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This definitive text explores the complex relationship between participation in the arts and participation in politics in America. It traces the American perspective on the arts through the evolution of democratic theory and the historical link with participation in the arts. The author suggests that the arts and humanities are essential for preserving the human elements of our society, and and for enriching the quality of human life. Democrac...

The author covers all aspects of the equity manager search from finding the right names through to the evaluation of the performance of the equity manager after he or she has been hired.

The first edition of this dictionary, Elsevier's Dictionary of Horticulture, edited by J. Nydam and A. de Jong was published in 1970. Since that time horticulture has expanded and developed spectacularly and the aim of this second edition is to meet a worldwide need to develop close contacts and to keep up with the developments in the horticultural world. Numerous terms have been introduced, covering a far broader field than the previous dicti...

Harold Crookell focuses on a major North American response to globalization: the U.S. - Canada Free Trade Agreement which became effective on January 1, 1989. Writing for executives of U.S. and Canadian businesses with activities in one another's countries, Crookell is particularly concerned with the effects of the agreement on parent-subsidiary relationships in the U.S. and Canada and on North America's ability to compete in the global econom...

Etwa 70 Fachleute aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik diskutierten im Dezember 1989 auf einem Seminar der WE Heraeus-Stiftung die "Optionen und Prioritäten künftiger Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik". Angesichts der drohenden globalen Klimaveränderungen und anderer Umweltprobleme ging es vor allem um eine ökologisch orientierte Forschungs- und Technikpolitik, die unsere Zukunft langfristig sichert. Diese Politik muß folgende Kriterien e...

A compilation of 12 essays examining current theory and research in the field of conflict management. The essays are organized around six topical areas covering such issues as negotiation and bargaining, mediation and arbitration and organizational, communication and international conflict.

Explores the state of contemporary international cultural exchange. The contributors identify the conceptual, methodological and administrative problems involved in cultural exchange, focusing on the issue of US/Japanese exchange in education.

The stability of the Persian Gulf is of great importance to the economies of the entire world--as amply demonstrated by recent events. This collection of essays surveys the state of the Persian Gulf in the wake of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. By evaluating the geopolitical landscape of the Gulf, the book places into a clearer perspective the political, security, and diplomatic dimensions of the war. It also serves as a guide for reassessing thos...

A study of China's foreign policy on Taiwan since its government seat was moved to Taipei in 1949. The book also examines the history and current reality of China's relations with its Asian neighbours, the United States, Western Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Canada.

Species are disappearing from the earth at a rate hundreds--perhaps thousands--of times greater than ever before witnessed. Many scientists believe that this rapid destruction will lead to irreversible changes in the earth's ecosystem. Straightforwardly addressing this question, 'The Expendable Future' provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of the politics of biological diversity in the United States and of state and federal policies...

This book attempts to explain the failure of Ethiopia's land reform and the problem of transformation of the peasantry through a holistic approach, by pulling together numerous factors and themes. The book first defines a comprehensive land reform as a process that influences the deprived peasant masses economically and politically. It then attempts to establish the relevance of such a process to the transformation of the peasant mode of produ...

This volume's 657 entries lists over 6500 song titles and covers the years 1874 to 1988. The discography arranges show titles alphabetically and offers information on record label, musical conductor, lyricist and cast members and goes on to provide television and movie chronologies.

This book examines the history and development of nuclear power from the perspective of the US Army's nuclear power programme, telling its story from the creation of the Office of Research and Development through the programme's days of growth, and on to its eventual decline.

Species are disappearing from the earth at a rate of hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of times greater than every before witnessed. According to many scientists, this rapid destruction will lead to irreversible changes in the earth’s ecosystem. The Expendable Future provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of the politics of biological diversity in the United States and of state and federal policies on endangered species from the early...

The Royal Treasuries of the Spanish Empire in America provides records of Spanish colonial treasuries of various New World administrative centers. In this volume, the fourth in the series, the authors have compiled quantitative date on the fiscal structure of the presidency of Quito that will be an invaluable source for reconstructing the economic, political, and social history of eighteenth-century Ecuador.

Taking their cue from the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, the authors of "Cultural Theory" have created a typology of five ways of life-- egalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy, and autonomy-- to serve as an analytic tool in the examination of people, culture, and politics. They then show how cultural theorists can develop large numbers of falsifiable propositions.

The obvious audience for this book is professionals, scholars, and students in the recreation field. However, many of these entries relate to other fields of interest. . . . [T]his work should find a place in academic libraries supporting curricula in recreation and related leisure studies. Reference Books Bulletin The vocabulary and major concepts of the new field of recreation and leisure studies are just developing and this dictionary is t...