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This work presents the thinking of thirteen distinguished foreign observers who examine and evaluate the imprint of America on their own lives and on their nation. It covers the whole spectrum of American political and cultural influences ranging from the material benefits of American influence to the violence which can be found in American life.

?Kenneth Olson has written a thoroughly documented study of the role of bandsmen and field musicians in the Civil War. The strength of the book lies in its extensive quotations from diaries, letters, regimental histories and other unpublished documents....Fine collection of photographs of Civil War bands.?-Civil War Times Illustrated

Traditional theories hold that regulatory agencies act mainly as champions of the interest they are meant to oversee. Anderson looks at regulation within the fast-changing environment. By adding the external political and internal bureaucratic variables he evaluates the capture theory.

Alabama has the largest industrial work force in the South. As a consequence, it also has the most significant labor movement in the region, a movement created in the face of an unusual combination of obstacles, yet, as this book shows, by the 1970s organized labor had established itself as a major economic and political force in Alabama.

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?Exhaustive...The annotations and Seligman's introductory essay are excellent. Author and title indexes are included. This would be a useful reference book for libraries serving two-year and four-year colleges and graduate schools, particularly where there are courses in feminist literature or contemporary British fiction. Recommended.?-Choice

The author has written a well-documented book on the Navajo concept of personality. . . . Holy Wind gives life, movement, thought, speech, and behavior and links the Navajo soul to the immanent powers of the universe. . . . A valuable case study." -Journal of Psychology & Theology "An admirable volume . . . it illustrates how much we can learn about the importance of poetry as a fundamental activity by investigating the traditions of what shou...