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FOR SOME, THE END OF THE COLD WAR BROUGHT TO A CONCLUSION A TRAGEDY IN WHICH THE TWO SUPERPOWERS HAD EMBARKED UPON DEFENSIVE MEASURES WHICH HAD LED EACH TO BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER HARBOURED MALIGN INTENT; HENCE ROBERT JERVIS'S ASSERTION THAT THE "COLD WAR MAY...HAVE BEEN AN UNAVOIDABLE TRAGEDY RATHER THAN THE RESULT OF THE EVIL SOVIET UNION, AS THE ORTHODOX SCHOOL HAS IT, OR AN EVIL UNITED STATES, AS MOST REVISIONISTS ARGUE." IN THIS INTERPRETATION THE COLD WAR WAS A SECURITY DILEMMA IN WHICH "EACH SIDE , IN PURSUING ITS OWN CLEARLY INDICATED AND DEEPLY CHERISHED PRINCIPLES, WAS ONLY CONFIRMING THE FEAR OF THE OTHER -- THAT IT WAS BENT ON AGGRESSION." IN THIS ARTICLE THE STORY OF HOW THIS TRAGEDY ENDED IS TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GRADUATED RECIPROCATION IN TENSION REDUCTION (GRIT). IT FOCUSES ON WHETHER GORBACHEV EMPLOYED SUCH A STRATEGY AND WHETHER IT HAD A ROLE IN ENDING OVER FORTY YEARS OF HOSTILITY.

"In Search of Excellence was the book that launched a thousand popular management books. In this concise book, David and Jack Collins demonstrate the emptiness of business excellence and in so doing reveal the flawed foundations of popular management theory. Focusing upon the conduct of those organizations vaunted as 'exemplars of excellence' the authors build upon insightful case reports to demonstrate wholesale misconduct at the very heart of the excellence project. Indeed, The Emptiness of Business Excellence demonstrates that the exemplars of excellence indulged bribery, corruption, racism, sexism and anti-Semitism...and more besides! Furthermore, the book demonstrates that, despite their claims to knowledge, Peters and Waterman often knew little about the financial performance of their excellent organizations and were either unaware of or had chosen to overlook reports which highlighted deeply problematic conduct within those formations, which they offered as beacons for change and renewal. This book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students with an interest in business and management, especially those focusing on the realities of managerial practice"--

"In Search of Excellence was the book that launched a thousand popular management books. In this concise book, David and Jack Collins demonstrate the emptiness of business excellence and in so doing reveal the flawed foundations of popular management theory. Focusing upon the conduct of those organizations vaunted as 'exemplars of excellence' the authors build upon insightful case reports to demonstrate wholesale misconduct at the very heart of the excellence project. Indeed, The Emptiness of Business Excellence demonstrates that the exemplars of excellence indulged bribery, corruption, racism, sexism and anti-Semitism...and more besides! Furthermore, the book demonstrates that, despite their claims to knowledge, Peters and Waterman often knew little about the financial performance of their excellent organizations and were either unaware of or had chosen to overlook reports which highlighted deeply problematic conduct within those formations, which they offered as beacons for change and renewal. This book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students with an interest in business and management, especially those focusing on the realities of managerial practice"--

What barriers do Native American and Alaskan Native students face in higher education? How are these barriers to student success being addressed theoretically and practically? To engage these questions, this special issue of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal seeks to open this dialogue and create a compilation that professors and service providers may use to enhance American Indian studies and other academic curricula. Contributors to this special issue explore a broad range of educational, cultural competence, mental health, advocacy, and efficacy concerns.

Americans talk about captions as if they are only for foreign films. The problem with such an assumption is that it lends an illusion that the benefit of captions does not extend past translation. This article examines the extent to which using closed-captioned video material in the college classroom can be a useful universal teaching tool in enabling Native American and Alaskan Native student achievement.