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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- introduction -- 1 soldier families and slavery's echoes -- 2 ex-soldiers as unruly clients, 1914-40 -- 3 veterans and the political wars of 1940-60 -- 4 a military culture on the move: tirailleurs sénégalais in france, africa, and asia -- 5 blood debt, immigrants, and arguments -- conclusion -- Appendix: Interviews -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Index

There is undeniable evidence of powerful emotions at work in the political and social life of even the most advanced countries of the modern world. The aim of this book is to understand this emotional involvement, not directly, but imaginatively, through fiction. It offers an approach to world problems: global capitalism, neo-imperialism and more

"This military and political history of the Korean War endeavors to give a fresh and less than fashionable account of the war. Utilizing both immediately postwar impressions and newly available evidence from Communist sources, it places the events in Korea into the larger framework of the early 1950s period of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher

'Wars of Words' is a comprehensive survey of the politics of language in Ireland in the colonial and post-colonial period. Covering diverse topics such as the Tudor proscription of Irish to contemporary legislation on the rights of language users this text argues for a common understanding of the language in social and political history.

Working from the moral philosophy of Adam Smith, who is known principally as a political economist, it is possible to develop a many-facetted contribution to many debates. This volume, with papers by renowned moral philosophers and Adam Smith scholars, documents the various perspectives from which Adam Smith's moral philosophy is of interest

Much evidence suggests that the US does not achieve good value for its health care spending. This book provides a unique perspective on this problem by considering the economic, social, political, and ethical factors that contribute to it, and by seeking to show how experience can guide better policy making in the future.

Drawing his theoretical framework for his work from G.A. Cohen's Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence, Wetherly (politics, Leeds Metropolitan U., UK) presents a theoretical restatement of Karl Marx's functional theory of the capitalist state, in which the state, as legal and political superstructure of society, is determined by the nature of th

Nobel Laureate James Buchanan collects in this volume original and recent hard-to-find essays exploring liberalism and conservatism as distinct ways of looking at and thinking about the realm of human interaction. Classical liberalism is presented here as a coherent political and economic position, as distinguished from both modern liberalism and conservatism

The concept of manhood was immensely important in ancient Athens, shaping its political, social, legal, and ethical systems. This book is a study of manhood in fourth-century Athens and provides an examination of notions about masculinity found in the Attic orators, who represent one of the most important sources for understanding the social history of this period

A fascinating insight into what Australians think about contemporary political and social issues using data collected from the inaugural Australian Survey of Social Attitudes on the expressed opinions of some 4300 Australian adults. An excellent resource for students, teachers, researchers and policy makers, and for anyone interested in understanding the social dynamics of contemporary Australia

First published in 1949. This book gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chü-I (A.D 772-846) and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. The volume also provides new translations in whole or in part of about a hundred poems by Po Chü-i.

Examining the extensive Germanic cultural and political legacy in the nations of the New World and the equally substantial influence of the Americas on the Germanic nations, this book details the close ties between the German-speaking world and the Americas. It features a chronology of key events spanning 400 years of transatlantic history

(1.): Key findings report 2004. - 2004. - 31 S. : graph. Darst., Tab.; (2.): Topline data 2004. - 2004. - 83 S. : überw. Tab.; (3.) Analytical paper: Across the Atlantic and the political aisle : the double divide in U.S.-European relations / by Ronald D. Asmus, Philipp P. Everts and Pierangelo Isernia. - 2004. - 13 S. : graph. Darst., Tab., Lit.Hinw

Numerous US state and jurisdictional governments cut their arts budgets in 2003 and 2004. This title argues that the recent cuts in state arts agencies' budgets are a product of the agencies' political weakness rather than just a one-time response to fiscal crisis, and proposes a solution plus salient issues that must be addressed

pt. 1. Gender roles and relations -- pt. 2. Natural resources and environment -- pt. 3. Health and well-being -- pt. 4. Entrepreneurship -- pt. 5. Political, legal and human rights -- pt. 6. Culture and indigenous knowledge -- pt. 7. Annex. - Papers presented at the Celebrating Mountain Women Conference, held at Thimphu during 1-4 October 2002.