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The author discovers a lot of interesting information about the atmosphere of the rear during the war. The article also deals with the problem of the government`s making of 'public opinion' as the principle power support. ; The author discovers a lot of interesting information about the atmosphere of the rear during the war. The article also deals with the problem of the government`s making of 'public opinion' as the principle power support.

This essay offers a brief survey of sources available for classroom use in teaching the American experience in Vietnam, adjusted for students of the 1990s. The author is particularly concerned with placing the Vietnam War in the context of Asian history and culture. Attention is paid to useful new histories and novels as well as materials available on video cassette. The author discusses her own experience with producing video materials for the classroom.

The author analyzes the predictions of the demise of socialism in the works of H. Arendt, T. Parsons, & R. Dahrendorf. He also enumerates enduring elements on which nationalism has relied upon in modern spiritual history, defines nationalism, & looks into its influence on the Croatian political system. The author focuses on the political significance of nationalism & cautions against its dangers unless reined in by the institutions of the state of law. Adapted from the source document.

The author analyzes the predictions of the demise of socialism in the works of H. Arendt, T. Parsons, & R. Dahrendorf. He also enumerates enduring elements on which nationalism has relied upon in modern spiritual history, defines nationalism, & looks into its influence on the Croatian political system. The author focuses on the political significance of nationalism & cautions against its dangers unless reined in by the institutions of the state of law. Adapted from the source document.

After a critical look at the wishful thinking of students of democratization who believe that liberal democracy will prevail everywhere, the author puts forth some criteria to measure a region's 'recalcitrance' to democritize. Based on these criteria, he finds Southeast Asia the most recalcitrant region in the world. The author points out that democracy is an ongoing set of experiments. None of them is economically or culturally predetermined to succeed or fail. (DÜI-Sen)

The author thematizes opposition as a modern phase of the division of power in constitutional states. He distinguishes between the legitimate parliamentary opposition & all other forms of revolution, sabotage, & resistance to state power. The recognition of the integrity of a state is a prerequisite for establishing parliamentary rules regulating the relations among the government, the ruling party, & the opposition. In the end, the author analyzes the situation in Croatia. Adapted from the source document.

According to the author, in the history of Pakistan two women stand out. One (Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Pakistan's founder, M. A. Jinnah) was present at Pakistan's creation, the other (Benazir Bhutto, the daughter of Z. A. Bhutto, Pakistan's prime minister from 1972 until 1977) is the current prime minister of this country. The author examines the political aspirations of these two women and compare their personalities. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, few would disagree that South Africa is a patriarchal society or that, within this order, rural women are particularly disadvantaged. She examines the tension between the ANC's commitment to gender equality and its engagement within the new government with what the author terms 'the politics of traditionalism'. She believes that the two goals of gender equality and accommodating 'tradition' are ultimately incompatible. (DÜI-Sen)

The author believes that despite the broader conception of mechanization, agricultural mechanization was adversely affected by the post-Mao rural reforms. In this article, he stresses the mechanization of "cultivation tasks" (zhongzhiye), and especially on tractors because of their importance in China's mechanization scheme (often identified as "tractorization"). Focusing on the period 1977-'87, the author suggests that China's mechanization policy has been severely downgraded in the post-Mao period. (DÜI-Sen)

The author points out that the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has been spinning at a dizzying speed over the past decade. This relationship was merely a side issue in the studies of East Asian international relations. In this article he (the author) evaluates five major approaches (diplomatic history, the divided nation, rational choice, elite conflict and political process) to the study of Taiwan-mainland relations. (DÜI-Sen)

The author examines recent up-heavals in the socialist world and the significance these developments hold for the PRC. He scrutinizes Beijing's interpretation of events and discusses strategies adopted by the regime in an effort to ensure its continued survival. The author concludes that, although a possibility of transformation does exist, there is little prospect for significant political change or liberalization in the PRC in the short- or medium-term future. (DÜI-Sen)

AbstractThe role of a trustee is unclear to most people, including many trustees. The author proposes a view of trustees as persons who have public responsibility for private or independent provision of a public good. This is a moral definition of trusteeship; without trusteeship a pluralist society would be in trouble. The author argues that trustees should be constrained by fiduciary duties, the common good, an interpretative responsibility, and some procedural norms.

According to the author, in mainland China, "cadre" is a catch-all term. It encompasses almost all professions except workers, peasants and the jobless. The cadre system is rigid and inefficient. To reform this system, serious attempts have been made at establishing a professional civil service. Having reviewed the development of the civil service system, the author describes its framework and the experiments that have so far been carried out. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, the PRC is a semi-reformed economy fearful of supposed foreign subversion and engaged in a leadership struggle among communist leaders. They are ambivalent about foreign trade and investment, wanting their benefits but fearing their subversive effects. He (the author) examines the dilemma of the current leaders of the country and concludes that Marxism-Leninism cannot be made to work in mainland China as elsewhere. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, more than any other form of writing in Latin America, "testimonio" has contributed to the demise of the traditional role of the artist as a spokesperson for the "voiceless". Testimonial writing is animated by a popular perspective which contrasts markedly with Georg Lukacs's ideas about the professional writer. The author looks at testimonial writing, the aesthetics of hegemonic post-modernism and its challenge to literature