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AMONG THE ROMANTIC IDOLS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, THE KURDS RANK HIGH. SUCH EMOTION HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THEM THAT FEW DISAPASSIONATE TREATMENT OF THE KURDISH ISSUE EXIST. IN FACT, THE SUSPENSION OF CRITICAL JUDGMENT HAS REACHED SUCH DIMENSIONS THAT ON PARTICIPANT AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY MEETING IN 1976 WENT SO FAR AS TO CLAIM THAT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HENRY KISSINGER WOULD BE REMEMBERED CHIEFLY AS THE BETRAYER OF THE KURDS!

This research and policy book examines the role of women in the military and the overwhelming evidence to date that warranted repealing the combat exclusion policy. It explores the following questions: How can the success of women in the military serve as justification for its repeal? What will be the potential impact of repealing the policy on the recruitment, promotion and retention of women in the military?How will repealing the combat exclusion policy change the ways in which military men relate to military women? How can repealing the policy set women on the course toward full agency and.

Achieving diversity in the workplace has become the antidote for what ails many organizations. Specifically for public organizations, although many genuinely pursue diversity to achieve public good, some use diversity for more questionable means. An exploratory study on local governments revealed that women and minorities, relative to White men, are disproportionately assigned to manage diversity programs. Using the research on groups, a theory of multiple marginality was developed to explicate the rationale(s) for these programs' overrepresentation of women and minorities that further marginalizes these already marginalized groups. The adverse effects, the policy implications, and future research are discussed.