past. It is argued that democracy is the only means of truly achieving socialism as a social organism; a new agenda for social scientists toward this end is proposed, along with suggestions for restructuring the scientific research planning & reporting system. Particular difficulties that restructuring might pose to philosophy, sociology, & history are examined, & the new challenges presented by global interdependencies are considered. 1 Photograph. K. Hyatt

This book analyzes what many critics consider to be the three best examples of modern American political fiction--Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, Edwin O'Connor's The Last Hurrah, and Billy Lee Brammer's The Gay Place--to address a specific problem in American governance: how the intense competition for power among elite factions often results in their ignoring major groups of their constituents, thereby providing political bosses with a rationale to seize authoritarian control of the government in the name of constituent groups who feel ignored or neglected, promising them more democratic rule, but in the process, excluding other groups, so that the bosses themselves become elitist, ruling only for the sake of some constituents and not others.

(Thesis) Thesis--University of Florida. ; (Bibliography) Bibliography: leaves 349-358. ; Manuscript copy. ; Vita.

Chapter 1: The political system of Germany: Analytical and historical foundations -- Chapter 2. The Basic Law: Constitutional foundations -- Chapter 3. The European Union: The supranational framework -- Chapter 4. The federal order -- Chapter 5. Elections and the electoral system -- Chapter 6. Political parties and the party system -- Chapter 7. Interest groups and the system of associations -- Chapter 8. The media and the media system -- Chapter 9. The German Bundestag: The legislature -- Chapter 10. The federal government and the federal president: The dual executive -- Chapter 11. The Bundesrat -- Chapter 12. The Federal Constitutional Court -- Chapter 13. The government systems of the German states -- Chapter 14. Politics and administration at the local level -- Chapter 15. A resilient democracy? The German political system under scrutiny.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One -- 1. Introduction: Exploration, Science and Empire in the Late Eighteenth Century -- 2. The Rediscovery of the Southern Oceans -- 3. Fur Traders in the North Pacific -- 4. Government Interest in the North Pacific -- Part Two -- 5. Food for Slaves -- 6. The Empire and the Cotton Industry -- 7. Science and the East Indian Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

The Science of Oneness weaves modern science together with experiential, spiritual and cultural knowledge. It presents a scientifically valid vision of reality that is conscious, creative, loving, and purposeful. It balances openness to all sources of knowledge with critical evaluation of their reliability. Each chapter offers experiential activities, thought-provoking questions and guided meditations to stimulate intuitive understanding. It provides a coherent world view for cultural creatives and the holism movement

German-born Marie Zakrzewska (1829@-1902) was one of the most prominent female physicians of nineteenth-century America. Best known for creating a modern hospital and medical education program for women, Zakrzewska battled against the gendering of science and the restrictive definitions of her sex. In ###Science Has No Sex#, Arleen Tuchman examines the life and work of a woman who continues to challenge historians of gender to this day.

Religions and the rights of animals / John Bowker -- The use of animals in science / Sidney Gendin -- Judaism and animal experimentation / J. David Bleich -- The place of animals in creation / Andrew Linzey -- The relevance of animal experimentation to Roman Catholic ethical methodology / James Gaffney -- Animal experimentation / Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri -- Hindu perspectives on the use of animals in science / Basant K. Lal -- Non-injury to animals / Christopher Chapple -- Of animals and man / Rodney L. Taylor

This paper provides a cradle-to-grave model for political union between two unequally endowed states. We introduce negotiated, contested, and time-consistent contested constitutions to address various classes of merger problems. Merger agreement is shown to be path dependent and, in some cases, time inconsistent. The possibility of contest constrains the set of mutually agreeable tax rates and provides stability to a constitution. Demographic heterogeneity constrains the set of mutually agreeable mergers. Rent extracted by technologically advanced province for transferring technology to the backward province in a union is shown to be increasing in complexity of technology but bounded from above. The model can also support the possibility of historical cycles of political geography. The main contribution of this paper is to highlight the role of technology gap and unequal distribution of resources in all the above cases.