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The last half-century has witnessed substantial change in the opportunities and rewards available to men and women in the workplace. While the gender pay gap narrowed and female labor force participation rose dramatically in recent decades, some dimensions of gender inequality—most notably the division of labor in the family—have been more resistant to change, or have changed more slowly in recent years than in the past. These trends suggest that one of two possible futures could lie ahead: an optimistic scenario in which gender inequalities continue to erode, or a pessimistic scenario where contemporary institutional arrangements persevere and the gender revolution stalls.
In The Declining Significance of Gender? editors Francine Blau, Mary Brinton, and David Grusky bring together top gender scholars in sociology and economics to make sense of the recent changes in gender inequality, and to judge whether the optimistic or pessimistic view better depicts the prospects and bottlenecks that lie ahead. It examines the economic, organizational, political, and cultural forces that have changed the status of women and men in the labor market. The contributors examine the economic assumption that discrimination in hiring is economically inefficient and will be weeded out eventually by market competition. They explore the effect that family-organizational policies have had in drawing women into the workplace and giving them even footing in the organizational hierarchy. Several chapters ask whether political interventions might reduce or increase gender inequality, and others discuss whether a social ethos favoring egalitarianism is working to overcome generations of discriminatory treatment against women.
Although there is much rhetoric about the future of gender inequality, The Declining Significance of Gender? provides a sustained attempt to consider analytically the forces that are shaping the gender revolution. Its wide-ranging analysis of contemporary gender disparities will stimulate readers to think more deeply and in new ways about the extent to which gender remains a major fault line of inequality.
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A great book.......2007-02-08
This book is compiled of chapters by distinguished scholars in the field. It gives you an overview of where these people stand when it comes to assuming a 'declining significance of gender'. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about where the research front stands in this area. The contributors come from sociology and economics.
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Creation & Covenant: The Significance of Sexual Difference in the Moral Theology of Marriage
Christopher Chenault Roberts
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Does sexual difference matter for marriage? Are there good theological reasons why the two main characters in a marriage should be a male and a female, or is marriage a more flexible covenant, which any two people can keep? Creation and Covenant analyzes latent but under-examined beliefs about sexual difference in the theology about marriage which has been dominant for centuries in the Christian west.
The book opens by studying patristic theologies of marriage, which rested on mostly implicit and often incompatible beliefs about sexual difference. However, Roberts argues that Augustine developed a coherent theology of sexual difference, according it a shifting significance from creation to eschaton. Roberts traces how Augustine's theology influenced and was developed by subsequent theologians, such as Bernard of Clairvaux, Luther, Barth, and John Paul II. Finally, Roberts engages today's debates about gay marriage. Before becoming an academic, Dr. Roberts was a journalist. On behalf of PBS television, he covered both the Lambeth Conference in England and the World Council of Churches in Zimbabwe. During those years, he was disappointed by both the liberal and conservative arguments on homosexuality. Left-wingers seemed more interested in privacy, autonomy, and experience than in theology, and right-wingers seemed to have lots of prohibitions but little good news. In the final chapters, this book tries to do better, inviting liberals to improve the standard of their arguments, and explaining what is beautiful and persuasive about the traditional case.
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This dictionary examines previously unnoted puns on the erotic attitudes and practices of the heterosexual and homosexual, the sexual deviant, and the impotent. It includes scatological puns in their usually bawdy contexts and ethnic puns, as sexually snide then as now. It stresses the need to read and hear Shakespeare word by word, giving full weight to each one and asking why the line is so and not otherwise. It heightens our awareness of Shakespeare's words, their Elizabethan connotations and their contemporary validity. For today's non-specialist audiences, the sexual puns are invitations to the fun of Shakespeare.
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The present book gives, in question-answer form, English translation of pertinent excerpts from Acharyashris writings. It is hoped that the material in this compilation will help the seekers, aspiring to take up Gayatri Sadhana, in clearing their doubts about this particular path of Sadhana.
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THIS 14 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Higher Race Development: A Course of Instructions on the Right Use of Sex, by R. Swinburne Clymer. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564596656.
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On 21 February 1916 German General Erich von Falkenhayn unleashed his hammer-blow offensive against the French fortress city of Verdun. His aim was nothing short of the destruction of the French army. Falkenhayn was sure that the symbolic value of Verdun was such that the French would be ‘compelled to throw in every man they have.’ He was equally sure that ‘if they do so the forces of France will bleed to death’. The massed batteries of German guns would smash the French troops in their trenches and bunkers. But the French hung on with immense courage and determination and the battle became a bloody war of attrition. This title describes the destructive events of this pivotal First World War battle.
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part of the osprey series.......2007-09-22
this is a concise well mapped and detailed description of the 1916 battle of Verdun which involved primarily France vs. Germany.At the same time Germany was also fighting the British commonwealth and the Russian alliance.In other books about Verdun the authors spent alot of time on the different time frames of the offensives and counteroffensives.the reason for this is to indicate a lack of co-ordination between the allies which gave Germany the opportunity to shift troops around to troubled areas.Too often instead of fighting 3 enemies at once Germany was allowed to engage only 1 alliance at a time.That's why I would have liked to also see some other small maps of the other fronts at the same time period.The alliances almost always accuse their partners of "holding back",waiting until their cohorts are"bled to death" before going into action.This Machiavellian twist has proved true in some conflicts.The casualty rates are appalling,almost half a million for each side.Ther are alot of human interest stories that keep the book rolling,and it is definitely not one of those dry analytical types.
Average.......2002-06-23
Verdun 1916: They Shall Not Pass is written in the standard Osprey manner and is an example of the linmitations of the series. The book is so full of information and troop movements that it is next to imppossible to follow without a map in front of you. The maps provided by the author are not a substitue. As a result the death and slaughter that was caused by the battle is completly lost on the reader.
When not caught up in the details the book is very good. The chapters on the background, leaders and the armies are good examples of why Osprey is so sucessful. That made the discussion of the battle all the more disappointing.
A Useful Adjunct to Horne.......2001-12-01
The latest Osprey Campaign Series, Verdun 1916, is a concise and useful summary of the battle of that name. The immensely popular 1960 book by Alistair Horne, The Price of Glory, heavily influences Verdun 1916. Indeed, this Osprey title reflects many of the same strengths and weaknesses of Horne's great book. Historians and those interested in visiting the Verdun battlefield will find this a useful adjunct to Horne, but probably insufficient to stand on its own merit.
This volume follows the standard Osprey campaign format, with sections on the origins of the campaign, the opposing armies, opposing commanders and opposing plans. There are three 3-D "bird's eye view" maps that depict Colonel Driant's Last Stand (22 February 1916), the French attack on Fort Douamont (22 May 1916) and the Battle for Fleury (11 July 1916). Although there are several excellent 2-D maps that depict the layout and action around Fort Douamont and Fort Vaux, there is only one 2-D maps that depicts the entire Verdun battle area. While the maps provided are interesting, they still do not depict the entire Verdun battle area (e.g. Mort Homme). In addition to many interesting photographs, there are three battle scenes: Colonel Driant's Last Stand, the "Sacred Way" and underground fighting in Fort Vaux. Overall, I would rate the graphic appeal of this volume as very high, which is one of the reasons to use this volume as a supplement to Horne.
The author, a retired British sailor, presents an adequate - if not original - summary of the Verdun campaign from February to October 1916. For those readers who have read Horne's Price of Glory, they will notice many similarities in this account, although the author does use some French sources to enhance the narrative. Essentially, the bulk of the narrative focuses on the initial German attack, the surprise capture of Fort Douamont, then the bitter struggle for Fort Vaux, followed by the German loss of initiative and the final French counterattacks. Although there is some discussion of the fighting on the west bank of the Meuse River, around Mort Homme and the surrounding hills, it is quick and has no supporting maps of photographs. This is probably the greatest weakness of this account: the author focused primarily on the area around the two forts because they are the nexus of the battle's mythology and also easy to visit. When I visited Verdun this year, I certainly found Vaux and Douamont much more accessible than other parts of the battlefield. However, the fighting on the west bank was very important to the overall campaign and this tends to be downplayed in favor of the more dramatic struggles for the forts.
A few minor glitches appear in the author's apparent lack of sufficient research on contemporary army tactics and doctrines. The author asserts that 1916 was a watershed year in military history and that armies had evolved into very different formations from 1914, which is a half-truth at best. After two years of bloody stalemate the armies of both sides were still in the process of seeking solutions to conducting a breakthrough attack against entrenched machineguns, but they had yet to arrive at the solution. Neither tanks, "Hutier" infiltration tactics or close air support were in evidence at Verdun in 1916. While the armies had indeed added more specialist troops like engineers and abandoned some of the sillier pre-war tactics, the bulk of the infantry fought using evolutionary, not revolutionary tactics. Infantry platoons were not "all arms formations" as the author asserts (nor are modern infantry platoons), and the handful of the new infantry support weapons were concentrated at company, battalion or regimental level. Certainly the dreaded German Minenwerfer was too heavy to be carried around by assault infantry platoons. Also, the author notes that the German 21st Infantry Division attacked with four full-strength regiments with a total of 12 battalions of infantry, but a "square" division only had 8 infantry battalions.
Nor does the author make any real effort to assess the battle or its aftermath, other than to recount the casualty estimates. Could the German strategy have worked? Were the French skillful or lucky? How did the Verdun Campaign influence combat in 1917-1918? No effort is made to address such questions, but the author does waste effort - as Horne did - in recounting the Second World War celebrities who fought at Verdun as junior officers. Is it really relevant that Wilhelm Keitel was a staff officer at Verdun (anymore than he was a staff officer in other First World campaigns)?
Verdun 1916 should be appreciated for the fact that there are so few English-language books on this subject and for its graphic value. The other main reason for buying this book is the excellent six pages of order of battle data, which lists all infantry units down to regiment or separate battalion level, as well as artillery and engineer units. The lack of order of battle data was one of the biggest weaknesses in Horne's otherwise excellent book, but Verdun 1916 redresses that omission.
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They shall not pass,
Frank Herbert Simonds
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Robert Mugabe and the Betrayal of Zimbabwe
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Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe
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Instead of leading his people to the "promised land," Mugabe, the first prime minister of the newly-named Zimbabwe, has amassed a fortune for himself, his family and followers and has presided over the murder, torture and starvation of those who oppose him.
This biography offers some explanations for Mugabe's behavior. With the death of his wife in 1992, a moderating influence was lost, and as the years go by, he continues to show himself intolerant of any opposition as he proceeds toward the creation of a one-party state, even though evidence suggests that his country is in terminal decline.
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How could a manatee with its whiskered face and distinctly rotund shape be mistaken for a seductive mermaid by ancient sailors? Manatees, the reclusive sea cows who love nothing more than to eat sea grass and sleep, are a marine mammal. They use their paddle-like tail to slowly cruise the coastal and inland waters of Florida. These sausage-shaped oddities have endeared themselves to us with their mysterious and gentle nature, shy curiosity, and whimsical face. Manatees: The Gentle Giants steps back from all of the controversy surrounding this endangered animal to present a photographic portrait of manatees just being manatees. This collection of photographs contains intimate portraits of mothers and calves as well as manatees doing amusing acrobatics and posing for the camera. Using his rapport with his subjects, the photographer captures not only the serene beauty of the springs, but also the manatees' natural curiosity and unusual physical traits. Many of the natural behaviors displayed in the pictures are surprising. The beautiful photographs are an excellent introduction to the personalities of these leisurely vegetarians. Readers who have fallen in love with manatees can use the lists of places where someone can see manatees either in captivity or in wild viewing areas. This book offers a priviledged glimpse into the world of the manatee narrating to us through photographs the beauty and drama that are these unique gentle giants.
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Gentle Giants with Heart.......2006-07-05
Hello. I bought this book for my son who loves manatees. Having lived in Florida, we would seek out manatees whenever we could. The photography by Mr. Sweeney of these mammals is stunning. I enjoyed reading about the manatees, as there were many facts I did not know. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys manatees or books about underwater animals. It is a great book to have out as many people are unaware of these 'gentle giants' and enjoy reading about them when they see the book.
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This book has the best manatee photos I have seen in print and lots of them! I have been swimming with the manatees and these pictures capture the beauty and magic of that wonderful morning spent with my family and the amazing manatees. This book will either bring back great memories or inspire people to get out there and meet manatees in person. The list in the back is a good list of places to see manatees around the US. The pictures capture manatees in every typical (and sometimes humorous) behaviour .
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Manatees: Gentle Giants in Peril
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