Psychology, Science, and History: An Introduction to Historiometry

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This is a collection of scholarly essays on state, society and politics in the Third World, with cases drawn from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The introductory chapter outlines the theoretical approach of the contributors and the concluding chapter summarizes the importance of their studies and the contribution of the volume to general theory in comparative politics. The book is relevant to the growing state theory literature in the social sciences and it puts forward a state-in-society approach to the study of political development.

Naval Engagements: Patriotism, Cultural Politics, and the Royal Navy 1793-1815

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Naval Engagements: Patriotism, Cultural Politics, and the Royal Navy 1793-1815
Timothy Jenks
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0199297711

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The construction of an important element in British national identity is explored in Naval Engagements, looking at the ways in which the navy - a major symbol of national community - was given meaning by a range of social groupings. The study is at once a cultural history of national identity, a social history of naval commemoration, and a political history of struggles over patriotism. Examining the place that naval symbols occupied in British wartime political culture, Timothy Jenks argues that these were more relevant to patriotic discourse than the more commonly explored 'apotheosis' of the Hanoverian monarchs. He establishes the centrality of public images of admirals to the 'victory culture' and political experience of the day, tracing efforts by groups across the political spectrum to invest these figures with appropriate political capital and contemporary meaning. He engages with arguments concerning popular patriotism and the relative cohesiveness of British society. Most importantly, the book establishes the centrality of naval symbolism to the political culture of Georgian Britain. At the same time, it reveals the social practices and discourses that consistently interacted to delimit and restrain a variety of projects ostensibly designed to foster patriotism and national identity. Patriotism was contested, this study argues, rather than consensual, and British national identity in the period was contingent, an ambivalence crucial to the manner in which naval symbols functioned.

Native Sons: West African Veterans and France in the Twentieth Century (Politics, History, and Culture)

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Native Sons: West African Veterans and France in the Twentieth Century (Politics, History, and Culture)
Gregory Mann , and Gregory Mann
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Africa | History | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0822337681

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For much of the twentieth century, France recruited colonial subjects from sub-Saharan Africa to serve in its military, sending West African soldiers to fight its battles in Europe, Southeast Asia, and North Africa. In this exemplary contribution to the ânew imperial history,â Gregory Mann argues that this shared military experience between France and Africa was fundamental not only to their colonial relationship but also to the reconfiguration of that relationship in the postcolonial era. Mann explains that in the early twenty-first century, among Africans in France and Africa, and particularly in Maliâwhere Mann conducted his researchâthe belief that France has not adequately recognized and compensated the African veterans of its wars is widely held and frequently invoked. It continues to animate the political relationship between France and Africa, especially debates about African immigration to France.

Focusing on the period between World War I and 1968, Mann draws on archival research and extensive interviews with surviving Malian veterans of French wars to explore the experiences of the African soldiers. He describes the effects their long absences and infrequent homecomings had on these men and their communities, he considers the veterans’ status within contemporary Malian society, and he examines their efforts to claim recognition and pensions from France. Mann contends that Mali is as much a postslavery society as it is a postcolonial one, and that specific ideas about reciprocity, mutual obligation, and uneven exchange that had developed during the era of slavery remain influential today, informing Malians’ conviction that France owes them a âblood debtâ for the military service of African soldiers in French wars.

American Pioneers and the Japanese Frontier: American Experts in Nineteenth-Century Japan (Contributions in Asian Studies)

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American Pioneers and the Japanese Frontier: American Experts in Nineteenth-Century Japan (Contributions in Asian Studies)
Fumiko Fujita
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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In 1871-1882 fifty Americans, along with other foreign experts, were employed by the Japanese government to develop Japan's northern frontier, Hokkaido. Their work covered a wide scope of activities, from introducing Western agriculture and industry, constructing roads and a railroad, and surveying topography and mines, to establishing an agricultural college. While examining the overall undertaking, Professor Fujita specifically focuses on the prominent members who left copious private and public records. She thoroughly examines their ideas as well as their attitudes toward an alien culture. At the same time, she shows the Japanese responses to these experts and their alien culture. This is the first booklength examination of a development project that, in many ways, approaches some of the twentieth century undertakings in scope and complexity. As such, it will be of interest to students and scholars of inter-cultural relations, and Japanese and American nineteenth-century history.

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CULTURAL FORCES IN WORLD POLITICS

Manufacturer: James Currey (Publishers) Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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It opened my eyes
A must read for one who desires to make this world better

Cultural Forces in World Politics
Ali A. Mazrui
Manufacturer: Heinemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0435080474

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Ali Mazrui makes us reconsider the realities of power in world politics. He argues that the emphasis continues to be on arms, on resources, and on strategic calculations and that the importance of culture has been grossly underestimated. Mazrui's own mind is a cultural crossroads; he can give Islamic insights to Western audiences about The Satanic Verses; he relates the Beijing Spring to the Palestinian Intifada; he compares the effects of Zionism and Apartheid; he puts together Muhammad, Marx, and market forces; he tells the Americans that their attitude to the Third World is a "dialogue of the deaf." The three sections of his masterful book are entitled The Cultural Sweep of History, Ideology and Power, and In Search of Change.

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There are better.......2002-05-29

The readers thus far listed have high praise for Dr. Mazrui's book. I too took his class on Cultural Forces at SUNY Bing, but I came away with a far different perception about the man and his ideas. He has done some pioneering work, to be sure, and his "lenses of perceptions" arguments seemed on the surface to have some merit.

But reading mroe of his work after having taken that class as a dopey college sophomore, I see that his views are less scholarship and more polemic. There are other writers who have done much better work, for example, Harrison and Huntington's Culture Matters. Or anything by Kaplan. This one should remain on the library shelf.

It opened my eyes.......1999-12-12

I was lucky enough to take Dr. Mazrui's course at Binghamton University this semester entitled Cultural Forces in World Politics and it was an eye opener. I had never even considered such things as the significance that the Protetant ethic played in the development of European imperalism during the 17th and 18th centuries. I must confess that I did take a nap once or twice during his lecture and I did not read the entire book, but Dr. Mazrui is a genius. This book should be a must read for anybody who wants to take a broader perspective on the world.

A must read for one who desires to make this world better.......1999-03-09

I cannot think of anybody better who can confront the issue of cultures head-on than Africa's most celebrated Political Scientist, Prof. Mazrui. This is a book that each and everyone of us must read, it's a book that will positively change one's perspective of world views. You will never again look at this world the same.

The Force of Culture: Unionist Identities in Contemporary Ireland (Irish Cultural Studies)

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The Force of Culture: Unionist Identities in Contemporary Ireland (Irish Cultural Studies)
Gillian McIntosh
Manufacturer: Cork University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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This important and valuable study seeks to evaluate the contribution of culture to Unionist identities before and after the Second World War. In weaving analysis of literary landmarks and civic events together, Gillian McIntosh succeeds in illuminating the complexity of meanings and values associated with the Northern Irish State since 1920.

Starting with the legitimizing histories written in the decade after the Great War and concluding with the elaborate civic ritual of Elizabeth IIâ€™s coronation visit to Northern Ireland in 1953, the culture of Unionism emerges as a web of contradictory â€œperformancesâ€ in which alternative visions for the State have to compete. Some of these moments are mediated through broadcasting, and one of the main strengths of this study is a unique examination of the policy and programming of the BBC. The impact of contemporary literary production is also evaluated through a selection of the most prominent Protestant writers, Hewitt, Rodgers and MacNeice

Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds: Social Transformations (SAGE Studies in International Sociology)

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Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds: Social Transformations (SAGE Studies in International Sociology)
Ulrike Ed. Schuerkens
Manufacturer: Sage Publications
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1412900042

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How are global forces impacting on local lifestyles? Where does the personal stand in relation to globalization? Global Forces and Local Life-Worlds explores these questions using a mixture of sociological and anthropological analysis and case study methods. Demonstrating the tensions between retaining cultural integrity in the face of the levelling processes associated with modernity, this book: locates the problems of globalization and localization in the appropriate anthropological and sociological dimensions; examines the relationship between culture and identity; and explores the varieties of modernity.

The Military Factor in Nigeria 1966-1985 (African Studies)

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The Military Factor in Nigeria 1966-1985 (African Studies)
Toyin Falola , A. Ajayi , A. Alao , and B. Babewale
Manufacturer: Edwin Mellen Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Cultural forces in world politics: The West and the rest (CASID distinguished speaker series)

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Cultural forces in world politics: The West and the rest (CASID distinguished speaker series)
Ali AlÊ¾Amin Mazrui
Manufacturer: Center for Advanced Study of International Development, Michigan State University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006QSJS8

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The first edition of Kreighbaum and Barthels Biomechanics was the first book in this field to approach human movement qualitatively rather than quantitatively—focusing on generalizable concepts that can be used by an instructor, coach, or exercise specialist to analyze several different sports activities with a common overall performance objective. The fourth edition retains this qualitative approach and expands it to include an even broader perspective for movement professionals in general.

Biomechanics: A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement

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Biomechanics: A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement
Ellen; Barthels, Katharine Kreighbaum
Manufacturer: Benjamin Cummings
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Instructor's supplement to Biomechanics: A qualitative approach for studying human movement

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Instructor's supplement to Biomechanics: A qualitative approach for studying human movement
Ellen Kreighbaum
Manufacturer: Burgess Pub. Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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With a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, this book brings together internationally known experts from the scientific, societal, and conservation policy areas who address policy responses to the problem of biodiversity loss: how to determine conservation priorities in a scientific fashion, how to weigh the long-term, often hidden value of conservation against the more immediate value of land development, the need for education in areas of rapid population growth, and how lack of knowledge about biodiversity can impede conservation efforts.

United in their belief that conservation of biological diversity is a primary concern of humankind, the contributing authors address the full scope of global biodiversity and its decline -- the threatened marine life and extinction of many mammals in the modern era in relation to global patterns of development, and the implications of biodiversity loss for human health, agricultural productivity, and the economy. The Living Planet in Crisis is the result of a conference of the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

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The Living Planet in Crisis
Foreword-E. O. Wilson; Editor-Joel Cracraft; Editor-Francesca T. Grifo
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPSZCQ

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The Living Planet in Crisis
J./GRIFO,F.T. CRACRAFT
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPUV8M

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