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The Chilean Political Process (Thematic Studies in Latin America Series) (English and Spanish Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Garretón, Manuel Antonio

Politics & Government

Westview Pr

The Russian Mind (Westview Encore Edition)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

HINGLEY, Ronald

Psychology & Counseling

Skepticism

SOSA, Ernest

Philosophy

Namibia, formerly South West Africa, is a vast, sparsely populated country the size of France. The last African colony to achieve independence, it represents a watershed in the African political experience. Namibia faces formidable political and economic challenges; constraints to growth and development include a lack of skilled workers, a low capital formation base, small internal markets, poor prospects for import substitution, and a potentially uneasy relationship with South Africa, its economically powerful neighbor to the south. Nevertheless, Namibia has some of the world's largest deposits of yellow cake uranium and diamonds. Its location could prove attractive for mineral exports to the North American and Western European markets.This introduction to Namibia surveys the contemporary trends in the country's political, social, and economic development. The authors examine the lessons Namibia--which had over a decade to plan for independence--has learned from the experience of its neighbors concerning the workings of the international economic system and the subtleties of relations with South Africa. They conclude that the independent government--led by the South West Africa People's Organization--must find a pragmatic path to develop an economy with the potential to be one of southern Africa's strongest.

Namibia: The Nation After Independence (Profiles. Nations of Contemporary Africa)

History

Green, December

Sparks, Donald L.

Africa

A study by a team of researchers at the Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. It assesses the strategic ramifications for Israel of military, political, economic and social aspects of the Gulf War, and concludes with a set of policy recommendations for Israel.

War in the Gulf: Implications for Israel: Report of a Jaffee Center Study Group (JCSS Study)

Alpher, Joseph

Middle East

Examines the interaction of ideology, profits, and power, and their combined effect upon technology policy in democracies.

Technical Fouls: Democracy and Technological Change (Interventions: Theory & Contemporary Politics)

Jacobsen, John Kurt

The Development of Aggression from Infancy to Adulthood (Essays in Developmental Science)

Despite many years of research on human aggressive behavior, much remains unknown. One thing, however, is very clear. Individual differences in the propensity to behave aggressively appear in early childhood and tend to remain throughout the life course.On the average, the more aggressive child becomes the more aggressive adult. Furthermore, more aggressive adults tend to beget more aggressive children establishing a continuity of aggressive behavior across generations. To understand aggressive behavior, a developmental approach is essential.In this book, L. Rowell Huesmann and Leonard Eton examine the development of aggression from infancy to adulthood, from "birth baggage" to peer pressure among youth in the inner city to styles of familial interaction and child-rearing strategies to preventing the development of aggression by intervention. The authors focus on the roles of social context, biology, and learning while studying their transactional interaction.

Huesmann, L. Rowell

Eron, Leonard D.

Despite many years of research on human aggressive behavior, much remains unknown. One thing, however, is very clear. Individual differences in the propensity to behave aggressively appear in early childhood and tend to remain throughout the life course.On the average, the more aggressive child becomes the more aggressive adult. Furthermore, more aggressive adults tend to beget more aggressive children establishing a continuity of aggressive behavior across generations. To understand aggressive behavior, a developmental approach is essential.In this book, L. Rowell Huesmann and Leonard Eton examine the development of aggression from infancy to adulthood, from "birth baggage" to peer pressure among violent: youth in the inner city to styles of familial interaction and child-rearing strategies to preventing the development of aggression by intervention. The authors focus on the roles of social context, biology, and learning while studying their transactional interaction.

Describing the state of US law with regard to the rights of male and female homosexuals, this book begins with some background information to provide an historical context. It then divides rights claims into three categories: individual rights in private contexts, individual rights in public contexts and couple or family rights thought of as private but having wider implications. By exploring the background, specific cases, and issues yet to be resolved, the author aims to present the legal claims and arguments in straightforward language and concepts designed to be of interest to readers not trained in legal matters, as well as to lawyers and law students.

Lesbian & Gay Rights: The Legal Controversies

Cain, Patricia A.

Oliver Stone is one of America's most controversial film-makers. His films include "J.F.K.", "The Doors", "Natural Born Killers" and "Nixon". This book provides a rhetorical analysis of Stone's major films and examines American history through his powerful, partisan and controversial visions. It places him within the tradition of American film-making, revealing his use of mythological and rhetorical constructions to represent historical events and personae.

Oliver Stone's America: Dreaming the Myth Outward (Film Studies Series)

Humor & Entertainment

MacKey-Kallis, Susan

Movies

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