the impact of churches on political behavior an empirical

Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fraleigh, Sondra Horton / Nakamura, Tamah, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Routledge Performance Practitioners" is a series ong>ofong> introductory guides to ong>theong> key ong>theong>atre-makers ong>ofong> ong>theong> last century. Each volume explains ong>theong> background to and ong>theong> work ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. ong>Theong>se compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books unravel ong>theong> contribution ong>ofong> modern ong>theong>atre's most charismatic innovators. "Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo" is ong>theong> first book to combine: - an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> Japanese butoh through ong>theong> partnership ong>ofong> Hijikata and Ohno, extending to ong>theong> larger story ong>ofong> butoh's international assimilation. - an exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> social and political issues ong>ofong> post World War II Japan on ong>theong> aesong>theong>tic development ong>ofong> butoh. - metamorphic dance experiences that students ong>ofong> butoh can explore. - a glossary ong>ofong> English and Japanese terms. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to furong>theong>r, primary research, "Routledge Performance Practitioners "are unbeatable value for today's student.

Cherish the Gift: A Congregational Guide to Earth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Causey, Cindy Ubben / Conroy, Donald, PUBLISHER: Judson Press, Opens ong>theong> door to ong>churchesong> interested in beginning a program ong>ofong> environmental stewardship and serves as ong>theong> basis for dialogue within congregations and denominations on ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>churchesong> as true keepers ong>ofong> creation.

Economic Assessment of Election Programmes: Does It Make

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graafland, Johan J. / Ros, Arie P., PUBLISHER: Springer, In ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands, ong>theong> election programmes ong>ofong> ong>theong> political parties are assessed for ong>theong>ir economic ong>impactong> by an independent economic bureau. ong>Theong> result ong>ofong> this analysis is published just before ong>theong> elections take place. In this way, ong>theong> voter will be protected against political parties that try to win ong>theong> elections by making popular but unfounded financial promises. Economic Assessment ong>ofong> Election Programmes contains contributions ong>ofong> several distinguished economists and philosophers who consider ong>theong> gains ong>ofong> this procedure to society. Does ong>theong> analysis by ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands' Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) raise ong>theong> democratic quality ong>ofong> ong>theong> elections? Can we really be confident in ong>theong> tools ong>ofong> economics? ong>Theong> last section ong>ofong> this volume states ong>theong> opinion ong>ofong> representatives ong>ofong> ong>theong> political parties. This part also clarifies why political parties voluntarily participate in this process and how ong>theong>y perceive ong>theong> role division between ong>theong> political party and CPB.

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, ong>Theong> Supreme Court provides a broad and detailed understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> U.S. Supreme Court, describing how ong>theong> Court works and presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains oong>theong>r political processes that affect ong>theong> Court, such as ong>theong> nomination and confirmation ong>ofong> justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as ong>theong> declining number ong>ofong> cases that ong>theong> Court decides each year, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> President Clinton's appointees on ong>theong> Court, and ong>theong> Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts to regulate ong>theong> economy and society. ong>Theong> book's glossary provides a quick guide to legal terms; its bibliography and its new list ong>ofong> Web sources steer readers to additional information. ong>Theong> case index provides a link between specific cases and general processes and developments.

The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Terry L. / Hill, Peter J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This volume examines ong>theong> promises and pitfalls ong>ofong> national and global privatization, providing a variety ong>ofong> perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth ong>ofong> empirical evidence, ong>theong> contributors assess ong>theong> institutional changes and economic ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this worldwide phenomenon.

Political Issues in America Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davies, Philip / Waldstein, Fredric A., PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, This volume, following on from Political issues in America: ong>theong> s, ong>ofong>fers ong>theong> student assessments ong>ofong> ong>theong> issues currently dominating American political debate. ong>Theong> trans-Atlantic team ong>ofong> contributors take on board ong>theong> prong>ofong>ound shifts in American politics that have occurred during Clinton's term as President.

Structural Concrete Structural Concrete: Theory and Design

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hassoun, Nadim M. / Hassoun, M. Nadim, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Revised to adhere to ong>theong> latest American Concrete Institute (ACI) Code requirements for ong>theong> design ong>ofong> structural concrete. Presenting ong>theong> analysis and design ong>ofong> both reinforced and prestressed concrete elements, Structural Concrete is exceptionally logical and easy to read. Accuracy ong>ofong> calculations (Section 1.11) helps readers understand ong>theong> accuracy ong>ofong> calculations in engineering design. Additional examples elaborate on ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> reinforced concrete beams at failure and combine structural analysis with concrete design. Section on Coulomb ong>theong>ory for soil pressure provides an alternative approach to calculate ong>theong> soil pressure considering ong>theong> friction ong>ofong> soil on retaining walls. Section on partially prestressed concrete explains ong>theong> range ong>ofong> partial prestressing between a lower limit ong>ofong> reinforced concrete and an upper limit ong>ofong> full prestressing. In-depth treatment ong>ofong> ong>theong> ultimate strength concept ong>ofong> reinforced concrete explains ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> concrete beams behavior up to failure with maong>theong>matical analysis ong>ofong> forces developed in concrete and steel. Discusses ong>theong> design ong>ofong> different types ong>ofong> stairs and ong>theong> design ong>ofong> curved beams.

Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elmer, Greg / Opel, Andy, PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Ring, ong>Theong> Bush administrationas aWar on Terrora ushered in a new logic ong>ofong> surveillance, suppressing public dissent and mobilizing both afaitha and afear.a Elmer and Opel reveal ong>theong> underlying logic ong>ofong> preemption whereby threats must be eliminated before ong>theong>y materialize, drawing on social ong>theong>ories and media analyses to assess ong>theong> wider ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this new era ong>ofong> security and political order. ong>Theong>y track three emerging strategies: zoning or incarceration ong>ofong> protesters, expansion ong>ofong> human surveillance techniques by police and law enforcement agencies, and deployment ong>ofong> astealtha forms ong>ofong> crowd control. Addressing ong>theong> logic ong>ofong> preemption, Elmer and Opel lay ong>theong> groundwork for more effective resistance.

Selected Writings to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newman, John Henry / Newman John, Hen / Redcliffe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This selection from ong>theong> most productive Christian pen ong>ofong> ong>theong> nineteenth century is also an introduction to one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most compelling and troubled minds. John Henry Newman was a dominant figure in both ong>theong> Anglican and ong>theong> Roman Catholic ong>churchesong>. His writings have had an abiding influence on both and contribute still to ong>theong> spirit ong>ofong> ecumenicism.

Ethics in Management: Vedantic Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakraborty, S. K., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In this work, S.K. Chakraborty develops ong>theong> ong>theong>mes propounded in his earlier work to provide a systematic presentation ong>ofong> ong>theong> relevant vedantic and allied principles in a conceptual and empirical framework. From an overall perspective ong>ofong> vedantic ethical vision and its application to managerial and corporate ethical morality, ong>theong> book examines what ong>theong> Vedantic ethical system, and great thinkers like Tagore, Gandhi, Burobindo and oong>theong>rs, can teach us about such questions as individual leadership, transformation ong>ofong> ong>theong> work ethos, ethics and productivity, and oong>theong>rs. Throughout, ong>theong> conceptual and ong>theong> empirical are closely intertwined, and substantial graphic appendices on ong>theong> Tata leadership crisis ong>ofong> and ong>theong> securities scam ong>ofong> give an immediacy and relevance to ong>theong> analysis.

Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Candace J. / Dulio, David A. / Thurber, James A., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, Political advertising plays a key role in modern electioneering and has formed part ong>ofong> political campaigns since ong>theong> earliest federal elections were held in ong>theong> United States. As modes ong>ofong> mass communication have evolved, so have ong>theong> venues for campaign advertisingfrom newspapers to radio and television, and today, ong>theong> Internet. Not only have ong>theong> outlets for political advertising expanded over ong>theong> past twenty years, so have ong>theong> number ong>ofong> groups using it to convey information and advance ong>theong>ir points ong>ofong> view. Because political advertising has become such a pervasive medium for candidates, political parties, and special interest groups, understanding its role in election campaigns becomes all ong>theong> more important. Crowded Airwaves gaong>theong>rs some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most significant new work in American political advertising and communication. ong>Theong> contributors provide an objective and balanced analysis ong>ofong> political advertising: its causes, its growth, and its consequences on elections in ong>theong> United States. ong>Theong> chapters in this volume tackle three ong>ofong> ong>theong> most interesting and most complicated issues in political advertising today: ong>theong> characterization ong>ofong> ads and ong>theong> need to measure ong>theong>ir ong>impactong>; ong>theong> agenda-setting and priming effects ong>ofong> ads; and ong>theong> role and implications ong>ofong> issue advertising for ong>theong> electorate. ong>Theong> contributors focus in particular on ong>theong> effects and consequences ong>ofong> negative advertising. Crowded Airwaves will appeal to readers who are interested in political campaigns and communication. It will be ong>ofong> special importance to those concerned with ong>theong> tone and content ong>ofong> electoral campaigns and political discourse.

Harry S. Truman, the State of Israel, and the Quest for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Devine, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press, On ong>theong> sixtieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> founding ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel an international group ong>ofong> scholars, policy makers, and members ong>ofong> ong>theong> public gaong>theong>red at ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute for ong>theong> Advancement ong>ofong> Peace on ong>theong> Hebrew University Campus to examine ong>theong> diplomatic and political context from which ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel emerged. Presenters placed special emphasis on research using archival materials made available in recent decades. This event also marked ong>theong> fortieth anniversary ong>ofong> ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> ong>theong> Harry S. Truman Research Institute and provided an opportunity to commemorate and reflect on ong>theong> work supported by ong>theong> Institute. This collection ong>ofong> ong>theong> thirteen articles presented at ong>theong> conference in May advances ong>theong> discussion ong>ofong> President Truman's recognition ong>ofong> ong>theong> State ong>ofong> Israel, highlights ongoing research in international archives, and reviews efforts in ong>theong> advocacy ong>ofong> peace made possible by ong>theong> Institute.

Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kryzanek, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, "Comparative Politics: A Policy Approach" is a unique text that integrates a comprehensive study ong>ofong> eight nations with critical policy issues facing those nations. ong>Theong> individual chapters on ong>theong> United States, ong>theong> United Kingdom, ong>theong> Russian Federation, Japan, China, Mexico, South Africa and Iraq provide a wide-ranging examination ong>ofong> nations that are representative ong>ofong> ong>theong> diversity in decision-making frameworks and political development in ong>theong> international community. "Comparative Politics" is designed to guide ong>theong> reader through a series ong>ofong> discussions on key political milestones in ong>theong> nation's history, ong>theong> structure ong>ofong> government, ong>theong> relationship ong>ofong> citizen to state, ong>theong> role played by political parties, groups and elections, ong>theong> shape and influence ong>ofong> ong>theong> political elite, ong>theong> current status ong>ofong> ong>theong> political economy and ong>theong> future direction ong>ofong> ong>theong> nation in a global environment.

Deviant Behavior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Salinger, Lawrence M., PUBLISHER: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, An informative anthology ong>ofong> current newspapers, magazines, and journals, that examine current findings about ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> deviant behavior.

The Elections in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 29

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Secretariat / Commonwealth Observer Group, PUBLISHER: Commonwealth Secretariat, This title is ong>theong> part ong>ofong> an on-going series ong>ofong> Election Reports. ong>Theong>y record ong>theong> observations, conclusions and recommendations ong>ofong> Commonwealth Observer Groups. ong>Theong> Secretary-General constitutes ong>theong>se observer missions at ong>theong> request ong>ofong> governments and with ong>theong> agreement ong>ofong> all significant political parties. At ong>theong> end ong>ofong> a mission, a report is submitted to ong>theong> Secretary-General, who makes it available to ong>theong> government ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in question, ong>theong> political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. ong>Theong> report eventually becomes a public document.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>theong> moral justification for which was that ong>theong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>theong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading and slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>theong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>theong>re has been little research, such as ong>theong> German colonies and ong>theong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>theong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>theong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>theong> ong>theong>mes considered is ong>theong> role ong>ofong> slaves in ong>theong>ir own emancipation, ong>theong> short and long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> League ong>ofong> Nations, and ong>theong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa today.

Gettysburg: An Alternate History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tsouras, Peter G., PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books, Everyone with an interest in America's greatest battle comes up against its controversies. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on ong>theong> battlefield before ong>theong> second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on ong>theong> heels ong>ofong> ong>theong> Union rout on ong>theong> first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if ong>theong> Army ong>ofong> ong>theong> Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some ong>ofong> ong>theong>se possibilities as though ong>theong>y were ong>theong> reality, and explores ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>theong>y would have on ong>theong> battle and on ong>theong> course ong>ofong> ong>theong> war. ong>Theong> alternate events are anchored firmly in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> actual events, and are all within ong>theong> scope ong>ofong> what was genuinely possible. Acquista Ora

Politics in Wired Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pool, Ithiel De Sola / De Sola Pool, Ithiel / Eong>theong>redge, Lloyd S., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Politics in Wired Nations presents Pool's pioneering work on ong>theong> social and political ong>impactong> ong>ofong> communication systems. Included are ong>theong> first studies ong>ofong> trends in a global information society, and ong>ofong> social networks and ong>theong> "small world" phenomenon that creates new relationships and routes ong>ofong> informal influence and political power, both domestic and international. Pool describes a nonviolent revolution in freedom and political control as ong>theong> world changes from ong>theong> era ong>ofong> one-way mass communications -- targeted to national audiences -- to a new era ong>ofong> abundant, high-capacity, low-cost, interactive, and user-controlled communications on a global scale. He discusses policy choices for freedom, ong>theong> battlegrounds ahead, and ong>theong> risks ong>ofong> government involvement in ong>theong> regulation ong>ofong> new telecommunication technologies.

India: Sustaining Reform, Reducing Poverty

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Bank Group / ong>Theong> World Bank, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This World Bank report is an assessment ong>ofong> ong>theong> policy reforms undertaken in India at various levels. It looks, in particular, at ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>theong> economic reforms, ong>theong> country embarked upon in , have had on ong>theong> levels ong>ofong> poverty in India. Beginning with an overview ong>ofong> macroeconomics scenario in India, ong>theong> report approaches ong>theong> poverty outcome and ong>theong> economic performance ong>ofong> ong>theong> country in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> reform process.

Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sabato, Larry / Ernst, Howard R., PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, Encyclopedia ong>ofong> American Political Parties and Elections provides comprehensive coverage ong>ofong> ong>theong> American election process and its political parties. A complete A-to-Z reference, this intelligent and objective guide covers ong>theong> people, events, and terms involved in ong>theong> electoral process. Coverage also includes ong>theong> history ong>ofong> elections in ong>theong> United States, focusing primarily on ong>theong> presidential elections. Helpful features such as engaging black-and-white photographs and illustrations, detailed appendixes, and an index make this concise reference browsable and accessible to ong>theong> general reader. Acquista Ora

Churchill and Hitler

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jablonsky, David / Jablonsky, D. / Jablonsky David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Churchill and Hitler as strategic leaders and analyzes in particular ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir formative years on ong>theong>ir leadership styles, "operational codes," views on civil-military relations, and approaches to ong>theong> conduct ong>ofong> war at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Ultimately, victory depended on ong>theong> calculated use ong>ofong> all ong>theong> means ong>ofong> national power - military, political, psychological and economic - to achieve ong>theong> national end. ong>Theong>se essays demonstrate that it was Churchill who best understood that calculation.

Old Risks-New Solutions, or Is It the Other Way Around?

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: World Bank Publications, Old Risks New Solutions, Or Is It ong>Theong> Oong>theong>r Way Around is ong>theong> latest book in a series based on ong>theong> MIGA Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management. ong>Theong> Symposium has traditionally brought togeong>theong>r almost 200 senior practitioners from ong>theong> political risk insurance (PRI) industry, including investors, insurers, brokers, lenders, academics and members ong>ofong> ong>theong> legal community. This volume reflects ong>theong> key issues which have faced investors and insurers alike including arbitration and a dynamically evolving marketplace. Contributors to this volume reflect on ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> PRI industry during a period ong>ofong> dramatic changes in ong>theong> marketplace. Not only has ong>theong> crisis had a tremendous ong>impactong> on ong>theong> volume ong>ofong> investment projects, particularly into developing countries, but also on ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> risk and claims management. ong>Theong> volume begins with a look at ong>theong> global market place in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> financial crisis from an insurer s perspective. It continues with an overview ong>ofong> claims experience and key issues investors should understand when relying on bilateral investment treaties. ong>Theong> volume ong>theong>n examines challenges facing investors and insurers alike when considering sovereign risk within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> political risk. ong>Theong> volume concludes with an overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> PRI industry and its evolution over time how did insurers see ong>theong> global marketplace evolving over time, what are ong>theong>y predicting now, and how much has it really changed? Old Risks New Solutions provides valuable insights for practitioners and investors alike, particularly in today s turbulent and uncertain markets.

Urban Life in Transition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pickvance, C. G. / Gottdiener, Mark, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Urban Life in Transition examines ong>theong> relationships between economic, political, and sociological effects ong>ofong> urban life suggesting that political, cultural and social changes in city affairs do not occur as a direct result ong>ofong> economic restructuring. Addressing a gap in ong>theong> literature which neglects complex issues ong>ofong> urban life and governance, this book treats urban crime, drugs, racism and demographic patterns as topics on ong>theong>ir own as well as ong>theong>ir ong>impactong> on local govenment from ong>theong> mayorality to ong>theong> neighbourhood level.

Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beaglehole, Robert / Bonita, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book, both an introduction to public health as a discipline and a critique ong>ofong> its development over recent times, reviews epidemiological and demographic trends internationally. It provides an overview ong>ofong> major health trends; a summary ong>ofong> ong>theong> current state ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's health; a review ong>ofong> recent estimates ong>ofong> ong>theong> global burden ong>ofong> disease; and an examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> pattern ong>ofong> modern epidemics, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> disability, and ong>theong> causes ong>ofong> premature death in rich and poor countries alike. With examples drawn from diverse geographical and medical areas, this text challenges clinicians and public health practitioners at all levels. ong>Theong> authors argue for an inclusive vision ong>ofong> public health based on ong>theong> application in public policy ong>ofong> improved epidemiological understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> causes ong>ofong> disease.

Creating an Islamic State: Khomeini and the Making of New

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Martin, Vanessa, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Company, This extraordinary book is ong>theong> first to analyze ong>theong> ideological roots ong>ofong> an Islamic state as conceived by ong>theong> Ayatollah Khomeini. Surprisingly ong>theong> author finds much ong>ofong> ong>theong> inspiration behind Khomeini's political thinking being influenced by Western sources--his writings on ong>theong> supreme Islamic Jurist being affected by Plato's notions ong>ofong> ong>theong> philosopher-king and his views ong>ofong> state power and centralism being closely linked to his understanding ong>ofong> Marxist/Leninist totalitarianism.

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