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The ethical principles and practices outlined by the author of this volume constitute indispensable advice for boys who desire to become godly men for the glory of God. This book should be in every home, and in the library of every young man.

While the attempt to understand Americanness in terms of our beliefs and mentality is all too familiar, Blair's approach to the origins of American culture opens up previously unexplored perspectives. Focusing on the uniquely American tendency to organize cultural artifacts out of component parts rather than structured wholes, he looks at the emergence of this phenomenon as it has affected cultural domains as diverse as manufacturing, architec...

In histories of American Presbyterianism, the southern branch of the New School Church has received little attention despite its importance to church history as a whole. This new study provides a complete account of the southern church, tracing the events and controversies that led to schism, the founding of the United Synod, and eventual reunification with the Old School, South. The author begins by reviewing the causes of the original and Ol...

In this book Bessinger traces the rise and decline of administrative strategies throughout Soviet history, focusing on the roles of managerial technique and disciplinary coercion.

David takes as his point of departure the orthodox rational paradigm of public policy-making--which, he argues, does not adequately reflect real-world process--to present an integrated model for economic policy formulation and execution. By juxtaposing the theoretical foundations of the rationalist model with insights drawn from alternative systems of political economy, he shows how economic decisionmaking is both more complex and less idealis...

Written especially for those involved in strategic planning for international business ventures, this is the first full-fledged analysis of an essential element in the joint venture process--the selection of the appropriate joint venture partner. Because the right partner remains the primary determinant of the success or eventual failure of a joint venture partnership, Joint Venture Partner Selection will profit every manager and executive inv...

Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der westlichen Industriestaaten verläuft in Form kurzer konjunktureller Zyklen sowie langer Wachstumswellen. Im ersten Teil des Buches entwickelt Ota Sik eine Theorie der kurzfristigen Zyklen der Wirtschaft und diskutiert die unterschiedlichen Bedingungen der konjunkturellen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung. Im zweiten Teil von R. Höltschi und C. Rockstroh wird die langfristige Entwicklung der Schweiz, der Bundesrep...

An excellent sampling of current thinking in the theory and practice of constitutionalism. Each essay was written specifically for this volume by well-known legal and political philosophers...All in all, a first-rate and provocative example of contemporary philosophical concerns. Choice In our constitutional democracy, the dissent and conflict that are the inevitable consequence of free political dialogue point to the importance of reexamining...

Ghananian Literature is a scholarly and very valuable collection surveying the Ghanian literatures and their critical reception until the present decade. World Literature Today Ghana, one of the smaller countries in Africa, is a linguistically and culturally pluralistic society that has had a disproportionately large impact on the rest of Africa. Although English is the official language, works are also published in vernacular languages. This ...

The Carter Implosion critically examines the consequences of a U.S. President adopting a self-consciously amateur style of diplomacy. In particular, Spencer focuses on the enormous gulf between the Carter administration's professed objectives and the tools it was willing to employ to achieve them.

The volume analyzes local changes in Christianity in eight different cultures--in the Pacific, Jamaica, California, and Italy. The contributors are particularly effective in linking local religious and kinship systems to supralocal changes in Christian denominations, and in analyzing the motivations behind conversions, resistance, and disenchantment. Each essay includes a map, historical background, and a concise ethnographic case. The emphasi...